Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2021-04-08

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 8
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
723 head
183 vs last sale 540 432 vs year ago 291 · +148.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
36 vs last sale 58 51 vs year ago 43 · +118.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
118 head
79 vs last sale 39 105 vs year ago 13 · +807.7%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle Pot Load SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold steady, over 400 lb weights sold 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Several long weaned, thin cattle sold with a Premium. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 higher on limited observance due to time.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $168.64/cwt on 286 head.
Average price
$168.64
286 head · 477 lb average
Value per head Derived
$804
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$363
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$38.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.28
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1483171.15827235
Medium and Large 2422158.1166739
Medium and Large 1-2545155.4584711thin
Medium and Large 3350132.504641thin
One grade step is worth $38.65/cwt here — about $363 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 sale286 hd
168.64
AR average10 barns · 1,334 hd
165.36
+3.28
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
BullsHigh1,49887.221,3064thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,24070.378736thin
CowsLean 85-90%High97664.316286thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,07160.4564714

Every lot, as filed

118 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1529160.98/cwt151.00–174.0085231
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added389206.00/cwt206.00–206.008015
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2780900.00/cwt900.00–900.007,0201
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy6751,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.008,1004
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0381,378.31/cwt1,200.00–1,550.0014,3074
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy545129.00/cwt129.00–129.007031
HeifersMedium and Large 1671130.17/cwt126.00–133.0087312
SteersMedium and Large 1324191.13/cwt180.00–205.0061935
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added435162.00/cwt162.00–162.007055
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,075932.59/cwt775.00–1,125.0010,02511
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy600148.50/cwt148.50–148.508911
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy655134.00/cwt134.00–134.008781
HeifersMedium and Large 1464149.72/cwt144.00–153.0069516
HeifersMedium and Large 1423153.61/cwt147.00–159.0065023
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added569162.50/cwt162.50–162.5092521
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,095869.29/cwt775.00–950.009,5192
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added512147.00/cwt147.00–147.007536
SteersMedium and Large 1614145.01/cwt139.00–151.008908
BullsMedium and Large 1568145.71/cwt138.00–152.008285
BullsMedium and Large 1723123.90/cwt120.00–128.008962
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed535155.00/cwt155.00–155.008291
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy502180.00/cwt180.00–180.009043
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added668149.50/cwt149.50–149.5099924
SteersMedium and Large 1426179.67/cwt167.00–191.0076531
BullsMedium and Large 1750129.00/cwt129.00–129.009681
HeifersMedium and Large 1710129.49/cwt129.00–130.009192
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed425162.00/cwt162.00–162.006891
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added732138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,0142
SteersMedium and Large 1473168.96/cwt160.00–177.5079931
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,256933.52/cwt875.00–1,035.0011,7254
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0015,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0711,065.61/cwt835.00–1,475.0011,41311
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1321,125.69/cwt700.00–1,400.0012,74317
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added586142.50/cwt142.50–142.508354
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy680113.00/cwt113.00–113.007681
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,318910.01/cwt825.00–985.0011,9942
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2920900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,2801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,09568.00/cwt68.00–68.007451
BullsMedium and Large 1-22,0252,100.00/cwt2,100.00–2,100.0042,5251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0031,312.71/cwt1,200.00–1,500.0013,1666
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,055975.00/cwt975.00–975.0010,2861
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,10870.08/cwt68.00–72.007762
