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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 5

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Aug 29Sep 5Sep 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

355 head

▼ 81 vs last sale 436▲ 355 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 55▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 16▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 2.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Several Value Added cattle sold with an up to 10.00 premium. Value Added denotes cattle weaned at least 45 days, castrated and who have been administered two sets of preconditioning vaccines. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, slaughter 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 $134.10/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$134.10

134 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$27.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.12

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	141.16	681	72
Medium and Large 2	436	131.68	575	35
Medium and Large 1-2	654	122.54	802	14thin
Medium and Large 3	453	113.94	517	13thin

One grade step is worth $27.21/cwt here — about $165 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 sale134 hd

134.10

—

AR average7 barns · 652 hd

136.22

−2.12

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	1,692	84.96	1,437	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,263	57.97	732	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,046	51.29	537	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	892	51.12	456	11

Every lot

89 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	143.13/cwt	140.00–145.00	465	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	158.13/cwt	150.00–168.00	517	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	139.00/cwt	133.00–145.00	512	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	118.61/cwt	112.50–122.50	436	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	155.33/cwt	150.00–165.00	573	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	142.10/cwt	139.00–150.00	585	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	116.43/cwt	104.00–128.00	495	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	135.48/cwt	130.00–138.00	596	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	452	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	606	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	466	127.49/cwt	120.00–133.00	594	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	140.50/cwt	135.00–148.00	658	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	116.47/cwt	115.00–118.00	553	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	508	126.51/cwt	124.00–129.00	643	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	137.00/cwt	132.00–142.00	700	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	123.98/cwt	123.00–125.00	638	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	528	114.09/cwt	110.00–118.00	602	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	551	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	804	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	583	126.97/cwt	125.00–129.00	740	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	118.02/cwt	116.00–120.00	690	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	741	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	744	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	624	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	867	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	651	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	810	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	680	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	796	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	715	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	572	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	874	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	135.07/cwt	130.00–140.00	459	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	422	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	398	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	137.86/cwt	130.00–145.00	518	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	124.05/cwt	120.00–130.00	471	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	111.60/cwt	107.00–119.00	427	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	123.02/cwt	121.00–125.00	511	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	134.99/cwt	129.00–143.00	574	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	426	113.36/cwt	110.00–117.00	483	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	535	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	458	103.66/cwt	94.00–113.00	475	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	118.52/cwt	114.00–125.00	555	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	128.56/cwt	120.00–131.00	608	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	592	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	512	110.97/cwt	105.00–115.00	568	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	122.51/cwt	120.00–124.00	635	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	557	119.50/cwt	117.00–121.00	666	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	568	112.42/cwt	110.00–115.00	639	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	129.18/cwt	127.50–136.00	738	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	120.76/cwt	117.00–124.00	734	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	122.49/cwt	121.00–124.00	800	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	663	111.43/cwt	105.00–118.00	739	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	440	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	530	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	477	131.10/cwt	129.00–135.00	625	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	482	127.66/cwt	127.00–128.00	615	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	515	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	412	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	127.26/cwt	122.00–131.00	659	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	116.45/cwt	114.00–119.00	606	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	115.55/cwt	110.00–120.00	656	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	126.45/cwt	125.00–128.00	725	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	573	113.88/cwt	110.00–118.00	653	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	580	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	493	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	629	123.41/cwt	120.00–127.00	776	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	658	121.06/cwt	118.00–126.00	797	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	819	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,475	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,342	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,201	1
Bulls	—	—	1,789	84.94/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,520	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	578	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	173	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	715	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	172	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	810	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	348	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	855	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	419	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	519	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	458	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	970	56.29/cwt	55.50–57.00	546	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	980	48.46/cwt	37.00–54.00	475	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	63.47/cwt	59.00–67.00	682	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,120	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	538	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,238	57.24/cwt	57.00–57.50	709	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	61.94/cwt	60.00–63.50	821	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,327	61.78/cwt	61.00–63.00	820	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	838	88.33/cwt	70.00–100.00	740	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	877.03/cwt	800.00–950.00	8,113	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,008	960.12/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	9,678	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,201	853.46/cwt	775.00–975.00	10,250	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	1,091.86/cwt	1,025.00–1,150.00	11,737	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 Sep 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 355Last week 436Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 16Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	327	150.00–168.00	158.13
7	—	369	150.00–165.00	155.33
7	—	651	124.50	124.50
8	—	468	135.00–148.00	140.50
8	—	511	132.00–142.00	137.00
19	—	412	139.00–150.00	142.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	125.00–129.00	126.97
2	—	508	124.00–129.00	126.51
1	—	680	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	104.00–128.00	116.43
1	—	715	80.00	80.00
2	—	475	115.00–118.00	116.47
2	—	528	110.00–118.00	114.09
4	—	368	112.50–122.50	118.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	139.00	139.00
9	—	551	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	110.00	110.00
3	—	452	134.00	134.00
3	—	595	124.50	124.50
6	—	728	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	121.00	121.00
2	—	515	123.00–125.00	123.98
2	—	585	116.00–120.00	118.02
4	—	325	140.00–145.00	143.13
4	—	440	130.00–138.00	135.48
8	—	368	133.00–145.00	139.00
13	—	466	120.00–133.00	127.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	426	110.00–117.00	113.36
4	—	383	107.00–119.00	111.60
2	—	458	94.00–113.00	103.66
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
1	—	340	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	468	114.00–125.00	118.52
8	—	512	105.00–115.00	110.97
5	—	380	120.00–130.00	124.05
4	—	557	117.00–121.00	119.50
2	—	663	105.00–118.00	111.43
2	—	415	121.00–125.00	123.02
1	—	340	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	493	120.00	120.00
3	—	428	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	376	130.00–145.00	137.86
13	—	425	129.00–143.00	134.99
11	—	473	120.00–131.00	128.56
6	—	571	127.50–136.00	129.18
4	—	608	117.00–124.00	120.76
4	—	518	120.00–124.00	122.51
2	—	653	121.00–124.00	122.49
2	—	340	130.00–140.00	135.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	110.00–115.00	112.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	110.00–120.00	115.55
3	—	482	127.00–128.00	127.66
2	—	520	114.00–119.00	116.45
2	—	440	120.00–121.00	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	518	122.00–131.00	127.26
7	—	477	129.00–135.00	131.10
6	—	629	120.00–127.00	123.41
3	—	658	118.00–126.00	121.06
2	—	573	125.00–128.00	126.45
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
1	—	400	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	110.00–118.00	113.88
1	—	700	117.00	117.00
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
1	—	455	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	30.00	30.00
1	—	855	49.00	49.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,075	59.00–67.00	63.47
1	—	955	48.00	48.00
1	—	895	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,327	61.00–63.00	61.78
2	—	1,238	57.00–57.50	57.24
1	—	1,120	48.00	48.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	43.00	43.00
1	—	715	24.00	24.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	980	37.00–54.00	48.46
4	—	1,325	60.00–63.50	61.94
2	—	970	55.50–57.00	56.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,789	83.00–86.00	84.94
1	—	1,520	79.00	79.00
1	—	1,475	91.00	91.00

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	6	—	838	70.00–100.00	88.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	925	800.00–950.00	877.03

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)	4	—	1,201	775.00–975.00	853.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,008	900.00–1,050.00	960.12

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	2	—	1,075	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,091.86

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.