Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2020-09-10

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 10
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
781 head
▲ 452 vs last sale 329▲ 117 vs year ago 664 · +17.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 36▼ 81 vs year ago 196 · −41.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 17▲ 53 vs year ago 35 · +151.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 6.00 lower, 400-600 lbs sold 2.00-3.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower, 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 $143.00/cwt on 316 head.
Average price
$143.00
316 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$678
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$336
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$87.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.51
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1493149.20736182
Medium and Large 2444139.29618112
Medium and Large 1-2498125.506252thin
Medium and Large 3421121.1050916thin
Small and Medium 365061.504004thin
One grade step is worth $87.70/cwt here — about $336 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 sale316 hd
143.00
—
AR average6 barns · 774 hd
143.51
−0.51
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—High1,58786.191,36815
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,23362.167668thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05260.416357thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,04857.5860327

Every lot

107 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2324151.02/cwt140.00–159.004899
Steers—Medium and Large 3330122.61/cwt120.00–125.004052
Steers—Medium and Large 1331167.35/cwt160.00–177.5055420
Steers—Medium and Large 3373122.86/cwt115.00–131.004586
Steers—Medium and Large 1375161.42/cwt156.00–170.0060529
Steers—Medium and Large 2376142.96/cwt134.00–155.0053815
Steers—Medium and Large 3410122.50/cwt122.50–122.505021
Steers—Medium and Large 1413157.51/cwt151.00–169.0065134
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy430170.00/cwt170.00–170.007311
Steers—Medium and Large 2431143.08/cwt127.00–150.0061734
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added455168.00/cwt168.00–168.007641
Steers—Medium and Large 3472119.61/cwt110.00–124.005656
Steers—Medium and Large 1475148.30/cwt141.00–157.0070431
Steers—Medium and Large 2480135.49/cwt125.00–140.0065050
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2498125.50/cwt125.50–125.506252
Steers—Medium and Large 1513136.38/cwt133.00–145.007006
Steers—Medium and Large 2535125.00/cwt125.00–125.006691
Steers—Medium and Large 2560128.00/cwt128.00–128.007171
Steers—Medium and Large 1565142.42/cwt134.00–149.0080519
Steers—Small and Medium 356558.00/cwt58.00–58.003281
Steers—Medium and Large 3590115.00/cwt115.00–115.006791
Steers—Small and Medium 363551.00/cwt51.00–51.003241
Steers—Medium and Large 1637133.57/cwt128.00–139.0085116
Steers—Small and Medium 366065.00/cwt65.00–65.004291
Steers—Medium and Large 1666128.68/cwt123.00–136.008576
Steers—Medium and Large 2670116.00/cwt116.00–116.007771
Steers—Medium and Large 1740125.67/cwt118.00–130.009303
Steers—Medium and Large 274088.50/cwt88.50–88.506551
Steers—Small and Medium 374072.00/cwt72.00–72.005331
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added742132.00/cwt132.00–132.009792
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added765127.69/cwt124.00–128.5097710
Steers—Medium and Large 1825121.01/cwt117.00–129.009984
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3305100.00/cwt100.00–100.003051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318145.79/cwt135.00–150.0046413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2338128.31/cwt120.00–137.004342
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375106.69/cwt93.00–119.004002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378129.94/cwt120.00–139.004912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382145.33/cwt142.00–149.0055532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425138.01/cwt132.00–145.0058723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429131.41/cwt127.50–139.0056416
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435110.00/cwt110.00–110.004791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added461139.00/cwt139.00–139.0064111
Heifers—Small and Medium 346350.51/cwt50.00–51.002342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470131.02/cwt124.00–137.0061621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473122.88/cwt116.00–127.0058111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added515132.00/cwt132.00–132.006801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516114.66/cwt110.00–119.005927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521124.86/cwt120.00–129.5065129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added563130.50/cwt130.50–130.507359
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580111.68/cwt110.00–115.006483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583122.99/cwt118.00–129.0071715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added618131.04/cwt129.00–133.008102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618113.42/cwt110.00–115.007015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1629122.50/cwt117.00–128.0077110
Heifers—Medium and Large 268099.00/cwt99.00–99.006731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added683126.56/cwt125.00–127.0086420
Heifers—Medium and Large 1687119.01/cwt117.00–122.008183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705115.00/cwt115.00–115.008111
Heifers—Medium and Large 271090.00/cwt90.00–90.006391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added742118.61/cwt118.00–123.008808
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785113.00/cwt113.00–113.008871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added795116.00/cwt116.00–116.009222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1830107.00/cwt107.00–107.008881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added875110.00/cwt110.00–110.009631
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522130.33/cwt120.00–138.0068021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533111.84/cwt105.00–119.005962
Bulls—Medium and Large 2577110.91/cwt104.00–115.006403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580125.78/cwt118.00–131.0073033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1616123.99/cwt119.00–130.0076417
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625106.64/cwt105.00–110.006673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665122.00/cwt122.00–122.008111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1713117.50/cwt117.00–118.008382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1763116.66/cwt115.00–118.008903
Bulls—Medium and Large 278098.00/cwt98.00–98.007641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32774.57/cwt63.00–81.509903
Bulls——1,52486.60/cwt83.00–88.001,3205
Bulls——1,74490.87/cwt88.50–94.001,5857
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight80047.00/cwt47.00–47.003761
Cows—Boner 80-85%89550.00/cwt50.00–50.004481
Cows—Boner 80-85%99455.86/cwt53.00–58.0055514
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03056.28/cwt55.00–59.005803
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06863.51/cwt61.50–65.006784
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15361.41/cwt59.00–63.5070811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23063.61/cwt62.00–67.007825
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23859.74/cwt58.00–60.507403
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0016,0501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,7752,432.02/cwt2,200.00–2,700.0043,1683
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29991,267.77/cwt1,100.00–1,400.0012,6654
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,209.51/cwt750.00–1,450.0012,3973
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,120900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,0801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1331,198.68/cwt1,000.00–1,400.0013,5812
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0015,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-281568.00/cwt68.00–68.005541
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-283189.02/cwt83.00–95.007404
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-294764.03/cwt56.00–69.006066
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2925913.78/cwt800.00–975.008,4525
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29831,098.01/cwt925.00–1,250.0010,7933
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-296558.95/cwt56.00–62.005692
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0591,184.59/cwt1,050.00–1,250.0012,5454
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1081,057.45/cwt950.00–1,150.0011,7172
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1211,025.33/cwt725.00–1,350.0011,49426
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,128848.92/cwt700.00–950.009,5768
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,12860.82/cwt59.00–62.006864
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,180625.00/cwt625.00–625.007,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2031,024.04/cwt875.00–1,200.0012,3194
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,368811.88/cwt775.00–850.0011,1072

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.