Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 6.00 lower, 400-600 lbs sold 2.00-3.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.00/cwt on 316 head.

Average price

$143.00

316 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$336

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

$87.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.51

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	149.20	736	182
Medium and Large 2	444	139.29	618	112
Medium and Large 1-2	498	125.50	625	2thin
Medium and Large 3	421	121.10	509	16thin
Small and Medium 3	650	61.50	400	4thin

One grade step is worth $87.70/cwt here — about $336 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 sale316 hd

143.00

—

AR average6 barns · 774 hd

143.51

−0.51

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	1,587	86.19	1,368	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,233	62.16	766	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,052	60.41	635	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,048	57.58	603	27

Every lot, as filed

107 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 1Value Added	—	742	118.61/cwt	118.00–123.00	880	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	795	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	618	131.04/cwt	129.00–133.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	875	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	125.78/cwt	118.00–131.00	730	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	130.33/cwt	120.00–138.00	680	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	123.99/cwt	119.00–130.00	764	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	116.66/cwt	115.00–118.00	890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	63.51/cwt	61.50–65.00	678	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	56.28/cwt	55.00–59.00	580	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	63.61/cwt	62.00–67.00	782	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,238	59.74/cwt	58.00–60.50	740	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	800	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	376	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	994	55.86/cwt	53.00–58.00	555	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	765	127.69/cwt	124.00–128.50	977	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	742	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	157.51/cwt	151.00–169.00	651	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	148.30/cwt	141.00–157.00	704	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	161.42/cwt	156.00–170.00	605	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	167.35/cwt	160.00–177.50	554	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	142.42/cwt	134.00–149.00	805	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	133.57/cwt	128.00–139.00	851	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	128.68/cwt	123.00–136.00	857	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	136.38/cwt	133.00–145.00	700	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	145.33/cwt	142.00–149.00	555	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	124.86/cwt	120.00–129.50	651	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	138.01/cwt	132.00–145.00	587	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,775	2,432.02/cwt	2,200.00–2,700.00	43,168	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	16,050	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	740	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	533	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	660	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	429	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	635	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	324	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	565	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	119.61/cwt	110.00–124.00	565	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	122.86/cwt	115.00–131.00	458	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	122.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	135.49/cwt	125.00–140.00	650	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	143.08/cwt	127.00–150.00	617	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	142.96/cwt	134.00–155.00	538	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	151.02/cwt	140.00–159.00	489	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	121.01/cwt	117.00–129.00	998	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	125.67/cwt	118.00–130.00	930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	430	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	731	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	61.41/cwt	59.00–63.50	708	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	895	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	448	1
Bulls	—	—	1,744	90.87/cwt	88.50–94.00	1,585	7
Bulls	—	—	1,524	86.60/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,320	5
Bulls	—	—	1,327	74.57/cwt	63.00–81.50	990	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	554	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	64.03/cwt	56.00–69.00	606	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	89.02/cwt	83.00–95.00	740	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	1,098.01/cwt	925.00–1,250.00	10,793	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	913.78/cwt	800.00–975.00	8,452	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	1,025.33/cwt	725.00–1,350.00	11,494	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	1,024.04/cwt	875.00–1,200.00	12,319	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	848.92/cwt	700.00–950.00	9,576	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	1,184.59/cwt	1,050.00–1,250.00	12,545	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	1,057.45/cwt	950.00–1,150.00	11,717	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,368	811.88/cwt	775.00–850.00	11,107	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	58.95/cwt	56.00–62.00	569	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	60.82/cwt	59.00–62.00	686	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	999	1,267.77/cwt	1,100.00–1,400.00	12,665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	131.02/cwt	124.00–137.00	616	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	122.99/cwt	118.00–129.00	717	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	145.79/cwt	135.00–150.00	464	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	563	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	735	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	461	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	641	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	683	126.56/cwt	125.00–127.00	864	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	128.31/cwt	120.00–137.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	129.94/cwt	120.00–139.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	111.68/cwt	110.00–115.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	113.42/cwt	110.00–115.00	701	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	114.66/cwt	110.00–119.00	592	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	122.88/cwt	116.00–127.00	581	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	131.41/cwt	127.50–139.00	564	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	106.69/cwt	93.00–119.00	400	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	463	50.51/cwt	50.00–51.00	234	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,198.68/cwt	1,000.00–1,400.00	13,581	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,209.51/cwt	750.00–1,450.00	12,397	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	111.84/cwt	105.00–119.00	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	110.91/cwt	104.00–115.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	106.64/cwt	105.00–110.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	119.01/cwt	117.00–122.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	122.50/cwt	117.00–128.00	771	10

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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 781Last week 329Year ago 664

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 36Year ago 196

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 17Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	742	118.00–123.00	118.61
2	—	795	116.00	116.00
2	—	618	129.00–133.00	131.04
1	—	875	110.00	110.00
1	—	515	132.00	132.00
9	—	563	130.50	130.50
11	—	461	139.00	139.00
20	—	683	125.00–127.00	126.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	382	142.00–149.00	145.33
29	—	521	120.00–129.50	124.86
23	—	425	132.00–145.00	138.01
21	—	470	124.00–137.00	131.02
15	—	583	118.00–129.00	122.99
13	—	318	135.00–150.00	145.79
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
1	—	785	113.00	113.00
1	—	830	107.00	107.00
3	—	687	117.00–122.00	119.01
10	—	629	117.00–128.00	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	99.00	99.00
1	—	710	90.00	90.00
2	—	338	120.00–137.00	128.31
2	—	378	120.00–139.00	129.94
3	—	580	110.00–115.00	111.68
5	—	618	110.00–115.00	113.42
7	—	516	110.00–119.00	114.66
11	—	473	116.00–127.00	122.88
16	—	429	127.50–139.00	131.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	100.00	100.00
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
2	—	375	93.00–119.00	106.69
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	50.00–51.00	50.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	98.00	98.00
2	—	533	105.00–119.00	111.84
3	—	577	104.00–115.00	110.91
3	—	625	105.00–110.00	106.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	580	118.00–131.00	125.78
21	—	522	120.00–138.00	130.33
17	—	616	119.00–130.00	123.99
3	—	763	115.00–118.00	116.66
2	—	713	117.00–118.00	117.50
1	—	665	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	765	124.00–128.50	127.69
2	—	742	132.00	132.00
1	—	455	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	413	151.00–169.00	157.51
31	—	475	141.00–157.00	148.30
29	—	375	156.00–170.00	161.42
20	—	331	160.00–177.50	167.35
19	—	565	134.00–149.00	142.42
16	—	637	128.00–139.00	133.57
6	—	666	123.00–136.00	128.68
6	—	513	133.00–145.00	136.38
4	—	825	117.00–129.00	121.01
3	—	740	118.00–130.00	125.67
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	72.00	72.00
1	—	660	65.00	65.00
1	—	635	51.00	51.00
1	—	565	58.00	58.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	110.00–124.00	119.61
6	—	373	115.00–131.00	122.86
2	—	330	120.00–125.00	122.61
1	—	590	115.00	115.00
1	—	410	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	480	125.00–140.00	135.49
34	—	431	127.00–150.00	143.08
15	—	376	134.00–155.00	142.96
9	—	324	140.00–159.00	151.02
1	—	740	88.50	88.50
1	—	670	116.00	116.00
1	—	560	128.00	128.00
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	498	125.50	125.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,068	61.50–65.00	63.51
3	—	1,030	55.00–59.00	56.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,230	62.00–67.00	63.61
3	—	1,238	58.00–60.50	59.74
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	47.00	47.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	994	53.00–58.00	55.86
11	—	1,153	59.00–63.50	61.41
1	—	895	50.00	50.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,744	88.50–94.00	90.87
5	—	1,524	83.00–88.00	86.60
3	—	1,327	63.00–81.50	74.57

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)	Open	1	—	1,120	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	999	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,267.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,133	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,198.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,025	750.00–1,450.00	1,209.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,775	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,432.02
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,070	1,500.00	1,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	68.00	68.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	947	56.00–69.00	64.03
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	831	83.00–95.00	89.02
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	983	925.00–1,250.00	1,098.01
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	925	800.00–975.00	913.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,121	725.00–1,350.00	1,025.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,203	875.00–1,200.00	1,024.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,128	700.00–950.00	848.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,059	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,184.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,108	950.00–1,150.00	1,057.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,368	775.00–850.00	811.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	965	56.00–62.00	58.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,128	59.00–62.00	60.82

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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