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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 8

● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

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Feeder Cattle receipts

842 head

▲ 485 vs last sale 357▲ 842 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 88▲ 66 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 14▲ 5 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 and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Several groups of Value Added cattle sold with an up to 10.00 premium. Value Added denotes cattle weaned at least 45 days, castrated and who have been administered 2 sets of preconditioning vaccines. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.06/cwt on 429 head.

Average price

$146.06

429 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$850

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$33.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.45

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	428	154.60	661	20
Medium and Large 1	627	148.13	929	321
Medium and Large 2	439	140.63	618	70
Medium and Large 3	502	120.69	606	18thin

One grade step is worth $33.91/cwt here — about $55 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 sale429 hd

146.06

—

AR average9 barns · 1,643 hd

147.50

−1.45

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,470	79.05	1,162	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,234	62.06	766	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	998	53.99	539	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	963	48.75	470	31

Every lot

107 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	150.14/cwt	145.00–156.00	485	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	175.29/cwt	171.00–180.00	570	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	332	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	621	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	165.86/cwt	153.00–172.00	610	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	132.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	488	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	146.13/cwt	142.50–154.00	554	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	398	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	625	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	157.59/cwt	148.00–162.00	643	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	140.30/cwt	132.00–147.00	596	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	542	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	469	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	732	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	138.32/cwt	131.00–145.00	651	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	472	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	713	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	146.69/cwt	142.00–154.00	698	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	479	124.46/cwt	115.00–127.00	596	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	515	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	716	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	518	111.49/cwt	110.00–113.00	578	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	134.17/cwt	132.00–137.00	707	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	528	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	829	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	124.56/cwt	121.00–128.00	704	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	576	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	657	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	578	151.05/cwt	147.50–154.00	873	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	605	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	708	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	626	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	880	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	918	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	711	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	988	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	773	123.91/cwt	121.00–127.00	958	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	797	140.83/cwt	138.50–141.00	1,122	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,068	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	845	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,022	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	908	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,171	24
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	141.92/cwt	140.00–147.50	444	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	442	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	362	128.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	465	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	140.93/cwt	138.00–144.00	531	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	395	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	131.91/cwt	122.00–138.00	549	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	420	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	628	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	144.87/cwt	140.00–149.00	616	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	137.57/cwt	134.00–140.00	641	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	470	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	679	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	456	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	129.80/cwt	125.00–135.00	618	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	626	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	495	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	683	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	134.13/cwt	130.00–136.00	697	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	114.33/cwt	110.00–119.00	595	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	125.08/cwt	124.00–128.00	657	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	534	140.02/cwt	137.50–140.50	748	88
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	739	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	704	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	570	121.53/cwt	118.00–125.00	693	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	661	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	595	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	696	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	615	134.72/cwt	133.00–137.00	829	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	113.95/cwt	110.00–118.00	721	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	785	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	686	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	895	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	835	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	713	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	945	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	732	112.67/cwt	111.00–116.00	825	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	931	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	920	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	968	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	840	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	966	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	435	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	435	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	483	127.46/cwt	126.00–129.00	616	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	135.21/cwt	132.00–139.00	707	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	685	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	583	133.48/cwt	132.00–136.00	778	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	583	127.33/cwt	126.00–128.00	742	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	583	125.33/cwt	123.00–127.00	731	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	605	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	750	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	845	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	678	101.66/cwt	100.00–105.00	689	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	692	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	796	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	755	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	891	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	810	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	859	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	925	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	897	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,325	74.59/cwt	65.00–79.00	988	3
Bulls	—	—	1,688	85.74/cwt	85.50–86.00	1,447	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	801	35.70/cwt	33.00–38.00	286	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	847	45.70/cwt	45.00–47.00	387	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	848	51.84/cwt	50.00–54.00	440	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	873	47.05/cwt	45.00–49.00	411	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	880	56.98/cwt	56.00–58.00	501	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	959	49.65/cwt	45.00–53.00	476	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,027	55.46/cwt	54.00–57.00	570	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,047	48.16/cwt	35.00–53.50	504	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,100	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	649	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,159	60.29/cwt	59.00–62.00	699	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,247	62.37/cwt	60.00–65.00	778	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	62.78/cwt	62.00–63.50	822	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	870	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	644	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	880	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,940	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,005	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,779	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	624	1

