Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 4.00-9.00 higher, 500-600 lb weights sold steady, 600-700 lb weights sold 5.00 lower, over 700 lbs sold 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly 1.00-5.00 lower, except 400-500 lb weights, sold 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.86/cwt on 151 head.

Average price

$135.86

151 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$41.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.18

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	139.65	708	120
Medium and Large 2	504	124.68	628	27
Medium and Large 3	526	97.75	514	4thin

One grade step is worth $41.90/cwt here — about $194 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 sale151 hd

135.86

—

AR average9 barns · 1,958 hd

138.05

−2.18

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	1,861	97.26	1,810	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,341	70.57	946	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,036	55.25	572	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	965	48.99	473	10

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	139.23/cwt	124.00–152.50	873	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	144.21/cwt	132.50–154.00	754	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	143.22/cwt	140.00–145.00	879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	132.56/cwt	125.00–145.00	748	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	150.43/cwt	140.00–172.50	650	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	133.54/cwt	125.00–146.00	692	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	148.43/cwt	137.50–165.00	571	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	146.21/cwt	142.50–147.50	462	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	126.10/cwt	120.00–133.00	784	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	163.88/cwt	150.00–172.50	698	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	128.00/cwt	122.00–133.00	850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	951	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	485	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	158.58/cwt	150.00–174.00	752	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	155.60/cwt	150.00–165.00	800	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	148.98/cwt	144.00–158.00	1,055	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	158.78/cwt	150.00–162.00	929	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	177.30/cwt	165.00–187.50	573	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	131.56/cwt	118.00–138.00	887	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	142.99/cwt	130.00–149.00	819	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	767	121.94/cwt	117.00–131.00	935	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	880	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	171.02/cwt	165.00–177.50	640	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,257	67.32/cwt	57.50–72.00	846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	140.48/cwt	136.00–145.00	959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	845	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	930	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	65.75/cwt	65.00–66.50	765	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,418	1,104.95/cwt	975.00–1,200.00	15,668	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,259	1,070.65/cwt	935.00–1,225.00	13,479	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	665	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	306	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	925.14/cwt	600.00–1,175.00	11,333	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	872	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	836.63/cwt	775.00–900.00	9,036	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	686	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	762.68/cwt	730.00–785.00	8,184	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	71.99/cwt	70.00–74.00	990	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	46.14/cwt	30.00–54.00	436	6
Bulls	—	—	1,848	102.97/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,903	2
Bulls	—	—	1,823	95.60/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,743	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	760	33.45/cwt	32.00–35.00	254	2
Bulls	—	—	2,040	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,887	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	968	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,007	51.13/cwt	43.00–55.00	515	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	800	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	288	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	57.51/cwt	57.00–58.00	555	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	810	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	332	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	65.81/cwt	63.00–68.00	737	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	939.44/cwt	720.00–1,150.00	11,414	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	94.92/cwt	80.00–110.00	869	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	60.29/cwt	59.50–61.00	600	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	772	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,090	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	654	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	72.92/cwt	71.50–74.50	995	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	134.00/cwt	132.00–136.00	958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	510	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,244	69.51/cwt	67.00–71.00	865	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,662	1,346.64/cwt	1,200.00–1,400.00	22,381	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	63.27/cwt	45.00–71.00	624	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	71.86/cwt	67.00–75.00	788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	141.78/cwt	130.00–150.00	661	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	125.22/cwt	123.00–127.50	413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	119.68/cwt	115.00–124.00	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	127.13/cwt	123.00–133.00	732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	124.61/cwt	120.00–133.00	521	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	122.04/cwt	118.00–130.00	877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	147.51/cwt	135.00–157.50	544	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	143.31/cwt	130.00–150.00	602	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	124.01/cwt	121.00–126.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	129.56/cwt	120.00–139.00	621	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	114.61/cwt	110.00–118.00	776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	137.99/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,180	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	126.90/cwt	124.00–131.00	910	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	148.66/cwt	133.00–168.00	705	26

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 516Last week 753Year ago 519

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 50Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 24Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	627	124.00–152.50	139.23
12	—	523	132.50–154.00	144.21
10	—	674	118.00–138.00	131.56
32	—	573	130.00–149.00	142.99
3	—	767	117.00–131.00	121.94
1	—	880	110.00	110.00
1	—	845	110.00	110.00
10	—	717	124.00–131.00	126.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	121.00–126.00	124.01
3	—	533	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,135	81.00	81.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	124.00	124.00
2	—	330	123.00–127.50	125.22
3	—	575	115.00–124.00	119.68
4	—	418	120.00–133.00	124.61
1	—	645	117.50	117.50
11	—	479	120.00–139.00	129.56
3	—	677	110.00–118.00	114.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	564	125.00–145.00	132.56
16	—	432	140.00–172.50	150.43
14	—	518	125.00–146.00	133.54
13	—	385	137.50–165.00	148.43
6	—	316	142.50–147.50	146.21
8	—	622	120.00–133.00	126.10
4	—	664	122.00–133.00	128.00
1	—	820	116.00	116.00
5	—	719	118.00–130.00	122.04
1	—	770	116.00	116.00
26	—	474	133.00–168.00	148.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	85.00	85.00
1	—	670	105.00	105.00
1	—	485	99.00	99.00
1	—	350	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	614	140.00–145.00	143.22
1	—	760	150.00	150.00
1	—	935	145.00	145.00
15	—	426	150.00–172.50	163.88
25	—	474	150.00–174.00	158.58
19	—	514	150.00–165.00	155.60
3	—	708	144.00–158.00	148.98
13	—	585	150.00–162.00	158.78
8	—	323	165.00–187.50	177.30
6	—	374	165.00–177.50	171.02
2	—	683	136.00–145.00	140.48
2	—	855	136.00–140.00	137.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	132.00–136.00	134.00
14	—	466	130.00–150.00	141.78
2	—	500	130.00–140.00	135.00
5	—	576	123.00–133.00	127.13
12	—	369	135.00–157.50	147.51
10	—	420	130.00–150.00	143.31
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	119.00	119.00
1	—	530	91.00	91.00
1	—	605	103.50	103.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,418	975.00–1,200.00	1,104.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,259	935.00–1,225.00	1,070.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,225	600.00–1,175.00	925.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,662	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,346.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,257	57.50–72.00	67.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,163	65.00–66.50	65.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	80.00	80.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,080	775.00–900.00	836.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	66.00	66.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,073	730.00–785.00	762.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,215	720.00–1,150.00	939.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,244	67.00–71.00	69.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	987	45.00–71.00	63.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,097	67.00–75.00	71.86
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	665	46.00	46.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	915	80.00–110.00	94.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	70.00–74.00	71.99
17	—	1,007	43.00–55.00	51.13
8	—	1,120	63.00–68.00	65.81
2	—	995	59.50–61.00	60.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	946	30.00–54.00	46.14
2	—	965	57.00–58.00	57.51
1	—	1,245	62.00	62.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	32.00–35.00	33.45
1	—	810	41.00	41.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	67.00	67.00
1	—	1,090	60.00	60.00
6	—	1,365	71.50–74.50	72.92
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	36.00	36.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,848	102.00–104.00	102.97
4	—	1,823	93.00–97.00	95.60
1	—	2,040	92.50	92.50

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle