Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 13.00-19.00, mostly 16.00 lower, 600-650 lb weights sold 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00-9.00, mostly 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.08/cwt on 272 head.

Average price

$205.08

272 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$867

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

$122.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.44

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	217.56	1,243	136
Medium and Large 1-2	470	211.07	992	26
Medium and Large 2	465	198.72	924	75
Medium and Large 3	479	170.01	814	33
Small and Medium 3	395	95.00	375	2thin

One grade step is worth $122.56/cwt here — about $867 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 sale272 hd

205.08

—

AR average8 barns · 1,502 hd

202.64

+2.44

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	1,359	99.62	1,354	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,334	91.00	1,214	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	88.00	887	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,083	86.54	937	27

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,187	$1,170	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	986	$1,070	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$1,030	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,790	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,408	$1,834	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$1,648	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$1,589	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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 1	—	340	225.07/cwt	220.00–227.50	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	179.97/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	164.49/cwt	145.00–175.00	701	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	200.09/cwt	190.00–222.50	730	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	852	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,116	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	216.17/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,243	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	199.47/cwt	180.00–215.00	624	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	208.61/cwt	185.00–217.50	993	15
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	148.59/cwt	142.50–155.00	1,007	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	190.45/cwt	170.00–210.00	998	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	186.69/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,077	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	213.48/cwt	205.00–222.50	1,010	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	166.17/cwt	157.50–175.00	1,293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	214.98/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	244.38/cwt	240.00–252.50	802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	600	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	235.57/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,336	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	243.36/cwt	234.00–249.00	1,273	29
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	185.04/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,147	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	244.73/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,165	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	216.58/cwt	212.50–219.00	1,356	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	210.83/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,107	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	228.22/cwt	215.00–237.50	972	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,014	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	490	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	242.52/cwt	237.50–257.50	1,004	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	203.35/cwt	202.50–205.00	1,183	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	222.92/cwt	210.00–230.00	738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	243.75/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,484	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	224.34/cwt	217.50–235.00	832	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	191.90/cwt	170.00–210.00	787	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	225.64/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,061	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	182.47/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,027	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	246.72/cwt	240.00–260.00	920	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	995	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	425	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	196.46/cwt	175.00–202.00	1,401	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	189.23/cwt	180.00–202.50	1,173	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	170.14/cwt	155.00–180.00	885	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	750	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,129	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	905	79.83/cwt	74.00–84.00	722	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,136	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	88.28/cwt	83.00–91.00	997	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	887	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	92.96/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,283	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	89.53/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,164	4
Bulls	—	—	1,314	96.72/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,271	5
Bulls	—	—	1,435	104.44/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,499	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	1,170.24/head	1,150.00–1,185.00	1,170	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,029.59/head	950.00–1,100.00	1,030	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	1,069.62/head	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,070	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	961	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,077	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	863	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	140.16/cwt	125.00–150.00	936	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	765	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	100.67/cwt	92.00–110.00	899	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,610.11/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,610	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,512	1,960.53/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,961	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	1,707.75/head	1,250.00–1,900.00	1,708	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,588.55/head	1,425.00–1,650.00	1,589	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,790	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	208.93/cwt	197.50–215.00	1,095	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	223.67/cwt	207.50–229.00	1,393	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	227.27/cwt	221.00–237.50	1,189	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	209.28/cwt	190.00–225.00	875	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	160.37/cwt	125.00–175.00	531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	194.22/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,373	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	196.85/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,480	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	214.42/cwt	202.50–230.00	1,349	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	234.63/cwt	227.50–242.00	983	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	475	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	223.58/cwt	212.00–238.00	1,174	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	230.10/cwt	223.00–245.00	884	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	212.08/cwt	201.00–225.00	1,404	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	180.89/cwt	170.00–197.50	926	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	172.15/cwt	150.00–185.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	182.08/cwt	172.50–192.50	879	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	171.75/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,070	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	827	203.29/cwt	199.00–212.00	1,681	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	237.13/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,079	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	995	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,393	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	220.83/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,292	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	194.74/cwt	180.00–201.00	1,096	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,249	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	810	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	200.49/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,343	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	878	152.10/cwt	147.50–153.00	1,335	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	195.25/cwt	185.00–197.00	1,513	7

