Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 9.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 12.00-20.00, mostly 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 6.00-14.00, mostly 9.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.44/cwt on 202 head.

Average price

$203.44

202 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,044

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$629

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

$137.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.57

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	217.66	1,077	126
Medium and Large 1-2	527	200.83	1,058	12thin
Medium and Large 2	559	188.23	1,052	39
Medium and Large 3	528	159.90	845	24
Small and Medium 3	560	80.00	448	1thin

One grade step is worth $137.66/cwt here — about $629 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 sale202 hd

203.44

—

AR average7 barns · 1,997 hd

218.00

−14.57

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	1,375	97.52	1,341	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,250	94.73	1,184	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,064	86.74	923	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	85.96	819	4thin

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)	965	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	987	$1,359	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,281	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	933	$1,172	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$1,037	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	918	$1,413	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	760	$650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,165	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$1,347	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	610	$600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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	—	434	225.62/cwt	222.00–242.50	979	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	510	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	485	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	180.86/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,138	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	190.02/cwt	185.00–195.00	990	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	214.35/cwt	202.50–225.00	1,132	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	226.48/cwt	195.00–235.00	1,055	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	170.37/cwt	150.00–190.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	134.92/cwt	125.00–155.00	897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	203.87/cwt	195.00–215.00	940	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	191.18/cwt	187.50–195.00	1,373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	197.38/cwt	190.00–212.50	1,123	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	617	164.32/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	729	169.95/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,239	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	168.70/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,156	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	198.12/cwt	195.00–207.50	1,242	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	274.97/cwt	257.50–287.50	1,070	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	254.71/cwt	242.50–275.00	1,070	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	201.31/cwt	197.50–205.00	882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	974	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	239.69/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,134	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	211.42/cwt	207.50–214.00	1,444	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	232.32/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,208	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	135.20/cwt	120.00–150.00	1,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	184.96/cwt	180.00–190.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	173.82/cwt	170.00–185.00	973	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	235.54/cwt	220.00–247.50	895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	230.02/cwt	220.00–245.00	759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	233.85/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,373	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	185.12/cwt	175.00–200.00	579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	223.93/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,084	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	223.65/cwt	210.00–235.50	957	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,104	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	278.29/cwt	265.00–292.50	893	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	217.51/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,312	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	715	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	188.25/cwt	170.00–210.00	695	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	193.50/cwt	192.50–194.00	1,267	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	209.87/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,173	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	239.40/cwt	221.00–250.00	1,123	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,079	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	967	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	725	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	91.49/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,037	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,047	84.38/cwt	80.00–87.00	883	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	790	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	664	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	775	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	705	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,272	95.25/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,212	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	85.96/cwt	85.00–88.00	819	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	87.17/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,190	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,080	100.99/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,091	2
Bulls	—	—	1,317	90.15/cwt	85.00–98.00	1,187	7
Bulls	—	—	1,800	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	2,052	1
Bulls	—	—	1,369	106.30/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,455	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	99.27/cwt	87.00–118.00	1,162	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	84.24/cwt	81.00–87.00	862	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	760	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	585	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,280.70/head	1,075.00–1,475.00	1,281	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	634	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,308.33/head	1,075.00–1,500.00	1,308	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	760	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,036.54/head	850.00–1,200.00	1,037	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	610	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	1,412.60/head	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,413	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	790	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	664	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	1,358.69/head	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,359	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	705	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	88.32/cwt	84.00–93.00	815	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	95.85/cwt	85.00–110.00	1,051	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	88.57/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,103	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,214.83/head	1,210.00–1,220.00	1,215	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,311	1,413.54/head	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,414	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	988	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	188.72/cwt	187.50–190.00	1,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	197.25/cwt	190.00–207.50	1,235	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,144	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	217.50/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,146	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	430	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	660	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	177.44/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,127	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	192.36/cwt	180.00–197.50	1,316	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	237.07/cwt	232.50–242.50	818	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	238.63/cwt	222.50–247.50	895	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	153.19/cwt	140.00–177.50	656	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	560	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,074	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,097	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	212.50/cwt	205.00–220.00	691	2

