Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2020-03-19

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 19
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
106 head
704 vs last sale 810 106 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
5 vs last sale 56 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
26 vs last sale 27 53 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: On a light test and with not all classes represented; Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 10.00-15.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 7.00-9.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Good demand for thin, weaned calves ready for grazing. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 higher, with some high dressing offerings selling 12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.14/cwt on 41 head.
Average price
$135.14
41 head · 451 lb average
Value per head Derived
$609
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$11
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$19.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.93
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1441137.9760935
Medium and Large 2504118.655986thin
One grade step is worth $19.32/cwt here — about $11 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 sale41 hd
135.14
AR average6 barns · 213 hd
125.22
+9.93
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
BullsLow1,17673.088598thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34373.5598817
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04557.826048thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,10557.5063618

Every lot, as filed

46 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
BullsMedium and Large 1555135.00/cwt135.00–135.007491
Bulls1,17070.27/cwt55.00–78.008226
Bulls1,19381.50/cwt80.00–83.009722
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,7381,854.82/cwt1,600.00–2,150.0032,2372
CowsBoner 80-85%95231.75/cwt20.00–42.003023
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17867.43/cwt64.00–69.007944
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-288080.00/cwt80.00–80.007043
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,09570.00/cwt70.00–70.007672
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,165725.00/cwt725.00–725.008,4461
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2984915.69/cwt900.00–950.009,0104
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0891,031.01/cwt975.00–1,100.0011,2285
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1981,007.43/cwt1,000.00–1,025.0012,06912
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-295562.00/cwt62.00–62.005921
SteersMedium and Large 1303168.97/cwt165.00–173.005122
SteersMedium and Large 1427163.93/cwt154.00–167.0070010
SteersMedium and Large 1484152.00/cwt152.00–152.0073611
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,000900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,049986.20/cwt875.00–1,125.0010,3458
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,17368.75/cwt62.00–74.008066
HeifersMedium and Large 2465130.00/cwt130.00–130.006051
SteersMedium and Large 1368168.25/cwt156.00–171.006196
SteersMedium and Large 2300130.00/cwt130.00–130.003901
SteersMedium and Large 2371145.00/cwt145.00–145.005385
SteersMedium and Large 1525144.00/cwt144.00–144.007561
SteersMedium and Large 1298180.00/cwt180.00–180.005362
HeifersMedium and Large 1379145.47/cwt141.00–146.005519
HeifersMedium and Large 275590.00/cwt90.00–90.006801
HeifersMedium and Large 272591.00/cwt91.00–91.006601
HeifersMedium and Large 2335133.96/cwt131.00–137.004492
HeifersMedium and Large 1474137.09/cwt132.00–138.0065014
HeifersMedium and Large 2410133.00/cwt133.00–133.005451
CowsLean 85-90%1,14060.00/cwt60.00–60.006841
CowsLean 85-90%1,01553.54/cwt52.00–55.005432
HeifersMedium and Large 1400144.00/cwt144.00–144.005761
HeifersMedium and Large 176895.02/cwt93.00–97.007302
HeifersMedium and Large 1515123.26/cwt120.00–128.006353
HeifersMedium and Large 1320149.44/cwt144.00–153.004786
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04054.88/cwt51.00–60.005715
CowsLean 85-90%1,15067.17/cwt65.00–69.507723
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26173.14/cwt71.00–75.009225
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36068.00/cwt68.00–68.009251
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34273.90/cwt72.00–76.5099216
CowsLean 85-90%89530.00/cwt30.00–30.002691
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed890875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,7881
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight84564.00/cwt64.00–64.005411
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight82030.00/cwt30.00–30.002461

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.