Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2020-07-16

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 16
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
519 head
▼ 280 vs last sale 799▲ 84 vs year ago 435 · +19.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 99 vs last sale 138▼ 5 vs year ago 44 · −11.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 80 vs last sale 106▲ 17 vs year ago 9 · +188.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-7.00 higher, Feeder heifers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher. No trend available for slaughter bulls, not reported last week due to time restraints.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.93/cwt on 205 head.
Average price
$129.93
205 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$646
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$334
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$44.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.11
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1499132.27660177
Medium and Large 2483119.2957623
Medium and Large 3555101.675643thin
Small and Medium 337387.523262thin
One grade step is worth $44.75/cwt here — about $334 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 sale205 hd
129.93
—
AR average9 barns · 1,394 hd
127.82
+2.11
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—High1,61285.631,38010
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,30662.458167thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,05252.2555024
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08852.205684thin

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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2320138.33/cwt131.00–145.004432
Steers—Medium and Large 1329162.86/cwt159.00–166.005364
Steers—Medium and Large 1374155.50/cwt147.00–165.005829
Steers—Medium and Large 2376136.97/cwt127.00–145.0051510
Steers—Medium and Large 3384128.25/cwt125.00–129.004925
Steers—Small and Medium 338572.00/cwt72.00–72.002771
Steers—Medium and Large 3405124.00/cwt124.00–124.005021
Steers—Medium and Large 1424147.21/cwt140.00–152.0062414
Steers—Medium and Large 2424135.07/cwt128.00–139.0057313
Steers—Medium and Large 3450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
Steers—Medium and Large 1464142.46/cwt140.00–154.0066127
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added467137.00/cwt137.00–137.0064011
Steers—Medium and Large 2474133.91/cwt124.00–139.0063527
Steers—Medium and Large 1515137.25/cwt131.00–145.0070717
Steers—Medium and Large 2526126.50/cwt124.00–128.006654
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added531149.40/cwt149.00–151.007935
Steers—Medium and Large 3535124.00/cwt124.00–124.006631
Steers—Medium and Large 1564134.49/cwt131.00–140.0075913
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added569143.85/cwt142.00–147.008198
Steers—Medium and Large 2577122.17/cwt118.00–125.007056
Steers—Medium and Large 3585101.27/cwt88.00–115.005922
Steers—Medium and Large 1602138.40/cwt130.00–140.0083310
Steers—Medium and Large 2630122.00/cwt122.00–122.007691
Steers—Medium and Large 1666124.32/cwt120.00–130.008286
Steers—Medium and Large 1705123.00/cwt123.00–123.008671
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331148.46/cwt143.00–153.004917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367140.92/cwt135.00–149.005177
Heifers—Small and Medium 337387.52/cwt84.00–91.003262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2395124.00/cwt124.00–124.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420137.67/cwt128.00–142.0057828
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432122.68/cwt119.00–127.005306
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450116.00/cwt116.00–116.005221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added461141.00/cwt141.00–141.006505
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471134.15/cwt130.00–140.0063246
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476122.82/cwt118.00–129.005859
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519129.09/cwt122.00–135.0067036
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531111.62/cwt108.00–118.005935
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560116.00/cwt116.00–116.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566129.64/cwt121.00–134.5073428
Heifers—Medium and Large 359089.00/cwt89.00–89.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1609123.89/cwt118.00–128.007549
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625104.00/cwt104.00–104.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625100.00/cwt100.00–100.006251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1682117.62/cwt115.00–119.008028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715115.00/cwt115.00–115.008221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765108.00/cwt108.00–108.008261
Heifers—Medium and Large 181099.00/cwt99.00–99.008021
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513116.97/cwt115.00–121.006003
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515106.00/cwt106.00–106.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1532130.67/cwt122.00–138.0069517
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574124.59/cwt120.00–134.0071516
Bulls—Medium and Large 2582116.00/cwt116.00–116.006753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618124.13/cwt116.00–131.007676
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680114.77/cwt110.00–124.007805
Bulls—Medium and Large 270096.00/cwt96.00–96.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1740103.00/cwt103.00–103.007621
Bulls—Medium and Large 278075.00/cwt75.00–75.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1788108.01/cwt105.00–111.008512
Bulls—Medium and Large 283564.00/cwt64.00–64.005341
Bulls—Medium and Large 187998.77/cwt94.00–105.008684
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,06082.00/cwt82.00–82.008691
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42386.37/cwt86.00–87.001,2293
Bulls——1,63537.00/cwt37.00–37.006051
Bulls——1,70393.36/cwt91.00–96.001,5906
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight60530.00/cwt30.00–30.001821
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight78848.32/cwt47.00–50.003813
Cows—Boner 80-85%91537.00/cwt37.00–37.003391
Cows—Lean 85-90%96551.00/cwt51.00–51.004921
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02547.39/cwt41.00–52.004863
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06030.00/cwt30.00–30.003181
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13554.39/cwt53.00–56.5061712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16363.89/cwt63.00–65.007432
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16961.79/cwt59.00–63.507224
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27564.12/cwt62.00–67.508184
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34860.23/cwt58.50–61.508123
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,6652,000.00/cwt2,000.00–2,000.0033,3001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,9701,950.00/cwt1,950.00–1,950.0038,4151
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01553.00/cwt53.00–53.005381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,1381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10356.38/cwt54.00–59.006222
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250927.00/cwt875.00–975.0011,5882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,34557.00/cwt57.00–57.007671
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4651,024.23/cwt875.00–1,150.0015,0052
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,598992.37/cwt985.00–1,000.0015,8582
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,62556.00/cwt56.00–56.009101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0015,9381
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5701,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0018,8401
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 175487.27/cwt75.00–100.0065810
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 179050.00/cwt50.00–50.003951

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.