Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 5.00-11.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 7.00 lower, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder supply was mostly average to plain with over 25% being very plain under 300 lb cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 lower on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $211.51/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$211.51

167 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$457

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

$73.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.29

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	231.26	1,146	94
Medium and Large 2	448	205.08	918	44
Medium and Large 3	438	157.27	689	29

One grade step is worth $73.99/cwt here — about $457 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 sale167 hd

211.51

—

AR average8 barns · 1,290 hd

215.80

−4.29

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	—	Average	1,335	104.74	1,399	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,363	97.36	1,327	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	982	93.87	922	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,116	91.91	1,026	37

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	923	$1,184	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	913	$958	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	825	$1,075	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,097	$1,341	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	730	$425	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$1,300	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	565	$625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	678	238.96/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	212.82/cwt	200.00–222.50	900	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	230.17/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,213	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	162.71/cwt	140.00–185.00	778	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	194.57/cwt	170.00–205.00	1,016	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	192.77/cwt	185.00–210.00	798	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	260.71/cwt	255.00–282.50	1,090	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	196.79/cwt	175.00–218.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	166.54/cwt	95.00–200.00	540	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	272.74/cwt	255.00–294.00	1,012	34
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	180.06/cwt	165.00–200.00	942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	632	242.22/cwt	237.50–243.00	1,531	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	209.02/cwt	190.00–225.00	675	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	243.37/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,046	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	213.66/cwt	195.00–230.00	1,004	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	161.97/cwt	130.00–180.00	596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	238.32/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,122	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	170.05/cwt	167.50–172.50	1,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	206.37/cwt	180.00–225.00	784	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	230.25/cwt	222.50–240.00	744	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	530	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	182.20/cwt	160.00–195.00	855	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	192.40/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	206.25/cwt	205.00–207.50	1,419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	243.05/cwt	232.50–252.50	1,361	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	673	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	221.89/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,050	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,091	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	254.83/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,210	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	267.08/cwt	264.00–269.00	1,536	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	718	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	770	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,266	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	285.38/cwt	265.00–292.50	910	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	250.97/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,313	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	244.18/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,292	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	945	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	202.50/cwt	197.50–210.00	1,454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	231.60/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,452	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,496	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	97.93/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,028	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	795	92.53/cwt	92.00–93.00	736	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	760	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	524	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	94.47/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,219	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	98.25/cwt	96.50–100.00	1,361	13
Bulls	—	—	1,491	110.16/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,642	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	890	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	765	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	91.44/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,044	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	91.17/cwt	88.00–95.00	854	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	96.72/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,156	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	885	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	628	1
Bulls	—	—	1,226	100.93/cwt	96.00–106.50	1,237	4
Bulls	—	—	1,660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,959	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	825	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	701	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,140	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,115	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	95.62/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,198	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	957.66/head	650.00–1,250.00	958	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	95.12/cwt	92.00–97.50	1,166	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	140.75/cwt	117.50–165.00	1,337	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	243.79/cwt	225.00–252.00	907	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	131.45/cwt	90.00–170.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	660	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	222.51/cwt	217.50–232.50	1,493	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	145.62/cwt	130.00–177.50	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	196.29/cwt	185.00–207.50	1,311	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	161.05/cwt	140.00–170.00	544	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	221.80/cwt	212.50–230.00	1,373	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	221.95/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,265	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	205.01/cwt	202.50–207.50	1,263	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,159	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	229.00/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,280	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	1,340.65/head	1,325.00–1,350.00	1,341	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	128.37/cwt	110.00–147.50	1,579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,445	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	730	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,218	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	1,183.94/head	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,184	3

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 Oct 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 459Last week 683Year ago 678

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 152Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 58Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	235.00–243.00	238.96
7	—	632	237.50–243.00	242.22
1	—	530	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	200.00–222.50	212.82
9	—	522	170.00–205.00	194.57
9	—	323	190.00–225.00	209.02
1	—	775	185.00	185.00
7	—	470	195.00–230.00	213.66
8	—	380	180.00–225.00	206.37
2	—	560	195.00	195.00
2	—	668	185.00–207.50	196.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	527	215.00–240.00	230.17
2	—	410	245.00	245.00
14	—	471	234.00–244.00	238.32
18	—	323	222.50–240.00	230.25
1	—	705	222.50	222.50
9	—	372	225.00–252.00	243.79
5	—	671	217.50–232.50	222.51
7	—	619	212.50–230.00	221.80
10	—	570	210.00–225.00	221.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	140.00–185.00	162.71
5	—	368	130.00–180.00	161.97
2	—	633	167.50–172.50	170.05
3	—	512	90.00–170.00	131.45
3	—	420	130.00–177.50	145.62
8	—	338	140.00–170.00	161.05
1	—	575	140.00	140.00
1	—	655	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	180.00	180.00
1	—	520	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	222.50	222.50
12	—	418	255.00–282.50	260.71
1	—	635	237.50	237.50
34	—	371	255.00–294.00	272.74
4	—	560	232.50–252.50	243.05
23	—	475	245.00–265.00	254.83
7	—	319	265.00–292.50	285.38
5	—	523	240.00–262.50	250.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	414	185.00–210.00	192.77
2	—	370	175.00–218.00	196.79
7	—	324	95.00–200.00	166.54
3	—	523	165.00–200.00	180.06
1	—	740	110.00	110.00
1	—	655	175.00	175.00
4	—	469	160.00–195.00	182.20
2	—	578	185.00–200.00	192.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	240.00–245.00	243.37
1	—	510	202.50	202.50
1	—	740	205.00	205.00
2	—	688	205.00–207.50	206.25
8	—	473	200.00–235.00	221.89
1	—	300	220.00	220.00
1	—	610	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	673	245.00	245.00
1	—	610	252.50	252.50
8	—	575	264.00–269.00	267.08
2	—	718	246.00	246.00
1	—	770	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	496	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	140.00	140.00
1	—	540	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	529	235.00–255.00	244.18
1	—	945	172.50	172.50
3	—	718	197.50–210.00	202.50
3	—	627	230.00–235.00	231.60
1	—	665	225.00	225.00
3	—	473	245.00	245.00
7	—	559	220.00–240.00	229.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	616	202.50–207.50	205.01
1	—	655	200.00	200.00
1	—	510	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	96.00–100.00	97.93
3	—	937	88.00–95.00	91.17
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	795	92.00–93.00	92.53
1	—	760	69.00	69.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,290	93.00–95.00	94.47
13	—	1,385	96.50–100.00	98.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	86.00	86.00
20	—	1,142	88.00–94.00	91.44
12	—	1,195	95.00–98.00	96.72
1	—	885	71.00	71.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,491	107.00–112.00	110.16
4	—	1,226	96.00–106.50	100.93
1	—	1,660	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	425.00	425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	100.00	100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,253	91.00–98.00	95.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	913	650.00–1,250.00	957.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,226	92.00–97.50	95.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	99.00	99.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	923	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,183.94
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	117.50–165.00	140.75
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	900.00	900.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,300.00	1,300.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	565	625.00	625.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,097	1,325.00–1,350.00	1,340.65
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,230	110.00–147.50	128.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,070	135.00	135.00

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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