Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 20.00-25.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 1.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 3.00-10.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 4.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.93/cwt on 243 head.

Average price

$204.93

243 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,041

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$808

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

$163.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.85

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	214.59	1,071	174
Medium and Large 1-2	581	193.06	1,122	29
Medium and Large 2	499	190.83	952	28
Medium and Large 3	459	164.02	752	8thin
Small and Medium 3	513	51.25	263	4thin

One grade step is worth $163.34/cwt here — about $808 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 sale243 hd

204.93

—

AR average10 barns · 2,322 hd

208.78

−3.85

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	1,635	95.38	1,559	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,255	92.31	1,158	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	83.60	824	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,085	82.81	898	36

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)	1,278	$1,601	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	853	$1,213	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$1,075	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	595	$580	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	853	$1,115	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	825	$775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,808	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,258	$1,533	3thin

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	—	429	226.13/cwt	215.00–245.00	970	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	228.90/cwt	217.50–243.00	858	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	197.33/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,364	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	221.09/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,066	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	201.62/cwt	194.00–212.00	936	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	198.57/cwt	195.00–207.50	1,219	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	179.94/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,130	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	186.29/cwt	183.00–188.00	1,358	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	184.15/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	193.11/cwt	175.00–197.50	823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	187.64/cwt	180.00–195.00	978	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	207.54/cwt	205.00–210.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	204.89/cwt	197.50–217.50	760	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	197.25/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,436	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	510	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	195.04/cwt	190.00–200.00	917	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	555	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	278	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,387	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	430	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	283.98/cwt	270.00–312.50	1,210	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	234.39/cwt	222.50–251.00	1,320	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	267.86/cwt	242.50–285.00	1,278	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	220.87/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,376	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	209.01/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,394	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	221.87/cwt	190.00–245.00	1,058	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,222	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	300.62/cwt	272.50–320.00	986	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	222.63/cwt	222.00–224.00	1,149	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	242.79/cwt	225.00–257.50	1,253	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	302.41/cwt	282.50–317.50	1,131	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,332	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	233.81/cwt	205.00–245.00	980	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,505	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	825	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,217	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	243.25/cwt	212.50–265.00	783	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,158	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	700	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	315	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	665	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	266	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	463	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,347	6
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	620	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	190.39/cwt	185.00–202.50	1,175	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	732	194.07/cwt	185.00–197.00	1,421	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	848	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	203.60/cwt	197.50–210.00	1,055	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,115	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	937	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,032	71.42/cwt	70.00–73.00	737	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,034	79.98/cwt	77.00–83.00	827	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	94.80/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,020	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	86.80/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,021	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	790	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	600	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	975	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	798	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	96.46/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,278	6
Bulls	—	—	1,729	100.57/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,739	11
Bulls	—	—	1,458	85.20/cwt	77.00–90.00	1,242	8
Bulls	—	—	1,823	107.57/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,961	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	92.29/cwt	82.00–103.00	1,027	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	565	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	523	456.46/head	400.00–525.00	456	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	923	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	1,115.32/head	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,115	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	1,600.86/head	1,375.00–1,900.00	1,601	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,074.68/head	900.00–1,375.00	1,075	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	937	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	98.56/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,053	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,224	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,887.04/head	1,850.00–1,925.00	1,887	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,532.88/head	1,475.00–1,575.00	1,533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	227.21/cwt	217.50–237.50	1,168	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	210.01/cwt	205.00–222.50	1,205	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	895	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	198.64/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,315	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	535	188.59/cwt	180.00–197.50	1,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	485	190.10/cwt	180.00–200.00	922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	393	205.05/cwt	197.50–212.50	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	695	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	236.54/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	180.53/cwt	179.00–182.00	1,312	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	173.21/cwt	165.00–185.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	560	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	445	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	204.04/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,171	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	227.85/cwt	220.00–237.50	743	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	214.48/cwt	200.00–223.00	1,102	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,256	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,267	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	532	1

