Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 10.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-5.00 higher. Slaugher cows and bulls sold 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.11/cwt on 175 head.

Average price

$133.11

175 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$67.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.15

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	138.68	659	116
Medium and Large 1-2	407	128.55	524	11thin
Medium and Large 2	464	124.56	578	38
Medium and Large 3	435	110.04	479	9thin
Small and Medium 3	520	71.00	369	1thin

One grade step is worth $67.68/cwt here — about $289 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 sale175 hd

133.11

—

AR average10 barns · 1,387 hd

134.26

−1.15

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	1,437	81.93	1,177	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,278	66.96	856	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,058	60.34	639	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	862	52.93	456	10

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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	623.78/cwt	600.00–650.00	6,724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	138.29/cwt	137.50–141.00	862	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	149.75/cwt	142.50–156.00	780	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	141.60/cwt	132.00–148.00	673	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	117.00/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	171.96/cwt	162.50–179.00	638	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	151.33/cwt	142.00–165.00	717	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	141.52/cwt	137.50–145.00	797	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	119.25/cwt	112.00–133.00	744	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	153.01/cwt	142.50–158.50	522	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	155.97/cwt	150.00–170.00	668	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	122.42/cwt	120.00–130.00	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	174.50/cwt	167.50–195.00	578	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	135.46/cwt	125.00–149.00	783	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	128.38/cwt	128.00–130.00	714	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	147.51/cwt	135.00–155.00	568	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	142.24/cwt	132.00–148.00	737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	130.81/cwt	124.00–138.00	691	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	131.76/cwt	129.00–136.00	480	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	114.27/cwt	110.00–118.00	839	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	974	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	1,121.27/cwt	900.00–1,250.00	11,403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	598	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	143.15/cwt	135.00–152.00	607	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	733	117.78/cwt	109.00–122.00	863	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	91.11/cwt	84.00–103.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	370	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	485	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	67.46/cwt	49.00–85.00	506	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	133.02/cwt	132.00–134.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	468	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	613	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	605	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,571	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	774.75/cwt	750.00–800.00	7,825	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	690	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,760	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,007.40/cwt	800.00–1,125.00	11,938	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,231	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	520	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	369	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	54.11/cwt	53.00–55.00	394	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	815	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	342	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,020	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	612	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	608	1
Bulls	—	—	1,642	87.81/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,442	3
Bulls	—	—	1,200	73.74/cwt	65.00–83.00	885	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	880	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	317	1
Bulls	—	—	1,728	92.63/cwt	91.00–95.50	1,601	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	803	58.49/cwt	58.00–59.00	470	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	53.65/cwt	52.00–55.00	477	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	988	52.92/cwt	52.00–54.00	523	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	65.93/cwt	63.00–68.50	765	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	747.82/cwt	600.00–900.00	8,577	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	850	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	502	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	625	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	213	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	742	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,307	67.73/cwt	64.00–69.00	885	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	763	47.19/cwt	45.00–49.00	360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	108.82/cwt	103.00–115.00	449	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,002	58.94/cwt	56.00–62.00	591	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	67.17/cwt	63.00–71.00	797	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	62.26/cwt	62.00–62.50	598	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,447	67.31/cwt	65.50–68.50	974	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	752.92/cwt	655.00–1,000.00	7,100	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	107.47/cwt	100.00–115.00	707	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,951	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	114.85/cwt	105.00–125.00	373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	111.34/cwt	110.00–114.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	—	650	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	109.80/cwt	102.50–117.50	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	940	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	890	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	155.60/cwt	147.50–162.50	527	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	138.97/cwt	132.00–147.50	578	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	146.88/cwt	133.00–157.50	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	118.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	136.42/cwt	124.00–139.00	643	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	131.93/cwt	125.00–137.50	426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	127.69/cwt	124.00–130.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	130.79/cwt	129.00–134.00	489	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	124.99/cwt	117.00–134.00	595	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	117.96/cwt	116.00–120.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	678	1

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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 406Last week 436Year ago 698

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 63Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 40Year ago 32

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 10.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-5.00 higher. Slaugher cows and bulls sold 1.00 higher.

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	—	1,078	600.00–650.00	623.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,147	600.00–900.00	747.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,187	63.00–71.00	67.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	960	62.00–62.50	62.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,447	65.50–68.50	67.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	943	655.00–1,000.00	752.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	605	425.00	425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	690	400.00	400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	42.00	42.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,017	900.00–1,250.00	1,121.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	750.00–800.00	774.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,185	800.00–1,125.00	1,007.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	790	84.00–103.00	91.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	750	49.00–85.00	67.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	728	53.00–55.00	54.11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	623	137.50–141.00	138.29
22	—	521	142.50–156.00	149.75
2	—	895	113.00–121.00	117.00
14	—	371	162.50–179.00	171.96
15	—	474	142.00–165.00	151.33
11	—	563	137.50–145.00	141.52
13	—	428	150.00–170.00	155.97
5	—	331	167.50–195.00	174.50
2	—	798	122.00	122.00
2	—	665	132.00–134.00	133.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
1	—	300	101.00	101.00
1	—	450	125.00	125.00
3	—	563	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	116.00	116.00
5	—	339	147.50–162.50	155.60
7	—	416	132.00–147.50	138.97
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
4	—	380	133.00–157.50	146.88
1	—	690	114.00	114.00
9	—	471	124.00–139.00	136.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	447	145.00	145.00
4	—	492	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	475	132.00–148.00	141.60
10	—	341	142.50–158.50	153.01
2	—	842	101.00	101.00
4	—	619	120.00–130.00	122.42
8	—	556	128.00–130.00	128.38
15	—	385	135.00–155.00	147.51
17	—	528	124.00–138.00	130.81
4	—	734	110.00–118.00	114.27
27	—	424	135.00–152.00	143.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	364	129.00–136.00	131.76
3	—	523	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	598	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	71.00	71.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	103.00–115.00	108.82
2	—	325	105.00–125.00	114.85
3	—	457	110.00–114.00	111.34
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
1	—	685	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	100.00–115.00	107.47
4	—	544	115.00–120.00	118.51
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
3	—	323	125.00–137.50	131.93
3	—	413	124.00–130.00	127.69
7	—	374	129.00–134.00	130.79
14	—	476	117.00–134.00	124.99
2	—	565	116.00–120.00	117.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	124.00	124.00
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	624	112.00–133.00	119.25
8	—	578	125.00–149.00	135.46
1	—	840	98.00	98.00
6	—	518	132.00–148.00	142.24
5	—	733	109.00–122.00	117.78
2	—	940	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	75.00	75.00
1	—	635	113.00	113.00
2	—	570	102.50–117.50	109.80
1	—	890	80.00	80.00
1	—	680	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	87.00	87.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	60.00	60.00
9	—	1,307	64.00–69.00	67.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	59.00	59.00
3	—	890	52.00–55.00	53.65
1	—	1,160	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	36.00	36.00
2	—	988	52.00–54.00	52.92
9	—	1,161	63.00–68.50	65.93
7	—	1,002	56.00–62.00	58.94
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	803	58.00–59.00	58.49
1	—	625	34.00	34.00
2	—	763	45.00–49.00	47.19
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	59.00	59.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,642	87.00–89.00	87.81
10	—	1,200	65.00–83.00	73.74
6	—	1,728	91.00–95.50	92.63

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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