Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2019-07-18

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 18
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
435 head
382 vs last sale 817 435 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
38 vs last sale 82 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
37 vs last sale 46 9 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 mostly steady to 2.00 higher, except 400-500 lb weights selling 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 3.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Several groups of very Fancy tiger-stripe heifers sold with a very high premium. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.02/cwt on 206 head.
Average price
$139.02
206 head · 488 lb average
Value per head Derived
$678
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$157
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$35.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.44
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1482144.25695162
Medium and Large 2485120.7058632
Medium and Large 1-2603120.067249thin
Medium and Large 3493109.005383thin
One grade step is worth $35.25/cwt here — about $157 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 sale206 hd
139.02
AR average8 barns · 1,385 hd
134.58
+4.44
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
BullsHigh1,41079.101,1165thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,15857.6366710
CowsLean 85-90%High96354.8352811
CowsBoner 80-85%Low93549.4746314

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2365129.39/cwt123.00–135.004727
HeifersMedium and Large 2516115.78/cwt110.00–122.005976
HeifersMedium and Large 2627116.64/cwt110.00–120.007315
HeifersMedium and Large 2420120.40/cwt118.00–124.005065
HeifersMedium and Large 2468122.48/cwt115.00–128.005734
HeifersMedium and Large 2658109.95/cwt106.00–114.007232
HeifersMedium and Large 2570118.50/cwt114.00–123.006752
HeifersMedium and Large 2320130.00/cwt130.00–130.004161
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2557122.50/cwt122.50–122.506825
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2660117.00/cwt117.00–117.007724
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added498136.00/cwt136.00–136.0067714
HeifersMedium and Large 1519128.95/cwt123.00–133.0066928
HeifersMedium and Large 1473133.25/cwt130.00–136.0063021
HeifersMedium and Large 1659124.36/cwt120.00–125.5082013
HeifersMedium and Large 1414134.55/cwt131.00–144.0055713
HeifersMedium and Large 1335137.08/cwt134.00–142.0045912
HeifersMedium and Large 1561126.31/cwt124.50–130.0070910
HeifersMedium and Large 1773117.00/cwt117.00–117.009043
HeifersMedium and Large 1623122.43/cwt120.00–125.007632
HeifersMedium and Large 1920107.00/cwt107.00–107.009841
HeifersMedium and Large 1805111.00/cwt111.00–111.008941
HeifersMedium and Large 1725112.00/cwt112.00–112.008121
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy690110.00/cwt110.00–110.007591
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy615110.00/cwt110.00–110.006771
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy590112.00/cwt112.00–112.006611
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy435121.00/cwt121.00–121.005261
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy326199.50/cwt199.50–199.5065013
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy438181.50/cwt181.50–181.5079511
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy394191.50/cwt191.50–191.507558
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy462187.00/cwt187.00–187.008643
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy278180.00/cwt180.00–180.005002
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy248180.00/cwt180.00–180.004462
BullsMedium and Large 2517117.25/cwt115.00–118.006064
BullsMedium and Large 2483120.00/cwt120.00–120.005803
BullsMedium and Large 2563120.48/cwt115.00–126.006782
BullsMedium and Large 294571.00/cwt71.00–71.006711
BullsMedium and Large 281092.00/cwt92.00–92.007451
BullsMedium and Large 2620118.00/cwt118.00–118.007321
BullsMedium and Large 1567130.96/cwt127.00–136.007439
BullsMedium and Large 1533135.96/cwt134.00–138.007259
BullsMedium and Large 1616124.97/cwt120.00–129.007705
BullsMedium and Large 1673117.45/cwt116.00–119.007902
BullsMedium and Large 1955100.00/cwt100.00–100.009551
BullsMedium and Large 1945101.00/cwt101.00–101.009541
BullsMedium and Large 1820116.00/cwt116.00–116.009511
BullsMedium and Large 1455138.00/cwt138.00–138.006281
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy77597.00/cwt97.00–97.007521
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy665102.00/cwt102.00–102.006781
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy610101.00/cwt101.00–101.006161
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy595119.00/cwt119.00–119.007081
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight88855.00/cwt52.00–59.004883
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight87047.00/cwt47.00–47.004091
CowsLean 85-90%99360.01/cwt58.00–62.005964
CowsLean 85-90%98048.57/cwt47.00–50.004762
CowsLean 85-90%1,13054.00/cwt54.00–54.006101
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,18560.13/cwt57.50–63.007137
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,09551.80/cwt50.00–55.005673
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight82142.08/cwt36.00–49.003455
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight89047.00/cwt47.00–47.004181
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight81550.00/cwt50.00–50.004081
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07857.46/cwt56.00–59.506195
CowsBoner 80-85%94548.92/cwt48.00–50.004622
Bulls1,59585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,3562
Bulls1,31379.26/cwt77.00–82.001,0412
Bulls1,23567.00/cwt67.00–67.008271
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1725100.61/cwt94.00–106.007293
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1825650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,3631
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,055775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,1761
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0901,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 190565.00/cwt65.00–65.005881
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,133800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,0642
SteersSmall and Medium 21,10557.00/cwt57.00–57.006301
SteersSmall and Medium 296066.00/cwt66.00–66.006341
SteersMedium and Large 3525117.00/cwt117.00–117.006141
SteersMedium and Large 3445118.00/cwt118.00–118.005251
HeifersMedium and Large 3405104.00/cwt104.00–104.004211
HeifersMedium and Large 3485118.00/cwt118.00–118.005721
HeifersMedium and Large 3590105.00/cwt105.00–105.006201
SteersMedium and Large 1305163.00/cwt163.00–163.004971
SteersMedium and Large 1585132.00/cwt132.00–132.007721
SteersMedium and Large 1755131.00/cwt131.00–131.009891
SteersMedium and Large 1830124.96/cwt122.00–128.001,0372
SteersMedium and Large 1378155.16/cwt152.00–157.505873
SteersMedium and Large 1627129.67/cwt129.00–130.008133
SteersMedium and Large 1675132.99/cwt130.00–134.008984
SteersMedium and Large 1524137.93/cwt134.00–144.007236
SteersMedium and Large 1479140.06/cwt138.00–148.006717
SteersMedium and Large 1434146.33/cwt144.00–152.0063513
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added657139.00/cwt139.00–139.009133
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added519143.00/cwt143.00–143.007428
SteersMedium and Large 1-2562131.00/cwt131.00–131.007363
SteersMedium and Large 1-2454141.50/cwt141.50–141.5064216
SteersMedium and Large 1-2371143.50/cwt143.50–143.5053218
SteersMedium and Large 2610124.00/cwt124.00–124.007561
SteersMedium and Large 2665123.00/cwt123.00–123.008181
SteersMedium and Large 2533125.98/cwt121.00–131.006712
SteersMedium and Large 2585131.00/cwt126.00–136.007662
SteersMedium and Large 2324141.33/cwt131.00–148.004584
SteersMedium and Large 2378136.08/cwt130.00–143.005145
SteersMedium and Large 2419132.89/cwt127.00–142.005577
SteersMedium and Large 2471134.57/cwt128.00–144.0063415

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.