Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2020-07-30

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 30
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
670 head
▲ 101 vs last sale 569▲ 313 vs year ago 357 · +87.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
134 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 70▲ 46 vs year ago 88 · +52.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
117 head
▲ 77 vs last sale 40▲ 103 vs year ago 14 · +735.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 6.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $145.56/cwt on 250 head.
Average price
$145.56
250 head · 483 lb average
Value per head Derived
$703
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$244
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.62
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1516150.77778147
Medium and Large 1-2389148.005764thin
Medium and Large 2439138.8161092
Medium and Large 3432123.465347thin
One grade step is worth $27.31/cwt here — about $244 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 sale250 hd
145.56
—
AR average7 barns · 1,317 hd
144.94
+0.62
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—High1,50984.841,28123
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44975.771,0986thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,10567.0574117
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16063.8274040

Every lot

120 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1282181.40/cwt168.00–184.505125
Steers—Medium and Large 1318188.41/cwt181.00–198.0059910
Steers—Medium and Large 2324151.78/cwt138.00–161.0049216
Steers—Medium and Large 3338126.62/cwt121.00–132.504282
Steers—Medium and Large 1371169.05/cwt161.00–184.006277
Steers—Medium and Large 2377147.88/cwt130.00–160.0055816
Steers—Medium and Large 3385123.00/cwt123.00–123.004741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2389148.00/cwt148.00–148.005764
Steers—Medium and Large 2424136.92/cwt124.00–149.0058122
Steers—Medium and Large 3425123.00/cwt123.00–123.005231
Steers—Medium and Large 1431155.12/cwt148.00–168.0066929
Steers—Medium and Large 2466134.10/cwt120.00–143.0062515
Steers—Medium and Large 1474146.29/cwt140.00–155.5069328
Steers—Medium and Large 3488126.00/cwt126.00–126.006152
Steers—Medium and Large 2514132.02/cwt120.00–138.0067911
Steers—Medium and Large 1523148.58/cwt143.00–155.0077724
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added563158.00/cwt158.00–158.008903
Steers—Medium and Large 3565113.00/cwt113.00–113.006381
Steers—Medium and Large 1573145.00/cwt145.00–145.008312
Steers—Medium and Large 2573126.12/cwt120.00–136.007234
Steers—Medium and Large 2609126.26/cwt122.00–131.007697
Steers—Medium and Large 1619138.38/cwt131.00–144.008577
Steers—Medium and Large 1665129.55/cwt123.00–134.008624
Steers—Medium and Large 2670112.00/cwt112.00–112.007501
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added677141.75/cwt141.75–141.759607
Steers—Medium and Large 1713131.01/cwt129.00–133.009342
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added735137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,00714
Steers—Medium and Large 1757127.99/cwt123.00–137.009693
Steers—Medium and Large 1878110.54/cwt108.00–113.009712
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315134.00/cwt134.00–134.004221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318142.69/cwt139.00–151.004545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378145.35/cwt140.00–152.005498
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382131.08/cwt124.00–140.005016
Heifers—Medium and Large 3389111.74/cwt79.00–125.004355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1414141.82/cwt138.00–146.0058717
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422128.33/cwt120.00–137.0054219
Heifers—Medium and Large 3427114.05/cwt109.00–118.004873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy442162.50/cwt162.50–162.507182
Heifers—Small and Medium 346560.00/cwt60.00–60.002791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470139.00/cwt139.00–139.006532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473135.77/cwt131.00–139.0064212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473125.92/cwt118.00–133.0059617
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473114.47/cwt111.00–119.005414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518115.32/cwt109.00–120.0059714
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525109.00/cwt109.00–109.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added528138.50/cwt138.50–138.507317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528130.12/cwt124.00–137.0068743
Heifers—Medium and Large 355579.00/cwt79.00–79.004381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568128.10/cwt123.00–135.0072819
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574116.98/cwt115.00–118.006714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628123.74/cwt119.00–134.007779
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640110.00/cwt110.00–110.007042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655112.00/cwt112.00–112.007341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1679121.55/cwt114.00–124.0082510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1726118.01/cwt115.00–122.008575
Heifers—Medium and Large 277099.64/cwt90.00–105.007673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785106.25/cwt104.00–108.008344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1823104.02/cwt103.00–105.008562
Heifers—Medium and Large 188094.00/cwt94.00–94.008271
Heifers—Medium and Large 199589.00/cwt89.00–89.008861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 349592.00/cwt92.00–92.004551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1531133.42/cwt125.00–142.0070828
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571129.15/cwt121.00–140.0073716
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615117.00/cwt117.00–117.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618124.17/cwt119.00–127.0076711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670113.99/cwt113.00–115.007642
Bulls—Medium and Large 2695100.00/cwt100.00–100.006951
Bulls—Medium and Large 271595.00/cwt95.00–95.006791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1726115.23/cwt111.00–122.008374
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760116.50/cwt107.00–120.008854
Bulls—Medium and Large 286595.00/cwt95.00–95.008221
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,00080.00/cwt80.00–80.008001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29378.17/cwt70.00–88.001,01113
Bulls——1,65897.06/cwt96.00–99.001,6094
Bulls——1,87991.15/cwt89.00–92.001,7136
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight77038.00/cwt38.00–38.002931
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight83547.00/cwt47.00–47.003921
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05558.45/cwt45.00–76.5061713
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06959.77/cwt58.00–62.006394
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10270.93/cwt69.00–74.007828
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13966.65/cwt64.50–68.007595
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15471.19/cwt70.00–75.008225
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24572.50/cwt72.50–72.509031
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26466.86/cwt64.00–69.5084519
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29081.50/cwt81.50–81.501,0511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49076.42/cwt75.50–77.501,1395
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,860.50/cwt1,500.00–2,200.0022,1405
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,22098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,1961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2671,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0016,4713
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2925800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0012,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,450.00/cwt1,450.00–1,450.0015,8781
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,180825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,7351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1981,266.41/cwt1,175.00–1,350.0015,1723
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0012,9001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2750819.67/cwt815.00–825.006,1482
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows17 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2800500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29401,146.81/cwt1,075.00–1,300.0010,7803
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000869.38/cwt825.00–900.008,6943
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04554.00/cwt54.00–54.005641
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05563.00/cwt63.00–63.006651
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07166.21/cwt58.50–75.007094
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10367.72/cwt51.00–73.507473
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13462.35/cwt52.50–68.507076
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,16269.25/cwt61.00–77.5080517
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1681,116.32/cwt850.00–1,350.0013,0394
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,178902.34/cwt800.00–1,000.0010,6302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,104.17/cwt1,000.00–1,200.0013,2502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,20471.60/cwt66.00–80.0086211
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,22264.82/cwt40.00–72.007923
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,34072.50/cwt72.50–72.509721
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,36274.70/cwt64.00–77.001,0176
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-274585.00/cwt85.00–85.006331
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-279077.00/cwt77.00–77.006081
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-283377.37/cwt75.00–80.006442
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-286885.16/cwt66.00–101.007398
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13069.00/cwt69.00–69.007801
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,14064.00/cwt64.00–64.007301

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.