Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00-15.00 lower, with instances up to 25.00 lower on steers under 400 lbs. Both live and feeder cattle futures were limit down today with previous days of substancial losses. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.10/cwt on 345 head.

Average price

$143.10

345 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$34.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.55

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	145.80	695	241
Medium and Large 1-2	460	143.06	657	38
Medium and Large 2	441	135.05	596	61
Medium and Large 3	488	111.68	545	5thin

One grade step is worth $34.12/cwt here — about $150 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 sale345 hd

143.10

—

AR average9 barns · 1,255 hd

144.66

−1.55

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	1,473	81.91	1,207	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,236	62.29	770	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	51.46	507	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,012	48.59	492	23

Every lot, as filed

114 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	—	855	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	323	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	381	157.40/cwt	151.00–161.00	600	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	623	134.44/cwt	134.00–135.00	838	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	127.15/cwt	123.50–129.00	846	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	140.61/cwt	136.00–148.00	738	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	471	151.89/cwt	150.00–152.00	715	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	582	140.02/cwt	130.00–142.00	815	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	428	153.12/cwt	150.00–155.00	655	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	353	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	547	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	419	147.50/cwt	147.00–148.00	618	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	136.58/cwt	134.00–142.00	710	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	980	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	126.39/cwt	123.00–130.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	127.41/cwt	124.00–137.00	791	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	133.85/cwt	129.00–136.00	691	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	110.10/cwt	106.00–114.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	532	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	790	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	151.95/cwt	146.00–160.00	564	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	147.25/cwt	139.00–152.00	685	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	147.77/cwt	143.00–152.50	628	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	107.55/cwt	100.00–113.00	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	515	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	124.29/cwt	110.00–134.00	465	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	122.82/cwt	112.00–130.00	583	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	114.39/cwt	98.00–124.00	603	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	125.65/cwt	120.00–137.00	542	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	108.09/cwt	100.00–123.00	618	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	120.85/cwt	110.00–130.00	396	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	582	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	526	130.68/cwt	125.00–141.00	687	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	618	127.11/cwt	119.00–130.00	786	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	457	134.11/cwt	130.00–136.50	613	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	384	141.87/cwt	139.00–154.00	545	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	589	125.59/cwt	120.00–129.00	740	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	447	132.24/cwt	130.50–141.00	591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	656	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	820	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	312	146.37/cwt	144.50–152.00	457	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	755	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	264	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	55.66/cwt	54.00–57.00	557	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	60.38/cwt	58.00–63.50	639	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	43.01/cwt	42.00–44.00	412	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	214	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	65.47/cwt	64.00–68.00	868	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,186	60.60/cwt	59.00–62.00	719	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	900	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	450	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	723	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	145	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,019	47.27/cwt	42.00–52.00	482	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	61.75/cwt	59.00–64.50	705	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	55.99/cwt	55.00–57.00	564	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	875	37.51/cwt	37.00–38.00	328	2
Bulls	—	—	1,582	85.59/cwt	83.00–88.50	1,354	5
Bulls	—	—	1,292	75.78/cwt	72.00–81.00	979	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	80.01/cwt	62.00–90.00	640	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	788.01/cwt	700.00–875.00	8,077	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	493	97.91/cwt	80.00–116.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	97.38/cwt	88.00–107.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,520	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	640.72/cwt	500.00–745.00	6,215	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	741.67/cwt	575.00–875.00	7,513	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	650	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	495	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	149	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	596	107.40/cwt	105.00–115.00	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	134.30/cwt	134.00–136.00	371	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	111.50/cwt	110.00–119.00	689	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	141.68/cwt	134.00–150.00	455	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	129.92/cwt	125.00–135.00	605	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	125.45/cwt	116.00–130.00	662	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	134.58/cwt	128.00–137.00	563	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	139.40/cwt	130.00–148.00	526	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	780	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	796	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	502	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	113.05/cwt	110.00–116.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	127.46/cwt	124.00–129.00	783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	131.66/cwt	130.00–132.00	698	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	153.70/cwt	145.00–160.00	481	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	124.95/cwt	123.00–129.00	723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	138.33/cwt	130.00–140.00	437	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	138.60/cwt	130.00–146.00	657	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	136.42/cwt	130.00–146.00	514	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	137.26/cwt	130.00–144.00	571	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	415	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	374	143.53/cwt	143.00–145.00	537	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	465	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	500	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	118.70/cwt	110.00–127.00	516	2

