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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, May 6

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

589 head

▲ 252 vs last sale 337▼ 117 vs year ago 706 · −16.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

79 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 52▲ 10 vs year ago 69 · +14.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 68▼ 4 vs year ago 74 · −5.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 6.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-10.00 lower. Higher feed costs and lower Futures market continue to impact current markets. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher.

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 $129.38/cwt on 254 head.

Average price

$129.38

254 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$32.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.70

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	132.08	676	170
Medium and Large 2	476	127.18	605	60
Medium and Large 1-2	519	127.00	659	14thin
Medium and Large 3	471	99.86	470	10thin

One grade step is worth $32.22/cwt here — about $206 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 sale254 hd

129.38

—

AR average9 barns · 1,465 hd

130.07

−0.70

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	—	Average	1,599	85.94	1,374	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,377	63.79	878	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,093	59.01	645	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	850	49.15	418	12

Every lot

96 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	163.19/cwt	157.50–182.50	521	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	146.59/cwt	130.00–156.00	471	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	148.52/cwt	130.00–156.00	557	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	166.13/cwt	160.00–175.00	626	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	482	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	153.95/cwt	145.00–167.00	650	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	139.26/cwt	134.00–147.50	595	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	146.26/cwt	140.00–161.00	692	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	132.72/cwt	128.00–141.00	640	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	138.80/cwt	131.00–145.00	715	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	515	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	680	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	524	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	812	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	124.13/cwt	120.00–131.00	654	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	532	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	543	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	768	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	141.14/cwt	131.00–148.50	800	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	756	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	607	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	904	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	137.35/cwt	132.00–139.00	863	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	134.38/cwt	133.50–138.00	891	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	117.99/cwt	115.00–122.00	800	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	124.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	925	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	855	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	960	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	811	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	949	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	992	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	146.95/cwt	140.00–155.00	464	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	474	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	147.19/cwt	141.00–157.50	550	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	134.69/cwt	133.00–136.00	508	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	139.66/cwt	132.00–149.00	592	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	131.22/cwt	120.00–138.00	556	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	427	96.43/cwt	93.00–101.00	412	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	460	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	529	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	129.69/cwt	120.00–137.00	608	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	133.75/cwt	126.00–138.00	633	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	479	108.08/cwt	102.50–110.00	518	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	125.67/cwt	125.00–126.00	648	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	128.04/cwt	125.00–129.50	662	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	667	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	120.78/cwt	116.00–125.00	633	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	530	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	705	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	428	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	115.60/cwt	114.00–116.00	659	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	464	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	126.05/cwt	124.00–128.00	735	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	606	127.99/cwt	127.00–131.00	776	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	119.89/cwt	111.00–124.00	737	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	106.98/cwt	104.00–110.00	685	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	122.10/cwt	117.00–123.00	810	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	698	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	869	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	112.33/cwt	111.00–114.00	823	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	778	106.99/cwt	106.00–108.00	832	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	533	137.54/cwt	129.00–144.00	733	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	133.22/cwt	127.50–139.00	770	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	583	111.79/cwt	109.00–120.00	652	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	129.49/cwt	126.00–131.00	796	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	677	123.35/cwt	120.00–126.00	835	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	743	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	840	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	760	111.67/cwt	106.00–116.00	849	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	840	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	916	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,428	75.39/cwt	61.00–82.00	1,077	6
Bulls	—	—	1,553	87.34/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,356	9
Bulls	—	—	1,887	96.06/cwt	92.50–99.00	1,813	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	760	37.62/cwt	35.00–40.00	286	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	802	52.73/cwt	51.00–55.00	423	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	835	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	384	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	929	55.70/cwt	53.00–59.50	517	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	480	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,005	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	523	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,015	57.31/cwt	56.50–58.50	582	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,020	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	500	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	65.39/cwt	63.50–67.00	804	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	785	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,392	65.39/cwt	63.00–67.50	910	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	2,002.21/cwt	1,900.00–2,100.00	21,884	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,531	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	887	575.75/cwt	425.00–675.00	5,107	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	10,523	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,063	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	981	968.99/cwt	700.00–1,100.00	9,506	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	769.13/cwt	675.00–925.00	7,653	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	882.73/cwt	650.00–1,200.00	9,092	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	64.85/cwt	63.00–66.00	700	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	695	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	811	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	1,035.92/cwt	700.00–1,200.00	11,478	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,134	915.06/cwt	750.00–1,275.00	10,377	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,510	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	90.31/cwt	80.00–96.00	685	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	74.70/cwt	62.00–86.00	734	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 May 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 589Last week 337Year ago 706

