Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher, over 600 lbs, not tested against last week's light offering. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 9.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.33/cwt on 209 head.

Average price

$141.33

209 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$325

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

$59.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.17

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	447	147.17	658	159
Medium and Large 2	479	130.22	623	40
Medium and Large 3	553	96.33	532	6thin
Small and Medium 3	381	87.50	334	4thin

One grade step is worth $59.67/cwt here — about $325 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 sale209 hd

141.33

—

AR average7 barns · 590 hd

140.16

+1.17

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	—	Average	1,571	88.96	1,397	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,212	65.94	799	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	966	55.47	536	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,040	52.96	551	47

Every lot, as filed

103 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	Medium and Large 1	—	558	142.04/cwt	135.00–153.00	793	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	480	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	128.37/cwt	125.00–134.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	123.68/cwt	121.00–125.00	843	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	155.20/cwt	149.00–163.00	447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	127.42/cwt	120.00–132.00	784	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	137.65/cwt	134.00–143.00	776	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	154.14/cwt	140.00–158.00	499	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	143.69/cwt	137.00–148.00	746	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	151.61/cwt	143.00–160.00	644	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	147.00/cwt	135.00–157.00	707	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	150.11/cwt	143.00–156.00	563	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	160.51/cwt	156.00–168.00	841	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	141.28/cwt	139.00–153.00	891	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	149.32/cwt	144.00–161.00	869	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,070.05/cwt	975.00–1,175.00	11,610	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	580	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	642	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,099	65.77/cwt	58.00–72.00	723	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,037	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	126.98/cwt	123.00–133.00	848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	148.45/cwt	146.00–151.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	128.77/cwt	126.00–133.00	941	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	185.08/cwt	175.00–195.00	515	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	122.49/cwt	118.00–127.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	136.49/cwt	136.00–137.00	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	415	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	360	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	342	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	525	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	425	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	280	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	604	90.25/cwt	90.00–91.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	138.36/cwt	125.00–150.00	448	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	125.89/cwt	120.00–128.00	725	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	127.67/cwt	120.00–132.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	138.73/cwt	133.00–142.50	588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	135.90/cwt	129.00–144.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	135.69/cwt	124.00–141.00	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	116.09/cwt	108.00–124.00	722	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,172	63.72/cwt	62.00–66.00	747	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,103	59.51/cwt	59.00–60.00	656	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	840	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	361	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	801	44.80/cwt	42.00–47.00	359	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	515	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	66.22/cwt	63.00–68.00	671	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	60.89/cwt	59.00–62.50	667	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	39.27/cwt	38.00–40.00	358	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	52.52/cwt	51.00–54.00	512	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,269	69.21/cwt	67.00–72.00	878	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	813	32.30/cwt	30.00–37.00	263	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	835	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	234	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	53.92/cwt	40.00–60.00	574	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	62.24/cwt	61.00–64.00	700	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	68.78/cwt	66.00–72.00	805	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	943	37.99/cwt	35.00–41.00	358	3
Bulls	—	—	1,727	92.82/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,603	5
Bulls	—	—	1,355	72.67/cwt	62.00–85.00	985	5
