Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2020-06-18

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 18
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,042 head
749 vs last sale 293 395 vs year ago 647 · +61.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
12 vs last sale 45 169 vs year ago 226 · 74.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
31 vs last sale 47 77 vs year ago 93 · 82.8%
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 sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold steady to 1.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $131.30/cwt on 548 head.
Average price
$131.30
548 head · 586 lb average
Value per head Derived
$769
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$532
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$92.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.90
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1602134.18808289
Medium and Large 1-2641130.34835133
Medium and Large 2489128.65629118
Medium and Large 3394123.014854thin
Small and Medium 365642.002764thin
One grade step is worth $92.18/cwt here — about $532 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 sale548 hd
131.30
AR average9 barns · 1,902 hd
137.20
−5.90
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
BullsAverage1,44888.381,28010
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,30767.998898thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low99054.8054211
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,02454.3455727

Every lot, as filed

124 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 2508115.99/cwt115.00–117.005892
CowsBoner 80-85%1,00852.62/cwt48.00–57.0053011
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight70033.00/cwt33.00–33.002311
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight74347.55/cwt47.00–48.003532
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight74540.00/cwt40.00–40.002982
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47064.50/cwt64.50–64.509481
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,28468.49/cwt66.00–71.008797
CowsLean 85-90%95040.99/cwt39.00–43.003892
CowsLean 85-90%1,04563.75/cwt63.50–64.006662
CowsLean 85-90%98556.19/cwt54.00–59.005537
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy500124.00/cwt124.00–124.006201
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy640102.00/cwt102.00–102.006531
BullsMedium and Large 1655112.00/cwt112.00–112.007341
BullsMedium and Large 1705112.00/cwt104.00–120.007902
BullsMedium and Large 1562125.57/cwt121.00–132.007065
BullsMedium and Large 1613123.02/cwt114.00–127.007547
BullsMedium and Large 1526131.72/cwt126.00–139.0069311
BullsMedium and Large 2560116.98/cwt116.00–118.006552
SteersMedium and Large 1830114.00/cwt114.00–114.009461
SteersMedium and Large 1855100.00/cwt100.00–100.008551
SteersMedium and Large 195090.00/cwt90.00–90.008551
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added732127.50/cwt127.50–127.5093371
SteersMedium and Large 284098.00/cwt98.00–98.008231
SteersMedium and Large 292591.00/cwt91.00–91.008421
SteersMedium and Large 272398.14/cwt97.50–100.007104
SteersMedium and Large 2526126.03/cwt123.00–129.006635
SteersMedium and Large 2574120.90/cwt114.00–126.006947
SteersMedium and Large 2319140.77/cwt135.00–146.004499
SteersMedium and Large 2620118.52/cwt114.00–119.0073510
SteersMedium and Large 2378137.51/cwt124.00–146.0052020
SteersMedium and Large 2419133.18/cwt123.00–139.0055821
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20966.03/cwt64.00–69.007987
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11259.37/cwt59.00–60.006603
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09540.00/cwt40.00–40.004381
Bulls1,37392.51/cwt90.00–95.501,2706
Bulls1,91099.10/cwt96.00–101.001,8932
Bulls1,21365.26/cwt45.00–84.007922
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,04365.73/cwt63.00–68.006862
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added481137.35/cwt136.50–138.0066128
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added623131.76/cwt129.50–134.008218
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added820115.00/cwt115.00–115.009434
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added708106.00/cwt106.00–106.007509
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added692111.19/cwt110.00–120.007698
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added603126.00/cwt126.00–126.007603
HeifersMedium and Large 1489127.44/cwt123.00–136.0062333
HeifersMedium and Large 1519124.75/cwt119.00–126.5064731
HeifersMedium and Large 1436135.59/cwt129.00–140.0059121
HeifersMedium and Large 1633116.01/cwt110.00–118.0073415
HeifersMedium and Large 1582118.09/cwt115.00–125.0068715
HeifersMedium and Large 1325139.04/cwt132.00–143.0045213
HeifersMedium and Large 1664115.47/cwt113.00–119.007678
HeifersMedium and Large 1372134.24/cwt130.00–141.004998
HeifersMedium and Large 1712111.73/cwt105.00–113.007967