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 584Last week 707Year ago 752

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 130Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 35Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	434	222.00–242.50	225.62
22	—	528	202.50–225.00	214.35
17	—	466	195.00–235.00	226.48
1	—	805	155.00	155.00
2	—	718	187.50–195.00	191.18
10	—	569	190.00–212.50	197.38
11	—	627	195.00–207.50	198.12
8	—	684	180.00–197.50	192.36
6	—	345	232.50–242.50	237.07
1	—	770	197.50	197.50
26	—	375	222.50–247.50	238.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	182.50	182.50
1	—	485	205.00	205.00
1	—	430	180.00	180.00
1	—	660	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	150.00	150.00
7	—	629	180.00–181.00	180.86
7	—	521	185.00–195.00	190.02
11	—	461	195.00–215.00	203.87
5	—	729	160.00–175.00	169.95
4	—	685	160.00–175.00	168.70
2	—	438	197.50–205.00	201.31
2	—	325	205.00–220.00	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	135.00	135.00
4	—	366	150.00–190.00	170.37
3	—	665	125.00–155.00	134.92
3	—	617	150.00–175.00	164.32
1	—	495	175.00	175.00
2	—	765	120.00–150.00	135.20
2	—	338	180.00–190.00	184.96
4	—	560	170.00–185.00	173.82
4	—	428	140.00–177.50	153.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	205.00	205.00
5	—	551	195.00	195.00
4	—	535	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	197.50	197.50
3	—	563	165.00	165.00
4	—	313	175.00–200.00	185.12
1	—	470	202.50	202.50
8	—	369	170.00–210.00	188.25
1	—	675	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	184.00	184.00
26	—	389	257.50–287.50	274.97
12	—	420	242.50–275.00	254.71
8	—	473	235.00–242.50	239.69
4	—	683	207.50–214.00	211.42
10	—	520	225.00–237.50	232.32
14	—	587	220.00–237.50	233.85
1	—	700	202.50	202.50
9	—	321	265.00–292.50	278.29
2	—	603	215.00–220.00	217.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	220.00–247.50	235.54
4	—	330	220.00–245.00	230.02
1	—	730	197.50	197.50
6	—	484	205.00–230.00	223.93
5	—	428	210.00–235.50	223.65
1	—	545	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	240.00	240.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	655	192.50–194.00	193.50
15	—	559	200.00–217.50	209.87
10	—	469	221.00–250.00	239.40
1	—	820	175.00	175.00
2	—	988	145.00	145.00
2	—	715	187.50–190.00	188.72
16	—	626	190.00–207.50	197.25
1	—	750	187.50	187.50
9	—	527	212.50–225.00	217.50
2	—	432	231.00	231.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	197.50	197.50
1	—	500	210.00	210.00
2	—	635	170.00–185.00	177.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	493	232.00	232.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	75.00	75.00
17	—	1,134	88.00–99.00	91.49
20	—	1,047	80.00–87.00	84.38
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	84.00	84.00
1	—	775	91.00	91.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,272	93.00–97.00	95.25
2	—	1,365	85.00–89.00	87.17
2	—	1,080	99.00–103.00	100.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	953	85.00–88.00	85.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,317	85.00–98.00	90.15
1	—	1,800	114.00	114.00
4	—	1,369	102.00–109.00	106.30

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,171	87.00–118.00	99.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,023	81.00–87.00	84.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,000	1,075.00–1,475.00	1,280.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	84.00	84.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,020	1,075.00–1,500.00	1,308.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	910	850.00–1,200.00	1,036.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	987	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,358.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,096	85.00–110.00	95.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,245	88.00–89.00	88.57
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	77.00	77.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	760	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	600.00	600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	91.00	91.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	923	84.00–93.00	88.32
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	650.00	650.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	918	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,412.60
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	790	84.00	84.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,233	1,210.00–1,220.00	1,214.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,311	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,413.54

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