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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 23

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Sep 16Sep 23Sep 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

886 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 947▲ 0 vs year ago 886 · +0.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

115 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 154▼ 148 vs year ago 263 · −56.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 95▼ 43 vs year ago 73 · −58.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 15.00 up to 20.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 9.00-15.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 1.00 lower. No trend for Slaughter cows or bulls, not reported last week.

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 $129.89/cwt on 340 head.

Average price

$129.89

340 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$34.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.66

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	134.46	679	235
Medium and Large 1-2	528	125.66	663	34
Medium and Large 2	470	121.23	570	56
Medium and Large 3	490	100.23	491	15thin

One grade step is worth $34.23/cwt here — about $188 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 sale340 hd

129.89

—

AR average7 barns · 1,434 hd

128.23

+1.66

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	1,600	81.58	1,305	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	66.07	958	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,200	58.36	700	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	962	49.33	474	3thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	163.77/cwt	160.00–170.00	532	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	146.08/cwt	120.00–157.50	475	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	382	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	345	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	673	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	167.90/cwt	157.50–180.00	618	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	106.79/cwt	80.00–124.00	398	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	143.67/cwt	129.00–155.00	543	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	99.32/cwt	93.00–105.00	420	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	147.82/cwt	140.50–157.50	627	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	136.32/cwt	122.50–140.00	590	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	151.30/cwt	145.00–170.00	717	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	474	117.69/cwt	112.50–125.00	558	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	135.38/cwt	120.00–143.00	644	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	508	130.07/cwt	120.00–138.00	661	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	464	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	150.86/cwt	141.00–160.00	795	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	569	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	139.84/cwt	134.00–150.00	807	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	130.06/cwt	119.00–138.00	753	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	136.67/cwt	132.50–151.00	854	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	111.06/cwt	90.00–115.00	711	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	650	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	670	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	137.99/cwt	134.00–144.50	926	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	717	123.56/cwt	120.00–128.00	886	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	141.99/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,042	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	131.14/cwt	127.50–142.00	1,027	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	308	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	508	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	127.50/cwt	120.00–131.00	408	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	138.50/cwt	135.00–155.00	449	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	372	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	122.43/cwt	120.00–127.50	447	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	136.74/cwt	130.00–151.00	509	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	385	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	127.82/cwt	120.00–139.00	534	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	138.17/cwt	130.00–147.00	582	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	432	108.06/cwt	105.00–114.00	467	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	128.00/cwt	124.00–130.00	602	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	136.83/cwt	129.00–146.00	644	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	125.13/cwt	120.00–129.00	591	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	426	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	117.45/cwt	110.00–128.00	612	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	522	100.03/cwt	92.50–110.00	522	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	135.00/cwt	128.00–139.00	707	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	666	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	111.01/cwt	109.00–114.00	625	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	568	104.06/cwt	102.00–106.00	591	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	129.24/cwt	122.00–138.00	741	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	714	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	130.36/cwt	119.00–136.50	806	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	675	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	794	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	645	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	516	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	773	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	128.65/cwt	120.00–135.00	854	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	703	126.27/cwt	120.00–132.00	888	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	117.49/cwt	117.00–118.00	846	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	903	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	935	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	494	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	519	115.39/cwt	110.00–120.00	599	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	521	133.72/cwt	125.00–144.00	697	34
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	658	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	570	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	456	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	128.63/cwt	121.00–139.00	740	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	725	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	624	124.85/cwt	120.00–129.00	779	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	635	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	711	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	113.55/cwt	110.00–117.00	755	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	668	127.05/cwt	120.00–130.00	849	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	703	116.66/cwt	113.00–118.50	820	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	755	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	785	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	770	115.04/cwt	112.00–118.00	886	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	815	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	864	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	935	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	570	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,050	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,239	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	952	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,309	72.13/cwt	70.00–75.00	944	4
Bulls	—	—	1,610	83.66/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,347	3
Bulls	—	—	1,788	86.83/cwt	86.00–88.50	1,553	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	730	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	292	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	43.83/cwt	39.00–46.00	449	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	504	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	663	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	708	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	62.26/cwt	60.00–65.50	777	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	66.07/cwt	64.00–67.50	958	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,720	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	743.99/cwt	700.00–825.00	6,659	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,405	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,035.23/cwt	1,025.00–1,045.00	11,129	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	480	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	578	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	59.43/cwt	55.00–65.00	664	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,189	65.12/cwt	62.00–72.00	774	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	508	1

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 Sep 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 886Last week 947Year ago 886

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 154Year ago 263

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 95Year ago 73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	583	122.50	122.50
2	—	772	117.00	117.00
21	—	470	124.00–130.00	128.00
2	—	640	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	120.00–131.00	127.50
2	—	720	117.00–118.00	117.49
8	—	365	120.00–127.50	122.43
1	—	655	118.00	118.00
1	—	625	108.00	108.00
15	—	418	120.00–139.00	127.82
7	—	521	110.00–128.00	117.45
8	—	472	120.00–129.00	125.13
8	—	563	109.00–114.00	111.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	100.00	100.00
52	—	421	130.00–147.00	138.17
18	—	372	130.00–151.00	136.74
14	—	664	120.00–135.00	128.65
4	—	703	120.00–132.00	126.27
56	—	524	128.00–139.00	135.00
29	—	618	119.00–136.50	130.36
9	—	324	135.00–155.00	138.50
23	—	471	129.00–146.00	136.83
26	—	573	122.00–138.00	129.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	100.00	100.00
1	—	335	111.00	111.00
2	—	568	102.00–106.00	104.06
3	—	432	105.00–114.00	108.06
5	—	522	92.50–110.00	100.03
1	—	645	80.00	80.00
2	—	473	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
1	—	580	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	734	131.00–145.00	141.99
37	—	424	140.50–157.50	147.82
11	—	325	160.00–170.00	163.77
12	—	368	157.50–180.00	167.90
42	—	577	134.00–150.00	139.84
22	—	625	132.50–151.00	136.67
18	—	474	145.00–170.00	151.30
14	—	671	134.00–144.50	137.99
8	—	527	141.00–160.00	150.86
4	—	783	127.50–142.00	131.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	476	120.00–143.00	135.38
24	—	378	129.00–155.00	143.67
4	—	508	120.00–138.00	130.07
23	—	433	122.50–140.00	136.32
11	—	325	120.00–157.50	146.08
5	—	717	120.00–128.00	123.56
4	—	579	119.00–138.00	130.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	90.00	90.00
1	—	335	114.00	114.00
1	—	555	102.50	102.50
2	—	423	93.00–105.00	99.32
6	—	640	90.00–115.00	111.06
4	—	474	112.50–125.00	117.69
4	—	373	80.00–124.00	106.79
1	—	650	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	703	113.00–118.50	116.66
1	—	1,070	89.00	89.00
34	—	521	125.00–144.00	133.72
5	—	668	120.00–130.00	127.05
25	—	575	121.00–139.00	128.63
3	—	770	112.00–118.00	115.04
8	—	624	120.00–129.00	124.85
1	—	815	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	104.00	104.00
6	—	519	110.00–120.00	115.39
2	—	665	110.00–117.00	113.55
1	—	620	117.00	117.00
1	—	560	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	61.00	61.00
1	—	570	80.00	80.00
1	—	475	104.00	104.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	48.00	48.00
1	—	1,105	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,450	64.00–67.50	66.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,025	39.00–46.00	43.83
1	—	1,200	59.00	59.00
11	—	1,248	60.00–65.50	62.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,788	86.00–88.50	86.83
3	—	1,610	80.00–85.00	83.66
4	—	1,309	70.00–75.00	72.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	895	700.00–825.00	743.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,075	1,025.00–1,045.00	1,035.23
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	800.00	800.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	700.00	700.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	48.50	48.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,189	62.00–72.00	65.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,118	55.00–65.00	59.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	55.00	55.00

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	1	—	820	62.00	62.00

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.