Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 17.00-22.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold steady to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-8.00 higher. On a few observed due to time restraints, Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.56/cwt on 296 head.

Average price

$141.56

296 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$83.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.76

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	393	149.00	586	10thin
Medium and Large 1	526	145.50	766	154
Medium and Large 2	440	141.51	622	113
Medium and Large 3	424	110.81	469	17thin
Small and Medium 3	600	65.50	393	2thin

One grade step is worth $83.50/cwt here — about $193 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 sale296 hd

141.56

—

AR average8 barns · 1,112 hd

146.32

−4.76

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	1,594	76.45	1,219	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,357	53.73	729	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,081	45.69	494	17

Every lot, as filed

116 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	—	565	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	638	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	811.32/cwt	800.00–825.00	10,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	144.18/cwt	132.50–152.50	471	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	127.08/cwt	120.00–136.00	600	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	127.47/cwt	120.00–134.00	794	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	130.10/cwt	124.00–135.00	745	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	137.34/cwt	130.00–144.00	724	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	164.19/cwt	157.50–175.00	690	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	117.62/cwt	108.00–120.00	813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	706	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	921	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	127.94/cwt	118.00–133.00	674	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	166.24/cwt	155.00–175.00	539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	109.58/cwt	104.00–114.00	743	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	133.82/cwt	127.00–142.50	554	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	124.72/cwt	120.00–129.00	827	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	137.88/cwt	130.00–146.00	523	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	122.96/cwt	122.00–126.00	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	692	130.82/cwt	130.75–132.00	905	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	171.91/cwt	166.00–185.00	631	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	120.07/cwt	110.00–124.00	621	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	116.56/cwt	110.00–121.10	662	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	706	112.01/cwt	104.00–116.00	791	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	119.86/cwt	110.00–129.00	574	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	571	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	737	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	739	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	153.00/cwt	146.00–165.00	701	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,400	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	1,076.52/cwt	1,000.00–1,325.00	10,313	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	699.68/cwt	550.00–800.00	7,298	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	591	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	1,251.49/cwt	1,200.00–1,350.00	13,979	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	634.95/cwt	600.00–675.00	7,226	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	600	65.50/cwt	60.00–71.00	393	2
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	570	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	422	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	795	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,373	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,284.68/cwt	1,200.00–1,350.00	13,271	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	909.72/cwt	875.00–925.00	10,789	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	1,382.68/cwt	1,350.00–1,400.00	13,564	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,450	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	300	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	210	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	14,607	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	61.73/cwt	51.00–68.00	675	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	850.94/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	10,169	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	78.92/cwt	57.50–92.50	708	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	736	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,923	1
Bulls	—	—	1,530	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,224	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	56.14/cwt	54.00–59.00	600	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,208	48.25/cwt	46.00–50.50	583	2
Bulls	—	—	1,672	77.09/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,289	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	993	34.59/cwt	20.00–41.00	343	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	125.41/cwt	115.00–132.50	416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	111.77/cwt	99.00–130.00	415	5
Bulls	—	—	1,425	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,012	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	55.29/cwt	53.00–57.50	774	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	93.11/cwt	86.00–100.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	130.11/cwt	125.00–137.50	492	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	50.44/cwt	48.00–53.00	572	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	113.16/cwt	100.00–122.00	532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	915	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	111.71/cwt	107.00–120.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	106.32/cwt	97.00–110.00	562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	130.24/cwt	127.50–135.00	423	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	156.06/cwt	135.00–165.00	585	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	115.54/cwt	109.00–119.00	721	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	120.33/cwt	119.00–122.00	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	95.00/cwt	90.00–100.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	116.76/cwt	111.00–127.00	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	124.10/cwt	117.00–132.00	701	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	577	138.67/cwt	137.75–147.50	800	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	875	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	543	108.68/cwt	105.00–114.00	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	115.81/cwt	110.00–123.00	718	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	104.64/cwt	95.00–117.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	144.16/cwt	132.50–152.50	610	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	91.51/cwt	90.00–93.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	120.65/cwt	110.00–126.00	513	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	586	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	670	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	110.96/cwt	107.00–114.00	638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	135.20/cwt	120.00–142.00	652	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	109.27/cwt	100.00–118.00	366	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	105.06/cwt	100.00–110.00	431	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	870	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	119.34/cwt	113.00–127.50	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	146.17/cwt	132.50–155.00	475	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	83.98/cwt	80.00–88.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	830	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	515	1

