Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Light run due to very muddy conditions in area and with not all classes represented; Feeder steers and heifers under 500 lbs sold 1.00-6.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00-6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.15/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$167.15

74 head · 395 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$37.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.56

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	355	179.00	635	7thin
Medium and Large 1	419	174.60	732	36
Medium and Large 2	389	161.77	629	22
Medium and Large 3	348	141.26	492	9thin

One grade step is worth $37.74/cwt here — about $143 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 sale74 hd

167.15

—

AR average8 barns · 523 hd

160.59

+6.56

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	—	High	1,760	87.56	1,541	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,305	65.61	856	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,061	51.08	542	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	956	46.37	443	11

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1-2	—	633	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	147.00/cwt	140.00–156.00	537	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	152.68/cwt	149.00–160.00	591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	119.49/cwt	115.00–121.00	897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	149.32/cwt	145.00–160.00	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	133.29/cwt	131.00–137.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	165.02/cwt	157.50–173.00	525	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	144.62/cwt	137.00–152.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	635	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	173.01/cwt	165.00–182.00	734	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	160.92/cwt	154.00–165.00	753	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	144.07/cwt	135.00–150.00	467	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	695	88.78/cwt	80.00–110.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	159.73/cwt	157.50–163.00	829	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	186.96/cwt	177.50–195.00	705	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	198.29/cwt	186.00–207.00	573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	170.33/cwt	165.00–174.00	646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	158.08/cwt	155.00–162.50	659	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	928	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	850	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	820	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	641	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	840	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	168	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	795	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	883	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	660	1
Bulls	—	—	1,925	90.80/cwt	90.00–91.50	1,748	2
Bulls	—	—	1,595	84.32/cwt	83.00–85.50	1,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,625	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	41.61/cwt	37.00–46.00	473	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	978	56.70/cwt	55.50–59.00	555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	141.48/cwt	137.00–149.00	814	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	149.75/cwt	143.00–155.00	795	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	120.00/cwt	118.00–121.00	948	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,062	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,009	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	60.83/cwt	60.00–62.00	642	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	44.37/cwt	40.00–49.00	430	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	55.98/cwt	55.00–57.00	498	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	141	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	65.61/cwt	64.00–67.00	856	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	53.04/cwt	50.00–55.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	141.55/cwt	131.00–146.00	661	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	137.71/cwt	129.00–143.00	522	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	138.86/cwt	134.00–146.00	454	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	151.12/cwt	145.00–155.00	618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	140.57/cwt	137.00–144.00	592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	119.49/cwt	117.00–121.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	627	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 Jan 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 195Last week 568Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 72Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 97Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	128.50	128.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	387	149.00–160.00	152.68
4	—	751	115.00–121.00	119.49
4	—	315	145.00–160.00	149.32
3	—	573	131.00–137.00	133.29
9	—	467	131.00–146.00	141.55
5	—	409	145.00–155.00	151.12
1	—	540	132.00	132.00
1	—	655	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	116.00	116.00
1	—	820	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
1	—	505	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	379	129.00–143.00	137.71
6	—	327	134.00–146.00	138.86
5	—	421	137.00–144.00	140.57
4	—	526	117.00–121.00	119.49
1	—	615	124.00	124.00
1	—	475	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	140.00–156.00	147.00
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
5	—	324	135.00–150.00	144.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	318	157.50–173.00	165.02
2	—	468	137.00–152.00	144.62
6	—	379	165.00–174.00	170.33
9	—	417	155.00–162.50	158.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	355	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	424	165.00–182.00	173.01
6	—	468	154.00–165.00	160.92
5	—	519	157.50–163.00	159.73
5	—	377	177.50–195.00	186.96
5	—	289	186.00–207.00	198.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	161.00	161.00
1	—	1,000	90.00	90.00
1	—	800	113.00	113.00
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
1	—	670	130.00	130.00
1	—	605	140.00	140.00
2	—	883	113.00	113.00
11	—	575	137.00–149.00	141.48
5	—	531	143.00–155.00	149.75
3	—	790	118.00–121.00	120.00
2	—	1,062	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	120.00	120.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	695	80.00–110.00	88.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	928	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,625	89.00	89.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	20.00	20.00
1	—	795	31.00	31.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,137	37.00–46.00	41.61
4	—	978	55.50–59.00	56.70
3	—	1,095	50.00–55.00	53.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,055	60.00–62.00	60.83
2	—	968	40.00–49.00	44.37
2	—	890	55.00–57.00	55.98
1	—	940	15.00	15.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	64.00–67.00	65.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,925	90.00–91.50	90.80
2	—	1,595	83.00–85.50	84.32

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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I-40 Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle