Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to Auction being closed last two weeks due to inclement weather, however buyer demand was strong for weaned cattle suitable for grazing. Slaughter cows and bulls were in high demand with active buyer participation for all classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.65/cwt on 312 head.

Average price

$148.65

312 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$798

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$344

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

$33.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.37

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	153.60	846	214
Medium and Large 1-2	493	147.81	729	16thin
Medium and Large 2	521	138.13	719	72
Medium and Large 3	420	119.69	502	10thin

One grade step is worth $33.91/cwt here — about $344 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 sale312 hd

148.65

—

AR average6 barns · 1,236 hd

155.02

−6.37

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	—	Low	1,406	70.33	989	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,274	64.99	828	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	959	49.70	477	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	939	46.89	440	8thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	147.46/cwt	143.00–154.00	835	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	133.89/cwt	130.00–138.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	360	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	516	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	857	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	202.84/cwt	197.00–211.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	127.27/cwt	120.00–133.00	783	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	165.55/cwt	152.00–172.00	712	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	671	134.26/cwt	133.00–135.00	901	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	153.62/cwt	142.50–162.50	498	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	865	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,099	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	144.87/cwt	140.00–152.50	606	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,179	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	161.31/cwt	150.00–172.50	755	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	140.05/cwt	133.00–149.00	873	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	179.84/cwt	165.00–196.00	667	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	141.51/cwt	133.00–147.50	669	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	156.39/cwt	144.00–165.00	812	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	154.52/cwt	145.00–163.00	586	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	133.31/cwt	122.00–136.00	697	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	942	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	127.59/cwt	122.00–129.00	841	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	127.29/cwt	119.00–132.00	719	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	835	128.49/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,073	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	979.48/cwt	775.00–1,250.00	10,578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	128.04/cwt	119.00–129.00	996	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	809	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	61.43/cwt	56.00–69.00	643	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	53.82/cwt	45.00–60.00	477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	562	158.89/cwt	157.30–164.00	893	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	320	166.28/cwt	163.00–170.00	532	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	6,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	890	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	881	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	760	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	213	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	61.71/cwt	54.00–65.00	747	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,480	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	715.00/cwt	715.00–715.00	7,365	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,785	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	655	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	157	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	794	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,145	61.93/cwt	60.00–63.00	709	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	820	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	418	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	825	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	380	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	944	37.54/cwt	27.00–48.00	354	7
Bulls	—	—	1,295	64.26/cwt	52.00–73.00	832	5
Bulls	—	—	1,955	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,857	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,351	66.82/cwt	65.00–68.50	903	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	800	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	216	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	69.76/cwt	69.50–70.00	767	2
Bulls	—	—	1,410	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,072	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	51.96/cwt	50.00–54.00	488	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	828	34.50/cwt	34.00–35.00	286	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	644	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	380	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	625	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	438	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	39.60/cwt	35.00–44.00	372	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	51.93/cwt	50.00–55.00	506	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	571	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,003	60.43/cwt	59.00–62.00	606	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	848	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	651.77/cwt	600.00–700.00	6,433	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	806.12/cwt	675.00–850.00	9,166	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	642.31/cwt	600.00–685.00	7,226	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	131.76/cwt	122.00–137.00	610	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	710	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	117.94/cwt	107.50–129.00	511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	123.99/cwt	122.00–129.00	834	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	835	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	125.84/cwt	125.00–127.00	607	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	129.22/cwt	128.00–131.00	874	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	786	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	160.92/cwt	155.00–184.00	607	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	700	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	767	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	132.51/cwt	129.00–136.00	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	130.66/cwt	117.00–136.00	754	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	133.65/cwt	131.00–135.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	116.68/cwt	110.00–120.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	135.35/cwt	127.50–142.00	505	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	902	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	109.68/cwt	105.00–114.00	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	145.09/cwt	135.00–152.50	625	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	133.04/cwt	120.00–143.00	684	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	127.91/cwt	126.00–131.00	805	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	161.86/cwt	145.00–182.50	511	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	141.13/cwt	130.00–147.50	454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	112.78/cwt	105.00–122.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	140.61/cwt	130.00–145.00	678	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	119.13/cwt	97.50–138.00	430	4

