Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00-5.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 3.00-8.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.32/cwt on 272 head.

Average price

$160.32

272 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$469

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

$85.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.49

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	164.01	821	231
Medium and Large 2	454	145.28	660	34
Medium and Large 3	475	124.70	593	5thin
Small and Medium 3	448	78.75	352	2thin

One grade step is worth $85.26/cwt here — about $469 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 sale272 hd

160.32

—

AR average11 barns · 1,525 hd

157.83

+2.49

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	1,558	82.60	1,287	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,225	65.78	805	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,041	59.23	617	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	908	47.57	432	11

Every lot, as filed

110 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	675.42/cwt	650.00–700.00	6,977	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	59.51/cwt	52.00–64.00	640	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	127.72/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,054	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	750	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	159.61/cwt	151.00–170.00	822	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	150.49/cwt	147.50–154.00	923	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	920	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	120.49/cwt	119.00–123.00	892	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	192.90/cwt	175.00–210.00	627	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	525	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	131.96/cwt	129.00–135.00	963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	130.70/cwt	124.00–137.00	999	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	131.19/cwt	120.00–139.00	750	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	156.99/cwt	146.00–165.00	878	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	128.49/cwt	126.00–131.00	942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	155.52/cwt	142.50–167.50	513	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	142.83/cwt	133.00–149.00	948	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	133.69/cwt	120.00–137.00	832	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	182.28/cwt	170.00–192.50	676	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	140.11/cwt	130.00–146.00	734	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	130.20/cwt	127.00–134.00	879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	152.35/cwt	145.00–169.00	574	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	130.16/cwt	120.00–131.50	886	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	593	132.00/cwt	131.00–133.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	171.13/cwt	162.00–180.00	726	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	166.05/cwt	157.50–177.50	780	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	135.89/cwt	132.00–139.00	830	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	881.23/cwt	675.00–1,125.00	9,702	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	395	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	691	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	63.85/cwt	57.00–70.00	691	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,730	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	325	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	284	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	700	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,380	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	800.79/cwt	600.00–1,000.00	8,224	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	984.45/cwt	965.00–1,000.00	11,026	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	688.63/cwt	675.00–700.00	7,458	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	68.00/cwt	61.00–73.00	738	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	485	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	267	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	570	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	399	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	84.98/cwt	83.00–88.00	918	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	1,041.72/cwt	900.00–1,175.00	10,230	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	685	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,740	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	780	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	3,471	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	63.72/cwt	60.00–65.00	691	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	37.54/cwt	25.00–50.00	330	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	730	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	248	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	810	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	324	1
Bulls	—	—	1,699	87.42/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,485	7
Bulls	—	—	1,336	75.23/cwt	65.00–82.00	1,005	7
Bulls	—	—	1,840	91.51/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,684	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	945	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	638	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	54.10/cwt	52.00–57.00	520	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	758	34.84/cwt	30.00–39.00	264	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,179	67.24/cwt	66.00–69.00	793	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,261	64.61/cwt	64.50–65.00	815	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	820	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,865	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	740	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	303	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	56.38/cwt	53.00–59.00	584	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	801	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	820	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	594	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	67.63/cwt	67.00–69.50	745	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	542	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	102.10/cwt	90.00–111.00	786	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	82.86/cwt	70.00–92.00	714	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	873.35/cwt	725.00–975.00	6,838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	136.03/cwt	130.00–143.00	578	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	119.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	146.33/cwt	140.00–155.00	688	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	130.88/cwt	126.00–134.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	144.69/cwt	135.00–155.00	820	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	144.69/cwt	140.00–152.50	768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	150.00/cwt	140.00–162.50	552	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	151.34/cwt	144.00–161.00	634	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	160.81/cwt	140.00–170.00	518	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	138.68/cwt	130.00–149.00	503	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	900	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	970	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	116.80/cwt	115.00–119.00	675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	142.83/cwt	135.00–155.00	593	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	141.34/cwt	132.50–147.50	455	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	133.69/cwt	120.00–140.00	626	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	146.98/cwt	145.00–150.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	105.02/cwt	100.00–110.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	145.00/cwt	129.00–157.00	695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	619	95.76/cwt	90.00–100.00	593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	955	98.50/cwt	96.00–101.00	941	2

