Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2021-06-24

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 24
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
569 head
▲ 157 vs last sale 412▼ 20 vs year ago 589 · −3.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
180 head
▲ 122 vs last sale 58▲ 86 vs year ago 94 · +91.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
118 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 38▲ 98 vs year ago 20 · +490.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 4.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 7.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 2.00 higher, 500-600 lb weights sold 10.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold steady. Feeder supply was mostly average to plain in quality. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower, Slaughter bulls not reported due to time restraints.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $135.53/cwt on 214 head.
Average price
$135.53
214 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$647
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$511
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$103.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.67
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1496146.5172794
Medium and Large 1-2522136.7671420
Medium and Large 2436136.0059374
Medium and Large 3493108.7553620
Small and Medium 350243.042166thin
One grade step is worth $103.47/cwt here — about $511 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 sale214 hd
135.53
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AR average8 barns · 1,729 hd
149.21
−13.67
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35669.189388thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01963.366467thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,07560.8465447

Every lot

116 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2323143.48/cwt132.50–157.5046314
Steers—Medium and Large 3325118.88/cwt110.00–127.503862
Steers—Medium and Large 1332170.45/cwt165.00–190.005666
Steers—Medium and Large 3375103.55/cwt100.00–107.503882
Steers—Medium and Large 2378143.66/cwt130.00–155.0054317
Steers—Medium and Large 1380158.37/cwt152.50–162.506023
Steers—Small and Medium 338565.00/cwt65.00–65.002501
Steers—Medium and Large 3403109.74/cwt107.50–112.004422
Steers—Medium and Large 1420151.89/cwt145.00–162.5063817
Steers—Medium and Large 2429135.86/cwt130.00–140.0058317
Steers—Medium and Large 1466147.39/cwt145.00–151.0068728
Steers—Medium and Large 2468134.46/cwt120.00–142.5062912
Steers—Small and Medium 347040.88/cwt30.00–52.001922
Steers—Medium and Large 3479115.43/cwt102.50–125.005536
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483141.94/cwt132.50–145.0068613
Steers—Medium and Large 351994.29/cwt75.00–110.004894
Steers—Small and Medium 352047.50/cwt47.50–47.502471
Steers—Medium and Large 1523147.43/cwt137.50–155.0077116
Steers—Medium and Large 2524126.49/cwt120.00–136.006638
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2543134.00/cwt134.00–134.007283
Steers—Medium and Large 2555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006661
Steers—Medium and Large 1569142.03/cwt135.00–150.008089
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy580134.00/cwt134.00–134.007771
Steers—Small and Medium 358331.99/cwt31.00–33.001872
Steers—Medium and Large 1624131.00/cwt128.00–132.008177
Steers—Medium and Large 3625111.44/cwt108.00–115.006972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635122.00/cwt122.00–122.007754
Steers—Medium and Large 1668129.40/cwt122.00–135.008645
Steers—Medium and Large 3680118.00/cwt118.00–118.008021
Steers—Medium and Large 2688117.33/cwt116.00–120.008073
Steers—Medium and Large 1715124.00/cwt124.00–124.008871
Steers—Medium and Large 2745101.00/cwt101.00–101.007521
Steers—Medium and Large 3765100.00/cwt100.00–100.007651
Steers—Medium and Large 1850106.00/cwt106.00–106.009011
Steers—Medium and Large 2850105.00/cwt105.00–105.008931
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3313116.83/cwt115.00–122.503664
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326128.66/cwt120.00–135.004198
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330144.62/cwt138.00–155.004777
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365113.00/cwt108.00–118.004122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370144.65/cwt138.00–157.5053516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373127.74/cwt120.00–137.5047613
Heifers—Small and Medium 337567.50/cwt67.50–67.502531
Heifers—Medium and Large 3402100.05/cwt90.00–112.504023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426143.60/cwt140.00–151.0061216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429127.60/cwt120.00–137.0054719
Heifers—Medium and Large 3467107.03/cwt85.00–119.005003
Heifers—Small and Medium 347062.47/cwt60.00–65.002942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474124.75/cwt119.00–133.0059115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481133.68/cwt128.00–145.0064312
Heifers—Small and Medium 351562.00/cwt62.00–62.003191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516118.47/cwt113.00–122.506117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525127.35/cwt123.00–140.0066921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2555119.00/cwt119.00–119.006602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569121.56/cwt119.00–125.006927
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575118.00/cwt116.00–119.006793
Heifers—Medium and Large 361095.00/cwt95.00–95.005801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613124.90/cwt117.00–131.0076615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613110.00/cwt110.00–110.006742
Heifers—Small and Medium 364561.00/cwt61.00–61.003931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655120.00/cwt120.00–120.007861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1677123.23/cwt120.00–130.008343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725112.81/cwt106.00–120.008182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open81595.00/cwt95.00–95.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open885100.00/cwt100.00–100.008851
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519133.74/cwt120.00–145.0069413
Bulls—Medium and Large 352092.50/cwt92.50–92.504811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524113.84/cwt110.00–120.005974
Bulls—Small and Medium 353551.00/cwt51.00–51.002731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy550109.00/cwt109.00–109.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2558120.00/cwt120.00–120.006702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1579129.90/cwt121.00–140.007527
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580112.89/cwt104.00–120.006558
Bulls—Medium and Large 1626130.40/cwt112.00–133.008168
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630116.00/cwt116.00–116.007312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660109.00/cwt109.00–109.007191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1678116.41/cwt109.00–129.007895
Bulls—Medium and Large 369597.50/cwt97.50–97.506781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715116.50/cwt116.50–116.508333
Bulls—Medium and Large 374560.00/cwt60.00–60.004471
Bulls—Medium and Large 278595.51/cwt95.00–96.007502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1805107.00/cwt107.00–107.008611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy815116.96/cwt115.00–119.009532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy855119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0171
Bulls—Medium and Large 286590.00/cwt90.00–90.007792
Bulls—Medium and Large 187595.00/cwt95.00–95.008311
Bulls—Medium and Large 199080.00/cwt80.00–80.007921
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight78237.32/cwt36.00–40.002923
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight80554.52/cwt54.00–55.004392
Cows—Lean 85-90%89548.00/cwt48.00–48.004301
Cows—Boner 80-85%94049.32/cwt45.00–52.004643
Cows—Lean 85-90%97262.75/cwt61.00–65.006103
Cows—Boner 80-85%97957.79/cwt56.50–59.505667
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10769.10/cwt68.00–71.007653
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15263.58/cwt61.00–65.0073219
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15467.54/cwt66.00–71.0077913
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35669.18/cwt67.50–71.009388
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3825475.00/cwt475.00–475.003,9191
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-295066.55/cwt59.00–73.006322
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-298071.00/cwt71.00–71.006961
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030879.19/cwt725.00–1,000.009,0562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04363.06/cwt56.00–68.506586
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,055700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,3851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,6301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07964.68/cwt51.00–69.0069810
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,093816.27/cwt700.00–950.008,92210
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,12266.65/cwt65.00–69.007483
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,238874.34/cwt850.00–900.0010,8242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,28965.77/cwt64.00–68.008485
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-278373.19/cwt60.00–84.005732
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-290374.25/cwt61.00–87.006702
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-299563.98/cwt63.00–65.006372
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1731,099.06/cwt1,000.00–1,245.0012,8923
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,019.59/cwt900.00–1,125.0012,1332
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,278876.49/cwt750.00–1,050.0011,20213
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5251,182.13/cwt1,100.00–1,250.0018,0272

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.