Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2021-07-15

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 15
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
516 head
237 vs last sale 753 3 vs year ago 519 · 0.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
7 vs last sale 50 18 vs year ago 39 · +46.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
30 vs last sale 24 28 vs year ago 26 · +107.7%
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 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 / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1507139.65708120
Medium and Large 2504124.6862827
Medium and Large 352697.755144thin
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,86197.261,8107thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34170.579468thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,03655.2557232
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low96548.9947310

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1627139.23/cwt124.00–152.5087321
BullsMedium and Large 1523144.21/cwt132.50–154.0075412
HeifersMedium and Large 2532124.00/cwt124.00–124.006603
SteersMedium and Large 1614143.22/cwt140.00–145.008795
HeifersMedium and Large 1564132.56/cwt125.00–145.0074826
HeifersMedium and Large 1432150.43/cwt140.00–172.5065016
HeifersMedium and Large 1518133.54/cwt125.00–146.0069214
HeifersMedium and Large 1385148.43/cwt137.50–165.0057113
HeifersMedium and Large 1316146.21/cwt142.50–147.504626
SteersMedium and Large 1760150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1401
SteersMedium and Large 1935145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3561
HeifersMedium and Large 1622126.10/cwt120.00–133.007848
SteersMedium and Large 1426163.88/cwt150.00–172.5069815
HeifersMedium and Large 1664128.00/cwt122.00–133.008504
HeifersMedium and Large 1820116.00/cwt116.00–116.009511
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy485190.00/cwt190.00–190.009221
SteersMedium and Large 1474158.58/cwt150.00–174.0075225
SteersMedium and Large 1514155.60/cwt150.00–165.0080019
SteersMedium and Large 1708148.98/cwt144.00–158.001,0553
SteersMedium and Large 1585158.78/cwt150.00–162.0092913
SteersMedium and Large 1323177.30/cwt165.00–187.505738
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4251,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0015,6751
BullsMedium and Large 1674131.56/cwt118.00–138.0088710
BullsMedium and Large 1573142.99/cwt130.00–149.0081932
BullsMedium and Large 1767121.94/cwt117.00–131.009353
BullsMedium and Large 1880110.00/cwt110.00–110.009681
SteersMedium and Large 1374171.02/cwt165.00–177.506406
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,25767.32/cwt57.50–72.008463
SteersMedium and Large 1683140.48/cwt136.00–145.009592
BullsMedium and Large 1845110.00/cwt110.00–110.009301
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,16365.75/cwt65.00–66.507652
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4181,104.95/cwt975.00–1,200.0015,6687
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2591,070.65/cwt935.00–1,225.0013,4794
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 366546.00/cwt46.00–46.003061
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,225925.14/cwt600.00–1,175.0011,3333
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,09080.00/cwt80.00–80.008721
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,080836.63/cwt775.00–900.009,0362
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,04066.00/cwt66.00–66.006861
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,073762.68/cwt730.00–785.008,1843
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37571.99/cwt70.00–74.009902
CowsLean 85-90%94646.14/cwt30.00–54.004366
Bulls1,848102.97/cwt102.00–104.001,9032
Bulls1,82395.60/cwt93.00–97.001,7434
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight76033.45/cwt32.00–35.002542
Bulls2,04092.50/cwt92.50–92.501,8871
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44567.00/cwt67.00–67.009681
CowsBoner 80-85%1,00751.13/cwt43.00–55.0051517
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight80036.00/cwt36.00–36.002881
CowsLean 85-90%96557.51/cwt57.00–58.005552
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight81041.00/cwt41.00–41.003321
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12065.81/cwt63.00–68.007378
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,215939.44/cwt720.00–1,150.0011,41410
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-291594.92/cwt80.00–110.008692
CowsBoner 80-85%99560.29/cwt59.50–61.006002
CowsLean 85-90%1,24562.00/cwt62.00–62.007721
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,09060.00/cwt60.00–60.006541
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36572.92/cwt71.50–74.509956
SteersMedium and Large 2715134.00/cwt132.00–136.009582
HeifersMedium and Large 360085.00/cwt85.00–85.005101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,24469.51/cwt67.00–71.008655
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6621,346.64/cwt1,200.00–1,400.0022,3813
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-298763.27/cwt45.00–71.006243
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,09771.86/cwt67.00–75.007883
SteersMedium and Large 2466141.78/cwt130.00–150.0066114
SteersMedium and Large 3410119.00/cwt119.00–119.004881
HeifersMedium and Large 3670105.00/cwt105.00–105.007041
HeifersMedium and Large 348599.00/cwt99.00–99.004801
HeifersMedium and Large 3350102.00/cwt102.00–102.003571
SteersMedium and Large 353091.00/cwt91.00–91.004821
HeifersMedium and Large 2330125.22/cwt123.00–127.504132
SteersMedium and Large 2500135.00/cwt130.00–140.006752
HeifersMedium and Large 2575119.68/cwt115.00–124.006883
SteersMedium and Large 2576127.13/cwt123.00–133.007325
HeifersMedium and Large 2418124.61/cwt120.00–133.005214
SteersMedium and Large 3605103.50/cwt103.50–103.506261
HeifersMedium and Large 1719122.04/cwt118.00–130.008775
SteersMedium and Large 2369147.51/cwt135.00–157.5054412
SteersMedium and Large 2420143.31/cwt130.00–150.0060210
HeifersMedium and Large 2645117.50/cwt117.50–117.507581
SteersMedium and Large 2635120.00/cwt120.00–120.007621
BullsMedium and Large 3525110.00/cwt110.00–110.005781
HeifersMedium and Large 1770116.00/cwt116.00–116.008931
BullsMedium and Large 2577124.01/cwt121.00–126.007163
BullsMedium and Large 2533125.00/cwt125.00–125.006663
HeifersMedium and Large 2479129.56/cwt120.00–139.0062111
BullsMedium and Large 21,13581.00/cwt81.00–81.009191
HeifersMedium and Large 2677114.61/cwt110.00–118.007763
SteersMedium and Large 1855137.99/cwt136.00–140.001,1802
BullsMedium and Large 1717126.90/cwt124.00–131.0091010
HeifersMedium and Large 1474148.66/cwt133.00–168.0070526

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.