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 Nov 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 861Last week 130Year ago 669

Slaughter CattleReceipts 225Last week 25Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 5Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	327	132.50–152.50	144.18
32	—	472	120.00–136.00	127.08
5	—	691	108.00–120.00	117.62
1	—	725	111.00	111.00
29	—	414	127.00–142.50	133.82
11	—	379	130.00–146.00	137.88
43	—	517	110.00–124.00	120.07
19	—	568	110.00–121.10	116.56
1	—	845	90.00	90.00
1	—	780	109.00	109.00
9	—	624	109.00–119.00	115.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	122.00–126.00	122.96
3	—	625	119.00–122.00	120.33
1	—	675	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	479	110.00–129.00	119.86
3	—	378	125.00–137.50	130.11
4	—	529	97.00–110.00	106.32
4	—	325	127.50–135.00	130.24
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
2	—	678	90.00–93.00	91.51
7	—	425	110.00–126.00	120.65
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	87.00	87.00
1	—	525	90.00	90.00
2	—	488	86.00–100.00	93.11
1	—	435	95.00	95.00
1	—	670	94.00	94.00
1	—	385	80.00	80.00
3	—	335	100.00–118.00	109.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	623	120.00–134.00	127.47
10	—	573	124.00–135.00	130.10
19	—	527	130.00–144.00	137.34
26	—	420	157.50–175.00	164.19
6	—	324	155.00–175.00	166.24
1	—	785	125.00	125.00
4	—	663	120.00–129.00	124.72
13	—	367	166.00–185.00	171.91
2	—	733	119.00	119.00
22	—	458	146.00–165.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	706	130.50	130.50
1	—	510	150.00	150.00
16	—	692	130.75–132.00	130.82
16	—	577	137.75–147.50	138.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	60.00–71.00	65.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	115.00–132.50	125.41
1	—	690	89.00	89.00
5	—	371	99.00–130.00	111.77
3	—	470	100.00–122.00	113.16
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
4	—	410	100.00–110.00	105.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	118.00	118.00
4	—	620	107.00–120.00	111.71
37	—	375	135.00–165.00	156.06
2	—	800	90.00–100.00	95.00
4	—	520	111.00–127.00	116.76
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
17	—	423	132.50–152.50	144.16
30	—	482	120.00–142.00	135.20
4	—	581	113.00–127.50	119.34
13	—	325	132.50–155.00	146.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	393	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
1	—	710	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	527	118.00–133.00	127.94
9	—	678	104.00–114.00	109.58
4	—	706	104.00–116.00	112.01
1	—	835	109.00	109.00
31	—	565	117.00–132.00	124.10
1	—	875	99.00	99.00
28	—	620	110.00–123.00	115.81
3	—	763	95.00–117.00	104.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	102.00	102.00
1	—	915	81.00	81.00
3	—	543	105.00–114.00	108.68
4	—	575	107.00–114.00	110.96
1	—	870	80.00	80.00
2	—	835	80.00–88.00	83.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	82.50	82.50
1	—	705	88.00	88.00
1	—	830	62.00	62.00

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	2	—	1,325	800.00–825.00	811.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,250	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,186	875.00–925.00	909.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	49.00	49.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	54.00	54.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,395	53.00	53.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,043	550.00–800.00	699.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	54.00	54.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,138	600.00–675.00	634.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,195	700.00–1,000.00	850.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	950.00	950.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	958	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,076.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,117	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,251.49
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,033	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,284.68
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	981	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,382.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,082	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	550.00	550.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	570	74.00	74.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,093	51.00–68.00	61.73
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	897	57.50–92.50	78.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	72.50	72.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,672	75.00–79.00	77.09
1	—	1,425	71.00	71.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	54.00–59.00	56.14
5	—	993	20.00–41.00	34.59
2	—	1,095	44.00	44.00
8	—	1,135	48.00–53.00	50.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	46.00–50.50	48.25
7	—	1,399	53.00–57.50	55.29

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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I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

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