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 52Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 68Year ago 74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	137.50	137.50
2	—	778	106.00–108.00	106.99
3	—	377	133.00–136.00	134.69
5	—	524	116.00–125.00	120.78
5	—	570	114.00–116.00	115.60
21	—	469	120.00–137.00	129.69
21	—	424	120.00–138.00	131.22
2	—	640	104.00–110.00	106.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	424	132.00–149.00	139.66
15	—	374	141.00–157.50	147.19
13	—	316	140.00–155.00	146.95
10	—	473	126.00–138.00	133.75
3	—	733	111.00–114.00	112.33
15	—	583	124.00–128.00	126.05
12	—	615	111.00–124.00	119.89
17	—	663	117.00–123.00	122.10
30	—	517	125.00–129.50	128.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	698	124.50	124.50
4	—	606	127.00–131.00	127.99
11	—	530	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	102.50–110.00	108.08
3	—	427	93.00–101.00	96.43
1	—	580	80.00	80.00
1	—	535	80.00	80.00
1	—	395	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	516	125.00–126.00	125.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	521	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	115.00–122.00	117.99
5	—	527	120.00–131.00	124.13
18	—	375	130.00–156.00	148.52
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
1	—	565	136.00	136.00
16	—	427	134.00–147.50	139.26
14	—	482	128.00–141.00	132.72
1	—	600	126.00	126.00
1	—	770	111.00	111.00
10	—	321	130.00–156.00	146.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	125.00–130.00	127.48
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
3	—	532	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	811	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	377	160.00–175.00	166.13
8	—	663	133.50–138.00	134.38
16	—	567	131.00–148.50	141.14
13	—	422	145.00–167.00	153.95
7	—	319	157.50–182.50	163.19
6	—	628	132.00–139.00	137.35
5	—	515	131.00–145.00	138.80
1	—	800	120.00	120.00
4	—	740	120.00–130.00	124.99
1	—	855	116.00	116.00
25	—	473	140.00–161.00	146.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	607	149.00	149.00
12	—	524	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	132.00	132.00
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
1	—	670	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	109.00–120.00	111.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	120.00–126.00	123.35
3	—	760	106.00–116.00	111.67
6	—	615	126.00–131.00	129.49
19	—	533	129.00–144.00	137.54
1	—	840	109.00	109.00
3	—	743	113.00	113.00
10	—	578	127.50–139.00	133.22

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	887	425.00–675.00	575.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	61.50	61.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	67.00	67.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	995	675.00–925.00	769.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	981	700.00–1,100.00	968.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,080	63.00–66.00	64.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,030	650.00–1,200.00	882.73

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	9	—	1,108	700.00–1,200.00	1,035.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,134	750.00–1,275.00	915.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	—	1,093	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,002.21

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	—	920	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	983	62.00–86.00	74.70
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	759	80.00–96.00	90.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,553	85.00–90.00	87.34
5	—	1,887	92.50–99.00	96.06
6	—	1,428	61.00–82.00	75.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	46.00	46.00
3	—	802	51.00–55.00	52.73
3	—	760	35.00–40.00	37.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	50.00	50.00
4	—	929	53.00–59.50	55.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,015	56.50–58.50	57.31
4	—	1,230	63.50–67.00	65.39
1	—	1,020	49.00	49.00
1	—	1,005	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	59.00	59.00
3	—	1,392	63.00–67.50	65.39

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.