Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 7.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 1.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 7.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.61/cwt on 247 head.

Average price

$136.61

247 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$21.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.11

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	138.69	689	196
Medium and Large 2	459	129.55	595	47
Medium and Large 3	430	117.50	505	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.19/cwt here — about $184 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 sale247 hd

136.61

—

AR average7 barns · 761 hd

135.50

+1.11

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	1,556	75.42	1,174	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,298	53.12	689	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	50.10	533	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,096	47.22	517	114

Every lot, as filed

91 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	—	960	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	355	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	111.69/cwt	108.00–114.00	418	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	393	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	148.43/cwt	140.00–156.00	542	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	143.22/cwt	140.00–153.00	477	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,077	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	138.47/cwt	134.00–140.00	662	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	129.68/cwt	128.00–130.00	938	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	132.01/cwt	129.00–133.00	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	127.99/cwt	126.00–134.00	728	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	129.33/cwt	125.00–133.00	873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	121.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	516	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	122.60/cwt	119.00–126.00	461	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	113.76/cwt	112.00–115.00	597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	111.48/cwt	105.00–117.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	121.03/cwt	116.00–126.00	399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	410	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	115.35/cwt	115.00–116.00	538	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	452	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	122.14/cwt	118.00–128.00	573	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	120.53/cwt	116.00–124.00	697	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	120.69/cwt	115.00–122.00	637	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	490	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	130.72/cwt	126.00–139.00	549	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	131.46/cwt	128.00–137.00	425	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	113.60/cwt	110.00–117.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	117.87/cwt	114.00–120.00	619	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	117.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	50.30/cwt	49.00–52.50	528	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	56.95/cwt	54.00–60.00	650	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	42.71/cwt	36.00–46.00	438	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,319	54.80/cwt	53.50–57.00	723	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	51.52/cwt	49.00–53.00	665	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,055	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	496	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	775	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	271	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	49.19/cwt	47.00–52.50	552	70
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,022	42.38/cwt	34.00–46.50	433	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	54.12/cwt	53.00–56.00	679	7
Bulls	—	—	1,527	76.86/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,174	5
Bulls	—	—	1,753	81.93/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,436	4
Bulls	—	—	1,342	64.34/cwt	60.00–71.00	863	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	960	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	682	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	871	95.94/cwt	80.00–105.00	836	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,353	860.10/cwt	800.00–900.00	11,637	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	998	821.45/cwt	700.00–950.00	8,198	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,560	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	777.82/cwt	750.00–800.00	10,695	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,863	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,168	58.19/cwt	57.50–59.00	680	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,133	55.08/cwt	54.00–58.00	624	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,303	53.30/cwt	52.50–54.00	694	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	990	54.47/cwt	49.00–59.00	539	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,163	936.02/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	10,886	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	962.50/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	9,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	134.23/cwt	127.00–139.00	577	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	126.97/cwt	124.00–130.00	603	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	131.77/cwt	129.00–139.00	489	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	134.76/cwt	130.00–138.00	435	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	122.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	126.52/cwt	124.00–129.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	136.62/cwt	130.00–141.50	712	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	142.41/cwt	140.00–155.00	602	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	126.96/cwt	124.00–130.00	660	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	121.48/cwt	119.00–125.00	711	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	492	124.33/cwt	122.00–126.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	107.97/cwt	104.00–112.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	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 Sep 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 664Last week 355Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 196Last week 30Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 19Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 7.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 1.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 7.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	110.00	110.00
1	—	945	113.00	113.00
1	—	750	126.00	126.00
27	—	365	140.00–156.00	148.43
10	—	333	140.00–153.00	143.22
8	—	848	127.00	127.00
7	—	478	134.00–140.00	138.47
6	—	723	128.00–130.00	129.68
4	—	606	129.00–133.00	132.01
4	—	569	126.00–134.00	127.99
3	—	675	125.00–133.00	129.33
81	—	521	130.00–141.50	136.62
41	—	423	140.00–155.00	142.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	120.00	120.00
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	430	127.00–139.00	134.23
9	—	475	124.00–130.00	126.97
9	—	371	129.00–139.00	131.77
5	—	323	130.00–138.00	134.76
2	—	685	119.00	119.00
2	—	593	120.00–124.00	122.01
2	—	540	124.00–129.00	126.52
1	—	845	100.00	100.00
1	—	785	119.00	119.00
1	—	625	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	108.00–114.00	111.69
1	—	585	97.00	97.00
1	—	430	110.00	110.00
1	—	345	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	425	120.00–125.00	121.46
6	—	376	119.00–126.00	122.60
5	—	525	112.00–115.00	113.76
3	—	580	105.00–117.00	111.48
3	—	330	116.00–126.00	121.03
2	—	495	115.00	115.00
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	466	115.00–116.00	115.35
8	—	377	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	469	118.00–128.00	122.14
37	—	578	116.00–124.00	120.53
29	—	528	115.00–122.00	120.69
17	—	377	130.00	130.00
12	—	420	126.00–139.00	130.72
10	—	323	128.00–137.00	131.46
2	—	623	110.00–117.00	113.60
1	—	715	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	525	114.00–120.00	117.87
3	—	573	115.00–117.00	116.01
2	—	490	115.00–120.00	117.53
1	—	655	105.00	105.00
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	520	124.00–130.00	126.96
14	—	585	119.00–125.00	121.48
3	—	492	122.00–126.00	124.33
2	—	790	104.00–112.00	107.97
1	—	660	122.00	122.00
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,049	49.00–52.50	50.30
5	—	1,141	54.00–60.00	56.95
5	—	1,026	36.00–46.00	42.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,319	53.50–57.00	54.80
13	—	1,290	49.00–53.00	51.52
1	—	1,055	47.00	47.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	35.00	35.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,122	47.00–52.50	49.19
36	—	1,022	34.00–46.50	42.38
7	—	1,255	53.00–56.00	54.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,527	74.00–79.00	76.86
4	—	1,753	81.00–83.00	81.93
3	—	1,342	60.00–71.00	64.34

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	—	960	71.00	71.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	871	80.00–105.00	95.94
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,353	800.00–900.00	860.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	998	700.00–950.00	821.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,375	750.00–800.00	777.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,168	57.50–59.00	58.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,133	54.00–58.00	55.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,303	52.50–54.00	53.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	990	49.00–59.00	54.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,163	850.00–1,000.00	936.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	925.00–1,000.00	962.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

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