Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2019-09-26

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 26
● Final133 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,211 head
▲ 768 vs last sale 443▲ 1,211 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 68▲ 81 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 35▲ 42 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 15.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-5.00 higher. Several groups of Value Added cattle sold with an up to 10.00 premium. Value Added denotes cattle weaned at least 45 days, castrated and who have been admininistered two sets of preconditioning vaccines. Due to time restraints, only a few slaughter cows observed, sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $147.42/cwt on 585 head.
Average price
$147.42
585 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$802
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$310
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$33.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.97
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552152.93845412
Medium and Large 1-2596141.2484260
Medium and Large 2493133.4065891
Medium and Large 3449119.0753522
One grade step is worth $33.86/cwt here — about $310 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 sale585 hd
147.42
—
AR average10 barns · 1,650 hd
142.45
+4.97
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—Average1,59374.811,19212
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,29849.286404thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,01947.6948614
CowsLean 85-90%Low95547.524548thin

Every lot

133 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 · Steers51 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added264180.33/cwt170.00–187.004767
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added310182.50/cwt182.50–182.505661
Steers—Medium and Large 2322153.05/cwt145.00–162.504936
Steers—Medium and Large 1328173.75/cwt167.50–179.005703
Steers—Medium and Large 3338128.68/cwt120.00–136.004353
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350152.50/cwt152.50–152.505341
Steers—Medium and Large 1372166.58/cwt162.50–179.0062011
Steers—Medium and Large 2374147.73/cwt140.00–160.005539
Steers—Medium and Large 3376122.48/cwt100.00–132.504615
Steers—Medium and Large 3412125.05/cwt121.00–128.005153
Steers—Medium and Large 1418153.49/cwt145.00–164.0064219
Steers—Medium and Large 2426140.62/cwt130.00–150.0059922
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added434166.86/cwt163.00–172.5072437
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added438155.00/cwt155.00–155.006793
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added450156.00/cwt156.00–156.007022
Steers—Medium and Large 1469150.14/cwt145.00–156.007049
Steers—Medium and Large 2469136.43/cwt128.00–146.0064019
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added470164.44/cwt159.00–167.0077368
Steers—Medium and Large 3483122.53/cwt110.00–128.005925
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514147.06/cwt141.00–150.0075617
Steers—Medium and Large 2515126.44/cwt120.00–139.006519
Steers—Medium and Large 3522108.09/cwt100.00–114.005643
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added526156.00/cwt145.00–162.0082145
Steers—Medium and Large 1528139.67/cwt130.00–143.0073711
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy555116.00/cwt116.00–116.006441
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added563156.18/cwt141.00–157.1087953
Steers—Medium and Large 1565133.11/cwt128.00–137.007527
Steers—Medium and Large 2573120.37/cwt116.00–125.006908
Steers—Medium and Large 3580109.51/cwt109.00–110.006352
Steers—Medium and Large 1614133.98/cwt127.00–139.008236
Steers—Medium and Large 361590.00/cwt90.00–90.005541
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added619142.35/cwt138.00–144.0088143
Steers—Medium and Large 2622119.59/cwt119.00–120.007445
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added641137.50/cwt132.50–138.0088133
Steers—Medium and Large 1665130.63/cwt128.00–136.008693
Steers—Medium and Large 2669121.72/cwt119.00–128.008144
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added696148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,03068
Steers—Medium and Large 1718121.25/cwt110.00–130.008713
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added730120.00/cwt120.00–120.008762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added731132.00/cwt132.00–132.009655
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added739128.21/cwt122.00–132.009477
Steers—Medium and Large 2743104.98/cwt100.00–110.007802
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy765100.00/cwt100.00–100.007651
Steers—Medium and Large 2783105.90/cwt100.00–112.008292
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added802125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0032
Steers—Medium and Large 1845122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0311
Steers—Medium and Large 1875110.00/cwt110.00–110.009631
Steers—Medium and Large 289090.00/cwt90.00–90.008011
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added900120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0801
Steers—Medium and Large 198695.23/cwt93.00–100.009394
Steers—Medium and Large 11,02094.00/cwt94.00–94.009591
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added320149.00/cwt148.00–152.004774
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320137.50/cwt137.50–137.504401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325138.37/cwt132.50–145.0045011
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360102.00/cwt102.00–102.003671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed361150.00/cwt150.00–150.005424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375126.94/cwt120.00–131.004764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377135.92/cwt130.00–145.0051214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added406145.50/cwt145.50–145.505916
