Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 1.00-8.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 12.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 1.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 4.00-10.00 higher. Demand was very strong for weaned heavier weight cattle. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not tested as they were not reported last sale.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.66/cwt on 342 head.

Average price

$134.66

342 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$508

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

$77.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.51

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	137.80	700	252
Medium and Large 1-2	473	133.67	632	9thin
Medium and Large 2	473	127.71	605	72
Medium and Large 3	451	108.44	489	8thin
Small and Medium 3	320	60.00	192	1thin

One grade step is worth $77.80/cwt here — about $508 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 sale342 hd

134.66

—

AR average7 barns · 1,627 hd

140.17

−5.51

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	—	High	1,424	80.26	1,143	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,307	71.17	930	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,004	60.16	604	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,022	59.58	609	29

Every lot, as filed

109 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 1Thin Fleshed	—	606	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	836	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	702	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	480	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	145.26/cwt	131.00–153.00	844	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	139.82/cwt	130.00–147.50	868	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	164.15/cwt	160.00–180.00	542	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	151.49/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,015	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	149.12/cwt	142.00–157.00	938	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	155.61/cwt	146.00–161.00	906	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	156.29/cwt	140.00–167.50	728	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	145.04/cwt	140.00–155.00	540	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	156.72/cwt	150.00–173.00	660	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	138.95/cwt	130.00–146.00	650	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	136.92/cwt	124.00–145.00	780	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	630	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	143.73/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,028	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	128.99/cwt	127.00–131.00	971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	950	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	145.33/cwt	140.00–152.50	468	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,034	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	118.35/cwt	110.00–125.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	141.36/cwt	132.00–147.50	594	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	128.48/cwt	121.00–136.00	797	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	132.67/cwt	125.00–147.00	687	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	128.08/cwt	119.00–137.00	854	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	716.65/cwt	700.00–735.00	6,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	126.29/cwt	119.00–130.00	900	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	579	146.50/cwt	146.00–148.00	848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	739	138.32/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,022	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	558	166.00/cwt	165.00–167.00	926	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	158.13/cwt	142.50–174.00	835	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	120.65/cwt	113.00–128.00	911	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	117.94/cwt	113.00–126.00	857	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	800	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	166.60/cwt	160.00–178.00	613	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,906	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	778	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	64.35/cwt	63.00–66.00	703	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	861	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	320	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	192	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	133.75/cwt	128.00–138.00	883	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,649	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	877	46.87/cwt	38.00–55.00	411	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	828	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	840	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	504	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	1,749	1
Bulls	—	—	1,196	67.13/cwt	47.00–80.00	803	4
Bulls	—	—	1,623	91.01/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,477	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,258	72.75/cwt	72.00–73.50	915	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	955	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	778	38.77/cwt	31.00–49.00	302	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	589	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	80.37/cwt	63.00–95.00	737	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	54.65/cwt	54.00–55.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	95.30/cwt	74.00–112.00	781	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	989	59.05/cwt	57.00–61.50	584	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	65.90/cwt	62.00–68.50	730	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	72.51/cwt	70.00–74.50	874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	110.13/cwt	108.00–112.50	478	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	674	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,360	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	614	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	620	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	110.40/cwt	96.00–120.00	535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	118.94/cwt	100.00–130.00	384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	129.93/cwt	120.00–137.50	613	24
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	122.59/cwt	117.50–130.00	457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	150.30/cwt	140.00–159.00	783	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	133.18/cwt	121.00–138.00	571	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	121.92/cwt	115.00–125.00	690	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	925	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	147.51/cwt	130.00–157.50	555	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	140.22/cwt	123.00–149.00	665	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	130.87/cwt	120.00–141.00	698	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	139.10/cwt	127.00–145.00	594	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	147.76/cwt	140.00–155.00	470	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	857	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	105.75/cwt	84.00–129.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	131.58/cwt	125.00–137.50	416	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	114.52/cwt	109.00–120.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	113.76/cwt	108.00–120.00	718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	132.39/cwt	125.00–137.50	486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	118.82/cwt	115.00–121.00	626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	114.01/cwt	110.00–116.00	532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	125.30/cwt	125.00–130.00	723	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	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 Jul 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 753Last week 569Year ago 799

