Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Several groups of Value Added cattle sold with an up to 10.00 premium. Value Added denotes cattle weaned at least 45 days, castrated and who have been administered 2 sets of preconditioning vaccines. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.06/cwt on 429 head.

Average price

$146.06

429 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$850

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$33.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.45

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	428	154.60	661	20
Medium and Large 1	627	148.13	929	321
Medium and Large 2	439	140.63	618	70
Medium and Large 3	502	120.69	606	18thin

One grade step is worth $33.91/cwt here — about $55 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 sale429 hd

146.06

—

AR average9 barns · 1,643 hd

147.50

−1.45

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	1,470	79.05	1,162	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,234	62.06	766	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	998	53.99	539	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	963	48.75	470	31

Every lot, as filed

107 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	—	313	141.92/cwt	140.00–147.50	444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	140.93/cwt	138.00–144.00	531	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	144.87/cwt	140.00–149.00	616	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	137.57/cwt	134.00–140.00	641	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	134.13/cwt	130.00–136.00	697	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	840	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	966	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	713	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	945	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	628	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	134.72/cwt	133.00–137.00	829	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	470	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	679	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	686	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	895	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	534	140.02/cwt	137.50–140.50	748	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	683	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	595	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	113.95/cwt	110.00–118.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	112.67/cwt	111.00–116.00	825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	129.80/cwt	125.00–135.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	128.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	131.91/cwt	122.00–138.00	549	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	125.08/cwt	124.00–128.00	657	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	931	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	121.53/cwt	118.00–125.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	678	101.66/cwt	100.00–105.00	689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	125.33/cwt	123.00–127.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	810	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	127.46/cwt	126.00–129.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	925	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	692	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	135.21/cwt	132.00–139.00	707	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	133.48/cwt	132.00–136.00	778	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	583	127.33/cwt	126.00–128.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	880	56.98/cwt	56.00–58.00	501	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	873	47.05/cwt	45.00–49.00	411	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	60.29/cwt	59.00–62.00	699	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	49.65/cwt	45.00–53.00	476	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,247	62.37/cwt	60.00–65.00	778	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,100	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	649	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	848	51.84/cwt	50.00–54.00	440	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	801	35.70/cwt	33.00–38.00	286	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	847	45.70/cwt	45.00–47.00	387	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,047	48.16/cwt	35.00–53.50	504	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,027	55.46/cwt	54.00–57.00	570	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	62.78/cwt	62.00–63.50	822	2
Bulls	—	—	1,325	74.59/cwt	65.00–79.00	988	3
Bulls	—	—	1,688	85.74/cwt	85.50–86.00	1,447	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	870	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	644	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	880	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,940	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,779	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	124.46/cwt	115.00–127.00	596	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	111.49/cwt	110.00–113.00	578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	132.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	542	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	515	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	140.30/cwt	132.00–147.00	596	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	146.13/cwt	142.50–154.00	554	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	114.33/cwt	110.00–119.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	845	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	175.29/cwt	171.00–180.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	146.69/cwt	142.00–154.00	698	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	157.59/cwt	148.00–162.00	643	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	165.86/cwt	153.00–172.00	610	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	332	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	469	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	732	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	626	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	880	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	908	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,171	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	578	151.05/cwt	147.50–154.00	873	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	711	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	988	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	797	140.83/cwt	138.50–141.00	1,122	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	528	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	829	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	713	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	398	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	625	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	124.56/cwt	121.00–128.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	123.91/cwt	121.00–127.00	958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	150.14/cwt	145.00–156.00	485	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	134.17/cwt	132.00–137.00	707	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	138.32/cwt	131.00–145.00	651	12

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 842Last week 357Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 14Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	313	140.00–147.50	141.92
9	—	377	138.00–144.00	140.93
9	—	425	140.00–149.00	144.87
12	—	466	134.00–140.00	137.57
29	—	520	130.00–136.00	134.13
3	—	742	125.50	125.50
2	—	638	123.00	123.00
1	—	820	118.00	118.00
1	—	780	118.00	118.00
1	—	690	121.00	121.00
1	—	560	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	840	115.00	115.00
7	—	713	132.50	132.50
14	—	420	149.50	149.50
14	—	615	133.00–137.00	134.72
15	—	470	144.50	144.50
57	—	686	130.50	130.50
88	—	534	137.50–140.50	140.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	130.00	130.00
3	—	485	129.00	129.00
5	—	415	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	495	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	136.00	136.00
2	—	568	124.00	124.00
2	—	633	110.00–118.00	113.95
3	—	732	111.00–116.00	112.67
4	—	476	125.00–135.00	129.80
5	—	362	125.00–130.00	128.59
7	—	416	122.00–138.00	131.91
9	—	525	124.00–128.00	125.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	100.00	100.00
1	—	475	96.00	96.00
1	—	590	112.00	112.00
2	—	520	110.00–119.00	114.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	118.00–125.00	121.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	100.00–105.00	101.66
1	—	435	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	123.00–127.00	125.33
2	—	810	106.00	106.00
2	—	483	126.00–129.00	127.46
1	—	925	97.00	97.00
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
1	—	605	124.00	124.00
1	—	535	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	692	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	523	132.00–139.00	135.21
4	—	583	132.00–136.00	133.48
1	—	835	110.00	110.00
1	—	755	118.00	118.00
1	—	660	128.00	128.00
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	126.00–128.00	127.33
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
1	—	495	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	479	115.00–127.00	124.46
5	—	576	114.00	114.00
2	—	518	110.00–113.00	111.49
2	—	368	130.00–135.00	132.62
1	—	605	117.00	117.00
1	—	430	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	425	132.00–147.00	140.30
19	—	379	142.50–154.00	146.13
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
2	—	565	121.00–128.00	124.56
2	—	773	121.00–127.00	123.91
6	—	323	145.00–156.00	150.14
6	—	527	132.00–137.00	134.17
12	—	471	131.00–145.00	138.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	135.00	135.00
1	—	845	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	137.00	137.00
1	—	815	131.00	131.00
2	—	325	171.00–180.00	175.29
7	—	476	142.00–154.00	146.69
10	—	408	148.00–162.00	157.59
12	—	368	153.00–172.00	165.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	332	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	469	156.00	156.00
21	—	626	140.50	140.50
24	—	908	129.00	129.00
29	—	578	147.50–154.00	151.05
46	—	711	139.00	139.00
58	—	797	138.50–141.00	140.83
90	—	528	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	472	151.00	151.00
12	—	398	157.00	157.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	56.00–58.00	56.98
2	—	873	45.00–49.00	47.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,159	59.00–62.00	60.29
4	—	959	45.00–53.00	49.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,247	60.00–65.00	62.37
1	—	1,100	59.00	59.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	848	50.00–54.00	51.84
5	—	801	33.00–38.00	35.70
3	—	847	45.00–47.00	45.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,047	35.00–53.50	48.16
5	—	1,027	54.00–57.00	55.46
2	—	1,310	62.00–63.50	62.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,325	65.00–79.00	74.59
2	—	1,688	85.50–86.00	85.74

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	74.00	74.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	575.00	575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	52.00	52.00

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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