Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2020-08-20

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 20
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,544 head
952 vs last sale 592 1,544 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
28 vs last sale 105 77 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
66 vs last sale 83 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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 and heifers under 400 lbs sold 5.00-8.00 lower, 400-600 lbs sold 1.00-7.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 2.00 lower. Several large consignments of Value Added cattle sold with a premium. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $143.69/cwt on 916 head.
Average price
$143.69
916 head · 664 lb average
Value per head Derived
$954
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$412
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.55
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1694145.131,008707
Medium and Large 1-2662140.0792798
Medium and Large 2470139.11654103
Medium and Large 3497119.835968thin
One grade step is worth $25.31/cwt here — about $412 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 sale916 hd
143.69
AR average8 barns · 2,031 hd
149.24
−5.55
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
BullsHigh1,52880.471,23011
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,21559.147193thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,09056.5461613
CowsLean 85-90%High89047.684248thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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 371395.45/cwt91.00–100.006812
SteersMedium and Large 3435129.20/cwt125.00–132.505623
Dairy SteersLarge 351560.00/cwt60.00–60.003091
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4351,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0019,7311
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,27261.36/cwt57.00–65.007803
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-288566.00/cwt66.00–66.005841
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,07563.77/cwt59.00–67.006863
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,9251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,130850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,6051
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,090964.45/cwt875.00–1,025.0010,5134
BullsMedium and Large 1495135.00/cwt135.00–135.006682
BullsMedium and Large 1684127.52/cwt126.00–128.008724
BullsMedium and Large 1733119.61/cwt112.50–124.008774
BullsMedium and Large 1631129.99/cwt128.00–132.008206
BullsMedium and Large 1569135.05/cwt130.00–144.007687
BullsMedium and Large 1517137.06/cwt130.00–143.0070914
BullsMedium and Large 2740112.00/cwt112.00–112.008291
BullsMedium and Large 295580.00/cwt80.00–80.007641
BullsMedium and Large 2585114.83/cwt105.00–125.006722
BullsMedium and Large 2610117.98/cwt117.00–119.007202
BullsMedium and Large 2513125.66/cwt125.00–126.006453
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open847124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,05012
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open729134.00/cwt134.00–134.0097768
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open690138.00/cwt138.00–138.0095270
HeifersMedium and Large 1805111.00/cwt111.00–111.008941
HeifersMedium and Large 1930109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0141
HeifersMedium and Large 1772117.66/cwt114.00–120.009083
SteersMedium and Large 3355131.30/cwt127.50–135.004662
SteersMedium and Large 3535117.50/cwt117.50–117.506291
SteersMedium and Large 2479140.87/cwt128.00–148.0067530
SteersMedium and Large 2372146.64/cwt130.00–158.0054621
Bulls1,83389.59/cwt88.00–91.001,6422
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-296359.12/cwt56.00–62.005692
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-271075.00/cwt75.00–75.005331
SteersMedium and Large 11,02597.00/cwt97.00–97.009941
SteersMedium and Large 1905117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,0631
HeifersMedium and Large 3365115.88/cwt112.50–117.504233
HeifersMedium and Large 3585114.00/cwt114.00–114.006672
HeifersMedium and Large 3460115.73/cwt114.00–117.505322
HeifersMedium and Large 3440113.50/cwt110.00–117.004992
HeifersMedium and Large 3625113.00/cwt113.00–113.007061
HeifersMedium and Large 3500113.00/cwt113.00–113.005651
