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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 29

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

337 head

▼ 620 vs last sale 957▼ 87 vs year ago 424 · −20.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 63▼ 24 vs year ago 76 · −31.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

68 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 68▲ 20 vs year ago 48 · +41.7%

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 1.00-5.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Light run due to excess rain & muddy conditions in trade area.

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 $133.53/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$133.53

124 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$38.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.52

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	136.25	698	103
Medium and Large 1-2	432	133.00	575	3thin
Medium and Large 2	522	123.98	647	14thin
Medium and Large 3	546	97.41	532	4thin

One grade step is worth $38.84/cwt here — about $166 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 sale124 hd

133.53

—

AR average10 barns · 1,218 hd

133.01

+0.52

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	1,310	71.26	934	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,299	70.93	921	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	59.84	590	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,122	59.13	663	12

Every lot

68 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	175.44/cwt	165.00–180.00	549	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	357	155.40/cwt	150.00–159.00	555	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	133.96/cwt	133.00–135.00	502	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	171.58/cwt	165.00–183.00	645	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	165.52/cwt	150.00–171.50	692	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	495	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	671	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	154.49/cwt	149.00–164.00	731	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	503	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	805	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	149.68/cwt	142.00–157.00	778	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	132.98/cwt	130.00–138.00	699	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	149.38/cwt	141.00–153.00	865	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	598	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	792	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	143.75/cwt	137.00–148.00	880	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	851	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	970	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	945	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	662	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	955	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	860	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	152.40/cwt	150.00–157.50	500	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	154.84/cwt	145.00–160.00	574	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	146.17/cwt	136.00–152.50	611	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	575	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	134.51/cwt	134.00–135.00	585	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	135.51/cwt	127.00–139.00	644	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	475	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	127.66/cwt	126.00–129.00	611	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	130.61/cwt	123.00–136.00	678	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	128.94/cwt	121.00–133.00	726	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	96.55/cwt	90.00–105.00	550	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	607	129.91/cwt	119.00–132.00	789	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	626	113.36/cwt	110.00–115.00	710	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	125.64/cwt	121.00–131.00	844	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	771	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	919	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	853	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	500	137.33/cwt	132.00–148.00	687	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	138.88/cwt	133.00–145.00	792	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	857	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	690	127.97/cwt	123.00–132.00	883	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	885	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	788	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	895	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	877	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,178	66.70/cwt	55.00–77.00	786	4
Bulls	—	—	1,840	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	1,647	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	755	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	340	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	760	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	403	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	780	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	476	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	505	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	67.42/cwt	66.00–69.00	696	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	64.66/cwt	64.00–65.00	672	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,053	37.64/cwt	32.00–43.00	396	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	292	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,114	66.87/cwt	65.00–69.00	745	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	62.75/cwt	62.00–64.00	771	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,299	70.93/cwt	68.50–74.00	921	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	2,350.53/cwt	2,200.00–2,500.00	25,691	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,475	2,350.00/cwt	2,300.00–2,400.00	34,663	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	1,139.73/cwt	995.00–1,250.00	12,309	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,144	959.32/cwt	525.00–1,130.00	10,975	18
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	798	74.35/cwt	73.00–76.00	593	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	94.33/cwt	83.00–100.00	771	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	714	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	982.59/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	11,644	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	64.89/cwt	64.00–66.00	814	2

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 Apr 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 337Last week 957Year ago 424

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 63Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 68Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	626	110.00–115.00	113.36
2	—	435	134.00–135.00	134.51
1	—	695	111.00	111.00
1	—	505	122.00	122.00
7	—	479	126.00–129.00	127.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	108.00	108.00
16	—	371	145.00–160.00	154.84
12	—	475	127.00–139.00	135.51
3	—	672	121.00–131.00	125.64
3	—	328	150.00–157.50	152.40
11	—	418	136.00–152.50	146.17
9	—	519	123.00–136.00	130.61
20	—	607	119.00–132.00	129.91
27	—	563	121.00–133.00	128.94
1	—	735	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	100.00	100.00
3	—	570	90.00–105.00	96.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	503	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	149.00	149.00
1	—	340	160.00	160.00
3	—	357	150.00–159.00	155.40
1	—	955	90.00	90.00
5	—	526	130.00–138.00	132.98
1	—	645	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	598	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	132.00	132.00
3	—	612	137.00–148.00	143.75
32	—	579	141.00–153.00	149.38
9	—	520	142.00–157.00	149.68
13	—	418	150.00–171.50	165.52
8	—	473	149.00–164.00	154.49
6	—	376	165.00–183.00	171.58
4	—	313	165.00–180.00	175.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	133.00–135.00	133.96
1	—	430	115.00	115.00
1	—	945	70.00	70.00
1	—	470	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	450	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	136.00	136.00
6	—	500	132.00–148.00	137.33
1	—	895	98.00	98.00
3	—	570	133.00–145.00	138.88
3	—	690	123.00–132.00	127.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	89.00	89.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,144	525.00–1,130.00	959.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,080	995.00–1,250.00	1,139.73

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	2	—	1,475	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,350.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	—	1,093	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,350.53

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	3	—	817	83.00–100.00	94.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	67.00	67.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	798	73.00–76.00	74.35

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)	2	—	1,185	900.00–1,050.00	982.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,255	64.00–66.00	64.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	32.00–43.00	37.64
4	—	1,114	65.00–69.00	66.87
5	—	1,228	62.00–64.00	62.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	45.00	45.00
1	—	780	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	54.00	54.00
5	—	1,033	66.00–69.00	67.42
3	—	1,040	64.00–65.00	64.66
1	—	1,080	27.00	27.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,299	68.50–74.00	70.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,178	55.00–77.00	66.70
1	—	1,840	89.50	89.50

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.