Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 20.00-25.00 higher, with instances of up to 30.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 20.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 8.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold steady against last weeks very light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $238.41/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$238.41

196 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,153

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$424

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$63.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.57

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	253.84	1,236	123
Medium and Large 2	503	228.90	1,151	29
Medium and Large 1-2	548	228.08	1,249	13thin
Medium and Large 3	426	190.40	812	31

One grade step is worth $63.44/cwt here — about $424 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale196 hd

238.41

—

AR average9 barns · 1,769 hd

237.84

+0.57

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,677	127.28	2,134	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,332	114.37	1,523	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,088	102.80	1,119	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	976	99.46	971	7thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,108	$1,384	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,220	$1,360	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	988	$1,076	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	960	$1,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	788	$1,071	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,525	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,350	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	718	$1,128	2thin

Every lot, as filed

111 lots · USDA AMS · I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	195.66/cwt	90.00–225.00	736	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	243.33/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	245.17/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,432	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	239.03/cwt	230.00–257.50	994	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	162.50/cwt	115.00–210.00	1,113	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	719	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,762	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	315.65/cwt	290.00–332.50	1,177	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	275.71/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,279	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	198.09/cwt	165.00–225.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,335	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	274.13/cwt	265.00–277.50	874	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	261.44/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,122	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	236.66/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	227.47/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,215	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	189.00/cwt	105.00–227.50	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	223.70/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	248.61/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,168	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	225.58/cwt	217.50–232.50	1,288	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	241.23/cwt	240.00–242.50	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	239.19/cwt	232.50–247.00	1,473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	196.86/cwt	172.50–220.00	927	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,814	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	244.75/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	261.25/cwt	245.00–277.50	849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	256.40/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,605	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	205.24/cwt	200.00–210.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	189.81/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	240.98/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,166	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	198.39/cwt	170.00–215.00	923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	274.96/cwt	263.00–278.00	1,521	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	264.00/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,399	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	217.17/cwt	217.00–217.50	1,755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	246.25/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	278.47/cwt	265.00–302.50	1,178	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	321.14/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,057	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	271.15/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	228.91/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,415	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	242.84/cwt	232.50–253.00	1,391	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	258.15/cwt	242.50–275.00	1,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	608	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,477	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	113.24/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,470	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	884	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	105.55/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,175	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	795	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	692	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	103.04/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,051	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	112.25/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,389	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,303	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,446	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,714	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	872	86.02/cwt	82.00–88.00	750	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,014	97.43/cwt	93.00–101.00	988	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	815	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	644	1
Bulls	—	—	1,702	127.05/cwt	125.00–129.00	2,162	3
Bulls	—	—	1,445	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,503	1
Bulls	—	—	1,708	132.07/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,256	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,117	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,519	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	1,071.43/head	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,071	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,047	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,525.00/head	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,525	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	1,383.75/head	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,384	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	1,076.11/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,076	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,244	110.85/cwt	102.00–120.00	1,379	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	108.93/cwt	97.00–114.00	1,245	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	950	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	1,127.70/head	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	183.65/cwt	100.00–210.00	683	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	237.55/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,150	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	640	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	245.14/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,422	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	718	220.06/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	230.07/cwt	210.00–245.00	863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	186.46/cwt	110.00–210.00	785	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	205.53/cwt	190.00–211.00	1,178	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	608	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,508	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	266.12/cwt	252.50–279.00	990	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,285	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	210.95/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,110	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	630	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	564	252.18/cwt	251.00–254.00	1,422	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	249.18/cwt	237.50–257.00	1,298	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	194.76/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,009	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	224.96/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	181.23/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,292	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	219.87/cwt	205.00–227.50	1,262	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	215.87/cwt	212.50–222.50	1,019	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	251.89/cwt	230.00–262.50	1,310	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	211.72/cwt	205.00–222.50	1,323	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	200.83/cwt	197.50–202.50	1,321	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	182.54/cwt	180.00–185.00	836	2

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

Thu Aug 31, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 639Last week 206Year ago 623