HeifersMedium and Large 182597.99/cwt96.00–100.008082
HeifersMedium and Large 190587.00/cwt87.00–87.007871
HeifersMedium and Large 1775100.00/cwt100.00–100.007751
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open708120.00/cwt120.00–120.0085010
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open88498.00/cwt98.00–98.008668
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open794104.00/cwt104.00–104.008267
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy73092.00/cwt90.00–94.006722
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy695104.00/cwt104.00–104.007231
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy520103.00/cwt103.00–103.005361
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-283091.00/cwt91.00–91.007551
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,215710.00/cwt710.00–710.008,6271
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,34066.99/cwt66.00–68.008982
SteersMedium and Large 1750110.00/cwt110.00–110.008251
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy480117.00/cwt117.00–117.005621
HeifersSmall and Medium 363031.00/cwt31.00–31.001951
HeifersSmall and Medium 352034.00/cwt34.00–34.001771
HeifersMedium and Large 3428110.80/cwt106.00–116.004742
HeifersMedium and Large 3373114.73/cwt112.50–117.004282
HeifersMedium and Large 3310127.00/cwt127.00–127.003942
HeifersMedium and Large 353592.00/cwt92.00–92.004921
HeifersMedium and Large 2471120.41/cwt110.00–128.0056720
HeifersMedium and Large 2575112.86/cwt100.00–117.0064910
HeifersMedium and Large 2379124.32/cwt120.00–133.004719
HeifersMedium and Large 2329126.59/cwt120.00–133.004166
HeifersMedium and Large 2523111.49/cwt110.00–113.005834
HeifersMedium and Large 2423123.74/cwt118.00–130.005234
HeifersMedium and Large 2663106.98/cwt102.00–112.007092
HeifersMedium and Large 2613107.41/cwt100.00–115.006582
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added587121.00/cwt121.00–121.0071015
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added472130.00/cwt130.00–130.0061415
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added418132.50/cwt132.50–132.5055410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added504126.00/cwt126.00–126.006357
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2479120.70/cwt117.00–128.0057814
BullsMedium and Large 2621107.47/cwt94.00–118.006674
BullsMedium and Large 2481119.26/cwt114.00–127.005744
BullsMedium and Large 2653105.99/cwt103.00–109.006922
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added794118.00/cwt118.00–118.009374
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added368145.00/cwt145.00–145.005343
SteersMedium and Large 1-2446134.50/cwt134.50–134.506008
SteersMedium and Large 1-2659127.00/cwt127.00–127.008374
SteersMedium and Large 2472132.60/cwt125.00–139.0062634
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added824102.50/cwt102.50–102.508456
SteersMedium and Large 3300125.00/cwt125.00–125.003751
SteersMedium and Large 3360120.00/cwt120.00–120.004321
SteersMedium and Large 3458123.52/cwt119.00–128.005662
SteersSmall and Medium 365642.00/cwt42.00–42.002764
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,07056.00/cwt56.00–56.005991
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,31862.24/cwt57.00–66.008202
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,25168.20/cwt62.00–70.008534
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-298562.00/cwt62.00–62.006111
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,32563.00/cwt63.00–63.008351
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added597129.75/cwt129.75–129.7577544
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2505116.00/cwt116.00–116.005863
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2389129.00/cwt129.00–129.005026
SteersMedium and Large 1667120.59/cwt120.00–123.008045
SteersMedium and Large 1566132.96/cwt128.00–135.007536
SteersMedium and Large 1455137.29/cwt136.00–142.006258
SteersMedium and Large 1325153.03/cwt146.00–163.0049711
SteersMedium and Large 1715121.21/cwt119.50–129.0086712
SteersMedium and Large 1617133.91/cwt128.00–137.0082617
SteersMedium and Large 1431141.56/cwt137.00–150.0061018
SteersMedium and Large 1372148.42/cwt140.00–152.5055220
SteersMedium and Large 1538129.85/cwt129.00–141.0069936
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added445151.00/cwt151.00–151.006721
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added545142.00/cwt142.00–142.007741
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added573140.66/cwt138.00–142.5080614
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added818118.00/cwt118.00–118.0096521
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added763124.34/cwt118.00–126.0094930
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added676132.88/cwt127.00–136.2589835
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added608143.30/cwt138.00–143.5087149
SteersMedium and Large 1-2352144.00/cwt144.00–144.005073

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.