Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 4.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 7.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 2.00 higher, 500-600 lb weights sold 10.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold steady. Feeder supply was mostly average to plain in quality. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower, Slaughter bulls not reported due to time restraints.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.53/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$135.53

214 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$511

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

$103.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.67

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	146.51	727	94
Medium and Large 1-2	522	136.76	714	20
Medium and Large 2	436	136.00	593	74
Medium and Large 3	493	108.75	536	20
Small and Medium 3	502	43.04	216	6thin

One grade step is worth $103.47/cwt here — about $511 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 sale214 hd

135.53

—

AR average8 barns · 1,729 hd

149.21

−13.67

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,356	69.18	938	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	63.36	646	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,075	60.84	654	47

Every lot, as filed

116 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 2	—	474	124.75/cwt	119.00–133.00	591	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	135.86/cwt	130.00–140.00	583	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	143.66/cwt	130.00–155.00	543	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	124.90/cwt	117.00–131.00	766	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	875	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	127.74/cwt	120.00–137.50	476	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	128.66/cwt	120.00–135.00	419	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	143.48/cwt	132.50–157.50	463	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	141.94/cwt	132.50–145.00	686	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	144.65/cwt	138.00–157.50	535	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	117.33/cwt	116.00–120.00	807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	134.46/cwt	120.00–142.50	629	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	130.40/cwt	112.00–133.00	816	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	158.37/cwt	152.50–162.50	602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	133.74/cwt	120.00–145.00	694	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	113.84/cwt	110.00–120.00	597	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	112.81/cwt	106.00–120.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	131.00/cwt	128.00–132.00	817	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	144.62/cwt	138.00–155.00	477	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	143.60/cwt	140.00–151.00	612	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	815	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	885	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	990	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	447	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	112.89/cwt	104.00–120.00	655	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	865	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	118.00/cwt	116.00–119.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	116.83/cwt	115.00–122.50	366	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	403	109.74/cwt	107.50–112.00	442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	111.44/cwt	108.00–115.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	118.47/cwt	113.00–122.50	611	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	402	100.05/cwt	90.00–112.50	402	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	107.03/cwt	85.00–119.00	500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	126.49/cwt	120.00–136.00	663	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	118.88/cwt	110.00–127.50	386	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	66.65/cwt	65.00–69.00	748	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	63.98/cwt	63.00–65.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	95.51/cwt	95.00–96.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	127.60/cwt	120.00–137.00	547	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	115.43/cwt	102.50–125.00	553	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	63.58/cwt	61.00–65.00	732	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	67.54/cwt	66.00–71.00	779	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	103.55/cwt	100.00–107.50	388	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	816.27/cwt	700.00–950.00	8,922	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,630	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,289	65.77/cwt	64.00–68.00	848	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	1,182.13/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	18,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	113.00/cwt	108.00–118.00	412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	94.29/cwt	75.00–110.00	489	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	430	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	62.75/cwt	61.00–65.00	610	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	69.18/cwt	67.50–71.00	938	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	805	54.52/cwt	54.00–55.00	439	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	979	57.79/cwt	56.50–59.50	566	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	940	49.32/cwt	45.00–52.00	464	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	782	37.32/cwt	36.00–40.00	292	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	69.10/cwt	68.00–71.00	765	3
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	583	31.99/cwt	31.00–33.00	187	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	470	40.88/cwt	30.00–52.00	192	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	515	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	319	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	696	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,385	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	470	62.47/cwt	60.00–65.00	294	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	375	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	253	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	645	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	393	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	520	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	247	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	876.49/cwt	750.00–1,050.00	11,202	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	63.06/cwt	56.00–68.50	658	6
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	385	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	879.19/cwt	725.00–1,000.00	9,056	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	74.25/cwt	61.00–87.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	777	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	825	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,919	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	535	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	273	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,019.59/cwt	900.00–1,125.00	12,133	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	1,099.06/cwt	1,000.00–1,245.00	12,892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	151.89/cwt	145.00–162.50	638	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	874.34/cwt	850.00–900.00	10,824	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	66.55/cwt	59.00–73.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	855	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	129.40/cwt	122.00–135.00	864	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	147.43/cwt	137.50–155.00	771	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	127.35/cwt	123.00–140.00	669	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	64.68/cwt	51.00–69.00	698	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	815	116.96/cwt	115.00–119.00	953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	147.39/cwt	145.00–151.00	687	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	121.56/cwt	119.00–125.00	692	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	123.23/cwt	120.00–130.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	133.68/cwt	128.00–145.00	643	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	73.19/cwt	60.00–84.00	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	142.03/cwt	135.00–150.00	808	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	170.45/cwt	165.00–190.00	566	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	116.41/cwt	109.00–129.00	789	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	129.90/cwt	121.00–140.00	752	7

