Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2020-11-19

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Nov 19
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
908 head
▼ 464 vs last sale 1,372▼ 214 vs year ago 1,122 · −19.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 81▲ 111 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 41▲ 81 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle Pot Load SaleTue Sep 15, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 8.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.73/cwt on 363 head.
Average price
$128.73
363 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$596
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$38
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$38.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.49
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2353143.895079thin
Medium and Large 1472132.01622259
Medium and Large 2451120.1654183
Medium and Large 3443105.8546912thin
One grade step is worth $38.04/cwt here — about $38 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 sale363 hd
128.73
—
AR average8 barns · 2,111 hd
130.22
−1.49
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
Bulls—Average1,35362.9385214
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,31152.196849thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00548.004823thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10146.1850815

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1—618131.29/cwt127.00–141.0081112
HeifersMedium and Large 1—524119.89/cwt113.00–127.0062843
SteersMedium and Large 1—567136.70/cwt131.00–144.0077523
HeifersMedium and Large 1—473130.97/cwt125.00–139.0061939
SteersMedium and Large 1—376160.17/cwt150.00–168.0060214
HeifersMedium and Large 1—720108.94/cwt106.00–115.007844
SteersMedium and Large 3—445117.50/cwt117.50–117.505231
SteersMedium and Large 3—380122.47/cwt117.50–125.004653
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,31152.19/cwt50.00–54.006849
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,30853.87/cwt51.50–56.007052
Bulls——1,47875.43/cwt73.50–76.501,1154
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,07047.18/cwt45.00–50.005057
HeifersMedium and Large 3—50090.00/cwt90.00–90.004501
HeifersMedium and Large 3—57391.76/cwt83.00–100.005262
HeifersMedium and Large 3—355110.00/cwt110.00–110.003911
SteersMedium and Large 2—595125.50/cwt122.00–129.007472
SteersMedium and Large 2—428131.85/cwt122.50–139.0056413
SteersMedium and Large 3—73075.00/cwt75.00–75.005481
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,035614.01/cwt600.00–625.006,3552
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—92551.00/cwt51.00–51.004721
HeifersMedium and Large 1—630120.76/cwt114.00–126.0076118
SteersMedium and Large 1—677132.00/cwt132.00–132.008945
BullsMedium and Large 1—526132.91/cwt119.00–139.0069926
HeifersMedium and Large 2—522106.59/cwt101.00–111.0055610
HeifersMedium and Large 1—775110.00/cwt110.00–110.008531
SteersMedium and Large 1—524138.00/cwt130.00–145.0072356
HeifersMedium and Large 1—566117.09/cwt110.00–120.0066325
BullsMedium and Large 1—571126.88/cwt118.00–135.0072418
SteersMedium and Large 1—840123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0332
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—331140.00/cwt140.00–140.004634
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—432151.00/cwt151.00–151.006528
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—403171.50/cwt171.50–171.5069112
SteersMedium and Large 1—331164.19/cwt156.00–175.0054314
BullsMedium and Large 1—723116.86/cwt115.00–119.008457
HeifersMedium and Large 2—329132.61/cwt122.50–144.0043610
HeifersMedium and Large 1—321146.85/cwt137.50–152.5047122
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy—63090.00/cwt90.00–90.005671
SteersMedium and Large 2—321143.64/cwt132.50–151.004618
HeifersMedium and Large 1—424140.53/cwt130.00–145.0059654
SteersMedium and Large 1—471148.19/cwt142.00–161.0069820
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—875875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,6561
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1121,046.09/cwt600.00–1,450.0011,63348
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—329180.00/cwt180.00–180.005929
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,235675.00/cwt675.00–675.008,3361
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,27557.00/cwt57.00–57.007271
HeifersMedium and Large 1—87596.00/cwt96.00–96.008402
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,100700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,7001
SteersSmall and Medium 3—67560.00/cwt60.00–60.004051
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1501,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0013,2251
BullsMedium and Large 1—680117.73/cwt111.00–125.008016
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,133928.83/cwt750.00–1,200.0010,52412
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,05048.00/cwt48.00–48.005041
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,15555.51/cwt49.00–62.006414
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0731,254.50/cwt1,125.00–1,475.0013,4613
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0001,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0013,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0001,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0012,0001
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight—84044.00/cwt44.00–44.003701
CowsLean 85-90%—1,15549.00/cwt49.00–49.005661
Bulls——1,28755.48/cwt40.00–68.007149
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,11442.13/cwt40.00–44.504695
Bulls——1,45080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1601
CowsLean 85-90%—1,01552.00/cwt52.00–52.005281
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—84543.00/cwt43.00–43.003631
BullsMedium and Large 3—60070.00/cwt70.00–70.004201
SteersMedium and Large 3—470113.50/cwt105.00–122.005332
HeifersMedium and Large 3—458108.76/cwt103.00–111.004984
HeifersMedium and Large 2—623106.44/cwt103.00–110.006637
HeifersMedium and Large 2—585101.00/cwt101.00–101.005911
SteersMedium and Large 3—59587.50/cwt87.50–87.505211
HeifersMedium and Large 2—366126.57/cwt117.50–137.5046312
HeifersMedium and Large 3—323113.84/cwt110.00–117.503682
HeifersMedium and Large 3—420111.95/cwt111.00–113.004702
SteersMedium and Large 2—625122.00/cwt122.00–122.007631
SteersMedium and Large 2—478136.15/cwt120.00–141.0065120
BullsMedium and Large 2—82086.00/cwt86.00–86.007053
BullsMedium and Large 2—570105.00/cwt105.00–105.005991
HeifersMedium and Large 2—421125.01/cwt113.00–128.0052621
BullsMedium and Large 2—93580.00/cwt80.00–80.007481
SteersMedium and Large 2—379137.68/cwt127.00–151.0052214
SteersMedium and Large 3—335114.78/cwt100.00–130.003852
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed—370147.00/cwt147.00–147.005445
HeifersMedium and Large 1—371142.64/cwt135.00–153.0052940
HeifersMedium and Large 2—480119.09/cwt110.00–138.0057221
HeifersMedium and Large 1—666119.00/cwt119.00–119.007933
SteersMedium and Large 2—513130.76/cwt121.00–136.006715
SteersMedium and Large 2—650121.00/cwt121.00–121.007871
BullsMedium and Large 1—617120.55/cwt113.00–129.0074425
SteersMedium and Large 1—431148.97/cwt140.00–160.0064255

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.