Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 4.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 3.00-8.00, mostly 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.51/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$130.51

173 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$32.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.48

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	465	136.61	635	16thin
Medium and Large 1	494	133.18	657	103
Medium and Large 2	459	128.61	590	43
Medium and Large 3	477	104.11	496	11thin

One grade step is worth $32.50/cwt here — about $139 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 sale173 hd

130.51

—

AR average9 barns · 1,597 hd

136.00

−5.48

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	1,520	84.25	1,281	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,388	67.97	944	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,109	63.45	704	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	883	51.78	457	13

Every lot, as filed

103 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 1	—	662	122.13/cwt	115.00–126.00	809	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	129.94/cwt	121.00–136.00	673	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	128.54/cwt	120.00–134.00	717	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	142.67/cwt	135.00–150.00	808	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	118.66/cwt	115.00–124.00	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	119.58/cwt	116.00–124.00	740	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	149.84/cwt	140.00–156.00	706	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	155.67/cwt	147.00–168.00	660	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	635	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	145.98/cwt	141.00–153.00	747	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	135.77/cwt	128.00–136.50	908	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	167.63/cwt	163.00–171.00	552	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	124.74/cwt	119.00–130.00	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	495	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	438	134.99/cwt	134.00–136.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	133.67/cwt	127.00–138.00	813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	410	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	399	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	816	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	127.31/cwt	125.00–131.00	857	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,090.36/cwt	1,050.00–1,125.00	11,809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	155.05/cwt	150.00–163.00	581	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	13,046	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	11,594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	66.65/cwt	64.00–69.00	812	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	10,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,700	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	9,315	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,076.44/cwt	985.00–1,175.00	14,048	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	676.45/cwt	650.00–700.00	5,242	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,950	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	1,278.21/cwt	1,225.00–1,325.00	13,460	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	96.38/cwt	94.00–99.00	845	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	559	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	15,480	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	360	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	252	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,215	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	9,248	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	55.69/cwt	53.00–59.00	516	7
Bulls	—	—	1,573	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,353	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	747	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	69.16/cwt	68.00–71.00	986	5
Bulls	—	—	1,205	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	831	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,661	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	785	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	393	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	65.42/cwt	64.00–67.00	774	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	48.35/cwt	47.00–49.00	423	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	62.14/cwt	60.00–63.00	659	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	19,813	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	59.40/cwt	55.00–63.00	630	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,315	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	11,148	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	885.37/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	10,350	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	93.00/cwt	80.00–109.00	534	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	790	44.11/cwt	42.00–46.00	348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	576	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	17,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	134.17/cwt	133.00–139.00	490	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	135.57/cwt	130.00–139.00	447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	129.25/cwt	120.00–136.00	617	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	115.57/cwt	106.00–125.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	116.52/cwt	115.00–118.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	112.57/cwt	110.00–115.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	137.70/cwt	129.00–141.50	642	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	143.26/cwt	133.00–154.00	454	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	139.52/cwt	134.00–144.00	587	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	148.59/cwt	138.00–156.00	547	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	134.35/cwt	130.00–140.00	766	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	124.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	132.93/cwt	130.00–137.00	615	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	494	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	490	124.00/cwt	118.00–130.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	355	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	140.47/cwt	140.00–141.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	130.78/cwt	122.00–138.00	553	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	130.96/cwt	128.00–134.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	143.69/cwt	130.00–152.00	546	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	136.68/cwt	120.00–146.00	642	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	115.01/cwt	114.00–116.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	139.32/cwt	120.00–146.00	587	11

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 May 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 436Last week 589Year ago 532

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 79Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 70Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	662	115.00–126.00	122.13
19	—	518	121.00–136.00	129.94
17	—	558	120.00–134.00	128.54
3	—	718	115.00–124.00	118.66
7	—	619	116.00–124.00	119.58
9	—	466	129.00–141.50	137.70
6	—	317	133.00–154.00	143.26
19	—	421	134.00–144.00	139.52
11	—	368	138.00–156.00	148.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	372	135.00	135.00
7	—	463	130.00–137.00	132.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	126.00	126.00
2	—	438	134.00–136.00	134.99
1	—	370	120.00	120.00
1	—	510	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	80.00–109.00	93.00
1	—	495	115.00	115.00
1	—	325	110.00	110.00
1	—	530	90.00	90.00
2	—	425	115.00–118.00	116.52
2	—	375	110.00–115.00	112.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	365	133.00–139.00	134.17
3	—	330	130.00–139.00	135.57
14	—	477	120.00–136.00	129.25
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
1	—	725	105.00	105.00
1	—	510	119.00	119.00
9	—	423	122.00–138.00	130.78
2	—	568	114.00–116.00	115.01
2	—	673	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	145.00	145.00
1	—	340	145.00	145.00
1	—	355	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	494	140.75	140.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	118.00–130.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	566	135.00–150.00	142.67
28	—	471	140.00–156.00	149.84
24	—	424	147.00–168.00	155.67
15	—	512	141.00–153.00	145.98
12	—	669	128.00–136.50	135.77
10	—	329	163.00–171.00	167.63
3	—	608	127.00–138.00	133.67
9	—	375	150.00–163.00	155.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	153.00	153.00
1	—	410	178.00	178.00
4	—	399	174.00	174.00
4	—	520	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
1	—	435	114.00	114.00
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
1	—	450	127.00	127.00
2	—	363	106.00–125.00	115.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	120.00–130.00	124.94
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
2	—	328	140.00–141.00	140.47
2	—	573	128.00–134.00	130.96
13	—	380	130.00–152.00	143.69
13	—	470	120.00–146.00	136.68
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
11	—	421	120.00–146.00	139.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	108.00	108.00
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
4	—	626	119.00–130.00	124.74
3	—	673	125.00–131.00	127.31
10	—	570	130.00–140.00	134.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	105.00	105.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	70.00	70.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,083	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,090.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	1,225.00	1,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,305	985.00–1,175.00	1,076.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,440	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,585	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,420	1,250.00	1,250.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,325.00	1,325.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,053	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,278.21
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,218	64.00–69.00	66.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	810.00	810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	885.00	885.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,060	55.00–63.00	59.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,169	800.00–1,000.00	885.37
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	650.00–700.00	676.45
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	877	94.00–99.00	96.38
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	810	69.00	69.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	1,225.00	1,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	927	53.00–59.00	55.69
3	—	875	47.00–49.00	48.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	62.00	62.00
5	—	1,425	68.00–71.00	69.16
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	50.00	50.00
2	—	790	42.00–46.00	44.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,183	64.00–67.00	65.42
9	—	1,060	60.00–63.00	62.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	86.00	86.00
1	—	1,205	69.00	69.00
1	—	1,730	96.00	96.00

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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