HeifersMedium and Large 2471129.57/cwt120.00–137.5061016
HeifersMedium and Large 2415131.04/cwt120.00–137.5054414
HeifersMedium and Large 2384130.28/cwt120.00–137.5050013
HeifersMedium and Large 2521123.82/cwt114.00–128.006455
HeifersMedium and Large 2322130.99/cwt125.00–135.004225
HeifersMedium and Large 2673117.43/cwt110.00–122.007904
HeifersMedium and Large 2571120.86/cwt112.50–129.006904
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy605100.00/cwt100.00–100.006051
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500127.00/cwt127.00–127.006353
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2618125.00/cwt125.00–125.007732
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400159.50/cwt159.00–160.006382
HeifersMedium and Large 1425146.31/cwt136.00–155.0062239
HeifersMedium and Large 1529137.07/cwt131.00–148.0072535
SteersMedium and Large 1525152.25/cwt146.00–158.0079918
SteersMedium and Large 1565144.51/cwt134.00–151.0081610
SteersMedium and Large 1619142.03/cwt141.00–148.008799
SteersMedium and Large 1326170.73/cwt165.00–185.005578
SteersMedium and Large 1878119.42/cwt118.00–121.001,0495
SteersMedium and Large 1826114.99/cwt110.00–120.009505
SteersMedium and Large 1734129.58/cwt123.00–132.009515
SteersMedium and Large 11,055104.50/cwt99.00–110.001,1022
SteersMedium and Large 1773127.00/cwt127.00–127.009822
SteersMedium and Large 11,13587.00/cwt87.00–87.009871
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight78353.70/cwt52.00–55.004203
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight79020.00/cwt20.00–20.001581
CowsLean 85-90%1,09857.67/cwt55.00–60.006332
CowsLean 85-90%92035.00/cwt35.00–35.003221
CowsLean 85-90%86550.00/cwt50.00–50.004331
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,23863.21/cwt62.50–64.007832
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,17051.00/cwt51.00–51.005971
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight83550.00/cwt50.00–50.004181
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15559.50/cwt56.00–61.006875
CowsBoner 80-85%99452.45/cwt50.00–54.005214
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24064.86/cwt62.50–67.008042
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10048.00/cwt48.00–48.005281
Bulls1,59483.92/cwt82.00–87.001,3385
Bulls1,29471.60/cwt50.00–80.509274
SteersMedium and Large 2429143.93/cwt135.00–150.0061719
SteersMedium and Large 2328149.18/cwt140.00–155.0048910
SteersMedium and Large 2517132.84/cwt123.00–137.006876
HeifersMedium and Large 1719121.00/cwt113.00–125.008705
HeifersMedium and Large 1624134.82/cwt130.00–138.0084112
HeifersMedium and Large 1328142.30/cwt140.00–155.0046715
HeifersMedium and Large 1571135.30/cwt129.00–144.0077317
HeifersMedium and Large 1681134.24/cwt123.00–136.0091424
HeifersMedium and Large 1470140.24/cwt136.00–147.5065930
HeifersMedium and Large 1376145.06/cwt138.00–152.5054532
SteersMedium and Large 1478153.08/cwt149.00–167.5073222
SteersMedium and Large 1680136.15/cwt128.00–139.0092622
SteersMedium and Large 1382166.07/cwt157.00–176.0063425
SteersMedium and Large 1423159.89/cwt150.00–167.5067625
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450172.00/cwt172.00–172.007741
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added778139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,08520
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added694149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,03467
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added868133.36/cwt130.00–135.001,15886
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added715145.88/cwt143.50–147.251,043372
SteersMedium and Large 1-2302154.00/cwt154.00–154.004655
SteersMedium and Large 1-2670122.00/cwt122.00–122.008179
SteersMedium and Large 1-2722124.00/cwt124.00–124.0089510
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added677143.50/cwt143.50–143.5097174
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy455127.50/cwt127.50–127.505801
SteersMedium and Large 2755110.00/cwt110.00–110.008311
SteersMedium and Large 21,05585.00/cwt85.00–85.008971
SteersMedium and Large 2600125.00/cwt120.00–130.007502
SteersMedium and Large 2720122.26/cwt122.00–122.508802
SteersMedium and Large 2668127.32/cwt125.00–131.008503
SteersMedium and Large 2823103.17/cwt97.50–107.008493
SteersMedium and Large 2574122.82/cwt110.00–132.007054

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.