Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 10.00 lower, 400-600 lb weights sold 2.00-8.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 13.00 lower, mostly 5.00 lower with full decline on 500-600 lb weights. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.26/cwt on 227 head.

Average price

$209.26

227 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$341

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

$55.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.58

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	223.07	1,160	125
Medium and Large 1-2	652	200.92	1,310	13thin
Medium and Large 2	499	198.02	989	69
Medium and Large 3	490	167.21	819	20

One grade step is worth $55.85/cwt here — about $341 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 sale227 hd

209.26

—

AR average8 barns · 2,355 hd

215.84

−6.58

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	1,484	100.14	1,486	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,407	90.78	1,277	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	85.55	969	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	955	76.56	731	29

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)	1,260	$1,425	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,049	$1,776	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,020	$1,775	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	933	$1,410	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,130	$1,050	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,343	$1,502	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,330	$1,675	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	955	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

114 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 1-2	—	439	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	970	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	233.45/cwt	228.00–242.50	1,139	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	178.43/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,104	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	190.99/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,091	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	159.79/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	189.85/cwt	185.00–195.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	185.09/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,225	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	168.79/cwt	162.50–175.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	165.16/cwt	160.00–170.00	520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	211.62/cwt	200.00–220.00	787	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	433	311.23/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	187.63/cwt	185.00–190.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	641	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,397	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	179.76/cwt	160.00–192.50	928	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	650	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	646	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,531	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	468	312.43/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	266.47/cwt	245.00–277.50	839	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	265.83/cwt	245.00–295.00	1,087	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	185.28/cwt	177.50–192.50	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,359	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	227.55/cwt	205.00–240.00	1,072	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	246.60/cwt	237.50–262.50	1,314	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	268.04/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,297	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	267.91/cwt	250.00–287.50	991	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	183.94/cwt	177.50–197.50	973	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	186.66/cwt	160.00–215.00	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	237.51/cwt	225.00–245.00	884	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	161.15/cwt	130.00–195.00	511	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	195.43/cwt	182.50–200.00	813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	668	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,563	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,555	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	229.52/cwt	210.00–240.00	955	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	189.36/cwt	180.00–202.50	1,187	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	175.09/cwt	165.00–185.00	989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	508	176.16/cwt	170.00–182.50	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	785	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	84.11/cwt	80.00–87.00	945	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	62.72/cwt	62.00–64.00	571	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	74.42/cwt	74.00–75.00	720	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	79.55/cwt	77.00–86.00	768	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	87.74/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,277	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,346	94.58/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,273	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	820	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	566	1
Bulls	—	—	1,515	104.78/cwt	103.00–109.50	1,587	5
Bulls	—	—	1,426	92.96/cwt	80.00–100.00	1,326	8
Bulls	—	—	1,588	111.53/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,771	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	955	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	1,409.85/head	1,225.00–1,575.00	1,410	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	1,776.21/head	1,725.00–1,825.00	1,776	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	995	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	90.04/cwt	81.00–96.00	1,026	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	87.79/cwt	85.00–92.00	992	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	834	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	89.40/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,026	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	1,502.42/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	202.94/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,362	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	217.76/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,241	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	620	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	545	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	653	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	191.95/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,092	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	242.54/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,159	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	235.83/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,238	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	205.14/cwt	185.00–219.00	1,272	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	747	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,434	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	593	167.47/cwt	160.00–175.00	993	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	200.32/cwt	193.00–207.00	1,142	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,093	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	182.47/cwt	175.00–192.50	1,128	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	181.08/cwt	170.00–192.50	1,499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	220.63/cwt	205.00–233.00	1,138	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	183.72/cwt	182.50–185.00	1,429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	480	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	450	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	245.59/cwt	225.00–255.00	894	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	235.58/cwt	222.50–245.00	987	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	243.28/cwt	225.00–250.00	788	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	208.96/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,283	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	207.09/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,205	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	205.49/cwt	185.00–217.50	995	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	211.45/cwt	205.00–220.00	922	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	194.64/cwt	187.50–200.00	1,026	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	198.33/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,353	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	90.59/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,057	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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 707Last week 512Year ago 777