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 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 810Last week 556Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 18Year 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
1	—	855	109.00	109.00
2	—	323	160.00	160.00
9	—	381	151.00–161.00	157.40
9	—	623	134.00–135.00	134.44
12	—	665	123.50–129.00	127.15
15	—	525	136.00–148.00	140.61
19	—	471	150.00–152.00	151.89
25	—	582	130.00–142.00	140.02
48	—	428	150.00–155.00	153.12
1	—	790	118.00	118.00
1	—	730	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	128.00	128.00
6	—	353	155.00	155.00
14	—	419	147.00–148.00	147.50
16	—	520	134.00–142.00	136.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	371	146.00–160.00	151.95
25	—	465	139.00–152.00	147.25
15	—	425	143.00–152.50	147.77
1	—	295	150.00	150.00
1	—	595	132.00	132.00
1	—	755	106.00	106.00
1	—	825	102.00	102.00
2	—	728	110.00–116.00	113.05
4	—	614	124.00–129.00	127.46
6	—	530	130.00–132.00	131.66
9	—	313	145.00–160.00	153.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	100.00–113.00	107.55
1	—	1,170	80.00	80.00
1	—	765	101.00	101.00
4	—	579	123.00–129.00	124.95
7	—	316	130.00–140.00	138.33
8	—	474	130.00–146.00	138.60
10	—	377	130.00–146.00	136.42
12	—	416	130.00–144.00	137.26
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	115.00	115.00
1	—	640	91.00	91.00
2	—	435	110.00–127.00	118.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	147.00	147.00
12	—	374	143.00–145.00	143.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	144.00	144.00
1	—	500	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	101.00	101.00
1	—	980	84.00	84.00
2	—	578	123.00–130.00	126.39
4	—	621	124.00–137.00	127.41
8	—	516	129.00–136.00	133.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
1	—	530	119.00	119.00
1	—	665	90.00	90.00
1	—	735	90.00	90.00
2	—	565	120.00	120.00
2	—	615	106.00–114.00	110.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	532	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	101.00	101.00
1	—	585	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	106.00	106.00
5	—	596	105.00–115.00	107.40
6	—	276	134.00–136.00	134.30
8	—	618	110.00–119.00	111.50
9	—	321	134.00–150.00	141.68
11	—	466	125.00–135.00	129.92
13	—	528	116.00–130.00	125.45
16	—	418	128.00–137.00	134.58
28	—	377	130.00–148.00	139.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	90.00	90.00
1	—	515	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	374	110.00–134.00	124.29
11	—	475	112.00–130.00	122.82
9	—	527	98.00–124.00	114.39
9	—	431	120.00–137.00	125.65
6	—	572	100.00–123.00	108.09
5	—	328	110.00–130.00	120.85
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	428	136.00	136.00
5	—	380	146.00	146.00
2	—	705	101.00	101.00
2	—	522	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	526	125.00–141.00	130.68
28	—	618	119.00–130.00	127.11
24	—	457	130.00–136.50	134.11
19	—	384	139.00–154.00	141.87
18	—	589	120.00–129.00	125.59
6	—	447	130.50–141.00	132.24
4	—	656	125.00	125.00
4	—	312	144.50–152.00	146.37
2	—	780	100.00–104.00	101.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	80.00–116.00	97.91
2	—	410	88.00–107.00	97.38
1	—	525	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	502	33.00	33.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	30.00	30.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	35.00	35.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,001	54.00–57.00	55.66
4	—	1,058	58.00–63.50	60.38
2	—	958	42.00–44.00	43.01
1	—	890	24.00	24.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,326	64.00–68.00	65.47
4	—	1,186	59.00–62.00	60.60
1	—	900	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	20.00	20.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,019	42.00–52.00	47.27
6	—	1,142	59.00–64.50	61.75
2	—	1,008	55.00–57.00	55.99
2	—	875	37.00–38.00	37.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,582	83.00–88.50	85.59
3	—	1,292	72.00–81.00	75.78

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	800	62.00–90.00	80.01
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,025	700.00–875.00	788.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	970	500.00–745.00	640.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,013	575.00–875.00	741.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	55.00	55.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	58.00	58.00

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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