Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold up to 19.00 higher, mostly 12.00 higher., over 400 lbs sold 4.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with a couple of very high dressing bulls selling 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.42/cwt on 217 head.

Average price

$146.42

217 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$363

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

$42.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.48

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	150.55	772	162
Medium and Large 2	441	140.02	617	39
Medium and Large 1-2	669	132.19	884	8thin
Medium and Large 3	378	108.32	409	8thin

One grade step is worth $42.23/cwt here — about $363 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 sale217 hd

146.42

—

AR average9 barns · 1,607 hd

149.90

−3.48

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	1,679	85.89	1,442	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,347	67.35	907	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,051	56.85	598	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	937	54.68	512	15

Every lot, as filed

101 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	—	368	147.03/cwt	144.00–150.00	541	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	126.77/cwt	121.00–129.00	789	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	146.18/cwt	140.00–153.00	481	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	123.86/cwt	123.00–124.00	857	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	121.26/cwt	115.00–126.00	877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	85.43/cwt	80.00–91.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	830	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	115.94/cwt	110.00–119.00	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	915	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	135.60/cwt	129.00–139.00	723	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	129.24/cwt	122.00–135.00	743	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	125.37/cwt	115.00–132.00	779	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	119.42/cwt	115.00–130.00	801	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	714	113.27/cwt	108.00–116.00	809	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	878	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	763	35.24/cwt	28.00–44.00	269	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	877	47.25/cwt	39.00–51.00	414	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	68.76/cwt	67.00–72.00	714	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	56.12/cwt	55.00–57.00	577	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	63.08/cwt	62.00–64.00	611	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,994	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	911.60/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	10,602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	135.50/cwt	129.00–138.00	936	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	137.74/cwt	129.00–145.00	788	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	187.01/cwt	174.00–201.00	582	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	292	178.31/cwt	175.00–180.00	521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	133.51/cwt	133.00–134.00	965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,041	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	385	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	401	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	129.15/cwt	119.00–139.00	541	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	134.11/cwt	125.00–139.00	503	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	133.24/cwt	128.00–137.00	624	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	115.52/cwt	110.00–121.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	598	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	136.95/cwt	135.00–139.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	577	135.45/cwt	134.75–136.50	782	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	141.18/cwt	134.00–148.00	675	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	167.57/cwt	159.00–177.50	637	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	147.15/cwt	137.00–153.50	768	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	135.34/cwt	124.00–139.00	836	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	835	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	451	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	755	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	445	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	65.60/cwt	62.50–68.00	809	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,037	58.55/cwt	58.00–60.00	607	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	911	53.46/cwt	50.00–56.00	487	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,014	43.80/cwt	40.00–48.00	444	4
Bulls	—	—	1,883	102.90/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,938	4
Bulls	—	—	1,439	63.95/cwt	58.00–71.00	920	4
Bulls	—	—	1,750	95.74/cwt	95.00–96.50	1,675	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	70.16/cwt	55.00–84.00	572	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	89.73/cwt	88.00–91.00	641	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	831.48/cwt	650.00–975.00	8,897	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	67.63/cwt	66.00–69.00	770	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,247	62.49/cwt	59.00–68.00	779	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	673	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	62.03/cwt	58.00–66.00	734	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	65.84/cwt	65.00–66.50	793	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	890	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,010	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	1,279.76/cwt	1,100.00–1,350.00	14,512	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,025	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	68.12/cwt	65.50–71.50	937	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	130.52/cwt	125.00–135.00	687	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	144.78/cwt	138.00–148.00	608	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	130.78/cwt	120.00–134.00	753	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	148.99/cwt	141.00–154.00	712	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	154.28/cwt	145.00–165.00	662	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	800	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,002	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	992	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	657	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	946	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	155.22/cwt	153.00–155.50	869	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	121.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	141.63/cwt	138.00–146.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	124.30/cwt	118.00–131.00	709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	132.25/cwt	129.00–136.00	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	155.86/cwt	141.00–170.00	513	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	134.54/cwt	125.00–144.00	642	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	145.26/cwt	127.00–157.50	551	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	120.08/cwt	110.00–129.00	390	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	102.34/cwt	92.50–115.00	379	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,130	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	695	33.40/cwt	30.00–37.00	232	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,203	63.51/cwt	63.00–64.00	764	2