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 101Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 41Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	439	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	488	228.00–242.50	233.45
2	—	828	170.00–192.50	181.08
1	—	980	135.00	135.00
21	—	516	205.00–233.00	220.63
2	—	778	182.50–185.00	183.72
7	—	364	225.00–255.00	245.59
1	—	725	192.50	192.50
15	—	419	222.50–245.00	235.58
15	—	324	225.00–250.00	243.28
12	—	614	200.00–217.50	208.96
6	—	582	195.00–220.00	207.09
3	—	682	197.50–200.00	198.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	619	170.00–190.00	178.43
5	—	571	190.00–192.50	190.99
2	—	720	150.00–170.00	159.79
2	—	330	185.00–195.00	189.85
3	—	662	175.00–200.00	185.09
1	—	930	137.50	137.50
13	—	372	200.00–220.00	211.62
18	—	484	185.00–217.50	205.49
10	—	436	205.00–220.00	211.45
6	—	527	187.50–200.00	194.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
1	—	655	160.00	160.00
2	—	408	162.50–175.00	168.79
1	—	790	135.00	135.00
4	—	315	160.00–170.00	165.16
2	—	375	185.00–190.00	187.63
1	—	610	167.50	167.50
1	—	575	140.00	140.00
7	—	516	160.00–192.50	179.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	641	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	747	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	185.00	185.00
1	—	450	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	160.00–175.00	167.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	307.50–315.00	311.23
2	—	468	310.00–315.00	312.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	212.50	212.50
1	—	585	230.00	230.00
1	—	695	207.50	207.50
7	—	315	245.00–277.50	266.47
1	—	920	172.50	172.50
18	—	409	245.00–295.00	265.83
1	—	730	210.00	210.00
1	—	1,045	130.00	130.00
11	—	533	237.50–262.50	246.60
30	—	484	250.00–285.00	268.04
13	—	370	250.00–287.50	267.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	646	237.00	237.00
21	—	668	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	177.50–192.50	185.28
1	—	560	187.50	187.50
5	—	529	177.50–197.50	183.94
4	—	369	160.00–215.00	186.66
6	—	317	130.00–195.00	161.15
4	—	416	182.50–200.00	195.43
1	—	630	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	471	205.00–240.00	227.55
1	—	335	235.00	235.00
6	—	372	225.00–245.00	237.51
1	—	700	197.50	197.50
1	—	590	210.00	210.00
8	—	416	210.00–240.00	229.52
3	—	627	180.00–202.50	189.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	682	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	165.00–185.00	175.09
2	—	508	170.00–182.50	176.16
1	—	630	172.50	172.50
1	—	455	172.50	172.50
2	—	653	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	200.00	200.00
1	—	765	170.00	170.00
5	—	569	180.00–210.00	191.95
1	—	735	170.00	170.00
5	—	618	175.00–192.50	182.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	671	190.00–225.00	202.94
1	—	755	187.50	187.50
8	—	570	200.00–227.50	217.76
2	—	478	240.00–245.00	242.54
28	—	525	220.00–247.50	235.83
1	—	440	240.00	240.00
15	—	620	185.00–219.00	205.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	195.00	195.00
1	—	545	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	570	193.00–207.00	200.32
6	—	533	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,123	80.00–87.00	84.11
6	—	1,167	89.00–92.00	90.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	910	62.00–64.00	62.72
5	—	967	74.00–75.00	74.42
20	—	966	77.00–86.00	79.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,456	85.00–91.00	87.74
4	—	1,346	92.00–97.00	94.58
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	69.00	69.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,515	103.00–109.50	104.78
8	—	1,426	80.00–100.00	92.96
3	—	1,588	110.00–113.00	111.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,050.00	1,050.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	933	1,225.00–1,575.00	1,409.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,049	1,725.00–1,825.00	1,776.21
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,140	81.00–96.00	90.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,130	85.00–92.00	87.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	83.00	83.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,148	85.00–95.00	89.40
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,343	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,502.42

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