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 716Last week 723Year ago 441

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 94Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 118Year ago 10

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,033	650.00–700.00	675.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,075	52.00–64.00	59.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,101	675.00–1,125.00	881.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	61.00	61.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,083	57.00–70.00	63.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,083	675.00–700.00	688.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,085	61.00–73.00	68.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	982	900.00–1,175.00	1,041.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	69.00	69.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	67.00	67.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	685	400.00	400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	780	445.00	445.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	340.00	340.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,027	600.00–1,000.00	800.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,120	965.00–1,000.00	984.45
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,080	83.00–88.00	84.98
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	862	70.00–92.00	82.86
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,050.00	1,050.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	783	725.00–975.00	873.35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	825	124.00–132.00	127.72
31	—	515	151.00–170.00	159.61
32	—	613	147.50–154.00	150.49
20	—	325	175.00–210.00	192.90
2	—	730	129.00–135.00	131.96
5	—	764	124.00–137.00	130.70
1	—	860	128.00	128.00
1	—	960	116.00	116.00
27	—	559	146.00–165.00	156.99
8	—	664	133.00–149.00	142.83
27	—	371	170.00–192.50	182.28
33	—	424	162.00–180.00	171.13
40	—	470	157.50–177.50	166.05
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	87.50	87.50
1	—	570	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	88.00	88.00
3	—	377	136.00	136.00
1	—	425	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	140.00–162.50	150.00
1	—	590	135.00	135.00
7	—	322	140.00–170.00	160.81
1	—	655	126.00	126.00
7	—	415	135.00–155.00	142.83
3	—	520	145.00–150.00	146.98
7	—	479	129.00–157.00	145.00
2	—	955	96.00–101.00	98.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	572	120.00–139.00	131.19
2	—	733	126.00–131.00	128.49
19	—	330	142.50–167.50	155.52
1	—	800	109.00	109.00
24	—	622	120.00–137.00	133.69
18	—	524	130.00–146.00	140.11
20	—	377	145.00–169.00	152.35
13	—	681	120.00–131.50	130.16
28	—	470	140.00–155.00	146.33
25	—	419	144.00–161.00	151.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	55.00	55.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
1	—	485	122.50	122.50
1	—	510	105.00	105.00
1	—	390	110.00	110.00
4	—	619	90.00–100.00	95.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	770	90.00–111.00	102.10
33	—	425	130.00–143.00	136.03
4	—	508	115.00–125.00	119.00
11	—	363	130.00–149.00	138.68
2	—	625	105.00	105.00
5	—	578	115.00–119.00	116.80
7	—	322	132.50–147.50	141.34
11	—	468	120.00–140.00	133.69
2	—	718	100.00–110.00	105.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	448	143.00	143.00
4	—	545	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	920	106.00	106.00
4	—	740	119.00–123.00	120.49
5	—	675	127.00–134.00	130.20
13	—	611	132.00–139.00	135.89
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
20	—	567	135.00–155.00	144.69
5	—	531	140.00–152.50	144.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	131.00–133.00	132.00
3	—	540	126.00–134.00	130.88
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,025	80.00	80.00
1	—	900	80.00	80.00
2	—	970	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	80.00	80.00
1	—	530	113.00	113.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,085	60.00–65.00	63.72
1	—	945	37.00	37.00
7	—	1,035	53.00–59.00	56.38
4	—	1,101	67.00–69.50	67.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	878	25.00–50.00	37.54
5	—	961	52.00–57.00	54.10
1	—	1,170	67.00	67.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	34.00	34.00
1	—	810	40.00	40.00
1	—	820	45.00	45.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	30.00–39.00	34.84
1	—	740	41.00	41.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,179	66.00–69.00	67.24
5	—	1,261	64.50–65.00	64.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,699	84.00–89.00	87.42
7	—	1,336	65.00–82.00	75.23
2	—	1,840	91.00–92.00	91.51

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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