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 180Year ago 138

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 118Year ago 106

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	606	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	372	140.00–155.00	145.04
44	—	468	130.00–146.00	138.95
37	—	570	124.00–145.00	136.92
2	—	753	127.00–131.00	128.99
15	—	322	140.00–152.50	145.33
3	—	827	125.00	125.00
31	—	420	132.00–147.50	141.36
15	—	620	121.00–136.00	128.48
30	—	518	125.00–147.00	132.67
11	—	667	119.00–137.00	128.08
4	—	713	119.00–130.00	126.29
1	—	925	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	455	138.50	138.50
3	—	508	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	146.00–148.00	146.50
9	—	739	138.00–141.00	138.32
4	—	615	145.50	145.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	123.00	123.00
1	—	380	122.50	122.50
1	—	520	100.00	100.00
1	—	580	90.00	90.00
1	—	400	90.00	90.00
3	—	467	110.00–116.00	114.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	472	120.00–137.50	129.93
17	—	429	121.00–138.00	133.18
8	—	566	115.00–125.00	121.92
1	—	715	108.00	108.00
6	—	316	125.00–137.50	131.58
2	—	663	109.00–120.00	114.52
4	—	631	108.00–120.00	113.76
5	—	367	125.00–137.50	132.39
5	—	527	115.00–121.00	118.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	702	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	581	131.00–153.00	145.26
7	—	621	130.00–147.50	139.82
1	—	815	126.00	126.00
1	—	950	90.00	90.00
3	—	755	113.00–128.00	120.65
3	—	727	113.00–126.00	117.94
4	—	660	128.00–138.00	133.75
13	—	521	140.00–159.00	150.30
1	—	925	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	616	110.00–125.00	118.35
2	—	510	120.00–125.00	122.52
1	—	665	108.00	108.00
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
3	—	560	120.00–130.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	91.00	91.00
1	—	615	80.00	80.00
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	180.00	180.00
2	—	480	169.00	169.00
2	—	558	165.00–167.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	330	160.00–180.00	164.15
4	—	670	149.00–154.00	151.49
13	—	629	142.00–157.00	149.12
17	—	582	146.00–161.00	155.61
21	—	466	140.00–167.50	156.29
33	—	421	150.00–173.00	156.72
11	—	715	138.00–146.00	143.73
25	—	528	142.50–174.00	158.13
19	—	368	160.00–178.00	166.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	434	108.00–112.50	110.13
2	—	613	110.00	110.00
3	—	485	96.00–120.00	110.40
3	—	323	100.00–130.00	118.94
3	—	373	117.50–130.00	122.59
2	—	523	84.00–129.00	105.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	136.00	136.00
11	—	376	130.00–157.50	147.51
14	—	474	123.00–149.00	140.22
9	—	533	120.00–141.00	130.87
12	—	427	127.00–145.00	139.10
4	—	318	140.00–155.00	147.76
6	—	688	124.50	124.50
16	—	577	125.00–130.00	125.30
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	61.00	61.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	873	700.00–735.00	716.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	64.00	64.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,093	63.00–66.00	64.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	73.00	73.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	61.00	61.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	620	550.00	550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	705	600.00	600.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	917	63.00–95.00	80.37
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	820	74.00–112.00	95.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	877	38.00–55.00	46.87
4	—	989	57.00–61.50	59.05
12	—	1,108	62.00–68.50	65.90
4	—	1,205	70.00–74.50	72.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	72.00	72.00
1	—	950	62.00	62.00
3	—	1,002	54.00–55.00	54.65
1	—	915	63.00	63.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	60.00	60.00
3	—	778	31.00–49.00	38.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	72.00–73.50	72.75
1	—	1,405	68.00	68.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	100.50	100.50
4	—	1,196	47.00–80.00	67.13
3	—	1,623	90.00–93.00	91.01

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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