Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 3.00-12.00 lower, with full decline on 300-400 lb weights; over 600 lbs sold 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady with exception of 400-500 lb weights selling 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.96/cwt on 322 head.

Average price

$122.96

322 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$22.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.01

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	450	130.48	587	157
Medium and Large 1-2	435	128.94	561	34
Medium and Large 2	482	116.31	561	68
Medium and Large 3	364	108.15	394	63

One grade step is worth $22.33/cwt here — about $193 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 sale322 hd

122.96

—

AR average9 barns · 2,042 hd

124.96

−2.01

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	—	Average	1,502	73.43	1,103	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,250	53.43	668	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	50.06	509	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,044	47.28	494	30

Every lot, as filed

119 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	—	329	139.96/cwt	135.00–144.00	460	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	125.47/cwt	119.00–129.00	642	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	621	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	533	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	696	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	498	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	531	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	122.29/cwt	120.00–126.00	391	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	104.76/cwt	90.00–116.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	125.04/cwt	124.00–129.00	458	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	112.66/cwt	105.00–119.00	629	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	118.88/cwt	110.00–125.00	511	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	122.40/cwt	115.00–129.00	580	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	110.04/cwt	102.00–118.00	579	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	98.42/cwt	90.00–107.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	553	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	106.75/cwt	104.00–110.00	463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	107.13/cwt	104.00–110.00	497	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	112.43/cwt	105.00–116.00	425	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	284	107.35/cwt	88.00–121.00	305	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	306	108.73/cwt	90.00–119.00	333	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	951	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	134.67/cwt	134.00–136.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	134.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	375	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	134.46/cwt	132.00–138.00	495	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	135.15/cwt	130.00–138.00	619	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	138.04/cwt	130.00–143.00	580	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	121.00/cwt	120.00–123.00	668	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	120.44/cwt	118.00–123.00	741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	117.73/cwt	115.00–119.00	794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	630	113.44/cwt	110.00–117.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	450	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	486	101.02/cwt	100.00–104.00	491	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	122.46/cwt	110.00–128.00	588	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	118.46/cwt	114.00–120.00	612	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	112.77/cwt	103.00–118.00	656	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	111.81/cwt	101.00–122.00	694	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	520	104.95/cwt	100.00–110.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	745	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	127.28/cwt	124.00–131.00	659	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	121.82/cwt	117.00–128.00	754	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	124.08/cwt	120.00–127.00	702	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	131.37/cwt	128.00–136.00	632	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	133.98/cwt	132.00–136.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	583	116.00/cwt	114.00–117.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	104.54/cwt	103.00–106.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	495	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	584	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	406	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	50.01/cwt	47.00–51.00	533	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	54.04/cwt	52.50–55.00	586	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	45.24/cwt	45.00–45.50	409	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,256	54.03/cwt	51.00–56.00	679	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	574	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	720	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	274	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,044	47.86/cwt	45.00–50.00	500	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	52.47/cwt	50.50–55.00	603	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	958	40.44/cwt	37.00–43.50	387	6
Bulls	—	—	1,528	76.15/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,164	6
Bulls	—	—	1,313	67.34/cwt	47.50–72.50	884	4
Bulls	—	—	2,100	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	1,712	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	87.30/cwt	70.00–97.00	727	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,014.06/cwt	850.00–1,200.00	11,844	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	909.32/cwt	885.00–930.00	10,685	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	911.13/cwt	840.00–1,025.00	10,241	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	1,017.15/cwt	985.00–1,050.00	12,369	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	832.17/cwt	810.00–875.00	9,512	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,450	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,240	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	669	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	683	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	623	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	723	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	479	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	10,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,107.35/cwt	975.00–1,200.00	9,412	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	935.40/cwt	725.00–1,250.00	10,832	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	135.67/cwt	135.00–136.00	868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	141.25/cwt	140.00–142.50	679	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	133.46/cwt	130.00–138.00	893	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	157.74/cwt	155.00–170.00	524	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	133.88/cwt	133.00–139.00	703	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	145.34/cwt	140.00–155.00	605	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	158.12/cwt	151.00–165.00	587	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	503	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	744	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	569	140.99/cwt	138.00–146.50	802	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	434	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	457	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	695	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	132.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	835	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	807	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	122.58/cwt	117.00–128.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	121.19/cwt	118.00–125.00	692	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	135.75/cwt	129.00–147.50	436	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	294	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	387	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	136.18/cwt	127.00–148.00	524	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	131.15/cwt	122.00–138.00	624	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	136.69/cwt	125.00–139.00	585	31
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	107.04/cwt	105.00–109.00	503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	111.33/cwt	110.00–114.00	587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	109.94/cwt	98.00–120.00	403	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	124.37/cwt	90.00–129.00	407	8

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 Oct 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 831Last week 1,211Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 81Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 42Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	329	135.00–144.00	139.96
42	—	512	119.00–129.00	125.47
19	—	279	130.00–135.00	134.43
15	—	368	132.00–138.00	134.46
12	—	458	130.00–138.00	135.15
10	—	420	130.00–143.00	138.04
7	—	552	120.00–123.00	121.00
5	—	615	118.00–123.00	120.44
4	—	674	115.00–119.00	117.73
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	124.00	124.00
4	—	621	125.00	125.00
10	—	533	130.50	130.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	379	131.50	131.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	561	127.00	127.00
7	—	428	124.00	124.00
11	—	455	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	102.00	102.00
1	—	740	100.00	100.00
4	—	320	120.00–126.00	122.29
4	—	630	90.00–116.00	104.76
5	—	366	124.00–129.00	125.04
7	—	558	105.00–119.00	112.66
15	—	430	110.00–125.00	118.88
15	—	474	115.00–129.00	122.40
15	—	526	102.00–118.00	110.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	90.00–107.00	98.42
3	—	553	100.00	100.00
4	—	434	104.00–110.00	106.75
8	—	464	104.00–110.00	107.13
14	—	378	105.00–116.00	112.43
15	—	284	88.00–121.00	107.35
17	—	306	90.00–119.00	108.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	110.00–117.00	113.44
1	—	540	106.00	106.00
1	—	450	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	133.00	133.00
3	—	568	134.00–136.00	134.67
3	—	640	135.00–136.00	135.67
4	—	481	140.00–142.50	141.25
4	—	669	130.00–138.00	133.46
7	—	332	155.00–170.00	157.74
7	—	525	133.00–139.00	133.88
20	—	416	140.00–155.00	145.34
26	—	371	151.00–165.00	158.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	503	148.00	148.00
11	—	569	138.00–146.50	140.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	502	129.00	129.00
7	—	293	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	457	152.00	152.00
5	—	628	130.00–135.00	132.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	126.00	126.00
1	—	740	109.00	109.00
1	—	820	112.00	112.00
1	—	905	70.00	70.00
2	—	513	117.00–128.00	122.58
5	—	571	118.00–125.00	121.19
6	—	321	129.00–147.50	135.75
8	—	294	131.50	131.50
8	—	385	127.00–148.00	136.18
16	—	476	122.00–138.00	131.15
31	—	428	125.00–139.00	136.69
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	105.00–109.00	107.04
3	—	422	110.00	110.00
3	—	527	110.00–114.00	111.33
7	—	367	98.00–120.00	109.94
8	—	327	90.00–129.00	124.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	100.00–104.00	101.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	480	110.00–128.00	122.46
9	—	517	114.00–120.00	118.46
6	—	582	103.00–118.00	112.77
5	—	621	101.00–122.00	111.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	100.00–110.00	104.95
1	—	745	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	518	124.00–131.00	127.28
9	—	619	117.00–128.00	121.82
9	—	566	120.00–127.00	124.08
5	—	481	128.00–136.00	131.37
3	—	435	132.00–136.00	133.98
1	—	1,030	84.00	84.00
1	—	820	109.00	109.00
1	—	670	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	114.00–117.00	116.00
2	—	675	103.00–106.00	104.54
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
1	—	495	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	48.00	48.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,066	47.00–51.00	50.01
3	—	1,085	52.50–55.00	54.04
2	—	903	45.00–45.50	45.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,256	51.00–56.00	54.03
1	—	1,195	48.00	48.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	38.00	38.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,044	45.00–50.00	47.86
8	—	1,149	50.50–55.00	52.47
6	—	958	37.00–43.50	40.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,528	73.00–78.00	76.15
4	—	1,313	47.50–72.50	67.34
1	—	2,100	81.50	81.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	833	70.00–97.00	87.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,168	850.00–1,200.00	1,014.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,175	885.00–930.00	909.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,124	840.00–1,025.00	911.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,216	985.00–1,050.00	1,017.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,143	810.00–875.00	832.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,260	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,155	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,153	58.00	58.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	66.00	66.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,005	62.00	62.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,205	60.00	60.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	55.00	55.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	975.00–1,200.00	1,107.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,158	725.00–1,250.00	935.40

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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