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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 19

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Mar 12Mar 19Mar 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

106 head

▼ 704 vs last sale 810▲ 106 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 56▲ 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 27▲ 53 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test and with not all classes represented; Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 10.00-15.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 7.00-9.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Good demand for thin, weaned calves ready for grazing. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 higher, with some high dressing offerings selling 12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower.

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 $135.14/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$135.14

41 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$11

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

$19.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.93

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	441	137.97	609	35
Medium and Large 2	504	118.65	598	6thin

One grade step is worth $19.32/cwt here — about $11 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 sale41 hd

135.14

—

AR average6 barns · 213 hd

125.22

+9.93

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	—	Low	1,176	73.08	859	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,343	73.55	988	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	57.82	604	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,105	57.50	636	18

Every lot

46 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	298	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	536	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	303	168.97/cwt	165.00–173.00	512	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	168.25/cwt	156.00–171.00	619	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	538	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	163.93/cwt	154.00–167.00	700	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	736	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	756	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	149.44/cwt	144.00–153.00	478	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	133.96/cwt	131.00–137.00	449	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	145.47/cwt	141.00–146.00	551	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	576	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	545	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	137.09/cwt	132.00–138.00	650	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	123.26/cwt	120.00–128.00	635	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	95.02/cwt	93.00–97.00	730	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,170	70.27/cwt	55.00–78.00	822	6
Bulls	—	—	1,193	81.50/cwt	80.00–83.00	972	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	820	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	246	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	845	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	541	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	269	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	952	31.75/cwt	20.00–42.00	302	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	53.54/cwt	52.00–55.00	543	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,040	54.88/cwt	51.00–60.00	571	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	684	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	67.17/cwt	65.00–69.50	772	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	67.43/cwt	64.00–69.00	794	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	73.14/cwt	71.00–75.00	922	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,342	73.90/cwt	72.00–76.50	992	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	925	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,738	1,854.82/cwt	1,600.00–2,150.00	32,237	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	704	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	592	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	984	915.69/cwt	900.00–950.00	9,010	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,049	986.20/cwt	875.00–1,125.00	10,345	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,089	1,031.01/cwt	975.00–1,100.00	11,228	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	767	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,446	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	68.75/cwt	62.00–74.00	806	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,198	1,007.43/cwt	1,000.00–1,025.00	12,069	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	890	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,788	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	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 Mar 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 106Last week 810Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 27Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	303	165.00–173.00	168.97
10	—	427	154.00–167.00	163.93
11	—	484	152.00	152.00
6	—	368	156.00–171.00	168.25
1	—	525	144.00	144.00
2	—	298	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	130.00	130.00
5	—	371	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
1	—	755	90.00	90.00
1	—	725	91.00	91.00
2	—	335	131.00–137.00	133.96
1	—	410	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	379	141.00–146.00	145.47
14	—	474	132.00–138.00	137.09
1	—	400	144.00	144.00
2	—	768	93.00–97.00	95.02
3	—	515	120.00–128.00	123.26
6	—	320	144.00–153.00	149.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,170	55.00–78.00	70.27
2	—	1,193	80.00–83.00	81.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	952	20.00–42.00	31.75
4	—	1,178	64.00–69.00	67.43
5	—	1,040	51.00–60.00	54.88
5	—	1,261	71.00–75.00	73.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,015	52.00–55.00	53.54
3	—	1,150	65.00–69.50	67.17
1	—	895	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	68.00	68.00
16	—	1,342	72.00–76.50	73.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	30.00	30.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,738	1,600.00–2,150.00	1,854.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	880	80.00	80.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,095	70.00	70.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	984	900.00–950.00	915.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,089	975.00–1,100.00	1,031.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,198	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,007.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	62.00	62.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,049	875.00–1,125.00	986.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,173	62.00–74.00	68.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	875.00	875.00

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.