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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Dec 10

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Dec 3Dec 10Dec 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,234 head

▲ 1,497 vs last sale 737▲ 1,576 vs year ago 658 · +239.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

120 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 121▲ 44 vs year ago 76 · +57.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 41▼ 4 vs year ago 34 · −11.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 9.00-12.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 8.00-11.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 6.00 higher. Several groups of long weaned or Value Added cattle sold with a premium. Trend established with about 1500feeder cattle observed. 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.85/cwt on 876 head.

Average price

$139.85

876 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$826

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$509

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

$93.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.74

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	589	143.84	847	657
Medium and Large 2	474	131.88	625	72
Medium and Large 1-2	694	129.98	902	129
Medium and Large 3	392	99.54	390	17thin
Small and Medium 3	675	50.00	338	1thin

One grade step is worth $93.84/cwt here — about $509 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 sale876 hd

139.85

—

AR average9 barns · 3,495 hd

145.59

−5.74

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	1,030	60.00	618	1thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	308	180.50/cwt	180.00–181.00	556	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	321	110.61/cwt	70.00–130.00	355	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	154.65/cwt	147.50–165.00	503	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	134.58/cwt	130.00–140.00	451	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	362	136.79/cwt	130.00–145.00	495	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	157.50/cwt	149.00–162.00	578	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	370	166.21/cwt	164.00–168.00	615	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	384	88.33/cwt	70.00–123.00	339	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	136.55/cwt	129.00–147.50	579	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	97.95/cwt	70.00–124.00	416	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	149.31/cwt	145.00–159.00	642	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	434	161.31/cwt	160.00–171.00	700	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	469	157.95/cwt	155.50–165.00	741	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	133.61/cwt	120.00–143.00	628	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	150.69/cwt	140.00–155.00	732	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	127.06/cwt	121.00–130.00	658	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	136.93/cwt	132.00–142.00	711	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	533	151.63/cwt	144.50–161.00	808	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	679	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	128.55/cwt	125.00–134.00	737	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	139.27/cwt	130.00–148.00	799	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	576	147.48/cwt	140.00–156.00	849	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	616	139.77/cwt	135.00–143.00	861	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	136.11/cwt	134.00–137.00	844	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	124.58/cwt	122.00–125.00	789	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	649	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	863	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	662	115.73/cwt	112.00–120.00	766	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	668	130.78/cwt	130.50–135.00	874	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	131.39/cwt	121.00–134.25	887	36
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	675	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	338	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	690	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	890	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	706	121.48/cwt	111.00–125.00	858	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	712	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	926	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	131.53/cwt	127.00–133.00	954	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	726	133.27/cwt	125.50–137.00	968	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	930	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	776	122.17/cwt	119.50–128.50	948	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	779	130.88/cwt	130.00–132.50	1,020	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	810	125.08/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,013	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	996	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	818	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	969	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	855	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,035	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	269	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	699	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	316	126.50/cwt	117.50–137.50	400	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	325	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	512	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	142.18/cwt	133.00–146.00	464	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	231	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	137.87/cwt	129.00–142.50	502	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	366	121.76/cwt	110.00–127.50	446	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	379	102.62/cwt	80.00–113.00	389	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	381	189.47/cwt	145.00–205.00	722	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	394	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	593	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	416	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	620	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	109.24/cwt	104.00–115.00	459	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	136.29/cwt	132.00–142.50	575	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	130.10/cwt	121.00–136.00	552	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	130.43/cwt	130.00–137.50	609	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	474	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	645	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	477	107.29/cwt	94.00–114.00	512	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	122.54/cwt	110.00–127.50	586	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	101.47/cwt	100.00–103.00	517	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	123.63/cwt	120.00–126.00	645	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	529	125.97/cwt	125.50–130.00	666	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	114.26/cwt	110.00–119.00	611	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	604	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	558	122.51/cwt	121.00–124.00	684	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	113.61/cwt	110.00–117.00	641	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	565	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	989	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	120.59/cwt	110.00–124.00	690	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	588	95.02/cwt	90.00–100.00	559	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	603	109.83/cwt	109.00–110.00	662	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	124.14/cwt	110.00–127.00	758	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	616	126.64/cwt	122.00–130.00	780	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	128.67/cwt	128.00–129.00	840	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	662	128.51/cwt	127.50–130.00	851	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	678	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	871	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	851	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	122.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	875	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	715	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	908	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	112.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	843	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	855	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	958	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	360	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	302	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	410	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	303	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	427	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	516	127.22/cwt	119.00–132.50	656	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	125.01/cwt	122.00–130.00	715	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	585	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	433	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	122.07/cwt	120.00–124.00	760	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	115.54/cwt	113.00–118.00	774	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	720	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	655	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,030	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	618	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	95.02/cwt	80.00–105.00	849	5

