Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2020-08-06

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 6
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
643 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 670▼ 199 vs year ago 842 · −23.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
114 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 134▲ 48 vs year ago 66 · +72.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 117▲ 73 vs year ago 5 · +1,460.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 9.00 lower, 400-600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 1.00 higher, 400-600 lbs sold 2.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 3.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $142.86/cwt on 245 head.
Average price
$142.86
245 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$677
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$325
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$65.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.53
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1494149.14736141
Medium and Large 2447135.44605100
Medium and Large 3417114.674783thin
Small and Medium 349084.004121thin
One grade step is worth $65.14/cwt here — about $325 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 sale245 hd
142.86
—
AR average9 barns · 1,651 hd
147.39
−4.53
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—High1,40183.711,17221
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,17766.3878112
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,08555.7560538
CowsLean 85-90%Average98553.2252413

Every lot

116 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1279189.62/cwt187.00–194.005294
Steers—Medium and Large 1324171.28/cwt160.00–179.0055510
Steers—Medium and Large 2327146.18/cwt130.00–157.004788
Steers—Medium and Large 3350117.00/cwt117.00–117.004101
Steers—Medium and Large 1356161.02/cwt155.00–173.0057316
Steers—Medium and Large 2381142.31/cwt132.00–150.0054216
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added410165.00/cwt165.00–165.006773
Steers—Medium and Large 3410117.00/cwt117.00–117.004801
Steers—Medium and Large 2419133.19/cwt121.00–140.0055823
Steers—Medium and Large 1424152.34/cwt145.00–161.5064618
Steers—Medium and Large 1471147.54/cwt140.00–156.0069537
Steers—Medium and Large 2471131.99/cwt120.00–140.0062231
Steers—Medium and Large 3490110.00/cwt110.00–110.005391
Steers—Small and Medium 349084.00/cwt84.00–84.004121
Steers—Medium and Large 1524143.31/cwt138.00–153.0075110
Steers—Medium and Large 2524134.72/cwt124.00–138.0070617
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added530155.00/cwt155.00–155.008222
Steers—Medium and Large 2563130.45/cwt121.00–134.007345
Steers—Medium and Large 1568146.06/cwt139.00–152.008308
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy575129.00/cwt129.00–129.007421
Steers—Medium and Large 1624133.41/cwt129.00–140.008329
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy645120.00/cwt120.00–120.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 1674135.41/cwt133.00–142.0091315
Steers—Medium and Large 1720131.28/cwt126.00–137.009453
Steers—Medium and Large 1780131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0221
Steers—Medium and Large 1825124.87/cwt118.00–132.001,0302
Steers—Medium and Large 1885118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1266148.95/cwt144.00–150.003966
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy280180.00/cwt180.00–180.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315115.00/cwt115.00–115.003621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333129.55/cwt123.00–136.004312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1341147.45/cwt140.00–152.0050323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy365167.50/cwt155.00–180.006112
Heifers—Medium and Large 3366110.07/cwt100.00–120.004034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370142.83/cwt138.00–146.0052825
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374128.55/cwt121.00–136.004816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy410171.00/cwt171.00–171.007011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422138.87/cwt133.00–141.0058610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423130.28/cwt121.00–138.0055116
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435117.00/cwt117.00–117.005091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2454130.00/cwt130.00–130.005904
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474134.56/cwt129.00–144.0063813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475123.26/cwt115.00–129.0058519
Heifers—Medium and Large 3481116.28/cwt113.00–119.005594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy500171.00/cwt171.00–171.008551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516129.26/cwt124.00–135.0066725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532121.38/cwt118.00–123.006468
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy545119.00/cwt119.00–119.006491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy550117.00/cwt117.00–117.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560114.01/cwt110.00–117.006383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572126.21/cwt121.00–130.5072219
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613115.78/cwt115.00–118.007104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617126.18/cwt123.00–130.5077911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1666125.42/cwt123.50–130.0083510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2678108.51/cwt108.00–109.007362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720125.48/cwt120.00–127.009036
Heifers—Medium and Large 2723110.49/cwt110.00–111.007992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760120.99/cwt119.00–123.009203
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770109.00/cwt109.00–109.008391
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 351085.00/cwt85.00–85.004341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519132.53/cwt124.00–138.0068817
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540115.50/cwt113.00–118.006242
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555119.99/cwt119.00–121.006662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569127.30/cwt124.00–133.0072410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy610115.00/cwt115.00–115.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615111.00/cwt111.00–111.006831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1622122.93/cwt118.00–129.007656
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673119.68/cwt114.00–128.0080511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1717116.96/cwt112.00–126.008393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765117.00/cwt117.00–117.008951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-279098.50/cwt98.50–98.507783
Bulls—Medium and Large 283085.00/cwt85.00–85.007061
Bulls—Medium and Large 292070.00/cwt70.00–70.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 194291.50/cwt91.50–91.508622
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24277.39/cwt64.00–85.5096111
Bulls——1,51189.32/cwt86.00–91.501,3507
Bulls——1,72593.79/cwt92.00–95.001,6183
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight78025.00/cwt25.00–25.001951
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight81550.00/cwt50.00–50.004081
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82053.00/cwt53.00–53.004351
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight82546.00/cwt46.00–46.003801
Cows—Lean 85-90%90060.00/cwt60.00–60.005401
Cows—Lean 85-90%94539.59/cwt21.00–46.003745
Cows—Lean 85-90%98856.91/cwt56.00–58.005622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07663.31/cwt61.00–66.0068111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08245.35/cwt30.00–52.004919
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09666.76/cwt65.00–70.007324
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,09766.51/cwt66.00–67.007306
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12757.83/cwt55.00–60.0065213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24470.60/cwt69.00–74.008784
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28057.52/cwt57.00–58.007362
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28570.53/cwt69.00–72.009062
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0014,2201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,60097.50/cwt97.50–97.501,5601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-278061.00/cwt61.00–61.004761
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-282050.89/cwt45.00–57.004172
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-290371.96/cwt68.00–77.006502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2946716.04/cwt500.00–875.006,7746
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-297571.00/cwt71.00–71.006921
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01462.88/cwt50.00–69.006386
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07960.45/cwt50.00–67.006528
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,127886.65/cwt700.00–1,050.009,9933
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130775.55/cwt750.00–800.008,7642
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,169892.44/cwt700.00–1,125.0010,43310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,20964.10/cwt56.00–74.0077514
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,255775.00/cwt775.00–775.009,7261
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,265800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,1201
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2875890.00/cwt890.00–890.007,7881
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050939.29/cwt900.00–975.009,8632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0012,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,250850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,9151
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-281187.97/cwt71.00–103.007138
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-285865.22/cwt63.00–67.005602
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-288059.03/cwt58.00–60.005192

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.