Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 1.00 higher, except the better 400-500 lb weights selling 13.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-12.00, mostly 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $273.74/cwt on 253 head.

Average price

$273.74

253 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,364

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$872

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

$193.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.29

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	283.60	1,418	208
Medium and Large 1-2	613	247.50	1,517	3thin
Medium and Large 2	490	242.69	1,190	31
Medium and Large 3	406	216.55	879	8thin
Small and Medium 3	607	90.01	546	3thin

One grade step is worth $193.59/cwt here — about $872 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 sale253 hd

273.74

—

AR average9 barns · 1,366 hd

264.45

+9.29

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	—	Low	1,466	118.82	1,742	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,353	106.78	1,445	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	103.84	1,268	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	98.36	1,000	3thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,361	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,440	$1,713	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	254.00/cwt	242.50–261.00	1,316	25
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	217.59/cwt	212.50–225.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	291.62/cwt	267.50–310.00	1,371	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	233.64/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,444	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	242.80/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,265	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	213.22/cwt	200.00–225.00	817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	237.63/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,590	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	254.59/cwt	240.00–266.50	1,074	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	214.11/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	232.01/cwt	220.00–237.50	963	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	272.11/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,420	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	221.26/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,505	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	565	88.77/cwt	87.50–90.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	251.45/cwt	242.50–255.00	850	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	196.23/cwt	130.00–217.00	1,109	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	227.64/cwt	222.50–232.50	1,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	250.62/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,195	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	228.68/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	265.09/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,010	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	624	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,435	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	258.88/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,602	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	269.00/cwt	257.50–285.00	1,549	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	264.81/cwt	235.00–280.00	837	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	222.12/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,362	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	255.87/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,210	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	316.72/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,207	49
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	690	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	288.59/cwt	272.50–312.50	1,241	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	316.78/cwt	292.50–340.00	1,033	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	230.09/cwt	225.00–237.50	973	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	258.35/cwt	235.00–275.00	958	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	223.82/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	249.12/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,427	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	489	254.37/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,244	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	227.45/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,160	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	235.51/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,448	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	244.75/cwt	238.00–255.00	1,383	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	109.23/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,530	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,001	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	102.04/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,148	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	932	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	105.08/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,387	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	108.60/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,296	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	103.87/cwt	99.00–106.50	1,296	23
Bulls	—	—	1,213	109.28/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,326	4
Bulls	—	—	1,485	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,990	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	800	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	728	1
Bulls	—	—	1,718	125.12/cwt	124.00–127.00	2,150	6
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	945	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	983	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	112.57/cwt	109.00–123.00	1,486	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	115.96/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,421	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,443	1,710.98/head	1,425.00–2,100.00	1,711	16
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,522	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,480	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,361.39/head	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,361	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	103.22/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,213	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	107.43/cwt	102.00–126.00	1,300	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	230.04/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	230.69/cwt	222.50–238.00	1,103	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	197.34/cwt	190.00–207.50	1,026	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	213.75/cwt	200.00–225.00	793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	823	211.89/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	792	219.38/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,737	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	562	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	642	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	235.83/cwt	235.00–237.50	837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	202.73/cwt	185.00–220.00	858	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	191.21/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,166	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	1,245	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	196.70/cwt	160.00–215.00	926	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	217.53/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,266	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	243.69/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,355	24
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	605	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	725	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,486	1

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

Thu Sep 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 687Last week 639Year ago 526

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 95Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 37Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	518	242.50–261.00	254.00
4	—	489	247.50–265.00	254.37
14	—	615	220.00–241.00	235.51
18	—	565	238.00–255.00	244.75
2	—	710	225.00–235.00	230.04
1	—	855	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	180.00	180.00
2	—	510	225.00–230.00	227.45
1	—	495	237.50	237.50
1	—	565	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	210.00	210.00
1	—	630	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	212.50–225.00	217.59
1	—	310	230.00	230.00
3	—	383	200.00–225.00	213.22
1	—	575	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	470	267.50–310.00	291.62
1	—	760	242.50	242.50
17	—	669	225.00–241.00	237.63
29	—	522	265.00–277.00	272.11
23	—	619	250.00–270.00	258.88
23	—	576	257.50–285.00	269.00
49	—	381	300.00–337.50	316.72
11	—	430	272.50–312.50	288.59
6	—	326	292.50–340.00	316.78
2	—	713	220.00–227.50	223.82
1	—	815	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	252.50	252.50
2	—	680	220.00–222.50	221.26
5	—	316	235.00–280.00	264.81
7	—	613	217.50–235.00	222.12
3	—	473	255.00–257.50	255.87
4	—	423	225.00–237.50	230.09
5	—	371	235.00–275.00	258.35
1	—	765	222.50	222.50
3	—	573	245.00–252.50	249.12
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	87.50–90.00	88.77
1	—	690	92.50	92.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	618	230.00–237.00	233.64
20	—	521	235.00–257.50	242.80
23	—	422	240.00–266.50	254.59
7	—	338	242.50–255.00	251.45
41	—	477	240.00–255.00	250.62
2	—	668	225.00–232.50	228.68
17	—	381	250.00–267.00	265.09
24	—	556	230.00–248.00	243.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	210.00–220.00	214.11
4	—	415	220.00–237.50	232.01
2	—	530	222.50–232.50	227.64
10	—	478	222.50–238.00	230.69
3	—	355	235.00–237.50	235.83
3	—	582	210.00–227.50	217.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	565	130.00–217.00	196.23
1	—	670	210.00	210.00
5	—	520	190.00–207.50	197.34
4	—	371	200.00–225.00	213.75
5	—	423	185.00–220.00	202.73
4	—	610	185.00–195.00	191.21
9	—	471	160.00–215.00	196.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	624	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	823	208.00–220.00	211.89
8	—	792	215.00–220.00	219.38
2	—	562	257.50	257.50
2	—	642	247.50	247.50
1	—	1,245	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,401	108.00–111.00	109.23
13	—	1,320	102.00–107.00	105.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,165	80.00	80.00
9	—	1,193	107.00–110.00	108.60
23	—	1,248	99.00–106.50	103.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	100.00–104.00	102.04
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	91.00	91.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,213	105.00–112.00	109.28
1	—	1,485	134.00	134.00
6	—	1,718	124.00–127.00	125.12
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	104.00	104.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,320	109.00–123.00	112.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,225	111.00–121.00	115.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,185	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,361.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,175	100.00–105.00	103.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,210	102.00–126.00	107.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,443	1,425.00–2,100.00	1,710.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,415	1,725.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	170.00	170.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	1,275.00	1,275.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,115	144.00	144.00

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.

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