Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2021-06-17

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 17
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
412 head
220 vs last sale 632 630 vs year ago 1,042 · 60.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
6 vs last sale 64 1 vs year ago 57 · +1.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
20 vs last sale 18 22 vs year ago 16 · +137.5%
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 10.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 5.00-9.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 5.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $144.08/cwt on 166 head.
Average price
$144.08
166 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$749
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$497
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$70.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.95
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549152.06835111
Medium and Large 2431135.6458441
Medium and Large 3396117.404655thin
Medium and Large 1-2810112.809145thin
Small and Medium 341381.873384thin
One grade step is worth $70.19/cwt here — about $497 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 sale166 hd
144.08
AR average8 barns · 1,089 hd
148.04
−3.95
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
BullsLow1,54093.911,44616
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,24870.058747thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04666.786986thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,05160.6663825

Every lot, as filed

95 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 1Value Added532162.00/cwt162.00–162.008625
SteersMedium and Large 1817114.68/cwt112.00–120.009373
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added688133.00/cwt133.00–133.0091525
BullsMedium and Large 1875110.00/cwt110.00–110.009631
SteersMedium and Large 1460157.29/cwt152.00–160.007248
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy625115.00/cwt115.00–115.007191
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy490126.00/cwt126.00–126.006171
SteersMedium and Large 1635146.00/cwt146.00–146.009271
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added492164.00/cwt164.00–164.008073
SteersMedium and Large 1417156.95/cwt142.50–165.0065423
BullsMedium and Large 1631145.76/cwt134.00–151.009209
SteersMedium and Large 11,40078.00/cwt78.00–78.001,0921
HeifersMedium and Large 1426139.57/cwt134.00–150.005958
SteersMedium and Large 1364158.32/cwt155.00–165.005766
SteersMedium and Large 1338162.63/cwt150.00–172.005508
HeifersMedium and Large 1572132.85/cwt123.00–139.0076017
SteersMedium and Large 1588157.30/cwt145.00–159.009258
HeifersMedium and Large 1686122.42/cwt120.00–130.008404
HeifersMedium and Large 1525137.59/cwt130.00–146.007225
HeifersMedium and Large 1380136.89/cwt130.00–145.0052011
SteersMedium and Large 1518151.36/cwt144.00–159.0078413
HeifersMedium and Large 1633126.83/cwt122.00–139.0080313
HeifersMedium and Large 1795107.00/cwt107.00–107.008511
HeifersMedium and Large 1473133.81/cwt130.00–141.0063312
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,13267.11/cwt64.00–72.007605
BullsMedium and Large 1725124.02/cwt120.00–128.008994
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3801,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0013,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,140835.00/cwt835.00–835.009,5191
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,05892.45/cwt90.00–95.009782
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added661151.00/cwt151.00–151.0099819
HeifersSmall and Medium 348582.50/cwt82.50–82.504001
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added781138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,07813
SteersSmall and Medium 3378103.73/cwt100.00–107.503922
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 379553.00/cwt53.00–53.004211
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 374043.00/cwt43.00–43.003181
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,17967.40/cwt61.00–71.007955
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,400960.00/cwt960.00–960.0013,4401
SteersSmall and Medium 342580.00/cwt80.00–80.003401
SteersSmall and Medium 347040.00/cwt40.00–40.001881
HeifersSmall and Medium 343592.50/cwt92.50–92.504021
HeifersSmall and Medium 337589.94/cwt82.50–98.003372
CowsLean 85-90%1,05870.64/cwt68.00–72.507473
CowsLean 85-90%1,05564.89/cwt63.00–66.506852
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,27170.47/cwt68.00–73.008966
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11265.58/cwt64.00–66.007296
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18369.61/cwt68.00–72.008238
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,11067.50/cwt67.50–67.507491
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight81552.00/cwt52.00–52.004241
Bulls1,36083.52/cwt63.00–90.001,1364
Bulls2,000101.77/cwt99.00–104.002,0354
Bulls1,40095.18/cwt93.00–97.001,3338
CowsBoner 80-85%91851.72/cwt45.00–54.504756
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07557.96/cwt56.00–60.006232
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-285189.73/cwt64.00–105.0076410
CowsLean 85-90%99059.00/cwt59.00–59.005841
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2815830.00/cwt830.00–830.006,7651
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2810700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,6701
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,16866.31/cwt58.00–70.007755
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight84032.00/cwt32.00–32.002691
SteersMedium and Large 3400115.00/cwt115.00–115.004601
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight83056.00/cwt56.00–56.004651
SteersMedium and Large 2524134.73/cwt130.00–141.007064
SteersMedium and Large 3540110.00/cwt110.00–110.005941
HeifersMedium and Large 3510100.00/cwt100.00–100.005101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2930790.00/cwt790.00–790.007,3471
HeifersMedium and Large 2578115.88/cwt112.00–120.006702
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2765715.00/cwt715.00–715.005,4701
HeifersMedium and Large 3388111.24/cwt110.00–112.504322
HeifersMedium and Large 363590.00/cwt90.00–90.005721
HeifersMedium and Large 3565100.00/cwt100.00–100.005651
SteersMedium and Large 3328118.51/cwt112.50–125.003892
BullsMedium and Large 2513123.05/cwt121.00–125.006312
SteersMedium and Large 3385125.00/cwt125.00–125.004811
HeifersMedium and Large 2540119.27/cwt112.00–126.006443
SteersMedium and Large 2319139.34/cwt130.00–145.004445
HeifersMedium and Large 2471126.65/cwt120.00–130.0059710
HeifersMedium and Large 2429128.37/cwt122.50–131.005516
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added643125.00/cwt125.00–125.008047
SteersMedium and Large 2610124.00/cwt124.00–124.007561
SteersMedium and Large 2470132.13/cwt125.00–140.0062112
SteersMedium and Large 2425138.12/cwt121.00–142.5058713
SteersMedium and Large 2365136.76/cwt130.00–145.004996
HeifersMedium and Large 2328124.81/cwt120.00–130.004092
BullsMedium and Large 1576141.10/cwt135.00–150.008139
BullsMedium and Large 2670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
HeifersMedium and Large 2378126.59/cwt125.00–130.004793
BullsMedium and Large 2622124.88/cwt120.00–127.507773
BullsMedium and Large 2573117.53/cwt110.00–125.006732
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added630132.00/cwt132.00–132.008322
HeifersMedium and Large 1725117.73/cwt112.00–122.008543
SteersMedium and Large 1-2930100.00/cwt100.00–100.009303
HeifersMedium and Large 1323148.83/cwt138.00–157.5048110
BullsMedium and Large 1671129.38/cwt124.00–132.508686
BullsMedium and Large 1761120.01/cwt118.00–123.009135
BullsMedium and Large 1530137.06/cwt130.00–140.007265

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.