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 48Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 19Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	376	90.00–225.00	195.66
2	—	685	115.00–210.00	162.50
5	—	324	165.00–225.00	198.09
1	—	625	135.00	135.00
2	—	420	200.00–210.00	205.24
3	—	465	170.00–215.00	198.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	584	235.00–255.00	245.17
9	—	416	230.00–257.50	239.03
1	—	690	200.00	200.00
4	—	621	237.50–247.50	244.75
2	—	325	245.00–277.50	261.25
2	—	780	180.00–200.00	189.81
9	—	484	230.00–255.00	240.98
1	—	500	225.00	225.00
2	—	385	267.50–275.00	271.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	719	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	373	290.00–332.50	315.65
16	—	464	260.00–285.00	275.71
12	—	626	250.00–265.00	256.40
1	—	725	212.50	212.50
17	—	553	263.00–278.00	274.96
5	—	530	262.50–267.50	264.00
3	—	808	217.00–217.50	217.17
2	—	680	245.00–247.50	246.25
29	—	423	265.00–302.50	278.47
4	—	329	310.00–335.00	321.14
1	—	1,115	145.00	145.00
1	—	765	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	930	195.00	195.00
5	—	820	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	242.50–245.00	243.33
1	—	745	170.00	170.00
5	—	534	220.00–235.00	227.47
2	—	623	220.00–227.50	223.70
5	—	571	217.50–232.50	225.58
1	—	690	190.00	190.00
2	—	315	240.00–242.50	241.23
7	—	484	232.50–242.50	237.55
3	—	375	210.00–245.00	230.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	500	230.00	230.00
2	—	498	231.00	231.00
3	—	568	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	319	265.00–277.50	274.13
1	—	750	226.00	226.00
16	—	429	247.50–267.50	261.44
3	—	673	230.00–245.00	236.66
14	—	470	245.00–260.00	248.61
4	—	616	232.50–247.00	239.19
19	—	580	235.00–249.00	245.14
29	—	372	252.50–279.00	266.12
16	—	521	237.50–257.00	249.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	310	105.00–227.50	189.00
4	—	471	172.50–220.00	196.86
8	—	372	100.00–210.00	183.65
9	—	421	110.00–210.00	186.46
4	—	573	190.00–211.00	205.53
2	—	518	185.00–205.00	194.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	640	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	217.50–222.50	220.06
7	—	608	248.00	248.00
5	—	564	251.00–254.00	252.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	172.50	172.50
7	—	526	200.00–230.00	210.95
2	—	713	180.00–182.50	181.23
5	—	574	205.00–227.50	219.87
6	—	472	212.50–222.50	215.87
7	—	625	205.00–222.50	211.72
3	—	658	197.50–202.50	200.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	618	222.50–235.00	228.91
23	—	573	232.50–253.00	242.84
2	—	473	242.50–275.00	258.15
1	—	710	205.00	205.00
2	—	665	220.00–230.00	224.96
1	—	410	250.00	250.00
17	—	520	230.00–262.50	251.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	608	243.00	243.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	561	229.00	229.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	185.00	185.00
1	—	500	190.00	190.00
1	—	755	100.00	100.00
2	—	458	180.00–185.00	182.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,298	113.00–114.00	113.24
2	—	1,303	111.00	111.00
2	—	1,428	120.00	120.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	94.00	94.00
5	—	1,020	101.00–106.00	103.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,113	102.00–110.00	105.55
8	—	1,237	111.00–114.00	112.25
3	—	872	82.00–88.00	86.02
10	—	1,014	93.00–101.00	97.43
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	87.00	87.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	79.00	79.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,702	125.00–129.00	127.05
1	—	1,445	104.00	104.00
5	—	1,708	130.00–136.00	132.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	110.00	110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,108	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,383.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,360.00	1,360.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	988	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,076.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,244	102.00–120.00	110.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,143	97.00–114.00	108.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	99.00	99.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	135.00	135.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	788	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,071.43
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	625	167.50	167.50
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,245	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,525.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	718	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,127.70

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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I-40 Livestock Auction

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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