Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 7.00-12.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-4.00 higher. Value Added cattle sold with a 5.00-10.00 premium. Value Added denotes cattle weaned at least 45 days, castrated and who have been administered 2 sets of preconditioning vaccines. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.64/cwt on 262 head.

Average price

$152.64

262 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$853

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$29.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.64

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	436	154.17	672	24
Medium and Large 1	579	153.53	889	210
Medium and Large 1-2	547	149.00	816	23
Medium and Large 3	329	124.56	410	5thin

One grade step is worth $29.61/cwt here — about $262 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 sale262 hd

152.64

—

AR average8 barns · 969 hd

149.00

+3.64

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	1,665	74.54	1,241	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,363	61.30	836	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	941	42.00	395	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	964	41.49	400	15

Every lot, as filed

90 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	—	611	129.27/cwt	124.00–132.00	790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	135.03/cwt	131.00–140.00	579	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	135.08/cwt	131.00–139.00	498	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	137.49/cwt	135.00–139.00	443	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	132.67/cwt	129.00–135.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	152.44/cwt	143.00–157.50	511	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	145.17/cwt	135.00–150.00	537	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	150.93/cwt	143.00–155.00	611	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	200.95/cwt	191.00–210.00	659	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	158.34/cwt	151.00–168.00	754	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	172.13/cwt	162.50–180.00	732	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	151.55/cwt	147.00–153.00	776	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	187.54/cwt	185.00–202.00	709	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	166.76/cwt	151.00–174.00	620	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	146.84/cwt	142.00–149.00	706	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	170.94/cwt	155.00–181.00	552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	149.17/cwt	140.00–158.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	125.70/cwt	110.00–145.00	401	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	379	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	745	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	79.23/cwt	60.00–90.00	607	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	791.30/cwt	500.00–1,100.00	8,791	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	840	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	147.85/cwt	144.00–151.00	776	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	132.28/cwt	128.00–136.00	900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	143.47/cwt	142.00–145.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	378	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	470	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	885	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,319	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	805	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	258	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	765	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	184	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	840	29.01/cwt	28.00–30.00	244	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	650	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	150	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	880	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	425	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	528	158.65/cwt	155.00–161.00	838	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	713	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	380	151.67/cwt	151.00–153.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	814	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,026	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	505	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	834	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,072	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	728	133.51/cwt	124.00–135.00	972	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	144.51/cwt	137.00–145.00	896	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	588	147.46/cwt	144.00–151.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	391	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	140.93/cwt	136.00–142.50	937	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	736	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	136.73/cwt	133.00–137.00	800	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	514	140.18/cwt	138.00–141.00	721	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	126.38/cwt	124.00–127.00	828	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	494	137.53/cwt	137.00–139.00	679	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	783	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	120.40/cwt	120.00–121.00	913	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	47.33/cwt	36.00–51.00	491	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	733	22.33/cwt	20.00–26.00	164	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	790	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	608	1
Bulls	—	—	1,865	86.77/cwt	86.50–87.00	1,618	2
Bulls	—	—	1,883	82.36/cwt	78.00–85.50	1,551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	129.33/cwt	129.00–130.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	566	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	610	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	439	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	61.30/cwt	59.50–64.00	836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	119.99/cwt	114.00–127.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	136.93/cwt	132.00–141.00	646	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	134.80/cwt	133.00–137.00	689	5

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 Feb 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 508Last week 377Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	611	124.00–132.00	129.27
20	—	335	143.00–157.50	152.44
10	—	370	135.00–150.00	145.17
8	—	405	143.00–155.00	150.93
3	—	573	129.00–130.00	129.33
1	—	830	110.00	110.00
7	—	472	132.00–141.00	136.93
5	—	511	133.00–137.00	134.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	127.50	127.50
3	—	463	114.00–127.00	119.99
2	—	355	125.00	125.00
1	—	400	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	429	131.00–140.00	135.03
5	—	369	131.00–139.00	135.08
5	—	322	135.00–139.00	137.49
4	—	473	129.00–135.00	132.67
1	—	695	117.00	117.00
1	—	640	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	758	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	713	124.00	124.00
3	—	380	151.00–153.00	151.67
1	—	665	130.00	130.00
15	—	585	133.00–137.00	136.73
6	—	514	138.00–141.00	140.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	655	124.00–127.00	126.38
11	—	494	137.00–139.00	137.53
10	—	600	130.50	130.50
5	—	758	120.00–121.00	120.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	120.00	120.00
1	—	825	125.00	125.00
18	—	328	191.00–210.00	200.95
13	—	476	151.00–168.00	158.34
12	—	425	162.50–180.00	172.13
11	—	512	147.00–153.00	151.55
9	—	378	185.00–202.00	187.54
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	120.00	120.00
4	—	319	110.00–145.00	125.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	372	151.00–174.00	166.76
7	—	481	142.00–149.00	146.84
3	—	323	155.00–181.00	170.94
2	—	408	140.00–158.00	149.17
1	—	655	131.00	131.00
1	—	610	126.00	126.00
1	—	560	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	170.00	170.00
1	—	470	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	175.00	175.00
1	—	425	183.00	183.00
34	—	528	155.00–161.00	158.65
18	—	834	128.50	128.50
16	—	728	124.00–135.00	133.51
16	—	620	137.00–145.00	144.51
2	—	588	144.00–151.00	147.46
54	—	665	136.00–142.50	140.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	814	126.00	126.00
4	—	391	159.00	159.00
3	—	655	144.00	144.00
7	—	460	160.00	160.00
5	—	517	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	144.00–151.00	147.85
3	—	680	128.00–136.00	132.28
2	—	563	142.00–145.00	143.47
1	—	720	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	149.00	149.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	37.00	37.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,111	500.00–1,100.00	791.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,345	59.50	59.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	875.00	875.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	766	60.00–90.00	79.23
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	79.00	79.00
2	—	1,865	86.50–87.00	86.77
2	—	1,883	78.00–85.50	82.36
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	30.00	30.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	32.00	32.00
1	—	765	24.00	24.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	28.00–30.00	29.01
1	—	650	23.00	23.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,038	36.00–51.00	47.33
2	—	733	20.00–26.00	22.33
1	—	1,235	64.00	64.00
1	—	1,125	54.00	54.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	51.00	51.00
1	—	1,070	57.00	57.00
1	—	955	46.00	46.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,363	59.50–64.00	61.30

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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