Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.56/cwt on 250 head.

Average price

$145.56

250 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$27.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.62

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	150.77	778	147
Medium and Large 1-2	389	148.00	576	4thin
Medium and Large 2	439	138.81	610	92
Medium and Large 3	432	123.46	534	7thin

One grade step is worth $27.31/cwt here — about $244 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 sale250 hd

145.56

—

AR average7 barns · 1,317 hd

144.94

+0.62

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	1,509	84.84	1,281	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,449	75.77	1,098	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,105	67.05	741	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,160	63.82	740	40

Every lot, as filed

120 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,735	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,266.41/cwt	1,175.00–1,350.00	15,172	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	15,878	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	12,500	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	819.67/cwt	815.00–825.00	6,148	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	62.35/cwt	52.50–68.50	707	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	64.82/cwt	40.00–72.00	792	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	67.72/cwt	51.00–73.50	747	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	66.21/cwt	58.50–75.00	709	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	665	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	564	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	69.25/cwt	61.00–77.50	805	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,362	74.70/cwt	64.00–77.00	1,017	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	71.60/cwt	66.00–80.00	862	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	726	115.23/cwt	111.00–122.00	837	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	116.50/cwt	107.00–120.00	885	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	124.17/cwt	119.00–127.00	767	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	129.15/cwt	121.00–140.00	737	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	133.42/cwt	125.00–142.00	708	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	865	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,860.50/cwt	1,500.00–2,200.00	22,140	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	126.62/cwt	121.00–132.50	428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	638	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	70.93/cwt	69.00–74.00	782	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	66.65/cwt	64.50–68.00	759	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	59.77/cwt	58.00–62.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	136.92/cwt	124.00–149.00	581	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	147.88/cwt	130.00–160.00	558	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	151.78/cwt	138.00–161.00	492	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	134.10/cwt	120.00–143.00	625	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	132.02/cwt	120.00–138.00	679	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	126.26/cwt	122.00–131.00	769	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	126.12/cwt	120.00–136.00	723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	735	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,007	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	677	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	960	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	563	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	155.12/cwt	148.00–168.00	669	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	146.29/cwt	140.00–155.50	693	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	148.58/cwt	143.00–155.00	777	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	188.41/cwt	181.00–198.00	599	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	138.38/cwt	131.00–144.00	857	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	169.05/cwt	161.00–184.00	627	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	181.40/cwt	168.00–184.50	512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	131.01/cwt	129.00–133.00	934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	831	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	465	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	389	111.74/cwt	79.00–125.00	435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	114.47/cwt	111.00–119.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	114.05/cwt	109.00–118.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	128.33/cwt	120.00–137.00	542	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	125.92/cwt	118.00–133.00	596	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	115.32/cwt	109.00–120.00	597	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	131.08/cwt	124.00–140.00	501	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	116.98/cwt	115.00–118.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	99.64/cwt	90.00–105.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	528	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	731	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	130.12/cwt	124.00–137.00	687	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	128.10/cwt	123.00–135.00	728	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	141.82/cwt	138.00–146.00	587	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	135.77/cwt	131.00–139.00	642	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	121.55/cwt	114.00–124.00	825	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	76.42/cwt	75.50–77.50	1,139	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	903	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	835	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	392	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	770	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	293	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	66.86/cwt	64.00–69.50	845	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	58.45/cwt	45.00–76.50	617	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	442	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	104.02/cwt	103.00–105.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	106.25/cwt	104.00–108.00	834	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	142.69/cwt	139.00–151.00	454	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	118.01/cwt	115.00–122.00	857	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	145.35/cwt	140.00–152.00	549	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	123.74/cwt	119.00–134.00	777	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	110.54/cwt	108.00–113.00	971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	127.99/cwt	123.00–137.00	969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	129.55/cwt	123.00–134.00	862	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,146.81/cwt	1,075.00–1,300.00	10,780	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	869.38/cwt	825.00–900.00	8,694	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	902.34/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	10,630	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,116.32/cwt	850.00–1,350.00	13,039	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,104.17/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	13,250	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	633	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	77.37/cwt	75.00–80.00	644	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	608	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	85.16/cwt	66.00–101.00	739	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	780	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	730	1
Bulls	—	—	1,658	97.06/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,609	4
Bulls	—	—	1,879	91.15/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,713	6
Bulls	—	—	1,293	78.17/cwt	70.00–88.00	1,011	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	1,051	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	71.19/cwt	70.00–75.00	822	5

