Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2020-07-09

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 9
● Final129 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
799 head
210 vs last sale 589 18 vs year ago 817 · 2.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
138 head
44 vs last sale 94 56 vs year ago 82 · +68.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
106 head
86 vs last sale 20 60 vs year ago 46 · +130.4%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle Pot Load SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 9.00 higher, 400-600 lbs sold 5.00-8.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 2.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 4.00 higher, 400-500 lbs sold 3.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold steady to 1.00 higher. Supply incuded several groups of Fancy F-1 heifers who sold with a premium. On a limited observance due to time restraints; slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower, slaughter bulls not reported.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $129.92/cwt on 325 head.
Average price
$129.92
325 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$661
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$480
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$76.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.99
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529135.95719155
Medium and Large 1-2584129.5175618thin
Medium and Large 2487125.09609141
Medium and Large 3388112.4243610thin
Small and Medium 340559.002391thin
One grade step is worth $76.95/cwt here — about $480 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 sale325 hd
129.92
AR average8 barns · 2,017 hd
137.91
−7.99
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
BullsLow1,05371.017483thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,23259.527335thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08356.7561516
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01956.645779thin

Every lot, as filed

129 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 2518114.29/cwt110.00–119.0059210
HeifersMedium and Large 2471116.38/cwt110.00–123.0054816
HeifersMedium and Large 2432120.48/cwt113.00–132.0052023
HeifersMedium and Large 331585.71/cwt72.00–99.002702
HeifersMedium and Large 3380108.44/cwt107.00–110.004122
HeifersMedium and Large 346896.70/cwt91.00–105.004533
HeifersMedium and Large 358286.28/cwt79.00–90.005023
HeifersMedium and Large 3419106.98/cwt101.00–117.004484
HeifersSmall and Medium 338590.00/cwt90.00–90.003471
HeifersSmall and Medium 349096.00/cwt96.00–96.004701
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy425123.25/cwt116.00–130.005242
SteersMedium and Large 1725120.00/cwt120.00–120.008701
SteersMedium and Large 1935111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0381
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,300825.00/cwt825.00–825.0010,7251
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy410115.00/cwt115.00–115.004722
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,150950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,9251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,05457.41/cwt49.00–62.5060512
BullsMedium and Large 380074.00/cwt74.00–74.005921
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy375149.00/cwt149.00–149.005591
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy431155.00/cwt155.00–155.006684
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy592161.00/cwt161.00–161.009534
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy478154.48/cwt136.00–167.007387
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy522166.29/cwt140.00–187.508688
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open765111.00/cwt111.00–111.008494
HeifersMedium and Large 1788104.99/cwt103.00–107.008272
HeifersMedium and Large 1723109.97/cwt103.00–117.007955
HeifersMedium and Large 1666114.49/cwt109.00–121.007637
HeifersMedium and Large 1324139.22/cwt130.00–148.004518
HeifersMedium and Large 1368133.33/cwt126.00–140.004919
HeifersMedium and Large 1472127.01/cwt120.00–134.0059915
HeifersMedium and Large 1568121.34/cwt113.00–128.0068917
HeifersMedium and Large 1623115.92/cwt110.00–121.0072218
HeifersMedium and Large 2377122.19/cwt115.00–131.0046110
HeifersMedium and Large 2564103.62/cwt90.00–114.005847
HeifersMedium and Large 2323123.70/cwt120.00–129.004003
HeifersMedium and Large 2625110.98/cwt110.00–112.006942
HeifersMedium and Large 2650108.00/cwt108.00–108.007021
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added482133.50/cwt133.50–133.506436
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2529118.00/cwt118.00–118.006246
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2632110.50/cwt110.50–110.506984
BullsMedium and Large 352591.00/cwt91.00–91.004781
BullsMedium and Large 2563113.99/cwt106.00–118.006426
BullsMedium and Large 2662107.00/cwt107.00–107.007083
BullsMedium and Large 2610107.03/cwt105.00–109.006532
BullsMedium and Large 2540117.00/cwt117.00–117.006321
BullsMedium and Large 2420123.00/cwt123.00–123.005171
BullsMedium and Large 1564122.98/cwt115.00–130.0069428
BullsMedium and Large 1516126.40/cwt120.00–132.0065225
BullsMedium and Large 1617122.37/cwt114.00–129.007558
BullsMedium and Large 1670120.70/cwt114.00–123.008094
BullsMedium and Large 186097.00/cwt97.00–97.008341
BullsMedium and Large 1765100.00/cwt100.00–100.007651
