Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 8.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.73/cwt on 363 head.

Average price

$128.73

363 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

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

$38.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.49

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	353	143.89	507	9thin
Medium and Large 1	472	132.01	622	259
Medium and Large 2	451	120.16	541	83
Medium and Large 3	443	105.85	469	12thin

One grade step is worth $38.04/cwt here — about $38 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 sale363 hd

128.73

—

AR average8 barns · 2,111 hd

130.22

−1.49

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	—	Average	1,353	62.93	852	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,311	52.19	684	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	48.00	482	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,101	46.18	508	15

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	131.29/cwt	127.00–141.00	811	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	119.89/cwt	113.00–127.00	628	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	136.70/cwt	131.00–144.00	775	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	130.97/cwt	125.00–139.00	619	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	160.17/cwt	150.00–168.00	602	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	108.94/cwt	106.00–115.00	784	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	122.47/cwt	117.50–125.00	465	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,311	52.19/cwt	50.00–54.00	684	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	53.87/cwt	51.50–56.00	705	2
Bulls	—	—	1,478	75.43/cwt	73.50–76.50	1,115	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	47.18/cwt	45.00–50.00	505	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	91.76/cwt	83.00–100.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	125.50/cwt	122.00–129.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	131.85/cwt	122.50–139.00	564	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	548	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	614.01/cwt	600.00–625.00	6,355	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	120.76/cwt	114.00–126.00	761	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	894	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	132.91/cwt	119.00–139.00	699	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	106.59/cwt	101.00–111.00	556	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	138.00/cwt	130.00–145.00	723	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	117.09/cwt	110.00–120.00	663	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	126.88/cwt	118.00–135.00	724	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	432	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	652	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	403	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	691	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	164.19/cwt	156.00–175.00	543	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	116.86/cwt	115.00–119.00	845	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	132.61/cwt	122.50–144.00	436	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	146.85/cwt	137.50–152.50	471	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	630	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	143.64/cwt	132.50–151.00	461	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	140.53/cwt	130.00–145.00	596	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	148.19/cwt	142.00–161.00	698	20
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,656	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	1,046.09/cwt	600.00–1,450.00	11,633	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	329	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	592	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,336	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	840	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,700	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	675	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	405	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	117.73/cwt	111.00–125.00	801	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	928.83/cwt	750.00–1,200.00	10,524	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	504	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	55.51/cwt	49.00–62.00	641	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,254.50/cwt	1,125.00–1,475.00	13,461	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	13,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,000	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	840	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	370	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	566	1
Bulls	—	—	1,287	55.48/cwt	40.00–68.00	714	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	42.13/cwt	40.00–44.50	469	5
Bulls	—	—	1,450	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,160	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	528	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	113.50/cwt	105.00–122.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	108.76/cwt	103.00–111.00	498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	106.44/cwt	103.00–110.00	663	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	126.57/cwt	117.50–137.50	463	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	113.84/cwt	110.00–117.50	368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	111.95/cwt	111.00–113.00	470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	136.15/cwt	120.00–141.00	651	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	125.01/cwt	113.00–128.00	526	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	935	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	137.68/cwt	127.00–151.00	522	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	114.78/cwt	100.00–130.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	370	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	142.64/cwt	135.00–153.00	529	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	119.09/cwt	110.00–138.00	572	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	130.76/cwt	121.00–136.00	671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	120.55/cwt	113.00–129.00	744	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	148.97/cwt	140.00–160.00	642	55

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 908Last week 1,372Year ago 1,122

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 81Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 41Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	618	127.00–141.00	131.29
23	—	567	131.00–144.00	136.70
14	—	376	150.00–168.00	160.17
5	—	677	132.00	132.00
56	—	524	130.00–145.00	138.00
2	—	840	123.00	123.00
14	—	331	156.00–175.00	164.19
20	—	471	142.00–161.00	148.19
55	—	431	140.00–160.00	148.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	117.50	117.50
3	—	380	117.50–125.00	122.47
1	—	730	75.00	75.00
2	—	470	105.00–122.00	113.50
1	—	595	87.50	87.50
2	—	335	100.00–130.00	114.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	122.00–129.00	125.50
13	—	428	122.50–139.00	131.85
8	—	321	132.50–151.00	143.64
1	—	625	122.00	122.00
20	—	478	120.00–141.00	136.15
14	—	379	127.00–151.00	137.68
5	—	513	121.00–136.00	130.76
1	—	650	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	403	171.50	171.50
9	—	329	180.00	180.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	524	113.00–127.00	119.89
39	—	473	125.00–139.00	130.97
4	—	720	106.00–115.00	108.94
18	—	630	114.00–126.00	120.76
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
25	—	566	110.00–120.00	117.09
22	—	321	137.50–152.50	146.85
54	—	424	130.00–145.00	140.53
2	—	875	96.00	96.00
40	—	371	135.00–153.00	142.64
3	—	666	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	90.00	90.00
2	—	573	83.00–100.00	91.76
1	—	355	110.00	110.00
4	—	458	103.00–111.00	108.76
2	—	323	110.00–117.50	113.84
2	—	420	111.00–113.00	111.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	522	101.00–111.00	106.59
10	—	329	122.50–144.00	132.61
7	—	623	103.00–110.00	106.44
1	—	585	101.00	101.00
12	—	366	117.50–137.50	126.57
21	—	421	113.00–128.00	125.01
21	—	480	110.00–138.00	119.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	331	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	432	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	526	119.00–139.00	132.91
18	—	571	118.00–135.00	126.88
7	—	723	115.00–119.00	116.86
6	—	680	111.00–125.00	117.73
25	—	617	113.00–129.00	120.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	820	86.00	86.00
1	—	570	105.00	105.00
1	—	935	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,311	50.00–54.00	52.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	51.50–56.00	53.87
7	—	1,070	45.00–50.00	47.18
5	—	1,114	40.00–44.50	42.13
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	44.00	44.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	49.00	49.00
1	—	1,015	52.00	52.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	43.00	43.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,478	73.50–76.50	75.43
9	—	1,287	40.00–68.00	55.48
1	—	1,450	80.00	80.00

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)	2	—	1,035	600.00–625.00	614.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	51.00	51.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	48	—	1,112	600.00–1,450.00	1,046.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	57.00	57.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,133	750.00–1,200.00	928.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,073	1,125.00–1,475.00	1,254.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,150.00	1,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	48.00	48.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,155	49.00–62.00	55.51

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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