Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 6.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 1.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-8.00 lower. Some Value added cattle sold with a premium. Plain and or fleshy unweaned cattle sold with a discount. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.69/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$118.69

166 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$25.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.29

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	121.66	554	140
Medium and Large 2	533	104.62	558	20
Medium and Large 3	471	96.49	454	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.17/cwt here — about $99 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 sale166 hd

118.69

—

AR average9 barns · 1,184 hd

115.41

+3.29

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	1,430	69.26	990	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,225	51.76	634	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	46.90	488	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	979	44.17	432	25

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	118.12/cwt	112.00–124.00	682	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	125.54/cwt	117.00–131.00	653	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	131.09/cwt	123.00–138.00	497	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	140.71/cwt	134.00–148.50	651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	109.37/cwt	105.00–116.00	635	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	778	97.02/cwt	90.00–104.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	113.47/cwt	112.00–115.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	123.91/cwt	116.00–127.50	529	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	113.80/cwt	109.00–119.00	589	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	163.13/cwt	160.00–165.00	605	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	110.48/cwt	102.00–117.00	683	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	57.10/cwt	55.00–58.00	661	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	142.22/cwt	137.00–150.00	590	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	126.48/cwt	126.00–127.50	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	119.50/cwt	118.00–121.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	761	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	676.36/cwt	550.00–800.00	6,994	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	920	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	524	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	755	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	717	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	907	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	559	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	816	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	160.72/cwt	156.00–162.00	514	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	745.25/cwt	600.00–800.00	8,637	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	6,728	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	840	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,040	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,019	1,002.70/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	10,218	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	961.24/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	11,612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	880	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,760	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	827.27/cwt	725.00–875.00	9,108	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,408	92.83/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,307	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	91.95/cwt	79.00–105.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	537	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	671.28/cwt	600.00–750.00	5,760	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	706.13/cwt	650.00–775.00	6,970	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	82.19/cwt	75.00–91.00	653	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	605	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	968	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	894.21/cwt	850.00–950.00	10,418	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	49.34/cwt	46.00–52.50	579	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,074	49.50/cwt	40.00–65.00	532	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	63.66/cwt	45.50–100.00	532	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	57.24/cwt	50.00–65.00	487	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	763.26/cwt	575.00–915.00	8,724	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,259	53.37/cwt	51.00–59.00	672	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,044.00/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	10,440	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	958	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	402	4
Bulls	—	—	1,186	59.75/cwt	41.00–70.00	709	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	365	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	53.60/cwt	52.00–57.50	685	8
Bulls	—	—	1,740	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,366	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	960	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	336	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	50.87/cwt	49.00–53.50	552	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,171	49.92/cwt	47.50–51.50	585	8
Bulls	—	—	1,541	74.81/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,153	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	444	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,022	46.51/cwt	44.00–48.50	475	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	800	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	240	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	133.45/cwt	125.00–147.00	500	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	112.34/cwt	102.50–122.50	348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	106.01/cwt	84.00–120.00	383	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	51.58/cwt	49.00–53.00	543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	102.47/cwt	97.00–108.00	433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	392	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	845	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	346	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	108.75/cwt	105.00–112.00	530	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	102.06/cwt	97.00–108.00	543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	114.53/cwt	109.00–120.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	107.12/cwt	101.00–111.00	664	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	130.09/cwt	120.00–136.00	559	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	128.90/cwt	124.00–138.00	619	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	133.29/cwt	127.50–140.00	415	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	94.29/cwt	90.00–96.00	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	102.25/cwt	102.00–102.50	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	890	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	505	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	719	100.65/cwt	92.00–105.00	724	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	106.16/cwt	100.00–110.00	613	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	133.59/cwt	125.00–140.00	434	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	106.08/cwt	100.00–111.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	444	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	840	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	118.27/cwt	113.00–122.00	558	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	115.47/cwt	112.00–119.00	722	2

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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 477Last week 705Year ago 1,137

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 91Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 99Last week 64Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	577	112.00–124.00	118.12
16	—	520	117.00–131.00	125.54
2	—	778	90.00–104.00	97.02
13	—	618	102.00–117.00	110.48
1	—	920	104.00	104.00
1	—	830	106.00	106.00
7	—	719	92.00–105.00	100.65
5	—	673	100.00–111.00	106.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	110.00–112.00	110.99
1	—	1,000	70.00	70.00
1	—	890	88.00	88.00
6	—	577	100.00–110.00	106.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	379	123.00–138.00	131.09
12	—	581	105.00–116.00	109.37
2	—	675	112.00–115.00	113.47
32	—	427	116.00–127.50	123.91
21	—	518	109.00–119.00	113.80
7	—	620	101.00–111.00	107.12
2	—	728	102.00–102.50	102.25
20	—	325	125.00–140.00	133.59
20	—	472	113.00–122.00	118.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	97.00–108.00	102.47
1	—	460	90.00	90.00
1	—	665	80.00	80.00
1	—	350	112.00	112.00
1	—	505	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	117.00	117.00
8	—	487	105.00–112.00	108.75
3	—	532	97.00–108.00	102.06
2	—	423	109.00–120.00	114.53
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
4	—	674	90.00–96.00	94.29
1	—	705	93.00	93.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	463	134.00–148.50	140.71
8	—	371	160.00–165.00	163.13
18	—	415	137.00–150.00	142.22
3	—	528	126.00–127.50	126.48
1	—	550	129.00	129.00
2	—	730	118.00–121.00	119.50
1	—	650	117.00	117.00
11	—	320	156.00–162.00	160.72
2	—	625	112.00–119.00	115.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	524	144.00	144.00
5	—	717	126.50	126.50
7	—	559	146.00	146.00
5	—	444	153.00	153.00
1	—	840	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	125.00–147.00	133.45
1	—	500	119.00	119.00
23	—	430	120.00–136.00	130.09
18	—	480	124.00–138.00	128.90
5	—	311	127.50–140.00	133.29
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	80.00	80.00
1	—	405	109.00	109.00
2	—	310	102.50–122.50	112.34
4	—	361	84.00–120.00	106.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	100.00	100.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,158	55.00–58.00	57.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,034	550.00–800.00	676.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,159	600.00–800.00	745.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	585.00	585.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,101	725.00–875.00	827.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	987	650.00–775.00	706.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	50.00	50.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,174	46.00–52.50	49.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,074	40.00–65.00	49.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,143	575.00–915.00	763.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,259	51.00–59.00	53.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,019	900.00–1,075.00	1,002.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,208	900.00–1,100.00	961.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,165	850.00–950.00	894.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,000	925.00–1,100.00	1,044.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	900.00	900.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	703	79.00–105.00	91.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	858	600.00–750.00	671.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	795	75.00–91.00	82.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,408	89.00–95.00	92.83
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	107.50	107.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	836	45.50–100.00	63.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	851	50.00–65.00	57.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	958	42.00	42.00
1	—	960	35.00	35.00
6	—	1,086	49.00–53.50	50.87
8	—	1,022	44.00–48.50	46.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	38.00	38.00
2	—	1,058	42.00	42.00
4	—	1,053	49.00–53.00	51.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,278	52.00–57.50	53.60
8	—	1,171	47.50–51.50	49.92
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	30.00	30.00
4	—	845	41.00	41.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,186	41.00–70.00	59.75
3	—	1,740	78.50	78.50
7	—	1,541	72.00–77.00	74.81

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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