BullsMedium and Large 1705119.00/cwt119.00–119.008391
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy615100.00/cwt100.00–100.006151
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy575114.00/cwt114.00–114.006561
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,116855.89/cwt725.00–925.009,55212
CowsLean 85-90%1,04956.97/cwt55.00–60.005986
CowsLean 85-90%91552.96/cwt52.00–54.004852
CowsLean 85-90%1,05062.00/cwt62.00–62.006511
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,23561.86/cwt61.00–62.507643
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,22856.00/cwt56.00–56.006882
CowsBoner 80-85%1,03856.46/cwt54.00–59.0058611
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27861.17/cwt60.50–62.007823
CowsBoner 80-85%1,03851.72/cwt49.00–54.005372
SteersMedium and Large 2845102.00/cwt102.00–102.008621
SteersMedium and Large 2595114.00/cwt114.00–114.006781
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy480110.00/cwt110.00–110.005281
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy440106.00/cwt106.00–106.004661
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed582132.00/cwt132.00–132.007685
SteersMedium and Large 1-2646123.25/cwt123.25–123.257968
SteersMedium and Large 1-2485137.04/cwt133.00–138.006655
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned688116.00/cwt116.00–116.007984
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added515147.94/cwt142.00–150.0076220
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open732101.00/cwt101.00–101.007394
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open69397.00/cwt97.00–97.006723
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added523130.00/cwt130.00–130.006806
SteersSmall and Medium 340559.00/cwt59.00–59.002391
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,140882.46/cwt800.00–925.0010,0604
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,102967.29/cwt900.00–1,100.0010,6605
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0011,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2875700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,1251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1801,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0012,0951
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3851,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0020,7751
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1031,615.55/cwt1,450.00–1,825.0017,8206
BullsMedium and Large 1-298580.98/cwt80.00–82.007982
SteersMedium and Large 3321122.20/cwt120.00–127.503924
SteersMedium and Large 3423105.21/cwt100.00–110.004452
SteersMedium and Large 3370110.00/cwt110.00–110.004072
SteersMedium and Large 355094.00/cwt94.00–94.005171
SteersMedium and Large 3455111.00/cwt111.00–111.005051
SteersMedium and Large 2473127.80/cwt119.00–135.0060448
SteersMedium and Large 2421127.87/cwt120.00–136.0053834
SteersMedium and Large 2536126.73/cwt117.00–127.7567921
SteersMedium and Large 2379125.51/cwt121.00–134.0047610
SteersMedium and Large 2628113.23/cwt95.00–122.007117
SteersMedium and Large 2333136.33/cwt125.00–143.004547
HeifersMedium and Large 1424131.31/cwt125.00–138.0055719
HeifersMedium and Large 1515124.30/cwt120.00–128.0064023
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added370134.00/cwt134.00–134.004961
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450137.00/cwt137.00–137.006171
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added560128.50/cwt128.50–128.507203
SteersMedium and Large 2965102.00/cwt102.00–102.009841
SteersMedium and Large 2732109.00/cwt109.00–109.007982
SteersMedium and Large 2788107.50/cwt107.50–107.508473
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,15162.25/cwt59.00–65.007164
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,09461.07/cwt54.00–69.0066815
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,30861.27/cwt61.00–61.508012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,133811.87/cwt800.00–825.009,1982
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2995900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,9551
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,168905.03/cwt775.00–1,050.0010,57129
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-273383.82/cwt75.00–92.006142
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,34563.50/cwt63.50–63.508541
Bulls1,05371.01/cwt69.00–74.007483
SteersMedium and Large 11,04588.00/cwt88.00–88.009201
SteersMedium and Large 1668129.99/cwt127.00–133.008682
SteersMedium and Large 1325166.43/cwt154.00–173.505414
SteersMedium and Large 1771120.97/cwt118.00–125.009335
SteersMedium and Large 1629126.52/cwt123.00–130.007968
SteersMedium and Large 1480135.32/cwt130.00–140.0065012
SteersMedium and Large 1369147.70/cwt139.00–152.0054513
SteersMedium and Large 1518132.88/cwt129.00–137.0068815
SteersMedium and Large 1575127.29/cwt121.00–134.0073219
SteersMedium and Large 1424137.42/cwt135.00–141.0058321
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added455141.00/cwt141.00–141.006421
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added368155.96/cwt155.00–156.505743
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added427150.42/cwt143.00–153.006424
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added720129.00/cwt129.00–129.009296
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added619131.92/cwt131.00–132.0081713
SteersMedium and Large 2674104.47/cwt100.00–110.007044

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.