Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2021-07-29

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 29
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
268 head
448 vs last sale 716 402 vs year ago 670 · 60.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
29 vs last sale 70 93 vs year ago 134 · 69.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
53 vs last sale 87 83 vs year ago 117 · 70.9%
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 700 lbs sold 3.00-12.00, mostly 8.00 lower, over 700 lbs not tested. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 11.00 lower, 400-500 lb weights sold 4.00 higher, 500-600 lb weights sold 3.00 lower, 600-700 lb weights sold 5.00 higher, over 700 lbs not tested. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00-6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $146.66/cwt on 122 head.
Average price
$146.66
122 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$764
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$191
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.37
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549151.8783459
Medium and Large 1-2530148.5478726
Medium and Large 2469137.0464337
One grade step is worth $14.82/cwt here — about $191 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 sale122 hd
146.66
AR average9 barns · 772 hd
154.03
−7.37
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
BullsHigh1,80998.381,7809thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37274.731,02511
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12467.2675615
CowsLean 85-90%High88067.175916thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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
SteersMedium and Large 1623151.50/cwt140.00–153.009449
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added487150.00/cwt150.00–150.0073116
SteersMedium and Large 1556145.97/cwt140.00–151.008124
SteersMedium and Large 1915122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,1161
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added410157.50/cwt157.50–157.506461
SteersMedium and Large 2375145.63/cwt125.00–157.505464
HeifersMedium and Large 1313145.37/cwt140.00–155.004553
BullsMedium and Large 1620122.00/cwt122.00–122.007562
SteersMedium and Large 1485149.98/cwt142.50–157.507274
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added530167.50/cwt167.50–167.508881
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added617143.52/cwt139.00–147.008864
BullsMedium and Large 2795101.00/cwt101.00–101.008031
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added568143.57/cwt142.50–146.0081519
HeifersMedium and Large 1383145.57/cwt140.00–150.005584
HeifersMedium and Large 1680132.00/cwt132.00–132.008985
HeifersMedium and Large 1531135.54/cwt130.00–140.007204
BullsMedium and Large 1566131.76/cwt126.00–142.507464
HeifersMedium and Large 1615135.99/cwt135.00–137.008362
BullsMedium and Large 1723130.99/cwt127.00–135.009472
SteersMedium and Large 1361174.08/cwt170.00–177.506286
BullsMedium and Large 1505140.00/cwt140.00–140.007071
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added518147.62/cwt145.00–150.007653
BullsMedium and Large 1818118.26/cwt117.50–119.009672
SteersMedium and Large 1532144.34/cwt134.00–150.0076811
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4081,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0018,3042
SteersMedium and Large 1663132.49/cwt131.00–134.008782
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0901,070.53/cwt1,050.00–1,100.0011,6692
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,215925.00/cwt925.00–925.0011,2391
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-271065.00/cwt65.00–65.004621
SteersMedium and Large 1411167.19/cwt160.00–180.006877
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,065900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,5851
BullsMedium and Large 1652120.00/cwt120.00–120.007822
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2830750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,2251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,25579.50/cwt79.50–79.509981
Bulls2,012103.07/cwt100.00–105.002,0743
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2851,040.45/cwt775.00–1,175.0013,3707
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,19367.86/cwt63.00–72.008103
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-278584.28/cwt73.00–95.006622
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0013,9751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-281381.94/cwt75.00–89.006662
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21777.92/cwt76.00–79.509483
Bulls1,77497.25/cwt95.00–99.001,7255
Bulls1,37590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,2381
CowsLean 85-90%1,08075.00/cwt75.00–75.008101
CowsBoner 80-85%95062.00/cwt62.00–62.005891
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39875.84/cwt74.00–78.001,0609
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17255.15/cwt51.00–59.006463
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight81559.00/cwt59.00–59.004811
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight77076.00/cwt76.00–76.005851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-285081.00/cwt81.00–81.006891
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight84361.68/cwt60.00–63.005203
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,27396.67/cwt93.00–100.001,2312
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,190825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,8181
CowsLean 85-90%90067.00/cwt67.00–67.006031
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13369.82/cwt67.50–71.007917
HeifersMedium and Large 355883.41/cwt77.00–90.004652
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,25569.76/cwt69.50–70.008752
HeifersMedium and Large 347298.59/cwt73.00–116.004653
HeifersMedium and Large 342596.42/cwt93.00–100.004102
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,20376.24/cwt74.00–78.009172
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2880807.77/cwt700.00–900.007,1083
BullsMedium and Large 385050.00/cwt50.00–50.004252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2880900.00/cwt900.00–900.007,9201
SteersMedium and Large 2510127.79/cwt115.00–139.006524
SteersMedium and Large 2430145.54/cwt131.00–155.006269
SteersMedium and Large 2580118.53/cwt117.00–120.006872
BullsMedium and Large 356364.89/cwt60.00–70.003652
HeifersMedium and Large 2578115.97/cwt115.00–117.006702
HeifersMedium and Large 361590.00/cwt90.00–90.005541
SteersMedium and Large 2475136.32/cwt120.00–150.0064811
SteersMedium and Large 2324143.09/cwt137.00–151.004644
SteersMedium and Large 2756119.38/cwt115.00–128.009033
HeifersMedium and Large 376580.00/cwt80.00–80.006121
HeifersMedium and Large 2482122.95/cwt120.00–125.005933
BullsMedium and Large 347060.68/cwt55.00–66.002852
HeifersMedium and Large 2705110.00/cwt110.00–110.007761
HeifersMedium and Large 2425126.31/cwt123.00–128.005373
HeifersMedium and Large 2340128.69/cwt125.00–132.504382
BullsMedium and Large 376050.00/cwt50.00–50.003801
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added625145.00/cwt145.00–145.009066
HeifersMedium and Large 2618117.40/cwt110.00–120.007265
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added559148.00/cwt148.00–148.008274
SteersMedium and Large 1758138.71/cwt132.00–143.001,0519
SteersMedium and Large 1322170.59/cwt170.00–172.505494
BullsMedium and Large 360560.00/cwt60.00–60.003631
HeifersMedium and Large 1473140.66/cwt133.00–146.006654
HeifersMedium and Large 2750110.00/cwt110.00–110.008251
HeifersMedium and Large 1583128.80/cwt124.00–132.007515
HeifersMedium and Large 1423136.86/cwt131.00–140.005797
SteersMedium and Large 1835125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0441
HeifersMedium and Large 2360133.80/cwt130.00–137.504822

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.