Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2019-08-01

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 1
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
357 head
▼ 316 vs last sale 673▲ 357 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 41▲ 88 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 15▲ 14 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 400 lbs sold 14.00 higher. over 400 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 3.00-8.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, a few exceptional Boners sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $145.45/cwt on 117 head.
Average price
$145.45
117 head · 468 lb average
Value per head Derived
$681
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$147
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.01
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1481150.3072273
Medium and Large 2447138.1561742
Medium and Large 3475121.255762thin
One grade step is worth $29.05/cwt here — about $147 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 sale117 hd
145.45
—
AR average10 barns · 1,256 hd
145.43
+0.01
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,50176.331,14519
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,30061.1079412
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03254.5156213
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,05452.0854938

Every lot

95 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1318174.08/cwt167.50–179.005549
Steers—Medium and Large 2330159.06/cwt155.00–162.005253
Steers—Medium and Large 1368168.05/cwt156.00–172.506187
Steers—Medium and Large 2377148.90/cwt140.00–155.005618
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy385150.00/cwt150.00–150.005781
Steers—Medium and Large 3390127.50/cwt127.50–127.504971
Steers—Medium and Large 2417137.34/cwt129.00–142.005738
Steers—Medium and Large 1427150.52/cwt145.00–158.0064311
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed435140.00/cwt140.00–140.006091
Steers—Medium and Large 2472136.82/cwt129.00–142.5064610
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy473120.51/cwt120.00–121.005702
Steers—Medium and Large 1478145.72/cwt142.00–156.0069712
Steers—Medium and Large 1513143.38/cwt139.00–146.0073615
Steers—Medium and Large 2526128.50/cwt128.00–130.006768
Steers—Medium and Large 2553129.00/cwt128.00–130.007132
Steers—Medium and Large 3560115.00/cwt115.00–115.006441
Steers—Medium and Large 1572142.97/cwt140.00–150.008186
Steers—Medium and Large 1624140.13/cwt134.00–146.0087410
Steers—Medium and Large 1655140.00/cwt140.00–140.009171
Steers—Medium and Large 1810125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed320137.50/cwt137.50–137.504401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324142.94/cwt135.00–149.004637
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340131.00/cwt131.00–131.004451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed373143.00/cwt143.00–143.005333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376139.11/cwt133.00–144.005236
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420133.21/cwt131.00–134.005595
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427137.99/cwt136.00–139.0058911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy460120.00/cwt120.00–120.005521
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460112.00/cwt112.00–112.005151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470137.39/cwt133.00–140.0064618
Heifers—Medium and Large 2484131.25/cwt128.00–135.006354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523137.15/cwt135.00–138.007176
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525125.09/cwt117.50–128.006579
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy535120.00/cwt120.00–120.006421
Heifers—Medium and Large 354581.00/cwt81.00–81.004411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed560143.00/cwt143.00–143.008013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576131.69/cwt129.00–139.0075910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2591126.69/cwt120.00–128.007496
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy620115.00/cwt115.00–115.007131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621125.81/cwt123.00–128.007816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623117.49/cwt116.00–119.007322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665121.29/cwt119.00–125.008073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1790117.00/cwt117.00–117.009241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1820115.00/cwt115.00–115.009431
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1403142.52/cwt140.00–145.005742
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435130.00/cwt130.00–130.005661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470126.00/cwt124.00–128.005923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy475121.00/cwt121.00–121.005751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1483130.49/cwt130.00–131.006302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed485145.00/cwt145.00–145.007031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524124.51/cwt120.00–129.006524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed525145.00/cwt145.00–145.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1534136.61/cwt133.00–140.0072912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560119.25/cwt110.00–128.006684
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570135.83/cwt131.00–139.0077413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed575131.03/cwt130.00–132.007532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed603144.00/cwt144.00–144.008683
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed605122.00/cwt122.00–122.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618118.98/cwt117.00–121.007352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1628130.46/cwt124.00–137.0081913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1671128.73/cwt116.00–140.008645
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720122.55/cwt120.00–125.008822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720107.97/cwt103.00–113.007772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1778121.05/cwt116.00–126.009422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2790100.00/cwt100.00–100.007901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1813120.56/cwt116.00–124.009805
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy835142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,1901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1865106.53/cwt105.00–108.009212
Bulls—Medium and Large 192096.00/cwt96.00–96.008832
Bulls—Medium and Large 196098.00/cwt98.00–98.009411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy1,33584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,1213
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,23766.25/cwt46.00–79.008209
Bulls——1,57883.05/cwt80.00–85.001,3116
Bulls——1,97888.92/cwt87.50–92.001,7594
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight81846.43/cwt44.00–49.003805
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight88238.66/cwt36.00–45.003416
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight90055.00/cwt55.00–55.004951
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight91542.00/cwt42.00–42.003841
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight93353.99/cwt50.00–58.005043
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02547.96/cwt47.00–49.004923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02846.14/cwt40.00–52.004748
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08062.48/cwt60.00–66.006753
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12757.79/cwt56.50–59.006513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14956.99/cwt55.00–59.006558
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23463.48/cwt60.00–70.0078310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26558.55/cwt58.00–59.507414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31862.37/cwt60.00–65.008228
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 191378.73/cwt73.00–84.007192
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,03068.00/cwt68.00–68.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,055702.73/cwt675.00–725.007,4142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,067891.41/cwt875.00–900.009,5113
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,34565.00/cwt65.00–65.008741
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1850850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1001,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0012,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2201,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0013,1151

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.