Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 higher on limited number observed due to time restraints.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.85/cwt on 286 head.

Average price

$121.85

286 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$26.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.78

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	125.19	626	205
Medium and Large 1-2	392	123.00	482	13thin
Medium and Large 2	460	113.04	520	61
Medium and Large 3	429	98.79	424	7thin

One grade step is worth $26.40/cwt here — about $201 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 sale286 hd

121.85

—

AR average9 barns · 2,002 hd

125.62

−3.78

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	1,541	75.26	1,160	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,341	55.25	741	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,067	45.46	485	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	43.74	415	13

Every lot, as filed

100 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	122.51/cwt	116.00–133.00	747	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	127.38/cwt	120.00–134.00	660	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	165.54/cwt	161.00–175.00	622	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	146.31/cwt	136.00–149.00	698	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	400	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	116.93/cwt	112.00–122.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	125.70/cwt	124.00–129.00	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	767	107.00/cwt	103.00–111.00	821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	657	122.22/cwt	116.00–125.00	803	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	123.92/cwt	121.00–130.00	708	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	101.10/cwt	97.00–105.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	870	81.98/cwt	80.00–84.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	110.48/cwt	106.00–115.00	523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	105.92/cwt	98.00–110.00	669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	686	104.24/cwt	99.00–108.00	715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	108.00/cwt	105.00–115.00	611	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	118.35/cwt	114.00–124.00	617	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	452	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	483	113.51/cwt	113.00–114.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	139.07/cwt	137.00–150.00	732	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	147.71/cwt	141.00–157.50	629	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	134.97/cwt	130.00–137.00	771	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	901	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	128.40/cwt	123.00–132.00	865	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	130.62/cwt	125.00–132.00	835	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	173.59/cwt	165.00–181.00	561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	99.00/cwt	97.00–101.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	108.76/cwt	107.50–110.00	417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	114.93/cwt	107.00–124.00	474	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	112.79/cwt	104.00–116.00	530	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	107.83/cwt	101.00–114.00	557	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	121.57/cwt	115.00–125.00	396	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	118.94/cwt	112.50–125.00	442	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	103.51/cwt	100.00–109.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	109.75/cwt	109.00–111.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	103.50/cwt	103.00–104.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	482	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	780	33.50/cwt	33.00–34.00	261	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	372	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	760	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	228	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	50.11/cwt	47.00–51.50	523	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	36.48/cwt	35.00–38.00	340	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	562	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,341	55.25/cwt	54.00–56.50	741	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	993	39.28/cwt	34.00–44.00	390	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	58.24/cwt	54.50–62.00	734	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	48.14/cwt	45.50–50.50	510	2
Bulls	—	—	1,550	77.71/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,205	4
Bulls	—	—	1,558	83.98/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,308	2
Bulls	—	—	1,470	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	122.07/cwt	114.00–127.00	684	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	126.26/cwt	120.00–132.00	596	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	119.36/cwt	114.00–126.00	622	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	133.10/cwt	127.00–140.00	556	33
