Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold 10.00-15.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 12.00-16.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 4.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.70/cwt on 224 head.

Average price

$155.70

224 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$31.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.02

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	159.28	799	165
Medium and Large 2	509	146.61	746	56
Medium and Large 3	395	128.25	507	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.03/cwt here — about $292 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 sale224 hd

155.70

—

AR average9 barns · 774 hd

155.68

+0.02

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	1,439	77.95	1,122	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,298	61.70	801	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,040	55.87	581	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,083	53.77	582	33

Every lot, as filed

108 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 1Value Added	—	450	163.67/cwt	161.00–165.00	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	622	142.77/cwt	137.00–148.00	888	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	813	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,016	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	514	160.34/cwt	155.00–162.00	824	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	572	149.18/cwt	145.00–155.00	853	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	910	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	995	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	161.60/cwt	145.00–177.00	538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	130.87/cwt	126.00–136.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	127.69/cwt	122.00–131.00	787	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	128.98/cwt	124.00–132.00	734	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	145.12/cwt	140.00–155.00	551	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	140.85/cwt	135.00–150.00	604	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	148.24/cwt	140.00–155.00	485	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	132.93/cwt	124.00–135.50	697	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	137.04/cwt	130.00–143.50	641	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	773	126.50/cwt	125.00–128.00	978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	855	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	185.75/cwt	175.00–197.00	689	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	156.58/cwt	148.00–170.00	733	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	189.86/cwt	185.00–197.50	613	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	148.75/cwt	142.00–151.00	787	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	160.76/cwt	150.00–168.00	675	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	134.69/cwt	133.00–136.00	905	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	146.76/cwt	139.00–151.00	826	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	142.20/cwt	135.00–147.50	877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	112.42/cwt	109.00–118.00	989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	132.49/cwt	132.00–133.00	947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	520	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	450	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	395	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	135.29/cwt	129.00–143.00	578	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	128.94/cwt	124.00–139.00	612	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	128.44/cwt	121.00–135.00	420	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	130.16/cwt	125.00–135.00	485	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	604	110.48/cwt	100.00–120.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	116.31/cwt	114.00–117.50	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	124.32/cwt	121.00–128.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	117.96/cwt	115.00–124.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	192.30/cwt	185.00–200.00	535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	400	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	476	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	64.50/cwt	60.50–71.00	725	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	50.52/cwt	48.00–53.00	494	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	57.13/cwt	56.00–58.50	604	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	351	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	62.84/cwt	60.00–66.00	850	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,133	58.29/cwt	57.50–59.00	660	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	715	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	286	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	660	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	185	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	62.56/cwt	59.00–68.00	732	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	55.77/cwt	53.00–58.00	621	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,024	43.34/cwt	34.00–51.00	444	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	905	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	353	1
Bulls	—	—	1,418	70.63/cwt	51.00–81.00	1,002	4
Bulls	—	—	1,635	85.33/cwt	82.00–88.50	1,395	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	865	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	562	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	780	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	374	1
Bulls	—	—	1,670	92.29/cwt	91.50–93.00	1,541	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	143.52/cwt	136.00–146.00	842	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	144.86/cwt	140.00–149.00	756	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	127.86/cwt	118.00–133.00	914	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	130.33/cwt	127.00–135.00	860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	143.06/cwt	140.00–146.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	135.94/cwt	131.00–141.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	845	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	61.20/cwt	58.00–64.00	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	755	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	385	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	685	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	612	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	799	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	527	134.45/cwt	133.50–137.00	709	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	548	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	131.94/cwt	128.00–133.50	747	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	140.69/cwt	135.00–147.00	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	145.79/cwt	136.00–153.00	698	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	163.85/cwt	141.00–176.00	623	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	622	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	728	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	419	158.87/cwt	152.50–167.50	666	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	540	143.50/cwt	141.00–146.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	584	143.02/cwt	139.00–148.00	835	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	136.13/cwt	131.00–141.00	517	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	8,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	58.31/cwt	56.00–60.00	659	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	915	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	803	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,670	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	86.48/cwt	70.00–100.00	708	8

