Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 3.00-10.00 lower, over 600 lbs not well tested against last weeks light run. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.18/cwt on 163 head.

Average price

$152.18

163 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$55.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.14

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	359	176.00	632	4thin
Medium and Large 1	477	159.50	760	106
Medium and Large 2	470	140.79	662	40
Medium and Large 3	428	120.15	514	13thin

One grade step is worth $55.85/cwt here — about $118 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 sale163 hd

152.18

—

AR average9 barns · 819 hd

156.32

−4.14

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	1,644	81.38	1,338	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,358	67.09	911	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,094	62.60	685	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,080	56.02	605	14

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	151.85/cwt	140.00–157.50	566	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	144.10/cwt	133.00–150.00	624	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	147.93/cwt	139.00–152.00	769	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	184.34/cwt	177.50–190.00	583	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	130.47/cwt	116.00–147.50	420	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	118.51/cwt	100.00–135.00	446	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	139.98/cwt	139.00–141.00	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	143.77/cwt	142.00–147.00	817	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	159.79/cwt	150.00–165.00	519	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	126.73/cwt	124.00–130.00	654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	141.02/cwt	140.00–144.00	873	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	154.80/cwt	150.00–163.00	721	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	179.75/cwt	171.00–185.00	654	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	163.22/cwt	153.00–168.00	671	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	125.77/cwt	122.00–130.00	786	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	881	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	143.77/cwt	137.00–147.00	464	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	139.49/cwt	131.00–148.00	658	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	131.52/cwt	130.00–133.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	145.50/cwt	136.00–152.00	621	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	127.49/cwt	127.00–128.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	133.36/cwt	129.00–137.00	700	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	147.47/cwt	140.00–159.00	559	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	128.05/cwt	121.00–132.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	116.77/cwt	106.00–128.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	714	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	774	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	897	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	139.06/cwt	130.00–147.00	658	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	826	90.03/cwt	80.00–100.00	744	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	736.96/cwt	725.00–750.00	6,006	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	975	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,556	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	72.25/cwt	72.00–72.50	975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,108	773.98/cwt	625.00–900.00	8,576	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	796	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	760	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	134.51/cwt	134.00–135.00	955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	1
Bulls	—	—	1,523	82.88/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,262	2
Bulls	—	—	1,365	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	812	1
Bulls	—	—	1,905	90.83/cwt	89.00–92.50	1,730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	393	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	510	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	648	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	820	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	328	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	685	19.00/cwt	19.00–19.00	130	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	678	142.84/cwt	142.00–143.00	968	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	639	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	933	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	540	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	435	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	359	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	563	155.11/cwt	148.00–156.00	873	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	570	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	520	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	330	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	147.82/cwt	147.00–150.00	631	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	494	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	519	133.10/cwt	133.00–134.00	691	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	326	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	497	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	144.41/cwt	141.00–146.00	835	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	139.81/cwt	135.00–148.00	738	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	132.46/cwt	131.00–134.00	702	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	69.12/cwt	66.50–71.00	1,015	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,080	62.01/cwt	61.00–63.00	670	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	955	48.84/cwt	38.00–56.00	466	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	675	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	990	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	130.55/cwt	121.00–136.00	435	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	113.45/cwt	103.00–120.00	420	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	70.96/cwt	68.00–73.00	825	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	67.82/cwt	65.00–70.00	810	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	64.17/cwt	62.00–66.00	751	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	130.86/cwt	120.00–139.00	555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	126.98/cwt	121.00–128.50	740	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	135.02/cwt	131.00–138.00	520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	115.60/cwt	110.00–121.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	129.35/cwt	129.00–130.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	108.70/cwt	105.00–112.50	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	859	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 →

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Thu Jan 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 377Last week 195Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	140.00–157.50	151.85
6	—	433	133.00–150.00	144.10
4	—	325	150.00–165.00	159.79
4	—	516	124.00–130.00	126.73
1	—	665	129.00	129.00
2	—	620	130.00–133.00	131.52
4	—	568	121.00–132.00	128.05
10	—	473	130.00–147.00	139.06
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
3	—	322	116.00–147.50	130.47
4	—	376	100.00–135.00	118.51
2	—	485	106.00–128.00	116.77
1	—	655	109.00	109.00
1	—	560	109.00	109.00
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	520	139.00–152.00	147.93
8	—	316	177.50–190.00	184.34
2	—	663	139.00–141.00	139.98
4	—	568	142.00–147.00	143.77
5	—	619	140.00–144.00	141.02
7	—	466	150.00–163.00	154.80
12	—	364	171.00–185.00	179.75
31	—	411	153.00–168.00	163.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	150.00	150.00
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	678	142.00–143.00	142.84
4	—	639	146.00	146.00
1	—	540	155.00	155.00
1	—	435	174.00	174.00
15	—	563	148.00–156.00	155.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	359	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	137.00	137.00
1	—	520	143.00	143.00
1	—	615	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	625	122.00–130.00	125.77
6	—	801	110.00	110.00
8	—	323	137.00–147.00	143.77
9	—	472	131.00–148.00	139.49
11	—	427	136.00–152.00	145.50
12	—	525	129.00–137.00	133.36
21	—	379	140.00–159.00	147.47
10	—	583	121.00–128.50	126.98
1	—	710	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	127.00–128.00	127.49
6	—	333	121.00–136.00	130.55
1	—	685	117.00	117.00
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
6	—	424	120.00–139.00	130.86
4	—	385	131.00–138.00	135.02
3	—	568	110.00–121.00	115.60
3	—	468	129.00–130.00	129.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	162.50	162.50
10	—	519	133.00–134.00	133.10
1	—	610	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	427	147.00–150.00	147.82
5	—	494	138.00	138.00
2	—	385	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	326	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	103.00–120.00	113.45
1	—	670	80.00	80.00
1	—	525	90.00	90.00
1	—	450	118.00	118.00
1	—	345	113.00	113.00
2	—	415	105.00–112.50	108.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	542	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	134.00–135.00	134.51
1	—	685	139.00	139.00
1	—	625	135.00	135.00
5	—	578	141.00–146.00	144.41
5	—	528	135.00–148.00	139.81
1	—	805	124.00	124.00
1	—	990	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
1	—	670	124.00	124.00
2	—	530	131.00–134.00	132.46

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	65.00	65.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	69.00	69.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,350	72.00–72.50	72.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,108	625.00–900.00	773.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	68.00	68.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	826	80.00–100.00	90.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	56.00	56.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	815	725.00–750.00	736.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	80.00–86.00	82.88
1	—	1,365	59.50	59.50
2	—	1,905	89.00–92.50	90.83
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	40.00	40.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	19.00	19.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,469	66.50–71.00	69.12
2	—	1,080	61.00–63.00	62.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	955	38.00–56.00	48.84
2	—	1,125	60.00	60.00
1	—	965	24.00	24.00
7	—	1,194	65.00–70.00	67.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,163	68.00–73.00	70.96
2	—	1,170	62.00–66.00	64.17
1	—	1,010	57.00	57.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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