Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, with several very high dressing offerings selling 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.41/cwt on 190 head.

Average price

$127.41

190 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$11.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.01

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	128.48	698	140
Medium and Large 2	452	124.71	564	48
Medium and Large 3	453	117.00	529	2thin

One grade step is worth $11.48/cwt here — about $169 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 sale190 hd

127.41

—

AR average9 barns · 1,266 hd

130.42

−3.01

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	1,638	84.47	1,384	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,400	61.78	865	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,046	51.71	541	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	990	48.08	476	23

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	655	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	125.98/cwt	118.00–131.00	535	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	125.34/cwt	118.00–131.00	589	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	117.31/cwt	113.00–122.00	608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	128.06/cwt	124.00–134.00	485	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	132.08/cwt	127.00–135.00	428	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	119.45/cwt	118.00–121.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	128.82/cwt	124.00–133.00	729	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	129.08/cwt	124.00–137.00	679	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	129.59/cwt	125.00–136.00	614	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	138.30/cwt	131.00–146.50	582	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	119.89/cwt	117.00–122.00	858	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	138.03/cwt	131.00–141.00	516	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	125.33/cwt	120.00–130.00	787	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	142.18/cwt	135.00–148.00	468	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	124.94/cwt	121.00–128.00	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	730	102.03/cwt	100.00–104.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	470	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	120.03/cwt	118.00–122.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	137.67/cwt	134.00–141.00	721	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	135.81/cwt	132.00–139.00	770	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	133.90/cwt	129.00–136.00	825	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	138.33/cwt	136.00–145.00	668	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	131.93/cwt	126.00–137.00	879	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	117.65/cwt	115.00–120.00	865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	490	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	627	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	830	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	224	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	46.24/cwt	30.00–54.00	464	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	57.06/cwt	55.00–61.00	585	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,298	67.02/cwt	65.00–69.00	870	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	64.54/cwt	62.00–68.00	896	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	60.23/cwt	58.00–61.50	888	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,095	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	580	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	856	33.64/cwt	25.00–43.00	288	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	870	47.95/cwt	46.00–49.00	417	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	905	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	462	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	47.81/cwt	39.00–52.00	482	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	56.43/cwt	54.00–58.00	631	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	755	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	85.58/cwt	84.50–87.00	1,498	4
Bulls	—	—	1,415	82.24/cwt	82.00–82.50	1,164	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	810	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	486	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	817	97.15/cwt	80.00–108.00	794	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,439	1,097.20/cwt	925.00–1,175.00	15,789	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,379	1,203.67/cwt	1,150.00–1,350.00	16,599	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	136.20/cwt	127.00–139.00	580	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	138.05/cwt	132.50–144.00	520	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	135.28/cwt	131.00–137.50	625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	131.03/cwt	128.00–133.00	675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	140.33/cwt	140.00–141.00	452	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	145.76/cwt	141.00–152.00	630	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	154.11/cwt	150.00–165.00	583	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	141.49/cwt	135.00–150.00	761	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	143.98/cwt	140.00–150.00	677	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	917	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	154.06/cwt	147.50–157.50	498	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	136.94/cwt	135.00–141.00	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	950	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 Aug 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 436Last week 505Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 142Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 63Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
1	—	470	116.00	116.00
1	—	375	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	127.00–139.00	136.20
6	—	377	132.50–144.00	138.05
5	—	462	131.00–137.50	135.28
3	—	515	128.00–133.00	131.03
3	—	322	140.00–141.00	140.33
1	—	675	131.00	131.00
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	432	141.00–152.00	145.76
22	—	378	150.00–165.00	154.11
14	—	538	135.00–150.00	141.49
9	—	470	140.00–150.00	143.98
7	—	679	135.00	135.00
6	—	323	147.50–157.50	154.06
3	—	634	138.00	138.00
3	—	578	135.00–141.00	136.94
1	—	1,060	106.00	106.00
1	—	805	124.00	124.00
1	—	725	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	115.00	115.00
1	—	355	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	425	118.00–131.00	125.98
12	—	470	118.00–131.00	125.34
6	—	518	113.00–122.00	117.31
6	—	379	124.00–134.00	128.06
4	—	324	127.00–135.00	132.08
2	—	620	118.00–121.00	119.45
2	—	558	121.00–122.00	121.50
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	566	124.00–133.00	128.82
28	—	526	124.00–137.00	129.08
18	—	474	125.00–136.00	129.59
13	—	421	131.00–146.50	138.30
11	—	716	117.00–122.00	119.89
11	—	374	131.00–141.00	138.03
8	—	765	115.00	115.00
8	—	628	120.00–130.00	125.33
5	—	329	135.00–148.00	142.18
3	—	665	121.00–128.00	124.94
2	—	840	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	100.00–104.00	102.03
1	—	550	119.00	119.00
1	—	470	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	90.00	90.00
1	—	460	115.00	115.00
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	118.00–122.00	120.03
2	—	470	127.00	127.00
1	—	670	121.00	121.00
1	—	435	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	524	134.00–141.00	137.67
16	—	567	132.00–139.00	135.81
10	—	616	129.00–136.00	133.90
8	—	483	136.00–145.00	138.33
4	—	666	126.00–137.00	131.93
3	—	735	115.00–120.00	117.65
1	—	760	126.00	126.00
1	—	410	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	123.00–125.00	123.99
1	—	490	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	27.00	27.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,004	30.00–54.00	46.24
4	—	1,026	55.00–61.00	57.06
2	—	1,298	65.00–69.00	67.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,389	62.00–68.00	64.54
5	—	1,475	58.00–61.50	60.23
1	—	1,095	53.00	53.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	856	25.00–43.00	33.64
3	—	870	46.00–49.00	47.95
1	—	905	51.00	51.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,008	39.00–52.00	47.81
5	—	1,118	54.00–58.00	56.43
1	—	1,180	64.00	64.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,750	84.50–87.00	85.58
2	—	1,415	82.00–82.50	82.24

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	—	810	60.00	60.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	817	80.00–108.00	97.15
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,439	925.00–1,175.00	1,097.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,379	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,203.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	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

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I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

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