Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2020-10-29

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 29
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
130 head
347 vs last sale 477 136 vs year ago 266 · 51.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
99 vs last sale 124 96 vs year ago 121 · 79.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
94 vs last sale 99 96 vs year ago 101 · 95.0%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle Pot Load SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: With a light run and all classes not represented due to very muddy conditions in trade area; Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 5.00-9.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold steady to 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $137.36/cwt on 53 head.
Average price
$137.36
53 head · 453 lb average
Value per head Derived
$622
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$201
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.12
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1476138.8166041
Medium and Large 2371135.2150210thin
Medium and Large 3388118.504592thin
One grade step is worth $20.31/cwt here — about $201 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 sale53 hd
137.36
AR average9 barns · 490 hd
129.25
+8.12
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
BullsHigh1,67376.501,2792thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,29453.296905thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,01542.5643212
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low93240.923813thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 2465114.50/cwt114.00–115.005322
HeifersMedium and Large 1422125.76/cwt120.00–128.0053111
SteersMedium and Large 1373151.65/cwt147.50–156.005668
SteersMedium and Large 1520131.54/cwt128.00–136.006844
HeifersMedium and Large 1628109.22/cwt107.00–111.006864
BullsMedium and Large 266090.00/cwt90.00–90.005941
HeifersMedium and Large 1465121.32/cwt120.00–123.005643
BullsMedium and Large 1573123.40/cwt120.00–128.007074
BullsMedium and Large 1523125.04/cwt120.00–132.006546
SteersMedium and Large 1570122.03/cwt119.00–125.006962
SteersMedium and Large 1815115.00/cwt115.00–115.009371
SteersMedium and Large 1342152.97/cwt150.00–162.505234
SteersMedium and Large 1428140.65/cwt138.00–145.006028
BullsMedium and Large 1615116.37/cwt111.00–122.007162
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full74090.00/cwt90.00–90.006661
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full485105.00/cwt105.00–105.005091
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy570105.00/cwt105.00–105.005991
HeifersMedium and Large 1512114.67/cwt114.00–115.005873
SteersMedium and Large 1632127.03/cwt124.00–128.008038
SteersMedium and Large 1285170.00/cwt170.00–170.004851
HeifersSmall and Medium 338050.00/cwt50.00–50.001901
BullsMedium and Large 1740103.50/cwt100.00–107.007662
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,8251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,185900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,6651
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-274068.66/cwt59.00–79.005082
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-274064.00/cwt64.00–64.004741
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy590103.00/cwt103.00–103.006081
CowsBoner 80-85%92326.79/cwt18.00–37.002473
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight77026.00/cwt26.00–26.002001
CowsBoner 80-85%87540.00/cwt40.00–40.003501
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight73030.00/cwt30.00–30.002191
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,27454.61/cwt52.00–56.006964
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16854.23/cwt52.50–55.006333
Bulls1,51579.00/cwt79.00–79.001,1971
CowsLean 85-90%1,01348.38/cwt47.00–49.504902
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37548.00/cwt48.00–48.006601
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07549.42/cwt47.00–51.005314
Bulls1,83074.00/cwt74.00–74.001,3541
BullsMedium and Large 2530115.00/cwt115.00–115.006101
SteersMedium and Large 2329143.18/cwt137.50–146.004716
SteersMedium and Large 2505117.00/cwt117.00–117.005911
SteersMedium and Large 2350125.00/cwt125.00–125.004381
SteersMedium and Large 3315120.00/cwt120.00–120.003781
SteersMedium and Large 3460117.00/cwt117.00–117.005381
HeifersMedium and Large 2433114.14/cwt109.00–119.004942
BullsMedium and Large 2570111.00/cwt111.00–111.006331
HeifersMedium and Large 2335126.21/cwt125.00–127.504232
SteersMedium and Large 2410124.00/cwt124.00–124.005081
HeifersMedium and Large 3357106.54/cwt100.00–110.003803
HeifersMedium and Large 1364132.74/cwt127.50–137.004835
HeifersMedium and Large 1588114.00/cwt114.00–114.006702
HeifersMedium and Large 1326135.98/cwt131.00–140.004439
SteersMedium and Large 1470133.90/cwt132.50–137.006295
SteersMedium and Large 2475127.00/cwt127.00–127.006031

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.