Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 400 lbs sold 5.00-8.00 lower, 400-600 lbs sold 1.00-7.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 2.00 lower. Several large consignments of Value Added cattle sold with a premium. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.69/cwt on 916 head.

Average price

$143.69

916 head · 664 lb average

Value per head Derived

$954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$412

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

$25.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.55

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	694	145.13	1,008	707
Medium and Large 1-2	662	140.07	927	98
Medium and Large 2	470	139.11	654	103
Medium and Large 3	497	119.83	596	8thin

One grade step is worth $25.31/cwt here — about $412 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 sale916 hd

143.69

—

AR average8 barns · 2,031 hd

149.24

−5.55

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	1,528	80.47	1,230	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,215	59.14	719	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,090	56.54	616	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	890	47.68	424	8thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	713	95.45/cwt	91.00–100.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	129.20/cwt	125.00–132.50	562	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	515	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	19,731	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	61.36/cwt	57.00–65.00	780	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	584	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	63.77/cwt	59.00–67.00	686	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,605	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	964.45/cwt	875.00–1,025.00	10,513	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	684	127.52/cwt	126.00–128.00	872	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	733	119.61/cwt	112.50–124.00	877	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	129.99/cwt	128.00–132.00	820	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	135.05/cwt	130.00–144.00	768	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	137.06/cwt	130.00–143.00	709	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	955	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	114.83/cwt	105.00–125.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	117.98/cwt	117.00–119.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	125.66/cwt	125.00–126.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	847	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,050	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	729	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	977	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	690	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	952	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	117.66/cwt	114.00–120.00	908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	131.30/cwt	127.50–135.00	466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	140.87/cwt	128.00–148.00	675	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	146.64/cwt	130.00–158.00	546	21
Bulls	—	—	1,833	89.59/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,642	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	59.12/cwt	56.00–62.00	569	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	115.88/cwt	112.50–117.50	423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	115.73/cwt	114.00–117.50	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	113.50/cwt	110.00–117.00	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	129.57/cwt	120.00–137.50	610	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	131.04/cwt	120.00–137.50	544	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	130.28/cwt	120.00–137.50	500	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	123.82/cwt	114.00–128.00	645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	130.99/cwt	125.00–135.00	422	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	117.43/cwt	110.00–122.00	790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	120.86/cwt	112.50–129.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	400	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	146.31/cwt	136.00–155.00	622	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	137.07/cwt	131.00–148.00	725	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	152.25/cwt	146.00–158.00	799	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	144.51/cwt	134.00–151.00	816	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	142.03/cwt	141.00–148.00	879	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	170.73/cwt	165.00–185.00	557	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	119.42/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,049	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	114.99/cwt	110.00–120.00	950	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	129.58/cwt	123.00–132.00	951	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	104.50/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,102	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	987	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	783	53.70/cwt	52.00–55.00	420	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	790	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	158	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	57.67/cwt	55.00–60.00	633	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	322	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	433	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,238	63.21/cwt	62.50–64.00	783	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,170	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	597	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	835	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	418	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	59.50/cwt	56.00–61.00	687	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	994	52.45/cwt	50.00–54.00	521	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	64.86/cwt	62.50–67.00	804	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	528	1
Bulls	—	—	1,594	83.92/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,338	5
Bulls	—	—	1,294	71.60/cwt	50.00–80.50	927	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	143.93/cwt	135.00–150.00	617	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	149.18/cwt	140.00–155.00	489	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	132.84/cwt	123.00–137.00	687	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	121.00/cwt	113.00–125.00	870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	134.82/cwt	130.00–138.00	841	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	142.30/cwt	140.00–155.00	467	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	135.30/cwt	129.00–144.00	773	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	134.24/cwt	123.00–136.00	914	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	140.24/cwt	136.00–147.50	659	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	145.06/cwt	138.00–152.50	545	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	153.08/cwt	149.00–167.50	732	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	136.15/cwt	128.00–139.00	926	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	166.07/cwt	157.00–176.00	634	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	159.89/cwt	150.00–167.50	676	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	778	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,085	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	694	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,034	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	868	133.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,158	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	715	145.88/cwt	143.50–147.25	1,043	372
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	465	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	817	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	895	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	971	74
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	455	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	122.26/cwt	122.00–122.50	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	127.32/cwt	125.00–131.00	850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	823	103.17/cwt	97.50–107.00	849	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	122.82/cwt	110.00–132.00	705	4

