Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs sold 1.00-10.00, mostly 5.00 higher, over 700 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers 300-400 lbs sold 10.00 higher, 400-500 lbs sold 12.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.11/cwt on 282 head.

Average price

$132.11

282 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$330

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$40.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.84

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	588	140.50	826	12thin
Medium and Large 1	534	137.95	736	199
Medium and Large 2	509	121.41	618	48
Medium and Large 3	498	99.57	496	23

One grade step is worth $40.93/cwt here — about $330 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 sale282 hd

132.11

—

AR average9 barns · 1,772 hd

140.96

−8.84

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	—	Average	1,565	86.51	1,354	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,370	73.91	1,013	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	996	64.46	642	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,032	61.55	635	29

Every lot, as filed

120 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	152.28/cwt	142.50–160.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	121.69/cwt	110.00–129.00	585	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	116.50/cwt	110.00–124.00	622	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,052	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	137.15/cwt	137.00–138.00	905	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	170.81/cwt	165.00–190.00	738	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	139.51/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	146.71/cwt	135.00–151.50	907	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,011	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	531	148.72/cwt	147.50–151.00	790	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	741	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	986	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	663	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,011	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	188.40/cwt	177.50–195.00	614	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	133.98/cwt	125.00–147.00	693	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	704	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	957	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	158.35/cwt	151.00–170.00	903	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	161.39/cwt	151.00–172.50	762	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	700	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	123.97/cwt	123.00–125.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	166.34/cwt	147.50–177.50	534	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	481	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	842	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	133.06/cwt	122.00–145.00	834	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	157.67/cwt	150.00–170.00	832	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	143.32/cwt	134.00–151.00	959	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	146.91/cwt	137.50–155.00	549	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	125.01/cwt	124.00–128.00	941	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	597	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	863	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	135.69/cwt	125.00–142.50	768	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	133.45/cwt	130.00–143.00	566	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	148.37/cwt	135.00–153.00	847	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	125.07/cwt	120.00–130.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	750	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	998	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	6,476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	543	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	931	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	310	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	648	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	622	144.19/cwt	142.00–144.50	897	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	855.54/cwt	700.00–950.00	9,830	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	470	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	597	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,750	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,023	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,685	100.16/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,688	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	65.71/cwt	47.00–73.00	743	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	64.48/cwt	54.00–76.00	626	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	665.57/cwt	550.00–775.00	6,090	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	1,072.76/cwt	900.00–1,250.00	12,895	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	919.78/cwt	835.00–985.00	9,520	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	480	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	283	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	9,360	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	716	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	70.02/cwt	63.00–85.00	746	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	66.03/cwt	51.00–73.50	678	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	69.80/cwt	52.00–86.00	575	9
Bulls	—	—	1,837	93.11/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,710	3
Bulls	—	—	1,203	71.97/cwt	67.00–74.50	866	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	70.91/cwt	70.00–72.00	750	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	602	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	62.58/cwt	61.00–65.00	660	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	942	50.22/cwt	44.00–54.00	473	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	75.36/cwt	74.00–76.50	1,046	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	948	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	463	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	563	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	675	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	324	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	69.04/cwt	67.00–71.50	748	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	72.51/cwt	72.00–73.00	880	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	895.93/cwt	725.00–1,115.00	9,389	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	546	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	568	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	290	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	58.83/cwt	57.00–60.00	627	5
Bulls	—	—	1,700	98.40/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	110.65/cwt	100.00–117.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	108.27/cwt	105.00–110.00	350	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	1,112.90/cwt	925.00–1,250.00	14,779	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,220	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	719.12/cwt	675.00–770.00	6,724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	124.33/cwt	120.00–127.50	538	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	104.64/cwt	100.00–109.00	436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	101.10/cwt	80.00–113.00	392	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	116.63/cwt	110.00–126.00	714	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	87.94/cwt	80.00–100.00	539	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	128.64/cwt	121.00–135.00	490	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	137.32/cwt	130.00–145.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	153.00/cwt	140.00–156.00	789	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	132.03/cwt	130.00–134.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	181.43/cwt	175.00–197.50	660	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	916	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	826	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	675	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	137.36/cwt	120.00–147.50	728	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	137.07/cwt	121.00–148.00	641	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	136.17/cwt	130.00–152.50	636	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	840	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	145.59/cwt	125.00–162.50	622	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	135.66/cwt	130.00–143.00	431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	124.61/cwt	120.00–134.00	831	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	512	97.96/cwt	79.00–115.00	502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	100.27/cwt	90.00–110.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	157.49/cwt	130.00–167.50	592	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	115.57/cwt	109.00–123.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	119.01/cwt	110.00–123.00	683	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	106.22/cwt	102.50–110.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	90.36/cwt	80.00–101.00	427	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	121.75/cwt	121.00–122.50	773	2

