Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2021-10-21

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 21
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
417 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 462▼ 60 vs year ago 477 · −12.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 76▼ 60 vs year ago 124 · −48.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 41▼ 35 vs year ago 99 · −35.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00-11.00, mostly 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.72/cwt on 171 head.
Average price
$127.72
171 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$652
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$419
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$69.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.73
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1514135.40696110
Medium and Large 2512122.7462939
Medium and Large 1-2655119.007794thin
Medium and Large 3461104.1848013thin
Small and Medium 342165.902785thin
One grade step is worth $69.49/cwt here — about $419 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 sale171 hd
127.72
—
AR average6 barns · 1,078 hd
126.99
+0.73
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—Low1,77080.111,41811
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,26258.557395thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,06746.6849831
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00544.284457thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1314161.98/cwt160.00–165.005097
Steers—Medium and Large 2330147.07/cwt135.00–155.004854
Steers—Medium and Large 3338119.21/cwt114.00–125.004034
Steers—Medium and Large 3360113.65/cwt110.00–117.504092
Steers—Medium and Large 1371165.79/cwt162.50–170.006157
Steers—Medium and Large 2377138.87/cwt125.00–157.0052410
Steers—Medium and Large 2420142.65/cwt130.00–149.005999
Steers—Medium and Large 342094.26/cwt72.50–110.003964
Steers—Medium and Large 1426157.33/cwt150.00–170.0067014
Steers—Small and Medium 344083.00/cwt83.00–83.003651
Steers—Medium and Large 1467155.89/cwt142.00–168.0072823
Steers—Medium and Large 3478105.51/cwt90.00–120.005044
Steers—Medium and Large 2480134.25/cwt130.00–137.006444
Steers—Medium and Large 1523148.53/cwt140.00–157.5077713
Steers—Medium and Large 2531135.42/cwt131.00–140.007197
Steers—Medium and Large 1569146.89/cwt140.00–156.008366
Steers—Medium and Large 358590.00/cwt90.00–90.005271
Steers—Medium and Large 2593129.51/cwt128.00–131.007682
Steers—Medium and Large 1624148.73/cwt146.00–150.009287
Steers—Medium and Large 2630128.94/cwt125.00–133.008122
Steers—Medium and Large 1650144.00/cwt144.00–144.009361
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318126.60/cwt120.00–132.504033
Heifers—Small and Medium 331876.76/cwt70.00–83.002442
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320115.00/cwt112.00–118.003682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1334140.16/cwt131.00–149.0046810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375137.50/cwt137.50–137.505161
Heifers—Small and Medium 338550.00/cwt50.00–50.001931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1387137.38/cwt130.00–145.0053214
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395110.00/cwt110.00–110.004351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1411142.24/cwt137.00–153.0058513
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423105.15/cwt100.00–110.004452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430131.54/cwt121.00–137.005668
Heifers—Small and Medium 343566.00/cwt66.00–66.002871
Heifers—Medium and Large 3467101.23/cwt80.00–117.004733
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471127.83/cwt120.00–135.0060210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475143.19/cwt134.00–150.0068012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy480120.00/cwt120.00–120.005761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510134.20/cwt125.00–140.0068411
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520102.60/cwt100.00–110.005344
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521122.83/cwt118.00–127.506404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added547144.00/cwt144.00–144.007883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1561131.63/cwt124.00–136.007386
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy570107.00/cwt107.00–107.006101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572123.00/cwt123.00–123.007042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573118.50/cwt115.00–123.006794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627128.09/cwt120.00–136.0080330
Heifers—Medium and Large 2629113.94/cwt110.00–117.007174
Heifers—Medium and Large 363090.00/cwt90.00–90.005671
Heifers—Small and Medium 365060.00/cwt60.00–60.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added662142.00/cwt142.00–142.009403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1684130.75/cwt129.00–133.008944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1713130.62/cwt128.00–136.009313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715110.00/cwt110.00–110.007871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2738115.00/cwt115.00–115.008492
Heifers—Medium and Large 2773100.32/cwt90.00–110.007753
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1531135.79/cwt130.00–144.0072112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575129.45/cwt122.00–138.0074411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1617122.19/cwt115.00–127.007545
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy635115.00/cwt115.00–115.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655110.00/cwt110.00–110.007211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670123.36/cwt118.00–133.008276
Bulls—Medium and Large 1716118.33/cwt113.00–127.008474
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750112.00/cwt112.00–112.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 280084.00/cwt84.00–84.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-282590.00/cwt90.00–90.007432
Bulls—Medium and Large 296380.00/cwt80.00–80.007702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,048110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1532
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55568.19/cwt61.00–74.001,0602
Bulls——1,66777.39/cwt76.00–79.001,2903
Bulls——1,89385.45/cwt83.00–87.501,6186
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight70045.00/cwt45.00–45.003151
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight72429.25/cwt24.00–38.002126
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight82056.50/cwt56.50–56.504631
Cows—Lean 85-90%91046.00/cwt46.00–46.004191
Cows—Lean 85-90%95233.11/cwt29.00–40.003153
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04838.54/cwt26.00–44.004046
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17549.01/cwt48.00–50.005762
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18053.49/cwt52.00–56.0063111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23355.33/cwt53.00–58.006822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26259.47/cwt58.00–62.007515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28260.69/cwt60.00–61.007783
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28359.80/cwt59.00–60.507672
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows18 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3678339.84/cwt285.00–375.002,3043
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 369075.00/cwt75.00–75.005181
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3707479.48/cwt375.00–550.003,3903
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 372531.48/cwt23.00–38.002282
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3738573.73/cwt550.00–600.004,2342
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3750330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4751
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3760400.00/cwt400.00–400.003,0401
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 378551.00/cwt51.00–51.004001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 379027.00/cwt27.00–27.002131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-285527.00/cwt27.00–27.002311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,0441
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2993698.61/cwt650.00–750.006,9372
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,013.31/cwt1,000.00–1,025.0010,1842
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09053.50/cwt53.50–53.505831
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,12353.78/cwt49.00–61.006043
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,15954.62/cwt32.00–62.0063310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,209827.74/cwt675.00–1,000.0010,00710
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,28961.01/cwt59.00–63.007864
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-271845.32/cwt41.00–49.003252
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,15058.00/cwt58.00–58.006671
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 3760507.85/cwt500.00–515.003,8602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,115800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,9201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-260580.00/cwt80.00–80.004841
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-264580.00/cwt80.00–80.005161
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790714.87/cwt650.00–775.005,6472
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-284061.00/cwt61.00–61.005121

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.