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 Aug 11, 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
BullsHigh1,43084.001,2012thin
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 1570129.36/cwt124.00–135.007372
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy70591.00/cwt91.00–91.006421
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy515115.00/cwt115.00–115.005921
BullsMedium and Large 385573.00/cwt73.00–73.006241
BullsMedium and Large 266095.41/cwt90.00–106.006303
BullsMedium and Large 2625105.12/cwt100.00–115.006573
BullsMedium and Large 2725102.32/cwt94.00–111.007422
BullsMedium and Large 2570115.99/cwt115.00–117.006612
BullsMedium and Large 2533120.51/cwt118.00–123.006422
BullsMedium and Large 279090.00/cwt90.00–90.007111
BullsMedium and Large 2455118.00/cwt118.00–118.005371
BullsMedium and Large 1567132.67/cwt127.00–137.007529
BullsMedium and Large 1664116.86/cwt114.00–121.007767
BullsMedium and Large 1515130.79/cwt125.00–137.006747
BullsMedium and Large 1773111.82/cwt106.00–118.008645
BullsMedium and Large 1728115.99/cwt114.00–119.008445
BullsMedium and Large 1613123.35/cwt118.00–129.007563
BullsMedium and Large 1823111.51/cwt109.00–114.009182
BullsMedium and Large 11,02084.00/cwt84.00–84.008571
BullsMedium and Large 1490127.00/cwt127.00–127.006221
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy62097.00/cwt97.00–97.006011
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy510123.00/cwt123.00–123.006271
HeifersMedium and Large 1328137.35/cwt134.00–140.004516
HeifersMedium and Large 1760107.00/cwt107.00–107.008131
HeifersMedium and Large 1640117.00/cwt117.00–117.007491
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1401,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0014,8201
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2191,107.82/cwt950.00–1,400.0013,5044
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,126.00/cwt900.00–1,350.0014,0753
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4401,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0017,2801
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1641,106.65/cwt830.00–1,400.0012,88112
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,08882.96/cwt80.00–89.009038
SteersMedium and Large 3480117.92/cwt112.00–123.005663
SteersMedium and Large 365889.10/cwt80.00–98.005862
SteersMedium and Large 3630100.00/cwt100.00–100.006301
SteersMedium and Large 333089.00/cwt89.00–89.002941
SteersMedium and Large 2476132.09/cwt124.00–139.006299
SteersMedium and Large 2420135.44/cwt125.00–139.005699
SteersMedium and Large 2563116.49/cwt112.00–122.006564
SteersMedium and Large 2623113.97/cwt109.00–120.007103
SteersMedium and Large 2530119.63/cwt115.00–124.006342
SteersMedium and Large 2385136.41/cwt133.00–140.005252
SteersMedium and Large 2328137.40/cwt135.00–140.004512
SteersMedium and Large 293590.00/cwt90.00–90.008421
SteersMedium and Large 1423144.41/cwt140.00–153.0061122
SteersMedium and Large 1326154.98/cwt147.00–163.005059
SteersMedium and Large 1511139.01/cwt136.00–143.007105
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-292050.00/cwt50.00–50.004601
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,213869.07/cwt800.00–975.0010,5424
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1701,027.14/cwt900.00–1,150.0012,0182
SteersMedium and Large 1930111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0321
SteersMedium and Large 1850113.00/cwt113.00–113.009611
SteersMedium and Large 1670119.00/cwt119.00–119.007971
HeifersMedium and Large 363561.00/cwt61.00–61.003871
HeifersMedium and Large 351090.00/cwt90.00–90.004591
HeifersMedium and Large 3315117.00/cwt117.00–117.003691
HeifersMedium and Large 2478119.41/cwt114.00–126.0057110
HeifersMedium and Large 2423126.56/cwt123.00–132.005359
HeifersMedium and Large 2580115.72/cwt115.00–118.006714
HeifersMedium and Large 2520112.28/cwt110.00–115.005844
HeifersMedium and Large 2338126.09/cwt121.00–130.004264
HeifersMedium and Large 272591.48/cwt90.00–93.006632
HeifersMedium and Large 2368131.57/cwt130.00–133.004842
HeifersMedium and Large 2665104.00/cwt104.00–104.006921
HeifersMedium and Large 261595.00/cwt95.00–95.005841
HeifersMedium and Large 1430133.55/cwt130.00–142.0057412
HeifersMedium and Large 1570123.71/cwt119.00–129.0070511
HeifersMedium and Large 1525125.72/cwt124.00–131.0066011
HeifersMedium and Large 1459128.10/cwt124.00–132.005888
HeifersMedium and Large 1668116.57/cwt114.00–118.007797
HeifersMedium and Large 1372137.62/cwt130.00–143.005127
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight79836.49/cwt34.00–39.002912
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight74546.00/cwt46.00–46.003431
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight74522.00/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 Weight81041.52/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
Bulls1,63593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,5211
Bulls1,22575.00/cwt75.00–75.009191
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-289855.18/cwt52.00–58.004962
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-295559.97/cwt57.00–63.005732
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-280685.23/cwt70.00–91.006874
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,114895.43/cwt700.00–975.009,9754
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,135850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,6481
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,22862.23/cwt60.00–65.007642
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,19058.00/cwt58.00–58.006901
SteersMedium and Large 1472142.89/cwt140.00–147.006745
SteersMedium and Large 1372150.47/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.