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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,234Last week 737Year ago 658

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 121Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 41Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	147.50–165.00	154.65
13	—	574	130.00–148.00	139.27
36	—	675	121.00–134.25	131.39
7	—	519	132.00–142.00	136.93
8	—	620	134.00–137.00	136.11
56	—	486	140.00–155.00	150.69
16	—	367	149.00–162.00	157.50
1	—	810	123.00	123.00
1	—	750	124.00	124.00
4	—	725	127.00–133.00	131.53
17	—	430	145.00–159.00	149.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	469	155.50–165.00	157.95
11	—	779	130.00–132.50	130.88
62	—	576	140.00–156.00	147.48
2	—	308	180.00–181.00	180.50
84	—	533	144.50–161.00	151.63
68	—	616	135.00–143.00	139.77
78	—	726	125.50–137.00	133.27
20	—	370	164.00–168.00	166.21
41	—	434	160.00–171.00	161.31
16	—	668	130.50–135.00	130.78
1	—	855	121.00	121.00
68	—	810	125.00–130.00	125.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	115.00	115.00
1	—	560	100.00	100.00
5	—	321	70.00–130.00	110.61
7	—	384	70.00–123.00	88.33
2	—	425	70.00–124.00	97.95
1	—	515	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	662	112.00–120.00	115.73
3	—	573	125.00–134.00	128.55
10	—	335	130.00–140.00	134.58
4	—	706	111.00–125.00	121.48
4	—	518	121.00–130.00	127.06
17	—	424	129.00–147.50	136.55
17	—	470	120.00–143.00	133.61
7	—	362	130.00–145.00	136.79
7	—	633	122.00–125.00	124.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	776	119.50–128.50	122.17
42	—	649	133.00	133.00
4	—	690	129.00	129.00
2	—	818	118.50	118.50
67	—	712	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	175.00	175.00
7	—	381	145.00–205.00	189.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	855	112.00	112.00
19	—	416	149.00	149.00
10	—	394	150.50	150.50
2	—	558	121.00–124.00	122.51
2	—	715	126.00–128.00	127.00
89	—	616	122.00–130.00	126.64
24	—	662	127.50–130.00	128.51
28	—	529	125.50–130.00	125.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	713	120.00–125.00	122.74
32	—	364	129.00–142.50	137.87
44	—	572	110.00–124.00	120.59
17	—	422	132.00–142.50	136.29
12	—	326	133.00–146.00	142.18
74	—	522	120.00–126.00	123.63
8	—	611	110.00–127.00	124.14
2	—	753	110.00–114.00	112.01
46	—	467	130.00–137.50	130.43
3	—	653	128.00–129.00	128.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	157.50	157.50
4	—	269	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	100.00–103.00	101.47
2	—	420	104.00–115.00	109.24
1	—	330	70.00	70.00
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
3	—	477	94.00–114.00	107.29
2	—	588	90.00–100.00	95.02
7	—	379	80.00–113.00	102.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	564	110.00–117.00	113.61
6	—	603	109.00–110.00	109.83
7	—	316	117.50–137.50	126.50
5	—	366	110.00–127.50	121.76
8	—	535	110.00–119.00	114.26
11	—	424	121.00–136.00	130.10
6	—	478	110.00–127.50	122.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	700	121.50	121.50
6	—	474	136.00	136.00
7	—	678	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	539	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	516	119.00–132.50	127.22
8	—	572	122.00–130.00	125.01
2	—	670	113.00–118.00	115.54
2	—	623	120.00–124.00	122.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	74.00	74.00
1	—	480	89.00	89.00
1	—	410	74.00	74.00
1	—	360	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	91.00	91.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	893	80.00–105.00	95.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	60.00	60.00

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.