Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2020-06-11

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 11
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
293 head
▼ 150 vs last sale 443▼ 421 vs year ago 714 · −59.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 55▼ 97 vs year ago 142 · −68.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 14▲ 7 vs year ago 40 · +17.5%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle Pot Load SaleTue Sep 15, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 15.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 1.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 1.00-7.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower, slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.28/cwt on 106 head.
Average price
$123.28
106 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$605
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$197
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$38.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.77
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1496127.3463266
Medium and Large 2481118.7757237
Medium and Large 348789.334353thin
One grade step is worth $38.01/cwt here — about $197 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 sale106 hd
123.28
—
AR average9 barns · 2,095 hd
125.04
−1.77
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
Bulls—High1,43084.001,2012thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56064.009982thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,04452.3554626
CowsLean 85-90%Low96246.8245013

Every lot, as filed

93 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 1—570129.36/cwt124.00–135.007372
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—70591.00/cwt91.00–91.006421
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—515115.00/cwt115.00–115.005921
BullsMedium and Large 3—85573.00/cwt73.00–73.006241
BullsMedium and Large 2—66095.41/cwt90.00–106.006303
BullsMedium and Large 2—625105.12/cwt100.00–115.006573
BullsMedium and Large 2—725102.32/cwt94.00–111.007422
BullsMedium and Large 2—570115.99/cwt115.00–117.006612
BullsMedium and Large 2—533120.51/cwt118.00–123.006422
BullsMedium and Large 2—79090.00/cwt90.00–90.007111
BullsMedium and Large 2—455118.00/cwt118.00–118.005371
BullsMedium and Large 1—567132.67/cwt127.00–137.007529
BullsMedium and Large 1—664116.86/cwt114.00–121.007767
BullsMedium and Large 1—515130.79/cwt125.00–137.006747
BullsMedium and Large 1—773111.82/cwt106.00–118.008645
BullsMedium and Large 1—728115.99/cwt114.00–119.008445
BullsMedium and Large 1—613123.35/cwt118.00–129.007563
BullsMedium and Large 1—823111.51/cwt109.00–114.009182
BullsMedium and Large 1—1,02084.00/cwt84.00–84.008571
BullsMedium and Large 1—490127.00/cwt127.00–127.006221
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy—62097.00/cwt97.00–97.006011
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy—510123.00/cwt123.00–123.006271
HeifersMedium and Large 1—328137.35/cwt134.00–140.004516
HeifersMedium and Large 1—760107.00/cwt107.00–107.008131
HeifersMedium and Large 1—640117.00/cwt117.00–117.007491
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1401,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0014,8201
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2191,107.82/cwt950.00–1,400.0013,5044
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2501,126.00/cwt900.00–1,350.0014,0753
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4401,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0017,2801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1641,106.65/cwt830.00–1,400.0012,88112
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,08882.96/cwt80.00–89.009038
SteersMedium and Large 3—480117.92/cwt112.00–123.005663
SteersMedium and Large 3—65889.10/cwt80.00–98.005862
SteersMedium and Large 3—630100.00/cwt100.00–100.006301
SteersMedium and Large 3—33089.00/cwt89.00–89.002941
SteersMedium and Large 2—476132.09/cwt124.00–139.006299
SteersMedium and Large 2—420135.44/cwt125.00–139.005699
SteersMedium and Large 2—563116.49/cwt112.00–122.006564
SteersMedium and Large 2—623113.97/cwt109.00–120.007103
SteersMedium and Large 2—530119.63/cwt115.00–124.006342
SteersMedium and Large 2—385136.41/cwt133.00–140.005252
SteersMedium and Large 2—328137.40/cwt135.00–140.004512
SteersMedium and Large 2—93590.00/cwt90.00–90.008421
SteersMedium and Large 1—423144.41/cwt140.00–153.0061122
SteersMedium and Large 1—326154.98/cwt147.00–163.005059
SteersMedium and Large 1—511139.01/cwt136.00–143.007105
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—92050.00/cwt50.00–50.004601
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,213869.07/cwt800.00–975.0010,5424
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1701,027.14/cwt900.00–1,150.0012,0182
SteersMedium and Large 1—930111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0321
SteersMedium and Large 1—850113.00/cwt113.00–113.009611
SteersMedium and Large 1—670119.00/cwt119.00–119.007971
HeifersMedium and Large 3—63561.00/cwt61.00–61.003871
HeifersMedium and Large 3—51090.00/cwt90.00–90.004591
HeifersMedium and Large 3—315117.00/cwt117.00–117.003691
HeifersMedium and Large 2—478119.41/cwt114.00–126.0057110
HeifersMedium and Large 2—423126.56/cwt123.00–132.005359
HeifersMedium and Large 2—580115.72/cwt115.00–118.006714
HeifersMedium and Large 2—520112.28/cwt110.00–115.005844
HeifersMedium and Large 2—338126.09/cwt121.00–130.004264
HeifersMedium and Large 2—72591.48/cwt90.00–93.006632
HeifersMedium and Large 2—368131.57/cwt130.00–133.004842
HeifersMedium and Large 2—665104.00/cwt104.00–104.006921
HeifersMedium and Large 2—61595.00/cwt95.00–95.005841
HeifersMedium and Large 1—430133.55/cwt130.00–142.0057412
HeifersMedium and Large 1—570123.71/cwt119.00–129.0070511
HeifersMedium and Large 1—525125.72/cwt124.00–131.0066011
HeifersMedium and Large 1—459128.10/cwt124.00–132.005888
HeifersMedium and Large 1—668116.57/cwt114.00–118.007797
HeifersMedium and Large 1—372137.62/cwt130.00–143.005127
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—79836.49/cwt34.00–39.002912
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—74546.00/cwt46.00–46.003431
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—74522.00/cwt22.00–22.001641
CowsLean 85-90%—1,13059.40/cwt58.00–60.006715
CowsLean 85-90%—95550.04/cwt49.00–51.004782
CowsLean 85-90%—92835.33/cwt28.00–44.003282
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,56064.00/cwt64.00–64.009982
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight—81041.52/cwt41.00–42.003362
CowsBoner 80-85%—96148.89/cwt46.00–51.004709
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,16561.88/cwt60.00–64.007217
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,12356.86/cwt53.50–57.506396
CowsBoner 80-85%—98831.91/cwt20.00–44.003152
Bulls——1,63593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,5211
Bulls——1,22575.00/cwt75.00–75.009191
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—89855.18/cwt52.00–58.004962
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—95559.97/cwt57.00–63.005732
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—80685.23/cwt70.00–91.006874
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,114895.43/cwt700.00–975.009,9754
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,135850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,6481
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,22862.23/cwt60.00–65.007642
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,19058.00/cwt58.00–58.006901
SteersMedium and Large 1—472142.89/cwt140.00–147.006745
SteersMedium and Large 1—372150.47/cwt144.00–153.005605

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.