Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 15.00-25.00, mostly 20.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 20.00 lower. All classes following steep Futures decline.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.82/cwt on 228 head.

Average price

$122.82

228 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$11.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.63

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	519	124.17	645	63
Medium and Large 1	521	122.76	639	127
Medium and Large 2	443	121.02	537	37
Medium and Large 3	340	113.00	384	1thin

One grade step is worth $11.17/cwt here — about $260 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 sale228 hd

122.82

—

AR average8 barns · 1,731 hd

130.45

−7.63

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	1,475	59.75	882	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,230	43.20	531	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	34.98	381	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,047	26.63	279	27

Every lot, as filed

100 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	795	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	199	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	845	16.00/cwt	16.00–16.00	135	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	950	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	823	85.25/cwt	80.00–87.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	119.01/cwt	111.00–125.00	688	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	112.01/cwt	106.00–115.00	759	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	113.98/cwt	102.00–120.00	701	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	141.97/cwt	133.00–147.00	679	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	132.47/cwt	125.00–140.00	691	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	94.91/cwt	90.00–100.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	109.51/cwt	107.00–112.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	90.51/cwt	90.00–91.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	109.01/cwt	108.00–110.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	96.51/cwt	90.00–106.00	700	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	132.27/cwt	127.00–137.00	560	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	114.20/cwt	110.00–118.00	654	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	114.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	619	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	139.38/cwt	135.00–145.00	450	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	136.24/cwt	130.00–144.00	504	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	129.27/cwt	124.00–138.00	609	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	956	17.01/cwt	10.00–30.00	163	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	41.59/cwt	40.00–43.00	450	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,284	47.22/cwt	45.00–49.00	606	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	42.24/cwt	40.00–43.50	528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	160.91/cwt	152.50–167.50	521	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	133.63/cwt	130.00–137.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	120.12/cwt	115.00–128.00	553	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	125.13/cwt	115.00–135.00	546	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	126.55/cwt	120.00–133.00	468	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	113.93/cwt	110.00–119.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	109.19/cwt	102.50–116.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	127.26/cwt	120.00–135.00	395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	129.53/cwt	123.00–134.50	614	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	684	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	369	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	513	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	691	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	616	119.18/cwt	113.00–120.00	734	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	546	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	685	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	407	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	143.34/cwt	140.00–147.50	466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	108.67/cwt	101.00–116.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	123.63/cwt	110.00–125.00	755	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	804	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	447	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	536	138.14/cwt	138.00–140.00	740	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	716	107.10/cwt	104.00–109.00	767	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	350	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	858	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	845	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	300	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	146.47/cwt	140.00–155.00	696	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	156.21/cwt	148.00–166.00	639	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	114.38/cwt	111.00–119.00	756	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	127.64/cwt	124.00–136.00	719	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	157.54/cwt	154.00–160.00	572	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	795	17.00/cwt	17.00–17.00	135	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,287	46.79/cwt	45.00–49.50	602	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	35.07/cwt	32.00–38.00	372	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	24.04/cwt	20.00–31.00	236	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	41.35/cwt	39.00–44.00	481	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	34.00/cwt	30.00–37.00	383	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	48.58/cwt	47.50–49.50	707	2
Bulls	—	—	1,248	53.47/cwt	35.00–62.00	667	8
Bulls	—	—	1,784	66.01/cwt	63.50–69.00	1,178	4
Bulls	—	—	1,768	72.38/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,280	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	42.53/cwt	40.00–45.00	405	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	370	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	560.00/cwt	450.00–650.00	5,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	801.99/cwt	700.00–950.00	9,351	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,915	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	680.11/cwt	625.00–725.00	7,549	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	426	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	431	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	128.04/cwt	122.00–135.00	679	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	141.35/cwt	130.00–147.50	591	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	143.25/cwt	135.00–147.50	550	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	129.37/cwt	121.00–139.00	615	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	865	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	730	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	832	1

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 Apr 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 522Last week 532Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 118Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 101Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 15.00-25.00, mostly 20.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 20.00 lower. All classes following steep Futures decline.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	25.00	25.00
1	—	845	16.00	16.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	30.00	30.00
4	—	1,284	45.00–49.00	47.22
3	—	1,250	40.00–43.50	42.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	956	10.00–30.00	17.01
5	—	1,164	39.00–44.00	41.35
4	—	1,126	30.00–37.00	34.00
2	—	1,455	47.50–49.50	48.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	40.00–43.00	41.59
5	—	1,287	45.00–49.50	46.79
5	—	1,060	32.00–38.00	35.07
5	—	980	20.00–31.00	24.04
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	17.00	17.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,248	35.00–62.00	53.47
4	—	1,784	63.50–69.00	66.01
2	—	1,768	70.00–75.00	72.38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	107.00	107.00
1	—	795	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,080	80.00	80.00
4	—	823	80.00–87.00	85.25
5	—	578	111.00–125.00	119.01
6	—	678	106.00–115.00	112.01
7	—	615	102.00–120.00	113.98
9	—	478	133.00–147.00	141.97
10	—	522	125.00–140.00	132.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	99.00	99.00
2	—	673	90.00–100.00	94.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	107.00–112.00	109.51
2	—	775	90.00–91.00	90.51
3	—	662	108.00–110.00	109.01
7	—	725	90.00–106.00	96.51
10	—	423	127.00–137.00	132.27
11	—	573	110.00–118.00	114.20
12	—	541	110.00–115.00	114.43
13	—	323	135.00–145.00	139.38
13	—	370	130.00–144.00	136.24
15	—	471	124.00–138.00	129.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	460	115.00–128.00	120.12
8	—	436	115.00–135.00	125.13
8	—	370	120.00–133.00	126.55
3	—	525	110.00–119.00	113.93
2	—	590	102.50–116.00	109.19
2	—	310	120.00–135.00	127.26
1	—	600	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	474	123.00–134.50	129.53
22	—	585	117.00	117.00
6	—	369	139.00	139.00
4	—	691	107.00	107.00
3	—	528	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	616	113.00–120.00	119.18
7	—	546	125.50	125.50
3	—	407	139.00	139.00
1	—	865	85.00	85.00
1	—	730	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	324	152.50–167.50	160.91
3	—	535	130.00–137.00	133.63
1	—	755	112.00	112.00
1	—	715	100.00	100.00
1	—	295	180.00	180.00
18	—	475	140.00–155.00	146.47
8	—	409	148.00–166.00	156.21
6	—	661	111.00–119.00	114.38
6	—	563	124.00–136.00	127.64
6	—	363	154.00–160.00	157.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	140.00–147.50	143.34
3	—	582	101.00–116.00	108.67
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
15	—	530	122.00–135.00	128.04
13	—	418	130.00–147.50	141.35
10	—	384	135.00–147.50	143.25
8	—	475	121.00–139.00	129.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	611	110.00–125.00	123.63
8	—	465	150.00	150.00
7	—	681	118.00	118.00
5	—	723	110.00	110.00
3	—	447	157.50	157.50
1	—	535	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	536	138.00–140.00	138.14
12	—	716	104.00–109.00	107.10
4	—	350	171.00	171.00
2	—	858	95.00	95.00
1	—	845	93.00	93.00
1	—	300	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	90.00	90.00
1	—	485	111.00	111.00
1	—	340	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	155.00	155.00

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	—	953	40.00–45.00	42.53
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	50.00	50.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	450.00–650.00	560.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,166	700.00–950.00	801.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	983	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,110	625.00–725.00	680.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	41.00	41.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	44.00	44.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	750.00	750.00

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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Heifers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle