Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to three weeks ago: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 3.00 higher, 400-600 lbs sold 3.00-5.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 5.00 higher. Several groups of long weaned or Value Added cattle sold with a Premium. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.69/cwt on 206 head.

Average price

$145.69

206 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$570

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

$101.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.19

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	153.13	756	151
Medium and Large 1-2	475	144.00	684	5thin
Medium and Large 2	475	130.19	618	40
Medium and Large 3	442	115.29	510	7thin
Small and Medium 3	360	51.57	186	3thin

One grade step is worth $101.56/cwt here — about $570 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 sale206 hd

145.69

—

AR average8 barns · 1,753 hd

149.88

−4.19

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	1,389	63.07	876	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,192	54.18	646	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,024	44.74	458	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,009	37.69	380	18

Every lot, as filed

100 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	410	175.22/cwt	170.00–177.00	718	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	860	106.58/cwt	100.00–113.00	917	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	440	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	113.75/cwt	104.00–117.00	870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	573	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	711	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	825	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	530	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	472	163.46/cwt	160.00–167.50	772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	118.05/cwt	115.00–121.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	708	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	899	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	124.80/cwt	118.00–127.00	710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	529	157.73/cwt	154.00–160.00	834	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	658	133.66/cwt	133.00–135.00	879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	175.78/cwt	165.00–187.50	582	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	139.59/cwt	138.00–140.00	872	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	113.02/cwt	110.00–115.00	989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	157.67/cwt	144.00–165.00	662	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	129.85/cwt	125.00–135.00	610	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	135.17/cwt	121.00–141.00	577	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	168.52/cwt	160.00–180.00	644	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	144.70/cwt	140.00–150.00	693	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	119.15/cwt	118.00–120.00	636	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	140.89/cwt	136.00–152.00	751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	125.42/cwt	123.00–126.50	607	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	130.69/cwt	125.00–132.50	417	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	719	133.41/cwt	132.00–134.00	959	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	121.49/cwt	119.00–124.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	774	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	450	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	835	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	132.14/cwt	126.00–135.00	830	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	413	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	591	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	77.98/cwt	77.00–79.00	591	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	360	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	252	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	525	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	158	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	435	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	629	124.89/cwt	117.00–127.00	786	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	128.68/cwt	121.00–134.00	679	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	560	50.87/cwt	30.00–71.00	285	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	323	52.36/cwt	50.00–55.00	169	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	611	2
Bulls	—	—	1,460	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,139	1
Bulls	—	—	1,584	71.93/cwt	71.00–73.00	1,139	4
Bulls	—	—	1,282	56.77/cwt	45.00–70.00	728	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	34.00/cwt	33.00–36.00	319	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	495	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	57.76/cwt	47.00–66.00	586	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	287	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	48.58/cwt	48.00–49.00	515	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,192	54.18/cwt	52.00–56.00	646	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	790	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	190	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	967	33.24/cwt	23.00–38.00	321	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	387	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	572	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	637	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	799	72.30/cwt	69.00–75.00	578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	146.40/cwt	137.00–155.00	550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	774.80/cwt	550.00–990.00	8,190	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	520	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	101.95/cwt	81.00–110.00	483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	113.85/cwt	110.00–117.50	410	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	8,151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	143.28/cwt	135.00–160.00	466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	130.85/cwt	127.00–137.50	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	112.04/cwt	109.00–115.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	130.07/cwt	127.00–134.00	554	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	129.64/cwt	128.00–131.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	653	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	111.28/cwt	107.50–115.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	150.96/cwt	140.00–157.00	515	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	114.33/cwt	110.00–117.00	600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	384	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	515	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	121.64/cwt	119.00–123.00	805	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	116.72/cwt	110.00–124.00	788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	134.58/cwt	123.00–147.50	637	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	116.54/cwt	110.00–126.00	551	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	142.12/cwt	132.50–146.00	541	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	135.03/cwt	127.50–138.00	574	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	124.40/cwt	119.00–130.00	843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	867	1

How this sale compares

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 Jan 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 453Last week 410Year ago 809

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 69Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 29Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	410	170.00–177.00	175.22
1	—	825	125.00	125.00
6	—	472	160.00–167.50	163.46
15	—	529	154.00–160.00	157.73
3	—	658	133.00–135.00	133.66
10	—	625	138.00–140.00	139.59
7	—	719	132.00–134.00	133.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	765	104.00–117.00	113.75
1	—	555	136.00	136.00
18	—	331	165.00–187.50	175.78
3	—	875	110.00–115.00	113.02
33	—	420	144.00–165.00	157.67
13	—	382	160.00–180.00	168.52
19	—	479	140.00–150.00	144.70
5	—	533	136.00–152.00	140.89
3	—	628	126.00–135.00	132.14
2	—	678	119.00–130.00	124.40
1	—	810	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	427	121.00–141.00	135.17
5	—	376	137.00–155.00	146.40
1	—	730	105.00	105.00
5	—	325	135.00–160.00	143.28
1	—	1,010	60.00	60.00
3	—	513	128.00–131.00	129.64
8	—	573	114.00	114.00
8	—	473	123.00–147.50	134.58
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	50.00	50.00
2	—	323	50.00–55.00	52.36
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	125.00	125.00
1	—	490	124.00	124.00
1	—	340	133.00	133.00
1	—	650	85.00	85.00
1	—	530	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	100.00–113.00	106.58
4	—	569	118.00–127.00	124.80
2	—	633	119.00–124.00	121.49
1	—	815	95.00	95.00
4	—	528	121.00–134.00	128.68
5	—	675	110.00–124.00	116.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	76.00	76.00
1	—	770	73.00	73.00
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
1	—	685	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	24.00	24.00
1	—	450	30.00	30.00
1	—	360	70.00	70.00
1	—	525	30.00	30.00
2	—	560	30.00–71.00	50.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	124.00	124.00
2	—	530	129.00	129.00
3	—	708	127.00	127.00
3	—	413	143.00	143.00
15	—	629	117.00–127.00	124.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	115.00–121.00	118.05
20	—	470	125.00–135.00	129.85
7	—	534	118.00–120.00	119.15
4	—	341	140.00–157.00	150.96
6	—	662	119.00–123.00	121.64
21	—	381	132.50–146.00	142.12
17	—	425	127.50–138.00	135.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	484	123.00–126.50	125.42
8	—	384	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	319	125.00–132.50	130.69
3	—	370	127.00–137.50	130.85
2	—	563	109.00–115.00	112.04
10	—	426	127.00–134.00	130.07
3	—	525	110.00–117.00	114.33
5	—	473	110.00–126.00	116.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	60.00	60.00
1	—	535	100.00	100.00
1	—	425	117.00	117.00
4	—	474	81.00–110.00	101.95
2	—	360	110.00–117.50	113.85
2	—	343	107.50–115.00	111.28
1	—	680	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	482	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	50.00	50.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,175	56.00	56.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	610	47.00	47.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,057	550.00–990.00	774.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	660.00	660.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	758	77.00–79.00	77.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,015	47.00–66.00	57.76
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	799	69.00–75.00	72.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	52.00	52.00
1	—	1,125	44.00	44.00
10	—	967	23.00–38.00	33.24
3	—	1,143	50.00	50.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	937	33.00–36.00	34.00
2	—	1,060	48.00–49.00	48.58
2	—	1,118	57.00	57.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,192	52.00–56.00	54.18
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	24.00	24.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	78.00	78.00
4	—	1,584	71.00–73.00	71.93
8	—	1,282	45.00–70.00	56.77

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.

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

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Replacement Cattle

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