Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2021-04-22

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 22
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
957 head
241 vs last sale 716 576 vs year ago 381 · +151.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
13 vs last sale 76 17 vs year ago 46 · +37.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
68 head
10 vs last sale 58 56 vs year ago 12 · +466.7%
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 up to 15.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 4.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 4.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 3.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.31/cwt on 437 head.
Average price
$133.31
437 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$708
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$100
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$37.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.98
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2460138.0863625
Medium and Large 1549135.84745302
Medium and Large 2495129.4164094
Medium and Large 3530101.0053516thin
One grade step is worth $37.08/cwt here — about $100 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 sale437 hd
133.31
AR average10 barns · 1,434 hd
135.29
−1.98
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
BullsLow1,48385.341,2665thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,10762.946973thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10761.7668416
CowsLean 85-90%Low82850.494186thin

Every lot, as filed

121 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 1Fleshy500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added509161.80/cwt160.00–164.0082411
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,045875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,1441
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added812110.00/cwt110.00–110.008932
SteersMedium and Large 1510153.82/cwt143.00–159.0078432
SteersMedium and Large 1632141.49/cwt131.00–146.0089423
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added405182.00/cwt182.00–182.007373
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added576138.39/cwt137.50–139.0079729
HeifersMedium and Large 1414144.21/cwt140.00–150.0059726
HeifersMedium and Large 1522133.39/cwt124.00–137.0069644
SteersMedium and Large 1377168.68/cwt160.00–180.0063634
SteersMedium and Large 1415169.17/cwt155.00–177.5070239
SteersMedium and Large 1323173.88/cwt160.00–182.5056219
SteersMedium and Large 1466159.36/cwt154.00–172.5074318
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open731115.50/cwt115.50–115.508445
BullsMedium and Large 1622126.54/cwt120.00–133.007879
HeifersMedium and Large 1458139.45/cwt135.00–145.006395
HeifersMedium and Large 1609127.97/cwt120.00–136.0077926
SteersMedium and Large 1575147.18/cwt144.00–151.0084629
SteersMedium and Large 1718126.48/cwt125.00–128.009082
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed356185.65/cwt185.00–187.506617
HeifersMedium and Large 1571131.56/cwt122.00–136.0075120
HeifersMedium and Large 1727118.03/cwt112.00–123.5085814
BullsMedium and Large 1527138.87/cwt132.00–145.007325
SteersMedium and Large 1800120.00/cwt120.00–120.009601
HeifersMedium and Large 1317157.44/cwt145.00–162.5049931
SteersMedium and Large 1763120.95/cwt116.00–126.009232
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2477137.00/cwt136.00–138.0065310
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2447135.00/cwt135.00–135.006037
SteersMedium and Large 1-2684121.50/cwt121.50–121.508316
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added545145.00/cwt145.00–145.007901
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added670129.59/cwt129.00–130.5086856
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added709135.50/cwt135.50–135.5096119
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,15564.29/cwt55.50–71.007432
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added605148.00/cwt148.00–148.008951
BullsMedium and Large 1727117.29/cwt113.00–120.008533
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2650625.00/cwt625.00–625.004,0631
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2775875.00/cwt875.00–875.006,7811
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2880875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,139940.98/cwt635.00–1,100.0010,7186
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy720108.00/cwt108.00–108.007781
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0651,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0011,9811
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,050850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,9251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0381,023.64/cwt900.00–1,200.0010,6257
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29641,122.89/cwt1,050.00–1,200.0010,8254
