Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00-5.00 higher, over 600 lbs, not well tested. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-8.00 higher, with full advance on 300-400 lb weights. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.41/cwt on 220 head.

Average price

$158.41

220 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$504

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

$125.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.54

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	433	173.45	751	139
Medium and Large 1-2	436	161.88	706	8thin
Medium and Large 2	448	148.29	664	53
Medium and Large 3	371	126.61	470	8thin
Small and Medium 3	517	47.79	247	12thin

One grade step is worth $125.65/cwt here — about $504 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 sale220 hd

158.41

—

AR average10 barns · 1,114 hd

157.87

+0.54

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	—	Average	1,505	84.11	1,266	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,255	66.93	840	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	965	54.59	527	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	946	53.50	506	4thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	745.34/cwt	700.00–800.00	7,848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	122.02/cwt	117.00–129.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	627	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	9,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	126.44/cwt	100.00–145.00	474	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	137.69/cwt	134.00–145.00	836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	658	134.75/cwt	134.00–137.00	887	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	745	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	490	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	970	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,088	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	818.48/cwt	500.00–950.00	7,473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	197.36/cwt	182.50–215.00	626	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	437	180.96/cwt	180.00–183.00	791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	183.13/cwt	172.50–190.00	681	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	600	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	170.64/cwt	162.00–178.00	722	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	135.70/cwt	132.00–139.00	904	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	125.99/cwt	124.00–128.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	141.87/cwt	130.00–154.00	814	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	136.01/cwt	129.00–139.00	774	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	166.16/cwt	154.00–174.00	783	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	162.95/cwt	152.00–177.50	598	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	618	138.37/cwt	137.50–142.00	855	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	155.69/cwt	150.00–165.00	671	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	139.94/cwt	130.00–144.00	746	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	665	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	938	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	724.60/cwt	650.00–800.00	6,739	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	647.48/cwt	500.00–815.00	6,028	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	555	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	549	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	330	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	182	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	64.71/cwt	55.00–70.00	529	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,880	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	1,800.00/cwt	1,800.00–1,800.00	26,820	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	330	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	165	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	388	64.78/cwt	50.00–79.00	251	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	712.00/cwt	600.00–800.00	4,899	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	61.89/cwt	46.00–73.00	602	3
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	500	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	220	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	659	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	283	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	730	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	3,504	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	710	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,195	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	383	59.90/cwt	55.00–65.00	229	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	485	42.49/cwt	42.00–43.00	206	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	426	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	579	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	765	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	321	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	728	36.97/cwt	36.00–38.00	269	2
Bulls	—	—	1,788	90.34/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,615	3
Bulls	—	—	1,399	79.50/cwt	68.00–86.50	1,112	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	688	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,268	67.58/cwt	66.00–72.00	857	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	929	54.60/cwt	53.00–57.00	507	6
Bulls	—	—	1,648	96.33/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,588	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	804	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	790	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	363	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	864	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,260	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,019	61.99/cwt	60.00–64.00	632	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	998	48.78/cwt	46.00–52.00	487	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	75.79/cwt	64.00–89.00	614	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	475	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	92.10/cwt	80.00–102.50	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	120.41/cwt	110.00–130.00	439	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	800	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	440	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,175	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	162.13/cwt	150.00–177.50	582	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	145.12/cwt	130.00–162.50	688	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	115.32/cwt	111.00–124.00	532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	161.70/cwt	151.00–169.00	855	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	159.25/cwt	151.00–167.50	876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	138.44/cwt	131.00–147.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	375	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	148.33/cwt	140.00–157.00	696	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	108.53/cwt	107.00–110.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	130.74/cwt	124.00–134.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	132.71/cwt	128.00–144.00	695	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	145.63/cwt	142.00–149.00	818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	164.89/cwt	160.00–177.50	538	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	145.33/cwt	134.00–155.00	778	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	146.86/cwt	140.00–155.00	552	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	136.32/cwt	131.00–142.00	862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	165.78/cwt	150.00–175.00	527	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	145.14/cwt	135.00–160.00	608	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	707	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	124.65/cwt	113.00–132.50	389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	139.57/cwt	130.00–145.00	465	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	135.51/cwt	130.00–142.00	644	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	113.04/cwt	110.00–117.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	130.18/cwt	125.00–135.00	427	3