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 Feb 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 627Last week 0Year ago 527

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 0Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 0Year ago 21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	60.00	60.00
2	—	940	50.00–54.00	51.96
2	—	940	35.00–44.00	39.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,145	60.00–63.00	61.93
5	—	1,351	65.00–68.50	66.82
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	51.00	51.00
1	—	825	46.00	46.00
2	—	828	34.00–35.00	34.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	944	27.00–48.00	37.54
2	—	1,100	69.50–70.00	69.76
6	—	975	50.00–55.00	51.93
6	—	1,003	59.00–62.00	60.43
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	27.00	27.00
1	—	845	45.00	45.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,295	52.00–73.00	64.26
1	—	1,955	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,410	76.00	76.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	566	143.00–154.00	147.46
3	—	312	197.00–211.00	202.84
16	—	430	152.00–172.00	165.55
1	—	975	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,025	115.00	115.00
44	—	468	150.00–172.50	161.31
9	—	623	133.00–149.00	140.05
13	—	371	165.00–196.00	179.84
24	—	519	144.00–165.00	156.39
1	—	730	129.00	129.00
10	—	778	119.00–129.00	128.04
9	—	676	128.00–131.00	129.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	516	166.00	166.00
2	—	420	176.00	176.00
28	—	671	133.00–135.00	134.26
1	—	865	127.00	127.00
4	—	835	128.00–130.00	128.49
17	—	562	157.30–164.00	158.89
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	107.50–129.00	117.94
1	—	575	108.00	108.00
1	—	505	119.00	119.00
1	—	495	117.50	117.50
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
4	—	361	97.50–138.00	119.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	122.00–129.00	123.99
6	—	377	155.00–184.00	160.92
15	—	577	117.00–136.00	130.66
5	—	778	116.00	116.00
7	—	431	135.00–152.50	145.09
7	—	514	120.00–143.00	133.04
7	—	629	126.00–131.00	127.91
7	—	316	145.00–182.50	161.86
14	—	482	130.00–145.00	140.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	149.50	149.50
3	—	433	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	540	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	130.00–138.00	133.89
1	—	775	113.00	113.00
1	—	815	110.00	110.00
1	—	680	119.00	119.00
1	—	890	99.00	99.00
2	—	633	129.00–136.00	132.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	720	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	118.00	118.00
1	—	740	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	172.50	172.50
2	—	320	163.00–170.00	166.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	615	120.00–133.00	127.27
8	—	324	142.50–162.50	153.62
19	—	418	140.00–152.50	144.87
1	—	830	108.00	108.00
39	—	473	133.00–147.50	141.51
15	—	379	145.00–163.00	154.52
16	—	523	122.00–136.00	133.31
18	—	659	122.00–129.00	127.59
18	—	565	119.00–132.00	127.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	116.00	116.00
7	—	482	125.00–127.00	125.84
7	—	631	124.50	124.50
3	—	517	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
9	—	463	122.00–137.00	131.76
3	—	413	131.00–135.00	133.65
3	—	532	110.00–120.00	116.68
7	—	373	127.50–142.00	135.35
3	—	677	105.00–114.00	109.68
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
3	—	322	130.00–147.50	141.13
4	—	616	105.00–122.00	112.78
1	—	770	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	119.00	119.00
1	—	510	107.00	107.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	70.00	70.00
1	—	710	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	Open	3	—	1,080	775.00–1,250.00	979.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	715.00	715.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	100.00	100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,046	56.00–69.00	61.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	887	45.00–60.00	53.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	595.00	595.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,210	54.00–65.00	61.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	61.00	61.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	67.00	67.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	987	600.00–700.00	651.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,137	675.00–850.00	806.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,125	600.00–685.00	642.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	760	28.00	28.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	655	24.00	24.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	47.00	47.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,185	67.00	67.00

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.

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