Heifers—Medium and Large 342090.00/cwt90.00–90.003781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427135.94/cwt130.00–141.0058020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428139.61/cwt137.00–140.0059824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432122.88/cwt114.00–127.0053118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy465115.00/cwt115.00–115.005351
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465108.71/cwt100.00–115.005063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472124.00/cwt124.00–124.005852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474132.77/cwt130.00–137.5062911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475132.23/cwt124.00–136.7562830
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476123.87/cwt116.00–129.5059024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added485139.13/cwt138.75–141.0067539
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy505117.00/cwt117.00–117.005911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added515139.00/cwt139.00–139.007165
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519117.14/cwt108.00–120.006088
Heifers—Medium and Large 352297.47/cwt93.00–107.005093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526125.47/cwt120.00–127.006608
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added541130.00/cwt130.00–130.007035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy555109.00/cwt109.00–109.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577113.52/cwt99.00–123.006559
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added586131.43/cwt131.00–131.5077020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1587121.59/cwt120.00–122.0071411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added588134.17/cwt133.00–134.5078968
Heifers—Medium and Large 260590.00/cwt90.00–90.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618121.21/cwt119.00–124.007494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added628126.60/cwt125.00–132.007958
Heifers—Medium and Large 266797.67/cwt97.00–98.006513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710121.00/cwt121.00–121.008591
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1432138.44/cwt131.00–142.005983
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435118.00/cwt118.00–118.005131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2486120.46/cwt118.00–124.005856
Bulls—Medium and Large 1488129.83/cwt126.00–135.0063413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2511120.77/cwt111.00–126.0061710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522132.11/cwt127.00–139.0069017
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545110.00/cwt110.00–110.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572115.59/cwt112.00–120.006613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1582126.63/cwt123.00–131.0073710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1614120.97/cwt115.00–128.007437
Bulls—Medium and Large 263080.00/cwt80.00–80.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663119.56/cwt114.00–124.007936
Bulls—Medium and Large 2667102.01/cwt90.00–111.006806
Bulls—Medium and Large 1722114.00/cwt113.00–115.008233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770100.00/cwt100.00–100.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 181095.00/cwt95.00–95.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 287597.00/cwt97.00–97.008491
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,00590.00/cwt90.00–90.009051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49877.29/cwt74.00–79.001,1585
Bulls——1,51867.45/cwt57.50–73.001,0244
Bulls——1,85380.48/cwt80.00–81.001,4913
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight65529.00/cwt29.00–29.001901
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight79025.00/cwt25.00–25.001981
Cows—Boner 80-85%85541.00/cwt41.00–41.003511
Cows—Lean 85-90%90044.48/cwt44.00–45.004002
Cows—Lean 85-90%93356.58/cwt55.00–58.005282
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04248.58/cwt48.00–49.005067
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06452.33/cwt50.50–54.005575
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10549.69/cwt49.00–51.005493
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,13851.55/cwt50.00–53.505872
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45847.01/cwt46.00–48.006852
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-280391.12/cwt88.00–94.007324
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-292871.23/cwt66.00–76.006612
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910789.35/cwt775.00–800.007,1834
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2953890.55/cwt700.00–1,030.008,4872
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,6851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975826.92/cwt750.00–900.008,0622
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05558.00/cwt58.00–58.006121
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085848.71/cwt675.00–960.009,2097
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150767.03/cwt715.00–850.008,8214
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,168868.68/cwt835.00–900.0010,1462
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,44557.50/cwt57.50–57.508311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,48551.00/cwt51.00–51.007571
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2750675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,0631
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2890675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,0081
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0381,124.70/cwt1,100.00–1,150.0011,6742
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,085992.97/cwt950.00–1,045.0010,7746

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.