Bulls	—	—	1,620	99.32/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	392	158.23/cwt	158.00–160.00	620	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	1,019.47/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	11,918	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,938	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,074	1,235.54/cwt	1,100.00–1,400.00	13,270	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	1,192.01/cwt	950.00–1,450.00	13,780	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,520	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	1,005.43/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	11,170	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,080	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	819.64/cwt	600.00–925.00	8,032	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	978.81/cwt	750.00–1,200.00	11,599	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	962.50/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	11,021	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	880	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,280	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	81.87/cwt	80.00–84.00	780	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	53.40/cwt	49.00–60.00	472	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	181.54/cwt	171.00–187.00	577	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	177.16/cwt	170.00–186.00	657	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	163.13/cwt	157.00–170.00	775	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	169.27/cwt	160.00–178.00	714	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	159.85/cwt	155.00–165.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	144.00/cwt	138.00–149.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	137.00/cwt	136.00–139.00	795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	127.50/cwt	118.00–135.00	806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	156.10/cwt	145.00–161.00	567	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	157.43/cwt	147.00–167.50	516	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	720	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	432	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,099	939.70/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	10,327	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	941.92/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	10,201	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	1,225.95/cwt	1,150.00–1,300.00	12,112	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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 532Last week 106Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 53Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	558	135.00–153.00	142.04
3	—	668	123.00–133.00	126.98
2	—	525	146.00–151.00	148.45
1	—	775	103.00	103.00
1	—	705	119.00	119.00
1	—	635	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	115.00–120.00	117.49
3	—	583	125.00–134.00	128.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	101.00	101.00
2	—	810	109.00	109.00
3	—	682	121.00–125.00	123.68
4	—	288	149.00–163.00	155.20
5	—	615	120.00–132.00	127.42
12	—	564	134.00–143.00	137.65
18	—	324	140.00–158.00	154.14
18	—	519	137.00–148.00	143.69
25	—	425	143.00–160.00	151.61
30	—	481	135.00–157.00	147.00
32	—	375	143.00–156.00	150.11
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	95.00	95.00
1	—	525	81.00	81.00
1	—	280	79.00	79.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	604	90.00–91.00	90.25
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
1	—	355	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	324	125.00–150.00	138.36
8	—	576	120.00–128.00	125.89
5	—	529	120.00–132.00	127.67
5	—	424	133.00–142.50	138.73
4	—	465	129.00–144.00	135.90
4	—	388	124.00–141.00	135.69
3	—	622	108.00–124.00	116.09
1	—	820	90.00	90.00
1	—	760	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	392	158.00–160.00	158.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	524	156.00–168.00	160.51
15	—	631	139.00–153.00	141.28
16	—	582	144.00–161.00	149.32
9	—	731	126.00–133.00	128.77
5	—	278	175.00–195.00	185.08
2	—	753	118.00–127.00	122.49
2	—	668	136.00–137.00	136.49
1	—	945	100.00	100.00
1	—	865	108.00	108.00
19	—	318	171.00–187.00	181.54
25	—	371	170.00–186.00	177.16
27	—	475	157.00–170.00	163.13
33	—	422	160.00–178.00	169.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	157.50	157.50
1	—	390	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	149.00	149.00
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
2	—	413	155.00–165.00	159.85
3	—	517	138.00–149.00	144.00
3	—	580	136.00–139.00	137.00
5	—	632	118.00–135.00	127.50
8	—	363	145.00–161.00	156.10
10	—	328	147.00–167.50	157.43
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	60.00	60.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,085	975.00–1,175.00	1,070.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,169	900.00–1,150.00	1,019.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,074	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,235.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,156	950.00–1,450.00	1,192.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,099	800.00–1,050.00	939.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,083	850.00–1,050.00	941.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	988	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,225.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	61.00	61.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	60.00	60.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,099	58.00–72.00	65.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,460	71.00	71.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,111	925.00–1,100.00	1,005.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	980	600.00–925.00	819.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,185	750.00–1,200.00	978.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,145	850.00–1,075.00	962.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	600.00	600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	953	80.00–84.00	81.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	884	49.00–60.00	53.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,172	62.00–66.00	63.72
2	—	1,103	59.00–60.00	59.51
8	—	1,269	67.00–72.00	69.21
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	840	43.00	43.00
3	—	813	30.00–37.00	32.30
1	—	835	28.00	28.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	801	42.00–47.00	44.80
1	—	845	61.00	61.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,013	63.00–68.00	66.22
5	—	1,095	59.00–62.50	60.89
3	—	912	38.00–40.00	39.27
2	—	975	51.00–54.00	52.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,064	40.00–60.00	53.92
8	—	1,125	61.00–64.00	62.24
4	—	1,170	66.00–72.00	68.78
3	—	943	35.00–41.00	37.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,727	86.00–95.00	92.82
5	—	1,355	62.00–85.00	72.67
6	—	1,620	96.00–103.00	99.32

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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