Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 3.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 1.00-6.00 higher. No trend available for slaughter cows and bulls, were not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.02/cwt on 295 head.

Average price

$121.02

295 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$36.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.58

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	124.85	625	204
Medium and Large 2	459	115.18	529	64
Medium and Large 1-2	440	114.56	504	18thin
Medium and Large 3	507	88.80	450	9thin

One grade step is worth $36.05/cwt here — about $175 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 sale295 hd

121.02

—

AR average9 barns · 1,666 hd

121.61

−0.58

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	—	Low	1,553	74.36	1,155	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,393	51.53	718	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,079	42.93	463	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,058	39.56	419	7thin

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 1Fleshy	—	535	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	117.77/cwt	110.00–123.00	738	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	119.89/cwt	115.00–127.00	623	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	108.47/cwt	107.00–110.00	835	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	658.55/cwt	600.00–800.00	6,572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	329	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	566	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	129.54/cwt	120.00–136.00	679	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	123.40/cwt	115.00–133.00	708	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	144.64/cwt	136.00–154.50	680	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	880	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	126.85/cwt	123.00–136.00	600	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	452	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	681	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	121.91/cwt	120.00–129.00	745	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	118.78/cwt	113.00–124.00	792	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	141.84/cwt	135.00–146.00	468	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	118.99/cwt	111.00–123.00	683	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	109.52/cwt	98.00–117.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	122.81/cwt	112.00–130.50	761	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	152.93/cwt	143.00–162.50	499	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	134.48/cwt	125.00–142.50	515	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	101.98/cwt	100.00–104.00	651	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	863.03/cwt	800.00–900.00	7,819	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	156.80/cwt	145.00–169.00	594	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	129.48/cwt	128.00–134.00	860	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	57.03/cwt	52.00–63.00	623	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	932.15/cwt	700.00–1,050.00	10,925	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	134.51/cwt	130.00–141.00	706	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	510	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	595	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	619	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	918.99/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	8,170	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	76.26/cwt	57.00–90.00	589	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	902.13/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	10,600	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	53.48/cwt	53.00–54.00	451	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	807.29/cwt	625.00–1,000.00	9,026	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	266	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	4,284	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	722	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	50.76/cwt	48.00–55.00	543	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	78.02/cwt	58.00–98.00	673	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	802.72/cwt	775.00–825.00	7,746	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,685	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	835	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	459	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	48.56/cwt	47.00–50.00	663	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	915	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	210	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	832	26.26/cwt	16.00–33.00	218	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	27.91/cwt	19.00–35.00	279	3
Bulls	—	—	1,300	63.64/cwt	60.00–70.00	827	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	39.01/cwt	38.00–41.00	408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	113.66/cwt	110.00–118.00	523	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	466	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	49.72/cwt	48.00–50.50	555	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	52.38/cwt	50.50–55.50	734	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	50.20/cwt	48.00–52.00	564	8
Bulls	—	—	1,890	80.56/cwt	78.00–83.50	1,523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	135.97/cwt	122.50–145.00	511	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	108.86/cwt	98.00–115.00	565	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	840	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	361	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	45.07/cwt	42.00–47.00	523	11
Bulls	—	—	1,436	75.82/cwt	73.50–77.50	1,089	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	120.87/cwt	106.00–127.00	508	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	124.00/cwt	122.00–126.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	92.48/cwt	89.00–96.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	593	86.51/cwt	83.00–90.00	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	2,278.71/cwt	1,900.00–2,500.00	26,387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	102.93/cwt	99.00–107.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	129.94/cwt	120.00–137.50	626	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	116.61/cwt	110.00–122.00	437	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	440	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	113.68/cwt	111.00–117.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	110.64/cwt	105.00–113.00	805	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	131.78/cwt	127.50–147.00	553	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	107.70/cwt	94.00–115.00	616	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	131.67/cwt	127.00–139.00	753	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	94.10/cwt	88.00–100.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	131.52/cwt	121.00–137.50	567	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	141.05/cwt	138.00–147.50	592	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	87.50/cwt	85.00–90.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	108.20/cwt	103.00–110.00	617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	593	99.99/cwt	97.00–103.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	113.95/cwt	111.00–117.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	990	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	118.84/cwt	117.00–123.00	789	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	133.15/cwt	125.00–140.00	429	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	121.57/cwt	115.00–125.00	407	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	110.75/cwt	99.00–122.50	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	105.04/cwt	84.00–120.00	449	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 Oct 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 705Last week 629Year ago 754

