Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher, except 400-500 lb weights selling 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 3.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Several groups of very Fancy tiger-stripe heifers sold with a very high premium. 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 $139.02/cwt on 206 head.

Average price

$139.02

206 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$35.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.44

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	144.25	695	162
Medium and Large 2	485	120.70	586	32
Medium and Large 1-2	603	120.06	724	9thin
Medium and Large 3	493	109.00	538	3thin

One grade step is worth $35.25/cwt here — about $157 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 sale206 hd

139.02

—

AR average8 barns · 1,385 hd

134.58

+4.44

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	1,410	79.10	1,116	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,158	57.63	667	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	963	54.83	528	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	935	49.47	463	14

Every lot, as filed

101 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 2	—	365	129.39/cwt	123.00–135.00	472	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	115.78/cwt	110.00–122.00	597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	116.64/cwt	110.00–120.00	731	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	120.40/cwt	118.00–124.00	506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	122.48/cwt	115.00–128.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	109.95/cwt	106.00–114.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	118.50/cwt	114.00–123.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	498	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	677	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	128.95/cwt	123.00–133.00	669	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	133.25/cwt	130.00–136.00	630	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	124.36/cwt	120.00–125.50	820	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	134.55/cwt	131.00–144.00	557	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	137.08/cwt	134.00–142.00	459	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	126.31/cwt	124.50–130.00	709	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	435	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	326	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	650	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	438	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	795	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	394	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	755	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	462	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	278	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	248	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	117.25/cwt	115.00–118.00	606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	120.48/cwt	115.00–126.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	945	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	810	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	130.96/cwt	127.00–136.00	743	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	135.96/cwt	134.00–138.00	725	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	124.97/cwt	120.00–129.00	770	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	117.45/cwt	116.00–119.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	955	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	945	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	775	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	665	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	595	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	708	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	888	55.00/cwt	52.00–59.00	488	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	870	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	409	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	60.01/cwt	58.00–62.00	596	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	48.57/cwt	47.00–50.00	476	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	610	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,185	60.13/cwt	57.50–63.00	713	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,095	51.80/cwt	50.00–55.00	567	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	821	42.08/cwt	36.00–49.00	345	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	890	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	418	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	815	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	408	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	57.46/cwt	56.00–59.50	619	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	945	48.92/cwt	48.00–50.00	462	2
Bulls	—	—	1,595	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,356	2
Bulls	—	—	1,313	79.26/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,041	2
Bulls	—	—	1,235	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	827	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	725	100.61/cwt	94.00–106.00	729	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,363	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,176	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	905	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	588	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,133	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,064	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	1,105	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	630	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	960	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	124.96/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,037	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	155.16/cwt	152.00–157.50	587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	129.67/cwt	129.00–130.00	813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	132.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	898	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	137.93/cwt	134.00–144.00	723	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	140.06/cwt	138.00–148.00	671	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	146.33/cwt	144.00–152.00	635	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	657	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	519	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	742	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	642	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	532	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	125.98/cwt	121.00–131.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	131.00/cwt	126.00–136.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	141.33/cwt	131.00–148.00	458	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	136.08/cwt	130.00–143.00	514	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	132.89/cwt	127.00–142.00	557	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	134.57/cwt	128.00–144.00	634	15

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 Jul 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 435Last week 817Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 82Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 46Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	365	123.00–135.00	129.39
6	—	516	110.00–122.00	115.78
5	—	627	110.00–120.00	116.64
5	—	420	118.00–124.00	120.40
4	—	468	115.00–128.00	122.48
2	—	658	106.00–114.00	109.95
2	—	570	114.00–123.00	118.50
1	—	320	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	557	122.50	122.50
4	—	660	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	498	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	519	123.00–133.00	128.95
21	—	473	130.00–136.00	133.25
13	—	659	120.00–125.50	124.36
13	—	414	131.00–144.00	134.55
12	—	335	134.00–142.00	137.08
10	—	561	124.50–130.00	126.31
3	—	773	117.00	117.00
2	—	623	120.00–125.00	122.43
1	—	920	107.00	107.00
1	—	805	111.00	111.00
1	—	725	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
1	—	590	112.00	112.00
1	—	435	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	326	199.50	199.50
11	—	438	181.50	181.50
8	—	394	191.50	191.50
3	—	462	187.00	187.00
2	—	278	180.00	180.00
2	—	248	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	104.00	104.00
1	—	485	118.00	118.00
1	—	590	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	517	115.00–118.00	117.25
3	—	483	120.00	120.00
2	—	563	115.00–126.00	120.48
1	—	945	71.00	71.00
1	—	810	92.00	92.00
1	—	620	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	567	127.00–136.00	130.96
9	—	533	134.00–138.00	135.96
5	—	616	120.00–129.00	124.97
2	—	673	116.00–119.00	117.45
1	—	955	100.00	100.00
1	—	945	101.00	101.00
1	—	820	116.00	116.00
1	—	455	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	97.00	97.00
1	—	665	102.00	102.00
1	—	610	101.00	101.00
1	—	595	119.00	119.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	57.00	57.00
1	—	960	66.00	66.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	117.00	117.00
1	—	445	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	163.00	163.00
1	—	585	132.00	132.00
1	—	755	131.00	131.00
2	—	830	122.00–128.00	124.96
3	—	378	152.00–157.50	155.16
3	—	627	129.00–130.00	129.67
4	—	675	130.00–134.00	132.99
6	—	524	134.00–144.00	137.93
7	—	479	138.00–148.00	140.06
13	—	434	144.00–152.00	146.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	657	139.00	139.00
8	—	519	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	131.00	131.00
16	—	454	141.50	141.50
18	—	371	143.50	143.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	124.00	124.00
1	—	665	123.00	123.00
2	—	533	121.00–131.00	125.98
2	—	585	126.00–136.00	131.00
4	—	324	131.00–148.00	141.33
5	—	378	130.00–143.00	136.08
7	—	419	127.00–142.00	132.89
15	—	471	128.00–144.00	134.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	888	52.00–59.00	55.00
1	—	870	47.00	47.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	993	58.00–62.00	60.01
2	—	980	47.00–50.00	48.57
1	—	1,130	54.00	54.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,185	57.50–63.00	60.13
3	—	1,095	50.00–55.00	51.80
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	821	36.00–49.00	42.08
1	—	890	47.00	47.00
1	—	815	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,078	56.00–59.50	57.46
2	—	945	48.00–50.00	48.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,313	77.00–82.00	79.26
1	—	1,235	67.00	67.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	725	94.00–106.00	100.61
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	65.00	65.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,133	800.00	800.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle