Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2021-10-14

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 14
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
462 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 402▼ 243 vs year ago 705 · −34.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 143▼ 15 vs year ago 91 · −16.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 74 vs last sale 115▼ 23 vs year ago 64 · −35.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 2.00 lower, except 4.00 higher for the better 400-500 lb weights. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-4.00 lower, except 2.00 higher for the better 400-500 lb weights. Several Value Added cattle sold with a Premium. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.45/cwt on 189 head.
Average price
$126.45
189 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$683
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$474
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$77.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.23
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543132.50719133
Medium and Large 1-2614124.8776715thin
Medium and Large 2516115.6059726
Medium and Large 348699.0648113thin
Small and Medium 344555.002452thin
One grade step is worth $77.50/cwt here — about $474 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 sale189 hd
126.45
—
AR average8 barns · 1,227 hd
127.68
−1.23
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—High1,40177.111,08015
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,24360.1074711
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10051.9357125
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02148.854998thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1323152.93/cwt145.00–165.004948
Steers—Medium and Large 2335136.50/cwt130.00–143.004572
Steers—Medium and Large 337080.00/cwt70.00–90.002962
Steers—Medium and Large 2372129.48/cwt120.00–137.504829
Steers—Medium and Large 1382157.65/cwt143.00–170.0060212
Steers—Medium and Large 1415150.86/cwt142.50–165.0062627
Steers—Medium and Large 2424131.15/cwt121.00–141.005567
Steers—Medium and Large 3431109.08/cwt100.00–117.004706
Steers—Small and Medium 346550.00/cwt50.00–50.002331
Steers—Medium and Large 2476132.33/cwt117.50–142.5063019
Steers—Medium and Large 1477149.06/cwt140.00–160.0071116
Steers—Medium and Large 347999.38/cwt91.00–108.004765
Steers—Medium and Large 1528145.68/cwt142.00–157.5076910
Steers—Medium and Large 2530129.92/cwt127.00–133.006892
Steers—Medium and Large 3540110.00/cwt110.00–110.005941
Steers—Medium and Large 2565122.00/cwt122.00–122.006891
Steers—Medium and Large 3575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006331
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added580165.00/cwt165.00–165.0095710
Steers—Medium and Large 1585139.00/cwt139.00–139.008131
Steers—Small and Medium 359547.50/cwt47.50–47.502831
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added616151.92/cwt146.00–160.009367
Steers—Medium and Large 1618132.41/cwt128.00–137.008182
Steers—Medium and Large 2635127.00/cwt127.00–127.008061
Steers—Medium and Large 2668123.90/cwt120.00–128.008282
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added670150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0051
Steers—Medium and Large 1673139.02/cwt138.00–140.009362
Steers—Medium and Large 1728143.66/cwt140.00–146.001,0466
Steers—Medium and Large 1760128.00/cwt128.00–128.009731
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added770135.67/cwt134.00–136.001,0456
Steers—Medium and Large 1835122.50/cwt118.00–127.001,0232
Steers—Medium and Large 1860129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1091
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1343135.53/cwt131.00–139.004654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1359131.05/cwt129.00–141.0047014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370113.50/cwt111.00–116.004202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy39093.00/cwt93.00–93.003631
Heifers—Medium and Large 339080.00/cwt80.00–80.003121
Heifers—Small and Medium 339555.00/cwt55.00–55.002171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420138.30/cwt129.00–143.0058119
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423104.47/cwt97.50–110.004424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy428126.04/cwt125.00–127.005392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428125.69/cwt122.50–127.505384
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy450125.00/cwt125.00–125.005631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463118.76/cwt110.00–127.505504
Heifers—Medium and Large 3479107.64/cwt91.00–116.005166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483133.26/cwt129.00–139.006446
Heifers—Small and Medium 349555.00/cwt55.00–55.002721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy510119.00/cwt119.00–119.006071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528128.63/cwt120.00–138.0067915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2535119.00/cwt119.00–119.006374
Heifers—Medium and Large 2538114.02/cwt112.00–116.006133
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565113.69/cwt110.00–117.006427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575131.20/cwt125.00–138.0075414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added607140.79/cwt137.00–141.0085519
Heifers—Medium and Large 361575.00/cwt75.00–75.004611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620113.72/cwt110.00–117.507054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1632125.33/cwt121.00–132.0079213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added643127.00/cwt127.00–127.0081711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added671136.00/cwt136.00–136.0091312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1676128.04/cwt116.00–134.008667
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685115.00/cwt115.00–115.007881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1713130.53/cwt128.00–133.009312
Heifers—Medium and Large 374569.00/cwt69.00–69.005141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765120.97/cwt119.00–123.009252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1808110.52/cwt105.00–116.008932
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518128.10/cwt120.00–135.006644
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578114.88/cwt111.00–119.006642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1581127.06/cwt120.00–134.0073823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615125.85/cwt120.00–128.007746
Bulls—Medium and Large 1672120.42/cwt107.00–129.008097
Bulls—Medium and Large 267395.02/cwt90.00–100.006392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720119.94/cwt118.00–122.008642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770118.00/cwt118.00–118.009091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1880104.00/cwt104.00–104.009152
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,04580.00/cwt80.00–80.008361
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 346555.00/cwt55.00–55.002561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,1351
Bulls——1,35273.28/cwt50.00–80.0099111
Bulls——1,60288.51/cwt87.50–90.001,4183
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight84045.00/cwt45.00–45.003781
Cows—Lean 85-90%94333.71/cwt30.00–37.003182
Cows—Lean 85-90%96547.00/cwt47.00–47.004541
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02747.04/cwt46.00–50.004835
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05852.76/cwt51.50–54.005583
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07059.04/cwt57.00–61.006322
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07644.22/cwt43.00–45.004765
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14654.97/cwt53.00–57.006307
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16258.89/cwt58.00–61.006847
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24360.10/cwt57.00–62.5074711
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,20586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,0361
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765750.00/cwt750.00–750.005,7381
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785585.00/cwt585.00–585.004,5921
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015610.54/cwt590.00–645.006,1973
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05057.00/cwt57.00–57.005991
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09458.02/cwt53.00–63.006358
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105660.00/cwt660.00–660.007,2931
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110910.00/cwt910.00–910.0010,1011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,151811.42/cwt700.00–945.009,33912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160822.79/cwt700.00–915.009,5442
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,20356.86/cwt54.00–59.506842
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,208815.71/cwt800.00–830.009,8542
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,24857.65/cwt54.00–61.007192

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.