Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 2.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Several 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 two sets of preconditioning vaccines. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.10/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$134.10

134 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$27.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.12

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	141.16	681	72
Medium and Large 2	436	131.68	575	35
Medium and Large 1-2	654	122.54	802	14thin
Medium and Large 3	453	113.94	517	13thin

One grade step is worth $27.21/cwt here — about $165 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 sale134 hd

134.10

—

AR average7 barns · 652 hd

136.22

−2.12

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	—	Average	1,692	84.96	1,437	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,263	57.97	732	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,046	51.29	537	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	892	51.12	456	11

Every lot, as filed

89 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 1	—	327	158.13/cwt	150.00–168.00	517	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	583	126.97/cwt	125.00–129.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	508	126.51/cwt	124.00–129.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	680	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	113.36/cwt	110.00–117.00	483	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	111.60/cwt	107.00–119.00	427	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	103.66/cwt	94.00–113.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	118.52/cwt	114.00–125.00	555	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	110.97/cwt	105.00–115.00	568	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	124.05/cwt	120.00–130.00	471	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	119.50/cwt	117.00–121.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	111.43/cwt	105.00–118.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	123.02/cwt	121.00–125.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	137.86/cwt	130.00–145.00	518	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	134.99/cwt	129.00–143.00	574	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	128.56/cwt	120.00–131.00	608	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	129.18/cwt	127.50–136.00	738	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	120.76/cwt	117.00–124.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	122.51/cwt	120.00–124.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	122.49/cwt	121.00–124.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	135.07/cwt	130.00–140.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	568	112.42/cwt	110.00–115.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	515	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	412	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	115.55/cwt	110.00–120.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	127.66/cwt	127.00–128.00	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	116.45/cwt	114.00–119.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	127.26/cwt	122.00–131.00	659	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	131.10/cwt	129.00–135.00	625	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	123.41/cwt	120.00–127.00	776	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	121.06/cwt	118.00–126.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	126.45/cwt	125.00–128.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	573	113.88/cwt	110.00–118.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	700	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	578	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	173	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	855	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	419	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	63.47/cwt	59.00–67.00	682	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	458	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	519	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	61.78/cwt	61.00–63.00	820	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,238	57.24/cwt	57.00–57.50	709	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,120	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	538	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	810	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	348	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	715	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	172	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	48.46/cwt	37.00–54.00	475	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	61.94/cwt	60.00–63.50	821	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	970	56.29/cwt	55.50–57.00	546	2
Bulls	—	—	1,789	84.94/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,520	4
Bulls	—	—	1,520	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,201	1
Bulls	—	—	1,475	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,342	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	838	88.33/cwt	70.00–100.00	740	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	877.03/cwt	800.00–950.00	8,113	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,201	853.46/cwt	775.00–975.00	10,250	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	960.12/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	9,678	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,091.86/cwt	1,025.00–1,150.00	11,737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	116.43/cwt	104.00–128.00	495	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	155.33/cwt	150.00–165.00	573	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	810	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	140.50/cwt	135.00–148.00	658	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	137.00/cwt	132.00–142.00	700	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	142.10/cwt	139.00–150.00	585	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	624	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	551	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	804	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	874	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	123.98/cwt	123.00–125.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	118.02/cwt	116.00–120.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	143.13/cwt	140.00–145.00	465	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	135.48/cwt	130.00–138.00	596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	139.00/cwt	133.00–145.00	512	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	127.49/cwt	120.00–133.00	594	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	116.47/cwt	115.00–118.00	553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	114.09/cwt	110.00–118.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	118.61/cwt	112.50–122.50	436	4

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 Sep 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 355Last week 436Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 16Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	327	150.00–168.00	158.13
7	—	369	150.00–165.00	155.33
7	—	651	124.50	124.50
8	—	468	135.00–148.00	140.50
8	—	511	132.00–142.00	137.00
19	—	412	139.00–150.00	142.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	125.00–129.00	126.97
2	—	508	124.00–129.00	126.51
1	—	680	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	104.00–128.00	116.43
1	—	715	80.00	80.00
2	—	475	115.00–118.00	116.47
2	—	528	110.00–118.00	114.09
4	—	368	112.50–122.50	118.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	139.00	139.00
9	—	551	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	110.00	110.00
3	—	452	134.00	134.00
3	—	595	124.50	124.50
6	—	728	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	121.00	121.00
2	—	515	123.00–125.00	123.98
2	—	585	116.00–120.00	118.02
4	—	325	140.00–145.00	143.13
4	—	440	130.00–138.00	135.48
8	—	368	133.00–145.00	139.00
13	—	466	120.00–133.00	127.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	426	110.00–117.00	113.36
4	—	383	107.00–119.00	111.60
2	—	458	94.00–113.00	103.66
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
1	—	340	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	468	114.00–125.00	118.52
8	—	512	105.00–115.00	110.97
5	—	380	120.00–130.00	124.05
4	—	557	117.00–121.00	119.50
2	—	663	105.00–118.00	111.43
2	—	415	121.00–125.00	123.02
1	—	340	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	493	120.00	120.00
3	—	428	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	376	130.00–145.00	137.86
13	—	425	129.00–143.00	134.99
11	—	473	120.00–131.00	128.56
6	—	571	127.50–136.00	129.18
4	—	608	117.00–124.00	120.76
4	—	518	120.00–124.00	122.51
2	—	653	121.00–124.00	122.49
2	—	340	130.00–140.00	135.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	110.00–115.00	112.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	110.00–120.00	115.55
3	—	482	127.00–128.00	127.66
2	—	520	114.00–119.00	116.45
2	—	440	120.00–121.00	120.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	518	122.00–131.00	127.26
7	—	477	129.00–135.00	131.10
6	—	629	120.00–127.00	123.41
3	—	658	118.00–126.00	121.06
2	—	573	125.00–128.00	126.45
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
1	—	400	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	110.00–118.00	113.88
1	—	700	117.00	117.00
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
1	—	455	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	30.00	30.00
1	—	855	49.00	49.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,075	59.00–67.00	63.47
1	—	955	48.00	48.00
1	—	895	58.00	58.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,327	61.00–63.00	61.78
2	—	1,238	57.00–57.50	57.24
1	—	1,120	48.00	48.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	43.00	43.00
1	—	715	24.00	24.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	980	37.00–54.00	48.46
4	—	1,325	60.00–63.50	61.94
2	—	970	55.50–57.00	56.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,789	83.00–86.00	84.94
1	—	1,520	79.00	79.00
1	—	1,475	91.00	91.00

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	6	—	838	70.00–100.00	88.33
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	925	800.00–950.00	877.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,201	775.00–975.00	853.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,008	900.00–1,050.00	960.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,091.86

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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