Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2019-11-21

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Nov 21
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Receipts
1,122 head
▲ 252 vs last sale 870▲ 1,122 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 500 lbs sold steady to 1.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. 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 administered two sets of preconditioning vaccines. Slaughter cows and bulls not reported due to time restraints.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $149.67/cwt on 343 head.
Average price
$149.67
343 head · 442 lb average
Value per head Derived
$662
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$103
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$51.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.32
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2329175.2357660
Medium and Large 1490146.90720198
Medium and Large 2421143.4760462
Medium and Large 3383123.4747323
One grade step is worth $51.76/cwt here — about $103 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 sale343 hd
149.67
—
AR average8 barns · 2,474 hd
147.34
+2.32
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

98 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed225181.54/cwt175.00–182.5040817
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed234172.50/cwt172.50–172.504045
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed284190.00/cwt190.00–190.0054010
Steers—Medium and Large 2319144.68/cwt140.00–152.504625
Steers—Medium and Large 1322172.23/cwt163.00–179.0055513
Steers—Medium and Large 3323120.56/cwt107.00–130.003896
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed333187.50/cwt187.50–187.506249
Steers—Medium and Large 3366126.64/cwt100.00–132.504648
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed370169.55/cwt165.00–174.0062717
Steers—Medium and Large 1374166.18/cwt157.00–171.0062224
Steers—Medium and Large 2385146.94/cwt141.00–152.5056610
Steers—Medium and Large 1424152.79/cwt147.50–162.0064857
Steers—Medium and Large 3426123.58/cwt100.00–135.005267
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428149.00/cwt149.00–149.006382
Steers—Medium and Large 2430146.17/cwt137.00–152.5062922
Steers—Medium and Large 1471142.69/cwt139.00–150.0067221
Steers—Medium and Large 2475134.31/cwt130.00–139.0063816
Steers—Medium and Large 3480119.13/cwt115.00–123.005722
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added518143.00/cwt143.00–143.007412
Steers—Medium and Large 1526134.93/cwt130.00–140.5071029
Steers—Medium and Large 2545121.00/cwt121.00–121.006591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added552132.00/cwt132.00–132.007293
Steers—Medium and Large 1568130.92/cwt124.00–135.507448
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added582138.00/cwt138.00–138.008032
Steers—Medium and Large 2588117.03/cwt111.00–123.006882
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added618145.00/cwt145.00–145.008965
Steers—Medium and Large 1625134.29/cwt128.00–137.0083922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625132.00/cwt132.00–132.008252
Steers—Medium and Large 1675124.51/cwt124.00–125.008402
Steers—Medium and Large 2685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008221
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added709137.73/cwt131.00–138.5097710
Steers—Medium and Large 1730114.00/cwt114.00–114.008321
Steers—Medium and Large 1770111.00/cwt111.00–111.008551
Steers—Medium and Large 11,015101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed280156.67/cwt150.00–162.5043919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1290135.00/cwt135.00–135.003922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2314118.73/cwt110.00–123.003739
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315114.92/cwt110.00–120.003623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322137.65/cwt132.00–143.0044312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed373165.00/cwt165.00–165.0061513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375120.79/cwt100.00–129.0045316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376135.26/cwt129.00–140.0050931
Heifers—Medium and Large 3379103.91/cwt100.00–117.003945
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423116.78/cwt107.00–127.0049413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425130.36/cwt125.00–139.0055430
Heifers—Medium and Large 342797.12/cwt82.00–107.504153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy445119.00/cwt119.00–119.005301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed450123.00/cwt123.00–123.005544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy455197.50/cwt197.50–197.508991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468116.56/cwt105.00–120.0054614
Heifers—Medium and Large 346899.48/cwt95.00–103.004664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470126.19/cwt121.00–134.0059330
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added480128.00/cwt128.00–128.006146
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523107.98/cwt104.00–113.005659
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524119.00/cwt115.00–123.5062426
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530103.00/cwt103.00–103.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2540114.00/cwt114.00–114.006163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy570109.00/cwt109.00–109.006211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571117.43/cwt112.00–130.0067113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574103.75/cwt90.00–111.005969
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added590119.56/cwt118.00–121.0070533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619115.11/cwt110.00–120.007139
Heifers—Medium and Large 262990.39/cwt84.00–103.005695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added637125.00/cwt125.00–125.007963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1677108.37/cwt105.00–110.007343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735105.00/cwt105.00–105.007721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open785124.00/cwt124.00–124.009731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open835105.00/cwt105.00–105.008771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open873105.33/cwt97.00–114.009202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open97093.50/cwt93.50–93.509074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open1,06078.00/cwt78.00–78.008271
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330108.00/cwt108.00–108.003561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350140.00/cwt140.00–140.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383122.45/cwt120.00–125.004692
Bulls—Medium and Large 3389112.14/cwt105.00–119.004364
Bulls—Medium and Large 3413106.48/cwt103.00–110.004402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429120.37/cwt110.00–127.005164
Bulls—Medium and Large 1443128.98/cwt125.00–133.005712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed480143.00/cwt143.00–143.006861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2487119.68/cwt110.00–127.005837
Bulls—Medium and Large 1488132.74/cwt126.00–140.0064810
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490116.00/cwt116.00–116.005681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513113.99/cwt113.00–115.005852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Full515101.00/cwt101.00–101.005201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517130.67/cwt125.00–137.0067623
Bulls—Medium and Large 352090.00/cwt90.00–90.004681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed530136.00/cwt136.00–136.007214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560126.87/cwt119.00–133.0071014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2571113.20/cwt110.00–116.006465
Bulls—Medium and Large 2603106.00/cwt105.00–107.006392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613119.89/cwt108.00–127.0073511
Bulls—Medium and Large 361598.02/cwt96.00–100.006032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668112.02/cwt111.00–113.007482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed670116.00/cwt116.00–116.007771
Bulls—Medium and Large 270598.00/cwt98.00–98.006911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725109.98/cwt108.00–113.007973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy770102.00/cwt102.00–102.007851
Bulls—Medium and Large 293585.00/cwt85.00–85.007951

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.