Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2021-04-22

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 22
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
957 head
▲ 241 vs last sale 716▲ 576 vs year ago 381 · +151.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 76▲ 17 vs year ago 46 · +37.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 58▲ 56 vs year ago 12 · +466.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold up to 15.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 4.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 4.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 3.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.31/cwt on 437 head.
Average price
$133.31
437 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$708
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$100
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$37.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.98
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2460138.0863625
Medium and Large 1549135.84745302
Medium and Large 2495129.4164094
Medium and Large 3530101.0053516thin
One grade step is worth $37.08/cwt here — about $100 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 sale437 hd
133.31
—
AR average10 barns · 1,434 hd
135.29
−1.98
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—Low1,48385.341,2665thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,10762.946973thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10761.7668416
CowsLean 85-90%Low82850.494186thin

Every lot

121 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 1323173.88/cwt160.00–182.5056219
Steers—Medium and Large 2335150.63/cwt150.00–152.505054
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed356185.65/cwt185.00–187.506617
Steers—Medium and Large 2370147.12/cwt134.00–158.755446
Steers—Medium and Large 1377168.68/cwt160.00–180.0063634
Steers—Medium and Large 3380116.10/cwt102.50–129.004412
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added405182.00/cwt182.00–182.007373
Steers—Small and Medium 341047.50/cwt47.50–47.501951
Steers—Medium and Large 1415169.17/cwt155.00–177.5070239
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed417177.00/cwt177.00–177.007385
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422155.00/cwt155.00–155.006544
Steers—Medium and Large 3425113.00/cwt113.00–113.004801
Steers—Medium and Large 2433148.87/cwt143.00–154.0064514
Steers—Medium and Large 1466159.36/cwt154.00–172.5074318
Steers—Small and Medium 347567.00/cwt67.00–67.003181
Steers—Medium and Large 2478142.81/cwt131.00–152.5068312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added480162.00/cwt162.00–162.0077819
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added509161.80/cwt160.00–164.0082411
Steers—Medium and Large 1510153.82/cwt143.00–159.0078432
Steers—Medium and Large 2527138.58/cwt137.00–141.007306
Steers—Medium and Large 3540121.00/cwt121.00–121.006531
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed555144.00/cwt144.00–144.007991
Steers—Medium and Large 2571132.67/cwt129.00–133.0075812
Steers—Medium and Large 1575147.18/cwt144.00–151.0084629
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added605148.00/cwt148.00–148.008951
Steers—Medium and Large 3617108.36/cwt100.00–115.006693
Steers—Medium and Large 2626123.51/cwt118.00–126.007736
Steers—Medium and Large 1632141.49/cwt131.00–146.0089423
Steers—Medium and Large 1669131.17/cwt124.00–133.008789
Steers—Medium and Large 2676121.68/cwt116.00–128.008234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2684121.50/cwt121.50–121.508316
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added709135.50/cwt135.50–135.5096119
Steers—Medium and Large 1718126.48/cwt125.00–128.009082
Steers—Medium and Large 2733117.00/cwt115.00–119.008585
Steers—Medium and Large 1763120.95/cwt116.00–126.009232
Steers—Medium and Large 2770115.00/cwt115.00–115.008861
Steers—Medium and Large 379590.00/cwt90.00–90.007161
Steers—Medium and Large 1800120.00/cwt120.00–120.009601
Steers—Medium and Large 21,020100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1317157.44/cwt145.00–162.5049931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329138.85/cwt130.00–143.004575
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed370156.00/cwt156.00–156.005774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374157.18/cwt144.00–165.0058823
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385102.50/cwt102.50–102.503951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2389139.58/cwt132.50–147.505436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1414144.21/cwt140.00–150.0059726
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422136.00/cwt129.00–138.0057426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed424147.50/cwt147.50–147.506256
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430108.26/cwt98.00–127.004664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2447135.00/cwt135.00–135.006037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458139.45/cwt135.00–145.006395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477137.00/cwt136.00–138.0065310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477133.87/cwt123.00–139.0063929
Heifers—Medium and Large 3488110.50/cwt110.00–111.005392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520113.37/cwt110.00–117.005902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522133.39/cwt124.00–137.0069644
Heifers—Medium and Large 352399.48/cwt88.00–112.005202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532126.00/cwt126.00–126.006702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added545145.00/cwt145.00–145.007901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571131.56/cwt122.00–136.0075120
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575123.00/cwt123.00–123.007071
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575106.01/cwt105.00–107.006102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added576138.39/cwt137.50–139.0079729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1609127.97/cwt120.00–136.0077926
Heifers—Medium and Large 362089.35/cwt88.00–90.005543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2622114.57/cwt110.00–117.507136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added670129.59/cwt129.00–130.5086856
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671121.82/cwt117.50–126.0081716
Heifers—Medium and Large 367390.19/cwt80.00–100.006072
Heifers—Medium and Large 2674111.81/cwt109.00–115.007545
Heifers—Medium and Large 2706105.97/cwt100.00–110.007484
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy720108.00/cwt108.00–108.007781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1727118.03/cwt112.00–123.5085814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open731115.50/cwt115.50–115.508445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775110.64/cwt109.00–113.008573
Heifers—Medium and Large 278298.01/cwt88.00–106.007665
Heifers—Medium and Large 280080.00/cwt80.00–80.006401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added812110.00/cwt110.00–110.008932
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2508122.47/cwt117.00–128.006222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527138.87/cwt132.00–145.007325
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565110.00/cwt110.00–110.006221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578134.67/cwt130.00–143.007788
Bulls—Medium and Large 1622126.54/cwt120.00–133.007879
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665121.77/cwt119.00–127.008104
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665114.00/cwt114.00–114.007581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1727117.29/cwt113.00–120.008533
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34581.01/cwt80.00–82.001,0902
Bulls——1,55890.84/cwt89.00–92.501,4152
Bulls——1,61083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,3361
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight78544.00/cwt44.00–44.003451
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight80854.48/cwt53.00–56.004402
Cows—Lean 85-90%85046.00/cwt46.00–46.003911
Cows—Lean 85-90%85851.99/cwt50.00–54.004462
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02053.71/cwt51.00–55.005483
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,08067.00/cwt67.00–67.007241
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,12060.91/cwt58.00–64.006822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12263.29/cwt59.00–65.0071012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19067.50/cwt67.50–67.508031
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29951,134.00/cwt1,000.00–1,200.0011,2833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,1441
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0011,9811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080709.21/cwt630.00–775.007,6592
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135929.30/cwt750.00–1,150.0010,54811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,139940.98/cwt635.00–1,100.0010,7186
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,15564.29/cwt55.50–71.007432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,19068.00/cwt68.00–68.008091
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,19565.93/cwt63.00–70.007882
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2650625.00/cwt625.00–625.004,0631
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2880875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29641,122.89/cwt1,050.00–1,200.0010,8254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0014,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0381,023.64/cwt900.00–1,200.0010,6257
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,9251
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2775875.00/cwt875.00–875.006,7811
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-270279.91/cwt60.00–90.005617
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-270572.68/cwt64.00–81.005122
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-278686.25/cwt75.00–105.006788
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2808884.32/cwt735.00–1,000.007,1452
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2848973.43/cwt800.00–1,175.008,2553
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0015,6651

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.