Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 8.00 higher, 400-600 lb weights sold 7.00-16.00, mostly 12.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 7.00-18.00, mostly 11.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, On a light test, Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $208.04/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$208.04

172 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,030

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$730

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

$150.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.14

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	220.93	1,142	112
Medium and Large 1-2	418	209.57	876	15thin
Medium and Large 2	460	200.49	922	19thin
Medium and Large 3	457	168.53	770	23
Small and Medium 3	588	70.00	412	3thin

One grade step is worth $150.93/cwt here — about $730 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 sale172 hd

208.04

—

AR average9 barns · 1,540 hd

213.18

−5.14

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	1,506	88.92	1,339	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,423	94.45	1,344	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	88.00	990	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,112	86.46	961	46

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)	938	$1,030	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	628	$879	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	728	$873	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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	—	613	212.17/cwt	212.00–212.50	1,301	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	817	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	168.49/cwt	130.00–197.50	553	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	217.33/cwt	203.00–223.00	1,152	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	435	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	665	216.11/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	648	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	718	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	235.16/cwt	222.50–240.00	753	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	186.93/cwt	180.00–197.50	1,361	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	213.67/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,222	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	965	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	238.35/cwt	222.50–245.00	894	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	235.78/cwt	225.00–245.00	995	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	885	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	207.75/cwt	190.00–213.00	1,301	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	470	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	915	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	176.27/cwt	175.00–177.50	1,357	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	220.12/cwt	202.50–231.00	1,241	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,176	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,339	90.98/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,218	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	90.41/cwt	86.00–98.00	1,090	7
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	705	535.00/head	535.00–535.00	535	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	873.26/head	735.00–1,025.00	873	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,049	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	878.57/head	850.00–910.00	879	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	122.78/cwt	118.00–127.50	1,056	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,133	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	—	—	1,788	97.97/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,752	2
Bulls	—	—	1,393	85.30/cwt	76.00–89.00	1,188	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,047	99.43/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,041	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	84.07/cwt	82.00–85.00	903	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	845	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	406	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	990	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	89.37/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,035	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	998	71.99/cwt	71.00–75.00	718	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	103.71/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	905	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,187	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	228.68/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,196	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	566	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,330	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	976	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,616	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	234.94/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,034	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	211.23/cwt	207.50–215.00	1,105	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	688	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	255.46/cwt	230.00–272.50	825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	233.61/cwt	215.00–237.00	1,290	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,228	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	209.88/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	488	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,293	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	635	224.59/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,426	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	269.62/cwt	255.00–292.50	1,159	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	311.12/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,027	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	203.75/cwt	202.50–205.00	1,202	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	600	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,003	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	710	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	246.34/cwt	235.00–262.50	1,175	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	305.50/cwt	282.50–320.00	1,133	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	916	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	655	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	355	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,098	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	213.45/cwt	205.00–227.50	988	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	186.43/cwt	175.00–195.00	960	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	208.22/cwt	200.00–222.50	974	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	615	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,438	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	495	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	204.37/cwt	190.00–212.50	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	955	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	188.61/cwt	170.00–210.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	179.61/cwt	170.00–197.50	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	511	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,155	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	176.27/cwt	142.50–195.00	850	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,367	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	91.36/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,311	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	914	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 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 498Last week 646Year ago 561

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 102Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 35Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	212.00–212.50	212.17
1	—	935	160.00	160.00
1	—	835	170.00	170.00
1	—	760	197.50	197.50
24	—	530	203.00–223.00	217.33
1	—	450	225.00	225.00
5	—	320	222.50–240.00	235.16
1	—	710	175.00	175.00
21	—	572	205.00–225.00	213.67
18	—	375	222.50–245.00	238.35
15	—	422	225.00–245.00	235.78
1	—	675	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	393	208.00	208.00
3	—	432	212.50	212.50
3	—	345	220.00	220.00
2	—	595	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	328	130.00–197.50	168.49
1	—	645	165.00	165.00
1	—	555	165.00	165.00
1	—	670	130.00	130.00
1	—	730	127.50	127.50
1	—	355	152.50	152.50
3	—	417	170.00–197.50	179.61
9	—	482	142.50–195.00	176.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	222.50	222.50
6	—	515	175.00–195.00	186.43
7	—	468	200.00–222.50	208.22
3	—	335	190.00–212.50	204.37
1	—	400	212.50	212.50
1	—	590	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	220.00	220.00
1	—	505	202.50	202.50
1	—	470	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	215.00–217.50	216.11
2	—	648	217.00	217.00
2	—	718	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	75.00	75.00
1	—	615	52.50	52.50
1	—	495	82.50	82.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	220.00	220.00
4	—	511	226.00	226.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	728	180.00–197.50	186.93
1	—	655	210.00	210.00
1	—	885	177.50	177.50
5	—	626	190.00–213.00	207.75
1	—	915	155.00	155.00
2	—	770	175.00–177.50	176.27
10	—	564	202.50–231.00	220.12
1	—	820	170.00	170.00
1	—	480	245.00	245.00
1	—	1,010	117.50	117.50
5	—	523	225.00–237.50	228.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	212.50	212.50
1	—	585	197.50	197.50
1	—	905	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,050	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	140.00	140.00
1	—	580	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	566	235.00	235.00
2	—	688	218.00	218.00
3	—	488	265.00	265.00
5	—	635	224.00–225.00	224.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	976	171.00	171.00
13	—	755	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	177.50	177.50
1	—	350	162.50	162.50
1	—	490	150.00	150.00
1	—	535	187.50	187.50
1	—	415	192.50	192.50
3	—	323	170.00–210.00	188.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	440	200.00–250.00	234.94
2	—	523	207.50–215.00	211.23
3	—	323	230.00–272.50	255.46
1	—	770	185.00	185.00
2	—	590	202.50–205.00	203.75
1	—	740	187.50	187.50
4	—	463	205.00–227.50	213.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	552	215.00–237.00	233.61
2	—	620	205.00–215.00	209.88
1	—	975	147.50	147.50
23	—	430	255.00–292.50	269.62
15	—	330	285.00–330.00	311.12
12	—	477	235.00–262.50	246.34
12	—	371	282.50–320.00	305.50
1	—	710	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	605	203.00	203.00
3	—	398	276.00	276.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	62.50	62.50
1	—	710	60.00	60.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	217.50	217.50
1	—	955	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	201.00	201.00

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)	4	—	1,339	83.00–94.00	90.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,206	86.00–98.00	90.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	90.00	90.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	91.00	91.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	705	535.00	535.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	728	735.00–1,025.00	873.26
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	628	850.00–910.00	878.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,150.00	1,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	118.00–127.50	122.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,788	94.00–101.00	97.97
5	—	1,393	76.00–89.00	85.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,047	98.00–103.00	99.43
10	—	1,074	82.00–85.00	84.07
28	—	1,158	86.00–95.00	89.37
4	—	998	71.00–75.00	71.99
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	48.00	48.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	88.00	88.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	99.00–108.00	103.71
6	—	1,435	91.00–92.00	91.36

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