Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2020-07-16

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 16
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
519 head
280 vs last sale 799 84 vs year ago 435 · +19.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
99 vs last sale 138 5 vs year ago 44 · 11.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
80 vs last sale 106 17 vs year ago 9 · +188.9%
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 2.00-7.00 higher, Feeder heifers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher. No trend available for slaughter bulls, not reported last week due to time restraints.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.93/cwt on 205 head.
Average price
$129.93
205 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$646
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$334
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$44.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.11
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1499132.27660177
Medium and Large 2483119.2957623
Medium and Large 3555101.675643thin
Small and Medium 337387.523262thin
One grade step is worth $44.75/cwt here — about $334 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 sale205 hd
129.93
AR average9 barns · 1,394 hd
127.82
+2.11
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
BullsHigh1,61285.631,38010
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,30662.458167thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,05252.2555024
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08852.205684thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1715115.00/cwt115.00–115.008221
HeifersMedium and Large 1682117.62/cwt115.00–119.008028
HeifersMedium and Large 1367140.92/cwt135.00–149.005177
HeifersMedium and Large 1331148.46/cwt143.00–153.004917
HeifersMedium and Large 181099.00/cwt99.00–99.008021
HeifersMedium and Large 1765108.00/cwt108.00–108.008261
BullsMedium and Large 3515106.00/cwt106.00–106.005461
BullsMedium and Large 2582116.00/cwt116.00–116.006753
BullsMedium and Large 2513116.97/cwt115.00–121.006003
BullsMedium and Large 283564.00/cwt64.00–64.005341
BullsMedium and Large 278075.00/cwt75.00–75.005851
BullsMedium and Large 270096.00/cwt96.00–96.006721
BullsMedium and Large 2615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007381
BullsMedium and Large 1532130.67/cwt122.00–138.0069517
BullsMedium and Large 1574124.59/cwt120.00–134.0071516
BullsMedium and Large 1618124.13/cwt116.00–131.007676
BullsMedium and Large 1680114.77/cwt110.00–124.007805
BullsMedium and Large 187998.77/cwt94.00–105.008684
BullsMedium and Large 1788108.01/cwt105.00–111.008512
BullsMedium and Large 11,06082.00/cwt82.00–82.008691
BullsMedium and Large 1740103.00/cwt103.00–103.007621
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added569143.85/cwt142.00–147.008198
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added531149.40/cwt149.00–151.007935
SteersMedium and Large 1464142.46/cwt140.00–154.0066127
SteersMedium and Large 1515137.25/cwt131.00–145.0070717
SteersMedium and Large 1424147.21/cwt140.00–152.0062414
SteersMedium and Large 1564134.49/cwt131.00–140.0075913
SteersMedium and Large 1602138.40/cwt130.00–140.0083310
SteersMedium and Large 1374155.50/cwt147.00–165.005829
SteersMedium and Large 1666124.32/cwt120.00–130.008286
SteersMedium and Large 1329162.86/cwt159.00–166.005364
SteersMedium and Large 1705123.00/cwt123.00–123.008671
HeifersSmall and Medium 337387.52/cwt84.00–91.003262
HeifersMedium and Large 3625100.00/cwt100.00–100.006251
HeifersMedium and Large 359089.00/cwt89.00–89.005251
HeifersMedium and Large 3450116.00/cwt116.00–116.005221
HeifersMedium and Large 2476122.82/cwt118.00–129.005859
HeifersMedium and Large 2432122.68/cwt119.00–127.005306
HeifersMedium and Large 2531111.62/cwt108.00–118.005935
HeifersMedium and Large 2625104.00/cwt104.00–104.006501
HeifersMedium and Large 2560116.00/cwt116.00–116.006501
HeifersMedium and Large 2395124.00/cwt124.00–124.004901
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added461141.00/cwt141.00–141.006505
HeifersMedium and Large 1471134.15/cwt130.00–140.0063246
HeifersMedium and Large 1519129.09/cwt122.00–135.0067036
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,598992.37/cwt985.00–1,000.0015,8582
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,1381
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,62556.00/cwt56.00–56.009101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,34557.00/cwt57.00–57.007671
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,01553.00/cwt53.00–53.005381
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,10356.38/cwt54.00–59.006222
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0015,9381
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5701,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0018,8401
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,9701,950.00/cwt1,950.00–1,950.0038,4151
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,6652,000.00/cwt2,000.00–2,000.0033,3001
SteersSmall and Medium 338572.00/cwt72.00–72.002771
SteersMedium and Large 3384128.25/cwt125.00–129.004925
SteersMedium and Large 3585101.27/cwt88.00–115.005922
SteersMedium and Large 3535124.00/cwt124.00–124.006631
SteersMedium and Large 3450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
SteersMedium and Large 3405124.00/cwt124.00–124.005021
SteersMedium and Large 2474133.91/cwt124.00–139.0063527
SteersMedium and Large 2424135.07/cwt128.00–139.0057313
SteersMedium and Large 2376136.97/cwt127.00–145.0051510
SteersMedium and Large 2577122.17/cwt118.00–125.007056
SteersMedium and Large 2526126.50/cwt124.00–128.006654
SteersMedium and Large 2320138.33/cwt131.00–145.004432
SteersMedium and Large 2630122.00/cwt122.00–122.007691
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added467137.00/cwt137.00–137.0064011
CowsLean 85-90%1,16363.89/cwt63.00–65.007432
CowsLean 85-90%1,06030.00/cwt30.00–30.003181
CowsLean 85-90%96551.00/cwt51.00–51.004921
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,27564.12/cwt62.00–67.508184
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34860.23/cwt58.50–61.508123
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight78848.32/cwt47.00–50.003813
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight60530.00/cwt30.00–30.001821
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13554.39/cwt53.00–56.5061712
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16961.79/cwt59.00–63.507224
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02547.39/cwt41.00–52.004863
CowsBoner 80-85%91537.00/cwt37.00–37.003391
Bulls1,70393.36/cwt91.00–96.001,5906
Bulls1,42386.37/cwt86.00–87.001,2293
Bulls1,63537.00/cwt37.00–37.006051
Stock CowsMedium and Large 179050.00/cwt50.00–50.003951
Stock CowsMedium and Large 175487.27/cwt75.00–100.0065810
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,250927.00/cwt875.00–975.0011,5882
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4651,024.23/cwt875.00–1,150.0015,0052
HeifersMedium and Large 1566129.64/cwt121.00–134.5073428
HeifersMedium and Large 1420137.67/cwt128.00–142.0057828
HeifersMedium and Large 1609123.89/cwt118.00–128.007549

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.