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 Aug 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,544Last week 592Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 105Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 83Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	91.00–100.00	95.45
3	—	435	125.00–132.50	129.20
2	—	355	127.50–135.00	131.30
1	—	535	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	479	128.00–148.00	140.87
21	—	372	130.00–158.00	146.64
19	—	429	135.00–150.00	143.93
10	—	328	140.00–155.00	149.18
6	—	517	123.00–137.00	132.84
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,055	85.00	85.00
2	—	600	120.00–130.00	125.00
2	—	720	122.00–122.50	122.26
3	—	668	125.00–131.00	127.32
3	—	823	97.50–107.00	103.17
4	—	574	110.00–132.00	122.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	97.00	97.00
1	—	905	117.50	117.50
18	—	525	146.00–158.00	152.25
10	—	565	134.00–151.00	144.51
9	—	619	141.00–148.00	142.03
8	—	326	165.00–185.00	170.73
5	—	878	118.00–121.00	119.42
5	—	826	110.00–120.00	114.99
5	—	734	123.00–132.00	129.58
2	—	1,055	99.00–110.00	104.50
2	—	773	127.00	127.00
1	—	1,135	87.00	87.00
22	—	478	149.00–167.50	153.08
22	—	680	128.00–139.00	136.15
25	—	382	157.00–176.00	166.07
25	—	423	150.00–167.50	159.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	172.00	172.00
20	—	778	139.50	139.50
67	—	694	149.00	149.00
86	—	868	130.00–135.00	133.36
372	—	715	143.50–147.25	145.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	302	154.00	154.00
9	—	670	122.00	122.00
10	—	722	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	677	143.50	143.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	127.50	127.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	135.00	135.00
4	—	684	126.00–128.00	127.52
4	—	733	112.50–124.00	119.61
6	—	631	128.00–132.00	129.99
7	—	569	130.00–144.00	135.05
14	—	517	130.00–143.00	137.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	112.00	112.00
1	—	955	80.00	80.00
2	—	585	105.00–125.00	114.83
2	—	610	117.00–119.00	117.98
3	—	513	125.00–126.00	125.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	847	124.00	124.00
68	—	729	134.00	134.00
70	—	690	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	111.00	111.00
1	—	930	109.00	109.00
3	—	772	114.00–120.00	117.66
39	—	425	136.00–155.00	146.31
35	—	529	131.00–148.00	137.07
5	—	719	113.00–125.00	121.00
12	—	624	130.00–138.00	134.82
15	—	328	140.00–155.00	142.30
17	—	571	129.00–144.00	135.30
24	—	681	123.00–136.00	134.24
30	—	470	136.00–147.50	140.24
32	—	376	138.00–152.50	145.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	112.50–117.50	115.88
2	—	585	114.00	114.00
2	—	460	114.00–117.50	115.73
2	—	440	110.00–117.00	113.50
1	—	625	113.00	113.00
1	—	500	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	471	120.00–137.50	129.57
14	—	415	120.00–137.50	131.04
13	—	384	120.00–137.50	130.28
5	—	521	114.00–128.00	123.82
5	—	322	125.00–135.00	130.99
4	—	673	110.00–122.00	117.43
4	—	571	112.50–129.00	120.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	500	127.00	127.00
2	—	618	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	159.00–160.00	159.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,435	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,272	57.00–65.00	61.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	66.00	66.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,075	59.00–67.00	63.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,090	875.00–1,025.00	964.45
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	963	56.00–62.00	59.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	75.00	75.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,833	88.00–91.00	89.59
5	—	1,594	82.00–87.00	83.92
4	—	1,294	50.00–80.50	71.60
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	783	52.00–55.00	53.70
1	—	790	20.00	20.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	55.00–60.00	57.67
1	—	920	35.00	35.00
1	—	865	50.00	50.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	62.50–64.00	63.21
1	—	1,170	51.00	51.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,155	56.00–61.00	59.50
4	—	994	50.00–54.00	52.45
2	—	1,240	62.50–67.00	64.86
1	—	1,100	48.00	48.00

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