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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Dec 17

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

410 head

▼ 1,824 vs last sale 2,234▼ 1,159 vs year ago 1,569 · −73.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 120▲ 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 30▲ 29 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 600 lbs sold 10.00-19.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 1.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 3.00-4.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 1.00-8.00 lower. Several groups of long weaned cattle sold with a premium. No trend established for slaughter cows and bulls as they were not reported last week.

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 $153.28/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$153.28

166 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$407

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

$95.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.65

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	161.23	769	124
Medium and Large 1-2	564	147.50	832	9thin
Medium and Large 2	481	136.87	658	23
Medium and Large 3	483	105.68	510	8thin
Small and Medium 3	553	65.50	362	2thin

One grade step is worth $95.73/cwt here — about $407 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 sale166 hd

153.28

—

AR average9 barns · 1,549 hd

151.63

+1.65

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	1,524	71.65	1,092	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,426	54.50	777	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	50.84	520	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,110	42.23	469	20

Every lot

91 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	123.55/cwt	120.00–127.50	399	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	179.61/cwt	162.50–190.00	586	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	146.67/cwt	142.50–150.00	487	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	172.14/cwt	152.50–180.00	647	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	106.42/cwt	85.00–127.00	402	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	143.29/cwt	135.00–157.50	549	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	168.26/cwt	152.50–180.00	722	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	470	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	423	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	164.30/cwt	151.00–170.00	774	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	140.62/cwt	132.50–148.00	679	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	597	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	152.05/cwt	143.00–158.00	792	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	527	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	875	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	138.70/cwt	137.00–139.50	735	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	128.27/cwt	122.50–132.50	722	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	832	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	143.58/cwt	138.00–153.00	820	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	625	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	894	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	129.70/cwt	123.00–132.00	813	4
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	635	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	260	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	655	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	524	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	664	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	896	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	758	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	950	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	825	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	916	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	905	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	656	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	143.27/cwt	134.00–152.50	461	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	374	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	128.28/cwt	120.00–137.50	421	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	336	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	522	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	350	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	424	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	128.00/cwt	120.00–135.00	470	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	369	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	559	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	142.40/cwt	135.00–145.00	533	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	138.98/cwt	131.00–141.00	598	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	435	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	626	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	500	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	437	129.60/cwt	126.00–137.50	566	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	114.50/cwt	112.00–119.00	532	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	136.90/cwt	131.00–141.00	641	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	125.47/cwt	116.00–132.50	587	10
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	470	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	343	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	121.04/cwt	120.00–125.00	629	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	528	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	713	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	120.53/cwt	115.00–127.00	686	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	571	126.49/cwt	123.50–127.50	722	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	115.81/cwt	112.00–121.00	711	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	636	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	111.64/cwt	106.00–117.00	733	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	104.04/cwt	100.00–108.00	697	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	718	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	698	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	110.49/cwt	108.00–113.00	843	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	505	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	515	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	140.07/cwt	129.00–148.00	733	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	138.07/cwt	134.00–141.00	798	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	665	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	619	128.77/cwt	118.00–135.00	797	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	666	117.25/cwt	116.00–118.00	781	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	721	118.62/cwt	115.00–123.00	855	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	760	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	885	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	908	82.51/cwt	80.00–85.00	749	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,040	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,030	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,195	58.66/cwt	51.00–64.00	701	3
Bulls	—	—	1,578	73.64/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,162	3
Bulls	—	—	1,689	78.26/cwt	75.00–80.50	1,322	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	915	18.58/cwt	10.00–31.00	170	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	47.51/cwt	45.00–50.00	446	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,008	40.39/cwt	38.00–43.00	407	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	47.07/cwt	46.00–50.00	554	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	684	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	54.30/cwt	52.00–56.50	681	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,426	54.50/cwt	53.00–55.50	777	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	559	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,920	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,251	52.47/cwt	48.00–69.00	656	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	9,751	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	823.09/cwt	775.00–875.00	11,400	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,390	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	785	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,520	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	12,616	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	862.22/cwt	850.00–875.00	9,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,225	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	735	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	546	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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 410Last week 2,234Year ago 1,569

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 120Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	664	135.00	135.00
7	—	527	166.00	166.00
1	—	320	200.00	200.00
3	—	625	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	521	143.00–158.00	152.05
1	—	805	118.00	118.00
4	—	326	162.50–190.00	179.61
10	—	571	138.00–153.00	143.58
21	—	376	152.50–180.00	172.14
36	—	471	151.00–170.00	164.30
4	—	627	123.00–132.00	129.70
22	—	429	152.50–180.00	168.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	41.00	41.00
1	—	470	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	120.00–127.50	123.55
1	—	415	110.00	110.00
1	—	485	123.00	123.00
1	—	905	72.50	72.50
1	—	655	80.00	80.00
2	—	378	85.00–127.00	106.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	106.00	106.00
1	—	435	130.00	130.00
1	—	825	111.00	111.00
3	—	530	137.00–139.50	138.70
6	—	483	132.50–148.00	140.62
3	—	563	122.50–132.50	128.27
3	—	332	142.50–150.00	146.67
5	—	383	135.00–157.50	143.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	564	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	520	120.00–125.00	121.04
17	—	322	134.00–152.50	143.27
4	—	468	131.00–141.00	136.90
14	—	430	131.00–141.00	138.98
9	—	569	115.00–127.00	120.53
8	—	374	135.00–145.00	142.40
3	—	657	106.00–117.00	111.64
2	—	763	108.00–113.00	110.49
2	—	718	100.00	100.00
5	—	614	112.00–121.00	115.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	120.00–137.50	128.28
1	—	720	97.00	97.00
5	—	437	126.00–137.50	129.60
3	—	670	100.00–108.00	104.04
10	—	468	116.00–132.50	125.47
2	—	630	101.00	101.00
6	—	367	120.00–135.00	128.00
3	—	510	110.00	110.00
1	—	585	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	144.00	144.00
8	—	369	151.50	151.50
8	—	336	155.50	155.50
8	—	571	123.50–127.50	126.49
6	—	528	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	112.00–119.00	114.50
1	—	325	115.00	115.00
1	—	350	121.00	121.00
1	—	435	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	115.00–118.00	116.51
9	—	619	118.00–135.00	128.77
13	—	721	115.00–123.00	118.62
1	—	815	110.00	110.00
9	—	523	129.00–148.00	140.07
8	—	578	134.00–141.00	138.07
1	—	1,040	99.00	99.00
4	—	666	116.00–118.00	117.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	908	80.00–85.00	82.51
1	—	505	102.00	102.00
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
1	—	610	109.00	109.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	56.50	56.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,520	830.00	830.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	690	81.00	81.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,345	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,385	775.00–875.00	823.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,251	48.00–69.00	52.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	850.00–875.00	862.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,150.00	1,150.00

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	1	—	855	86.00	86.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	51.00	51.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,426	53.00–55.50	54.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,008	38.00–43.00	40.39
4	—	915	10.00–31.00	18.58
7	—	1,255	52.00–56.50	54.30
4	—	1,178	46.00–50.00	47.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	45.00–50.00	47.51
1	—	1,190	57.50	57.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,578	73.00–74.00	73.64
3	—	1,195	51.00–64.00	58.66
5	—	1,689	75.00–80.50	78.26

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.