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 716Last week 516Year ago 569

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 57Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 54Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	142.50–160.00	152.28
1	—	680	132.00	132.00
2	—	583	130.00–134.00	132.03
8	—	530	120.00–147.50	137.36
11	—	468	121.00–148.00	137.07
8	—	427	125.00–162.50	145.59
8	—	376	130.00–167.50	157.49
2	—	635	121.00–122.50	121.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	762	138.00	138.00
24	—	432	165.00–190.00	170.81
2	—	728	139.00–140.00	139.51
6	—	618	135.00–151.50	146.71
8	—	326	177.50–195.00	188.40
16	—	570	151.00–170.00	158.35
21	—	472	151.00–172.50	161.39
31	—	528	150.00–170.00	157.67
7	—	669	134.00–151.00	143.32
10	—	364	175.00–197.50	181.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	663	152.50	152.50
1	—	700	152.00	152.00
16	—	481	175.00	175.00
23	—	543	171.50	171.50
1	—	310	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	100.00–109.00	104.64
1	—	670	119.00	119.00
1	—	465	110.00	110.00
2	—	328	130.00–131.00	130.51
1	—	365	135.00	135.00
2	—	570	102.50–110.00	106.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	555	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	481	110.00–129.00	121.69
8	—	534	110.00–124.00	116.50
4	—	433	120.00–127.50	124.33
8	—	612	110.00–126.00	116.63
5	—	381	121.00–135.00	128.64
2	—	680	115.00–120.00	117.46
4	—	318	130.00–143.00	135.66
9	—	574	110.00–123.00	119.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	660	137.00–138.00	137.15
11	—	531	147.50–151.00	148.72
5	—	741	133.00	133.00
9	—	597	144.50	144.50
1	—	750	133.00	133.00
8	—	622	142.00–144.50	144.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	517	125.00–147.00	133.98
2	—	725	123.00–125.00	123.97
11	—	321	147.50–177.50	166.34
28	—	627	122.00–145.00	133.06
17	—	374	137.50–155.00	146.91
4	—	753	124.00–128.00	125.01
18	—	566	125.00–142.50	135.69
19	—	424	130.00–143.00	133.45
24	—	467	130.00–152.50	136.17
10	—	667	120.00–134.00	124.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	117.00	117.00
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
1	—	470	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	113.00	113.00
3	—	533	100.00–117.00	110.65
3	—	323	105.00–110.00	108.27
3	—	388	80.00–113.00	101.10
1	—	420	115.00	115.00
5	—	613	80.00–100.00	87.94
3	—	568	90.00–110.00	100.27
4	—	473	80.00–101.00	90.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	588	140.50	140.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	128.00	128.00
4	—	704	136.00	136.00
13	—	571	135.00–153.00	148.37
2	—	625	130.00–145.00	137.32
2	—	668	136.00	136.00
7	—	516	140.00–156.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	80.00	80.00
2	—	523	120.00–130.00	125.07
1	—	635	116.00	116.00
1	—	840	81.00	81.00
1	—	570	117.00	117.00
3	—	673	109.00–123.00	115.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	648	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	59.00	59.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	117.50	117.50
3	—	512	79.00–115.00	97.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	103.00	103.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	51.00	51.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	785.00	785.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,149	700.00–950.00	855.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,202	900.00–1,250.00	1,072.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	835.00–985.00	919.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,328	925.00–1,250.00	1,112.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,685	99.00–102.00	100.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,130	47.00–73.00	65.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	971	54.00–76.00	64.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	915	550.00–775.00	665.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	960.00	960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,065	63.00–85.00	70.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,213	72.00–73.00	72.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,048	725.00–1,115.00	895.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	59.00	59.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	935	675.00–770.00	719.12
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	90.00	90.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,027	51.00–73.50	66.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	824	52.00–86.00	69.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,837	90.00–95.00	93.11
3	—	1,203	67.00–74.50	71.97
2	—	1,700	97.00–100.00	98.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,058	70.00–72.00	70.91
1	—	955	63.00	63.00
1	—	890	52.00	52.00
1	—	955	59.00	59.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,054	61.00–65.00	62.58
6	—	942	44.00–54.00	50.22
12	—	1,084	67.00–71.50	69.04
5	—	1,066	57.00–60.00	58.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,388	74.00–76.50	75.36
1	—	1,335	71.00	71.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	48.00	48.00

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