Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00-12.00 lower, mostly 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 3.00 higher, 400-500 lbs sold 4.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Several groups of weaned or Value Added cattle sold with a Premium. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower. Light run due to wet muddy conditions in trade area.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.88/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$145.88

162 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$23.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.55

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	458	149.00	682	2thin
Medium and Large 1	517	148.14	765	111
Medium and Large 2	441	141.62	625	46
Medium and Large 3	408	125.67	513	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.33/cwt here — about $169 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 sale162 hd

145.88

—

AR average6 barns · 588 hd

141.33

+4.55

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	1,637	88.37	1,447	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,229	61.74	759	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,048	55.19	578	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	47.79	469	3thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	471	132.33/cwt	130.00–137.00	623	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	128.53/cwt	124.00–135.00	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	128.26/cwt	120.00–134.00	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	131.06/cwt	127.00–133.00	679	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	124.40/cwt	118.00–128.00	773	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	124.00/cwt	119.00–128.00	825	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	123.52/cwt	120.00–126.00	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	869	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,178	59.57/cwt	58.00–61.00	702	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	840	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	210	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	835	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	426	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	57.15/cwt	53.00–58.50	612	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	62.05/cwt	60.00–64.50	671	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	37.19/cwt	30.00–46.00	375	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	49.70/cwt	48.00–52.00	509	2
Bulls	—	—	1,763	90.49/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,595	3
Bulls	—	—	1,260	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,033	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	75.17/cwt	63.50–96.00	699	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	800.41/cwt	700.00–875.00	7,404	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	784.09/cwt	750.00–815.00	9,197	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	822	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	749	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	60.01/cwt	57.00–63.00	713	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	919.57/cwt	900.00–960.00	10,575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	133.77/cwt	128.00–137.00	646	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	155.04/cwt	150.00–157.50	581	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	158.16/cwt	152.50–165.00	524	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	130.25/cwt	129.00–131.00	672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	135.32/cwt	133.00–138.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	508	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	810	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	799	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,043	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	689	138.81/cwt	138.00–139.00	956	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	626	140.90/cwt	140.50–141.50	882	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	561	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	472	156.66/cwt	156.50–157.00	739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	137.66/cwt	136.00–143.00	710	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	165.50/cwt	158.00–175.00	602	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	138.98/cwt	135.00–145.00	798	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	150.85/cwt	140.00–154.00	650	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	150.29/cwt	142.00–154.00	717	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	175.93/cwt	173.00–177.00	545	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	136.66/cwt	136.00–138.00	857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	134.65/cwt	132.00–137.50	576	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	124.66/cwt	121.00–127.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	136.61/cwt	132.50–139.00	505	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	57.68/cwt	55.50–59.50	596	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	246	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	62.61/cwt	62.00–63.50	783	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	128.13/cwt	123.00–130.00	660	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	145.67/cwt	139.00–150.00	548	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	141.25/cwt	138.00–146.50	593	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	150.40/cwt	139.00–153.50	507	12

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 Sep 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 329Last week 392Year ago 355

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 70Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 20Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	471	130.00–137.00	132.33
6	—	564	124.00–135.00	128.53
4	—	609	120.00–134.00	128.26
1	—	785	114.00	114.00
1	—	660	124.00	124.00
21	—	515	123.00–130.00	128.13
13	—	376	139.00–150.00	145.67
12	—	420	138.00–146.50	141.25
12	—	337	139.00–153.50	150.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	115.00–117.00	116.01
1	—	520	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	428	132.00–137.50	134.65
3	—	457	121.00–127.00	124.66
3	—	370	132.50–139.00	136.61
1	—	850	98.00	98.00
1	—	780	104.00	104.00
1	—	555	114.00	114.00
1	—	520	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	136.50	136.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	119.00	119.00
1	—	500	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	518	127.00–133.00	131.06
5	—	621	118.00–128.00	124.40
4	—	665	119.00–128.00	124.00
4	—	581	120.00–126.00	123.52
1	—	730	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	121.00	121.00
1	—	425	125.00	125.00
1	—	315	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	483	128.00–137.00	133.77
11	—	375	150.00–157.50	155.04
6	—	331	152.50–165.00	158.16
4	—	516	129.00–131.00	130.25
3	—	437	133.00–138.00	135.32
1	—	675	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	508	159.50	159.50
5	—	799	130.50	130.50
5	—	689	138.00–139.00	138.81
5	—	626	140.50–141.50	140.90
4	—	561	147.00	147.00
3	—	472	156.50–157.00	156.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	516	136.00–143.00	137.66
17	—	364	158.00–175.00	165.50
15	—	574	135.00–145.00	138.98
12	—	431	140.00–154.00	150.85
9	—	477	142.00–154.00	150.29
6	—	310	173.00–177.00	175.93
3	—	627	136.00–138.00	136.66
1	—	900	125.00	125.00
1	—	880	124.00	124.00
1	—	845	127.00	127.00
1	—	655	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	58.00–61.00	59.57
5	—	1,250	62.00–63.50	62.61
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	25.00	25.00
1	—	835	51.00	51.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,071	53.00–58.50	57.15
9	—	1,082	60.00–64.50	62.05
2	—	1,008	30.00–46.00	37.19
2	—	1,025	48.00–52.00	49.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	55.50–59.50	57.68
1	—	880	28.00	28.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,763	90.00–91.00	90.49
1	—	1,260	82.00	82.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	930	63.50–96.00	75.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	925	700.00–875.00	800.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,173	750.00–815.00	784.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	65.50	65.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	63.50	63.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,188	57.00–63.00	60.01
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,150	900.00–960.00	919.57

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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Steers · 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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle