Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 6.00-8.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold steady, over 500 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.69/cwt on 231 head.

Average price

$130.69

231 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$34.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.45

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	133.30	665	164
Medium and Large 2	484	125.76	608	61
Medium and Large 3	455	111.29	506	5thin
Small and Medium 3	400	99.00	396	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.30/cwt here — about $269 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 sale231 hd

130.69

—

AR average8 barns · 837 hd

125.24

+5.45

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	1,596	84.48	1,348	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,312	61.91	812	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	974	56.67	552	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,031	55.05	568	26

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	622	127.51/cwt	125.00–134.00	793	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	140.48/cwt	133.00–147.50	525	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	144.11/cwt	141.00–147.50	473	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	114.59/cwt	109.00–118.00	776	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	121.34/cwt	116.00–131.00	743	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	105.33/cwt	101.00–111.00	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	129.65/cwt	123.00–136.00	748	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	136.45/cwt	127.00–142.00	722	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	118.20/cwt	116.00–119.00	801	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	117.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	127.67/cwt	120.00–133.00	709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	151.39/cwt	143.00–157.00	722	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	146.66/cwt	140.00–152.00	773	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	157.05/cwt	150.00–166.50	664	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	140.14/cwt	132.00–146.50	814	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	160.71/cwt	155.00–169.00	595	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	131.35/cwt	127.00–140.00	816	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	162.14/cwt	156.00–167.50	529	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	123.50/cwt	120.00–127.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	832	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	400	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	123.72/cwt	118.00–129.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	134.90/cwt	125.00–139.00	580	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	115.42/cwt	105.00–122.00	653	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	130.31/cwt	123.00–135.00	623	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,110	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	660	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	720	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	295	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	680	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	252	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,023	56.07/cwt	53.50–58.50	574	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	60.08/cwt	59.00–61.50	672	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	51.19/cwt	50.50–52.00	532	5
Bulls	—	—	1,649	92.75/cwt	90.00–94.50	1,529	7
Bulls	—	—	1,442	63.66/cwt	40.00–80.00	918	3
Bulls	—	—	1,685	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	59.95/cwt	44.00–69.00	490	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	769	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	89.94/cwt	78.00–100.00	697	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,440	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	996.33/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	10,860	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	829	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	685	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,201	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	118.14/cwt	110.00–125.00	449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	141.45/cwt	133.00–149.00	683	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	144.26/cwt	130.00–152.00	541	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	140.42/cwt	128.00–148.00	588	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	144.01/cwt	141.00–149.00	461	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	465	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	825	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	396	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	56.46/cwt	55.00–59.00	548	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	61.25/cwt	60.00–64.00	646	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	475	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	62.39/cwt	61.00–63.00	844	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	107.87/cwt	105.00–115.00	661	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	133.52/cwt	130.00–137.00	499	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	118.44/cwt	115.00–123.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	136.54/cwt	135.00–137.50	441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	136.98/cwt	130.00–141.00	658	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	132.29/cwt	124.00–136.00	684	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	129.08/cwt	122.00–134.00	719	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	140.47/cwt	135.00–144.00	605	15

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 May 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 532Last week 706Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 69Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 74Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	622	125.00–134.00	127.51
14	—	577	123.00–136.00	129.65
7	—	529	127.00–142.00	136.45
5	—	678	116.00–119.00	118.20
2	—	718	115.00–120.00	117.53
1	—	750	99.00	99.00
1	—	495	142.00	142.00
1	—	425	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
1	—	610	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	374	133.00–147.50	140.48
11	—	328	141.00–147.50	144.11
9	—	677	109.00–118.00	114.59
6	—	612	116.00–131.00	121.34
3	—	718	101.00–111.00	105.33
45	—	480	130.00–141.00	136.98
35	—	517	124.00–136.00	132.29
28	—	557	122.00–134.00	129.08
15	—	431	135.00–144.00	140.47
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	118.00–129.00	123.72
1	—	580	90.00	90.00
1	—	535	108.00	108.00
1	—	420	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	430	125.00–139.00	134.90
10	—	566	105.00–122.00	115.42
9	—	478	123.00–135.00	130.31
8	—	613	105.00–115.00	107.87
6	—	374	130.00–137.00	133.52
4	—	525	115.00–123.00	118.44
3	—	323	135.00–137.50	136.54
1	—	715	99.00	99.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	120.00–133.00	127.67
1	—	695	105.00	105.00
1	—	645	115.00	115.00
1	—	535	134.00	134.00
23	—	483	133.00–149.00	141.45
11	—	375	130.00–152.00	144.26
9	—	419	128.00–148.00	140.42
9	—	320	141.00–149.00	144.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	477	143.00–157.00	151.39
31	—	527	140.00–152.00	146.66
25	—	423	150.00–166.50	157.05
24	—	581	132.00–146.50	140.14
14	—	370	155.00–169.00	160.71
11	—	621	127.00–140.00	131.35
7	—	326	156.00–167.50	162.14
2	—	730	120.00–127.00	123.50
2	—	655	130.00–132.00	130.99
1	—	870	111.00	111.00
1	—	810	113.00	113.00
1	—	770	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	110.00–125.00	118.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	59.50	59.50
5	—	1,352	61.00–63.00	62.39
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	41.00	41.00
1	—	680	37.00	37.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,023	53.50–58.50	56.07
8	—	1,119	59.00–61.50	60.08
5	—	1,040	50.50–52.00	51.19
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	55.00	55.00
1	—	825	48.00	48.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	971	55.00–59.00	56.46
4	—	1,055	60.00–64.00	61.25
1	—	950	50.00	50.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,649	90.00–94.50	92.75
3	—	1,442	40.00–80.00	63.66
1	—	1,685	89.00	89.00

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	10	—	818	44.00–69.00	59.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	75.00	75.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	775	78.00–100.00	89.94
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,090	900.00–1,075.00	996.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	65.00	65.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	64.00	64.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	61.00	61.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,305	92.00	92.00

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

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How this sale compares

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