Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 7.00-13.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 6.00-12.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 9.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 5.00-9.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. Continuing sharp decline in Futures market has buyers being very selective.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.37/cwt on 192 head.

Average price

$220.37

192 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,081

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$351

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

$58.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.71

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	230.60	1,157	137
Medium and Large 2	459	207.00	951	36
Medium and Large 3	469	172.01	806	19thin

One grade step is worth $58.59/cwt here — about $351 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 sale192 hd

220.37

—

AR average10 barns · 2,515 hd

219.66

+0.71

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	—	High	1,541	95.83	1,477	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,384	88.03	1,218	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	83.00	793	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,007	81.43	820	38

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	878	$1,104	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	825	$873	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	690	$650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	675	$570	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	735	$450	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,197	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	803	$1,161	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,615	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,016	$1,220	10

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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	180.41/cwt	165.00–195.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	210.47/cwt	207.50–215.00	1,423	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	221.87/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,382	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	204.41/cwt	192.50–210.00	1,523	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,111	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	211.24/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,225	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	223.48/cwt	214.00–240.00	1,283	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	242.07/cwt	237.50–250.00	787	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	221.40/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,282	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	226.25/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,029	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	539	223.33/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,204	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	990	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	237.80/cwt	225.00–257.50	1,265	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	925	165.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	241.54/cwt	227.50–257.50	1,155	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	783	854.10/head	800.00–925.00	854	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,615	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,583.18/head	1,350.00–1,825.00	1,583	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	675	570.00/head	570.00–570.00	570	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	94.46/cwt	83.00–108.00	1,006	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,002	76.64/cwt	76.00–77.00	768	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	1,103.82/head	900.00–1,300.00	1,104	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	745	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	1,161.20/head	925.00–1,350.00	1,161	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	570	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	673	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	946.82/head	600.00–1,200.00	947	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	892	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	735	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	790	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,196.94/head	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,197	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	843	862.83/head	825.00–900.00	863	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	690	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,990	1
Bulls	—	—	1,766	102.69/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,814	4
Bulls	—	—	1,389	91.00/cwt	82.00–95.00	1,264	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	94.03/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,349	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,209	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	793	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	895	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	564	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,316	86.63/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,140	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	743	68.96/cwt	65.00–78.00	512	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	765	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	428	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	84.35/cwt	80.00–89.00	880	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	995	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	224.60/cwt	205.00–242.50	957	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	234.43/cwt	227.50–240.00	891	4
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	305	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	412	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	232.94/cwt	232.50–233.00	1,423	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	222.71/cwt	205.00–237.50	1,049	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	268.34/cwt	245.00–277.50	1,138	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	271.49/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,007	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	216.25/cwt	207.50–225.00	1,211	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	225.80/cwt	212.50–235.00	1,163	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	232.69/cwt	225.00–245.00	768	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	224.97/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	168.30/cwt	165.00–170.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	238.57/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,393	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	247.97/cwt	237.50–265.00	1,302	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	225.71/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,537	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	137.02/cwt	105.00–170.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	252.27/cwt	237.50–267.50	1,183	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	283.96/cwt	260.00–292.50	929	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	210.09/cwt	205.00–215.00	992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	680	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	413	307.45/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,270	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	595	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	197.49/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,195	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	176.36/cwt	170.00–182.50	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	225.18/cwt	212.50–235.00	1,184	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	155.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,169	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	213.23/cwt	207.50–227.50	1,322	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	235.47/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,008	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	219	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	635	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	210.15/cwt	195.00–235.00	799	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	213.93/cwt	210.00–222.50	907	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	186.67/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,275	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	231.64/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,100	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	255.86/cwt	240.00–259.00	983	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	206.10/cwt	195.00–218.00	1,371	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	189.95/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	198.12/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,405	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	212.58/cwt	200.00–215.00	729	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	162.84/cwt	150.00–175.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	185.13/cwt	160.00–205.00	800	6

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 Nov 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 512Last week 411Year ago 699

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 90Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 32Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	165.00–195.00	180.41
1	—	470	200.00	200.00
1	—	575	175.00	175.00
1	—	415	165.00	165.00
1	—	305	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	175.00	175.00
12	—	426	205.00–242.50	224.60
1	—	850	165.00	165.00
4	—	380	227.50–240.00	234.43
9	—	471	205.00–237.50	222.71
1	—	605	217.50	217.50
1	—	675	212.50	212.50
2	—	560	207.50–225.00	216.25
3	—	515	212.50–235.00	225.80
4	—	330	225.00–245.00	232.69
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	135.00	135.00
1	—	360	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	611	232.50–233.00	232.94
19	—	424	245.00–277.50	268.34
7	—	371	250.00–282.50	271.49
3	—	708	222.50–230.00	224.97
10	—	584	227.50–240.00	238.57
6	—	525	237.50–265.00	247.97
10	—	681	222.50–230.00	225.71
1	—	765	217.50	217.50
20	—	469	237.50–267.50	252.27
8	—	327	260.00–292.50	283.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	343	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	305.00–310.00	307.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	676	207.50–215.00	210.47
8	—	623	217.50–230.00	221.87
4	—	745	192.50–210.00	204.41
12	—	574	214.00–240.00	223.48
13	—	532	225.00–257.50	237.80
2	—	925	160.00–170.00	165.00
7	—	478	227.50–257.50	241.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	185.00	185.00
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
1	—	580	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	110.00	110.00
6	—	580	200.00–217.50	211.24
2	—	455	222.50–230.00	226.25
3	—	539	220.00–225.00	223.33
1	—	990	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	325	237.50–250.00	242.07
30	—	579	210.00–231.00	221.40
15	—	526	212.50–235.00	225.18
9	—	620	207.50–227.50	213.23
12	—	428	225.00–247.50	235.47
7	—	219	290.00	290.00
26	—	475	220.00–242.50	231.64
14	—	384	240.00–259.00	255.86
8	—	665	195.00–218.00	206.10
2	—	788	185.00–195.00	189.95
4	—	709	185.00–210.00	198.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	165.00–170.00	168.30
2	—	675	105.00–170.00	137.02
2	—	560	170.00–182.50	176.36
2	—	520	195.00	195.00
2	—	325	150.00–160.00	155.00
2	—	370	150.00–175.00	162.84
6	—	432	160.00–205.00	185.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	205.00–215.00	210.09
1	—	535	195.00	195.00
5	—	605	190.00–210.00	197.49
2	—	570	205.00	205.00
7	—	380	195.00–235.00	210.15
7	—	424	210.00–222.50	213.93
3	—	683	185.00–190.00	186.67
8	—	343	200.00–215.00	212.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	220.00	220.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,300	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	783	800.00–925.00	854.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,615	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,225	1,350.00–1,825.00	1,583.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	843	825.00–900.00	862.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	675	570.00	570.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	690	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,065	83.00–108.00	94.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	878	900.00–1,300.00	1,103.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	848	600.00–1,200.00	946.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	83.00	83.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	735	450.00	450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	700.00	700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	803	925.00–1,350.00	1,161.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,196.94
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	570	118.00	118.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,002	76.00–77.00	76.64
1	—	895	63.00	63.00
27	—	1,043	80.00–89.00	84.35
2	—	1,225	96.00	96.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,435	93.00–96.00	94.03
1	—	1,570	77.00	77.00
5	—	1,316	84.00–89.00	86.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	83.00	83.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	743	65.00–78.00	68.96
1	—	765	56.00	56.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	107.00	107.00
4	—	1,766	100.00–104.00	102.69
8	—	1,389	82.00–95.00	91.00

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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