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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 12

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

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Feeder Cattle receipts

354 head

▼ 542 vs last sale 896▼ 238 vs year ago 592 · −40.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 77▼ 61 vs year ago 105 · −58.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 50▼ 52 vs year ago 83 · −62.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 11.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mixed, 300-400 lb weights sold 7.00 higher, 400-500 lb weights sold up to 20.00 lower, 500-600 lb weights sold 2.00 higher, over 600 lb weights sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower.

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 $155.72/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$155.72

132 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$565

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

$102.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.24

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	160.28	781	99
Medium and Large 2	431	147.32	634	29
Medium and Large 3	402	119.29	479	3thin
Small and Medium 3	375	57.50	216	1thin

One grade step is worth $102.78/cwt here — about $565 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 sale132 hd

155.72

—

AR average7 barns · 655 hd

158.96

−3.24

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	—	High	1,522	80.34	1,223	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,210	67.64	818	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,036	56.52	586	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	52.40	574	5thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	153.47/cwt	140.00–167.50	503	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	182.15/cwt	170.00–197.50	599	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	174.47/cwt	165.00–195.00	653	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	150.36/cwt	130.00–167.50	564	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	123.43/cwt	105.00–140.00	463	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	375	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	216	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	146.54/cwt	143.00–150.00	615	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	158.66/cwt	150.00–168.00	673	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	453	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	793	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	505	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	466	145.97/cwt	139.00–150.00	680	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	156.52/cwt	152.00–159.00	737	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	507	155.17/cwt	152.50–158.00	787	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	770	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	149.54/cwt	140.00–154.00	855	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	607	136.99/cwt	135.00–138.00	832	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	153.98/cwt	140.00–160.00	982	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	140.96/cwt	136.50–150.00	953	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	961	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	975	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	388	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	130.92/cwt	129.00–135.00	420	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	159.89/cwt	152.50–170.00	532	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	150.85/cwt	141.00–161.00	557	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	388	129.94/cwt	120.00–140.00	504	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	139.46/cwt	133.00–146.00	593	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	137.32/cwt	130.00–142.00	639	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	130.10/cwt	125.00–138.00	609	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	664	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	120.71/cwt	117.00–125.00	625	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	142.08/cwt	130.00–148.00	746	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	657	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	136.29/cwt	130.00–144.00	790	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	610	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	549	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	135.28/cwt	128.00–147.00	827	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	678	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	959	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	120.82/cwt	112.00–130.00	882	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	144.86/cwt	132.00–151.00	761	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	564	136.45/cwt	123.00–146.00	770	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	127.92/cwt	125.00–131.00	723	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	613	129.70/cwt	124.00–136.00	795	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	618	113.40/cwt	110.00–117.00	701	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	645	94.00/cwt	88.00–100.00	606	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	131.34/cwt	130.00–132.00	880	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	710	119.28/cwt	114.00–124.00	847	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	765	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,010	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	775	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	946	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	790	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	640	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	890	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	801	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	952	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,215	61.45/cwt	40.00–74.00	747	3
Bulls	—	—	1,688	90.26/cwt	89.50–91.00	1,524	3
Bulls	—	—	1,735	93.79/cwt	93.00–94.50	1,627	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	815	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	387	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	830	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	270	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	835	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	292	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	550	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,028	55.65/cwt	53.50–58.50	572	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,035	50.94/cwt	49.00–52.50	527	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,104	62.79/cwt	60.00–65.50	693	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	741	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	411	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,190	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	791	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,220	68.21/cwt	67.00–70.00	832	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,230	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	793	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	930	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	775	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,619	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	16,520	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,313	1,267.10/cwt	1,100.00–1,450.00	16,637	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,358	1,079.37/cwt	950.00–1,200.00	14,658	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,440	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	16,560	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,491	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,110	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,896	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	94.36/cwt	90.00–100.00	828	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	529	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,049	66.72/cwt	65.50–70.00	700	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,464	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	57.53/cwt	57.00–58.00	594	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	63.50/cwt	62.50–64.50	673	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	70.24/cwt	70.00–70.50	766	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	815.00/cwt	815.00–815.00	9,128	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	987.27/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	11,531	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 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 354Last week 896Year ago 592

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 77Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 50Year ago 83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	676	136.50–150.00	140.96
1	—	750	130.00	130.00
11	—	329	170.00–197.50	182.15
11	—	572	140.00–154.00	149.54
15	—	471	152.00–159.00	156.52
17	—	374	165.00–195.00	174.47
12	—	424	150.00–168.00	158.66
10	—	638	140.00–160.00	153.98
9	—	507	152.50–158.00	155.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	375	130.00–167.50	150.36
4	—	466	139.00–150.00	145.97
5	—	420	143.00–150.00	146.54
1	—	520	148.00	148.00
1	—	745	129.00	129.00
4	—	328	140.00–167.50	153.47
3	—	607	135.00–138.00	136.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	57.50	57.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	111.00	111.00
2	—	375	105.00–140.00	123.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	678	141.50	141.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	333	152.50–170.00	159.89
8	—	425	133.00–146.00	139.46
3	—	580	130.00–144.00	136.29
26	—	525	130.00–148.00	142.08
1	—	660	127.00	127.00
23	—	369	141.00–161.00	150.85
2	—	730	112.00–130.00	120.82
7	—	611	128.00–147.00	135.28
16	—	465	130.00–142.00	137.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
4	—	518	117.00–125.00	120.71
4	—	468	125.00–138.00	130.10
2	—	388	120.00–140.00	129.94
4	—	321	129.00–135.00	130.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	125.00	125.00
1	—	610	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	124.00	124.00
3	—	492	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	122.00	122.00
3	—	710	114.00–124.00	119.28
1	—	1,070	89.00	89.00
16	—	525	132.00–151.00	144.86
3	—	670	130.00–132.00	131.34
14	—	564	123.00–146.00	136.45
9	—	613	124.00–136.00	129.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	110.00–117.00	113.40
2	—	565	125.00–131.00	127.92
1	—	890	90.00	90.00
1	—	790	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	88.00–100.00	94.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	725.00	725.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,440	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,358	950.00–1,200.00	1,079.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,313	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,267.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	665	525.00	525.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	975.00	975.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	685	600.00	600.00

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	2	—	878	90.00–100.00	94.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,049	65.50–70.00	66.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	57.50	57.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,033	57.00–58.00	57.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	815.00	815.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,090	70.00–70.50	70.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,168	850.00–1,075.00	987.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,060	62.50–64.50	63.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,220	67.00–70.00	68.21
2	—	1,190	66.50	66.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,104	60.00–65.50	62.79
2	—	1,035	49.00–52.50	50.94
10	—	1,028	53.50–58.50	55.65
2	—	1,123	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,240	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,230	64.50	64.50
1	—	1,175	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	35.00	35.00
1	—	815	47.50	47.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	32.50	32.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,735	93.00–94.50	93.79
3	—	1,215	40.00–74.00	61.45
3	—	1,688	89.50–91.00	90.26

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.