SteersSmall and Medium 341047.50/cwt47.50–47.501951
HeifersMedium and Large 1374157.18/cwt144.00–165.0058823
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,19565.93/cwt63.00–70.007882
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-278686.25/cwt75.00–105.006788
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2848973.43/cwt800.00–1,175.008,2553
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-270572.68/cwt64.00–81.005122
SteersSmall and Medium 347567.00/cwt67.00–67.003181
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-270279.91/cwt60.00–90.005617
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,080709.21/cwt630.00–775.007,6592
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,12060.91/cwt58.00–64.006822
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19067.50/cwt67.50–67.508031
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight78544.00/cwt44.00–44.003451
Bulls1,34581.01/cwt80.00–82.001,0902
Bulls1,55890.84/cwt89.00–92.501,4152
Bulls1,61083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,3361
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,08067.00/cwt67.00–67.007241
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12263.29/cwt59.00–65.0071012
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight80854.48/cwt53.00–56.004402
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02053.71/cwt51.00–55.005483
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,19068.00/cwt68.00–68.008091
CowsLean 85-90%85851.99/cwt50.00–54.004462
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,2051,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0015,6651
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2808884.32/cwt735.00–1,000.007,1452
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29951,134.00/cwt1,000.00–1,200.0011,2833
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0014,0001
SteersMedium and Large 2478142.81/cwt131.00–152.5068312
CowsLean 85-90%85046.00/cwt46.00–46.003911
SteersMedium and Large 3617108.36/cwt100.00–115.006693
HeifersMedium and Large 352399.48/cwt88.00–112.005202
SteersMedium and Large 3380116.10/cwt102.50–129.004412
SteersMedium and Large 3540121.00/cwt121.00–121.006531
SteersMedium and Large 21,020100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,135929.30/cwt750.00–1,150.0010,54811
HeifersMedium and Large 3575106.01/cwt105.00–107.006102
HeifersMedium and Large 3385102.50/cwt102.50–102.503951
HeifersMedium and Large 2329138.85/cwt130.00–143.004575
HeifersMedium and Large 3430108.26/cwt98.00–127.004664
HeifersMedium and Large 2575123.00/cwt123.00–123.007071
SteersMedium and Large 379590.00/cwt90.00–90.007161
HeifersMedium and Large 2520113.37/cwt110.00–117.005902
HeifersMedium and Large 367390.19/cwt80.00–100.006072
HeifersMedium and Large 3488110.50/cwt110.00–111.005392
HeifersMedium and Large 362089.35/cwt88.00–90.005543
BullsMedium and Large 2508122.47/cwt117.00–128.006222
SteersMedium and Large 3425113.00/cwt113.00–113.004801
SteersMedium and Large 1669131.17/cwt124.00–133.008789
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed417177.00/cwt177.00–177.007385
HeifersMedium and Large 1671121.82/cwt117.50–126.0081716
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed424147.50/cwt147.50–147.506256
BullsMedium and Large 2565110.00/cwt110.00–110.006221
BullsMedium and Large 2665114.00/cwt114.00–114.007581
BullsMedium and Large 1578134.67/cwt130.00–143.007788
HeifersMedium and Large 278298.01/cwt88.00–106.007665
BullsMedium and Large 1665121.77/cwt119.00–127.008104
HeifersMedium and Large 2389139.58/cwt132.50–147.505436
SteersMedium and Large 2733117.00/cwt115.00–119.008585
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed555144.00/cwt144.00–144.007991
SteersMedium and Large 1-2422155.00/cwt155.00–155.006544
SteersMedium and Large 2370147.12/cwt134.00–158.755446
HeifersMedium and Large 1775110.64/cwt109.00–113.008573
SteersMedium and Large 2676121.68/cwt116.00–128.008234
HeifersMedium and Large 2422136.00/cwt129.00–138.0057426
SteersMedium and Large 2626123.51/cwt118.00–126.007736
HeifersMedium and Large 2674111.81/cwt109.00–115.007545
SteersMedium and Large 2770115.00/cwt115.00–115.008861
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2532126.00/cwt126.00–126.006702
SteersMedium and Large 2335150.63/cwt150.00–152.505054
SteersMedium and Large 2433148.87/cwt143.00–154.0064514
SteersMedium and Large 2527138.58/cwt137.00–141.007306
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed370156.00/cwt156.00–156.005774
HeifersMedium and Large 2706105.97/cwt100.00–110.007484
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added480162.00/cwt162.00–162.0077819
HeifersMedium and Large 2477133.87/cwt123.00–139.0063929
HeifersMedium and Large 2622114.57/cwt110.00–117.507136
HeifersMedium and Large 280080.00/cwt80.00–80.006401
SteersMedium and Large 2571132.67/cwt129.00–133.0075812

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.