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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, May 23

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← earliestMay 23Jun 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

420 head

▲ 420 vs last sale 0▲ 420 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 0▲ 65 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 0▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.19/cwt on 161 head.

Average price

$157.19

161 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$21.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.45

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	161.26	758	118
Medium and Large 2	446	147.28	657	36
Medium and Large 3	403	139.59	563	7thin

One grade step is worth $21.66/cwt here — about $195 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 sale161 hd

157.19

—

AR average6 barns · 678 hd

152.74

+4.45

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	1,462	75.52	1,104	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,135	55.11	625	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,032	54.31	561	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	953	44.51	424	17

Every lot

82 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	177.19/cwt	170.00–182.50	567	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	160.66/cwt	156.00–165.00	525	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	145.06/cwt	143.00–147.00	479	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	171.60/cwt	162.50–180.00	642	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	156.57/cwt	150.00–162.50	587	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	143.04/cwt	141.00–145.00	548	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	151.53/cwt	147.00–155.00	621	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	164.86/cwt	159.00–168.00	689	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	565	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	159.68/cwt	151.00–166.00	754	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	136.97/cwt	136.00–138.00	651	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	146.77/cwt	140.00–154.00	702	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	485	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	660	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	848	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	512	138.22/cwt	130.00–155.00	708	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	153.05/cwt	151.00–154.00	796	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	575	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	742	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	151.69/cwt	151.00–153.00	874	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	138.20/cwt	135.00–145.00	919	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	751	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	969	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	290	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	444	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	309	151.78/cwt	148.00–153.00	469	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	144.53/cwt	140.00–151.00	477	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	335	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	476	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	140.20/cwt	139.00–142.00	520	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	147.34/cwt	140.00–152.00	561	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	538	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	141.87/cwt	132.00–145.00	606	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	436	136.64/cwt	134.00–140.00	596	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	129.24/cwt	125.00–135.00	607	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	475	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	599	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	137.20/cwt	133.00–145.00	659	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	136.21/cwt	132.00–142.00	712	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	123.37/cwt	121.00–129.00	658	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	705	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	135.44/cwt	130.00–140.00	769	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	775	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	126.97/cwt	125.00–129.00	781	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	720	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	893	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	855	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	882	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	664	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	490	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	617	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	136.49/cwt	136.00–137.00	707	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 3	520	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	343	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	144.51/cwt	135.00–150.00	759	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	535	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	637	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	563	141.81/cwt	132.00–146.50	798	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	566	125.99/cwt	125.00–129.00	713	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	590	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	596	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	612	135.15/cwt	129.00–143.00	827	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	128.34/cwt	125.00–132.00	800	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	653	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	882	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	875	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	875	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,225	64.58/cwt	53.00–74.00	791	3
Bulls	—	—	1,639	83.72/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,372	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	771	35.83/cwt	30.00–44.00	276	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	44.96/cwt	36.00–51.00	449	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	55.08/cwt	53.00–56.50	568	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	57.82/cwt	52.50–60.50	605	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,063	59.94/cwt	58.50–61.00	637	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,082	48.23/cwt	45.00–50.50	522	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,118	49.07/cwt	48.00–50.00	549	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,128	54.21/cwt	52.50–55.50	611	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,153	60.03/cwt	59.50–61.00	692	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	679	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	695	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	556	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	795	82.77/cwt	80.00–85.00	658	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	880	63.69/cwt	58.50–70.00	560	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	680	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,275	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	17,978	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,305	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	724	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 3	800	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	3,360	2

This sale against other markets

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 May 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 420Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	125.00	125.00
21	—	520	151.00–154.00	153.05
21	—	418	159.00–168.00	164.86
19	—	472	151.00–166.00	159.68
18	—	374	162.50–180.00	171.60
14	—	576	151.00–153.00	151.69
9	—	320	170.00–182.50	177.19
5	—	665	135.00–145.00	138.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	136.00–138.00	136.97
2	—	383	141.00–145.00	143.04
2	—	330	143.00–147.00	145.06
1	—	445	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	478	140.00–154.00	146.77
7	—	512	130.00–155.00	138.22
7	—	327	156.00–165.00	160.66
6	—	410	147.00–155.00	151.53
3	—	375	150.00–162.50	156.57
1	—	715	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	129.00	129.00
1	—	485	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	500	169.50	169.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	130.00	130.00
1	—	420	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	436	134.00–140.00	136.64
8	—	533	121.00–129.00	123.37
5	—	371	139.00–142.00	140.20
3	—	470	125.00–135.00	129.24
3	—	330	140.00–151.00	144.53
1	—	610	127.00	127.00
1	—	555	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	720	124.00	124.00
1	—	360	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	523	132.00–142.00	136.21
27	—	480	133.00–145.00	137.20
16	—	427	132.00–145.00	141.87
11	—	381	140.00–152.00	147.34
9	—	568	130.00–140.00	135.44
6	—	309	148.00–153.00	151.78
4	—	615	125.00–129.00	126.97
2	—	728	115.00–120.00	117.51
1	—	760	116.00	116.00
1	—	685	120.00	120.00
1	—	290	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	101.00	101.00
1	—	535	119.00	119.00
1	—	380	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	125.00–129.00	125.99
3	—	623	125.00–132.00	128.34
2	—	518	136.00–137.00	136.49
1	—	875	100.00	100.00
1	—	715	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	612	129.00–143.00	135.15
11	—	653	135.00	135.00
11	—	563	132.00–146.50	141.81
11	—	525	135.00–150.00	144.51
1	—	485	137.00	137.00
1	—	430	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,046	52.50–60.50	57.82
4	—	998	36.00–51.00	44.96
3	—	1,032	53.00–56.50	55.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,153	59.50–61.00	60.03
3	—	1,128	52.50–55.50	54.21
2	—	1,118	48.00–50.00	49.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	771	30.00–44.00	35.83
5	—	1,082	45.00–50.50	48.23
2	—	1,245	54.50	54.50
2	—	1,063	58.50–61.00	59.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,639	80.00–86.00	83.72
3	—	1,225	53.00–74.00	64.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	795	80.00–85.00	82.77
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	80.00	80.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	58.50–70.00	63.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,410.00	1,410.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	55.50	55.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	54.00	54.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	420.00	420.00

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.