Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2020-06-18

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 18
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,042 head
▲ 749 vs last sale 293▲ 395 vs year ago 647 · +61.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 45▼ 169 vs year ago 226 · −74.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 47▼ 77 vs year ago 93 · −82.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold steady to 1.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, 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 $131.30/cwt on 548 head.
Average price
$131.30
548 head · 586 lb average
Value per head Derived
$769
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$532
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$92.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.90
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1602134.18808289
Medium and Large 1-2641130.34835133
Medium and Large 2489128.65629118
Medium and Large 3394123.014854thin
Small and Medium 365642.002764thin
One grade step is worth $92.18/cwt here — about $532 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 sale548 hd
131.30
—
AR average9 barns · 1,902 hd
137.20
−5.90
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—Average1,44888.381,28010
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,30767.998898thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low99054.8054211
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,02454.3455727

Every lot

124 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 · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3300125.00/cwt125.00–125.003751
Steers—Medium and Large 2319140.77/cwt135.00–146.004499
Steers—Medium and Large 1325153.03/cwt146.00–163.0049711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2352144.00/cwt144.00–144.005073
Steers—Medium and Large 3360120.00/cwt120.00–120.004321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added368145.00/cwt145.00–145.005343
Steers—Medium and Large 1372148.42/cwt140.00–152.5055220
Steers—Medium and Large 2378137.51/cwt124.00–146.0052020
Steers—Medium and Large 2419133.18/cwt123.00–139.0055821
Steers—Medium and Large 1431141.56/cwt137.00–150.0061018
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added445151.00/cwt151.00–151.006721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2446134.50/cwt134.50–134.506008
Steers—Medium and Large 1455137.29/cwt136.00–142.006258
Steers—Medium and Large 3458123.52/cwt119.00–128.005662
Steers—Medium and Large 2472132.60/cwt125.00–139.0062634
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy480117.00/cwt117.00–117.005621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added481137.35/cwt136.50–138.0066128
Steers—Medium and Large 2526126.03/cwt123.00–129.006635
Steers—Medium and Large 1538129.85/cwt129.00–141.0069936
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added545142.00/cwt142.00–142.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 1566132.96/cwt128.00–135.007536
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added573140.66/cwt138.00–142.5080614
Steers—Medium and Large 2574120.90/cwt114.00–126.006947
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added608143.30/cwt138.00–143.5087149
Steers—Medium and Large 1617133.91/cwt128.00–137.0082617
Steers—Medium and Large 2620118.52/cwt114.00–119.0073510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623131.76/cwt129.50–134.008218
Steers—Small and Medium 365642.00/cwt42.00–42.002764
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2659127.00/cwt127.00–127.008374
Steers—Medium and Large 1667120.59/cwt120.00–123.008045
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added676132.88/cwt127.00–136.2589835
Steers—Medium and Large 1715121.21/cwt119.50–129.0086712
Steers—Medium and Large 272398.14/cwt97.50–100.007104
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732127.50/cwt127.50–127.5093371
Steers—Medium and Large 1750110.00/cwt110.00–110.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added763124.34/cwt118.00–126.0094930
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added794118.00/cwt118.00–118.009374
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added818118.00/cwt118.00–118.0096521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added820115.00/cwt115.00–115.009434
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added824102.50/cwt102.50–102.508456
Steers—Medium and Large 1830114.00/cwt114.00–114.009461
Steers—Medium and Large 284098.00/cwt98.00–98.008231
Steers—Medium and Large 1855100.00/cwt100.00–100.008551
Steers—Medium and Large 292591.00/cwt91.00–91.008421
Steers—Medium and Large 195090.00/cwt90.00–90.008551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310127.00/cwt127.00–127.003942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325139.04/cwt132.00–143.0045213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329126.59/cwt120.00–133.004166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372134.24/cwt130.00–141.004998
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373114.73/cwt112.50–117.004282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379124.32/cwt120.00–133.004719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2389129.00/cwt129.00–129.005026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added418132.50/cwt132.50–132.5055410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423123.74/cwt118.00–130.005234
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428110.80/cwt106.00–116.004742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1436135.59/cwt129.00–140.0059121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471120.41/cwt110.00–128.0056720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added472130.00/cwt130.00–130.0061415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479120.70/cwt117.00–128.0057814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1489127.44/cwt123.00–136.0062333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added504126.00/cwt126.00–126.006357
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2505116.00/cwt116.00–116.005863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519124.75/cwt119.00–126.5064731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy520103.00/cwt103.00–103.005361
Heifers—Small and Medium 352034.00/cwt34.00–34.001771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523111.49/cwt110.00–113.005834
Heifers—Medium and Large 353592.00/cwt92.00–92.004921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575112.86/cwt100.00–117.0064910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1582118.09/cwt115.00–125.0068715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added587121.00/cwt121.00–121.0071015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added597129.75/cwt129.75–129.7577544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added603126.00/cwt126.00–126.007603
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613107.41/cwt100.00–115.006582
Heifers—Small and Medium 363031.00/cwt31.00–31.001951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1633116.01/cwt110.00–118.0073415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2663106.98/cwt102.00–112.007092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1664115.47/cwt113.00–119.007678
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added692111.19/cwt110.00–120.007698
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy695104.00/cwt104.00–104.007231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open708120.00/cwt120.00–120.0085010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added708106.00/cwt106.00–106.007509
Heifers—Medium and Large 1712111.73/cwt105.00–113.007967
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy73092.00/cwt90.00–94.006722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775100.00/cwt100.00–100.007751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open794104.00/cwt104.00–104.008267
Heifers—Medium and Large 182597.99/cwt96.00–100.008082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open88498.00/cwt98.00–98.008668
Heifers—Medium and Large 190587.00/cwt87.00–87.007871
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481119.26/cwt114.00–127.005744
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy500124.00/cwt124.00–124.006201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2508115.99/cwt115.00–117.005892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526131.72/cwt126.00–139.0069311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560116.98/cwt116.00–118.006552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1562125.57/cwt121.00–132.007065
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613123.02/cwt114.00–127.007547
Bulls—Medium and Large 2621107.47/cwt94.00–118.006674
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy640102.00/cwt102.00–102.006531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2653105.99/cwt103.00–109.006922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655112.00/cwt112.00–112.007341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705112.00/cwt104.00–120.007902
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,21365.26/cwt45.00–84.007922
Bulls——1,37392.51/cwt90.00–95.501,2706
Bulls——1,91099.10/cwt96.00–101.001,8932
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight70033.00/cwt33.00–33.002311
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight74347.55/cwt47.00–48.003532
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight74540.00/cwt40.00–40.002982
Cows—Lean 85-90%95040.99/cwt39.00–43.003892
Cows—Lean 85-90%98556.19/cwt54.00–59.005537
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00852.62/cwt48.00–57.0053011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04563.75/cwt63.50–64.006662
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09540.00/cwt40.00–40.004381
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11259.37/cwt59.00–60.006603
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20966.03/cwt64.00–69.007987
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28468.49/cwt66.00–71.008797
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47064.50/cwt64.50–64.509481
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-283091.00/cwt91.00–91.007551
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04365.73/cwt63.00–68.006862
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-298562.00/cwt62.00–62.006111
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07056.00/cwt56.00–56.005991
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,215710.00/cwt710.00–710.008,6271
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,25168.20/cwt62.00–70.008534
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,31862.24/cwt57.00–66.008202
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,32563.00/cwt63.00–63.008351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,34066.99/cwt66.00–68.008982

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.