Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2019-08-01

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 1
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
357 head
316 vs last sale 673 357 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
47 vs last sale 41 88 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
1 vs last sale 15 14 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 under 400 lbs sold 14.00 higher. over 400 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 3.00-8.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, a few exceptional Boners sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $145.45/cwt on 117 head.
Average price
$145.45
117 head · 468 lb average
Value per head Derived
$681
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$147
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.01
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1481150.3072273
Medium and Large 2447138.1561742
Medium and Large 3475121.255762thin
One grade step is worth $29.05/cwt here — about $147 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 sale117 hd
145.45
AR average10 barns · 1,256 hd
145.43
+0.01
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
BullsLow1,50176.331,14519
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,30061.1079412
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03254.5156213
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,05452.0854938

Every lot, as filed

95 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 2525125.09/cwt117.50–128.006579
HeifersMedium and Large 2591126.69/cwt120.00–128.007496
HeifersMedium and Large 2420133.21/cwt131.00–134.005595
HeifersMedium and Large 2484131.25/cwt128.00–135.006354
HeifersMedium and Large 2623117.49/cwt116.00–119.007322
HeifersMedium and Large 2340131.00/cwt131.00–131.004451
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed560143.00/cwt143.00–143.008013
HeifersMedium and Large 1470137.39/cwt133.00–140.0064618
HeifersMedium and Large 1427137.99/cwt136.00–139.0058911
HeifersMedium and Large 1576131.69/cwt129.00–139.0075910
HeifersMedium and Large 1324142.94/cwt135.00–149.004637
HeifersMedium and Large 1621125.81/cwt123.00–128.007816
HeifersMedium and Large 1523137.15/cwt135.00–138.007176
HeifersMedium and Large 1376139.11/cwt133.00–144.005236
HeifersMedium and Large 1665121.29/cwt119.00–125.008073
HeifersMedium and Large 1820115.00/cwt115.00–115.009431
HeifersMedium and Large 1790117.00/cwt117.00–117.009241
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy620115.00/cwt115.00–115.007131
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy535120.00/cwt120.00–120.006421
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy460120.00/cwt120.00–120.005521
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed575131.03/cwt130.00–132.007532
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed605122.00/cwt122.00–122.007381
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed485145.00/cwt145.00–145.007031
BullsMedium and Large 2560119.25/cwt110.00–128.006684
BullsMedium and Large 2524124.51/cwt120.00–129.006524
BullsMedium and Large 2470126.00/cwt124.00–128.005923
BullsMedium and Large 2720107.97/cwt103.00–113.007772
BullsMedium and Large 2618118.98/cwt117.00–121.007352
BullsMedium and Large 2790100.00/cwt100.00–100.007901
BullsMedium and Large 2435130.00/cwt130.00–130.005661
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed603144.00/cwt144.00–144.008683
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed525145.00/cwt145.00–145.007611
BullsMedium and Large 1628130.46/cwt124.00–137.0081913
BullsMedium and Large 1570135.83/cwt131.00–139.0077413
BullsMedium and Large 1534136.61/cwt133.00–140.0072912
BullsMedium and Large 1813120.56/cwt116.00–124.009805
BullsMedium and Large 1671128.73/cwt116.00–140.008645
BullsMedium and Large 192096.00/cwt96.00–96.008832
BullsMedium and Large 1865106.53/cwt105.00–108.009212
BullsMedium and Large 1778121.05/cwt116.00–126.009422
BullsMedium and Large 1720122.55/cwt120.00–125.008822
BullsMedium and Large 1483130.49/cwt130.00–131.006302
BullsMedium and Large 1403142.52/cwt140.00–145.005742
BullsMedium and Large 196098.00/cwt98.00–98.009411
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy1,33584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,1213
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy475121.00/cwt121.00–121.005751
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy835142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,1901
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight93353.99/cwt50.00–58.005043
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight91542.00/cwt42.00–42.003841
CowsLean 85-90%1,12757.79/cwt56.50–59.006513
CowsLean 85-90%1,08062.48/cwt60.00–66.006753
CowsLean 85-90%1,02547.96/cwt47.00–49.004923
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,31862.37/cwt60.00–65.008228
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,26558.55/cwt58.00–59.507414
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight88238.66/cwt36.00–45.003416
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight81846.43/cwt44.00–49.003805
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight90055.00/cwt55.00–55.004951
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23463.48/cwt60.00–70.0078310
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14956.99/cwt55.00–59.006558
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02846.14/cwt40.00–52.004748
Bulls1,23766.25/cwt46.00–79.008209
Bulls1,57883.05/cwt80.00–85.001,3116
Bulls1,97888.92/cwt87.50–92.001,7594
Stock CowsMedium and Large 191378.73/cwt73.00–84.007192
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,067891.41/cwt875.00–900.009,5113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,055702.73/cwt675.00–725.007,4142
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,03068.00/cwt68.00–68.007001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,34565.00/cwt65.00–65.008741
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2201,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0013,1151
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1001,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0012,3751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1850850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,2251
SteersMedium and Large 3560115.00/cwt115.00–115.006441
SteersMedium and Large 3390127.50/cwt127.50–127.504971
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed435140.00/cwt140.00–140.006091
SteersMedium and Large 2472136.82/cwt129.00–142.5064610
SteersMedium and Large 2526128.50/cwt128.00–130.006768
SteersMedium and Large 2417137.34/cwt129.00–142.005738
SteersMedium and Large 2377148.90/cwt140.00–155.005618
SteersMedium and Large 2330159.06/cwt155.00–162.005253
SteersMedium and Large 2553129.00/cwt128.00–130.007132
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy473120.51/cwt120.00–121.005702
SteersMedium and Large 1513143.38/cwt139.00–146.0073615
SteersMedium and Large 1478145.72/cwt142.00–156.0069712
SteersMedium and Large 1427150.52/cwt145.00–158.0064311
SteersMedium and Large 1624140.13/cwt134.00–146.0087410
SteersMedium and Large 1318174.08/cwt167.50–179.005549
SteersMedium and Large 1368168.05/cwt156.00–172.506187
SteersMedium and Large 1572142.97/cwt140.00–150.008186
SteersMedium and Large 1810125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0131
SteersMedium and Large 1655140.00/cwt140.00–140.009171
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy385150.00/cwt150.00–150.005781
HeifersMedium and Large 354581.00/cwt81.00–81.004411
HeifersMedium and Large 3460112.00/cwt112.00–112.005151
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed373143.00/cwt143.00–143.005333
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed320137.50/cwt137.50–137.504401

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.