Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2020-08-13

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 13
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
592 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 643▲ 87 vs year ago 505 · +17.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 114▼ 37 vs year ago 142 · −26.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
83 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 78▲ 20 vs year ago 63 · +31.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00-7.00 higher, mostly 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 7.00-9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $146.72/cwt on 221 head.
Average price
$146.72
221 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$738
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$223
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$46.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.79
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1526151.71798143
Medium and Large 1-2439145.0063710thin
Medium and Large 2459138.4163564
Medium and Large 3545105.515754thin
One grade step is worth $46.20/cwt here — about $223 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 sale221 hd
146.72
—
AR average9 barns · 1,391 hd
149.51
−2.79
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—Low1,47279.421,16915
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,20959.637215thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average96152.7950811
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low96848.5147041

Every lot

96 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1291185.09/cwt185.00–186.0053911
Steers—Medium and Large 1323173.55/cwt164.00–184.005615
Steers—Medium and Large 2340146.90/cwt142.00–151.004994
Steers—Medium and Large 1368172.45/cwt164.00–187.006356
Steers—Medium and Large 2376148.98/cwt137.00–158.0056013
Steers—Medium and Large 3380105.00/cwt105.00–105.003991
Steers—Medium and Large 2419141.60/cwt130.00–149.5059312
Steers—Medium and Large 1425158.03/cwt150.00–167.0067222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2439145.00/cwt145.00–145.0063710
Steers—Medium and Large 1473149.29/cwt141.00–158.0070616
Steers—Medium and Large 2484135.21/cwt124.00–147.0065421
Steers—Medium and Large 3493123.02/cwt120.00–126.006062
Steers—Medium and Large 2523131.48/cwt125.00–137.006885
Steers—Medium and Large 1526150.21/cwt142.00–158.0079013
Steers—Medium and Large 2574128.27/cwt126.00–135.007367
Steers—Medium and Large 1581141.16/cwt138.00–150.0082012
Steers—Medium and Large 1616143.99/cwt133.00–145.0088742
Steers—Medium and Large 2630121.00/cwt121.00–121.007621
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added670142.00/cwt142.00–142.009512
Steers—Medium and Large 2675119.00/cwt119.00–119.008031
Steers—Medium and Large 1678139.00/cwt139.00–139.009422
Steers—Medium and Large 1737136.89/cwt136.00–137.001,0099
Steers—Medium and Large 1768134.29/cwt130.00–137.001,0313
Steers—Medium and Large 381571.00/cwt71.00–71.005791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278158.49/cwt157.00–160.004412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315135.63/cwt130.00–140.004275
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328151.94/cwt145.00–160.004988
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371148.45/cwt144.00–161.005519
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372136.17/cwt130.00–141.0050713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428131.78/cwt126.00–139.005646
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432143.42/cwt141.00–153.0062023
Heifers—Medium and Large 3443114.51/cwt113.00–116.005072
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455110.00/cwt110.00–110.005011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469140.16/cwt133.00–143.0065710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481133.32/cwt120.00–139.0064110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525118.50/cwt118.00–119.006222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528133.37/cwt125.00–137.0070421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555123.00/cwt123.00–123.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567129.98/cwt125.00–134.0073712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed568132.00/cwt132.00–132.007502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added587135.50/cwt135.50–135.507953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1611135.77/cwt125.00–137.0083041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620110.58/cwt108.00–113.006862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1661122.77/cwt115.00–128.008124
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy685107.00/cwt107.00–107.007331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1738114.01/cwt113.00–115.008412
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1490139.00/cwt139.00–139.006811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522137.68/cwt130.00–147.0071922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524124.93/cwt116.00–130.006557
Bulls—Medium and Large 353080.00/cwt80.00–80.004241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569133.90/cwt125.00–140.5076222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570113.65/cwt104.00–119.006484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613129.52/cwt124.00–134.0079410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1674119.65/cwt112.00–127.008067
Bulls—Medium and Large 1723122.10/cwt113.00–128.008833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1763112.01/cwt109.00–115.008552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1816105.18/cwt98.00–109.008585
Bulls—Medium and Large 195097.00/cwt97.00–97.009221
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,16869.93/cwt50.00–75.008176
Bulls——1,57083.42/cwt80.50–85.001,3105
Bulls——1,80488.64/cwt87.00–91.001,5994
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight75135.85/cwt30.00–40.002694
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81040.00/cwt40.00–40.003241
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight81546.00/cwt46.00–46.003751
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84555.00/cwt55.00–55.004651
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight84852.00/cwt51.00–53.004412
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight85045.00/cwt45.00–45.003831
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight85044.00/cwt44.00–44.003741
Cows—Lean 85-90%85538.00/cwt38.00–38.003251
Cows—Boner 80-85%95637.50/cwt30.00–43.003596
Cows—Boner 80-85%98954.60/cwt52.00–56.0054011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,00553.00/cwt53.00–53.005331
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01050.00/cwt50.00–50.005051
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01554.87/cwt53.00–57.005572
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03948.60/cwt47.00–50.0050512
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04460.74/cwt58.00–63.006344
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06060.64/cwt59.50–63.006434
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26061.29/cwt60.50–62.507724
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,35090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,2151
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2940857.98/cwt725.00–975.008,0652
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-296063.00/cwt63.00–63.006052
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,019849.52/cwt675.00–950.008,6578
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02859.57/cwt45.00–65.006123
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,069717.39/cwt625.00–750.007,6694
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,074940.02/cwt750.00–1,115.0010,0964
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09661.32/cwt58.00–66.006727
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,20761.70/cwt59.00–65.007453
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,22064.00/cwt64.00–64.007811
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2977746.34/cwt675.00–900.007,2925
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2995889.70/cwt825.00–950.008,8532
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,012847.08/cwt775.00–925.008,5726
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,041938.06/cwt750.00–1,300.009,76519
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,064.32/cwt925.00–1,175.0012,0802
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-280993.45/cwt87.00–98.007564
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-285053.00/cwt53.00–53.004511
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-291364.19/cwt56.00–74.0058610

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.