Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2020-02-06

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Feb 6
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
508 head
▲ 131 vs last sale 377▲ 508 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 42▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 15▲ 15 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 7.00-12.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-4.00 higher. Value Added cattle sold with a 5.00-10.00 premium. Value Added denotes cattle weaned at least 45 days, castrated and who have been administered 2 sets of preconditioning vaccines. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $152.64/cwt on 262 head.
Average price
$152.64
262 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$853
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$262
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$29.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.64
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2436154.1767224
Medium and Large 1579153.53889210
Medium and Large 1-2547149.0081623
Medium and Large 3329124.564105thin
One grade step is worth $29.61/cwt here — about $262 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 sale262 hd
152.64
—
AR average8 barns · 969 hd
149.00
+3.64
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—Low1,66574.541,2416thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,36361.308363thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average94142.003955thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low96441.4940015

Every lot

90 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3319125.70/cwt110.00–145.004014
Steers—Medium and Large 2323170.94/cwt155.00–181.005523
Steers—Medium and Large 1328200.95/cwt191.00–210.0065918
Steers—Medium and Large 3370120.00/cwt120.00–120.004441
Steers—Medium and Large 2372166.76/cwt151.00–174.006208
Steers—Medium and Large 1378187.54/cwt185.00–202.007099
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy378170.00/cwt170.00–170.006432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added391159.00/cwt159.00–159.006224
Steers—Medium and Large 2408149.17/cwt140.00–158.006092
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added425183.00/cwt183.00–183.007781
Steers—Medium and Large 1425172.13/cwt162.50–180.0073212
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added455175.00/cwt175.00–175.007961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added460160.00/cwt160.00–160.007367
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy470141.00/cwt141.00–141.006631
Steers—Medium and Large 1476158.34/cwt151.00–168.0075413
Steers—Medium and Large 2481146.84/cwt142.00–149.007067
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added505137.00/cwt137.00–137.006921
Steers—Medium and Large 1512151.55/cwt147.00–153.0077611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517147.00/cwt147.00–147.007605
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added528158.65/cwt155.00–161.0083834
Steers—Medium and Large 2560133.00/cwt133.00–133.007451
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added588147.46/cwt144.00–151.008672
Steers—Medium and Large 2610126.00/cwt126.00–126.007691
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added620144.51/cwt137.00–145.0089616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655144.00/cwt144.00–144.009433
Steers—Medium and Large 2655131.00/cwt131.00–131.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added665140.93/cwt136.00–142.5093754
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added728133.51/cwt124.00–135.0097216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added814126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0264
Steers—Medium and Large 1825125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0311
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added834128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,07218
Steers—Medium and Large 1890120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322137.49/cwt135.00–139.004435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335152.44/cwt143.00–157.5051120
Heifers—Medium and Large 3345127.50/cwt127.50–127.504401
Heifers—Medium and Large 3355125.00/cwt125.00–125.004442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369135.08/cwt131.00–139.004985
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370145.17/cwt135.00–150.0053710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added380151.67/cwt151.00–153.005763
Heifers—Medium and Large 3400111.00/cwt111.00–111.004441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1405150.93/cwt143.00–155.006118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429135.03/cwt131.00–140.0057916
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463119.99/cwt114.00–127.005563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472136.93/cwt132.00–141.006467
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473132.67/cwt129.00–135.006284
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added494137.53/cwt137.00–139.0067911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511134.80/cwt133.00–137.006895
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added514140.18/cwt138.00–141.007216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573129.33/cwt129.00–130.007413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added585136.73/cwt133.00–137.0080015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600130.50/cwt130.50–130.5078310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1611129.27/cwt124.00–132.007904
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640117.00/cwt117.00–117.007491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655126.38/cwt124.00–127.0082830
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added665130.00/cwt130.00–130.008651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2695117.00/cwt117.00–117.008131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added713124.00/cwt124.00–124.008843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added758120.40/cwt120.00–121.009135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2758110.00/cwt110.00–110.008343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1830110.00/cwt110.00–110.009131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525147.85/cwt144.00–151.007765
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563143.47/cwt142.00–145.008082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680132.28/cwt128.00–136.009003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720131.00/cwt131.00–131.009431
Bulls—Medium and Large 284080.00/cwt80.00–80.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy885149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,3191
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight88030.00/cwt30.00–30.002641
Bulls——1,61579.00/cwt79.00–79.001,2761
Bulls——1,86586.77/cwt86.50–87.001,6182
Bulls——1,88382.36/cwt78.00–85.501,5512
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight65023.00/cwt23.00–23.001501
Cows—Boner 80-85%73322.33/cwt20.00–26.001642
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight76524.00/cwt24.00–24.001841
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight80532.00/cwt32.00–32.002581
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight84029.01/cwt28.00–30.002442
Cows—Lean 85-90%95546.00/cwt46.00–46.004391
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03847.33/cwt36.00–51.004918
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07057.00/cwt57.00–57.006101
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11051.00/cwt51.00–51.005661
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12554.00/cwt54.00–54.006081
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23564.00/cwt64.00–64.007901
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36361.30/cwt59.50–64.008363
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02537.00/cwt37.00–37.003791
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,111791.30/cwt500.00–1,100.008,7916
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,34559.50/cwt59.50–59.508001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0010,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,150875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,0631
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-276679.23/cwt60.00–90.006074
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,6001

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.