Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 500 lbs sold 4.00-13.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Value Added cattle sold with an up to 10.00 premium. Value Added denotes cattle weaned over 45 days, castrated and who have been administered two sets of preconditioning vaccines. Slaughter cows and bulls not reported due to time restraints.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.71/cwt on 761 head.

Average price

$146.71

761 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$24.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.91

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	149.65	812	181
Medium and Large 1	583	146.44	854	540
Medium and Large 2	441	140.09	617	32
Medium and Large 3	409	125.45	513	8thin

One grade step is worth $24.21/cwt here — about $299 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 sale761 hd

146.71

—

AR average10 barns · 1,677 hd

147.62

−0.91

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

89 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 2	—	490	117.75/cwt	112.50–123.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	116.95/cwt	115.00–119.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	138.09/cwt	130.00–147.50	441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	129.60/cwt	126.00–132.00	757	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	122.98/cwt	119.00–126.00	824	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	137.45/cwt	130.00–142.50	862	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	158.55/cwt	150.00–165.00	674	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	165.79/cwt	160.00–175.00	635	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	149.16/cwt	143.00–154.00	792	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	154.08/cwt	147.00–160.00	723	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	134.15/cwt	132.00–142.00	899	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	143.23/cwt	135.00–147.50	821	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	173.98/cwt	168.00–178.00	564	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	124.53/cwt	122.00–127.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	128.08/cwt	124.00–132.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	149.81/cwt	140.00–162.50	502	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	146.15/cwt	140.00–155.00	536	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	124.61/cwt	121.00–128.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	124.54/cwt	110.00–132.50	420	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	140.46/cwt	137.00–145.00	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	143.54/cwt	139.00–145.00	607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	132.03/cwt	125.00–139.00	750	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	808	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	440	146.99/cwt	145.00–149.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	743	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	131.29/cwt	129.00–132.50	832	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	365	151.27/cwt	150.00–152.50	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	494	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	689	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	342	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	510	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	755	141.12/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,065	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	413	168.81/cwt	166.00–172.50	697	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	568	133.34/cwt	132.00–135.50	757	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	528	136.00/cwt	133.50–139.00	718	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	801	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	993	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	322	153.23/cwt	152.50–156.00	493	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	164.95/cwt	160.00–170.00	685	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	149.95/cwt	148.00–151.00	765	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	841	132.50/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,114	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	460	163.49/cwt	163.00–165.00	752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	380	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	158.26/cwt	157.00–160.00	747	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	137.37/cwt	137.00–138.00	878	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	838	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,081	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	617	142.03/cwt	139.00–144.00	876	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	719	133.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	960	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	146.25/cwt	145.00–148.00	813	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	581	146.55/cwt	142.50–153.00	851	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	142.73/cwt	142.00–143.00	949	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	517	153.20/cwt	149.00–159.00	792	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	136.17/cwt	135.00–138.00	912	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	672	133.38/cwt	128.00–135.00	896	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	469	142.74/cwt	141.00–147.50	669	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	619	133.14/cwt	133.00–133.50	824	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	730	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	619	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	770	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	600	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	882	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	143.13/cwt	137.00–147.00	608	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	139.33/cwt	131.00–143.00	649	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	130.53/cwt	129.00–136.00	704	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	138.93/cwt	130.00–145.00	520	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	101.01/cwt	100.00–102.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	982	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	98.04/cwt	95.00–101.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	122.46/cwt	117.00–127.50	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	112.44/cwt	105.00–120.00	748	2

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.

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	112.50–123.00	117.75
2	—	523	115.00–119.00	116.95
1	—	345	131.00	131.00
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
1	—	365	129.00	129.00
3	—	415	117.00–127.50	122.46
2	—	665	105.00–120.00	112.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	745	122.00	122.00
2	—	605	129.00	129.00
6	—	319	130.00–147.50	138.09
5	—	584	126.00–132.00	129.60
4	—	670	119.00–126.00	122.98
28	—	425	137.00–147.00	143.13
11	—	466	131.00–143.00	139.33
9	—	539	129.00–136.00	130.53
6	—	374	130.00–145.00	138.93
1	—	825	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	440	145.00–149.00	146.99
2	—	743	125.00	125.00
2	—	365	150.00–152.50	151.27
35	—	568	132.00–135.50	133.34
12	—	528	133.50–139.00	136.00
5	—	801	124.00	124.00
5	—	322	152.50–156.00	153.23
88	—	672	128.00–135.00	133.38
48	—	469	141.00–147.50	142.74
14	—	619	133.00–133.50	133.14
1	—	770	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	634	129.00–132.50	131.29
9	—	494	139.50	139.50
9	—	342	149.00	149.00
97	—	545	134.00	134.00
13	—	427	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	600	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	95.00–101.00	98.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	627	130.00–142.50	137.45
1	—	960	115.00	115.00
30	—	425	150.00–165.00	158.55
16	—	383	160.00–175.00	165.79
1	—	830	126.00	126.00
23	—	531	143.00–154.00	149.16
23	—	469	147.00–160.00	154.08
20	—	670	132.00–142.00	134.15
12	—	573	135.00–147.50	143.23
10	—	324	168.00–178.00	173.98
2	—	760	122.00–127.00	124.53
2	—	730	124.00–132.00	128.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	137.00	137.00
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
1	—	655	111.00	111.00
3	—	555	129.00	129.00
11	—	335	140.00–162.50	149.81
5	—	367	140.00–155.00	146.15
3	—	625	121.00–128.00	124.61
3	—	470	137.00–145.00	140.46
4	—	423	139.00–145.00	143.54
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
3	—	337	110.00–132.50	124.54
2	—	375	125.00–130.00	127.47
1	—	460	135.00	135.00
1	—	415	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	755	134.00–142.00	141.12
8	—	413	166.00–172.50	168.81
6	—	841	130.00–133.00	132.50
4	—	460	163.00–165.00	163.49
1	—	380	178.00	178.00
1	—	335	180.00	180.00
127	—	617	139.00–144.00	142.03
29	—	719	130.00–135.00	133.45
103	—	581	142.50–153.00	146.55
48	—	665	142.00–143.00	142.73
45	—	517	149.00–159.00	153.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	415	160.00–170.00	164.95
14	—	510	148.00–151.00	149.95
21	—	472	157.00–160.00	158.26
16	—	639	137.00–138.00	137.37
6	—	838	129.00	129.00
48	—	556	145.00–148.00	146.25
30	—	670	135.00–138.00	136.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	102.00	102.00
2	—	688	100.00–102.00	101.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	568	125.00–139.00	132.03
2	—	808	111.00	111.00
2	—	485	135.00	135.00
1	—	715	125.00	125.00
1	—	600	118.00	118.00
2	—	545	130.00–132.00	131.00

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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