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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 15

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

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Feeder Cattle receipts

505 head

▼ 337 vs last sale 842▲ 505 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

142 head

▲ 76 vs last sale 66▲ 142 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 5▲ 63 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-9.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower. Hot weather and uncertainty in futures market are hampering both buyer interest and cattle movement at this time.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.45/cwt on 184 head.

Average price

$126.45

184 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$21.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.26

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	127.82	648	147
Medium and Large 1-2	490	125.00	613	3thin
Medium and Large 2	466	122.04	569	31
Medium and Large 3	558	106.00	592	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.82/cwt here — about $56 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 sale184 hd

126.45

—

AR average9 barns · 797 hd

126.70

−0.26

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	1,420	76.16	1,082	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,306	57.17	747	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	48.75	504	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,045	48.03	502	67

Every lot

100 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	465	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	334	145.03/cwt	137.50–150.00	484	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	576	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	140.02/cwt	134.00–146.00	526	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	160.74/cwt	155.00–172.00	624	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	153.08/cwt	143.00–158.50	640	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	136.44/cwt	128.00–141.00	587	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	141.98/cwt	140.00–144.00	659	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	132.71/cwt	126.00–138.00	642	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	490	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	681	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	635	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	525	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	693	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	138.48/cwt	133.00–141.00	738	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	711	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	785	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	134.67/cwt	134.00–136.00	831	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	904	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	122.05/cwt	116.00–128.00	812	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	290	141.25/cwt	140.00–142.00	410	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	132.73/cwt	130.00–137.00	423	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	139.77/cwt	131.00–145.00	513	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	125.48/cwt	121.00–130.00	472	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	134.28/cwt	129.00–139.00	567	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	129.18/cwt	126.00–133.00	561	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	459	122.78/cwt	120.00–127.00	564	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	130.05/cwt	127.00–134.00	613	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	510	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	592	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	118.75/cwt	112.00–124.00	621	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	125.08/cwt	120.00–129.00	663	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	125.12/cwt	121.00–126.00	701	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	561	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	673	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	604	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	114.24/cwt	112.00–116.00	655	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	600	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	612	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	701	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	120.75/cwt	115.00–126.00	750	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	117.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	779	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	760	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	844	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	772	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	888	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	874	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	931	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	912	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	948	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	455	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	416	138.40/cwt	134.00–143.00	576	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	130.92/cwt	129.00–133.00	554	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	553	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	122.85/cwt	119.00–127.00	575	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	476	131.98/cwt	130.00–133.00	628	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	120.46/cwt	119.00–122.00	632	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	534	134.55/cwt	127.00–140.00	718	54
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	581	132.90/cwt	129.00–136.00	772	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	754	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	595	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	601	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	614	131.01/cwt	122.00–137.00	804	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	671	117.27/cwt	110.00–121.00	787	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	790	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	885	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	792	96.23/cwt	93.00–97.00	762	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	855	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	761	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	915	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	796	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,183	61.26/cwt	51.00–72.00	725	2
Bulls	—	—	1,539	83.61/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,287	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	792	29.33/cwt	23.00–35.00	232	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	845	31.79/cwt	20.00–40.00	269	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	893	43.94/cwt	42.00–46.00	392	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	918	48.01/cwt	47.00–49.00	441	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,041	48.39/cwt	40.00–54.00	504	38
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	55.93/cwt	55.00–58.50	589	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	46.51/cwt	33.00–54.00	493	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	57.43/cwt	55.00–59.50	673	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,263	61.53/cwt	61.00–62.50	777	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,264	61.94/cwt	60.00–63.50	783	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	61.26/cwt	60.00–63.00	785	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,283	56.79/cwt	54.00–59.50	729	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	51.54/cwt	50.00–53.00	811	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	800	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	712	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	900	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	10,575	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	950	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	10,688	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	959	1,163.04/cwt	1,150.00–1,200.00	11,154	8
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	1,282.60/cwt	1,125.00–1,375.00	12,313	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,085	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	716	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	982.61/cwt	950.00–1,025.00	11,300	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,600	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,288	1,168.20/cwt	1,025.00–1,250.00	15,046	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	12,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,108	1,017.36/cwt	875.00–1,275.00	11,272	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,159	983.74/cwt	775.00–1,125.00	11,402	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,300	1

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 Aug 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 505Last week 842Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 66Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	874	106.50	106.50
8	—	772	115.00	115.00
2	—	912	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	115.00–120.00	117.53
4	—	290	140.00–142.00	141.25
7	—	560	121.00–126.00	125.12
8	—	319	130.00–137.00	132.73
13	—	621	115.00–126.00	120.75
17	—	367	131.00–145.00	139.77
18	—	530	120.00–129.00	125.08
20	—	422	129.00–139.00	134.28
35	—	471	127.00–134.00	130.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	114.00	114.00
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
4	—	434	126.00–133.00	129.18
4	—	523	112.00–124.00	118.75
4	—	573	112.00–116.00	114.24
7	—	376	121.00–130.00	125.48
8	—	459	120.00–127.00	122.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	116.00	116.00
4	—	561	120.00	120.00
1	—	760	111.00	111.00
1	—	465	125.00	125.00
1	—	425	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
1	—	570	106.00	106.00
1	—	600	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	125.00	125.00
1	—	525	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	167.00	167.00
30	—	388	155.00–172.00	160.74
12	—	533	133.00–141.00	138.48
11	—	418	143.00–158.50	153.08
7	—	464	140.00–144.00	141.98
4	—	573	137.00	137.00
3	—	617	134.00–136.00	134.67
1	—	655	138.00	138.00
1	—	295	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	484	126.00–138.00	132.71
10	—	430	128.00–141.00	136.44
5	—	376	134.00–146.00	140.02
5	—	334	137.50–150.00	145.03
2	—	665	116.00–128.00	122.05
1	—	560	127.00	127.00
1	—	525	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	792	93.00–97.00	96.23
2	—	525	119.00–122.00	120.46
2	—	468	119.00–127.00	122.85
2	—	423	129.00–133.00	130.92
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
1	—	345	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	587	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	534	127.00–140.00	134.55
24	—	614	122.00–137.00	131.01
8	—	581	129.00–136.00	132.90
7	—	416	134.00–143.00	138.40
4	—	671	110.00–121.00	117.27
4	—	476	130.00–133.00	131.98
1	—	915	87.00	87.00
1	—	790	112.00	112.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	792	23.00–35.00	29.33
2	—	918	47.00–49.00	48.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,059	33.00–54.00	46.51
11	—	1,053	55.00–58.50	55.93
5	—	1,264	60.00–63.50	61.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,283	54.00–59.50	56.79
4	—	1,263	61.00–62.50	61.53
2	—	1,573	50.00–53.00	51.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	845	20.00–40.00	31.79
2	—	893	42.00–46.00	43.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,041	40.00–54.00	48.39
10	—	1,171	55.00–59.50	57.43
6	—	1,281	60.00–63.00	61.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,539	80.00–86.00	83.61
2	—	1,183	51.00–72.00	61.26

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	89.00	89.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	950	1,125.00	1,125.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	959	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,163.04
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	960	1,125.00–1,375.00	1,282.60
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	900	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,288	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,168.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,150	950.00–1,025.00	982.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	66.00	66.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,108	875.00–1,275.00	1,017.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,159	775.00–1,125.00	983.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,175.00	1,175.00

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.