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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 29

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Oct 22Oct 29Nov 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

130 head

▼ 347 vs last sale 477▼ 136 vs year ago 266 · −51.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 99 vs last sale 124▼ 96 vs year ago 121 · −79.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 94 vs last sale 99▼ 96 vs year ago 101 · −95.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: With a light run and all classes not represented due to very muddy conditions in trade area; Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 5.00-9.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold steady to 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, 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 $137.36/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$137.36

53 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$20.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.12

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	138.81	660	41
Medium and Large 2	371	135.21	502	10thin
Medium and Large 3	388	118.50	459	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.31/cwt here — about $201 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 sale53 hd

137.36

—

AR average9 barns · 490 hd

129.25

+8.12

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	—	High	1,673	76.50	1,279	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,294	53.29	690	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,015	42.56	432	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	932	40.92	381	3thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	329	143.18/cwt	137.50–146.00	471	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	152.97/cwt	150.00–162.50	523	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	438	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	151.65/cwt	147.50–156.00	566	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	508	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	140.65/cwt	138.00–145.00	602	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	538	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	133.90/cwt	132.50–137.00	629	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	603	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	591	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	131.54/cwt	128.00–136.00	684	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	122.03/cwt	119.00–125.00	696	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	127.03/cwt	124.00–128.00	803	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	937	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	135.98/cwt	131.00–140.00	443	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	126.21/cwt	125.00–127.50	423	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	357	106.54/cwt	100.00–110.00	380	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	132.74/cwt	127.50–137.00	483	5
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	380	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	190	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	125.76/cwt	120.00–128.00	531	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	114.14/cwt	109.00–119.00	494	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	121.32/cwt	120.00–123.00	564	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	532	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	485	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	509	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	114.67/cwt	114.00–115.00	587	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	570	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	599	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	670	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	109.22/cwt	107.00–111.00	686	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	740	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	666	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	125.04/cwt	120.00–132.00	654	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	633	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	123.40/cwt	120.00–128.00	707	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	590	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	608	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	116.37/cwt	111.00–122.00	716	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	594	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	740	103.50/cwt	100.00–107.00	766	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,515	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,197	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,354	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	730	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	219	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	770	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	200	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	875	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	350	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	923	26.79/cwt	18.00–37.00	247	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	48.38/cwt	47.00–49.50	490	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	49.42/cwt	47.00–51.00	531	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	54.23/cwt	52.50–55.00	633	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,274	54.61/cwt	52.00–56.00	696	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	660	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,665	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	68.66/cwt	59.00–79.00	508	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	474	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 Oct 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 477Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 124Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 99Year ago 101

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	114.00–115.00	114.50
2	—	433	109.00–119.00	114.14
2	—	335	125.00–127.50	126.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	422	120.00–128.00	125.76
4	—	628	107.00–111.00	109.22
3	—	465	120.00–123.00	121.32
3	—	512	114.00–115.00	114.67
5	—	364	127.50–137.00	132.74
2	—	588	114.00	114.00
9	—	326	131.00–140.00	135.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	90.00	90.00
1	—	485	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	357	100.00–110.00	106.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	147.50–156.00	151.65
4	—	520	128.00–136.00	131.54
2	—	570	119.00–125.00	122.03
1	—	815	115.00	115.00
4	—	342	150.00–162.50	152.97
8	—	428	138.00–145.00	140.65
8	—	632	124.00–128.00	127.03
1	—	285	170.00	170.00
5	—	470	132.50–137.00	133.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	329	137.50–146.00	143.18
1	—	505	117.00	117.00
1	—	350	125.00	125.00
1	—	410	124.00	124.00
1	—	475	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
1	—	460	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	90.00	90.00
1	—	530	115.00	115.00
1	—	570	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	120.00–128.00	123.40
6	—	523	120.00–132.00	125.04
2	—	615	111.00–122.00	116.37
2	—	740	100.00–107.00	103.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	103.00	103.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	1,050	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	740	59.00–79.00	68.66
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	64.00	64.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	923	18.00–37.00	26.79
1	—	875	40.00	40.00
3	—	1,168	52.50–55.00	54.23
4	—	1,075	47.00–51.00	49.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	26.00	26.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,274	52.00–56.00	54.61
1	—	1,375	48.00	48.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	47.00–49.50	48.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	79.00	79.00
1	—	1,830	74.00	74.00

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.