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 Jun 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 569Last week 412Year ago 589

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 58Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 118Last week 38Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	474	119.00–133.00	124.75
2	—	613	110.00	110.00
13	—	373	120.00–137.50	127.74
8	—	326	120.00–135.00	128.66
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
3	—	575	116.00–119.00	118.00
7	—	516	113.00–122.50	118.47
19	—	429	120.00–137.00	127.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	613	117.00–131.00	124.90
16	—	370	138.00–157.50	144.65
2	—	725	106.00–120.00	112.81
7	—	330	138.00–155.00	144.62
16	—	426	140.00–151.00	143.60
21	—	525	123.00–140.00	127.35
7	—	569	119.00–125.00	121.56
3	—	677	120.00–130.00	123.23
12	—	481	128.00–145.00	133.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	95.00	95.00
1	—	885	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	313	115.00–122.50	116.83
3	—	402	90.00–112.50	100.05
3	—	467	85.00–119.00	107.03
1	—	610	95.00	95.00
2	—	365	108.00–118.00	113.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	62.00	62.00
2	—	470	60.00–65.00	62.47
1	—	375	67.50	67.50
1	—	645	61.00	61.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	429	130.00–140.00	135.86
17	—	378	130.00–155.00	143.66
14	—	323	132.50–157.50	143.48
3	—	688	116.00–120.00	117.33
12	—	468	120.00–142.50	134.46
1	—	745	101.00	101.00
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
8	—	524	120.00–136.00	126.49
1	—	850	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	635	122.00	122.00
13	—	483	132.50–145.00	141.94
3	—	543	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	106.00	106.00
3	—	380	152.50–162.50	158.37
7	—	624	128.00–132.00	131.00
1	—	715	124.00	124.00
17	—	420	145.00–162.50	151.89
5	—	668	122.00–135.00	129.40
16	—	523	137.50–155.00	147.43
28	—	466	145.00–151.00	147.39
9	—	569	135.00–150.00	142.03
6	—	332	165.00–190.00	170.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	107.50–112.00	109.74
2	—	625	108.00–115.00	111.44
1	—	680	118.00	118.00
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
2	—	325	110.00–127.50	118.88
6	—	479	102.50–125.00	115.43
2	—	375	100.00–107.50	103.55
4	—	519	75.00–110.00	94.29
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	31.00–33.00	31.99
2	—	470	30.00–52.00	40.88
1	—	520	47.50	47.50
1	—	385	65.00	65.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	116.00	116.00
3	—	715	116.50	116.50
4	—	524	110.00–120.00	113.84
1	—	660	109.00	109.00
8	—	580	104.00–120.00	112.89
2	—	865	90.00	90.00
2	—	785	95.00–96.00	95.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	95.00	95.00
8	—	626	112.00–133.00	130.40
13	—	519	120.00–145.00	133.74
1	—	805	107.00	107.00
1	—	715	120.00	120.00
1	—	990	80.00	80.00
5	—	678	109.00–129.00	116.41
7	—	579	121.00–140.00	129.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	97.50	97.50
1	—	745	60.00	60.00
1	—	520	92.50	92.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	51.00	51.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	119.00	119.00
2	—	815	115.00–119.00	116.96

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,122	65.00–69.00	66.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,093	700.00–950.00	816.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,289	64.00–68.00	65.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	71.00	71.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,043	56.00–68.50	63.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,030	725.00–1,000.00	879.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,238	850.00–900.00	874.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	950	59.00–73.00	66.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,079	51.00–69.00	64.68
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	475.00	475.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	63.00–65.00	63.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	903	61.00–87.00	74.25
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	783	60.00–84.00	73.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,525	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,182.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,278	750.00–1,050.00	876.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,190	900.00–1,125.00	1,019.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,173	1,000.00–1,245.00	1,099.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,152	61.00–65.00	63.58
13	—	1,154	66.00–71.00	67.54
7	—	979	56.50–59.50	57.79
3	—	940	45.00–52.00	49.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	48.00	48.00
3	—	972	61.00–65.00	62.75
3	—	1,107	68.00–71.00	69.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,356	67.50–71.00	69.18
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	54.00–55.00	54.52
3	—	782	36.00–40.00	37.32

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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