Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2021-03-11

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 11
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
700 head
▼ 255 vs last sale 955▼ 110 vs year ago 810 · −13.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 74▲ 17 vs year ago 56 · +30.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 48▼ 2 vs year ago 27 · −7.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 9.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 4.00 higher, 400-500 lb weights sold 1.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.24/cwt on 298 head.
Average price
$137.24
298 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$668
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$334
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$56.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.35
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1500141.68708221
Medium and Large 1-2513128.446598thin
Medium and Large 2447127.6257061
Medium and Large 3398103.394115thin
Small and Medium 343785.673743thin
One grade step is worth $56.02/cwt here — about $334 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 sale298 hd
137.24
—
AR average10 barns · 3,575 hd
135.89
+1.35
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—Low1,49069.181,03114
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33154.307236thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,07648.1851820
CowsLean 85-90%Average98545.6745013

Every lot

96 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1294202.50/cwt202.50–202.505955
Steers—Medium and Large 1326185.61/cwt170.00–197.5060530
Steers—Medium and Large 3328139.11/cwt135.00–145.004563
Steers—Medium and Large 2338153.21/cwt145.00–160.005184
Steers—Medium and Large 1373178.97/cwt170.00–191.0066846
Steers—Medium and Large 3376121.74/cwt105.00–131.004586
Steers—Medium and Large 2380157.88/cwt140.00–169.0060019
Steers—Medium and Large 2425144.37/cwt131.00–158.0061411
Steers—Medium and Large 1428174.02/cwt160.00–184.0074540
Steers—Medium and Large 3435128.00/cwt128.00–128.005571
Steers—Small and Medium 344076.00/cwt76.00–76.003343
Steers—Medium and Large 3465132.50/cwt132.50–132.506161
Steers—Medium and Large 1467162.97/cwt152.50–175.0076131
Steers—Medium and Large 2468136.80/cwt120.00–150.006409
Steers—Medium and Large 2514142.02/cwt135.00–147.007305
Steers—Medium and Large 1515157.60/cwt148.00–170.0081226
Steers—Medium and Large 3525129.00/cwt129.00–129.006771
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added560153.00/cwt153.00–153.008571
Steers—Medium and Large 1568141.20/cwt131.00–147.008027
Steers—Medium and Large 2598119.00/cwt119.00–119.007123
Steers—Medium and Large 1618136.60/cwt135.00–148.008448
Steers—Medium and Large 1665131.74/cwt130.00–135.008763
Steers—Medium and Large 2670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008041
Steers—Medium and Large 3680102.00/cwt102.00–102.006941
Steers—Medium and Large 1732128.60/cwt124.00–130.009415
Steers—Medium and Large 1915120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0981
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1286161.28/cwt157.50–162.504614
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320115.00/cwt115.00–115.003681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324142.35/cwt130.00–150.004615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325165.14/cwt150.00–174.0053735
Heifers—Small and Medium 333095.00/cwt95.00–95.003141
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365110.00/cwt110.00–110.004021
Heifers—Small and Medium 337092.00/cwt92.00–92.003401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379152.37/cwt140.00–163.0057711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383130.63/cwt120.00–145.0050013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418147.24/cwt140.00–157.5061548
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424126.10/cwt120.00–139.0053516
Heifers—Medium and Large 343597.31/cwt80.00–111.004233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471128.46/cwt120.00–138.0060519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476140.81/cwt135.00–146.0067024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486133.50/cwt133.50–133.506495
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519129.49/cwt123.00–133.006728
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528115.17/cwt110.00–120.006082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558120.00/cwt120.00–120.006703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563132.48/cwt122.00–138.0074628
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed575121.00/cwt121.00–121.006961
Heifers—Small and Medium 361070.00/cwt70.00–70.004271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630127.02/cwt120.00–130.0080019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630113.82/cwt106.00–118.007173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added649133.00/cwt133.00–133.0086318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668122.33/cwt121.00–124.008173
Heifers—Medium and Large 2695115.00/cwt115.00–115.007991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705109.00/cwt109.00–109.007681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1711117.47/cwt109.00–127.008354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added718126.26/cwt121.00–127.5090716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1790118.00/cwt118.00–118.009323
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1534135.76/cwt126.00–145.007254
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545117.50/cwt117.50–117.506401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571129.56/cwt122.50–137.007407
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580115.00/cwt115.00–115.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610110.00/cwt110.00–110.006711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615128.15/cwt124.00–134.007885
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663122.29/cwt118.00–129.008113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1723116.23/cwt100.00–128.008403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765112.00/cwt112.00–112.008571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1808115.66/cwt113.00–118.009353
Bulls—Medium and Large 191090.00/cwt90.00–90.008191
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31158.78/cwt45.00–78.007719
Bulls——1,78888.63/cwt88.00–90.001,5853
Bulls——1,84886.84/cwt86.00–87.501,6052
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight76039.00/cwt39.00–39.002961
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight76833.00/cwt32.00–34.002532
Cows—Lean 85-90%93331.01/cwt19.00–38.002893
Cows—Boner 80-85%96540.11/cwt37.50–43.003876
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05153.96/cwt51.00–56.505677
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08645.96/cwt42.50–49.504994
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11057.00/cwt57.00–57.006331
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17654.17/cwt51.50–55.506375
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18457.29/cwt57.00–58.006784
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21756.19/cwt56.00–56.506843
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36049.00/cwt49.00–49.006661
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48854.12/cwt53.50–54.508052
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3523350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8312
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3700335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3451
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3710420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,9821
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2968624.03/cwt600.00–650.006,0412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,063765.78/cwt700.00–925.008,1405
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,08352.05/cwt50.00–55.005643
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,12558.50/cwt58.50–58.506581
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,14561.50/cwt61.50–61.507041
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 3650350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2845825.00/cwt825.00–825.006,9711
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2865600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,1901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2960685.00/cwt685.00–685.006,5761
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,110672.07/cwt550.00–750.007,4602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5051,145.00/cwt1,145.00–1,145.0017,2321

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.