Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2020-04-23

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 23
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
381 head
60 vs last sale 441 381 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
33 vs last sale 13 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
2 vs last sale 10 12 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 600 lbs sold 3.00-9.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 6.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 3.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls not tested against last weeks very light offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.66/cwt on 172 head.
Average price
$125.66
172 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$619
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$51
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$6.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.27
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1496127.20631133
Medium and Large 2482120.4058039
One grade step is worth $6.80/cwt here — about $51 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 sale172 hd
125.66
AR average8 barns · 1,420 hd
127.93
−2.27
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
BullsHigh1,53877.301,1898thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40161.998689thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,08749.2953612
CowsLean 85-90%Low96246.8645114

Every lot, as filed

79 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 1663120.98/cwt120.00–122.008022
HeifersMedium and Large 183590.00/cwt90.00–90.007521
HeifersMedium and Large 1775105.00/cwt105.00–105.008141
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full465123.50/cwt123.50–123.505745
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy470123.00/cwt123.00–123.005781
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed740100.00/cwt100.00–100.007401
BullsMedium and Large 2580115.00/cwt115.00–115.006671
BullsMedium and Large 1572125.73/cwt120.00–130.0071912
BullsMedium and Large 1525131.60/cwt124.00–136.0069110
BullsMedium and Large 1624121.43/cwt116.00–126.007584
BullsMedium and Large 1723109.37/cwt104.00–116.007913
BullsMedium and Large 186389.49/cwt86.00–93.007722
BullsMedium and Large 1685117.00/cwt117.00–117.008012
BullsMedium and Large 195575.00/cwt75.00–75.007161
BullsMedium and Large 1795105.00/cwt105.00–105.008351
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41560.29/cwt59.50–60.508534
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12755.88/cwt55.00–57.006303
CowsBoner 80-85%1,03538.00/cwt38.00–38.003932
SteersMedium and Large 1530139.65/cwt135.00–146.0074014
SteersMedium and Large 1469144.44/cwt140.00–150.0067714
SteersMedium and Large 1603133.00/cwt133.00–133.008027
SteersMedium and Large 1777103.95/cwt97.00–113.008083
SteersMedium and Large 1685116.67/cwt112.00–119.007993
SteersMedium and Large 186897.00/cwt97.00–97.008422
SteersMedium and Large 1708115.47/cwt113.00–118.008182
SteersMedium and Large 1570133.34/cwt129.00–138.007602
SteersMedium and Large 1325166.00/cwt166.00–166.005401
SteersMedium and Large 1Full505130.00/cwt130.00–130.006571
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed480126.00/cwt126.00–126.006052
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed76584.00/cwt84.00–84.006431
HeifersMedium and Large 2480122.75/cwt122.00–123.005898
HeifersMedium and Large 2418130.88/cwt126.00–137.005478
HeifersMedium and Large 2333128.33/cwt120.00–137.504276
HeifersMedium and Large 2518120.79/cwt119.00–124.006264
HeifersMedium and Large 2615109.31/cwt101.00–119.006723
HeifersMedium and Large 2678100.98/cwt99.00–103.006852
HeifersMedium and Large 2563106.29/cwt97.00–116.005982
HeifersMedium and Large 2350123.50/cwt121.00–126.004322
HeifersMedium and Large 279588.00/cwt88.00–88.007001
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added530138.00/cwt138.00–138.007311
HeifersMedium and Large 1426133.36/cwt130.00–143.0056834
HeifersMedium and Large 1515124.24/cwt122.00–129.5064029
Bulls1,73091.86/cwt90.50–93.001,5893
Bulls1,69884.26/cwt81.00–86.001,4313
Bulls1,01045.00/cwt45.00–45.004552
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-288749.16/cwt37.00–53.504363
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,000650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,9251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,165875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,1941
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-286041.00/cwt41.00–41.003531
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-299046.81/cwt35.00–53.004633
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 343576.00/cwt76.00–76.003311
SteersMedium and Large 3450128.00/cwt128.00–128.005761
SteersMedium and Large 2382144.59/cwt130.00–150.005529
SteersMedium and Large 2473137.81/cwt133.00–145.006527
SteersMedium and Large 2428142.54/cwt138.00–144.006104
SteersMedium and Large 2577118.72/cwt110.00–125.006853
SteersMedium and Large 2325146.74/cwt141.00–152.504773
SteersMedium and Large 2625119.00/cwt119.00–119.007441
SteersMedium and Large 2520120.00/cwt120.00–120.006241
SteersMedium and Large 1-2491138.00/cwt138.00–138.0067814
SteersMedium and Large 1-2598129.50/cwt129.50–129.507745
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added455167.00/cwt167.00–167.007601
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight82340.38/cwt38.00–45.003323
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight70529.00/cwt29.00–29.002041
CowsLean 85-90%1,10256.13/cwt52.00–58.006196
CowsLean 85-90%91044.71/cwt42.00–47.004073
CowsLean 85-90%94535.00/cwt35.00–35.003311
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08449.69/cwt47.00–53.005397
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38963.35/cwt61.00–66.508805
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed291181.00/cwt181.00–181.005274
SteersMedium and Large 1424154.61/cwt146.00–162.0065624
SteersMedium and Large 1374161.00/cwt153.00–169.0060221
HeifersMedium and Large 1578123.55/cwt117.00–126.5071417
HeifersMedium and Large 1465131.72/cwt126.00–139.0061214
HeifersMedium and Large 1365140.32/cwt130.00–144.0051213
HeifersMedium and Large 173698.10/cwt93.00–104.007227
HeifersMedium and Large 1619118.96/cwt112.00–124.007365
HeifersMedium and Large 1323138.38/cwt132.50–142.504473

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.