This sale against other markets

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

Thu Aug 8, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 842Last week 357Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 14Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	313	140.00–147.50	141.92
9	—	377	138.00–144.00	140.93
9	—	425	140.00–149.00	144.87
12	—	466	134.00–140.00	137.57
29	—	520	130.00–136.00	134.13
3	—	742	125.50	125.50
2	—	638	123.00	123.00
1	—	820	118.00	118.00
1	—	780	118.00	118.00
1	—	690	121.00	121.00
1	—	560	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	840	115.00	115.00
7	—	713	132.50	132.50
14	—	420	149.50	149.50
14	—	615	133.00–137.00	134.72
15	—	470	144.50	144.50
57	—	686	130.50	130.50
88	—	534	137.50–140.50	140.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	130.00	130.00
3	—	485	129.00	129.00
5	—	415	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	495	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	136.00	136.00
2	—	568	124.00	124.00
2	—	633	110.00–118.00	113.95
3	—	732	111.00–116.00	112.67
4	—	476	125.00–135.00	129.80
5	—	362	125.00–130.00	128.59
7	—	416	122.00–138.00	131.91
9	—	525	124.00–128.00	125.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	100.00	100.00
1	—	475	96.00	96.00
1	—	590	112.00	112.00
2	—	520	110.00–119.00	114.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	118.00–125.00	121.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	100.00–105.00	101.66
1	—	435	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	123.00–127.00	125.33
2	—	810	106.00	106.00
2	—	483	126.00–129.00	127.46
1	—	925	97.00	97.00
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
1	—	605	124.00	124.00
1	—	535	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	692	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	523	132.00–139.00	135.21
4	—	583	132.00–136.00	133.48
1	—	835	110.00	110.00
1	—	755	118.00	118.00
1	—	660	128.00	128.00
1	—	600	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	126.00–128.00	127.33
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
1	—	495	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	479	115.00–127.00	124.46
5	—	576	114.00	114.00
2	—	518	110.00–113.00	111.49
2	—	368	130.00–135.00	132.62
1	—	605	117.00	117.00
1	—	430	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	425	132.00–147.00	140.30
19	—	379	142.50–154.00	146.13
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
2	—	565	121.00–128.00	124.56
2	—	773	121.00–127.00	123.91
6	—	323	145.00–156.00	150.14
6	—	527	132.00–137.00	134.17
12	—	471	131.00–145.00	138.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	135.00	135.00
1	—	845	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	137.00	137.00
1	—	815	131.00	131.00
2	—	325	171.00–180.00	175.29
7	—	476	142.00–154.00	146.69
10	—	408	148.00–162.00	157.59
12	—	368	153.00–172.00	165.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	332	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	469	156.00	156.00
21	—	626	140.50	140.50
24	—	908	129.00	129.00
29	—	578	147.50–154.00	151.05
46	—	711	139.00	139.00
58	—	797	138.50–141.00	140.83
90	—	528	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	472	151.00	151.00
12	—	398	157.00	157.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	56.00–58.00	56.98
2	—	873	45.00–49.00	47.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,159	59.00–62.00	60.29
4	—	959	45.00–53.00	49.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,247	60.00–65.00	62.37
1	—	1,100	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	848	50.00–54.00	51.84
5	—	801	33.00–38.00	35.70
3	—	847	45.00–47.00	45.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,047	35.00–53.50	48.16
5	—	1,027	54.00–57.00	55.46
2	—	1,310	62.00–63.50	62.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,325	65.00–79.00	74.59
2	—	1,688	85.50–86.00	85.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	74.00	74.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	575.00	575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	52.00	52.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.