Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 2.00-6.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.32/cwt on 211 head.

Average price

$160.32

211 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$46.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.17

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	168.16	756	124
Medium and Large 1-2	447	150.67	674	6thin
Medium and Large 2	467	150.09	701	78
Medium and Large 3	442	121.86	538	3thin

One grade step is worth $46.30/cwt here — about $218 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 sale211 hd

160.32

—

AR average10 barns · 2,312 hd

157.15

+3.17

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	1,290	70.36	908	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,199	61.65	739	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	54.51	550	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,028	52.76	543	19

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Bulls	—	—	1,046	59.49/cwt	54.00–70.00	622	4
Bulls	—	—	1,745	91.52/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,597	2
Bulls	—	—	1,548	83.12/cwt	79.00–86.50	1,287	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	470	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	109.00/cwt	107.00–110.00	765	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	85.53/cwt	67.00–97.00	594	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	44.00/cwt	38.00–50.00	385	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,214	62.11/cwt	60.00–65.50	754	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,080	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	626	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	785	42.61/cwt	41.00–44.00	334	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	790	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	253	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	725	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	145	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	65.63/cwt	64.00–68.00	845	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,034	58.89/cwt	58.00–61.00	609	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	933	49.46/cwt	45.00–51.00	461	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	860	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	327	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	840	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	386	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	63.58/cwt	56.00–80.00	522	4
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	498	246.13/cwt	200.00–290.00	1,226	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	645	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,774	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,735	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	137.79/cwt	131.00–145.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	127.01/cwt	124.00–128.00	903	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	435	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	133.88/cwt	125.00–145.00	635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	117.36/cwt	115.00–121.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	122.52/cwt	115.00–133.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	129.69/cwt	120.00–135.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	895	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	547	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	853	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	142.51/cwt	137.00–149.00	824	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	140.37/cwt	138.00–148.00	873	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	131.69/cwt	126.00–133.00	873	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	152.09/cwt	146.00–155.00	732	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	712	127.19/cwt	115.00–131.00	906	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	118.06/cwt	112.00–124.00	901	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	145.89/cwt	139.00–151.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	875	114.53/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,002	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	828	107.98/cwt	106.00–110.00	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	578	130.12/cwt	126.00–134.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	151.41/cwt	131.00–158.00	657	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	166.42/cwt	141.00–181.00	622	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	161.45/cwt	147.50–177.50	513	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	138.61/cwt	131.00–146.00	736	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	138.63/cwt	133.00–148.00	850	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	131.71/cwt	126.00–134.00	865	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	147.31/cwt	138.00–158.00	695	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	400	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	360	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	187.18/cwt	176.00–195.00	702	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	167.68/cwt	160.00–177.00	701	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	154.66/cwt	147.00–163.00	796	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	152.05/cwt	146.00–161.00	877	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	153.05/cwt	150.00–157.50	727	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	195.98/cwt	191.00–205.00	635	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	191.45/cwt	189.00–195.00	548	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	558	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	787	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	805	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	314	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	62.27/cwt	59.00–64.50	696	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	55.87/cwt	53.50–57.00	569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	640	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	333	140.52/cwt	140.00–141.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	405	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	135.38/cwt	131.00–139.00	643	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	139.39/cwt	130.00–147.00	539	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	138.85/cwt	136.00–142.00	585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	120.68/cwt	119.00–123.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	119.26/cwt	110.00–126.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	125.96/cwt	123.00–129.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	335	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	549	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	151.46/cwt	141.00–156.00	574	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	141.54/cwt	136.00–145.00	669	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	148.83/cwt	140.00–155.00	628	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	138.60/cwt	136.00–141.00	728	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	153.02/cwt	146.00–157.50	497	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	136.12/cwt	133.00–140.00	841	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	133.24/cwt	130.00–137.00	751	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	159.76/cwt	142.50–165.00	457	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	122.02/cwt	119.00–123.00	940	4

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 Mar 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 556Last week 527Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 67Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 21Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 2.00-6.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,046	54.00–70.00	59.49
2	—	1,745	91.00–92.00	91.52
2	—	1,548	79.00–86.50	83.12
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	46.00	46.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	38.00–50.00	44.00
4	—	1,118	59.00–64.50	62.27
4	—	1,018	53.50–57.00	55.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,214	60.00–65.50	62.11
1	—	1,080	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	41.00–44.00	42.61
1	—	790	32.00	32.00
1	—	725	20.00	20.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,288	64.00–68.00	65.63
4	—	1,034	58.00–61.00	58.89
4	—	933	45.00–51.00	49.46
1	—	860	38.00	38.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	39.00	39.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	58.00	58.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	702	107.00–110.00	109.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	695	67.00–97.00	85.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	821	56.00–80.00	63.58
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	498	200.00–290.00	246.13
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	645	275.00	275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	62.00	62.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	131.00–145.00	137.79
1	—	655	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	434	131.00–158.00	151.41
15	—	374	141.00–181.00	166.42
11	—	318	147.50–177.50	161.45
9	—	531	131.00–146.00	138.61
8	—	613	133.00–148.00	138.63
7	—	657	126.00–134.00	131.71
7	—	472	138.00–158.00	147.31
2	—	740	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	151.00	151.00
2	—	422	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	181.00	181.00
1	—	360	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	375	176.00–195.00	187.18
28	—	418	160.00–177.00	167.68
24	—	515	147.00–163.00	154.66
13	—	577	146.00–161.00	152.05
8	—	475	150.00–157.50	153.05
6	—	324	191.00–205.00	195.98
6	—	286	189.00–195.00	191.45
2	—	675	134.00	134.00
1	—	905	120.00	120.00
1	—	710	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	141.00	141.00
1	—	640	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	711	124.00–128.00	127.01
1	—	690	124.00	124.00
30	—	379	141.00–156.00	151.46
22	—	473	136.00–145.00	141.54
22	—	422	140.00–155.00	148.83
11	—	525	136.00–141.00	138.60
10	—	325	146.00–157.50	153.02
8	—	618	133.00–140.00	136.12
8	—	564	130.00–137.00	133.24
5	—	286	142.50–165.00	159.76
4	—	770	119.00–123.00	122.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	140.00–141.00	140.52
1	—	405	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	475	131.00–139.00	135.38
8	—	387	130.00–147.00	139.39
5	—	421	136.00–142.00	138.85
3	—	585	119.00–123.00	120.68
3	—	512	110.00–126.00	119.26
2	—	683	113.00–115.00	114.00
2	—	608	123.00–129.00	125.96
1	—	325	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	335	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	125.00–145.00	133.88
3	—	622	115.00–121.00	117.36
3	—	568	115.00–133.00	122.52
3	—	518	120.00–135.00	129.69
1	—	895	89.00	89.00
1	—	795	107.00	107.00
1	—	680	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	547	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	578	137.00–149.00	142.51
12	—	622	138.00–148.00	140.37
9	—	663	126.00–133.00	131.69
9	—	481	146.00–155.00	152.09
7	—	712	115.00–131.00	127.19
6	—	763	112.00–124.00	118.06
3	—	527	139.00–151.00	145.89
3	—	445	165.00	165.00
2	—	875	109.00–120.00	114.53
2	—	828	106.00–110.00	107.98
1	—	1,045	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	126.00–134.00	130.12
1	—	670	110.00	110.00

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

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Replacement Cattle

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