Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2020-05-14

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, May 14
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
532 head
174 vs last sale 706 532 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
13 vs last sale 69 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
51 vs last sale 74 23 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 6.00-8.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold steady, over 500 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.69/cwt on 231 head.
Average price
$130.69
231 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$645
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$269
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$34.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.45
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1499133.30665164
Medium and Large 2484125.7660861
Medium and Large 3455111.295065thin
Small and Medium 340099.003961thin
One grade step is worth $34.30/cwt here — about $269 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 sale231 hd
130.69
AR average8 barns · 837 hd
125.24
+5.45
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
BullsHigh1,59684.481,34811
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31261.918126thin
CowsLean 85-90%High97456.6755213
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,03155.0556826

Every lot, as filed

78 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 1622127.51/cwt125.00–134.0079311
HeifersMedium and Large 1374140.48/cwt133.00–147.5052512
HeifersMedium and Large 1328144.11/cwt141.00–147.5047311
HeifersMedium and Large 1677114.59/cwt109.00–118.007769
HeifersMedium and Large 1612121.34/cwt116.00–131.007436
HeifersMedium and Large 1718105.33/cwt101.00–111.007563
BullsMedium and Large 2695100.00/cwt100.00–100.006951
BullsMedium and Large 261096.00/cwt96.00–96.005861
BullsMedium and Large 1577129.65/cwt123.00–136.0074814
BullsMedium and Large 1529136.45/cwt127.00–142.007227
BullsMedium and Large 1678118.20/cwt116.00–119.008015
BullsMedium and Large 1718117.53/cwt115.00–120.008442
BullsMedium and Large 175099.00/cwt99.00–99.007431
BullsMedium and Large 1495142.00/cwt142.00–142.007031
BullsMedium and Large 1425144.00/cwt144.00–144.006121
SteersMedium and Large 2555127.67/cwt120.00–133.007093
SteersMedium and Large 2695105.00/cwt105.00–105.007301
SteersMedium and Large 2645115.00/cwt115.00–115.007421
SteersMedium and Large 2535134.00/cwt134.00–134.007171
SteersMedium and Large 1477151.39/cwt143.00–157.0072236
SteersMedium and Large 1527146.66/cwt140.00–152.0077331
SteersMedium and Large 1423157.05/cwt150.00–166.5066425
SteersMedium and Large 1581140.14/cwt132.00–146.5081424
SteersMedium and Large 1370160.71/cwt155.00–169.0059514
SteersMedium and Large 1621131.35/cwt127.00–140.0081611
SteersMedium and Large 1326162.14/cwt156.00–167.505297
SteersMedium and Large 1730123.50/cwt120.00–127.009022
SteersMedium and Large 1655130.99/cwt130.00–132.008582
SteersMedium and Large 1870111.00/cwt111.00–111.009661
SteersMedium and Large 1810113.00/cwt113.00–113.009151
SteersMedium and Large 1770108.00/cwt108.00–108.008321
HeifersSmall and Medium 340099.00/cwt99.00–99.003961
HeifersMedium and Large 3370123.72/cwt118.00–129.004582
HeifersMedium and Large 358090.00/cwt90.00–90.005221
HeifersMedium and Large 3535108.00/cwt108.00–108.005781
HeifersMedium and Large 3420111.00/cwt111.00–111.004661
HeifersMedium and Large 2430134.90/cwt125.00–139.0058020
HeifersMedium and Large 2566115.42/cwt105.00–122.0065310
HeifersMedium and Large 2478130.31/cwt123.00–135.006239
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,11059.50/cwt59.50–59.506601
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight72041.00/cwt41.00–41.002951
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight68037.00/cwt37.00–37.002521
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02356.07/cwt53.50–58.5057411
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11960.08/cwt59.00–61.506728
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04051.19/cwt50.50–52.005325
Bulls1,64992.75/cwt90.00–94.501,5297
Bulls1,44263.66/cwt40.00–80.009183
Bulls1,68589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,5001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-281859.95/cwt44.00–69.0049010
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,02575.00/cwt75.00–75.007691
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-277589.94/cwt78.00–100.006975
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,180800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,4401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,090996.33/cwt900.00–1,075.0010,8602
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,27565.00/cwt65.00–65.008291
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,07064.00/cwt64.00–64.006851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,11061.00/cwt61.00–61.006771
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,30592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,2011
SteersMedium and Large 3380118.14/cwt110.00–125.004493
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed325160.00/cwt160.00–160.005201
SteersMedium and Large 2483141.45/cwt133.00–149.0068323
SteersMedium and Large 2375144.26/cwt130.00–152.0054111
SteersMedium and Large 2419140.42/cwt128.00–148.005889
SteersMedium and Large 2320144.01/cwt141.00–149.004619
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight84555.00/cwt55.00–55.004651
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight82548.00/cwt48.00–48.003961
CowsLean 85-90%97156.46/cwt55.00–59.005486
CowsLean 85-90%1,05561.25/cwt60.00–64.006464
CowsLean 85-90%95050.00/cwt50.00–50.004751
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35262.39/cwt61.00–63.008445
HeifersMedium and Large 2613107.87/cwt105.00–115.006618
HeifersMedium and Large 2374133.52/cwt130.00–137.004996
HeifersMedium and Large 2525118.44/cwt115.00–123.006224
HeifersMedium and Large 2323136.54/cwt135.00–137.504413
HeifersMedium and Large 271599.00/cwt99.00–99.007081
HeifersMedium and Large 1480136.98/cwt130.00–141.0065845
HeifersMedium and Large 1517132.29/cwt124.00–136.0068435
HeifersMedium and Large 1557129.08/cwt122.00–134.0071928
HeifersMedium and Large 1431140.47/cwt135.00–144.0060515

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.