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 Dec 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 646Last week 584Year ago 752

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 138Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 62Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	429	215.00–245.00	226.13
11	—	375	217.50–243.00	228.90
9	—	691	190.00–200.00	197.33
35	—	482	210.00–230.00	221.09
7	—	614	195.00–207.50	198.57
1	—	815	175.00	175.00
21	—	574	195.00–210.00	204.04
10	—	326	220.00–237.50	227.85
49	—	514	200.00–223.00	214.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	464	194.00–212.00	201.62
6	—	729	183.00–188.00	186.29
2	—	435	210.00	210.00
8	—	698	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	182.50	182.50
2	—	628	175.00–185.00	179.94
3	—	573	180.00–187.50	184.15
5	—	426	175.00–197.50	193.11
1	—	820	140.00	140.00
4	—	521	180.00–195.00	187.64
2	—	340	205.00–210.00	207.54
4	—	371	197.50–217.50	204.89
5	—	470	190.00–200.00	195.04
1	—	760	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	45.00	45.00
2	—	555	50.00	50.00
1	—	430	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	180.00–197.50	188.59
2	—	485	180.00–200.00	190.10
2	—	393	197.50–212.50	205.05
1	—	695	187.00	187.00
1	—	560	185.00	185.00
1	—	445	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	155.00	155.00
3	—	428	165.00–185.00	173.21
1	—	665	145.00	145.00
1	—	465	172.50	172.50
1	—	350	175.00	175.00
1	—	580	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	728	195.00–198.00	197.25
13	—	426	270.00–312.50	283.98
16	—	563	222.50–251.00	234.39
30	—	477	242.50–285.00	267.86
10	—	623	215.00–228.00	220.87
1	—	760	205.00	205.00
5	—	667	205.00–212.50	209.01
9	—	328	272.50–320.00	300.62
16	—	516	225.00–257.50	242.79
15	—	374	282.50–317.50	302.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	190.00–245.00	221.87
1	—	550	217.50	217.50
1	—	545	210.00	210.00
1	—	740	197.50	197.50
5	—	419	205.00–245.00	233.81
1	—	790	182.50	182.50
2	—	365	255.00	255.00
5	—	322	212.50–265.00	243.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	582	210.00	210.00
20	—	516	222.00–224.00	222.63
7	—	614	217.00	217.00
5	—	836	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	147.50	147.50
1	—	435	207.50	207.50
1	—	300	190.00	190.00
1	—	785	147.50	147.50
1	—	600	135.00	135.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	45.00	45.00
1	—	665	40.00	40.00
1	—	620	50.00	50.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	463	291.00	291.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	185.00–202.50	190.39
4	—	732	185.00–197.00	194.07
2	—	848	175.00	175.00
17	—	514	217.50–237.50	227.21
6	—	574	205.00–222.50	210.01
1	—	895	145.00	145.00
5	—	662	190.00–202.00	198.64
2	—	425	230.00–242.50	236.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	197.50–210.00	203.60
1	—	795	175.00	175.00
1	—	555	207.50	207.50
1	—	685	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	727	179.00–182.00	180.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,115	84.00	84.00
6	—	1,325	95.00–98.00	96.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,032	70.00–73.00	71.42
9	—	1,034	77.00–83.00	79.98
7	—	1,076	93.00–98.00	94.80
11	—	1,176	85.00–91.00	86.80
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	76.00	76.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	92.00	92.00
2	—	1,010	79.00	79.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,729	96.00–104.00	100.57
8	—	1,458	77.00–90.00	85.20
2	—	1,823	105.00–110.00	107.57

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,113	82.00–103.00	92.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,278	1,375.00–1,900.00	1,600.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	975	900.00–1,375.00	1,074.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	84.00	84.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,068	95.00–102.00	98.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	96.00	96.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	565	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	523	400.00–525.00	456.46
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	90.00	90.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	853	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,115.32
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,480	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	1,850.00–1,925.00	1,887.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,258	1,475.00–1,575.00	1,532.88

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