Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 2.00-3.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 3.00-9.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.56/cwt on 153 head.

Average price

$152.56

153 head · 423 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$40.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.95

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	416	156.63	651	115
Medium and Large 2	435	144.14	627	28
Medium and Large 1-2	470	138.25	650	6thin
Medium and Large 3	500	116.06	581	4thin

One grade step is worth $40.57/cwt here — about $70 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 sale153 hd

152.56

—

AR average9 barns · 1,221 hd

144.61

+7.95

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	—	High	1,607	78.06	1,255	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	61.66	883	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,133	56.50	640	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	52.13	532	21

Every lot, as filed

84 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 2	—	755	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	495	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	120.50/cwt	110.00–126.00	633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	824	87.48/cwt	86.00–89.00	721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	124.30/cwt	117.50–127.00	597	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	104.92/cwt	85.00–116.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	875	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	129.10/cwt	121.00–137.00	733	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	116.40/cwt	105.00–120.00	774	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	128.59/cwt	124.00–134.00	664	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	122.54/cwt	118.00–129.00	760	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	138.33/cwt	131.00–145.00	663	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	97.98/cwt	94.00–103.00	803	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	762	102.33/cwt	99.00–108.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	250	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	152.81/cwt	144.00–159.00	649	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	160.76/cwt	151.00–170.00	611	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	147.49/cwt	141.00–155.00	690	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	169.79/cwt	160.00–178.00	548	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	144.87/cwt	142.00–150.00	753	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	134.48/cwt	130.00–139.00	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	182.36/cwt	180.00–185.00	492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	107.45/cwt	105.00–110.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	99.95/cwt	80.00–119.00	430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	345	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	131.29/cwt	126.00–136.00	566	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	122.60/cwt	114.00–132.00	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	129.96/cwt	120.00–137.00	481	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	113.03/cwt	110.00–118.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	142.65/cwt	136.00–152.50	469	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	124.78/cwt	119.00–132.00	645	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	137.97/cwt	133.00–147.00	579	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	143.48/cwt	137.50–153.00	537	16
Bulls	—	—	1,749	87.19/cwt	85.00–90.50	1,525	6
Bulls	—	—	1,222	57.50/cwt	46.00–70.00	703	3
Bulls	—	—	1,760	81.51/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,435	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	68.76/cwt	50.00–91.00	643	21
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	74.17/cwt	60.00–92.00	599	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	780	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,070	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	951.04/cwt	700.00–1,075.00	10,471	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	63.81/cwt	62.00–66.00	756	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	63.88/cwt	63.00–64.50	965	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	123.11/cwt	120.00–126.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	156.31/cwt	145.00–169.00	583	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	136.13/cwt	131.00–141.00	652	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	132.60/cwt	127.50–139.00	671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	141.69/cwt	137.00–148.00	598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	158.00/cwt	152.50–169.00	490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	123.96/cwt	121.00–127.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	338	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	615	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	780	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	343	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	720	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	209	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	47.20/cwt	37.00–51.00	452	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	61.08/cwt	59.00–63.00	689	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	55.55/cwt	54.00–57.50	612	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	62.96/cwt	60.00–65.00	882	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	58.09/cwt	57.00–58.50	883	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	720	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	302	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	63.26/cwt	61.00–65.00	807	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	56.23/cwt	55.00–58.00	616	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	958	47.65/cwt	44.00–52.00	456	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	850	37.00/cwt	35.00–39.00	315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	132.58/cwt	128.00–142.50	623	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	117.68/cwt	110.00–122.00	668	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	115.64/cwt	110.00–120.00	712	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	100.91/cwt	98.00–104.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	428	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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 424Last week 381Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 46Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	89.00	89.00
5	—	525	110.00–126.00	120.50
4	—	824	86.00–89.00	87.48
4	—	480	117.50–127.00	124.30
3	—	577	85.00–116.00	104.92
1	—	875	61.00	61.00
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
1	—	645	108.00	108.00
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	568	121.00–137.00	129.10
15	—	665	105.00–120.00	116.40
11	—	516	124.00–134.00	128.59
7	—	620	118.00–129.00	122.54
5	—	479	131.00–145.00	138.33
3	—	820	94.00–103.00	97.98
3	—	762	99.00–108.00	102.33
1	—	700	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	105.00–110.00	107.45
2	—	430	80.00–119.00	99.95
1	—	395	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	431	126.00–136.00	131.29
6	—	480	114.00–132.00	122.60
6	—	370	120.00–137.00	129.96
3	—	532	110.00–118.00	113.03
2	—	555	115.00–117.00	115.99
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	459	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	329	136.00–152.50	142.65
19	—	517	119.00–132.00	124.78
18	—	420	133.00–147.00	137.97
16	—	374	137.50–153.00	143.48
13	—	470	128.00–142.50	132.58
11	—	568	110.00–122.00	117.68
8	—	616	110.00–120.00	115.64
2	—	723	98.00–104.00	100.91
2	—	690	106.00	106.00
1	—	290	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	250	193.00	193.00
4	—	338	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	425	144.00–159.00	152.81
29	—	380	151.00–170.00	160.76
19	—	468	141.00–155.00	147.49
14	—	323	160.00–178.00	169.79
13	—	520	142.00–150.00	144.87
2	—	603	130.00–139.00	134.48
2	—	270	180.00–185.00	182.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	120.00–126.00	123.11
1	—	620	108.00	108.00
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	145.00–169.00	156.31
7	—	479	131.00–141.00	136.13
4	—	506	127.50–139.00	132.60
3	—	422	137.00–148.00	141.69
3	—	310	152.50–169.00	158.00
2	—	608	121.00–127.00	123.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	592	121.50	121.50
3	—	348	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,749	85.00–90.50	87.19
3	—	1,222	46.00–70.00	57.50
2	—	1,760	80.00–83.00	81.51
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	44.00	44.00
1	—	720	29.00	29.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	958	37.00–51.00	47.20
6	—	1,128	59.00–63.00	61.08
5	—	1,102	54.00–57.50	55.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,401	60.00–65.00	62.96
4	—	1,520	57.00–58.50	58.09
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	42.00	42.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,275	61.00–65.00	63.26
6	—	1,095	55.00–58.00	56.23
6	—	958	44.00–52.00	47.65
2	—	850	35.00–39.00	37.00

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	21	—	935	50.00–91.00	68.76
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	808	60.00–92.00	74.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,101	700.00–1,075.00	951.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,185	62.00–66.00	63.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,510	63.00–64.50	63.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	59.00	59.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,200	90.00	90.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

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