Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers under 500 lbs sold steady to 1.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 2.00-7.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 2.00-8.00 lower. Several groups of weaned and Value Added cattle sold with a premium. On a very light test, slaughter cows sold 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.22/cwt on 237 head.

Average price

$136.22

237 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$33.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.31

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	488	136.73	668	55
Medium and Large 1	613	136.49	837	151
Medium and Large 1-2	595	136.15	810	29
Medium and Large 3	523	103.25	539	2thin

One grade step is worth $33.48/cwt here — about $128 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 sale237 hd

136.22

—

AR average7 barns · 877 hd

156.53

−20.31

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	1,335	76.00	1,015	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,375	68.46	941	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,016	56.45	574	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	740	52.00	385	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 2	—	560	125.42/cwt	112.00–132.50	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	127.51/cwt	122.00–135.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	118.20/cwt	117.00–120.00	736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	128.72/cwt	127.50–130.00	403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	103.00/cwt	102.00–104.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	115.75/cwt	109.00–121.00	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	105.95/cwt	98.00–110.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	133.61/cwt	129.00–140.00	494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	132.56/cwt	127.00–137.50	561	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	128.42/cwt	122.50–137.00	610	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	300	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	117.49/cwt	117.00–118.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	113.04/cwt	111.00–115.00	820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	188.55/cwt	173.00–210.00	524	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	122.52/cwt	120.00–124.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	154.22/cwt	137.50–165.00	504	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	155.10/cwt	140.00–161.00	592	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	147.91/cwt	140.00–153.00	621	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	134.77/cwt	125.00–146.00	648	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	96.19/cwt	80.00–112.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	158.27/cwt	150.00–167.00	440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	483	156.04/cwt	151.00–159.00	754	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	850	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	788	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	619	136.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	845	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	713	123.61/cwt	117.00–129.50	881	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	867	104.44/cwt	103.00–105.00	905	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	534	153.59/cwt	152.00–157.00	820	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	780	111.29/cwt	110.00–114.00	868	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	827	106.16/cwt	106.00–107.00	878	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	427	167.89/cwt	165.00–171.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	930	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	670	127.97/cwt	126.00–130.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	458	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	161.12/cwt	155.00–165.00	685	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	151.10/cwt	145.50–160.00	710	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	142.46/cwt	135.00–150.00	738	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	137.65/cwt	130.00–144.00	771	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	173.99/cwt	164.00–185.00	646	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	175.46/cwt	172.50–180.00	556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	824	99.52/cwt	94.00–106.00	820	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	765	100.67/cwt	99.00–102.00	770	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	513	138.98/cwt	137.00–143.00	713	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	721	106.49/cwt	94.00–109.00	768	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	864	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	778	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	593	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	128.00/cwt	124.00–130.00	672	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	136.53/cwt	130.00–144.00	646	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	141.17/cwt	136.00–149.00	594	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	147.99/cwt	143.00–158.00	564	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	113.83/cwt	110.00–121.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	111.23/cwt	110.00–115.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	143.04/cwt	140.00–146.00	486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	116.23/cwt	109.00–121.00	787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	119.89/cwt	115.00–128.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	125.23/cwt	119.00–132.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	136.62/cwt	133.00–140.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	110.04/cwt	107.00–113.00	787	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	740	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	385	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	68.46/cwt	68.00–69.00	941	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	780	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	211	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	63.56/cwt	62.00–66.00	713	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	925	56.97/cwt	56.00–58.00	527	2
Bulls	—	—	1,335	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,015	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	57.30/cwt	48.00–64.00	387	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	89.62/cwt	89.00–90.00	769	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,613	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	796	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,771	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	875.76/cwt	800.00–925.00	7,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	673	119.26/cwt	118.50–120.00	803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	615	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	760	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	778	100.11/cwt	95.00–105.00	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	730	107.52/cwt	104.00–111.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	453	148.99/cwt	147.00–151.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	405	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	656	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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 441Last week 291Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 43Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 13Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	112.00–132.50	125.42
4	—	533	122.00–135.00	127.51
7	—	327	137.50–165.00	154.22
7	—	382	140.00–161.00	155.10
7	—	420	140.00–153.00	147.91
8	—	481	125.00–146.00	134.77
2	—	628	80.00–112.00	96.19
2	—	278	150.00–167.00	158.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	112.00	112.00
2	—	688	117.00–118.00	117.49
2	—	725	111.00–115.00	113.04
4	—	278	173.00–210.00	188.55
4	—	621	120.00–124.00	122.52
15	—	425	155.00–165.00	161.12
7	—	470	145.50–160.00	151.10
6	—	518	135.00–150.00	142.46
5	—	560	130.00–144.00	137.65
5	—	371	164.00–185.00	173.99
5	—	317	172.50–180.00	175.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	483	151.00–159.00	156.04
8	—	776	109.00–110.00	109.50
6	—	563	140.00	140.00
3	—	627	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	619	135.00–140.00	136.46
19	—	713	117.00–129.50	123.61
18	—	867	103.00–105.00	104.44
14	—	534	152.00–157.00	153.59
9	—	780	110.00–114.00	111.29
6	—	827	106.00–107.00	106.16
3	—	427	165.00–171.00	167.89
2	—	930	99.00–100.00	99.50
2	—	670	126.00–130.00	127.97
2	—	458	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	84.00	84.00
1	—	375	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	118.50–120.00	119.26
4	—	615	123.00–124.00	123.50
2	—	778	95.00–105.00	100.11
2	—	730	104.00–111.00	107.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	147.00–151.00	148.99
1	—	405	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	623	117.00–120.00	118.20
3	—	527	118.00	118.00
2	—	742	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	127.50–130.00	128.72
2	—	623	102.00–104.00	103.00
4	—	524	109.00–121.00	115.75
4	—	580	98.00–110.00	105.95
6	—	370	129.00–140.00	133.61
6	—	423	127.00–137.50	132.56
8	—	475	122.50–137.00	128.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	111.00	111.00
1	—	435	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	824	94.00–106.00	99.52
10	—	630	125.00	125.00
9	—	765	99.00–102.00	100.67
8	—	513	137.00–143.00	138.98
6	—	721	94.00–109.00	106.49
5	—	864	90.00	90.00
3	—	593	123.50	123.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	525	124.00–130.00	128.00
11	—	473	130.00–144.00	136.53
9	—	421	136.00–149.00	141.17
8	—	381	143.00–158.00	147.99
5	—	570	110.00–121.00	113.83
4	—	662	110.00–115.00	111.23
2	—	340	140.00–146.00	143.04
1	—	630	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	109.00–121.00	116.23
3	—	633	115.00–128.00	119.89
3	—	573	119.00–132.00	125.23
3	—	523	133.00–140.00	136.62
2	—	785	100.00–105.00	102.50
2	—	715	107.00–113.00	110.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	52.00	52.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,375	68.00–69.00	68.46
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	27.00	27.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,121	62.00–66.00	63.56
2	—	925	56.00–58.00	56.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	76.00	76.00

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	—	675	48.00–64.00	57.30
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	858	89.00–90.00	89.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	65.00	65.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	800.00–925.00	875.76

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

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How this sale compares

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