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	968	79.44/cwt	60.00–101.00	769	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	708	90.79/cwt	80.00–110.00	643	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,033	737.80/cwt	550.00–1,025.00	7,621	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	11,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,223	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	596.38/cwt	500.00–675.00	6,351	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	639.94/cwt	600.00–675.00	6,879	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	974	53.46/cwt	49.00–58.00	521	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	694	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	48.63/cwt	47.00–50.00	515	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	580	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	925	847.30/cwt	750.00–950.00	7,838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	127.74/cwt	124.00–132.50	419	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	127.29/cwt	118.00–130.00	476	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	118.63/cwt	110.00–122.00	545	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	108.71/cwt	96.00–122.50	465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	130.76/cwt	120.00–137.50	620	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	147.05/cwt	137.50–155.00	550	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	124.06/cwt	116.00–130.00	697	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	135.40/cwt	128.00–140.00	573	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	128.38/cwt	124.00–132.00	664	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	157.71/cwt	155.00–160.00	531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	460	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	425	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	136.56/cwt	130.00–143.00	503	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	119.12/cwt	112.00–125.00	759	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	114.50/cwt	113.00–118.00	811	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	138.44/cwt	132.50–142.00	458	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	107.98/cwt	105.00–110.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	788	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 Nov 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 870Last week 669Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 108Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 44Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 higher on limited number observed due to time restraints.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	610	116.00–133.00	122.51
27	—	518	120.00–134.00	127.38
1	—	800	101.00	101.00
2	—	710	112.00–122.00	116.93
3	—	485	124.00–129.00	125.70
3	—	767	103.00–111.00	107.00
5	—	657	116.00–125.00	122.22
13	—	571	121.00–130.00	123.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	91.00	91.00
2	—	718	97.00–105.00	101.10
2	—	870	80.00–84.00	81.98
3	—	473	106.00–115.00	110.48
3	—	632	98.00–110.00	105.92
4	—	686	99.00–108.00	104.24
6	—	566	105.00–115.00	108.00
8	—	521	114.00–124.00	118.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	376	161.00–175.00	165.54
44	—	477	136.00–149.00	146.31
27	—	526	137.00–150.00	139.07
26	—	426	141.00–157.50	147.71
10	—	571	130.00–137.00	134.97
5	—	701	128.50	128.50
5	—	674	123.00–132.00	128.40
5	—	639	125.00–132.00	130.62
4	—	323	165.00–181.00	173.59
1	—	830	111.00	111.00
1	—	795	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	328	124.00–132.50	127.74
6	—	374	118.00–130.00	127.29
5	—	459	110.00–122.00	118.63
2	—	428	96.00–122.50	108.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	474	120.00–137.50	130.76
13	—	374	137.50–155.00	147.05
9	—	562	116.00–130.00	124.06
9	—	423	128.00–140.00	135.40
5	—	517	124.00–132.00	128.38
3	—	337	155.00–160.00	157.71
1	—	825	96.00	96.00
1	—	695	116.00	116.00
1	—	600	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	115.00	115.00
1	—	425	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	452	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	100.00	100.00
2	—	483	113.00–114.00	113.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	97.00–101.00	99.00
2	—	383	107.50–110.00	108.76
1	—	565	89.00	89.00
1	—	490	92.00	92.00
1	—	345	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	412	107.00–124.00	114.93
13	—	470	104.00–116.00	112.79
9	—	517	101.00–114.00	107.83
7	—	326	115.00–125.00	121.57
6	—	372	112.50–125.00	118.94
4	—	624	100.00–109.00	103.51
4	—	569	109.00–111.00	109.75
2	—	710	103.00–104.00	103.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	392	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	560	114.00–127.00	122.07
39	—	472	120.00–132.00	126.26
35	—	521	114.00–126.00	119.36
33	—	418	127.00–140.00	133.10
18	—	368	130.00–143.00	136.56
9	—	637	112.00–125.00	119.12
6	—	708	113.00–118.00	114.50
5	—	331	132.50–142.00	138.44
3	—	657	105.00–110.00	107.98
1	—	765	103.00	103.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	33.00–34.00	33.50
1	—	845	44.00	44.00
1	—	760	30.00	30.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,043	47.00–51.50	50.11
2	—	933	35.00–38.00	36.48
1	—	1,040	54.00	54.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,341	54.00–56.50	55.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	993	34.00–44.00	39.28
2	—	1,260	54.50–62.00	58.24
2	—	1,060	45.50–50.50	48.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,550	77.00–79.00	77.71
2	—	1,558	81.00–87.00	83.98
1	—	1,470	48.00	48.00

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	6	—	968	60.00–101.00	79.44
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	708	80.00–110.00	90.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,033	550.00–1,025.00	737.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,065	500.00–675.00	596.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,075	600.00–675.00	639.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	974	49.00–58.00	53.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	64.00	64.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,060	47.00–50.00	48.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	50.00	50.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	750.00–950.00	847.30

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle