Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.39/cwt on 327 head.

Average price

$132.39

327 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$52

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$24.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.77

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	419	135.45	567	29
Medium and Large 1	491	134.08	658	243
Medium and Large 2	488	124.83	609	49
Medium and Large 3	557	111.09	619	6thin

One grade step is worth $24.36/cwt here — about −$52 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 sale327 hd

132.39

—

AR average8 barns · 2,200 hd

130.62

+1.77

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	—	High	1,714	79.45	1,362	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,315	56.84	747	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,110	56.55	628	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,118	52.68	589	56

Every lot, as filed

118 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	135.24/cwt	132.00–140.00	580	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	136.18/cwt	130.00–146.00	636	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	412	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	587	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	526	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	726	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	607	126.93/cwt	126.00–127.00	770	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	472	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	649	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	593	122.66/cwt	120.00–124.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	624	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	379	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	531	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	505	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	116.02/cwt	110.00–121.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	118.95/cwt	115.00–125.00	615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	122.80/cwt	119.00–125.00	691	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	133.20/cwt	128.00–137.00	502	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	131.09/cwt	129.00–135.00	549	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	125.96/cwt	120.00–134.00	612	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	104.27/cwt	95.00–113.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	115.67/cwt	111.00–118.00	558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	129.80/cwt	129.00–131.00	871	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	136.68/cwt	132.00–140.00	785	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	147.80/cwt	143.00–153.00	699	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	143.55/cwt	134.50–148.00	540	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	119.80/cwt	118.00–126.00	810	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	143.16/cwt	137.50–151.00	470	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	126.61/cwt	123.00–130.00	780	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	132.15/cwt	129.00–135.00	689	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	129.30/cwt	120.00–132.00	747	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	119.80/cwt	114.00–121.00	846	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	571	122.31/cwt	120.00–124.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	122.30/cwt	116.00–125.00	654	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	128.16/cwt	124.00–138.00	609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	127.49/cwt	127.00–128.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	970	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	131.98/cwt	120.00–138.00	751	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	135.26/cwt	130.00–141.00	702	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	492	139.85/cwt	135.00–147.00	688	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	125.81/cwt	122.00–130.00	845	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	127.60/cwt	125.00–132.00	796	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	114.17/cwt	114.00–115.00	873	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	542	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	530	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	745	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	895	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	322	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	840	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	470	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	795	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	374	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	59.89/cwt	58.00–62.00	704	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	57.21/cwt	54.00–61.00	634	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	47.65/cwt	46.00–50.00	495	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	55.69/cwt	53.50–57.50	712	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	59.09/cwt	56.50–61.50	812	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,145	48.55/cwt	47.00–50.00	556	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	811	35.94/cwt	29.00–43.00	291	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	803	43.47/cwt	43.00–44.00	349	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	855	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	445	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	55.16/cwt	53.00–57.50	630	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	51.00/cwt	43.00–54.50	615	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	59.02/cwt	58.00–60.00	688	12
Bulls	—	—	1,925	86.28/cwt	84.00–89.50	1,661	4
Bulls	—	—	1,623	81.51/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,323	2
