Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 15.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 5.00-7.00 higher, except 500-600 lb sold up to 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 7.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 10.00-14.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 8.00-10.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.15/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$158.15

147 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$4.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.50

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	464	158.99	738	121
Medium and Large 2	424	154.22	654	26

One grade step is worth $4.77/cwt here — about $84 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 sale147 hd

158.15

—

AR average7 barns · 683 hd

147.64

+10.50

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	1,463	68.43	1,001	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,249	56.34	704	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	928	48.03	446	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	966	46.46	449	14

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1	—	765	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	171.82/cwt	165.00–179.00	670	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	153.18/cwt	143.00–155.50	810	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	131.43/cwt	125.00–132.00	848	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	176.02/cwt	169.00–183.00	579	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	545	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	135.91/cwt	130.00–140.00	439	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	835	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	401	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	104.48/cwt	100.00–109.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	122.61/cwt	118.00–127.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	129.10/cwt	125.00–133.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	300	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	290	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	142.11/cwt	136.00–147.00	598	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	143.38/cwt	140.00–147.50	533	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	139.31/cwt	133.00–144.00	655	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	145.50/cwt	143.00–150.00	467	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	124.39/cwt	119.00–128.00	760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	133.23/cwt	130.00–137.00	687	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	123.53/cwt	121.00–127.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	115.40/cwt	109.00–122.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	114.43/cwt	110.00–119.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	135.65/cwt	134.00–143.00	728	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	714	118.78/cwt	116.00–120.00	848	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	119.95/cwt	117.00–122.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	134.69/cwt	130.00–139.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	132.49/cwt	131.00–134.00	812	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	720	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	216	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	48.24/cwt	47.00–50.50	468	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	55.03/cwt	53.00–57.00	516	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	431	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,249	57.68/cwt	55.50–60.00	720	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	53.65/cwt	53.50–54.00	671	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	735	31.05/cwt	27.00–35.00	228	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	845	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	380	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	48.90/cwt	48.00–49.50	527	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	993	51.37/cwt	50.00–55.00	510	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	855	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	359	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	74.34/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,156	3
Bulls	—	—	1,225	59.33/cwt	54.00–64.00	727	3
Bulls	—	—	1,900	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,482	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	44.40/cwt	43.00–46.00	408	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	68.85/cwt	49.00–88.00	602	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	599	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	11,440	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	—	1,270	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,573	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	366	172.61/cwt	161.00–175.00	632	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	151.12/cwt	147.00–155.00	647	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	160.45/cwt	148.00–166.00	623	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	139.75/cwt	138.00–143.00	662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	159.07/cwt	146.00–167.50	522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	418	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	748	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	303	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	355	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	152.90/cwt	144.00–159.00	722	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	160.53/cwt	158.00–173.00	679	21

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 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 291Last week 522Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 74Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 24Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	119.00	119.00
2	—	565	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,010	91.00	91.00
1	—	700	122.00	122.00
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
1	—	295	181.00	181.00
20	—	390	165.00–179.00	171.82
13	—	529	143.00–155.50	153.18
12	—	645	125.00–132.00	131.43
11	—	329	169.00–183.00	176.02
21	—	472	144.00–159.00	152.90
21	—	423	158.00–173.00	160.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	366	161.00–175.00	172.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	147.00–155.00	151.12
5	—	388	148.00–166.00	160.45
4	—	474	138.00–143.00	139.75
3	—	328	146.00–167.50	159.07
1	—	870	95.00	95.00
1	—	575	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	418	179.00	179.00
3	—	303	184.00	184.00
1	—	355	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	130.00–140.00	135.91
2	—	618	100.00–109.00	104.48
2	—	518	118.00–127.00	122.61
2	—	420	125.00–133.00	129.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	488	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	155.00	155.00
1	—	290	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	421	136.00–147.00	142.11
10	—	372	140.00–147.50	143.38
9	—	470	133.00–144.00	139.31
9	—	321	143.00–150.00	145.50
5	—	611	119.00–128.00	124.39
5	—	516	130.00–137.00	133.23
4	—	575	121.00–127.00	123.53
2	—	660	109.00–122.00	115.40
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	110.00–119.00	114.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	537	134.00–143.00	135.65
5	—	714	116.00–120.00	118.78
3	—	667	117.00–122.00	119.95
3	—	577	130.00–139.00	134.69
2	—	613	131.00–134.00	132.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	48.00	48.00
1	—	720	30.00	30.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	971	47.00–50.50	48.24
3	—	938	53.00–57.00	55.03
1	—	980	44.00	44.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,249	55.50–60.00	57.68
3	—	1,250	53.50–54.00	53.65
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	27.00–35.00	31.05
1	—	845	45.00	45.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,077	48.00–49.50	48.90
5	—	993	50.00–55.00	51.37
1	—	855	42.00	42.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,555	73.00–76.00	74.34
3	—	1,225	54.00–64.00	59.33
1	—	1,900	78.00	78.00

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	2	—	920	43.00–46.00	44.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	874	49.00–88.00	68.85
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	90.00	90.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	82.00	82.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,430	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	55.00	55.00

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle