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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 18

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

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Feeder Cattle receipts

535 head

▼ 165 vs last sale 700▲ 429 vs year ago 106 · +404.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

118 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 73▲ 67 vs year ago 51 · +131.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

96 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 25▲ 43 vs year ago 53 · +81.1%

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 600 lbs sold 6.00-12.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher, over 700 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower.

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 $167.19/cwt on 261 head.

Average price

$167.19

261 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$71.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.80

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	434	178.60	775	165
Medium and Large 1-2	498	156.62	780	32
Medium and Large 2	471	151.37	712	52
Medium and Large 3	474	106.92	506	12thin

One grade step is worth $71.68/cwt here — about $269 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 sale261 hd

167.19

—

AR average10 barns · 1,220 hd

153.39

+13.80

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	1,583	80.58	1,275	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,234	63.84	787	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,002	53.87	540	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	922	50.13	462	13

Every lot

85 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	248	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	316	161.69/cwt	150.00–177.50	511	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	200.22/cwt	180.00–215.00	647	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	355	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	280	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	187.25/cwt	170.00–195.00	693	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	161.22/cwt	142.50–177.50	598	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	182.11/cwt	170.00–190.00	763	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	156.33/cwt	140.00–170.00	669	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	126.54/cwt	120.00–137.50	542	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	164.16/cwt	161.00–169.00	706	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	156.93/cwt	143.00–168.00	742	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	167.47/cwt	160.50–181.00	799	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	162.39/cwt	160.00–168.00	781	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	488	116.23/cwt	115.00–117.50	567	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	167.45/cwt	150.00–173.00	859	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	537	143.98/cwt	138.00–151.00	773	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	137.78/cwt	131.00–142.50	774	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	562	89.81/cwt	70.00–112.00	505	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	153.37/cwt	151.00–158.00	868	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	127.97/cwt	125.00–133.00	806	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	645	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	748	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	858	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	882	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	977	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,110	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,085	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,063	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	137.59/cwt	131.00–145.00	433	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	159.98/cwt	147.00–175.00	526	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	380	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	156.19/cwt	144.00–175.00	583	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	388	146.37/cwt	140.00–152.50	568	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	151.10/cwt	142.00–167.00	648	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	129.30/cwt	123.00–137.00	555	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	104.12/cwt	87.00–122.00	484	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	144.72/cwt	140.00–152.50	687	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	125.51/cwt	120.00–133.00	602	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	137.44/cwt	122.00–149.00	720	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	570	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	804	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	127.31/cwt	120.00–135.00	731	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	128.27/cwt	123.00–135.00	786	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	696	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	673	131.24/cwt	130.00–132.50	883	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	871	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	935	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	538	135.50/cwt	125.00–149.00	729	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	592	132.01/cwt	129.00–136.00	781	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	613	132.03/cwt	129.00–134.00	809	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,237	68.41/cwt	67.00–71.00	846	3
Bulls	—	—	1,693	84.64/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,433	5
Bulls	—	—	1,825	88.66/cwt	88.00–89.50	1,618	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	795	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	199	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	815	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	302	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	848	41.21/cwt	31.00–48.00	349	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	51.00/cwt	50.00–53.00	456	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	929	46.14/cwt	44.00–47.50	429	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	57.62/cwt	55.00–60.00	555	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	970	52.51/cwt	50.00–54.50	509	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,074	57.19/cwt	56.00–59.00	614	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,098	63.11/cwt	61.00–67.00	693	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	707	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,168	64.78/cwt	64.00–67.00	757	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	872	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,109	2,624.69/cwt	2,500.00–2,900.00	29,108	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,600	2,000.00/cwt	2,000.00–2,000.00	32,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	11,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	981	687.54/cwt	625.00–725.00	6,745	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,117	875.74/cwt	550.00–1,100.00	9,782	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,201	1,284.58/cwt	1,000.00–1,600.00	15,428	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	1,133.61/cwt	950.00–1,275.00	13,751	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,970	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	387	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	595	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,278	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	513	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	976	626.52/cwt	590.00–700.00	6,115	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,106	1,001.92/cwt	750.00–1,300.00	11,081	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,134	762.42/cwt	650.00–825.00	8,646	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	809.25/cwt	625.00–950.00	9,630	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	77.16/cwt	69.00–88.00	714	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	7,770	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 Mar 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 535Last week 700Year ago 106

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 73Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 25Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	122.00	122.00
1	—	605	140.00	140.00
48	—	419	170.00–190.00	182.11
1	—	740	132.00	132.00
5	—	566	151.00–158.00	153.37
29	—	513	150.00–173.00	167.45
30	—	370	170.00–195.00	187.25
22	—	323	180.00–215.00	200.22
28	—	477	160.50–181.00	167.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	481	160.00–168.00	162.39
5	—	732	120.50	120.50
14	—	430	161.00–169.00	164.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	116.00	116.00
4	—	428	120.00–137.50	126.54
1	—	310	80.00	80.00
2	—	488	115.00–117.50	116.23
3	—	562	70.00–112.00	89.81
1	—	355	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	131.00–142.50	137.78
1	—	665	129.00	129.00
7	—	316	150.00–177.50	161.69
3	—	537	138.00–151.00	143.98
1	—	1,085	98.00	98.00
9	—	371	142.50–177.50	161.22
15	—	473	143.00–168.00	156.93
6	—	630	125.00–133.00	127.97
7	—	428	140.00–170.00	156.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	140.00–152.50	146.37
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
4	—	429	123.00–137.00	129.30
5	—	480	120.00–133.00	125.51
3	—	315	131.00–145.00	137.59
1	—	650	107.00	107.00
1	—	580	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	429	142.00–167.00	151.10
17	—	475	140.00–152.50	144.72
16	—	524	122.00–149.00	137.44
10	—	329	147.00–175.00	159.98
6	—	574	120.00–135.00	127.31
3	—	613	123.00–135.00	128.27
1	—	890	105.00	105.00
42	—	373	144.00–175.00	156.19
1	—	675	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	130.00–132.50	131.24
1	—	570	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	110.00	110.00
2	—	465	87.00–122.00	104.12
1	—	365	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
3	—	613	129.00–134.00	132.03
8	—	538	125.00–149.00	135.50
3	—	592	129.00–136.00	132.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,201	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,284.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,213	950.00–1,275.00	1,133.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,117	550.00–1,100.00	875.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	981	625.00–725.00	687.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,106	750.00–1,300.00	1,001.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	54.00	54.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	49.00	49.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,134	650.00–825.00	762.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	976	590.00–700.00	626.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	68.00	68.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,190	625.00–950.00	809.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	69.00–88.00	77.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,600	2,000.00	2,000.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,109	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,624.69

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)	1	—	840	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	964	55.00–60.00	57.62
3	—	848	31.00–48.00	41.21
1	—	1,140	62.00	62.00
3	—	895	50.00–53.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	929	44.00–47.50	46.14
16	—	970	50.00–54.50	52.51
7	—	1,074	56.00–59.00	57.19
12	—	1,098	61.00–67.00	63.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	815	37.00	37.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	61.00	61.00
6	—	1,168	64.00–67.00	64.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,237	67.00–71.00	68.41
2	—	1,825	88.00–89.50	88.66
5	—	1,693	82.00–86.00	84.64

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.