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 Sep 15, 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
Bulls—Low1,50176.331,14519
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 2—525125.09/cwt117.50–128.006579
HeifersMedium and Large 2—591126.69/cwt120.00–128.007496
HeifersMedium and Large 2—420133.21/cwt131.00–134.005595
HeifersMedium and Large 2—484131.25/cwt128.00–135.006354
HeifersMedium and Large 2—623117.49/cwt116.00–119.007322
HeifersMedium and Large 2—340131.00/cwt131.00–131.004451
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—560143.00/cwt143.00–143.008013
HeifersMedium and Large 1—470137.39/cwt133.00–140.0064618
HeifersMedium and Large 1—427137.99/cwt136.00–139.0058911
HeifersMedium and Large 1—576131.69/cwt129.00–139.0075910
HeifersMedium and Large 1—324142.94/cwt135.00–149.004637
HeifersMedium and Large 1—621125.81/cwt123.00–128.007816
HeifersMedium and Large 1—523137.15/cwt135.00–138.007176
HeifersMedium and Large 1—376139.11/cwt133.00–144.005236
HeifersMedium and Large 1—665121.29/cwt119.00–125.008073
HeifersMedium and Large 1—820115.00/cwt115.00–115.009431
HeifersMedium and Large 1—790117.00/cwt117.00–117.009241
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—620115.00/cwt115.00–115.007131
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—535120.00/cwt120.00–120.006421
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—460120.00/cwt120.00–120.005521
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—575131.03/cwt130.00–132.007532
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—605122.00/cwt122.00–122.007381
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—485145.00/cwt145.00–145.007031
BullsMedium and Large 2—560119.25/cwt110.00–128.006684
BullsMedium and Large 2—524124.51/cwt120.00–129.006524
BullsMedium and Large 2—470126.00/cwt124.00–128.005923
BullsMedium and Large 2—720107.97/cwt103.00–113.007772
BullsMedium and Large 2—618118.98/cwt117.00–121.007352
BullsMedium and Large 2—790100.00/cwt100.00–100.007901
BullsMedium and Large 2—435130.00/cwt130.00–130.005661
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—603144.00/cwt144.00–144.008683
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—525145.00/cwt145.00–145.007611
BullsMedium and Large 1—628130.46/cwt124.00–137.0081913
BullsMedium and Large 1—570135.83/cwt131.00–139.0077413
BullsMedium and Large 1—534136.61/cwt133.00–140.0072912
BullsMedium and Large 1—813120.56/cwt116.00–124.009805
BullsMedium and Large 1—671128.73/cwt116.00–140.008645
BullsMedium and Large 1—92096.00/cwt96.00–96.008832
BullsMedium and Large 1—865106.53/cwt105.00–108.009212
BullsMedium and Large 1—778121.05/cwt116.00–126.009422
BullsMedium and Large 1—720122.55/cwt120.00–125.008822
BullsMedium and Large 1—483130.49/cwt130.00–131.006302
BullsMedium and Large 1—403142.52/cwt140.00–145.005742
BullsMedium and Large 1—96098.00/cwt98.00–98.009411
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy—1,33584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,1213
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy—475121.00/cwt121.00–121.005751
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy—835142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,1901
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—93353.99/cwt50.00–58.005043
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—91542.00/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 Weight—88238.66/cwt36.00–45.003416
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight—81846.43/cwt44.00–49.003805
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight—90055.00/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
Bulls——1,23766.25/cwt46.00–79.008209
Bulls——1,57883.05/cwt80.00–85.001,3116
Bulls——1,97888.92/cwt87.50–92.001,7594
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—91378.73/cwt73.00–84.007192
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,067891.41/cwt875.00–900.009,5113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,055702.73/cwt675.00–725.007,4142
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,03068.00/cwt68.00–68.007001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,34565.00/cwt65.00–65.008741
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,2201,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0013,1151
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,1001,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0012,3751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—850850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,2251
SteersMedium and Large 3—560115.00/cwt115.00–115.006441
SteersMedium and Large 3—390127.50/cwt127.50–127.504971
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—435140.00/cwt140.00–140.006091
SteersMedium and Large 2—472136.82/cwt129.00–142.5064610
SteersMedium and Large 2—526128.50/cwt128.00–130.006768
SteersMedium and Large 2—417137.34/cwt129.00–142.005738
SteersMedium and Large 2—377148.90/cwt140.00–155.005618
SteersMedium and Large 2—330159.06/cwt155.00–162.005253
SteersMedium and Large 2—553129.00/cwt128.00–130.007132
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy—473120.51/cwt120.00–121.005702
SteersMedium and Large 1—513143.38/cwt139.00–146.0073615
SteersMedium and Large 1—478145.72/cwt142.00–156.0069712
SteersMedium and Large 1—427150.52/cwt145.00–158.0064311
SteersMedium and Large 1—624140.13/cwt134.00–146.0087410
SteersMedium and Large 1—318174.08/cwt167.50–179.005549
SteersMedium and Large 1—368168.05/cwt156.00–172.506187
SteersMedium and Large 1—572142.97/cwt140.00–150.008186
SteersMedium and Large 1—810125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0131
SteersMedium and Large 1—655140.00/cwt140.00–140.009171
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—385150.00/cwt150.00–150.005781
HeifersMedium and Large 3—54581.00/cwt81.00–81.004411
HeifersMedium and Large 3—460112.00/cwt112.00–112.005151
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—373143.00/cwt143.00–143.005333
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—320137.50/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.