Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2021-06-10

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 10
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
632 head
177 vs last sale 455 339 vs year ago 293 · +115.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
10 vs last sale 74 19 vs year ago 45 · +42.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
7 vs last sale 25 29 vs year ago 47 · 61.7%
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 2.00-higher, 400-600 lb weights sold steady to 9.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-8.00, mostly 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $142.84/cwt on 309 head.
Average price
$142.84
309 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$784
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$597
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$68.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.31
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1579147.20853218
Medium and Large 1-2550138.1976026
Medium and Large 2446137.3561353
Medium and Large 3475104.184959thin
Small and Medium 332478.862563thin
One grade step is worth $68.34/cwt here — about $597 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 sale309 hd
142.84
AR average6 barns · 2,783 hd
144.14
−1.31
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
BullsLow1,65895.291,5809thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55974.261,15810
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11762.8070124
CowsLean 85-90%Average93459.845597thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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 1327147.28/cwt140.00–152.504825
BullsMedium and Large 1518143.61/cwt135.00–150.0074410
BullsMedium and Large 21,00587.00/cwt87.00–87.008741
HeifersMedium and Large 1619125.60/cwt113.00–130.0077714
BullsMedium and Large 2565106.62/cwt100.00–113.006022
BullsMedium and Large 2690110.00/cwt110.00–110.007591
BullsMedium and Large 1845111.00/cwt111.00–111.009381
BullsMedium and Large 1763111.03/cwt109.00–113.008472
SteersMedium and Large 2424133.00/cwt120.00–145.005645
HeifersMedium and Large 1470134.11/cwt129.00–143.0063015
HeifersMedium and Large 191596.00/cwt96.00–96.008781
HeifersMedium and Large 1528127.99/cwt121.00–135.0067629
SteersMedium and Large 1632141.41/cwt137.00–150.0089419
SteersMedium and Large 1572146.53/cwt140.00–157.5083827
SteersMedium and Large 1529152.75/cwt146.50–160.0080833
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added708135.00/cwt135.00–135.0095633
HeifersMedium and Large 1860105.00/cwt105.00–105.009031
HeifersMedium and Large 1573124.24/cwt118.00–129.0071217
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed305162.50/cwt162.50–162.504961
SteersMedium and Large 1700132.00/cwt132.00–132.009242
HeifersMedium and Large 1678122.54/cwt121.00–124.008312
SteersMedium and Large 1760122.57/cwt117.00–128.009322
BullsMedium and Large 190590.00/cwt90.00–90.008151
HeifersMedium and Large 1765122.00/cwt122.00–122.009331
SteersMedium and Large 1380170.65/cwt155.00–195.006485
HeifersMedium and Large 1423138.23/cwt130.00–142.0058519
BullsMedium and Large 1563138.94/cwt133.00–143.0078212
SteersMedium and Large 1665139.38/cwt137.00–142.009275
BullsMedium and Large 1634131.80/cwt128.00–133.008364
BullsMedium and Large 1667120.18/cwt114.00–131.008029
HeifersMedium and Large 1820104.65/cwt103.00–108.008583
HeifersMedium and Large 1736119.32/cwt118.00–121.008786
HeifersMedium and Large 1383147.31/cwt137.50–151.005647
SteersMedium and Large 1825114.00/cwt114.00–114.009411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2411142.50/cwt142.50–142.505869
SteersMedium and Large 1-2519139.00/cwt139.00–139.007214
BullsMedium and Large 1730110.00/cwt110.00–110.008031
SteersMedium and Large 1328178.78/cwt160.00–192.005868
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2971,217.64/cwt1,000.00–1,380.0015,7935
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-297090.00/cwt90.00–90.008731
SteersMedium and Large 1475150.28/cwt143.00–157.5071419
SteersMedium and Large 11,11581.00/cwt81.00–81.009031
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added645147.00/cwt147.00–147.0094828
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added572155.58/cwt153.50–157.5089021
SteersSmall and Medium 332478.86/cwt71.00–83.002563
HeifersSmall and Medium 342585.00/cwt85.00–85.003611
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy705122.00/cwt122.00–122.008601
SteersMedium and Large 1425146.60/cwt139.00–155.0062313
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy755126.00/cwt126.00–126.009511
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy700132.00/cwt132.00–132.009241
HeifersSmall and Medium 338067.00/cwt67.00–67.002551
HeifersSmall and Medium 350041.00/cwt41.00–41.002051
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4451,002.25/cwt950.00–1,050.0014,4832
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy670136.44/cwt134.00–139.009142
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 3645400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,5801
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy615142.00/cwt142.00–142.008731
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight82049.00/cwt49.00–49.004021
CowsLean 85-90%1,00064.65/cwt63.00–67.006473
CowsLean 85-90%1,04070.46/cwt68.00–73.007332
Bulls1,33083.50/cwt83.50–83.501,1111
Bulls1,733100.26/cwt98.50–102.001,7384
Bulls1,66693.26/cwt89.00–96.001,5544
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13169.04/cwt67.00–71.007818
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04862.15/cwt60.00–64.506515
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,20573.00/cwt73.00–73.008801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,14471.51/cwt66.00–77.008184
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02350.90/cwt39.00–59.005216
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55974.26/cwt72.00–76.501,15810
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,325900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,9251
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight63535.00/cwt35.00–35.002221
SteersMedium and Large 2464127.16/cwt120.00–137.005905
HeifersMedium and Large 271098.00/cwt98.00–98.006961
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight71038.00/cwt38.00–38.002701
CowsBoner 80-85%1,41875.16/cwt74.00–76.001,0664
HeifersMedium and Large 3493106.96/cwt100.00–114.005272
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,25572.50/cwt72.50–72.509101
HeifersMedium and Large 359075.00/cwt75.00–75.004431
HeifersMedium and Large 361390.49/cwt90.00–91.005552
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,190900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,7101
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2890925.00/cwt925.00–925.008,2331
HeifersMedium and Large 352894.04/cwt91.00–97.004972
HeifersMedium and Large 3445118.00/cwt118.00–118.005251
HeifersMedium and Large 2634113.23/cwt110.00–114.007185
HeifersMedium and Large 2333125.85/cwt122.00–130.004192
SteersMedium and Large 337590.00/cwt90.00–90.003381
HeifersMedium and Large 365891.00/cwt91.00–91.005992
SteersMedium and Large 2740100.00/cwt100.00–100.007401
HeifersMedium and Large 2673115.00/cwt115.00–115.007742
SteersMedium and Large 2329150.08/cwt145.00–155.0049410
HeifersMedium and Large 2355130.00/cwt130.00–130.004622
SteersMedium and Large 1-2935110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0292
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added605139.50/cwt139.50–139.5084411
SteersMedium and Large 2522133.33/cwt128.00–137.006965
BullsMedium and Large 2522126.08/cwt118.00–133.006583
SteersMedium and Large 3471111.95/cwt90.00–118.005277
HeifersMedium and Large 2425126.88/cwt120.00–130.0053910
HeifersMedium and Large 2529112.60/cwt100.00–120.005965
HeifersMedium and Large 2469123.16/cwt115.00–130.0057818
HeifersMedium and Large 2558114.63/cwt111.00–118.006403
SteersMedium and Large 2377142.59/cwt125.00–157.5053815
SteersMedium and Large 360564.00/cwt64.00–64.003871
BullsMedium and Large 3510108.00/cwt108.00–108.005511
SteersMedium and Large 2625134.00/cwt134.00–134.008382
SteersMedium and Large 2567130.47/cwt126.00–135.0074010

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.