Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2021-03-04

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 4
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
955 head
▲ 328 vs last sale 627▲ 399 vs year ago 556 · +71.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 58▲ 19 vs year ago 55 · +34.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 38▲ 30 vs year ago 18 · +166.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 1.00-2.00 higher, 500-700 lb weights sold 1.00-3.00 lower, over 700 lbs sold 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 1.00-2.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 1.00-7.00 lower. Several groups of long weaned cattle sold with a premium. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady against last weeks light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $141.84/cwt on 387 head.
Average price
$141.84
387 head · 603 lb average
Value per head Derived
$855
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$355
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$90.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.05
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1586150.00880212
Medium and Large 2521139.6572863
Medium and Large 1-2696129.07898101
Medium and Large 3489119.7858610thin
Small and Medium 387560.005251thin
One grade step is worth $90.00/cwt here — about $355 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 sale387 hd
141.84
—
AR average9 barns · 2,757 hd
149.89
−8.05
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—High1,56781.461,2779thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,34160.8681613
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,04751.9154417
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low76035.992743thin

Every lot

114 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added300207.50/cwt207.50–207.506232
Steers—Medium and Large 2326159.89/cwt147.50–178.005215
Steers—Medium and Large 1340200.00/cwt200.00–200.006801
Steers—Medium and Large 3340138.00/cwt138.00–138.004691
Steers—Medium and Large 3360131.00/cwt131.00–131.004721
Steers—Medium and Large 2379157.25/cwt145.00–165.005968
Steers—Medium and Large 1385183.67/cwt172.50–189.0070711
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added410182.50/cwt181.00–184.007482
Steers—Medium and Large 2426146.03/cwt138.00–159.006225
Steers—Medium and Large 3430117.81/cwt110.00–125.005073
Steers—Medium and Large 1434166.58/cwt156.00–175.007239
Steers—Medium and Large 1467164.27/cwt152.50–175.0076721
Steers—Medium and Large 2474142.64/cwt131.00–164.006768
Steers—Medium and Large 3483109.69/cwt90.00–130.005302
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy490125.00/cwt125.00–125.006134
Steers—Medium and Large 2513137.69/cwt132.00–142.007063
Steers—Medium and Large 1520154.97/cwt145.00–162.5080625
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added521165.34/cwt165.00–170.0086123
Steers—Medium and Large 3560118.00/cwt118.00–118.006611
Steers—Medium and Large 2567136.86/cwt128.00–144.0077612
Steers—Medium and Large 1575146.47/cwt140.00–157.0084229
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added611144.60/cwt143.50–148.008844
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616139.15/cwt135.50–141.5085713
Steers—Medium and Large 1632136.03/cwt130.00–143.0086027
Steers—Medium and Large 2632131.29/cwt123.00–138.0083010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added653130.00/cwt130.00–130.0084952
Steers—Medium and Large 1655130.00/cwt130.00–130.008521
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added665139.00/cwt139.00–139.009241
Steers—Medium and Large 2684127.41/cwt123.00–134.008717
Steers—Medium and Large 3688119.00/cwt119.00–119.008192
Steers—Medium and Large 1713131.05/cwt128.00–134.009342
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added724136.37/cwt129.00–138.0098736
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added770133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added770127.00/cwt127.00–127.0097821
Steers—Medium and Large 1770119.30/cwt117.00–125.009194
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added809120.00/cwt120.00–120.0097115
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added822125.36/cwt125.00–126.001,03011
Steers—Medium and Large 2850109.00/cwt109.00–109.009271
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added870122.47/cwt121.00–124.001,0652
Steers—Small and Medium 387560.00/cwt60.00–60.005251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331156.40/cwt147.50–162.505186
Heifers—Medium and Large 3333113.99/cwt113.00–115.003802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added335170.00/cwt170.00–170.005702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369135.95/cwt133.00–138.005024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added375175.00/cwt175.00–175.006561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375153.04/cwt140.00–167.5057419
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375127.00/cwt127.00–127.004761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425147.69/cwt140.00–155.0062819
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427128.07/cwt118.00–135.0054712
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450116.00/cwt116.00–116.005221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480141.42/cwt133.00–149.0067944
Heifers—Medium and Large 2484126.85/cwt120.00–132.006147
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500112.00/cwt112.00–112.005601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added516139.00/cwt138.50–141.007175
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535110.00/cwt110.00–110.005891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1536129.65/cwt120.00–138.0069562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2543122.50/cwt122.50–122.506653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563112.38/cwt110.00–119.006335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added565135.00/cwt135.00–135.007631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1582129.77/cwt120.00–134.0075525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added589131.50/cwt131.50–131.507757
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616130.00/cwt130.00–130.0080113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617125.82/cwt121.00–131.0077632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630110.00/cwt110.00–115.006931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2653105.32/cwt90.00–116.006883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1676119.67/cwt116.00–126.008099
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added689118.50/cwt118.50–118.5081612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added713127.61/cwt119.00–128.0091024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720116.00/cwt116.00–116.008351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755103.00/cwt103.00–103.007781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added782124.00/cwt121.00–125.009704
Heifers—Medium and Large 283084.00/cwt84.00–84.006971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1845112.00/cwt112.00–112.009461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1870101.00/cwt101.00–101.008791
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528139.64/cwt130.00–146.007378
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535124.00/cwt124.00–124.006631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574131.35/cwt120.00–141.0075412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1614128.80/cwt126.00–132.0079110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668124.98/cwt123.00–127.008352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720118.00/cwt118.00–118.008501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750121.00/cwt121.00–121.009081
Bulls—Medium and Large 189598.00/cwt98.00–98.008771
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,21871.49/cwt69.00–74.008712
Bulls——1,63183.36/cwt80.00–85.501,3606
Bulls——1,88590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,6971
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight64531.00/cwt31.00–31.002001
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight70327.98/cwt26.00–30.001972
Cows—Lean 85-90%87552.00/cwt52.00–52.004551
Cows—Boner 80-85%94834.54/cwt30.00–40.003272
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01949.60/cwt46.00–51.005054
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11560.25/cwt58.00–63.506726
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12555.61/cwt54.50–56.506264
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33161.70/cwt59.00–64.5082110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37558.08/cwt57.50–58.507993
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28851,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.009,2931
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0015,0061
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0018,2001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,3231,595.92/cwt1,500.00–1,800.0021,1145
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3745300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2351
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3750300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2790725.00/cwt725.00–725.005,7281
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,017615.66/cwt500.00–725.006,2613
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,8831
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,057633.04/cwt550.00–775.006,6913
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115845.45/cwt705.00–975.009,4272
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,127787.28/cwt760.00–800.008,8733
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,149848.14/cwt600.00–1,160.009,7458
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0014,3401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,280850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,8801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,43064.50/cwt64.50–64.509221
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1781,428.69/cwt725.00–1,700.0016,8305
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2121,279.08/cwt1,000.00–1,550.0015,5025
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,600.00/cwt1,600.00–1,600.0020,8001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-266881.14/cwt75.00–88.005423

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.