Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2019-10-03

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 3
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
831 head
▼ 380 vs last sale 1,211▲ 831 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 81▲ 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 42▲ 100 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 3.00-12.00 lower, with full decline on 300-400 lb weights; over 600 lbs sold 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady with exception of 400-500 lb weights selling 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.96/cwt on 322 head.
Average price
$122.96
322 head · 438 lb average
Value per head Derived
$539
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$193
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.01
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1450130.48587157
Medium and Large 1-2435128.9456134
Medium and Large 2482116.3156168
Medium and Large 3364108.1539463
One grade step is worth $22.33/cwt here — about $193 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 sale322 hd
122.96
—
AR average9 barns · 2,042 hd
124.96
−2.01
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—Average1,50273.431,10311
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,25053.4366810
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01750.0650910
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,04447.2849430

Every lot

119 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2293148.00/cwt148.00–148.004347
Steers—Medium and Large 2294131.50/cwt131.50–131.503878
Steers—Medium and Large 2321135.75/cwt129.00–147.504366
Steers—Medium and Large 3327124.37/cwt90.00–129.004078
Steers—Medium and Large 1332157.74/cwt155.00–170.005247
Steers—Medium and Large 3367109.94/cwt98.00–120.004037
Steers—Medium and Large 1371158.12/cwt151.00–165.0058726
Steers—Medium and Large 2385136.18/cwt127.00–148.005248
Steers—Medium and Large 1416145.34/cwt140.00–155.0060520
Steers—Medium and Large 3422110.00/cwt110.00–110.004643
Steers—Medium and Large 2428136.69/cwt125.00–139.0058531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added457152.00/cwt152.00–152.006955
Steers—Medium and Large 3470107.04/cwt105.00–109.005032
Steers—Medium and Large 2476131.15/cwt122.00–138.0062416
Steers—Medium and Large 1481141.25/cwt140.00–142.506794
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2502129.00/cwt129.00–129.006484
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added503148.00/cwt148.00–148.0074410
Steers—Medium and Large 2513122.58/cwt117.00–128.006292
Steers—Medium and Large 1525133.88/cwt133.00–139.007037
Steers—Medium and Large 3527111.33/cwt110.00–114.005873
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy565115.00/cwt115.00–115.006501
Steers—Medium and Large 1568134.67/cwt134.00–136.007653
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added569140.99/cwt138.00–146.5080211
Steers—Medium and Large 2571121.19/cwt118.00–125.006925
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628132.97/cwt130.00–135.008355
Steers—Medium and Large 1640135.67/cwt135.00–136.008683
Steers—Medium and Large 1669133.46/cwt130.00–138.008934
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy670115.00/cwt115.00–115.007711
Steers—Medium and Large 2685126.00/cwt126.00–126.008631
Steers—Medium and Large 1715133.00/cwt133.00–133.009511
Steers—Medium and Large 2740109.00/cwt109.00–109.008071
Steers—Medium and Large 2820112.00/cwt112.00–112.009181
Steers—Medium and Large 290570.00/cwt70.00–70.006341
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1279134.43/cwt130.00–135.0037519
Heifers—Medium and Large 3284107.35/cwt88.00–121.0030515
Heifers—Medium and Large 3306108.73/cwt90.00–119.0033317
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320122.29/cwt120.00–126.003914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329139.96/cwt135.00–144.0046023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2366125.04/cwt124.00–129.004585
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368134.46/cwt132.00–138.0049515
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378112.43/cwt105.00–116.0042514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379131.50/cwt131.50–131.5049812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy395115.00/cwt115.00–115.004541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420138.04/cwt130.00–143.0058010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added428124.00/cwt124.00–124.005317
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430118.88/cwt110.00–125.0051115
Heifers—Medium and Large 3434106.75/cwt104.00–110.004634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy450127.00/cwt127.00–127.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455130.00/cwt130.00–130.0059211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458135.15/cwt130.00–138.0061912
Heifers—Medium and Large 3464107.13/cwt104.00–110.004978
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474122.40/cwt115.00–129.0058015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1512125.47/cwt119.00–129.0064242
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526110.04/cwt102.00–118.0057915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added533130.50/cwt130.50–130.5069610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy540106.00/cwt106.00–106.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 354098.42/cwt90.00–107.005312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1552121.00/cwt120.00–123.006687
Heifers—Medium and Large 3553100.00/cwt100.00–100.005533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2558112.66/cwt105.00–119.006297
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561127.00/cwt127.00–127.007124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615120.44/cwt118.00–123.007415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added621125.00/cwt125.00–125.007764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy630113.44/cwt110.00–117.007152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630104.76/cwt90.00–116.006604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added660124.00/cwt124.00–124.008181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665102.00/cwt102.00–102.006781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1674117.73/cwt115.00–119.007944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710115.00/cwt115.00–115.008171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740100.00/cwt100.00–100.007401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435133.98/cwt132.00–136.005833
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480122.46/cwt110.00–128.0058816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1481131.37/cwt128.00–136.006325
Bulls—Medium and Large 3486101.02/cwt100.00–104.004914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy495118.00/cwt118.00–118.005841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517118.46/cwt114.00–120.006129
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518127.28/cwt124.00–131.0065914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy520115.00/cwt115.00–115.005981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy520104.95/cwt100.00–110.005462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1566124.08/cwt120.00–127.007029
Bulls—Medium and Large 2582112.77/cwt103.00–118.006566
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy583116.00/cwt114.00–117.006763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1619121.82/cwt117.00–128.007549
Bulls—Medium and Large 2621111.81/cwt101.00–122.006945
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670116.00/cwt116.00–116.007771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy675104.54/cwt103.00–106.007062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy74594.00/cwt94.00–94.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1820109.00/cwt109.00–109.008941
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,03084.00/cwt84.00–84.008651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31367.34/cwt47.50–72.508844
Bulls——1,52876.15/cwt73.00–78.001,1646
Bulls——2,10081.50/cwt81.50–81.501,7121
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight72038.00/cwt38.00–38.002741
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84548.00/cwt48.00–48.004061
Cows—Lean 85-90%90345.24/cwt45.00–45.504092
Cows—Boner 80-85%95840.44/cwt37.00–43.503876
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04447.86/cwt45.00–50.0050015
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06650.01/cwt47.00–51.005334
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08554.04/cwt52.50–55.005863
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14952.47/cwt50.50–55.006038
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,19548.00/cwt48.00–48.005741
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25654.03/cwt51.00–56.006799
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-283387.30/cwt70.00–97.007275
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28101,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.008,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-287055.00/cwt55.00–55.004791
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00562.00/cwt62.00–62.0062311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03566.00/cwt66.00–66.006831
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,124911.13/cwt840.00–1,025.0010,24122
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,143832.17/cwt810.00–875.009,5123
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,15358.00/cwt58.00–58.006693
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,2409
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1681,014.06/cwt850.00–1,200.0011,84412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175909.32/cwt885.00–930.0010,6852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,20560.00/cwt60.00–60.007237
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2161,017.15/cwt985.00–1,050.0012,3695
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,260750.00/cwt750.00–750.009,4505
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28501,107.35/cwt975.00–1,200.009,4122
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0010,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,158935.40/cwt725.00–1,250.0010,8326

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.