Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Sale: No trend established, no report last two weeks due to Holiday closings; however demand was strong for all classes offered.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.22/cwt on 278 head.

Average price

$138.22

278 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$33.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.37

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	141.98	639	190
Medium and Large 1-2	485	140.31	680	32
Medium and Large 2	469	126.93	595	48
Medium and Large 3	470	108.25	508	8thin

One grade step is worth $33.74/cwt here — about $131 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 sale278 hd

138.22

—

AR average9 barns · 2,504 hd

137.85

+0.37

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	—	Low	1,412	62.37	881	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,196	44.27	529	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	42.35	448	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,004	35.92	361	19

Every lot, as filed

117 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	—	1,020	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	134.03/cwt	132.00–136.00	962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	123.50/cwt	122.00–125.00	932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	142.73/cwt	137.00–151.00	609	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	130.43/cwt	128.00–137.00	745	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	138.39/cwt	130.00–142.00	711	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	141.27/cwt	138.00–145.00	657	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	140.00/cwt	135.00–150.00	847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	177.13/cwt	170.00–184.00	655	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	129.23/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,047	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	143.81/cwt	141.00–152.00	841	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	161.56/cwt	155.00–175.00	687	42
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	134.17/cwt	123.00–142.50	523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	135.03/cwt	134.00–136.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	970	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	148.08/cwt	139.00–154.00	634	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	181.58/cwt	175.00–193.00	596	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	162.61/cwt	150.00–173.00	533	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	161.22/cwt	150.00–175.00	588	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	144.61/cwt	140.00–149.00	453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	126.49/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,111	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	158.12/cwt	150.00–169.00	727	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	150.51/cwt	142.00–157.50	778	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	744	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	149.19/cwt	148.00–151.00	716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	101.45/cwt	94.00–109.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	146.49/cwt	145.00–148.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	799	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,123	726.28/cwt	500.00–900.00	8,156	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,262	714.00/cwt	575.00–800.00	9,011	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,301	51.68/cwt	41.00–58.00	672	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,388	51.92/cwt	48.00–56.00	721	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	9,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,800	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	563	31.50/cwt	31.50–31.50	177	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	960	55.57/cwt	53.00–58.00	533	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	810	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	697	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	830	82.07/cwt	80.00–84.00	681	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,016	819.17/cwt	650.00–875.00	8,323	5
Bulls	—	—	1,299	47.92/cwt	34.00–65.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	128.18/cwt	126.00–133.00	855	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	774	112.30/cwt	109.00–119.00	869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	733	119.33/cwt	119.00–120.00	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	445	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	689	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	810	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	160.59/cwt	156.50–164.00	819	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	601	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	908	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	400	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	136.14/cwt	136.00–137.00	858	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	579	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	844	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	412	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	138.63/cwt	137.00–141.00	714	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	491	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	719	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	700	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	117.98/cwt	114.00–122.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	142.13/cwt	134.00–145.00	746	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	136.89/cwt	130.00–145.00	778	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	129.68/cwt	121.00–138.00	809	17
Bulls	—	—	1,655	75.49/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,249	2
Bulls	—	—	1,403	70.27/cwt	70.00–71.00	986	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	146.45/cwt	139.00–155.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	120.62/cwt	116.00–125.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	112.51/cwt	111.00–114.00	712	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	48.29/cwt	48.00–48.50	552	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,234	47.13/cwt	45.00–50.00	582	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,145	40.45/cwt	39.50–42.00	463	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	938	29.05/cwt	28.00–30.00	272	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	114.95/cwt	110.00–120.00	540	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	43.49/cwt	41.00–46.00	488	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	35.76/cwt	30.00–40.00	345	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	48.31/cwt	47.00–52.00	515	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	978	32.78/cwt	30.00–37.00	321	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	40.27/cwt	39.00–43.00	422	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	91.53/cwt	85.00–98.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	133.71/cwt	131.00–135.00	451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	132.11/cwt	121.00–137.50	499	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	127.05/cwt	120.00–132.00	602	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	116.72/cwt	110.00–125.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	133.56/cwt	126.00–141.00	558	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	116.33/cwt	109.00–121.00	719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	123.63/cwt	121.00–126.00	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	148.52/cwt	141.00–160.00	495	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	147.89/cwt	140.00–152.00	544	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	125.69/cwt	120.00–131.00	793	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	112.30/cwt	108.00–119.00	756	3

