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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 5

● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Jul 29Aug 5Aug 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

896 head

▲ 628 vs last sale 268▲ 253 vs year ago 643 · +39.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 41▼ 37 vs year ago 114 · −32.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 34▼ 28 vs year ago 78 · −35.9%

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 400 lbs sold 5.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 1.00-9.00 , mostly 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 6.00 higher, except 400-500 lb weights up to 20.00 higher. several large groups of Value Added cattle sold with a Premium. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower on a light test.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.19/cwt on 365 head.

Average price

$153.19

365 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$927

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$395

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

$47.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.83

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	620	155.71	965	312
Medium and Large 1-2	605	146.50	886	15thin
Medium and Large 2	479	139.13	666	33
Medium and Large 3	526	108.29	570	5thin

One grade step is worth $47.42/cwt here — about $395 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 sale365 hd

153.19

—

AR average10 barns · 1,630 hd

159.01

−5.83

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	1,647	94.44	1,555	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,270	77.73	987	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	72.79	765	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,126	70.34	792	29

Every lot

106 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	170.70/cwt	160.00–180.00	548	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	147.39/cwt	142.50–152.00	494	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	145.68/cwt	142.50–153.00	529	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	165.11/cwt	155.00–172.50	616	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	148.13/cwt	140.00–151.00	622	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	536	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	166.49/cwt	152.00–171.00	709	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	138.03/cwt	125.00–147.50	652	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	474	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	837	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	156.38/cwt	146.00–168.00	752	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	132.56/cwt	125.00–146.00	684	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	154.53/cwt	145.00–167.00	813	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	534	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	905	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	152.47/cwt	146.00–164.00	852	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	562	165.44/cwt	162.50–174.00	930	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	667	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	134.25/cwt	120.00–140.00	779	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	886	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	128.48/cwt	127.00–130.00	794	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	620	162.73/cwt	159.50–168.00	1,009	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	146.88/cwt	139.00–165.00	911	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	146.21/cwt	137.50–157.50	969	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	668	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,022	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	670	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	482	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,044	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	964	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	779	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,180	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,052	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	123.98/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,017	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	878	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,216	60
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	146.63/cwt	140.00–157.00	469	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	149.67/cwt	145.00–162.50	549	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	368	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	626	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	113.52/cwt	111.00–116.00	418	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	385	170.49/cwt	170.00–171.00	656	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	388	136.31/cwt	132.50–137.50	529	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	163.15/cwt	152.00–168.00	685	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	133.66/cwt	122.50–142.50	579	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	439	147.00/cwt	141.00–158.00	645	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	466	112.65/cwt	103.00–120.00	525	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	153.35/cwt	145.00–162.00	733	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	130.99/cwt	120.00–142.00	627	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	123.70/cwt	120.00–129.00	637	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	134.12/cwt	130.00–146.00	708	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	555	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	841	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	140.50/cwt	132.00–148.00	792	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	572	106.80/cwt	96.00–112.50	611	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	121.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	703	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	591	144.70/cwt	131.50–145.75	855	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	605	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	865	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	131.11/cwt	130.00–137.00	812	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	975	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	135.81/cwt	129.00–142.00	915	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	709	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	872	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	128.07/cwt	122.50–135.00	916	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	823	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	739	142.10/cwt	136.50–143.00	1,050	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	753	135.51/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,020	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	945	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,018	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	516	147.34/cwt	136.00–155.00	760	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	524	126.78/cwt	120.00–135.00	664	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	577	151.37/cwt	137.50–160.00	873	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	614	153.26/cwt	141.00–162.50	941	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	145.26/cwt	132.00–155.00	959	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	718	127.61/cwt	121.00–131.00	916	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	765	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	956	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	805	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	934	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	875	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	858	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	925	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,036	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,647	94.44/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,555	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	850	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	510	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	569	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,020	65.28/cwt	64.00–67.00	666	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,030	56.55/cwt	50.00–60.00	582	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	71.07/cwt	70.00–72.00	745	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,096	76.03/cwt	74.00–78.00	833	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	70.33/cwt	68.00–73.00	808	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	76.43/cwt	74.00–79.00	904	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,270	77.73/cwt	75.00–80.00	987	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,257	1,266.36/cwt	1,135.00–1,350.00	15,918	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,303	1,057.05/cwt	975.00–1,125.00	13,773	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,405	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	889.36/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	7,942	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	11,419	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,051	78.51/cwt	75.00–82.00	825	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,084	1,035.16/cwt	775.00–1,135.00	11,221	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,122	1,063.38/cwt	800.00–1,275.00	11,931	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	76.84/cwt	75.00–79.00	876	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	886	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	862.53/cwt	850.00–875.00	10,204	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	765	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,135	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	75.61/cwt	73.00–80.00	745	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	74.69/cwt	72.50–77.50	754	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 Aug 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 896Last week 268Year ago 643