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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 726Last week 595Year ago 506

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 114Year ago 201

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 32Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	340	220.00–227.50	225.07
20	—	575	200.00–227.50	216.17
3	—	707	190.00–200.00	194.22
3	—	832	184.00	184.00
7	—	752	190.00–198.00	196.85
17	—	629	202.50–230.00	214.42
14	—	419	227.50–242.00	234.63
31	—	525	212.00–238.00	223.58
1	—	1,135	122.50	122.50
5	—	384	223.00–245.00	230.10
9	—	662	201.00–225.00	212.08
13	—	455	220.00–242.00	237.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	175.00–185.00	179.97
1	—	840	155.00	155.00
18	—	365	190.00–222.50	200.09
6	—	313	180.00–215.00	199.47
15	—	476	185.00–217.50	208.61
9	—	524	170.00–210.00	190.45
3	—	577	185.00–190.00	186.69
2	—	778	157.50–175.00	166.17
1	—	670	185.00	185.00
4	—	620	180.00–190.00	185.04
14	—	418	190.00–225.00	209.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	145.00–175.00	164.49
2	—	678	142.50–155.00	148.59
1	—	565	170.00	170.00
5	—	331	125.00–175.00	160.37
3	—	512	170.00–197.50	180.89
4	—	375	150.00–185.00	172.15
6	—	483	172.50–192.50	182.08
6	—	623	160.00–175.00	171.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	398	214.00	214.00
3	—	525	212.50	212.50
11	—	473	205.00–222.50	213.48
2	—	425	215.00	215.00
2	—	705	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	120.00	120.00
1	—	490	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	192.50	192.50
1	—	585	180.00	180.00
1	—	675	185.00	185.00
1	—	810	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	827	199.00–212.00	203.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	210.00–220.00	214.98
3	—	328	240.00–252.50	244.38
5	—	567	230.00–240.00	235.57
1	—	700	217.50	217.50
29	—	523	234.00–249.00	243.36
10	—	476	235.00–248.00	244.73
6	—	414	237.50–257.50	242.52
25	—	609	239.00–246.00	243.75
13	—	373	240.00–260.00	246.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	205.00	205.00
6	—	410	170.00–210.00	191.90
1	—	640	190.00	190.00
2	—	563	180.00–185.00	182.47
1	—	510	195.00	195.00
1	—	380	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	626	212.50–219.00	216.58
4	—	525	190.00–230.00	210.83
10	—	426	215.00–237.50	228.22
3	—	582	202.50–205.00	203.35
1	—	655	215.00	215.00
1	—	715	192.50	192.50
5	—	331	210.00–230.00	222.92
17	—	371	217.50–235.00	224.34
4	—	470	217.50–230.00	225.64
1	—	885	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	238.00	238.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	100.00	100.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	115.00	115.00
9	—	713	175.00–202.00	196.46
8	—	623	207.50–229.00	223.67
18	—	523	221.00–237.50	227.27
1	—	995	140.00	140.00
7	—	585	215.00–225.00	220.83
5	—	670	195.00–210.00	200.49
6	—	878	147.50–153.00	152.10
7	—	775	185.00–197.00	195.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	180.00–202.50	189.23
7	—	524	197.50–215.00	208.93
7	—	563	180.00–201.00	194.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	155.00–180.00	170.14
1	—	750	155.00	155.00
1	—	645	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	905	74.00–84.00	79.83
1	—	1,235	92.00	92.00
20	—	1,129	83.00–91.00	88.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,008	88.00	88.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,380	92.00–94.00	92.96
4	—	1,300	89.00–90.00	89.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,314	92.00–101.00	96.72
3	—	1,435	102.00–107.00	104.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,187	1,150.00–1,185.00	1,170.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	980	950.00–1,100.00	1,029.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	986	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,069.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	89.00	89.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	89.00	89.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	85.00	85.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,050.00	1,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	668	125.00–150.00	140.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	89.00	89.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	893	92.00–110.00	100.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,385	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,610.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,512	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,960.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,303	1,250.00–1,900.00	1,707.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,280	1,425.00–1,650.00	1,588.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	1,725.00	1,725.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,790	2,250.00	2,250.00

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