Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2020-10-15

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 15
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
705 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 629▼ 49 vs year ago 754 · −6.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 91▼ 15 vs year ago 106 · −14.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 20▼ 3 vs year ago 67 · −4.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 3.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 1.00-6.00 higher. No trend available for slaughter cows and bulls, were not reported last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.02/cwt on 295 head.
Average price
$121.02
295 head · 488 lb average
Value per head Derived
$591
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$175
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$36.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.58
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1500124.85625204
Medium and Large 2459115.1852964
Medium and Large 1-2440114.5650418thin
Medium and Large 350788.804509thin
One grade step is worth $36.05/cwt here — about $175 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 sale295 hd
121.02
—
AR average9 barns · 1,666 hd
121.61
−0.58
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—Low1,55374.361,15512
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39351.537189thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,07942.9346327
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,05839.564197thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2322133.15/cwt125.00–140.004296
Steers—Medium and Large 1326152.93/cwt143.00–162.5049914
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy329172.00/cwt172.00–172.005666
Steers—Medium and Large 2376135.97/cwt122.50–145.005118
Steers—Medium and Large 1379156.80/cwt145.00–169.0059426
Steers—Medium and Large 3395110.75/cwt99.00–122.504372
Steers—Medium and Large 1420141.05/cwt138.00–147.5059228
Steers—Medium and Large 3427105.04/cwt84.00–120.004495
Steers—Medium and Large 2431131.52/cwt121.00–137.5056711
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy440119.00/cwt119.00–119.005241
Steers—Medium and Large 1470144.64/cwt136.00–154.5068023
Steers—Medium and Large 2482129.94/cwt120.00–137.5062628
Steers—Medium and Large 3488113.95/cwt111.00–117.005562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522130.50/cwt130.50–130.506817
Steers—Medium and Large 1525134.51/cwt130.00–141.0070616
Steers—Medium and Large 2525124.00/cwt122.00–126.006512
Steers—Medium and Large 1572131.67/cwt127.00–139.007536
Steers—Medium and Large 359399.99/cwt97.00–103.005932
Steers—Medium and Large 1611121.91/cwt120.00–129.0074510
Steers—Medium and Large 2630116.00/cwt116.00–116.007311
Steers—Medium and Large 1664129.48/cwt128.00–134.008608
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330141.84/cwt135.00–146.0046816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335121.57/cwt115.00–125.004073
Heifers—Medium and Large 3355100.00/cwt100.00–100.003551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375116.61/cwt110.00–122.004379
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383134.48/cwt125.00–142.5051519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388116.50/cwt116.50–116.5045210
Heifers—Medium and Large 341567.00/cwt67.00–67.002781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420131.78/cwt127.50–147.0055324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420120.87/cwt106.00–127.0050824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460113.66/cwt110.00–118.005239
Heifers—Medium and Large 346394.10/cwt88.00–100.004362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473126.85/cwt123.00–136.0060037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475114.00/cwt114.00–114.005425
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519108.86/cwt98.00–115.005659
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520119.89/cwt115.00–127.0062347
Heifers—Medium and Large 353392.48/cwt89.00–96.004932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy535113.00/cwt113.00–113.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2557109.00/cwt109.00–109.006073
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570108.20/cwt103.00–110.006175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574118.99/cwt111.00–123.0068334
Heifers—Medium and Large 359386.51/cwt83.00–90.005132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy595104.00/cwt104.00–104.006191
Heifers—Medium and Large 361586.00/cwt86.00–86.005291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627117.77/cwt110.00–123.007389
Heifers—Medium and Large 2638101.98/cwt100.00–104.006512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1664118.84/cwt117.00–123.007897
Heifers—Medium and Large 2667102.93/cwt99.00–107.006873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728110.64/cwt105.00–113.008058
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755114.00/cwt114.00–114.008611
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Full510111.00/cwt111.00–111.005661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524129.54/cwt120.00–136.0067928
Bulls—Medium and Large 2536109.52/cwt98.00–117.005874
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572107.70/cwt94.00–115.006167
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574123.40/cwt115.00–133.0070818
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615111.00/cwt111.00–111.006831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620122.81/cwt112.00–130.5076116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1667118.78/cwt113.00–124.007927
Bulls—Medium and Large 2677109.00/cwt109.00–109.007383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1718113.68/cwt111.00–117.008163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770108.47/cwt107.00–110.008352
Bulls—Medium and Large 278587.50/cwt85.00–90.006872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1825104.00/cwt104.00–104.008581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1880104.00/cwt104.00–104.009151
Bulls—Medium and Large 299070.00/cwt70.00–70.006931
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 383555.00/cwt55.00–55.004591
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30063.64/cwt60.00–70.008273
Bulls——1,43675.82/cwt73.50–77.501,0895
Bulls——1,89080.56/cwt78.00–83.501,5234
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight83226.26/cwt16.00–33.002183
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight84043.00/cwt43.00–43.003611
Cows—Boner 80-85%91523.00/cwt23.00–23.002101
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00027.91/cwt19.00–35.002793
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04539.01/cwt38.00–41.004083
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06044.00/cwt44.00–44.004661
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11649.72/cwt48.00–50.505553
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12450.20/cwt48.00–52.005648
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16045.07/cwt42.00–47.0052311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36548.56/cwt47.00–50.006632
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40152.38/cwt50.50–55.507347
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1582,278.71/cwt1,900.00–2,500.0026,3873
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-283032.00/cwt32.00–32.002661
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965802.72/cwt775.00–825.007,7462
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2998658.55/cwt600.00–800.006,5724
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06950.76/cwt48.00–55.005434
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0011,3401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09357.03/cwt52.00–63.006232
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,118807.29/cwt625.00–1,000.009,0269
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,172932.15/cwt700.00–1,050.0010,9257
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,175902.13/cwt800.00–1,000.0010,6003
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2906863.03/cwt800.00–900.007,8194
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715101.00/cwt101.00–101.007221
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2889918.99/cwt850.00–1,000.008,1704
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2965900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,6851
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,045875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,1441
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2765560.00/cwt560.00–560.004,2841
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-277276.26/cwt57.00–90.005893
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-284353.48/cwt53.00–54.004512
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-286378.02/cwt58.00–98.006738

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.