Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2021-07-22

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 22
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
716 head
▲ 200 vs last sale 516▲ 147 vs year ago 569 · +25.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 57▲ 0 vs year ago 70 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
87 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 54▲ 47 vs year ago 40 · +117.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs sold 1.00-10.00, mostly 5.00 higher, over 700 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers 300-400 lbs sold 10.00 higher, 400-500 lbs sold 12.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.11/cwt on 282 head.
Average price
$132.11
282 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$699
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$330
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$40.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.84
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2588140.5082612thin
Medium and Large 1534137.95736199
Medium and Large 2509121.4161848
Medium and Large 349899.5749623
One grade step is worth $40.93/cwt here — about $330 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 sale282 hd
132.11
—
AR average9 barns · 1,772 hd
140.96
−8.84
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—Average1,56586.511,3548thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37073.911,0133thin
CowsLean 85-90%High99664.466426thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,03261.5563529

Every lot

120 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added310205.00/cwt205.00–205.006361
Steers—Medium and Large 2315152.28/cwt142.50–160.004803
Steers—Medium and Large 1326188.40/cwt177.50–195.006148
Steers—Medium and Large 3328130.51/cwt130.00–131.004282
Steers—Medium and Large 1364181.43/cwt175.00–197.5066010
Steers—Medium and Large 3365135.00/cwt135.00–135.004931
Steers—Medium and Large 2376157.49/cwt130.00–167.505928
Steers—Medium and Large 3417104.64/cwt100.00–109.004363
Steers—Medium and Large 2427145.59/cwt125.00–162.506228
Steers—Medium and Large 1432170.81/cwt165.00–190.0073824
Steers—Medium and Large 3465110.00/cwt110.00–110.005121
Steers—Medium and Large 2468137.07/cwt121.00–148.0064111
Steers—Medium and Large 1472161.39/cwt151.00–172.5076221
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added481175.00/cwt175.00–175.0084216
Steers—Medium and Large 1528157.67/cwt150.00–170.0083231
Steers—Medium and Large 2530137.36/cwt120.00–147.507288
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added543171.50/cwt171.50–171.5093123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555165.00/cwt165.00–165.009169
Steers—Medium and Large 1570158.35/cwt151.00–170.0090316
Steers—Medium and Large 3570106.22/cwt102.50–110.006052
Steers—Medium and Large 2583132.03/cwt130.00–134.007702
Steers—Medium and Large 1618146.71/cwt135.00–151.509076
Steers—Medium and Large 2635121.75/cwt121.00–122.507732
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added663152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,0116
Steers—Medium and Large 1669143.32/cwt134.00–151.009597
Steers—Medium and Large 3670119.00/cwt119.00–119.007971
Steers—Medium and Large 2680132.00/cwt132.00–132.008981
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added700152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0641
Steers—Medium and Large 1728139.51/cwt139.00–140.001,0162
Steers—Medium and Large 1762138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0524
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318135.66/cwt130.00–143.004314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321166.34/cwt147.50–177.5053411
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323108.27/cwt105.00–110.003503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374146.91/cwt137.50–155.0054917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381128.64/cwt121.00–135.004905
Heifers—Medium and Large 3388101.10/cwt80.00–113.003923
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420115.00/cwt115.00–115.004831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424133.45/cwt130.00–143.0056619
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433124.33/cwt120.00–127.505384
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467136.17/cwt130.00–152.5063624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy470127.00/cwt127.00–127.005971
Heifers—Medium and Large 347390.36/cwt80.00–101.004274
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481121.69/cwt110.00–129.005858
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy515120.00/cwt120.00–120.006181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517133.98/cwt125.00–147.0069322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added531148.72/cwt147.50–151.0079011
Heifers—Medium and Large 3533110.65/cwt100.00–117.005903
Heifers—Medium and Large 2534116.50/cwt110.00–124.006228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566135.69/cwt125.00–142.5076818
Heifers—Medium and Large 3568100.27/cwt90.00–110.005703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy570117.00/cwt117.00–117.006671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574119.01/cwt110.00–123.006839
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588140.50/cwt140.50–140.5082612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added597144.50/cwt144.50–144.508639
Heifers—Medium and Large 2612116.63/cwt110.00–126.007148
Heifers—Medium and Large 361387.94/cwt80.00–100.005395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added622144.19/cwt142.00–144.508978
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627133.06/cwt122.00–145.0083428
Heifers—Medium and Large 3650113.00/cwt113.00–113.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added660137.15/cwt137.00–138.009057
Heifers—Medium and Large 1667124.61/cwt120.00–134.0083110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680117.46/cwt115.00–120.007992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725123.97/cwt123.00–125.008992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added741133.00/cwt133.00–133.009865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added750133.00/cwt133.00–133.009981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1753125.01/cwt124.00–128.009414
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 348059.00/cwt59.00–59.002831
Bulls—Medium and Large 351297.96/cwt79.00–115.005023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516153.00/cwt140.00–156.007897
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523125.07/cwt120.00–130.006542
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570117.00/cwt117.00–117.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571148.37/cwt135.00–153.0084713
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620117.50/cwt117.50–117.507291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625137.32/cwt130.00–145.008582
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635116.00/cwt116.00–116.007371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy648120.00/cwt120.00–120.007782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668136.00/cwt136.00–136.009082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673115.57/cwt109.00–123.007783
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy675103.00/cwt103.00–103.006951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1704136.00/cwt136.00–136.009574
Bulls—Medium and Large 278580.00/cwt80.00–80.006281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1790128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0111
Bulls—Medium and Large 284081.00/cwt81.00–81.006801
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 356851.00/cwt51.00–51.002902
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20371.97/cwt67.00–74.508663
Bulls——1,70098.40/cwt97.00–100.001,6732
Bulls——1,83793.11/cwt90.00–95.001,7103
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight67548.00/cwt48.00–48.003241
Cows—Lean 85-90%89052.00/cwt52.00–52.004631
Cows—Boner 80-85%94250.22/cwt44.00–54.004736
Cows—Lean 85-90%95563.00/cwt63.00–63.006021
Cows—Lean 85-90%95559.00/cwt59.00–59.005631
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05462.58/cwt61.00–65.006605
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05870.91/cwt70.00–72.007503
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06658.83/cwt57.00–60.006275
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08469.04/cwt67.00–71.5074812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33571.00/cwt71.00–71.009481
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38875.36/cwt74.00–76.501,0462
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,685100.16/cwt99.00–102.001,6883
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2730825.00/cwt825.00–825.006,0231
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2825785.00/cwt785.00–785.006,4761
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000875.00/cwt875.00–875.008,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0011,2201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,035919.78/cwt835.00–985.009,5202
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,110975.00/cwt975.00–975.0010,8231
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,149855.54/cwt700.00–950.009,8304
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2021,072.76/cwt900.00–1,250.0012,8959
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3281,112.90/cwt925.00–1,250.0014,7792
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915665.57/cwt550.00–775.006,0902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-292559.00/cwt59.00–59.005461
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2935719.12/cwt675.00–770.006,7244
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-297164.48/cwt54.00–76.0062613
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975960.00/cwt960.00–960.009,3601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,048895.93/cwt725.00–1,115.009,38917
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06570.02/cwt63.00–85.007464
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13065.71/cwt47.00–73.007433
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,21372.51/cwt72.00–73.008802
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-279590.00/cwt90.00–90.007161
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-282469.80/cwt52.00–86.005759
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02766.03/cwt51.00–73.506785

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.