Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2020-02-27

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Feb 27
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
527 head
325 vs last sale 852 527 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
39 vs last sale 106 67 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
40 vs last sale 61 21 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 600lbs sold 10.00-15.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 12.00-16.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 4.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $155.70/cwt on 224 head.
Average price
$155.70
224 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$781
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$292
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$31.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.02
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1501159.28799165
Medium and Large 2509146.6174656
Medium and Large 3395128.255073thin
One grade step is worth $31.03/cwt here — about $292 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 sale224 hd
155.70
AR average9 barns · 774 hd
155.68
+0.02
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
BullsLow1,43977.951,12212
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,29861.708018thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04055.8758112
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08353.7758233

Every lot, as filed

108 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
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450163.67/cwt161.00–165.007373
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added622142.77/cwt137.00–148.008885
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added813125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0165
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added514160.34/cwt155.00–162.008248
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added572149.18/cwt145.00–155.008538
SteersMedium and Large 2445139.00/cwt139.00–139.006191
SteersMedium and Large 2675125.00/cwt125.00–125.008441
SteersMedium and Large 291080.00/cwt80.00–80.007281
SteersMedium and Large 299592.00/cwt92.00–92.009151
SteersMedium and Large 21,08090.00/cwt90.00–90.009721
SteersMedium and Large 2333161.60/cwt145.00–177.005382
SteersMedium and Large 2588134.00/cwt133.00–135.007882
BullsMedium and Large 2530123.00/cwt123.00–123.006521
BullsMedium and Large 2610121.00/cwt121.00–121.007381
BullsMedium and Large 2755103.00/cwt103.00–103.007781
BullsMedium and Large 2415128.99/cwt128.00–130.005352
BullsMedium and Large 2483130.87/cwt126.00–136.006322
BullsMedium and Large 3400100.00/cwt100.00–100.004001
HeifersMedium and Large 1670125.00/cwt125.00–125.008381
HeifersMedium and Large 1616127.69/cwt122.00–131.007876
HeifersMedium and Large 1569128.98/cwt124.00–132.007347
HeifersMedium and Large 1380145.12/cwt140.00–155.0055113
HeifersMedium and Large 1429140.85/cwt135.00–150.0060414
HeifersMedium and Large 1327148.24/cwt140.00–155.0048516
HeifersMedium and Large 1524132.93/cwt124.00–135.5069720
HeifersMedium and Large 1468137.04/cwt130.00–143.5064122
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added585131.00/cwt131.00–131.007661
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added773126.50/cwt125.00–128.009782
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added855117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0001
SteersMedium and Large 1371185.75/cwt175.00–197.0068931
SteersMedium and Large 1468156.58/cwt148.00–170.0073323
SteersMedium and Large 1323189.86/cwt185.00–197.5061316
SteersMedium and Large 1529148.75/cwt142.00–151.0078715
SteersMedium and Large 1420160.76/cwt150.00–168.0067515
SteersMedium and Large 1672134.69/cwt133.00–136.0090513
SteersMedium and Large 1563146.76/cwt139.00–151.008266
SteersMedium and Large 1617142.20/cwt135.00–147.508775
SteersMedium and Large 1880112.42/cwt109.00–118.009894
SteersMedium and Large 1715132.49/cwt132.00–133.009472
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added520134.00/cwt134.00–134.006971
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450133.00/cwt133.00–133.005991
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed395139.00/cwt139.00–139.005491
HeifersMedium and Large 2427135.29/cwt129.00–143.005789
HeifersMedium and Large 2475128.94/cwt124.00–139.006128
HeifersMedium and Large 2327128.44/cwt121.00–135.004208
HeifersMedium and Large 2373130.16/cwt125.00–135.004855
HeifersMedium and Large 2604110.48/cwt100.00–120.006674
HeifersMedium and Large 2664116.31/cwt114.00–117.507723
HeifersMedium and Large 2563124.32/cwt121.00–128.007003
HeifersMedium and Large 2517117.96/cwt115.00–124.006103
HeifersMedium and Large 277095.00/cwt95.00–95.007321
SteersMedium and Large 1278192.30/cwt185.00–200.005352
SteersMedium and Large 1750124.00/cwt124.00–124.009301
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed400119.00/cwt119.00–119.004761
CowsLean 85-90%1,12464.50/cwt60.50–71.007254
CowsLean 85-90%97850.52/cwt48.00–53.004944
CowsLean 85-90%1,05857.13/cwt56.00–58.506043
CowsLean 85-90%90039.00/cwt39.00–39.003511
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35362.84/cwt60.00–66.008506
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,13358.29/cwt57.50–59.006602
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight71540.00/cwt40.00–40.002861
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight66028.00/cwt28.00–28.001851
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17062.56/cwt59.00–68.0073212
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11355.77/cwt53.00–58.0062111
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02443.34/cwt34.00–51.004447
CowsBoner 80-85%90539.00/cwt39.00–39.003531
Bulls1,41870.63/cwt51.00–81.001,0024
Bulls1,63585.33/cwt82.00–88.501,3952
BullsLight Weight86565.00/cwt65.00–65.005621
BullsLight Weight78048.00/cwt48.00–48.003741
Bulls1,67092.29/cwt91.50–93.001,5414
BullsMedium and Large 1587143.52/cwt136.00–146.008428
BullsMedium and Large 1522144.86/cwt140.00–149.007566
BullsMedium and Large 1715127.86/cwt118.00–133.009143
BullsMedium and Large 1660130.33/cwt127.00–135.008603
BullsMedium and Large 1613143.06/cwt140.00–146.008772
BullsMedium and Large 1435135.94/cwt131.00–141.005912
BullsMedium and Large 1845116.00/cwt116.00–116.009801
BullsMedium and Large 1765112.00/cwt112.00–112.008571
BullsMedium and Large 1495150.00/cwt150.00–150.007431
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-274061.20/cwt58.00–64.004532
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added755124.00/cwt124.00–124.009361
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added385149.00/cwt149.00–149.005742
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added685126.00/cwt126.00–126.008633
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added612130.51/cwt130.00–131.007996
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added527134.45/cwt133.50–137.007099
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed655115.00/cwt115.00–115.007532
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed548122.00/cwt122.00–122.006693
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added455146.00/cwt146.00–146.006644
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added566131.94/cwt128.00–133.507477
SteersMedium and Large 2538140.69/cwt135.00–147.007573
SteersMedium and Large 2479145.79/cwt136.00–153.0069811
SteersMedium and Large 2380163.85/cwt141.00–176.0062316
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed622137.00/cwt137.00–137.008522
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed728128.00/cwt128.00–128.009323
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed419158.87/cwt152.50–167.506664
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added480150.00/cwt150.00–150.007201
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added540143.50/cwt141.00–146.007752
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added584143.02/cwt139.00–148.008355
SteersMedium and Large 3425112.50/cwt112.50–112.504781
SteersMedium and Large 3380136.13/cwt131.00–141.005172
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,000885.00/cwt885.00–885.008,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,13058.31/cwt56.00–60.006592
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,36567.00/cwt67.00–67.009151
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-294585.00/cwt85.00–85.008031
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-277558.00/cwt58.00–58.004501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2810700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,6701
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-281986.48/cwt70.00–100.007088

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.