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 Jan 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 809Last week 1,569Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last Sale: No trend established, no report last two weeks due to Holiday closings; however demand was strong for all classes offered.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	93.00	93.00
2	—	718	132.00–136.00	134.03
2	—	755	122.00–125.00	123.50
3	—	605	135.00–150.00	140.00
1	—	915	121.00	121.00
18	—	370	170.00–184.00	177.13
4	—	810	125.00–131.00	129.23
7	—	585	141.00–152.00	143.81
42	—	425	155.00–175.00	161.56
14	—	328	175.00–193.00	181.58
2	—	878	126.00–127.00	126.49
26	—	460	150.00–169.00	158.12
27	—	517	142.00–157.50	150.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	390	123.00–142.50	134.17
3	—	430	134.00–136.00	135.03
1	—	465	122.50	122.50
1	—	565	127.00	127.00
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
2	—	313	140.00–149.00	144.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	99.00	99.00
7	—	428	139.00–154.00	148.08
11	—	328	150.00–173.00	162.61
14	—	365	150.00–175.00	161.22
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
1	—	865	86.00	86.00
5	—	480	148.00–151.00	149.19
2	—	810	94.00–109.00	101.45
2	—	508	145.00–148.00	146.49
1	—	695	139.00	139.00
1	—	555	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	145.00	145.00
5	—	559	151.00	151.00
5	—	455	150.00	150.00
3	—	635	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	510	156.50–164.00	160.59
8	—	601	151.00	151.00
3	—	400	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	427	137.00–151.00	142.73
11	—	571	128.00–137.00	130.43
22	—	514	130.00–142.00	138.39
26	—	465	138.00–145.00	141.27
35	—	333	141.00–160.00	148.52
30	—	368	140.00–152.00	147.89
7	—	631	120.00–131.00	125.69
2	—	725	121.00	121.00
1	—	675	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	630	136.00–137.00	136.14
4	—	579	138.00	138.00
1	—	510	143.00	143.00
8	—	491	146.50	146.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	412	144.00	144.00
3	—	465	145.00	145.00
3	—	380	143.00	143.00
22	—	515	137.00–141.00	138.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	110.00–120.00	114.95
2	—	573	85.00–98.00	91.53
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
1	—	440	93.00	93.00
1	—	380	121.00	121.00
1	—	325	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	131.00–135.00	133.71
8	—	378	121.00–137.50	132.11
7	—	474	120.00–132.00	127.05
3	—	553	110.00–125.00	116.72
14	—	418	126.00–141.00	133.56
4	—	618	109.00–121.00	116.33
5	—	518	121.00–126.00	123.63
3	—	673	108.00–119.00	112.30
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	31.50	31.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
1	—	405	135.00	135.00
2	—	578	114.00–122.00	117.98
2	—	473	127.00	127.00
3	—	525	116.00–125.00	120.62
2	—	633	111.00–114.00	112.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	667	126.00–133.00	128.18
3	—	774	109.00–119.00	112.30
3	—	733	119.00–120.00	119.33
33	—	525	134.00–145.00	142.13
19	—	568	130.00–145.00	136.89
17	—	624	121.00–138.00	129.68
3	—	480	139.00–155.00	146.45
1	—	1,070	80.00	80.00
1	—	440	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	106.00	106.00
1	—	475	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,123	500.00–900.00	726.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,262	575.00–800.00	714.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,301	41.00–58.00	51.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,388	48.00–56.00	51.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,016	650.00–875.00	819.17
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	53.00–58.00	55.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	86.00	86.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	830	80.00–84.00	82.07
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	40.00	40.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,299	34.00–65.00	47.92
2	—	1,655	75.00–76.00	75.49
4	—	1,403	70.00–71.00	70.27
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	24.00	24.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	48.00–48.50	48.29
2	—	938	28.00–30.00	29.05
8	—	978	30.00–37.00	32.78
6	—	1,048	39.00–43.00	40.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,234	45.00–50.00	47.13
3	—	1,145	39.50–42.00	40.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,122	41.00–46.00	43.49
7	—	966	30.00–40.00	35.76
6	—	1,067	47.00–52.00	48.31

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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