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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 25

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Mar 18Mar 25Apr 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

590 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 535▲ 58 vs year ago 532 · +10.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 118▼ 68 vs year ago 118 · −57.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 96▼ 65 vs year ago 101 · −64.4%

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 4.00-9.00 lower, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 2.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder supply was mostly plain to average in quality. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.12/cwt on 251 head.

Average price

$138.12

251 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$376

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

$84.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.75

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	146.90	676	172
Medium and Large 1-2	390	145.00	566	2thin
Medium and Large 2	482	127.37	613	62
Medium and Large 3	497	82.28	409	14thin
Small and Medium 3	480	62.50	300	1thin

One grade step is worth $84.40/cwt here — about $376 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 sale251 hd

138.12

—

AR average10 barns · 1,970 hd

138.86

−0.75

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	1,834	81.16	1,488	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,359	64.91	882	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,044	59.16	618	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,049	56.39	592	22

Every lot

100 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 2	329	164.30/cwt	155.00–172.50	541	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	192.45/cwt	180.00–200.00	639	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	124.97/cwt	91.00–145.00	460	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	187.32/cwt	177.50–195.00	699	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	165.19/cwt	150.00–175.00	624	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	380	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	656	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	405	159.84/cwt	152.50–167.00	647	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	427	113.39/cwt	85.00–132.50	484	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	167.52/cwt	160.00–180.00	720	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	436	154.10/cwt	132.50–159.00	672	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	163.98/cwt	156.00–174.00	774	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	480	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	854	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	146.45/cwt	132.50–155.00	703	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	117.93/cwt	111.00–125.00	566	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	157.66/cwt	153.00–162.00	826	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	552	153.89/cwt	153.00–155.00	849	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	140.36/cwt	120.00–148.00	792	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	667	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	875	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	863	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	695	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	744	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	902	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	893	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	733	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	704	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	911	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	136.40/cwt	130.00–142.50	441	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	154.43/cwt	145.00–164.00	505	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	138.38/cwt	129.00–146.00	515	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	157.56/cwt	142.50–165.00	594	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	77.27/cwt	60.00–95.00	294	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	424	76.29/cwt	60.00–87.00	323	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	135.25/cwt	121.00–148.00	575	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	150.14/cwt	142.50–157.50	652	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	147.76/cwt	141.00–156.00	692	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	131.49/cwt	120.00–140.00	619	13
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	480	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	300	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	323	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	140.70/cwt	136.00–149.00	726	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	120.98/cwt	110.00–128.00	628	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	441	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	110.57/cwt	105.00–117.00	634	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	578	96.63/cwt	90.00–100.00	559	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	130.67/cwt	125.00–135.00	763	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	127.75/cwt	120.00–136.00	802	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	105.40/cwt	100.00–112.00	662	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	645	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	477	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	852	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	666	113.23/cwt	110.00–121.00	754	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	685	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	699	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	720	119.55/cwt	117.00–122.00	861	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	788	116.23/cwt	110.00–120.00	916	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	813	112.02/cwt	105.00–119.00	911	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	915	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	824	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	529	139.05/cwt	134.00–146.00	736	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	566	132.27/cwt	123.00–140.00	749	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	610	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	878	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	612	132.01/cwt	131.00–134.00	808	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	657	125.26/cwt	118.00–131.00	823	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	695	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	730	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	117.51/cwt	116.00–119.00	852	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	768	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	845	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	795	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	771	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	935	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	748	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	690	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	476	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,553	73.77/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,146	3
Bulls	—	—	1,825	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,643	1
Bulls	—	—	2,046	84.49/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,729	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	832	39.31/cwt	38.00–41.00	327	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	370	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	973	53.74/cwt	51.00–56.00	523	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	47.45/cwt	47.00–48.00	476	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,058	59.35/cwt	58.00–62.00	628	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	67.67/cwt	63.00–70.00	734	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,098	65.26/cwt	65.00–65.50	717	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	550	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	65.78/cwt	63.00–68.00	764	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,434	69.80/cwt	68.00–72.50	1,001	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	54.80/cwt	49.00–59.00	806	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	545	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,044	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	8,978	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,107	841.75/cwt	725.00–975.00	9,318	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	741.48/cwt	590.00–880.00	8,268	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	815.00/cwt	815.00–815.00	9,780	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,710	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,313	946.42/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	12,426	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	4,553	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,338	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	430	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	176	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	85.03/cwt	76.00–90.00	609	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	934	67.31/cwt	55.00–79.00	629	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	72.17/cwt	71.00–74.00	706	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,510	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	797	853.24/cwt	750.00–900.00	6,800	3