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 527Last week 852Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 106Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 61Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	450	161.00–165.00	163.67
5	—	622	137.00–148.00	142.77
5	—	813	125.00	125.00
8	—	514	155.00–162.00	160.34
8	—	572	145.00–155.00	149.18
2	—	773	125.00–128.00	126.50
1	—	855	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	139.00	139.00
1	—	675	125.00	125.00
1	—	910	80.00	80.00
1	—	995	92.00	92.00
1	—	1,080	90.00	90.00
2	—	333	145.00–177.00	161.60
2	—	588	133.00–135.00	134.00
3	—	538	135.00–147.00	140.69
11	—	479	136.00–153.00	145.79
16	—	380	141.00–176.00	163.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	371	175.00–197.00	185.75
23	—	468	148.00–170.00	156.58
16	—	323	185.00–197.50	189.86
15	—	529	142.00–151.00	148.75
15	—	420	150.00–168.00	160.76
13	—	672	133.00–136.00	134.69
6	—	563	139.00–151.00	146.76
5	—	617	135.00–147.50	142.20
4	—	880	109.00–118.00	112.42
2	—	715	132.00–133.00	132.49
2	—	278	185.00–200.00	192.30
1	—	750	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	622	137.00	137.00
3	—	728	128.00	128.00
4	—	419	152.50–167.50	158.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	150.00	150.00
2	—	540	141.00–146.00	143.50
5	—	584	139.00–148.00	143.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	112.50	112.50
2	—	380	131.00–141.00	136.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	123.00	123.00
1	—	610	121.00	121.00
1	—	755	103.00	103.00
2	—	415	128.00–130.00	128.99
2	—	483	126.00–136.00	130.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	587	136.00–146.00	143.52
6	—	522	140.00–149.00	144.86
3	—	715	118.00–133.00	127.86
3	—	660	127.00–135.00	130.33
2	—	613	140.00–146.00	143.06
2	—	435	131.00–141.00	135.94
1	—	845	116.00	116.00
1	—	765	112.00	112.00
1	—	495	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	125.00	125.00
6	—	616	122.00–131.00	127.69
7	—	569	124.00–132.00	128.98
13	—	380	140.00–155.00	145.12
14	—	429	135.00–150.00	140.85
16	—	327	140.00–155.00	148.24
20	—	524	124.00–135.50	132.93
22	—	468	130.00–143.50	137.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	131.00	131.00
1	—	755	124.00	124.00
2	—	385	149.00	149.00
3	—	685	126.00	126.00
6	—	612	130.00–131.00	130.51
9	—	527	133.50–137.00	134.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	133.00	133.00
1	—	395	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	427	129.00–143.00	135.29
8	—	475	124.00–139.00	128.94
8	—	327	121.00–135.00	128.44
5	—	373	125.00–135.00	130.16
4	—	604	100.00–120.00	110.48
3	—	664	114.00–117.50	116.31
3	—	563	121.00–128.00	124.32
3	—	517	115.00–124.00	117.96
1	—	770	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	115.00	115.00
3	—	548	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	455	146.00	146.00
7	—	566	128.00–133.50	131.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,124	60.50–71.00	64.50
4	—	978	48.00–53.00	50.52
3	—	1,058	56.00–58.50	57.13
1	—	900	39.00	39.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,353	60.00–66.00	62.84
2	—	1,133	57.50–59.00	58.29
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	40.00	40.00
1	—	660	28.00	28.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,170	59.00–68.00	62.56
11	—	1,113	53.00–58.00	55.77
7	—	1,024	34.00–51.00	43.34
1	—	905	39.00	39.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,418	51.00–81.00	70.63
2	—	1,635	82.00–88.50	85.33
4	—	1,670	91.50–93.00	92.29
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	65.00	65.00
1	—	780	48.00	48.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	740	58.00–64.00	61.20
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	819	70.00–100.00	86.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	885.00	885.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,130	56.00–60.00	58.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	67.00	67.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	85.00	85.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	58.00	58.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	700.00	700.00

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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