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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 14

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Jan 7Jan 14Jan 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,007 head

▲ 554 vs last sale 453▲ 439 vs year ago 568 · +77.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

142 head

▲ 77 vs last sale 65▲ 70 vs year ago 72 · +97.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

108 head

▲ 91 vs last sale 17▲ 11 vs year ago 97 · +11.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00-10.00 higher, with full advance on 400-500 lb weights. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 5.00 higher. Several groups od Value Added or long time weaned cattle sold with a Premium. Slaughter cows and bulls not reported due to time restraints.

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 $150.56/cwt on 416 head.

Average price

$150.56

416 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$429

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

$68.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.95

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	480	154.81	743	83
Medium and Large 1	518	152.02	787	271
Medium and Large 2	460	143.00	657	54
Medium and Large 3	537	110.80	595	7thin
Small and Medium 3	365	86.00	314	1thin

One grade step is worth $68.81/cwt here — about $429 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 sale416 hd

150.56

—

AR average9 barns · 2,941 hd

147.61

+2.95

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	—	High	1,980	82.00	1,624	1thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	181.75/cwt	170.00–197.50	591	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	331	183.54/cwt	178.50–189.50	608	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	156.70/cwt	147.50–165.00	520	5
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	365	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	314	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	157.69/cwt	150.00–167.00	579	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	174.11/cwt	165.00–190.00	648	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	615	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	393	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	676	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	417	172.85/cwt	171.00–174.00	721	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	515	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	162.77/cwt	153.00–170.00	685	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	140.59/cwt	130.00–167.00	598	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	442	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	738	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	465	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	800	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	158.65/cwt	145.00–169.50	744	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	143.73/cwt	134.00–150.00	696	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	559	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	492	152.81/cwt	152.50–153.50	752	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	444	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	133.75/cwt	126.00–144.00	690	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	144.75/cwt	138.00–151.00	754	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	526	150.82/cwt	147.00–159.00	793	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	544	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	762	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	558	149.33/cwt	148.00–150.00	833	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	723	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	577	112.36/cwt	110.00–115.00	648	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	139.96/cwt	131.00–146.00	810	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	612	141.34/cwt	141.00–142.00	865	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	701	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	135.46/cwt	129.00–139.00	851	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	652	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	835	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	123.56/cwt	121.00–126.00	834	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	685	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	928	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	129.49/cwt	126.00–134.00	892	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	738	124.42/cwt	124.00–129.00	918	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	818	122.03/cwt	116.50–126.00	998	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	966	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	314	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	501	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	316	128.61/cwt	122.00–143.00	406	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	148.39/cwt	145.00–150.00	481	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	335	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	513	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	363	149.99/cwt	149.00–151.00	544	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	144.09/cwt	132.00–150.00	537	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	375	155.84/cwt	152.50–159.00	584	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	125.70/cwt	123.00–127.50	479	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	404	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	578	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	133.18/cwt	127.00–142.50	566	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	115.57/cwt	114.00–117.00	491	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	129.24/cwt	125.00–134.00	556	7
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	430	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	318	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	473	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	127.22/cwt	124.00–130.00	597	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	473	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	577	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	120.57/cwt	116.00–128.00	575	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	482	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	627	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	490	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	568	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	514	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	668	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	124.43/cwt	120.00–129.00	642	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	115.58/cwt	110.00–119.00	600	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	520	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	593	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	124.52/cwt	124.00–126.00	651	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	565	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	732	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	122.12/cwt	119.00–128.00	695	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	112.93/cwt	110.00–125.00	650	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	605	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	569	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	121.38/cwt	116.00–129.00	749	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	126.51/cwt	123.00–128.00	837	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	707	122.79/cwt	119.00–127.00	868	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	710	129.83/cwt	129.00–130.00	922	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	887	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	786	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	904	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	905	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	815	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	935	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,019	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	500	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	645	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	529	134.00/cwt	130.00–138.00	709	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	689	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	566	130.76/cwt	124.00–136.00	740	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	122.39/cwt	110.00–131.00	759	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	677	121.07/cwt	116.00–127.00	820	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	717	112.71/cwt	104.00–117.00	808	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	785	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	848	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,085	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	868	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,980	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,624	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,380	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,051	1,281.16/cwt	1,100.00–1,375.00	13,465	72

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 Jan 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,007Last week 453Year ago 568

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 65Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 108Last week 17Year ago 97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	105.00	105.00
13	—	325	170.00–197.50	181.75
34	—	521	138.00–151.00	144.75
33	—	579	131.00–146.00	139.96
37	—	421	153.00–170.00	162.77
28	—	372	165.00–190.00	174.11
17	—	628	129.00–139.00	135.46
41	—	469	145.00–169.50	158.65
4	—	689	126.00–134.00	129.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	652	128.00	128.00
19	—	492	152.50–153.50	152.81
11	—	393	172.00	172.00
10	—	442	167.00	167.00
22	—	544	140.00	140.00
9	—	331	178.50–189.50	183.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	685	135.50	135.50
3	—	558	148.00–150.00	149.33
14	—	417	171.00–174.00	172.85
3	—	612	141.00–142.00	141.34
12	—	738	124.00–129.00	124.42
1	—	465	172.00	172.00
7	—	526	147.00–159.00	150.82
12	—	818	116.50–126.00	122.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	114.00	114.00
1	—	615	114.00	114.00
1	—	420	122.50	122.50
1	—	505	88.00	88.00
3	—	577	110.00–115.00	112.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	516	126.00–144.00	133.75
2	—	675	121.00–126.00	123.56
17	—	484	134.00–150.00	143.73
5	—	332	147.50–165.00	156.70
1	—	605	119.00	119.00
10	—	425	130.00–167.00	140.59
9	—	367	150.00–167.00	157.69
5	—	569	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	392	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	469	124.00–130.00	127.22
24	—	569	119.00–128.00	122.12
23	—	516	120.00–129.00	124.43
17	—	617	116.00–129.00	121.38
1	—	765	116.00	116.00
6	—	662	123.00–128.00	126.51
5	—	707	119.00–127.00	122.79
24	—	425	127.00–142.50	133.18
34	—	373	132.00–150.00	144.09
16	—	324	145.00–150.00	148.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	129.00–130.00	129.50
1	—	335	153.00	153.00
3	—	645	130.00	130.00
6	—	710	129.00–130.00	129.83
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
3	—	363	149.00–151.00	149.99
1	—	935	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	314	159.50	159.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	786	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	114.00	114.00
1	—	490	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	514	130.00	130.00
2	—	375	152.50–159.00	155.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	316	122.00–143.00	128.61
15	—	477	116.00–128.00	120.57
6	—	576	110.00–125.00	112.93
7	—	430	125.00–134.00	129.24
5	—	381	123.00–127.50	125.70
21	—	519	110.00–119.00	115.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
2	—	425	114.00–117.00	115.57
1	—	450	105.00	105.00
1	—	605	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	473	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	482	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	905	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	124.00–126.00	124.52
15	—	404	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	80.00	80.00
1	—	785	108.00	108.00
3	—	717	104.00–117.00	112.71
14	—	620	110.00–131.00	122.39
7	—	529	130.00–138.00	134.00
9	—	677	116.00–127.00	121.07
11	—	566	124.00–136.00	130.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	129.00	129.00
1	—	565	122.00	122.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	72	—	1,051	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,281.16
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	938	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,980	82.00	82.00

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.