Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 5.00-9.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 5.00-7.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.19/cwt on 153 head.

Average price

$129.19

153 head · 399 lb average

Value per head Derived

$516

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$26.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.31

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	393	133.13	524	115
Medium and Large 2	415	120.15	498	29
Medium and Large 1-2	560	110.00	616	3thin
Medium and Large 3	364	106.91	389	6thin

One grade step is worth $26.22/cwt here — about $135 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 sale153 hd

129.19

—

AR average9 barns · 1,137 hd

124.88

+4.31

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	1,485	69.83	1,037	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,191	49.43	589	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	46.53	479	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,067	45.78	488	27

Every lot, as filed

83 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 2Fleshy	—	440	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	590	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	261	142.98/cwt	130.00–145.00	373	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	135.34/cwt	130.00–139.00	503	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	119.62/cwt	115.00–123.00	623	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	135.45/cwt	128.00–139.00	570	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	136.34/cwt	130.00–140.00	424	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	130.59/cwt	127.00–141.00	615	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	115.59/cwt	115.00–116.00	657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	116.03/cwt	113.00–118.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	490	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	455	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	104.48/cwt	100.00–114.00	387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	110.01/cwt	109.00–111.00	344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	120.10/cwt	110.00–126.00	566	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	122.15/cwt	115.00–128.00	462	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	121.11/cwt	112.00–127.00	505	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	123.96/cwt	120.00–126.00	404	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	540	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	117.49/cwt	117.00–118.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	116.13/cwt	109.00–123.00	485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	129.91/cwt	120.00–135.00	676	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	127.74/cwt	120.00–133.00	731	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	112.44/cwt	109.00–114.00	821	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	123.33/cwt	120.00–131.00	750	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	129.80/cwt	125.00–134.00	613	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	853	95.01/cwt	90.00–100.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	910	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	819	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	875	42.46/cwt	40.00–45.00	372	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	805	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	306	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	47.30/cwt	45.00–49.00	498	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	50.75/cwt	50.00–53.50	571	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	43.02/cwt	42.00–44.00	426	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,306	51.60/cwt	50.50–53.50	674	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,053	46.83/cwt	45.00–48.00	493	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	850	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	289	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	775	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	310	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	47.88/cwt	46.00–51.00	525	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	40.56/cwt	34.00–44.00	406	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	55.60/cwt	52.00–58.00	698	4
Bulls	—	—	1,603	74.92/cwt	73.00–76.50	1,201	5
Bulls	—	—	1,289	61.18/cwt	50.00–70.00	789	4
Bulls	—	—	1,675	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,323	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	851	69.93/cwt	58.00–95.00	595	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,813	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	900	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	5,805	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	904	656.71/cwt	550.00–775.00	5,937	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,020	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	940	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	136.40/cwt	129.00–143.00	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	155.44/cwt	145.00–168.00	483	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	144.04/cwt	141.00–150.00	668	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	147.97/cwt	144.00–162.00	627	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	153.38/cwt	143.00–166.00	563	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	423	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	135.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	437	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	133.36/cwt	121.00–138.00	632	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	135.34/cwt	129.00–141.00	509	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	133.09/cwt	120.00–142.00	570	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,408	92.33/cwt	80.00–106.00	1,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	888.76/cwt	875.00–900.00	9,892	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	876.74/cwt	825.00–900.00	9,425	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	995	49.48/cwt	46.00–54.00	492	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	660	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	925	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	472	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 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 443Last week 664Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 196Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 35Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	261	130.00–145.00	142.98
20	—	372	130.00–139.00	135.34
18	—	521	115.00–123.00	119.62
18	—	421	128.00–139.00	135.45
10	—	311	130.00–140.00	136.34
7	—	471	127.00–141.00	130.59
5	—	568	115.00–116.00	115.59
3	—	613	113.00–118.00	116.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
1	—	490	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	100.00–114.00	104.48
2	—	313	109.00–111.00	110.01
1	—	445	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	110.00–126.00	120.10
8	—	378	115.00–128.00	122.15
5	—	417	112.00–127.00	121.11
5	—	326	120.00–126.00	123.96
1	—	575	104.00	104.00
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	117.00–118.00	117.49
2	—	510	112.00–115.00	113.49
2	—	418	109.00–123.00	116.13
1	—	695	103.00	103.00
1	—	585	108.00	108.00
1	—	455	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	690	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	520	120.00–135.00	129.91
20	—	572	120.00–133.00	127.74
7	—	730	109.00–114.00	112.44
6	—	608	120.00–131.00	123.33
5	—	472	125.00–134.00	129.80
2	—	853	90.00–100.00	95.01
2	—	663	120.00–122.00	121.02
2	—	410	130.00–131.00	130.51
1	—	910	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	139.00	139.00
1	—	550	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	133.00	133.00
4	—	510	129.00–143.00	136.40
8	—	311	145.00–168.00	155.44
9	—	464	141.00–150.00	144.04
17	—	424	144.00–162.00	147.97
23	—	367	143.00–166.00	153.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	290	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	119.00	119.00
5	—	324	130.00–140.00	135.03
9	—	474	121.00–138.00	133.36
10	—	376	129.00–141.00	135.34
12	—	428	120.00–142.00	133.09
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	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
2	—	875	40.00–45.00	42.46
1	—	805	38.00	38.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,053	45.00–49.00	47.30
5	—	1,125	50.00–53.50	50.75
3	—	990	42.00–44.00	43.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,306	50.50–53.50	51.60
5	—	1,053	45.00–48.00	46.83
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	34.00	34.00
1	—	775	40.00	40.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,096	46.00–51.00	47.88
9	—	1,000	34.00–44.00	40.56
4	—	1,255	52.00–58.00	55.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,603	73.00–76.50	74.92
4	—	1,289	50.00–70.00	61.18
1	—	1,675	79.00	79.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	851	58.00–95.00	69.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	645.00	645.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	904	550.00–775.00	656.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	80.00	80.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	995	46.00–54.00	49.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	52.00	52.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	51.00	51.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,408	80.00–106.00	92.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,113	875.00–900.00	888.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,075	825.00–900.00	876.74

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

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