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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 569Last week 519Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 39Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 26Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	368	144.00–150.00	147.03
9	—	622	121.00–129.00	126.77
9	—	329	140.00–153.00	146.18
7	—	692	123.00–124.00	123.86
4	—	723	115.00–126.00	121.26
1	—	765	123.00	123.00
1	—	280	150.00	150.00
40	—	478	134.00–148.00	141.18
19	—	526	125.00–135.00	130.52
25	—	420	138.00–148.00	144.78
28	—	576	120.00–134.00	130.78
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	632	101.00	101.00
1	—	540	85.00	85.00
1	—	450	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	419	119.00–139.00	129.15
8	—	375	125.00–139.00	134.11
7	—	468	128.00–137.00	133.24
2	—	633	110.00–121.00	115.52
2	—	598	117.00	117.00
2	—	518	117.00	117.00
2	—	308	135.00–139.00	136.95
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	463	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	577	134.75–136.50	135.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	80.00–91.00	85.43
1	—	830	86.00	86.00
1	—	565	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	110.00–119.00	115.94
2	—	663	110.00	110.00
1	—	915	84.00	84.00
1	—	620	114.00	114.00
1	—	455	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	533	129.00–139.00	135.60
11	—	575	122.00–135.00	129.24
9	—	621	115.00–132.00	125.37
6	—	671	115.00–130.00	119.42
4	—	714	108.00–116.00	113.27
1	—	770	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	691	129.00–138.00	135.50
8	—	572	129.00–145.00	137.74
8	—	311	174.00–201.00	187.01
3	—	292	175.00–180.00	178.31
2	—	723	133.00–134.00	133.51
1	—	905	115.00	115.00
22	—	380	159.00–177.50	167.57
21	—	522	137.00–153.50	147.15
12	—	618	124.00–139.00	135.34
25	—	478	141.00–154.00	148.99
28	—	429	145.00–165.00	154.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	132.00	132.00
4	—	1,002	99.00	99.00
8	—	657	144.00	144.00
9	—	560	153.00–155.50	155.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	738	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	115.00	115.00
2	—	640	120.00–123.00	121.50
3	—	415	138.00–146.00	141.63
3	—	570	118.00–131.00	124.30
4	—	521	129.00–136.00	132.25
7	—	329	141.00–170.00	155.86
7	—	477	125.00–144.00	134.54
12	—	379	127.00–157.50	145.26
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	121.00	121.00
1	—	470	96.00	96.00
2	—	325	110.00–129.00	120.08
4	—	370	92.50–115.00	102.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	28.00–44.00	35.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	877	39.00–51.00	47.25
4	—	1,039	67.00–72.00	68.76
2	—	1,028	55.00–57.00	56.12
2	—	968	62.00–64.00	63.08
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	54.00	54.00
1	—	755	59.00	59.00
2	—	695	30.00–37.00	33.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,233	62.50–68.00	65.60
7	—	1,037	58.00–60.00	58.55
5	—	911	50.00–56.00	53.46
4	—	1,014	40.00–48.00	43.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,376	65.50–71.50	68.12
2	—	1,203	63.00–64.00	63.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,883	98.00–108.00	102.90
4	—	1,439	58.00–71.00	63.95
2	—	1,750	95.00–96.50	95.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,163	850.00–1,000.00	911.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,050.00	1,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	815	55.00–84.00	70.16
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	714	88.00–91.00	89.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,070	650.00–975.00	831.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,138	66.00–69.00	67.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,247	59.00–68.00	62.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,068	63.00	63.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,183	58.00–66.00	62.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,205	65.00–66.50	65.84
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	900.00	900.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,134	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,279.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,270	89.00	89.00

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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