Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2020-01-16

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 16
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
568 head
241 vs last sale 809 568 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
46 vs last sale 118 72 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
97 head
71 vs last sale 26 97 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 13.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 3.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 6.00-12.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.42/cwt on 239 head.
Average price
$136.42
239 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$725
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$226
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.04
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546139.54763165
Medium and Large 2479130.1062361
Medium and Large 1-2627128.2080310thin
Medium and Large 3447120.175373thin
One grade step is worth $19.38/cwt here — about $226 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 sale239 hd
136.42
AR average7 barns · 739 hd
134.37
+2.04
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
BullsAverage1,63475.921,24113
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,34457.517737thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10346.6051424
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05546.2048813

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 2381139.05/cwt131.00–149.0053014
HeifersMedium and Large 2522122.91/cwt116.00–129.0064211
SteersMedium and Large 2477148.58/cwt138.00–155.0070912
SteersMedium and Large 2426160.30/cwt149.00–167.506837
SteersMedium and Large 3430136.67/cwt130.00–142.505883
HeifersMedium and Large 2576122.48/cwt119.00–126.007058
HeifersMedium and Large 2328137.41/cwt130.00–152.504514
HeifersMedium and Large 277398.48/cwt97.00–100.007612
SteersMedium and Large 1327195.44/cwt180.00–210.0063916
SteersMedium and Large 2516138.86/cwt132.00–142.007175
SteersMedium and Large 2325161.62/cwt150.00–170.005253
SteersMedium and Large 2580136.56/cwt133.00–140.007922
SteersMedium and Large 3490123.29/cwt119.00–127.506042
SteersMedium and Large 3350115.00/cwt115.00–115.004031
SteersMedium and Large 1669135.98/cwt134.00–138.009104
SteersMedium and Large 1630143.00/cwt143.00–143.009012
SteersMedium and Large 1418175.42/cwt168.00–185.0073340
SteersMedium and Large 1526154.14/cwt145.00–160.0081131
SteersMedium and Large 1463159.00/cwt154.50–170.0073623
SteersMedium and Large 2381169.45/cwt160.00–175.006468
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,18853.57/cwt50.00–58.006362
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2251,086.73/cwt1,000.00–1,200.0013,3124
SteersMedium and Large 3326131.62/cwt130.00–134.004294
SteersMedium and Large 1955105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0031
SteersMedium and Large 1366190.42/cwt180.00–197.006979
SteersMedium and Large 1568148.84/cwt142.00–160.008456
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0031,421.98/cwt775.00–1,575.0014,26262
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1900975.00/cwt975.00–975.008,7751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,170922.54/cwt750.00–1,025.0010,7945
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,083832.50/cwt750.00–900.009,0163
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,41859.00/cwt59.00–59.008372
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,07559.00/cwt59.00–59.006341
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1625850.00/cwt850.00–850.005,3131
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,18069.00/cwt69.00–69.008141
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1698102.62/cwt98.00–113.007163
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19901,220.12/cwt1,175.00–1,300.0012,0796
BullsMedium and Large 2635120.00/cwt120.00–120.007621
BullsMedium and Large 1532142.02/cwt132.00–149.007567
BullsMedium and Large 1624139.42/cwt136.00–140.508704
BullsMedium and Large 1713132.97/cwt130.00–136.009482
BullsMedium and Large 1678126.62/cwt120.00–133.008582
BullsMedium and Large 193099.00/cwt99.00–99.009211
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open980108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0581
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open725120.00/cwt120.00–120.008701
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open922115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0603
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open815102.94/cwt100.00–106.008392
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open85097.00/cwt97.00–97.008251
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight83328.04/cwt25.00–32.002343
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added658134.00/cwt134.00–134.008822
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added952127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,2092
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added783133.49/cwt131.00–136.001,0452
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added760130.00/cwt130.00–130.009885
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added739130.00/cwt130.00–130.009614
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added725122.50/cwt120.00–125.008882
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added654127.00/cwt127.00–127.008317
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added563131.00/cwt131.00–131.007383
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added766121.09/cwt114.00–126.0092814
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added815117.69/cwt115.50–125.009599
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added675125.00/cwt125.00–125.008443
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed410169.00/cwt169.00–169.006933
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement720140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0081
BullsSmall and Medium 256525.00/cwt25.00–25.001411
BullsSmall and Medium 251527.00/cwt27.00–27.001391
BullsMedium and Large 2750110.00/cwt110.00–110.008251
Bulls1,67977.00/cwt75.00–79.001,2937
Bulls1,89281.91/cwt80.00–84.001,5503
Bulls1,27267.41/cwt58.00–73.008573
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13249.39/cwt47.00–52.005598
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22456.15/cwt53.50–58.006875
CowsLean 85-90%1,21358.08/cwt56.00–61.007055
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,550.00/cwt1,550.00–1,550.0020,1501
BullsMedium and Large 1571140.41/cwt130.00–149.008027
BullsMedium and Large 1760124.00/cwt124.00–124.009421
HeifersMedium and Large 1374157.12/cwt150.00–165.0058821
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02740.22/cwt35.00–45.5041311
CowsLean 85-90%1,01842.78/cwt40.00–45.004364
CowsLean 85-90%1,08555.00/cwt55.00–55.005971
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36358.26/cwt56.00–60.007946
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,23053.00/cwt53.00–53.006521
HeifersMedium and Large 1297169.00/cwt169.00–169.005023
HeifersMedium and Large 1707130.33/cwt125.00–131.009219
HeifersMedium and Large 1466147.12/cwt140.00–155.0068618
HeifersMedium and Large 1521136.03/cwt131.00–143.0070915
HeifersMedium and Large 1564133.07/cwt126.00–138.0075112
HeifersMedium and Large 1437150.77/cwt144.00–155.0065928
HeifersMedium and Large 2480132.97/cwt128.00–139.0063811
HeifersMedium and Large 3405122.50/cwt122.50–122.504961
HeifersMedium and Large 2433136.68/cwt131.00–145.005928
HeifersMedium and Large 1329158.43/cwt155.00–173.0052111
HeifersMedium and Large 1616132.60/cwt130.00–134.0081710
HeifersMedium and Large 1773108.04/cwt105.00–110.008353
HeifersMedium and Large 2618119.49/cwt119.00–120.007382
HeifersMedium and Large 2675116.00/cwt116.00–116.007831
HeifersMedium and Large 3595110.00/cwt110.00–110.006551
HeifersMedium and Large 3340128.00/cwt128.00–128.004351

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.