Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2020-10-22

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 22
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
477 head
▼ 228 vs last sale 705▼ 660 vs year ago 1,137 · −58.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 91▲ 124 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
99 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 64▲ 99 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 6.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 1.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-8.00 lower. Some Value added cattle sold with a premium. Plain and or fleshy unweaned cattle sold with a discount. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.69/cwt on 166 head.
Average price
$118.69
166 head · 465 lb average
Value per head Derived
$552
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$99
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.29
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1455121.66554140
Medium and Large 2533104.6255820
Medium and Large 347196.494546thin
One grade step is worth $25.17/cwt here — about $99 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 sale166 hd
118.69
—
AR average9 barns · 1,184 hd
115.41
+3.29
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—Low1,43069.2699017
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,22551.7663416
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04146.904887thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low97944.1743225

Every lot

97 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 3310112.34/cwt102.50–122.503482
Steers—Medium and Large 2311133.29/cwt127.50–140.004155
Steers—Medium and Large 1320160.72/cwt156.00–162.0051411
Steers—Medium and Large 3361106.01/cwt84.00–120.003834
Steers—Medium and Large 1371163.13/cwt160.00–165.006058
Steers—Medium and Large 2375133.45/cwt125.00–147.005004
Steers—Medium and Large 3405109.00/cwt109.00–109.004411
Steers—Medium and Large 1415142.22/cwt137.00–150.0059018
Steers—Medium and Large 2430130.09/cwt120.00–136.0055923
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added444153.00/cwt153.00–153.006795
Steers—Medium and Large 1463140.71/cwt134.00–148.506517
Steers—Medium and Large 346580.00/cwt80.00–80.003721
Steers—Medium and Large 2480128.90/cwt124.00–138.0061918
Steers—Medium and Large 2500119.00/cwt119.00–119.005951
Steers—Medium and Large 2Full505100.00/cwt100.00–100.005051
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added524144.00/cwt144.00–144.007556
Steers—Medium and Large 1528126.48/cwt126.00–127.506683
Steers—Medium and Large 1550129.00/cwt129.00–129.007101
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added559146.00/cwt146.00–146.008167
Steers—Medium and Large 1625115.47/cwt112.00–119.007222
Steers—Medium and Large 1650117.00/cwt117.00–117.007611
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added717126.50/cwt126.50–126.509075
Steers—Medium and Large 1730119.50/cwt118.00–121.008722
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added840120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0081
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315117.00/cwt117.00–117.003691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325133.59/cwt125.00–140.0043420
Heifers—Medium and Large 3350112.00/cwt112.00–112.003921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379131.09/cwt123.00–138.0049724
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423114.53/cwt109.00–120.004842
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423102.47/cwt97.00–108.004332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427123.91/cwt116.00–127.5052932
Heifers—Medium and Large 346090.00/cwt90.00–90.004141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472118.27/cwt113.00–122.0055820
Heifers—Medium and Large 2487108.75/cwt105.00–112.005308
Heifers—Medium and Large 350592.00/cwt92.00–92.004651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518113.80/cwt109.00–119.0058921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532102.06/cwt97.00–108.005433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1581109.37/cwt105.00–116.0063512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605100.00/cwt100.00–100.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620107.12/cwt101.00–111.006647
Heifers—Medium and Large 366580.00/cwt80.00–80.005321
Heifers—Medium and Large 267494.29/cwt90.00–96.006364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675113.47/cwt112.00–115.007662
Heifers—Medium and Large 270593.00/cwt93.00–93.006561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728102.25/cwt102.00–102.507442
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515110.99/cwt110.00–112.005722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520125.54/cwt117.00–131.0065316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1577118.12/cwt112.00–124.0068223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2577106.16/cwt100.00–110.006136
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy59091.00/cwt91.00–91.005371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618110.48/cwt102.00–117.0068313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673106.08/cwt100.00–111.007145
Bulls—Medium and Large 1719100.65/cwt92.00–105.007247
Bulls—Medium and Large 177897.02/cwt90.00–104.007552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1830106.00/cwt106.00–106.008801
Bulls—Medium and Large 289088.00/cwt88.00–88.007831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1920104.00/cwt104.00–104.009571
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,00070.00/cwt70.00–70.007001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,18659.75/cwt41.00–70.007097
Bulls——1,54174.81/cwt72.00–77.001,1537
Bulls——1,74078.50/cwt78.50–78.501,3663
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight80030.00/cwt30.00–30.002402
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight84541.00/cwt41.00–41.003464
Cows—Boner 80-85%95842.00/cwt42.00–42.004024
Cows—Lean 85-90%96038.00/cwt38.00–38.003651
Cows—Boner 80-85%96035.00/cwt35.00–35.003361
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02246.51/cwt44.00–48.504758
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05351.58/cwt49.00–53.005434
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05842.00/cwt42.00–42.004442
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08650.87/cwt49.00–53.505526
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,17149.92/cwt47.50–51.505858
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27853.60/cwt52.00–57.506858
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,40892.83/cwt89.00–95.001,3073
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2987706.13/cwt650.00–775.006,9705
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,034676.36/cwt550.00–800.006,9944
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07449.50/cwt40.00–65.005326
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,101827.27/cwt725.00–875.009,1084
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,143763.26/cwt575.00–915.008,72416
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150585.00/cwt585.00–585.006,7281
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,15857.10/cwt55.00–58.006614
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,159745.25/cwt600.00–800.008,6374
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,17449.34/cwt46.00–52.505794
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,21050.00/cwt50.00–50.006051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,25953.37/cwt51.00–59.006728
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed840600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,0401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,044.00/cwt925.00–1,100.0010,4403
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0191,002.70/cwt900.00–1,075.0010,2185
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0012,7601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,165894.21/cwt850.00–950.0010,4184
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,208961.24/cwt900.00–1,100.0011,6123
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-270391.95/cwt79.00–105.006462
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-279582.19/cwt75.00–91.006532
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2858671.28/cwt600.00–750.005,7602
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,110900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,9901
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-283663.66/cwt45.50–100.005328
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-285157.24/cwt50.00–65.004879
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900107.50/cwt107.50–107.509681

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.