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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 3.00-7.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00-3.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 3.00 higher. No trend available for slaughter cows or bulls, as they were not reported last week due to time.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.30/cwt on 246 head.

Average price

$126.30

246 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$19.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.30

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	457	131.79	602	147
Medium and Large 1-2	248	130.00	322	9thin
Medium and Large 2	427	118.31	505	71
Medium and Large 3	405	111.87	453	19thin

One grade step is worth $19.92/cwt here — about $149 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 sale246 hd

126.30

—

AR average10 barns · 2,583 hd

126.60

−0.30

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	1,603	65.76	1,054	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,302	50.10	652	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	40.48	431	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,044	36.36	380	20

Every lot, as filed

102 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	—	563	134.76/cwt	132.00–143.00	759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	132.41/cwt	129.00–137.50	829	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	125.63/cwt	109.00–135.00	475	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	127.27/cwt	119.00–137.50	416	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	143.35/cwt	140.00–149.00	679	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	468	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	129.58/cwt	125.00–137.00	862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	117.98/cwt	116.00–120.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	148.12/cwt	131.00–157.50	483	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	148.23/cwt	140.00–158.00	630	25
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	126.41/cwt	124.00–129.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	129.48/cwt	129.00–130.00	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	502	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	542	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	540	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	216	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	800	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	200	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	617	55.81/cwt	38.00–65.00	344	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	134.56/cwt	127.00–139.00	626	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	137.38/cwt	134.00–143.00	589	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	113.98/cwt	113.00–115.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	170.63/cwt	167.00–179.00	570	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	138.80/cwt	135.00–145.00	726	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	159.80/cwt	158.00–163.00	590	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	840	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,067	45.27/cwt	40.00–51.00	483	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	760	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	334	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	972	48.95/cwt	37.00–56.00	476	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	479	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,183	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	54.66/cwt	46.00–65.00	593	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	781	88.63/cwt	82.00–100.00	692	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	840	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	370	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	760	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,940	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,167	803.39/cwt	600.00–945.00	9,376	9
Bulls	—	—	1,599	71.52/cwt	70.00–73.50	1,144	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	126.76/cwt	118.00–131.00	783	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	122.96/cwt	117.00–131.00	832	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	762	123.94/cwt	119.00–133.00	944	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	138.00/cwt	130.00–144.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	705	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	120.02/cwt	118.00–122.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	698	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	855	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	214	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	769	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	134.10/cwt	131.00–135.00	700	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	593	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	789	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	705	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	248	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	322	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	129.73/cwt	121.00–135.00	741	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	131.58/cwt	122.00–139.00	680	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	960	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	912	7
Bulls	—	—	1,771	75.80/cwt	75.00–76.50	1,342	4