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 91Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 20Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	113.00	113.00
1	—	595	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	627	110.00–123.00	117.77
47	—	520	115.00–127.00	119.89
37	—	473	123.00–136.00	126.85
16	—	330	135.00–146.00	141.84
34	—	574	111.00–123.00	118.99
1	—	755	114.00	114.00
19	—	383	125.00–142.50	134.48
8	—	728	105.00–113.00	110.64
24	—	420	127.50–147.00	131.78
7	—	664	117.00–123.00	118.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	388	116.50	116.50
5	—	475	114.00	114.00
3	—	557	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	100.00–104.00	101.98
9	—	460	110.00–118.00	113.66
9	—	519	98.00–115.00	108.86
24	—	420	106.00–127.00	120.87
3	—	667	99.00–107.00	102.93
9	—	375	110.00–122.00	116.61
5	—	570	103.00–110.00	108.20
3	—	335	115.00–125.00	121.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	100.00	100.00
2	—	533	89.00–96.00	92.48
2	—	593	83.00–90.00	86.51
2	—	463	88.00–100.00	94.10
1	—	415	67.00	67.00
1	—	615	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	107.00–110.00	108.47
28	—	524	120.00–136.00	129.54
18	—	574	115.00–133.00	123.40
1	—	880	104.00	104.00
7	—	667	113.00–124.00	118.78
16	—	620	112.00–130.50	122.81
1	—	825	104.00	104.00
3	—	718	111.00–117.00	113.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	109.00	109.00
4	—	536	98.00–117.00	109.52
1	—	615	111.00	111.00
7	—	572	94.00–115.00	107.70
2	—	785	85.00–90.00	87.50
1	—	990	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	329	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	470	136.00–154.50	144.64
10	—	611	120.00–129.00	121.91
14	—	326	143.00–162.50	152.93
26	—	379	145.00–169.00	156.80
8	—	664	128.00–134.00	129.48
16	—	525	130.00–141.00	134.51
6	—	572	127.00–139.00	131.67
28	—	420	138.00–147.50	141.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	522	130.50	130.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	376	122.50–145.00	135.97
2	—	525	122.00–126.00	124.00
28	—	482	120.00–137.50	129.94
1	—	630	116.00	116.00
11	—	431	121.00–137.50	131.52
6	—	322	125.00–140.00	133.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	97.00–103.00	99.99
2	—	488	111.00–117.00	113.95
2	—	395	99.00–122.50	110.75
5	—	427	84.00–120.00	105.04
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	55.00	55.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	998	600.00–800.00	658.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,093	52.00–63.00	57.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,172	700.00–1,050.00	932.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,118	625.00–1,000.00	807.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	32.00	32.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,069	48.00–55.00	50.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	965	775.00–825.00	802.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,175	800.00–1,000.00	902.13
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	906	800.00–900.00	863.03
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	889	850.00–1,000.00	918.99
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	715	101.00	101.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	772	57.00–90.00	76.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	843	53.00–54.00	53.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	560.00	560.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	863	58.00–98.00	78.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,158	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,278.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	47.00–50.00	48.56
7	—	1,401	50.50–55.50	52.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	23.00	23.00
3	—	1,045	38.00–41.00	39.01
8	—	1,124	48.00–52.00	50.20
11	—	1,160	42.00–47.00	45.07
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	832	16.00–33.00	26.26
1	—	840	43.00	43.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	19.00–35.00	27.91
1	—	1,060	44.00	44.00
3	—	1,116	48.00–50.50	49.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,300	60.00–70.00	63.64
4	—	1,890	78.00–83.50	80.56
5	—	1,436	73.50–77.50	75.82

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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