Bulls	—	—	1,383	63.73/cwt	58.00–70.00	881	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	564	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,048	59.28/cwt	52.00–66.00	621	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,014	80.94/cwt	60.00–98.00	821	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	911.04/cwt	900.00–925.00	8,482	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	975	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,007	768.33/cwt	650.00–875.00	7,737	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	625.00/cwt	600.00–650.00	6,563	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,023	966.67/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	9,889	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	925	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	176.60/cwt	172.50–182.50	581	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	169.63/cwt	164.00–180.00	624	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	145.80/cwt	140.00–149.00	780	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	137.53/cwt	130.00–138.00	860	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	157.34/cwt	150.00–165.00	677	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	835	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	388	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	128.44/cwt	127.00–130.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	158.94/cwt	152.00–167.50	523	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	154.41/cwt	150.00–161.00	577	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	148.12/cwt	142.00–155.00	630	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	143.75/cwt	140.00–156.00	681	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	518	133.75/cwt	133.00–135.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	441	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	670	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	518	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	668	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	145.43/cwt	140.00–151.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	129.50/cwt	124.00–135.00	635	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	490	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	157	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	555	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	222	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	995.45/cwt	750.00–1,200.00	10,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,735	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	21,688	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	765	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	900	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	599	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 Jun 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 806Last week 420Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 65Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	429	132.00–140.00	135.24
54	—	467	130.00–146.00	136.18
23	—	376	134.50–148.00	143.55
13	—	676	118.00–126.00	119.80
13	—	328	137.50–151.00	143.16
11	—	616	123.00–130.00	126.61
11	—	521	129.00–135.00	132.15
8	—	578	120.00–132.00	129.30
6	—	706	114.00–121.00	119.80
1	—	875	101.00	101.00
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	412	142.50	142.50
10	—	526	138.00	138.00
15	—	607	126.00–127.00	126.93
20	—	472	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	120.00–124.00	122.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	442	133.00	133.00
8	—	491	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	379	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	132.50	132.50
1	—	730	95.00	95.00
2	—	655	117.00–118.00	117.50
3	—	608	110.00–121.00	116.02
5	—	517	115.00–125.00	118.95
5	—	563	119.00–125.00	122.80
6	—	377	128.00–137.00	133.20
9	—	419	129.00–135.00	131.09
16	—	486	120.00–134.00	125.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	111.00	111.00
2	—	675	95.00–113.00	104.27
3	—	482	111.00–118.00	115.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	120.00–124.00	122.31
1	—	530	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	81.00	81.00
1	—	1,355	75.00	75.00
2	—	298	180.00	180.00
5	—	671	129.00–131.00	129.80
7	—	574	132.00–140.00	136.68
13	—	473	143.00–153.00	147.80
14	—	329	172.50–182.50	176.60
16	—	368	164.00–180.00	169.63
22	—	535	140.00–149.00	145.80
30	—	625	130.00–138.00	137.53
35	—	430	150.00–165.00	157.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	138.00	138.00
1	—	835	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	127.00–130.00	128.44
2	—	570	136.00	136.00
7	—	329	152.00–167.50	158.94
7	—	374	150.00–161.00	154.41
20	—	425	142.00–155.00	148.12
33	—	474	140.00–156.00	143.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	133.00–135.00	133.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	441	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	518	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	149.00	149.00
1	—	430	137.00	137.00
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
2	—	375	140.00–151.00	145.43
2	—	490	124.00–135.00	129.50
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	32.00	32.00
1	—	555	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	535	116.00–125.00	122.30
4	—	475	124.00–138.00	128.16
2	—	583	127.00–128.00	127.49
1	—	970	90.00	90.00
1	—	705	116.00	116.00
1	—	605	122.00	122.00
1	—	435	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	569	120.00–138.00	131.98
18	—	519	130.00–141.00	135.26
14	—	492	135.00–147.00	139.85
13	—	672	122.00–130.00	125.81
8	—	624	125.00–132.00	127.60
6	—	765	114.00–115.00	114.17
2	—	408	132.00	132.00
1	—	700	124.00	124.00
1	—	365	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	542	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	530	140.50	140.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	36.00	36.00
1	—	840	56.00	56.00
1	—	795	47.00	47.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,175	58.00–62.00	59.89
6	—	1,108	54.00–61.00	57.21
3	—	1,038	46.00–50.00	47.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,278	53.50–57.50	55.69
15	—	1,374	56.50–61.50	59.09
2	—	1,145	47.00–50.00	48.55
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	811	29.00–43.00	35.94
2	—	803	43.00–44.00	43.47
1	—	855	52.00	52.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,143	53.00–57.50	55.16
15	—	1,205	43.00–54.50	51.00
12	—	1,166	58.00–60.00	59.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,925	84.00–89.50	86.28
2	—	1,623	81.00–82.00	81.51
2	—	1,383	58.00–70.00	63.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	54.00	54.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,048	52.00–66.00	59.28
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,014	60.00–98.00	80.94
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	931	900.00–925.00	911.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,007	650.00–875.00	768.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	600.00–650.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,023	850.00–1,100.00	966.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	925	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	60.00	60.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	66.50	66.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	750.00–1,200.00	995.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,735	1,250.00	1,250.00

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

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

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