Bulls	—	—	1,438	49.97/cwt	32.00–60.00	719	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	41.60/cwt	40.00–44.50	419	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	354	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	255	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,332	51.58/cwt	50.00–55.00	687	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	123.53/cwt	121.00–126.00	513	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,253	47.62/cwt	46.00–49.50	597	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	996	33.23/cwt	29.50–36.00	331	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	40.37/cwt	37.00–43.00	428	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	47.11/cwt	44.00–49.50	563	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	988	25.92/cwt	24.50–26.50	256	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	144.58/cwt	137.50–155.00	551	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	136.27/cwt	130.00–145.00	510	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	140.85/cwt	135.00–150.00	462	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	132.60/cwt	128.00–143.00	557	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	125.95/cwt	120.00–132.00	596	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	123.21/cwt	118.00–130.00	639	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	105.66/cwt	101.00–110.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	106.68/cwt	94.00–114.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	112.32/cwt	105.00–117.00	568	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	124.73/cwt	118.00–129.00	721	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	110.96/cwt	105.00–115.00	536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	112.31/cwt	100.00–119.00	412	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	120.50/cwt	110.00–129.00	455	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	114.61/cwt	107.00–125.00	543	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	125.17/cwt	120.00–133.00	401	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	119.70/cwt	110.00–131.00	509	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	119.74/cwt	115.00–127.00	812	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	124.49/cwt	120.00–126.00	781	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	113.29/cwt	108.00–119.00	470	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	52.37/cwt	50.50–53.50	655	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 Dec 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 658Last week 1,047Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	132.00–143.00	134.76
6	—	626	129.00–137.50	132.41
1	—	940	97.00	97.00
26	—	474	140.00–149.00	143.35
3	—	665	125.00–137.00	129.58
25	—	425	140.00–158.00	148.23
1	—	860	123.00	123.00
1	—	700	129.00	129.00
15	—	334	167.00–179.00	170.63
10	—	523	135.00–145.00	138.80
7	—	369	158.00–163.00	159.80
1	—	780	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	119.00	119.00
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
2	—	590	127.00–128.00	127.50
2	—	613	116.00–120.00	117.98
8	—	326	131.00–157.50	148.12
11	—	465	127.00–139.00	134.56
12	—	429	134.00–143.00	137.38
16	—	381	137.50–155.00	144.58
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	378	109.00–135.00	125.63
10	—	327	119.00–137.50	127.27
2	—	420	124.00–129.00	126.41
2	—	468	129.00–130.00	129.48
2	—	502	108.00	108.00
2	—	583	113.00–115.00	113.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	140.00	140.00
12	—	312	150.00	150.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	40.00	40.00
1	—	800	25.00	25.00
3	—	617	38.00–65.00	55.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	123.00	123.00
1	—	580	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	698	118.00	118.00
2	—	610	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	553	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	618	118.00–131.00	126.76
5	—	677	117.00–131.00	122.96
3	—	762	119.00–133.00	123.94
3	—	487	130.00–144.00	138.00
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
16	—	571	121.00–135.00	129.73
16	—	517	122.00–139.00	131.58
7	—	960	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	118.00–122.00	120.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	118.00	118.00
2	—	415	121.00–126.00	123.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	71.00	71.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	522	131.00–135.00	134.10
7	—	593	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	248	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	374	130.00–145.00	136.27
34	—	328	135.00–150.00	140.85
12	—	420	128.00–143.00	132.60
12	—	473	120.00–132.00	125.95
15	—	519	118.00–130.00	123.21
16	—	578	118.00–129.00	124.73
1	—	720	112.00	112.00
1	—	755	112.00	112.00
3	—	298	140.00	140.00
5	—	678	115.00–127.00	119.74
6	—	627	120.00–126.00	124.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	101.00	101.00
2	—	323	115.00	115.00
4	—	483	105.00–115.00	110.96
9	—	367	100.00–119.00	112.31
3	—	415	108.00–119.00	113.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	101.00–110.00	105.66
3	—	670	94.00–114.00	106.68
7	—	506	105.00–117.00	112.32
12	—	378	110.00–129.00	120.50
14	—	474	107.00–125.00	114.61
15	—	320	120.00–133.00	125.17
18	—	425	110.00–131.00	119.70

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,067	40.00–51.00	45.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	44.00	44.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	972	37.00–56.00	48.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	43.00	43.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	760	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,167	600.00–945.00	803.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	675.00	675.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,085	46.00–65.00	54.66
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	781	82.00–100.00	88.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	44.00	44.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,599	70.00–73.50	71.52
4	—	1,771	75.00–76.50	75.80
4	—	1,438	32.00–60.00	49.97
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	855	25.00	25.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,007	40.00–44.50	41.60
1	—	1,040	34.00	34.00
1	—	945	27.00	27.00
4	—	1,250	50.50–53.50	52.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,332	50.00–55.00	51.58
3	—	1,253	46.00–49.50	47.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	996	29.50–36.00	33.23
6	—	1,060	37.00–43.00	40.37
3	—	1,195	44.00–49.50	47.11
3	—	988	24.50–26.50	25.92

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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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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