Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-7.00 higher, Feeder heifers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher. No trend available for slaughter bulls, not reported last week due to time restraints.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.93/cwt on 205 head.

Average price

$129.93

205 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$334

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

$44.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.11

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	132.27	660	177
Medium and Large 2	483	119.29	576	23
Medium and Large 3	555	101.67	564	3thin
Small and Medium 3	373	87.52	326	2thin

One grade step is worth $44.75/cwt here — about $334 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 sale205 hd

129.93

—

AR average9 barns · 1,394 hd

127.82

+2.11

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	1,612	85.63	1,380	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,306	62.45	816	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,052	52.25	550	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,088	52.20	568	4thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	117.62/cwt	115.00–119.00	802	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	140.92/cwt	135.00–149.00	517	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	148.46/cwt	143.00–153.00	491	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	116.97/cwt	115.00–121.00	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	130.67/cwt	122.00–138.00	695	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	124.59/cwt	120.00–134.00	715	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	124.13/cwt	116.00–131.00	767	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	114.77/cwt	110.00–124.00	780	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	879	98.77/cwt	94.00–105.00	868	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	788	108.01/cwt	105.00–111.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	569	143.85/cwt	142.00–147.00	819	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	531	149.40/cwt	149.00–151.00	793	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	142.46/cwt	140.00–154.00	661	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	137.25/cwt	131.00–145.00	707	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	147.21/cwt	140.00–152.00	624	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	134.49/cwt	131.00–140.00	759	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	138.40/cwt	130.00–140.00	833	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	155.50/cwt	147.00–165.00	582	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	124.32/cwt	120.00–130.00	828	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	162.86/cwt	159.00–166.00	536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	867	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	373	87.52/cwt	84.00–91.00	326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	122.82/cwt	118.00–129.00	585	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	122.68/cwt	119.00–127.00	530	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	111.62/cwt	108.00–118.00	593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	461	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	134.15/cwt	130.00–140.00	632	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	129.09/cwt	122.00–135.00	670	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,598	992.37/cwt	985.00–1,000.00	15,858	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,138	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,625	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	767	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	538	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	56.38/cwt	54.00–59.00	622	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,938	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,570	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	18,840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,970	1,950.00/cwt	1,950.00–1,950.00	38,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,665	2,000.00/cwt	2,000.00–2,000.00	33,300	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	385	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	128.25/cwt	125.00–129.00	492	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	101.27/cwt	88.00–115.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	133.91/cwt	124.00–139.00	635	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	135.07/cwt	128.00–139.00	573	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	136.97/cwt	127.00–145.00	515	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	122.17/cwt	118.00–125.00	705	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	126.50/cwt	124.00–128.00	665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	138.33/cwt	131.00–145.00	443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	640	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	63.89/cwt	63.00–65.00	743	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	318	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	492	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	64.12/cwt	62.00–67.50	818	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	60.23/cwt	58.50–61.50	812	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	788	48.32/cwt	47.00–50.00	381	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	605	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	182	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	54.39/cwt	53.00–56.50	617	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	61.79/cwt	59.00–63.50	722	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	47.39/cwt	41.00–52.00	486	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	915	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	339	1
Bulls	—	—	1,703	93.36/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,590	6
Bulls	—	—	1,423	86.37/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,229	3
Bulls	—	—	1,635	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	605	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	790	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	395	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	754	87.27/cwt	75.00–100.00	658	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	927.00/cwt	875.00–975.00	11,588	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	1,024.23/cwt	875.00–1,150.00	15,005	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	129.64/cwt	121.00–134.50	734	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	137.67/cwt	128.00–142.00	578	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	123.89/cwt	118.00–128.00	754	9

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 Jul 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 519Last week 799Year ago 435

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 138Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 106Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	115.00	115.00
8	—	682	115.00–119.00	117.62
7	—	367	135.00–149.00	140.92
7	—	331	143.00–153.00	148.46
1	—	810	99.00	99.00
1	—	765	108.00	108.00
46	—	471	130.00–140.00	134.15
36	—	519	122.00–135.00	129.09
28	—	566	121.00–134.50	129.64
28	—	420	128.00–142.00	137.67
9	—	609	118.00–128.00	123.89
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	84.00–91.00	87.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
1	—	590	89.00	89.00
1	—	450	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	476	118.00–129.00	122.82
6	—	432	119.00–127.00	122.68
5	—	531	108.00–118.00	111.62
1	—	625	104.00	104.00
1	—	560	116.00	116.00
1	—	395	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	116.00	116.00
3	—	513	115.00–121.00	116.97
1	—	835	64.00	64.00
1	—	780	75.00	75.00
1	—	700	96.00	96.00
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	532	122.00–138.00	130.67
16	—	574	120.00–134.00	124.59
6	—	618	116.00–131.00	124.13
5	—	680	110.00–124.00	114.77
4	—	879	94.00–105.00	98.77
2	—	788	105.00–111.00	108.01
1	—	1,060	82.00	82.00
1	—	740	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	569	142.00–147.00	143.85
5	—	531	149.00–151.00	149.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	464	140.00–154.00	142.46
17	—	515	131.00–145.00	137.25
14	—	424	140.00–152.00	147.21
13	—	564	131.00–140.00	134.49
10	—	602	130.00–140.00	138.40
9	—	374	147.00–165.00	155.50
6	—	666	120.00–130.00	124.32
4	—	329	159.00–166.00	162.86
1	—	705	123.00	123.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	72.00	72.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	384	125.00–129.00	128.25
2	—	585	88.00–115.00	101.27
1	—	535	124.00	124.00
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
1	—	405	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	474	124.00–139.00	133.91
13	—	424	128.00–139.00	135.07
10	—	376	127.00–145.00	136.97
6	—	577	118.00–125.00	122.17
4	—	526	124.00–128.00	126.50
2	—	320	131.00–145.00	138.33
1	—	630	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	467	137.00	137.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,598	985.00–1,000.00	992.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,625	56.00	56.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,345	57.00	57.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	53.00	53.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,103	54.00–59.00	56.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	875.00–975.00	927.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,465	875.00–1,150.00	1,024.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,570	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,970	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,665	2,000.00	2,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	50.00	50.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	754	75.00–100.00	87.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	63.00–65.00	63.89
1	—	1,060	30.00	30.00
1	—	965	51.00	51.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,275	62.00–67.50	64.12
3	—	1,348	58.50–61.50	60.23
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	788	47.00–50.00	48.32
1	—	605	30.00	30.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,135	53.00–56.50	54.39
4	—	1,169	59.00–63.50	61.79
3	—	1,025	41.00–52.00	47.39
1	—	915	37.00	37.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,703	91.00–96.00	93.36
3	—	1,423	86.00–87.00	86.37
1	—	1,635	37.00	37.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle