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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, May 20

● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

406 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 436▼ 292 vs year ago 698 · −41.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 63▼ 7 vs year ago 72 · −9.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 40▲ 19 vs year ago 32 · +59.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 10.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-5.00 higher. Slaugher cows and bulls sold 1.00 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 $133.11/cwt on 175 head.

Average price

$133.11

175 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$67.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.15

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	138.68	659	116
Medium and Large 1-2	407	128.55	524	11thin
Medium and Large 2	464	124.56	578	38
Medium and Large 3	435	110.04	479	9thin
Small and Medium 3	520	71.00	369	1thin

One grade step is worth $67.68/cwt here — about $289 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 sale175 hd

133.11

—

AR average10 barns · 1,387 hd

134.26

−1.15

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	1,437	81.93	1,177	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,278	66.96	856	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,058	60.34	639	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	862	52.93	456	10

Every lot

103 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	300	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	303	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	174.50/cwt	167.50–195.00	578	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	339	155.60/cwt	147.50–162.50	527	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	171.96/cwt	162.50–179.00	638	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	146.88/cwt	133.00–157.50	558	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	138.97/cwt	132.00–147.50	578	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	155.97/cwt	150.00–170.00	668	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	447	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	648	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	468	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	613	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	136.42/cwt	124.00–139.00	643	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	151.33/cwt	142.00–165.00	717	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	699	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	505	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	828	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	149.75/cwt	142.50–156.00	780	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	141.52/cwt	137.50–145.00	797	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	563	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	715	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	138.29/cwt	137.50–141.00	862	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	133.02/cwt	132.00–134.00	885	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	787	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	829	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	798	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	974	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	895	117.00/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,047	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	131.93/cwt	125.00–137.50	426	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	114.85/cwt	105.00–125.00	373	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	341	153.01/cwt	142.50–158.50	522	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	131.76/cwt	129.00–136.00	480	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	370	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	485	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	130.79/cwt	129.00–134.00	489	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	147.51/cwt	135.00–155.00	568	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	127.69/cwt	124.00–130.00	527	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	413	108.82/cwt	103.00–115.00	449	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	143.15/cwt	135.00–152.00	607	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	457	111.34/cwt	110.00–114.00	509	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	141.60/cwt	132.00–148.00	673	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	124.99/cwt	117.00–134.00	595	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	520	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	369	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	628	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	130.81/cwt	124.00–138.00	691	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	544	118.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	645	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	128.38/cwt	128.00–130.00	714	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	117.96/cwt	116.00–120.00	666	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	598	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	801	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	122.42/cwt	120.00–130.00	758	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	658	107.47/cwt	100.00–115.00	707	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	685	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	678	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	114.27/cwt	110.00–118.00	839	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	842	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	850	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Full	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	142.24/cwt	132.00–148.00	737	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	109.80/cwt	102.50–117.50	626	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	135.46/cwt	125.00–149.00	783	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	620	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	539	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	624	119.25/cwt	112.00–133.00	744	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	718	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Full	650	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	709	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	721	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	733	117.78/cwt	109.00–122.00	863	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	775	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	581	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	840	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	823	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	890	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	712	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	940	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	884	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,200	73.74/cwt	65.00–83.00	885	10
Bulls	—	—	1,642	87.81/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,442	3
Bulls	—	—	1,728	92.63/cwt	91.00–95.50	1,601	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	625	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	213	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	763	47.19/cwt	45.00–49.00	360	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	803	58.49/cwt	58.00–59.00	470	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	850	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	502	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	880	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	317	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	53.65/cwt	52.00–55.00	477	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	988	52.92/cwt	52.00–54.00	523	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,002	58.94/cwt	56.00–62.00	591	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,020	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	612	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	608	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	742	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	65.93/cwt	63.00–68.50	765	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,307	67.73/cwt	64.00–69.00	885	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	605	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,571	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	690	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,760	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	815	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	342	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	752.92/cwt	655.00–1,000.00	7,100	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	62.26/cwt	62.00–62.50	598	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,231	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,078	623.78/cwt	600.00–650.00	6,724	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,147	747.82/cwt	600.00–900.00	8,577	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,951	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,187	67.17/cwt	63.00–71.00	797	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,447	67.31/cwt	65.50–68.50	974	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	774.75/cwt	750.00–800.00	7,825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,017	1,121.27/cwt	900.00–1,250.00	11,403	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,007.40/cwt	800.00–1,125.00	11,938	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	54.11/cwt	53.00–55.00	394	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	67.46/cwt	49.00–85.00	506	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	91.11/cwt	84.00–103.00	720	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 May 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 406Last week 436Year ago 698

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 63Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 40Year ago 32

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 10.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-5.00 higher. Slaugher cows and bulls sold 1.00 higher.

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)	2	—	1,078	600.00–650.00	623.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,147	600.00–900.00	747.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,187	63.00–71.00	67.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	960	62.00–62.50	62.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,447	65.50–68.50	67.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	943	655.00–1,000.00	752.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	775.00	775.00

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	—	605	425.00	425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	690	400.00	400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	42.00	42.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,017	900.00–1,250.00	1,121.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	750.00–800.00	774.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,185	800.00–1,125.00	1,007.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	1,000.00	1,000.00

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	—	790	84.00–103.00	91.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	750	49.00–85.00	67.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	728	53.00–55.00	54.11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	623	137.50–141.00	138.29
22	—	521	142.50–156.00	149.75
2	—	895	113.00–121.00	117.00
14	—	371	162.50–179.00	171.96
15	—	474	142.00–165.00	151.33
11	—	563	137.50–145.00	141.52
13	—	428	150.00–170.00	155.97
5	—	331	167.50–195.00	174.50
2	—	798	122.00	122.00
2	—	665	132.00–134.00	133.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
1	—	300	101.00	101.00
1	—	450	125.00	125.00
3	—	563	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	116.00	116.00
5	—	339	147.50–162.50	155.60
7	—	416	132.00–147.50	138.97
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
4	—	380	133.00–157.50	146.88
1	—	690	114.00	114.00
9	—	471	124.00–139.00	136.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	447	145.00	145.00
4	—	492	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	475	132.00–148.00	141.60
10	—	341	142.50–158.50	153.01
2	—	842	101.00	101.00
4	—	619	120.00–130.00	122.42
8	—	556	128.00–130.00	128.38
15	—	385	135.00–155.00	147.51
17	—	528	124.00–138.00	130.81
4	—	734	110.00–118.00	114.27
27	—	424	135.00–152.00	143.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	364	129.00–136.00	131.76
3	—	523	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	598	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	103.00–115.00	108.82
2	—	325	105.00–125.00	114.85
3	—	457	110.00–114.00	111.34
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
1	—	685	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	100.00–115.00	107.47
4	—	544	115.00–120.00	118.51
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
3	—	323	125.00–137.50	131.93
3	—	413	124.00–130.00	127.69
7	—	374	129.00–134.00	130.79
14	—	476	117.00–134.00	124.99
2	—	565	116.00–120.00	117.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	124.00	124.00
1	—	375	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	624	112.00–133.00	119.25
8	—	578	125.00–149.00	135.46
1	—	840	98.00	98.00
6	—	518	132.00–148.00	142.24
5	—	733	109.00–122.00	117.78
2	—	940	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	75.00	75.00
1	—	635	113.00	113.00
2	—	570	102.50–117.50	109.80
1	—	890	80.00	80.00
1	—	680	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	87.00	87.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	60.00	60.00
9	—	1,307	64.00–69.00	67.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	59.00	59.00
3	—	890	52.00–55.00	53.65
1	—	1,160	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	36.00	36.00
2	—	988	52.00–54.00	52.92
9	—	1,161	63.00–68.50	65.93
7	—	1,002	56.00–62.00	58.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	803	58.00–59.00	58.49
1	—	625	34.00	34.00
2	—	763	45.00–49.00	47.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,642	87.00–89.00	87.81
10	—	1,200	65.00–83.00	73.74
6	—	1,728	91.00–95.50	92.63

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