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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-05

Feeder Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Dec 5

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Nov 21Dec 5Dec 12 →

Receipts

1,047 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 1,122▲ 1,047 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereFeeder Cattle Pot Load SaleTue Sep 15, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 3.00-4.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 7.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls not reported due to time restraints.

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 $125.85/cwt on 297 head.

Average price

$125.85

297 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$29.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.89

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	131.35	631	208
Medium and Large 1-2	445	127.67	568	6thin
Medium and Large 2	489	113.31	555	73
Medium and Large 3	466	101.95	475	10thin

One grade step is worth $29.40/cwt here — about $156 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 sale297 hd

125.85

—

AR average7 barns · 2,079 hd

129.74

−3.89

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

84 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	144.40/cwt	135.00–152.50	459	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	174.66/cwt	162.00–180.00	569	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	332	130.03/cwt	123.00–135.00	432	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	128.31/cwt	119.00–133.00	468	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	168.83/cwt	160.00–177.00	625	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	375	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	686	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	149.25/cwt	140.00–157.50	563	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	138.59/cwt	130.00–148.00	581	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	114.73/cwt	108.00–121.00	482	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	149.67/cwt	142.50–158.00	642	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	440	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	713	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	134.66/cwt	127.50–141.00	623	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	145.99/cwt	140.00–151.00	688	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	630	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	625	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	134.78/cwt	130.00–145.00	710	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	553	120.98/cwt	116.00–126.00	669	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	133.09/cwt	130.00–136.00	757	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	781	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	621	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	854	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	128.47/cwt	125.00–135.00	804	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	117.31/cwt	110.00–123.00	737	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	653	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	784	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	135.68/cwt	130.00–137.00	894	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	662	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	821	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	794	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	761	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,043	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	286	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	393	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	124.75/cwt	116.00–131.00	403	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	142.10/cwt	132.50–147.50	476	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	113.08/cwt	111.00–115.00	413	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	139.67/cwt	131.00–146.00	517	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	125.75/cwt	119.00–130.00	475	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	390	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	472	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	113.44/cwt	111.00–116.00	471	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	134.28/cwt	128.00–142.00	563	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	120.12/cwt	111.00–130.00	506	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	557	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	128.50/cwt	122.00–132.50	596	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	591	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	97.15/cwt	90.00–111.00	455	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	113.39/cwt	108.00–122.00	541	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	498	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	573	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	536	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	109.68/cwt	100.00–116.00	579	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	125.95/cwt	117.00–130.00	671	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	128.39/cwt	121.00–133.00	719	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	109.80/cwt	99.00–119.00	635	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	85.50/cwt	80.00–91.00	504	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	121.64/cwt	116.00–126.00	759	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	95.35/cwt	91.00–105.00	596	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	631	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	833	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	640	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	819	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	115.77/cwt	112.00–120.00	777	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	673	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	851	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	676	98.27/cwt	90.00–107.00	664	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	699	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	884	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	839	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	775	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	922	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	995	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	896	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	438	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	496	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	450	126.50/cwt	125.00–128.00	569	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	129.80/cwt	123.00–132.00	606	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	132.48/cwt	126.00–139.00	693	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	524	118.19/cwt	104.00–121.00	619	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	117.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	668	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	131.22/cwt	129.00–134.00	755	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	600	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	576	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	128.10/cwt	120.00–132.00	792	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	633	115.00/cwt	113.00–116.00	728	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	670	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	730	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	679	115.76/cwt	114.00–118.00	786	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	101.57/cwt	98.00–105.00	736	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	728	111.38/cwt	107.00–120.00	811	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	770	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	693	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	797	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	877	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,011	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	770	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	270	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 Dec 5, 2019

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

Receipts 1,047Last week 1,122Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	90.00	90.00
2	—	450	125.00–128.00	126.50
6	—	524	104.00–121.00	118.19
3	—	633	113.00–116.00	115.00
2	—	725	98.00–105.00	101.57
2	—	568	115.00–120.00	117.53
2	—	428	115.00–117.00	115.98
1	—	350	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	728	107.00–120.00	111.38
5	—	618	120.00–132.00	128.10
4	—	679	114.00–118.00	115.76
3	—	797	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,175	86.00	86.00
6	—	467	123.00–132.00	129.80
18	—	523	126.00–139.00	132.48
9	—	575	129.00–134.00	131.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	111.00–115.00	113.08
1	—	515	104.00	104.00
3	—	468	90.00–111.00	97.15
2	—	590	80.00–91.00	85.50
2	—	415	111.00–116.00	113.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	671	112.00–120.00	115.77
31	—	370	131.00–146.00	139.67
28	—	533	117.00–130.00	125.95
7	—	286	137.50	137.50
22	—	419	128.00–142.00	134.28
17	—	464	122.00–132.50	128.50
10	—	624	116.00–126.00	121.64
34	—	335	132.50–147.50	142.10
31	—	560	121.00–133.00	128.39
2	—	770	109.00	109.00
1	—	700	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	126.00–127.00	126.50
3	—	995	90.00	90.00
1	—	775	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	498	115.00	115.00
1	—	640	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	699	126.50	126.50
4	—	631	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	421	111.00–130.00	120.12
17	—	477	108.00–122.00	113.39
12	—	528	100.00–116.00	109.68
11	—	578	99.00–119.00	109.80
9	—	323	116.00–131.00	124.75
5	—	676	90.00–107.00	98.27
4	—	625	91.00–105.00	95.35
4	—	378	119.00–130.00	125.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	128.00	128.00
2	—	465	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	419	130.00–148.00	138.59
11	—	318	135.00–152.50	144.40
7	—	628	110.00–123.00	117.31
7	—	463	127.50–141.00	134.66
2	—	553	116.00–126.00	120.98
1	—	715	111.00	111.00
1	—	525	119.00	119.00
31	—	377	140.00–157.50	149.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	365	119.00–133.00	128.31
5	—	332	123.00–135.00	130.03
2	—	420	108.00–121.00	114.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	569	130.00–136.00	133.09
18	—	370	160.00–177.00	168.83
15	—	326	162.00–180.00	174.66
10	—	659	130.00–137.00	135.68
32	—	471	140.00–151.00	145.99
4	—	626	125.00–135.00	128.47
1	—	725	130.00	130.00
24	—	527	130.00–145.00	134.78
21	—	429	142.50–158.00	149.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	653	120.00	120.00
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
1	—	635	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	127.00	127.00
3	—	662	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	761	137.00	137.00
5	—	621	137.50	137.50
2	—	440	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	35.00	35.00

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.