Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2019-09-19

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 19
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
443 head
221 vs last sale 664 443 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
128 vs last sale 196 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
0 vs last sale 35 35 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 500 lbs sold 5.00-9.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 5.00-7.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.19/cwt on 153 head.
Average price
$129.19
153 head · 399 lb average
Value per head Derived
$516
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$135
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.31
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1393133.13524115
Medium and Large 2415120.1549829
Medium and Large 1-2560110.006163thin
Medium and Large 3364106.913896thin
One grade step is worth $26.22/cwt here — about $135 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 sale153 hd
129.19
AR average9 barns · 1,137 hd
124.88
+4.31
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
BullsAverage1,48569.831,03710
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,19149.4358911
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03046.5347919
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,06745.7848827

Every lot, as filed

83 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 2Fleshy440107.00/cwt107.00–107.004711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006163
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement590150.00/cwt150.00–150.008851
HeifersMedium and Large 1261142.98/cwt130.00–145.0037331
HeifersMedium and Large 1372135.34/cwt130.00–139.0050320
HeifersMedium and Large 1521119.62/cwt115.00–123.0062318
HeifersMedium and Large 1421135.45/cwt128.00–139.0057018
HeifersMedium and Large 1311136.34/cwt130.00–140.0042410
HeifersMedium and Large 1471130.59/cwt127.00–141.006157
HeifersMedium and Large 1568115.59/cwt115.00–116.006575
HeifersMedium and Large 1613116.03/cwt113.00–118.007113
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006271
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy490116.00/cwt116.00–116.005681
BullsMedium and Large 3455100.00/cwt100.00–100.004551
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy455139.00/cwt139.00–139.006321
HeifersMedium and Large 3370104.48/cwt100.00–114.003873
HeifersMedium and Large 3313110.01/cwt109.00–111.003442
HeifersMedium and Large 3445108.00/cwt108.00–108.004811
HeifersMedium and Large 2471120.10/cwt110.00–126.005668
HeifersMedium and Large 2378122.15/cwt115.00–128.004628
HeifersMedium and Large 2417121.11/cwt112.00–127.005055
HeifersMedium and Large 2326123.96/cwt120.00–126.004045
HeifersMedium and Large 2575104.00/cwt104.00–104.005981
HeifersMedium and Large 2510110.00/cwt110.00–110.005611
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed540131.00/cwt131.00–131.007071
BullsMedium and Large 2623117.49/cwt117.00–118.007322
BullsMedium and Large 2510113.49/cwt112.00–115.005792
BullsMedium and Large 2418116.13/cwt109.00–123.004852
BullsMedium and Large 2695103.00/cwt103.00–103.007161
BullsMedium and Large 2585108.00/cwt108.00–108.006321
BullsMedium and Large 2455127.00/cwt127.00–127.005781
BullsMedium and Large 1-2690106.00/cwt106.00–106.007314
BullsMedium and Large 1520129.91/cwt120.00–135.0067627
BullsMedium and Large 1572127.74/cwt120.00–133.0073120
BullsMedium and Large 1730112.44/cwt109.00–114.008217
BullsMedium and Large 1608123.33/cwt120.00–131.007506
BullsMedium and Large 1472129.80/cwt125.00–134.006135
BullsMedium and Large 185395.01/cwt90.00–100.008102
BullsMedium and Large 1663121.02/cwt120.00–122.008022
BullsMedium and Large 1410130.51/cwt130.00–131.005352
BullsMedium and Large 191090.00/cwt90.00–90.008191
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight87542.46/cwt40.00–45.003722
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight80538.00/cwt38.00–38.003061
CowsLean 85-90%1,05347.30/cwt45.00–49.004988
CowsLean 85-90%1,12550.75/cwt50.00–53.505715
CowsLean 85-90%99043.02/cwt42.00–44.004263
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30651.60/cwt50.50–53.506746
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,05346.83/cwt45.00–48.004935
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight85034.00/cwt34.00–34.002891
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight77540.00/cwt40.00–40.003101
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09647.88/cwt46.00–51.0052512
CowsBoner 80-85%1,00040.56/cwt34.00–44.004069
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25555.60/cwt52.00–58.006984
Bulls1,60374.92/cwt73.00–76.501,2015
Bulls1,28961.18/cwt50.00–70.007894
Bulls1,67579.00/cwt79.00–79.001,3231
Stock CowsMedium and Large 185169.93/cwt58.00–95.0059511
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,250625.00/cwt625.00–625.007,8131
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1900645.00/cwt645.00–645.005,8051
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1904656.71/cwt550.00–775.005,9376
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,170600.00/cwt600.00–600.007,0201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 194080.00/cwt80.00–80.007521
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550124.00/cwt124.00–124.006821
SteersMedium and Large 1585133.00/cwt133.00–133.007781
SteersMedium and Large 1510136.40/cwt129.00–143.006964
SteersMedium and Large 1311155.44/cwt145.00–168.004838
SteersMedium and Large 1464144.04/cwt141.00–150.006689
SteersMedium and Large 1424147.97/cwt144.00–162.0062717
SteersMedium and Large 1367153.38/cwt143.00–166.0056323
SteersMedium and Large 1-2290146.00/cwt146.00–146.004239
SteersMedium and Large 2500119.00/cwt119.00–119.005951
SteersMedium and Large 2324135.03/cwt130.00–140.004375
SteersMedium and Large 2474133.36/cwt121.00–138.006329
SteersMedium and Large 2376135.34/cwt129.00–141.0050910
SteersMedium and Large 2428133.09/cwt120.00–142.0057012
SteersMedium and Large 3325120.00/cwt120.00–120.003901
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,40892.33/cwt80.00–106.001,3002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,100875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,6251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,113888.76/cwt875.00–900.009,8922
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,075876.74/cwt825.00–900.009,4253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 199549.48/cwt46.00–54.004923
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,27052.00/cwt52.00–52.006601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 192551.00/cwt51.00–51.004721

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.