Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2021-05-27

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, May 27
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
399 head
7 vs last sale 406 116 vs year ago 515 · 22.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
37 vs last sale 65 71 vs year ago 99 · 71.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
34 vs last sale 51 79 vs year ago 96 · 82.3%
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 sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $151.50/cwt on 190 head.
Average price
$151.50
190 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$765
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$121
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$58.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.24
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1474160.42760132
Medium and Large 2510137.6870235
Medium and Large 1-2685125.5386019thin
Medium and Large 3630101.506394thin
One grade step is worth $58.92/cwt here — about $121 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 sale190 hd
151.50
AR average10 barns · 1,485 hd
150.26
+1.24
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
BullsAverage1,65092.001,5181thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,23267.078265thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19561.667379thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average78444.9735313

Every lot, as filed

87 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1425144.78/cwt137.00–152.0061522
HeifersMedium and Large 1367149.86/cwt141.00–157.5055015
SteersMedium and Large 2653126.49/cwt124.00–129.008262
SteersMedium and Large 297098.00/cwt98.00–98.009511
HeifersMedium and Large 1314151.30/cwt141.00–160.004758
SteersMedium and Large 1470156.16/cwt150.00–168.0073418
SteersMedium and Large 1562150.00/cwt143.00–159.0084312
HeifersMedium and Large 1562123.59/cwt121.00–129.006957
HeifersMedium and Large 2617115.58/cwt111.00–119.007133
BullsMedium and Large 2573118.29/cwt116.00–120.006783
SteersMedium and Large 1629142.60/cwt133.00–149.008975
SteersMedium and Large 1270207.50/cwt207.50–207.505605
SteersMedium and Large 11,145111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,2711
SteersMedium and Large 1860124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0661
HeifersMedium and Large 1611130.46/cwt124.00–133.007979
BullsMedium and Large 11,03080.00/cwt80.00–80.008241
SteersMedium and Large 1835125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0441
SteersMedium and Large 1655153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0021
BullsMedium and Large 1518146.07/cwt130.00–151.5075711
SteersMedium and Large 1935117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0941
HeifersMedium and Large 1518131.90/cwt126.00–137.006835
HeifersMedium and Large 1723116.46/cwt115.00–118.008422
BullsMedium and Large 1722113.22/cwt100.00–123.008173
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,035114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1801
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-289065.50/cwt65.50–65.505831
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added414182.00/cwt182.00–182.007536
SteersMedium and Large 1521154.08/cwt145.00–160.0080329
SteersMedium and Large 1434161.64/cwt150.00–175.0070225
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 381042.00/cwt42.00–42.003401
BullsMedium and Large 1915103.00/cwt103.00–103.009421
BullsMedium and Large 1755120.00/cwt120.00–120.009061
BullsMedium and Large 1572142.02/cwt137.50–149.008129
SteersMedium and Large 1375170.17/cwt160.00–178.0063817
SteersMedium and Large 1322174.38/cwt160.00–178.005629
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2698790.32/cwt700.00–875.005,5162
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed455150.00/cwt150.00–150.006831
SteersMedium and Large 1710120.00/cwt120.00–120.008521
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight80559.50/cwt59.50–59.504791
CowsLean 85-90%89063.00/cwt63.00–63.005611
CowsLean 85-90%90349.51/cwt49.00–50.004472
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,18365.45/cwt63.00–67.007743
CowsBoner 80-85%1,05551.76/cwt49.00–53.505463
Bulls1,65092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,5181
SteersMedium and Large 3640106.00/cwt106.00–106.006781
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-271067.06/cwt63.00–71.004762
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-295555.00/cwt55.00–55.005251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-286980.05/cwt69.00–89.006966
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30569.49/cwt69.00–70.009072
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24371.36/cwt70.00–72.008873
HeifersMedium and Large 367896.97/cwt94.00–100.006572
HeifersMedium and Large 362387.35/cwt80.00–95.005442
SteersMedium and Large 2823113.55/cwt108.00–119.009352
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28861.85/cwt58.50–64.507973
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight68833.68/cwt32.00–35.002322
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight75942.25/cwt40.00–45.003217
HeifersMedium and Large 2588114.99/cwt114.00–116.006762
HeifersMedium and Large 2528117.76/cwt117.50–118.006222
SteersMedium and Large 2565135.00/cwt135.00–135.007631
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,070.24/cwt900.00–1,225.0011,2382
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-27501,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.007,5001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-281061.00/cwt61.00–61.004941
SteersMedium and Large 2625126.66/cwt124.00–129.007923
SteersMedium and Large 2525135.95/cwt135.00–138.007143
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400145.00/cwt145.00–145.005801
SteersMedium and Large 2474140.55/cwt130.00–149.006665
SteersMedium and Large 3740100.00/cwt100.00–100.007401
SteersMedium and Large 367090.00/cwt90.00–90.006031
HeifersMedium and Large 2665110.51/cwt110.00–111.007352
BullsMedium and Large 299080.00/cwt80.00–80.007921
HeifersMedium and Large 2395139.00/cwt139.00–139.005491
SteersMedium and Large 2332151.10/cwt127.50–158.005028
SteersMedium and Large 3470110.00/cwt110.00–110.005171
HeifersMedium and Large 3518107.49/cwt105.00–110.005572
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added681124.00/cwt124.00–124.0084412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2680132.00/cwt132.00–132.008984
SteersMedium and Large 1-2707123.00/cwt123.00–123.008703
SteersMedium and Large 2865105.56/cwt100.00–111.009132
HeifersMedium and Large 2425125.00/cwt125.00–125.005311
HeifersMedium and Large 2760100.00/cwt100.00–100.007601
BullsMedium and Large 1689126.12/cwt126.00–127.008698
BullsMedium and Large 1616133.46/cwt126.00–140.008228
HeifersMedium and Large 1466137.14/cwt136.00–139.006398
HeifersMedium and Large 2467127.88/cwt124.00–131.005976
SteersMedium and Large 2416143.64/cwt135.00–149.005984
SteersMedium and Large 2374155.14/cwt154.00–157.505804
HeifersMedium and Large 1663127.48/cwt123.00–132.008452
HeifersMedium and Large 1795112.00/cwt112.00–112.008901

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.