Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2019-05-23

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, May 23
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
← earliestMay 23Jun 6
Feeder Cattle receipts
420 head
420 vs last sale 0 420 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
65 vs last sale 0 65 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
10 vs last sale 0 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle Pot Load SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $157.19/cwt on 161 head.
Average price
$157.19
161 head · 462 lb average
Value per head Derived
$726
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$195
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.45
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1470161.26758118
Medium and Large 2446147.2865736
Medium and Large 3403139.595637thin
One grade step is worth $21.66/cwt here — about $195 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 sale161 hd
157.19
AR average6 barns · 678 hd
152.74
+4.45
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
BullsAverage1,46275.521,1047thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,13555.116258thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03254.3156117
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low95344.5142417

Every lot, as filed

82 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1775125.00/cwt125.00–125.009691
HeifersMedium and Large 3480130.00/cwt130.00–130.006241
HeifersMedium and Large 3420128.00/cwt128.00–128.005381
HeifersMedium and Large 2436136.64/cwt134.00–140.005969
HeifersMedium and Large 2533123.37/cwt121.00–129.006588
HeifersMedium and Large 2371140.20/cwt139.00–142.005205
HeifersMedium and Large 2470129.24/cwt125.00–135.006073
HeifersMedium and Large 2330144.53/cwt140.00–151.004773
HeifersMedium and Large 2610127.00/cwt127.00–127.007751
HeifersMedium and Large 2555127.00/cwt127.00–127.007051
HeifersMedium and Large 2Full475126.00/cwt126.00–126.005991
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed720124.00/cwt124.00–124.008933
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed360160.00/cwt160.00–160.005761
HeifersMedium and Large 1523136.21/cwt132.00–142.0071236
HeifersMedium and Large 1480137.20/cwt133.00–145.0065927
HeifersMedium and Large 1427141.87/cwt132.00–145.0060616
HeifersMedium and Large 1381147.34/cwt140.00–152.0056111
HeifersMedium and Large 1568135.44/cwt130.00–140.007699
HeifersMedium and Large 1309151.78/cwt148.00–153.004696
HeifersMedium and Large 1615126.97/cwt125.00–129.007814
HeifersMedium and Large 1728117.51/cwt115.00–120.008552
HeifersMedium and Large 1760116.00/cwt116.00–116.008821
HeifersMedium and Large 1685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008221
HeifersMedium and Large 1290153.00/cwt153.00–153.004441
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full335142.00/cwt142.00–142.004761
BullsSmall and Medium 352066.00/cwt66.00–66.003431
BullsMedium and Large 3590101.00/cwt101.00–101.005961
BullsMedium and Large 3535119.00/cwt119.00–119.006371
BullsMedium and Large 3380150.00/cwt150.00–150.005701
BullsMedium and Large 2566125.99/cwt125.00–129.007134
BullsMedium and Large 2623128.34/cwt125.00–132.008003
BullsMedium and Large 2518136.49/cwt136.00–137.007072
BullsMedium and Large 2875100.00/cwt100.00–100.008751
BullsMedium and Large 2715115.00/cwt115.00–115.008221
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy490126.00/cwt126.00–126.006171
BullsMedium and Large 1612135.15/cwt129.00–143.0082716
BullsMedium and Large 1653135.00/cwt135.00–135.0088211
BullsMedium and Large 1563141.81/cwt132.00–146.5079811
BullsMedium and Large 1525144.51/cwt135.00–150.0075911
BullsMedium and Large 1485137.00/cwt137.00–137.006641
BullsMedium and Large 1430155.00/cwt155.00–155.006671
CowsLean 85-90%1,04657.82/cwt52.50–60.5060510
CowsLean 85-90%99844.96/cwt36.00–51.004494
CowsLean 85-90%1,03255.08/cwt53.00–56.505683
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,15360.03/cwt59.50–61.006923
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,12854.21/cwt52.50–55.506113
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,11849.07/cwt48.00–50.005492
CowsBoner 80-85%77135.83/cwt30.00–44.002768
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08248.23/cwt45.00–50.505225
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24554.50/cwt54.50–54.506792
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06359.94/cwt58.50–61.006372
Bulls1,63983.72/cwt80.00–86.001,3724
Bulls1,22564.58/cwt53.00–74.007913
Stock CowsMedium and Large 179582.77/cwt80.00–85.006582
Stock CowsMedium and Large 169580.00/cwt80.00–80.005561
Stock CowsMedium and Large 188063.69/cwt58.50–70.005602
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2751,410.00/cwt1,410.00–1,410.0017,9781
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,000800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,30555.50/cwt55.50–55.507241
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,26054.00/cwt54.00–54.006801
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 3800420.00/cwt420.00–420.003,3602
SteersMedium and Large 3475136.97/cwt136.00–138.006512
SteersMedium and Large 3383143.04/cwt141.00–145.005482
SteersMedium and Large 3330145.06/cwt143.00–147.004792
SteersMedium and Large 3445127.00/cwt127.00–127.005651
SteersMedium and Large 2478146.77/cwt140.00–154.007029
SteersMedium and Large 2512138.22/cwt130.00–155.007087
SteersMedium and Large 2327160.66/cwt156.00–165.005257
SteersMedium and Large 2410151.53/cwt147.00–155.006216
SteersMedium and Large 2375156.57/cwt150.00–162.505873
SteersMedium and Large 2715105.00/cwt105.00–105.007511
SteersMedium and Large 2Full575129.00/cwt129.00–129.007421
SteersMedium and Large 2Full485136.00/cwt136.00–136.006601
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy525140.00/cwt140.00–140.007351
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500169.50/cwt169.50–169.5084810
SteersMedium and Large 1520153.05/cwt151.00–154.0079621
SteersMedium and Large 1418164.86/cwt159.00–168.0068921
SteersMedium and Large 1472159.68/cwt151.00–166.0075419
SteersMedium and Large 1374171.60/cwt162.50–180.0064218
SteersMedium and Large 1576151.69/cwt151.00–153.0087414
SteersMedium and Large 1320177.19/cwt170.00–182.505679
SteersMedium and Large 1665138.20/cwt135.00–145.009195

How this sale compares

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.