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 Apr 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 540Last week 590Year ago 522

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 50Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 36Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
3	—	573	80.00–102.50	92.10
2	—	365	110.00–130.00	120.41
1	—	425	100.00	100.00
3	—	461	111.00–124.00	115.32
1	—	650	80.00	80.00
3	—	312	113.00–132.50	124.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	117.00–129.00	122.02
1	—	550	114.00	114.00
3	—	425	131.00–147.00	138.44
7	—	376	140.00–155.00	146.86
6	—	333	130.00–145.00	139.57
8	—	475	130.00–142.00	135.51
1	—	830	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	658	134.00–137.00	134.75
1	—	745	119.00	119.00
3	—	520	153.00	153.00
5	—	618	137.50–142.00	138.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	600	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	569	129.00–139.00	136.01
20	—	367	152.00–177.50	162.95
27	—	431	150.00–165.00	155.69
18	—	533	130.00–144.00	139.94
12	—	469	140.00–157.00	148.33
2	—	718	107.00–110.00	108.53
3	—	628	124.00–134.00	130.74
19	—	326	160.00–177.50	164.89
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	55.00	55.00
2	—	383	55.00–65.00	59.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	128.00	128.00
2	—	362	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	100.00–145.00	126.44
1	—	410	135.00	135.00
1	—	450	108.00	108.00
3	—	328	125.00–135.00	130.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	607	134.00–145.00	137.69
17	—	317	182.50–215.00	197.36
40	—	372	172.50–190.00	183.13
1	—	735	124.00	124.00
1	—	880	119.00	119.00
32	—	423	162.00–178.00	170.64
4	—	666	132.00–139.00	135.70
22	—	471	154.00–174.00	166.16
10	—	529	151.00–169.00	161.70
2	—	550	151.00–167.50	159.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	437	180.00–183.00	180.96
1	—	600	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	398	175.00	175.00
6	—	449	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	50.00	50.00
2	—	388	50.00–79.00	64.78
1	—	500	44.00	44.00
5	—	659	43.00	43.00
2	—	485	42.00–43.00	42.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	359	150.00–177.50	162.13
18	—	474	130.00–162.50	145.12
6	—	524	128.00–144.00	132.71
3	—	562	142.00–149.00	145.63
3	—	632	131.00–142.00	136.32
8	—	318	150.00–175.00	165.78
9	—	419	135.00–160.00	145.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	126.00	126.00
2	—	633	127.00–130.00	128.49
2	—	678	124.00–128.00	125.99
12	—	574	130.00–154.00	141.87
6	—	535	134.00–155.00	145.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	106.00	106.00
1	—	525	134.00	134.00
1	—	565	122.00	122.00
3	—	672	110.00–117.00	113.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	99.00	99.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	65.00	65.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,053	700.00–800.00	745.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	780.00	780.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,390	72.50	72.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	930	650.00–800.00	724.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	72.00	72.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	450.00	450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	913	500.00–950.00	818.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	931	500.00–815.00	647.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	480.00	480.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,095	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,880	93.00	93.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,490	1,800.00	1,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	818	55.00–70.00	64.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	973	46.00–73.00	61.89
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	810	64.00–89.00	75.79
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	688	600.00–800.00	712.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	49.00	49.00
1	—	1,015	57.00	57.00
1	—	1,110	62.00	62.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	42.00	42.00
2	—	728	36.00–38.00	36.97
1	—	800	55.00	55.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,268	66.00–72.00	67.58
1	—	1,175	63.00	63.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	929	53.00–57.00	54.60
3	—	1,200	67.00	67.00
7	—	1,019	60.00–64.00	61.99
5	—	998	46.00–52.00	48.78
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	46.00	46.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,788	88.00–93.00	90.34
12	—	1,399	68.00–86.50	79.50
3	—	1,648	95.00–99.00	96.33

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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