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,06876.62/cwt75.00–78.008182
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-289878.22/cwt60.00–90.007025
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28801,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0012,3201
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1161,414.83/cwt1,200.00–1,550.0015,7905
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,075900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,6751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2965725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,9961
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-294869.47/cwt69.00–70.006592
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-293368.89/cwt60.00–80.006433
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1251,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0014,6251
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 351564.00/cwt64.00–64.003301
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0921,083.40/cwt995.00–1,150.0011,8313
Bulls1,63093.50/cwt93.50–93.501,5241
Bulls1,52887.68/cwt86.00–89.001,3402
CowsBoner 80-85%95062.54/cwt62.00–63.005942
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight78067.00/cwt67.00–67.005231
CowsBoner 80-85%89837.71/cwt22.00–53.003393
CowsLean 85-90%90865.01/cwt62.00–68.005902
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0651,397.54/cwt1,150.00–1,550.0014,8845
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1561,495.12/cwt1,350.00–1,700.0017,2847
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17468.63/cwt67.00–73.008068
Bulls1,30580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0441
CowsLean 85-90%1,03057.41/cwt56.00–59.005912
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,14567.65/cwt66.00–70.007753
HeifersMedium and Large 2427139.04/cwt130.00–147.005947
HeifersMedium and Large 358893.91/cwt73.00–115.005522
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,33573.08/cwt71.00–76.009763
CowsLean 85-90%1,20074.00/cwt74.00–74.008881
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29821,148.30/cwt850.00–1,650.0011,2766
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29951,099.75/cwt1,050.00–1,150.0010,9432
HeifersMedium and Large 2625115.88/cwt111.00–121.007242
HeifersMedium and Large 372080.00/cwt80.00–80.005761
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2051,550.00/cwt1,550.00–1,550.0018,6781
CowsBoner 80-85%1,00559.00/cwt59.00–59.005931
SteersMedium and Large 2317168.46/cwt147.50–178.0053411
SteersMedium and Large 2523140.87/cwt138.00–144.007372
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added671139.50/cwt139.50–139.509364
SteersMedium and Large 2363170.69/cwt167.00–175.0062010
HeifersMedium and Large 3450124.00/cwt124.00–124.005581
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1501,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0014,3752
SteersMedium and Large 2490142.00/cwt141.00–143.006962
HeifersMedium and Large 2374149.73/cwt130.00–165.005604
BullsMedium and Large 1673131.75/cwt130.00–133.008874
HeifersMedium and Large 2522126.71/cwt123.00–129.006613
SteersMedium and Large 2423157.51/cwt140.00–167.506667
HeifersMedium and Large 366791.16/cwt80.00–105.006083
HeifersMedium and Large 2682121.35/cwt115.00–125.008283
HeifersMedium and Large 1325162.83/cwt157.50–167.505298
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2486142.76/cwt139.00–144.506946
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2438145.50/cwt145.50–145.506375
HeifersMedium and Large 1822116.30/cwt112.00–121.009563
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed238208.00/cwt208.00–208.004956
SteersMedium and Large 1569157.11/cwt150.00–161.0089418
HeifersMedium and Large 1286164.00/cwt164.00–164.0046910
HeifersMedium and Large 2468132.75/cwt120.00–149.0062113
BullsMedium and Large 2565120.21/cwt113.00–125.006793
HeifersMedium and Large 1370161.85/cwt150.00–167.5059943
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed283177.50/cwt177.50–177.505026
SteersMedium and Large 1665138.00/cwt136.00–140.009182
BullsMedium and Large 1822116.99/cwt113.00–121.009623
SteersMedium and Large 2645130.00/cwt130.00–130.008391
SteersMedium and Large 2850104.00/cwt104.00–104.008841
HeifersMedium and Large 1526137.17/cwt130.00–145.0072226
HeifersMedium and Large 1755127.00/cwt127.00–127.009591
BullsMedium and Large 1526146.73/cwt136.00–153.007726
HeifersMedium and Large 1578134.49/cwt128.00–137.0077714
SteersMedium and Large 2570140.78/cwt131.00–149.008025
HeifersMedium and Large 2327141.79/cwt137.50–147.504643
HeifersMedium and Large 1620130.28/cwt125.00–135.008083
SteersMedium and Large 1380190.60/cwt179.00–199.0072417
BullsMedium and Large 1618137.10/cwt130.00–143.008476
SteersMedium and Large 1-2499168.00/cwt168.00–168.008384
HeifersMedium and Large 3430118.62/cwt115.00–122.505102
SteersMedium and Large 3350132.50/cwt132.50–132.504641
SteersMedium and Large 1-2438160.00/cwt160.00–160.007013
BullsMedium and Large 1970114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1061
HeifersMedium and Large 2572119.69/cwt118.00–121.006853

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.