Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2020-08-27

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 27
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
392 head
1,152 vs last sale 1,544 44 vs year ago 436 · 10.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
7 vs last sale 77 15 vs year ago 55 · +27.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
3 vs last sale 17 4 vs year ago 16 · +25.0%
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 500 lbs sold 5.00-12.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 1.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 2.00-10.00 lower, mostly 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $150.83/cwt on 172 head.
Average price
$150.83
172 head · 484 lb average
Value per head Derived
$731
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$503
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$113.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.88
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1504156.92791118
Medium and Large 2436141.7161748
Medium and Large 3451116.205245thin
Small and Medium 367043.002881thin
One grade step is worth $113.92/cwt here — about $503 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 sale172 hd
150.83
AR average9 barns · 1,955 hd
146.96
+3.88
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
BullsLow1,48577.731,15412
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,24264.187975thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,03952.8554933
CowsLean 85-90%High96852.435089thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1718116.60/cwt112.00–119.008373
HeifersMedium and Large 1760102.00/cwt102.00–102.007751
HeifersMedium and Large 1326143.84/cwt140.00–146.004698
HeifersMedium and Large 1572125.85/cwt123.00–129.007206
HeifersMedium and Large 1671120.95/cwt118.00–128.008124
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy635118.00/cwt118.00–118.007491
BullsMedium and Large 2518110.01/cwt109.00–111.005702
BullsMedium and Large 278099.00/cwt99.00–99.007721
BullsMedium and Large 271585.00/cwt85.00–85.006081
BullsMedium and Large 260090.00/cwt90.00–90.005401
BullsMedium and Large 1571129.37/cwt122.00–138.0073910
BullsMedium and Large 1531137.49/cwt127.00–141.007308
BullsMedium and Large 1620123.75/cwt115.00–128.007677
BullsMedium and Large 1890102.00/cwt99.00–105.009082
BullsMedium and Large 181591.99/cwt90.00–94.007502
BullsMedium and Large 1680122.00/cwt118.00–126.008302
BullsMedium and Large 190088.00/cwt88.00–88.007921
BullsMedium and Large 1790109.00/cwt109.00–109.008611
BullsMedium and Large 1710124.00/cwt124.00–124.008801
SteersMedium and Large 2640130.00/cwt130.00–130.008321
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added530157.00/cwt157.00–157.0083223
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added668137.00/cwt136.50–137.5091512
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added566149.50/cwt149.50–149.508464
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added405182.50/cwt182.50–182.507391
SteersMedium and Large 1478152.31/cwt142.00–160.0072820
SteersMedium and Large 1427171.22/cwt160.00–177.5073115
SteersMedium and Large 1573144.51/cwt140.00–148.008289
SteersMedium and Large 1517147.99/cwt144.00–153.007659
SteersMedium and Large 1363183.98/cwt172.50–190.006689
SteersMedium and Large 1326181.99/cwt173.00–190.005939
SteersMedium and Large 1621139.72/cwt138.00–142.008684
SteersMedium and Large 1717127.31/cwt125.00–129.009133
HeifersMedium and Large 360081.00/cwt81.00–81.004861
HeifersMedium and Large 357097.00/cwt97.00–97.005531
HeifersMedium and Large 2474127.35/cwt120.00–134.006047
HeifersMedium and Large 2428124.36/cwt117.50–134.005326
HeifersMedium and Large 2569122.49/cwt120.00–124.006974
HeifersMedium and Large 2370129.09/cwt125.00–132.504784
HeifersMedium and Large 2663113.43/cwt110.00–117.007522
HeifersMedium and Large 2515120.43/cwt117.00–124.006202
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added510136.50/cwt136.50–136.506963
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added382158.00/cwt158.00–158.006043
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added675133.00/cwt133.00–133.008982
Bulls1,38166.97/cwt49.00–82.009256
Bulls1,55586.07/cwt84.50–87.501,3384
Bulls1,65893.31/cwt92.50–94.001,5472
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,03556.00/cwt56.00–56.005801
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-283270.18/cwt54.00–84.005843
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,015817.12/cwt750.00–875.008,2942
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,198786.90/cwt775.00–800.009,4272
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,10063.50/cwt63.50–63.506991
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,18761.09/cwt55.00–65.007257
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,13566.78/cwt66.50–67.007582
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,000875.00/cwt875.00–875.008,7501
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1251,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0016,8752
SteersSmall and Medium 367043.00/cwt43.00–43.002881
SteersMedium and Large 3595104.00/cwt104.00–104.006191
SteersMedium and Large 3515113.00/cwt113.00–113.005821
SteersMedium and Large 3440120.00/cwt120.00–120.005281
SteersMedium and Large 3360137.00/cwt137.00–137.004931
SteersMedium and Large 3345107.00/cwt107.00–107.003691
SteersMedium and Large 2465134.99/cwt122.00–141.0062813
SteersMedium and Large 2377152.62/cwt139.00–165.0057513
SteersMedium and Large 2420141.65/cwt137.00–153.0059511
SteersMedium and Large 2527129.85/cwt121.00–137.006845
SteersMedium and Large 2308153.57/cwt150.00–161.004733
SteersMedium and Large 2570132.46/cwt131.00–134.007552
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight83352.99/cwt52.00–54.004412
CowsLean 85-90%98353.67/cwt53.00–54.005283
CowsLean 85-90%1,06556.46/cwt55.00–58.006012
CowsLean 85-90%98546.00/cwt46.00–46.004532
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,20065.97/cwt64.00–67.507923
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30561.50/cwt61.50–61.508032
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight83046.02/cwt45.00–46.503823
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight83550.00/cwt50.00–50.004181
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight78042.00/cwt42.00–42.003281
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight73539.00/cwt39.00–39.002871
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17459.09/cwt57.00–61.006949
CowsBoner 80-85%1,03446.60/cwt41.00–49.004828
CowsBoner 80-85%97551.53/cwt50.00–53.005026
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19065.31/cwt64.00–67.007774
HeifersMedium and Large 1423143.00/cwt137.00–150.0060528
HeifersMedium and Large 1482138.96/cwt131.00–144.0067024
HeifersMedium and Large 1369146.81/cwt140.00–153.0054214
HeifersMedium and Large 1520132.73/cwt128.00–135.0069011
HeifersMedium and Large 1623124.50/cwt123.00–127.007768

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.