Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2020-05-07

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, May 7
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
706 head
▲ 282 vs last sale 424▲ 706 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 76▲ 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 48▲ 74 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 sold 3.00-4.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 1.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 4.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $148.97/cwt on 242 head.
Average price
$148.97
242 head · 455 lb average
Value per head Derived
$678
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$193
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$40.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.76
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1462154.47713147
Medium and Large 1-2434153.066649thin
Medium and Large 2446140.0762483
Medium and Large 3458113.555203thin
One grade step is worth $40.92/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 sale242 hd
148.97
—
AR average8 barns · 1,430 hd
141.22
+7.76
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—Average1,75792.451,6248thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,30261.227978thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04254.0156320
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,07753.6057729

Every lot

110 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1295160.00/cwt160.00–160.004721
Steers—Medium and Large 1324167.66/cwt161.00–181.0054313
Steers—Medium and Large 2326149.52/cwt140.00–160.0048715
Steers—Medium and Large 1374167.50/cwt160.00–172.5062626
Steers—Medium and Large 2382150.25/cwt135.00–159.5057417
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added385173.00/cwt173.00–173.006661
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added418167.29/cwt165.00–170.006993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421152.50/cwt152.50–152.506424
Steers—Medium and Large 1424157.54/cwt150.00–164.0066839
Steers—Medium and Large 2431146.91/cwt134.00–162.5063312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed444153.50/cwt153.50–153.506825
Steers—Medium and Large 3458113.55/cwt90.00–125.005203
Steers—Medium and Large 2474137.71/cwt127.00–148.0065324
Steers—Medium and Large 1478149.46/cwt143.00–161.0071423
Steers—Medium and Large 2Full495124.00/cwt124.00–124.006141
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added510158.89/cwt155.00–160.008109
Steers—Medium and Large 1520143.43/cwt139.00–152.0074614
Steers—Medium and Large 2525127.62/cwt121.00–134.006702
Steers—Medium and Large 1568139.66/cwt132.00–144.007934
Steers—Medium and Large 2578118.26/cwt110.00–128.006846
Steers—Medium and Large 2605115.50/cwt115.00–116.006992
Steers—Medium and Large 1615123.00/cwt123.00–123.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1655128.00/cwt128.00–128.008381
Steers—Medium and Large 2670109.04/cwt103.00–115.007312
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added685130.00/cwt130.00–130.008915
Steers—Medium and Large 2700110.00/cwt110.00–110.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 1735126.00/cwt126.00–126.009261
Steers—Medium and Large 1766128.50/cwt128.50–128.509844
Steers—Medium and Large 2785113.00/cwt113.00–113.008871
Steers—Medium and Large 1860112.00/cwt112.00–112.009631
Steers—Medium and Large 1970107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0381
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1283151.31/cwt150.00–152.504282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed323137.33/cwt135.00–140.004442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328133.53/cwt122.50–138.004386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1334142.67/cwt140.00–145.004779
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370117.00/cwt117.00–117.004331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372142.06/cwt137.50–146.0052826
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385130.77/cwt115.00–137.505034
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed405142.50/cwt142.50–142.505771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426127.99/cwt120.00–137.005457
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428140.06/cwt134.00–145.0059931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472128.52/cwt122.00–135.006079
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474136.37/cwt129.00–143.0064629
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478114.62/cwt110.00–119.005482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485133.00/cwt133.00–133.006455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed495132.00/cwt132.00–132.006533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523114.54/cwt106.00–119.005994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531131.57/cwt123.00–135.0069932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571124.89/cwt123.00–127.007139
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added577129.33/cwt128.00–131.0074626
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585112.53/cwt111.00–114.006582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621123.50/cwt123.50–123.507677
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621122.44/cwt117.00–127.007608
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630109.30/cwt104.00–112.006894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added672119.99/cwt119.00–121.008063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1682110.49/cwt107.00–115.007546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added725117.00/cwt117.00–117.008481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730111.00/cwt111.00–111.008101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added790109.00/cwt109.00–109.008611
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478127.62/cwt120.00–135.006102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527134.68/cwt125.00–140.0071017
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535110.00/cwt110.00–110.005891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580110.00/cwt101.00–119.006382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1582127.99/cwt122.00–136.0074519
Bulls—Medium and Large 1626123.14/cwt118.00–129.0077111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630106.00/cwt106.00–106.006681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673118.19/cwt114.00–127.007957
Bulls—Medium and Large 2678109.66/cwt109.00–111.007433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705119.00/cwt119.00–119.008391
Bulls—Medium and Large 274393.97/cwt85.00–103.006982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1763109.98/cwt105.00–120.008393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1810104.00/cwt104.00–104.008421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1945101.00/cwt101.00–101.009541
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,72994.36/cwt93.00–96.001,6316
Bulls——1,84086.72/cwt83.50–89.001,5962
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight77546.00/cwt46.00–46.003571
Cows—Boner 80-85%80241.90/cwt35.00–45.003363
Cows—Lean 85-90%97850.22/cwt47.00–52.0049110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00948.88/cwt47.00–50.504936
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05857.58/cwt56.00–59.506095
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11455.72/cwt53.50–58.0062116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23561.00/cwt59.00–62.507534
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25061.03/cwt60.00–62.007634
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29762.45/cwt61.00–63.508106
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31857.52/cwt56.00–59.007582
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-287563.00/cwt63.00–63.005511
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-289386.77/cwt80.00–96.007754
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-299357.18/cwt56.50–58.005682
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2885750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,6381
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2925952.70/cwt850.00–1,050.008,8122
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950875.00/cwt875.00–875.008,3131
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,9481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000940.63/cwt875.00–1,000.009,4062
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,049830.93/cwt625.00–975.008,7165
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05068.00/cwt68.00–68.007141
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,08059.00/cwt59.00–59.006371
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0881,041.52/cwt975.00–1,100.0011,3324
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09059.00/cwt59.00–59.006431
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,186917.68/cwt700.00–1,075.0010,88412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,18863.70/cwt62.00–67.0075710
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,27062.00/cwt62.00–62.007871
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,33563.50/cwt63.50–63.508481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,370979.84/cwt850.00–1,075.0013,4243
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed780700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,4601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2958910.00/cwt875.00–950.008,7183
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29941,067.14/cwt875.00–1,200.0010,6074
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000875.00/cwt875.00–875.008,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,043951.96/cwt825.00–1,050.009,9296
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,089917.22/cwt900.00–975.009,9894
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,115826.01/cwt750.00–900.009,2102

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.