Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2020-10-01

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 1
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,711 head
825 vs last sale 886 880 vs year ago 831 · +105.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
189 vs last sale 263 5 vs year ago 69 · +7.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
50 vs last sale 73 77 vs year ago 100 · 77.0%
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 sold 2.00-5.00 lower, with the exception of 400-500 lb weights that sold 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-7.00 lower. Feeder supply included several groups of long weaned or Value Added cattle that sold with a Premium. Slaughter cows and bulls not reported due to time restraints.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $138.45/cwt on 748 head.
Average price
$138.45
748 head · 636 lb average
Value per head Derived
$881
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$299
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$24.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.94
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2574140.4080542
Medium and Large 1672139.02934609
Medium and Large 2438137.3360282
Medium and Large 3437115.9250715thin
One grade step is worth $24.48/cwt here — about $299 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 sale748 hd
138.45
AR average9 barns · 2,093 hd
141.39
−2.94
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
BullsLow1,07570.007532thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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 351588.00/cwt88.00–88.004531
SteersMedium and Large 2331144.74/cwt130.00–152.5047916
SteersMedium and Large 2680117.00/cwt117.00–117.007961
SteersMedium and Large 2895100.00/cwt100.00–100.008951
SteersMedium and Large 2417143.99/cwt125.00–158.0060020
HeifersMedium and Large 2565106.65/cwt104.00–111.006033
HeifersMedium and Large 2479121.96/cwt111.00–131.0058418
SteersMedium and Large 2740108.00/cwt108.00–108.007991
SteersMedium and Large 2780100.00/cwt100.00–100.007801
SteersMedium and Large 2475133.64/cwt120.00–150.0063527
SteersMedium and Large 2530118.94/cwt113.00–125.006302
SteersMedium and Large 1-2449157.00/cwt157.00–157.0070512
SteersMedium and Large 2600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
BullsMedium and Large 2580108.00/cwt108.00–108.006261
BullsMedium and Large 2610101.00/cwt96.00–106.006162
BullsMedium and Large 2675100.00/cwt90.00–110.006752
BullsMedium and Large 2536117.51/cwt103.00–122.5063035
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added541131.50/cwt131.50–131.5071111
SteersMedium and Large 2381143.13/cwt127.55–158.0054511
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed445161.00/cwt161.00–161.007162
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added625124.50/cwt124.50–124.5077826
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2548116.50/cwt116.50–116.506386
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2449126.50/cwt126.50–126.505684
HeifersMedium and Large 2765102.00/cwt102.00–102.007801
HeifersMedium and Large 2518113.23/cwt110.00–116.0058712
HeifersMedium and Large 2385127.09/cwt122.50–130.004897
HeifersMedium and Large 2430124.36/cwt121.00–130.005355
HeifersMedium and Large 2668106.97/cwt104.00–110.007152
SteersMedium and Large 3555110.00/cwt110.00–110.006111
HeifersMedium and Large 2321126.35/cwt117.50–130.004066
HeifersMedium and Large 3428114.79/cwt107.00–119.004913
SteersMedium and Large 371592.00/cwt92.00–92.006581
HeifersMedium and Large 361591.00/cwt91.00–91.005601
HeifersMedium and Large 3485111.00/cwt111.00–111.005381
SteersMedium and Large 3476116.55/cwt110.00–129.005554
BullsMedium and Large 363391.39/cwt81.00–98.005783
Bulls1,07570.00/cwt70.00–70.007532
HeifersMedium and Large 3330111.62/cwt110.00–115.003683
HeifersMedium and Large 351587.20/cwt80.00–94.004492
SteersMedium and Large 3355131.00/cwt131.00–131.004651
HeifersMedium and Large 358590.00/cwt90.00–90.005271
SteersMedium and Large 3409112.40/cwt101.00–125.004605
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added618137.20/cwt128.00–137.5084862
BullsMedium and Large 1750109.00/cwt109.00–109.008181
SteersMedium and Large 1Full88589.00/cwt89.00–89.007881
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full490118.00/cwt118.00–118.005781
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy630110.57/cwt106.00–115.006972
SteersMedium and Large 1615124.49/cwt124.00–125.007662
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added571126.58/cwt123.00–128.0072321
SteersMedium and Large 1719125.81/cwt119.00–129.009054
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-276678.54/cwt60.00–92.006024
BullsMedium and Large 186593.00/cwt93.00–93.008041
BullsMedium and Large 1815103.00/cwt103.00–103.008391
SteersMedium and Large 1925116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0731
BullsMedium and Large 1655117.89/cwt110.00–122.0077215
BullsMedium and Large 1572122.61/cwt118.00–128.0070112
SteersMedium and Large 3327125.87/cwt123.00–130.004123
HeifersMedium and Large 1330141.10/cwt132.50–147.004669
SteersMedium and Large 1753124.03/cwt120.00–130.009343
HeifersMedium and Large 1755109.00/cwt109.00–109.008231
SteersMedium and Large 1575130.41/cwt129.00–134.0075017
SteersMedium and Large 1541133.09/cwt132.00–134.0072012
SteersMedium and Large 1372169.26/cwt167.00–170.0063010
BullsMedium and Large 1611121.50/cwt116.00–125.007426
SteersMedium and Large 1465153.97/cwt142.00–161.0071624
HeifersMedium and Large 1579116.37/cwt111.00–122.0067410
SteersMedium and Large 1689123.00/cwt123.00–123.0084711
SteersMedium and Large 1413174.30/cwt162.50–180.007209
SteersMedium and Large 1321173.69/cwt165.00–177.5055818
HeifersMedium and Large 1372141.39/cwt132.50–147.5052629
HeifersMedium and Large 1738108.27/cwt106.00–116.007997
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added543127.00/cwt127.00–127.006905
HeifersMedium and Large 1519120.84/cwt117.00–126.0062724
HeifersMedium and Large 1431131.98/cwt127.00–137.0056916
HeifersMedium and Large 1623119.51/cwt110.00–124.5074549
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added663138.72/cwt133.00–140.50920101
BullsMedium and Large 190599.00/cwt99.00–99.008961
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added722128.43/cwt124.50–130.0092798
HeifersMedium and Large 1674113.09/cwt110.00–122.007625
HeifersMedium and Large 1462130.33/cwt125.00–139.0060223
BullsMedium and Large 1717112.88/cwt109.00–115.008097
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added968116.50/cwt116.50–116.501,1285
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added691130.00/cwt130.00–130.0089868
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added570139.11/cwt136.50–140.0079339
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added457166.00/cwt166.00–166.007595
BullsMedium and Large 1526129.60/cwt123.00–136.0068224
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added525138.99/cwt137.00–144.0073019
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added626128.50/cwt128.50–128.508045
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added446135.37/cwt134.50–136.5060412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added728133.50/cwt133.50–133.5097212
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added874120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0496
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added724136.49/cwt135.00–137.75988182
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed502148.50/cwt148.50–148.5074513
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy540100.00/cwt100.00–100.005401
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added815135.07/cwt132.25–137.401,101125

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.