Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 8.00-15.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 9.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-6.00, mostly 4.00 higher. Advertised Bred heifers brought up to 2700.00 per head. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, on a light test, Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $262.14/cwt on 183 head.

Average price

$262.14

183 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,351

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$640

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

$74.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.67

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	265.85	1,412	152
Medium and Large 1-2	421	258.71	1,088	7thin
Medium and Large 2	451	249.39	1,124	20
Medium and Large 3	404	191.04	772	4thin

One grade step is worth $74.81/cwt here — about $640 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 sale183 hd

262.14

—

AR average8 barns · 1,806 hd

261.47

+0.67

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	1,889	108.50	2,050	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,306	99.58	1,301	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	999	81.41	813	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	81.00	739	2thin

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)	986	$1,058	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	760	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$923	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,098	$2,473	68
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	964	$1,896	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	984	$1,727	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,325	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	760	$1,325	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,170	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,773	$1,997	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,259	8
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,550	1thin

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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	79.70/cwt	74.00–84.00	696	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,170.15/head	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,170	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	300.15/cwt	275.00–317.50	1,258	30
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,011	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	185.52/cwt	182.50–190.00	1,310	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	313.28/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,159	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	213.46/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,545	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	680	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	252.15/cwt	237.50–259.00	958	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	253.70/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,329	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	235.22/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,461	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	316.14/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,050	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	220.33/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,152	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	240.65/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,032	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	217.53/cwt	215.00–220.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	219.06/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,067	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	715	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,380	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	254.05/cwt	240.00–265.00	828	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	200.83/cwt	165.00–235.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	243.45/cwt	237.00–252.50	1,400	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	228.83/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,023	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	264.64/cwt	252.50–275.00	1,220	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	265.16/cwt	245.00–280.00	976	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	266.73/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,115	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	964	185.51/cwt	183.00–188.00	1,788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	808	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	492	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,284	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	228.63/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,105	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,337	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	228.75/cwt	207.50–250.00	1,281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	262.33/cwt	250.00–270.00	816	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	609	224.98/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,370	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,230	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	238.51/cwt	227.50–255.00	1,259	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	990	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	102.46/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,417	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,228	100.03/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,228	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	210.53/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,318	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	726	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,348	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,040	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	76.60/cwt	74.00–81.00	803	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,039	86.58/cwt	82.00–89.00	900	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	850	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	595	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	783	75.56/cwt	74.00–77.00	592	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	860	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	559	2
Bulls	—	—	2,015	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	2,035	1
Bulls	—	—	1,847	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	2,050	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	1,727.16/head	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,727	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	810	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	845	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	94.09/cwt	93.00–95.00	685	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	2,472.66/head	1,225.00–2,700.00	2,473	68
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,213	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	93.09/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,080	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	1,896.35/head	1,100.00–2,225.00	1,896	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	234.50/cwt	225.00–252.50	1,097	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	1,048	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	223.83/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,059	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	219.18/cwt	202.50–225.00	1,247	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	178.35/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	1,150	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	225.61/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,293	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	495	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	965	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	915	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	183.95/cwt	170.00–205.00	883	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	940	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	895	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	197.04/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,324	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	263.93/cwt	250.00–276.00	1,251	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,773	1,996.90/head	1,825.00–2,150.00	1,997	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,441.46/head	1,150.00–1,650.00	1,441	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	1,242.57/head	1,075.00–1,410.00	1,243	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	875	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	997.52/head	850.00–1,100.00	998	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,362.81/head	1,225.00–1,600.00	1,363	3

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 Jan 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 480Last week 446Year ago 937

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 71Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 111Last week 35Year ago 120

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)	2	—	873	74.00–84.00	79.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	115.00	115.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,160	89.00–97.00	93.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	975	850.00–1,100.00	997.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,080	1,225.00–1,600.00	1,362.81
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	845	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	700.00	700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	825	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,170.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,325.00	1,325.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	984	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,727.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	760	1,325.00	1,325.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	68	—	1,098	1,225.00–2,700.00	2,472.66
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	964	1,100.00–2,225.00	1,896.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	575.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,168	1,150.00–1,650.00	1,441.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	958	1,075.00–1,410.00	1,242.57
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	728	93.00–95.00	94.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,773	1,825.00–2,150.00	1,996.90
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,550.00	1,550.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	115.00	115.00
30	—	419	275.00–317.50	300.15
18	—	370	300.00–320.00	313.28
1	—	790	207.50	207.50
8	—	724	195.00–225.00	213.46
9	—	524	240.00–260.00	253.70
21	—	621	230.00–247.50	235.22
9	—	332	300.00–332.50	316.14
1	—	865	182.50	182.50
16	—	575	237.00–252.50	243.45
14	—	461	252.50–275.00	264.64
2	—	678	222.50–235.00	228.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	182.50	182.50
2	—	525	220.00–237.50	228.83
3	—	368	245.00–280.00	265.16
6	—	418	260.00–270.00	266.73
1	—	650	225.00	225.00
1	—	475	220.00	220.00
2	—	560	207.50–250.00	228.75
4	—	311	250.00–270.00	262.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	217.50	217.50
2	—	318	165.00–235.00	200.83
1	—	515	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	135.00	135.00
4	—	964	183.00–188.00	185.51
3	—	808	207.00	207.00
1	—	1,105	145.00	145.00
12	—	450	297.00	297.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	287.50	287.50
3	—	430	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	492	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	706	182.50–190.00	185.52
18	—	380	237.50–259.00	252.15
18	—	523	210.00–227.50	220.33
20	—	429	232.50–245.00	240.65
7	—	326	240.00–265.00	254.05
11	—	626	200.00–220.00	210.53
11	—	468	225.00–252.50	234.50
7	—	569	202.50–225.00	219.18
3	—	757	175.00–180.00	178.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	192.50	192.50
2	—	420	215.00–220.00	217.53
6	—	487	215.00–222.50	219.06
1	—	580	190.00	190.00
1	—	325	205.00	205.00
1	—	390	197.50	197.50
1	—	625	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	715	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	175.00	175.00
1	—	360	195.00	195.00
1	—	560	185.00	185.00
4	—	480	170.00–205.00	183.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,150	142.50	142.50
1	—	965	157.50	157.50
2	—	915	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	473	220.00–230.00	223.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	609	210.00–240.00	224.98
24	—	528	227.50–255.00	238.51
4	—	573	220.00–232.50	225.61
1	—	775	190.00	190.00
1	—	825	170.00	170.00
1	—	940	135.00	135.00
1	—	895	160.00	160.00
8	—	672	190.00–215.00	197.04
8	—	474	250.00–276.00	263.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	594	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	110.00	110.00
1	—	570	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	102.00–103.00	102.46
4	—	1,228	97.00–101.00	100.03
1	—	1,465	92.00	92.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	80.00	80.00
1	—	885	82.00	82.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	99.00	99.00
6	—	1,048	74.00–81.00	76.60
13	—	1,039	82.00–89.00	86.58
1	—	850	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	74.00–77.00	75.56
2	—	860	65.00	65.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,015	101.00	101.00
3	—	1,847	111.00	111.00

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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I-40 Livestock Auction

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I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

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