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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 590Last week 535Year ago 532

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 118Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 96Year ago 101

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	97.00	97.00
1	—	935	80.00	80.00
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
1	—	695	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	566	123.00–140.00	132.27
3	—	657	118.00–131.00	125.26
3	—	612	131.00–134.00	132.01
1	—	820	110.00	110.00
2	—	725	116.00–119.00	117.51
5	—	529	134.00–146.00	139.05
2	—	768	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	425	121.00–148.00	135.25
6	—	666	110.00–121.00	113.23
10	—	519	110.00–128.00	120.98
3	—	573	105.00–117.00	110.57
13	—	471	120.00–140.00	131.49
3	—	323	130.00–142.50	136.40
8	—	372	129.00–146.00	138.38
4	—	628	100.00–112.00	105.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	468	141.00–156.00	147.76
21	—	516	136.00–149.00	140.70
19	—	327	145.00–164.00	154.43
45	—	434	142.50–157.50	150.14
36	—	377	142.50–165.00	157.56
9	—	628	120.00–136.00	127.75
2	—	658	129.00–130.00	129.50
6	—	584	125.00–135.00	130.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	117.00–122.00	119.55
4	—	788	110.00–120.00	116.23
2	—	813	105.00–119.00	112.02
1	—	915	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	62.50	62.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	90.00–100.00	96.63
2	—	380	60.00–95.00	77.27
1	—	490	66.00	66.00
1	—	525	84.00	84.00
5	—	424	60.00–87.00	76.29
1	—	645	74.00	74.00
1	—	685	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	436	132.50–159.00	154.10
1	—	720	124.00	124.00
14	—	480	132.50–155.00	146.45
5	—	329	155.00–172.50	164.30
1	—	630	137.00	137.00
8	—	564	120.00–148.00	140.36
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
15	—	378	150.00–175.00	165.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	552	153.00–155.00	153.89
2	—	705	128.00	128.00
37	—	430	160.00–180.00	167.52
1	—	930	98.00	98.00
7	—	616	142.00	142.00
15	—	472	156.00–174.00	163.98
19	—	332	180.00–200.00	192.45
8	—	524	153.00–162.00	157.66
27	—	373	177.50–195.00	187.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
1	—	695	107.00	107.00
3	—	368	91.00–145.00	124.97
2	—	575	115.00–117.00	116.02
2	—	480	111.00–125.00	117.93
3	—	427	85.00–132.50	113.39
2	—	733	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	152.50–167.00	159.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	69.00	69.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3	—	1,313	800.00–1,100.00	946.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,115	590.00–880.00	741.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,107	725.00–975.00	841.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,240	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	815.00	815.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	545	375.00	375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	580.00	580.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	934	55.00–79.00	67.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	978	71.00–74.00	72.17
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	716	76.00–90.00	85.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	430	41.00	41.00

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)	3	—	797	750.00–900.00	853.24
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	725.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	832	38.00–41.00	39.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,058	58.00–62.00	59.35
2	—	1,145	48.00	48.00
6	—	973	51.00–56.00	53.74
8	—	1,161	63.00–68.00	65.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	65.00–65.50	65.26
2	—	1,470	49.00–59.00	54.80
4	—	1,434	68.00–72.50	69.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	40.00	40.00
2	—	1,003	47.00–48.00	47.45
5	—	1,084	63.00–70.00	67.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,553	70.00–76.00	73.77
1	—	1,825	90.00	90.00
4	—	2,046	82.00–87.00	84.49

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.