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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 670Last week 569Year ago 357

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 70Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 117Last week 40Year ago 14

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,198	1,175.00–1,350.00	1,266.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,250.00	1,250.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	815.00–825.00	819.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,134	52.50–68.50	62.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,222	40.00–72.00	64.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,103	51.00–73.50	67.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,071	58.50–75.00	66.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	63.00	63.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	54.00	54.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	1,162	61.00–77.50	69.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,362	64.00–77.00	74.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,204	66.00–80.00	71.60
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,340	72.50	72.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	940	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,146.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,000	825.00–900.00	869.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,178	800.00–1,000.00	902.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,168	850.00–1,350.00	1,116.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,104.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,267	1,300.00	1,300.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,190	1,500.00–2,200.00	1,860.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,220	98.00	98.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	85.00	85.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	833	75.00–80.00	77.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	77.00	77.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	868	66.00–101.00	85.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	69.00	69.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	64.00	64.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	80.00	80.00
2	—	670	113.00–115.00	113.99
4	—	726	111.00–122.00	115.23
4	—	760	107.00–120.00	116.50
11	—	618	119.00–127.00	124.17
16	—	571	121.00–140.00	129.15
28	—	531	125.00–142.00	133.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	117.00	117.00
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
1	—	715	95.00	95.00
1	—	865	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	92.00	92.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	126.00	126.00
2	—	338	121.00–132.50	126.62
1	—	565	113.00	113.00
1	—	425	123.00	123.00
1	—	385	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	424	124.00–149.00	136.92
16	—	377	130.00–160.00	147.88
16	—	324	138.00–161.00	151.78
15	—	466	120.00–143.00	134.10
11	—	514	120.00–138.00	132.02
7	—	609	122.00–131.00	126.26
4	—	573	120.00–136.00	126.12
1	—	670	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	389	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	735	137.00	137.00
7	—	677	141.75	141.75
3	—	563	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	431	148.00–168.00	155.12
28	—	474	140.00–155.50	146.29
24	—	523	143.00–155.00	148.58
10	—	318	181.00–198.00	188.41
7	—	619	131.00–144.00	138.38
7	—	371	161.00–184.00	169.05
5	—	282	168.00–184.50	181.40
2	—	713	129.00–133.00	131.01
2	—	573	145.00	145.00
2	—	878	108.00–113.00	110.54
3	—	757	123.00–137.00	127.99
4	—	665	123.00–134.00	129.55
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	389	79.00–125.00	111.74
4	—	473	111.00–119.00	114.47
3	—	427	109.00–118.00	114.05
1	—	555	79.00	79.00
1	—	525	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	422	120.00–137.00	128.33
17	—	473	118.00–133.00	125.92
14	—	518	109.00–120.00	115.32
6	—	382	124.00–140.00	131.08
4	—	574	115.00–118.00	116.98
3	—	770	90.00–105.00	99.64
2	—	640	110.00	110.00
1	—	655	112.00	112.00
1	—	315	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	528	138.50	138.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	528	124.00–137.00	130.12
19	—	568	123.00–135.00	128.10
17	—	414	138.00–146.00	141.82
12	—	473	131.00–139.00	135.77
10	—	679	114.00–124.00	121.55
1	—	880	94.00	94.00
1	—	995	89.00	89.00
2	—	823	103.00–105.00	104.02
4	—	785	104.00–108.00	106.25
5	—	318	139.00–151.00	142.69
5	—	726	115.00–122.00	118.01
8	—	378	140.00–152.00	145.35
9	—	628	119.00–134.00	123.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	442	162.50	162.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,102	69.00–74.00	70.93
5	—	1,139	64.50–68.00	66.65
4	—	1,069	58.00–62.00	59.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,490	75.50–77.50	76.42
1	—	1,245	72.50	72.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	47.00	47.00
1	—	770	38.00	38.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,264	64.00–69.50	66.86
13	—	1,055	45.00–76.50	58.45
1	—	1,290	81.50	81.50
5	—	1,154	70.00–75.00	71.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,658	96.00–99.00	97.06
6	—	1,879	89.00–92.00	91.15
13	—	1,293	70.00–88.00	78.17

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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