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 41Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 34Year ago 78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	321	160.00–180.00	170.70
10	—	526	145.00–167.00	154.53
6	—	663	137.50–157.50	146.21
2	—	820	123.00–125.00	123.98
1	—	785	134.00	134.00
7	—	620	139.00–165.00	146.88
20	—	426	152.00–171.00	166.49
2	—	725	144.00	144.00
11	—	373	155.00–172.50	165.11
19	—	559	146.00–164.00	152.47
42	—	481	146.00–168.00	156.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	668	153.00	153.00
60	—	878	138.50	138.50
4	—	562	162.50–174.00	165.44
7	—	474	176.50	176.50
61	—	620	159.50–168.00	162.73
30	—	534	169.50	169.50
17	—	779	151.50	151.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	127.50	127.50
1	—	390	110.00	110.00
2	—	575	115.00–117.00	115.98
1	—	670	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	127.00–130.00	128.48
6	—	420	140.00–151.00	148.13
9	—	472	125.00–147.50	138.03
2	—	335	142.50–152.00	147.39
4	—	580	120.00–140.00	134.25
5	—	516	125.00–146.00	132.56
1	—	765	126.00	126.00
4	—	363	142.50–153.00	145.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	605	146.50	146.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	170.00	170.00
80	—	739	136.50–143.00	142.10
1	—	605	143.00	143.00
2	—	753	133.00–138.00	135.51
6	—	555	151.50	151.50
1	—	520	150.00	150.00
1	—	650	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	674	129.00–142.00	135.81
1	—	870	117.00	117.00
3	—	715	122.50–135.00	128.07
6	—	320	140.00–157.00	146.63
18	—	528	130.00–146.00	134.12
2	—	825	114.00–115.00	114.51
7	—	619	130.00–137.00	131.11
12	—	367	145.00–162.50	149.67
19	—	478	145.00–162.00	153.35
34	—	564	132.00–148.00	140.50
27	—	420	152.00–168.00	163.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	170.00–171.00	170.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	135.00	135.00
1	—	735	112.00	112.00
8	—	515	120.00–129.00	123.70
9	—	433	122.50–142.50	133.66
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
4	—	388	132.50–137.50	136.31
16	—	479	120.00–142.00	130.99
3	—	578	120.00–125.00	121.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	100.00	100.00
1	—	635	100.00	100.00
2	—	368	111.00–116.00	113.52
3	—	572	96.00–112.50	106.80
4	—	466	103.00–120.00	112.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	709	123.00	123.00
51	—	591	131.50–145.75	144.70
14	—	439	141.00–158.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	116.00	116.00
9	—	577	137.50–160.00	151.37
12	—	516	136.00–155.00	147.34
19	—	614	141.00–162.50	153.26
1	—	925	112.00	112.00
1	—	765	125.00	125.00
3	—	718	121.00–131.00	127.61
3	—	660	132.00–155.00	145.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	135.00	135.00
1	—	875	98.00	98.00
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
4	—	524	120.00–135.00	126.78

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,303	975.00–1,125.00	1,057.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,257	1,135.00–1,350.00	1,266.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,250.00	1,250.00

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	—	1,183	850.00–875.00	862.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	64.00	64.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	893	750.00–1,000.00	889.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,140	75.00–79.00	76.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	77.00	77.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,051	75.00–82.00	78.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,122	800.00–1,275.00	1,063.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,084	775.00–1,135.00	1,035.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,010	72.50–77.50	74.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	985	73.00–80.00	75.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,270	75.00–80.00	77.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,020	64.00–67.00	65.28
11	—	1,183	74.00–79.00	76.43
3	—	1,030	50.00–60.00	56.55
11	—	1,149	68.00–73.00	70.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,048	70.00–72.00	71.07
1	—	875	65.00	65.00
4	—	1,096	74.00–78.00	76.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,647	93.00–96.00	94.44

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