Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2021-04-01

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 1
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
540 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 590▲ 18 vs year ago 522 · +3.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 50▼ 16 vs year ago 74 · −21.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 36▲ 15 vs year ago 24 · +62.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00-5.00 higher, over 600 lbs, not well tested. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-8.00 higher, with full advance on 300-400 lb weights. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $158.41/cwt on 220 head.
Average price
$158.41
220 head · 439 lb average
Value per head Derived
$695
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$504
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$125.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.54
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1433173.45751139
Medium and Large 1-2436161.887068thin
Medium and Large 2448148.2966453
Medium and Large 3371126.614708thin
Small and Medium 351747.7924712thin
One grade step is worth $125.65/cwt here — about $504 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 sale220 hd
158.41
—
AR average10 barns · 1,114 hd
157.87
+0.54
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—Average1,50584.111,26618
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,25566.938407thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low96554.5952726
CowsLean 85-90%Low94653.505064thin

Every lot

112 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1317197.36/cwt182.50–215.0062617
Steers—Medium and Large 2318165.78/cwt150.00–175.005278
Steers—Medium and Large 3328130.18/cwt125.00–135.004273
Steers—Small and Medium 333050.00/cwt50.00–50.001652
Steers—Medium and Large 2359162.13/cwt150.00–177.505826
Steers—Medium and Large 1372183.13/cwt172.50–190.0068140
Steers—Medium and Large 3375126.44/cwt100.00–145.004743
Steers—Small and Medium 338864.78/cwt50.00–79.002512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2398175.00/cwt175.00–175.006972
Steers—Medium and Large 3410135.00/cwt135.00–135.005541
Steers—Medium and Large 2419145.14/cwt135.00–160.006089
Steers—Medium and Large 1423170.64/cwt162.00–178.0072232
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added437180.96/cwt180.00–183.007915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2449157.50/cwt157.50–157.507076
Steers—Medium and Large 3450108.00/cwt108.00–108.004861
Steers—Medium and Large 1471166.16/cwt154.00–174.0078322
Steers—Medium and Large 2474145.12/cwt130.00–162.5068818
Steers—Small and Medium 348542.49/cwt42.00–43.002062
Steers—Small and Medium 350044.00/cwt44.00–44.002201
Steers—Medium and Large 2524132.71/cwt128.00–144.006956
Steers—Medium and Large 1529161.70/cwt151.00–169.0085510
Steers—Medium and Large 1550159.25/cwt151.00–167.508762
Steers—Medium and Large 2562145.63/cwt142.00–149.008183
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added600154.00/cwt154.00–154.009241
Steers—Medium and Large 1607137.69/cwt134.00–145.008363
Steers—Medium and Large 2632136.32/cwt131.00–142.008623
Steers—Small and Medium 365943.00/cwt43.00–43.002835
Steers—Medium and Large 1666135.70/cwt132.00–139.009044
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 1735124.00/cwt124.00–124.009111
Steers—Medium and Large 1880119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0471
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3312124.65/cwt113.00–132.503893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326164.89/cwt160.00–177.5053819
Heifers—Small and Medium 333055.00/cwt55.00–55.001821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333139.57/cwt130.00–145.004656
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2362155.00/cwt155.00–155.005612
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365120.41/cwt110.00–130.004392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367162.95/cwt152.00–177.5059820
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed375152.50/cwt152.50–152.505721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376146.86/cwt140.00–155.005527
Heifers—Small and Medium 338359.90/cwt55.00–65.002292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425138.44/cwt131.00–147.005883
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425100.00/cwt100.00–100.004251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431155.69/cwt150.00–165.0067127
Heifers—Medium and Large 3461115.32/cwt111.00–124.005323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469148.33/cwt140.00–157.0069612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475135.51/cwt130.00–142.006448
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy490138.00/cwt138.00–138.006761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added520153.00/cwt153.00–153.007963
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522122.02/cwt117.00–129.006373
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525115.00/cwt115.00–115.006041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533139.94/cwt130.00–144.0074618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2540128.00/cwt128.00–128.006913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550114.00/cwt114.00–114.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569136.01/cwt129.00–139.0077410
Heifers—Medium and Large 357392.10/cwt80.00–102.505283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement600142.00/cwt142.00–142.008523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added618138.37/cwt137.50–142.008555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628130.74/cwt124.00–134.008213
Heifers—Medium and Large 365080.00/cwt80.00–80.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added658134.75/cwt134.00–137.008874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718108.53/cwt107.00–110.007792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added745119.00/cwt119.00–119.008871
Heifers—Medium and Large 283095.00/cwt95.00–95.007891
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525134.00/cwt134.00–134.007041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535145.33/cwt134.00–155.007786
Bulls—Small and Medium 355599.00/cwt99.00–99.005491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565122.00/cwt122.00–122.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574141.87/cwt130.00–154.0081412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1633128.49/cwt127.00–130.008132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy665141.00/cwt141.00–141.009381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2672113.04/cwt110.00–117.007603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1678125.99/cwt124.00–128.008542
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710106.00/cwt106.00–106.007531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770126.00/cwt126.00–126.009701
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 347565.00/cwt65.00–65.003091
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39979.50/cwt68.00–86.501,11212
Bulls——1,64896.33/cwt95.00–99.001,5883
Bulls——1,78890.34/cwt88.00–93.001,6153
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight72836.97/cwt36.00–38.002692
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight76542.00/cwt42.00–42.003212
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight79046.00/cwt46.00–46.003631
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight80055.00/cwt55.00–55.004401
Cows—Lean 85-90%87049.00/cwt49.00–49.004261
Cows—Boner 80-85%92954.60/cwt53.00–57.005076
Cows—Boner 80-85%99848.78/cwt46.00–52.004875
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01557.00/cwt57.00–57.005791
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01961.99/cwt60.00–64.006327
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11062.00/cwt62.00–62.006881
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,17563.00/cwt63.00–63.007401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20067.00/cwt67.00–67.008043
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26867.58/cwt66.00–72.008576
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0013,1401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4901,800.00/cwt1,800.00–1,800.0026,8201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,88093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,7481
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3710450.00/cwt450.00–450.003,1951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2930724.60/cwt650.00–800.006,7392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2945750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,0881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2970625.00/cwt625.00–625.006,0631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985975.00/cwt975.00–975.009,6041
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,053745.34/cwt700.00–800.007,8484
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,20072.00/cwt72.00–72.008641
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250780.00/cwt780.00–780.009,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,39072.50/cwt72.50–72.501,0081
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 3730480.00/cwt480.00–480.003,5041
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2913818.48/cwt500.00–950.007,4733
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2931647.48/cwt500.00–815.006,0284
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,140900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,2601
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-281075.79/cwt64.00–89.006143
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-281864.71/cwt55.00–70.005297
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-297361.89/cwt46.00–73.006023
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2688712.00/cwt600.00–800.004,8992

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.