Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 5.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 1.00-9.00 , mostly 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 6.00 higher, except 400-500 lb weights up to 20.00 higher. several large groups of Value Added cattle sold with a Premium. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.19/cwt on 365 head.

Average price

$153.19

365 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$927

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$395

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

$47.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.83

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	620	155.71	965	312
Medium and Large 1-2	605	146.50	886	15thin
Medium and Large 2	479	139.13	666	33
Medium and Large 3	526	108.29	570	5thin

One grade step is worth $47.42/cwt here — about $395 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 sale365 hd

153.19

—

AR average10 barns · 1,630 hd

159.01

−5.83

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	1,647	94.44	1,555	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,270	77.73	987	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	72.79	765	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,126	70.34	792	29

Every lot, as filed

106 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 1	—	321	170.70/cwt	160.00–180.00	548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	368	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	739	142.10/cwt	136.50–143.00	1,050	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	154.53/cwt	145.00–167.00	813	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	146.21/cwt	137.50–157.50	969	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	753	135.51/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	668	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,022	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	135.81/cwt	129.00–142.00	915	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	123.98/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,017	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	878	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,216	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	562	165.44/cwt	162.50–174.00	930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	128.07/cwt	122.50–135.00	916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	146.63/cwt	140.00–157.00	469	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	146.88/cwt	139.00–165.00	911	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	474	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	837	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	166.49/cwt	152.00–171.00	709	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	134.12/cwt	130.00–146.00	708	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	151.37/cwt	137.50–160.00	873	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	147.34/cwt	136.00–155.00	760	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,044	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	162.73/cwt	159.50–168.00	1,009	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	165.11/cwt	155.00–172.50	616	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	841	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	534	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	905	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	779	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,180	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	153.26/cwt	141.00–162.50	941	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	385	170.49/cwt	170.00–171.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	650	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	862.53/cwt	850.00–875.00	10,204	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	1,057.05/cwt	975.00–1,125.00	13,773	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	765	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	889.36/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	7,942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	925	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	956	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	76.84/cwt	75.00–79.00	876	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	11,419	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	886	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,135	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,257	1,266.36/cwt	1,135.00–1,350.00	15,918	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	77.73/cwt	75.00–80.00	987	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	850	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	510	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	65.28/cwt	64.00–67.00	666	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	76.43/cwt	74.00–79.00	904	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	56.55/cwt	50.00–60.00	582	3
Bulls	—	—	1,647	94.44/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,555	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	74.69/cwt	72.50–77.50	754	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	75.61/cwt	73.00–80.00	745	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,051	78.51/cwt	75.00–82.00	825	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	1,063.38/cwt	800.00–1,275.00	11,931	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	71.07/cwt	70.00–72.00	745	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	70.33/cwt	68.00–73.00	808	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	536	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	569	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	76.03/cwt	74.00–78.00	833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	128.48/cwt	127.00–130.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	1,035.16/cwt	775.00–1,135.00	11,221	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	113.52/cwt	111.00–116.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	148.13/cwt	140.00–151.00	622	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	138.03/cwt	125.00–147.50	652	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	123.70/cwt	120.00–129.00	637	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	133.66/cwt	122.50–142.50	579	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	147.39/cwt	142.50–152.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	886	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	872	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	131.11/cwt	130.00–137.00	812	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	152.47/cwt	146.00–164.00	852	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	149.67/cwt	145.00–162.50	549	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	127.61/cwt	121.00–131.00	916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	136.31/cwt	132.50–137.50	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	153.35/cwt	145.00–162.00	733	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	156.38/cwt	146.00–168.00	752	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	140.50/cwt	132.00–148.00	792	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	591	144.70/cwt	131.50–145.75	855	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	134.25/cwt	120.00–140.00	779	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	132.56/cwt	125.00–146.00	684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	439	147.00/cwt	141.00–158.00	645	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	145.26/cwt	132.00–155.00	959	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	875	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	126.78/cwt	120.00–135.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	130.99/cwt	120.00–142.00	627	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	121.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	163.15/cwt	152.00–168.00	685	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	145.68/cwt	142.50–153.00	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	106.80/cwt	96.00–112.50	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	112.65/cwt	103.00–120.00	525	4

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 Aug 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 896Last week 268Year ago 643

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 41Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 34Year ago 78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	321	160.00–180.00	170.70
10	—	526	145.00–167.00	154.53
6	—	663	137.50–157.50	146.21
2	—	820	123.00–125.00	123.98
1	—	785	134.00	134.00
7	—	620	139.00–165.00	146.88
20	—	426	152.00–171.00	166.49
2	—	725	144.00	144.00
11	—	373	155.00–172.50	165.11
19	—	559	146.00–164.00	152.47
42	—	481	146.00–168.00	156.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	668	153.00	153.00
60	—	878	138.50	138.50
4	—	562	162.50–174.00	165.44
7	—	474	176.50	176.50
61	—	620	159.50–168.00	162.73
30	—	534	169.50	169.50
17	—	779	151.50	151.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	127.50	127.50
1	—	390	110.00	110.00
2	—	575	115.00–117.00	115.98
1	—	670	72.00	72.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	127.00–130.00	128.48
6	—	420	140.00–151.00	148.13
9	—	472	125.00–147.50	138.03
2	—	335	142.50–152.00	147.39
4	—	580	120.00–140.00	134.25
5	—	516	125.00–146.00	132.56
1	—	765	126.00	126.00
4	—	363	142.50–153.00	145.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	605	146.50	146.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	170.00	170.00
80	—	739	136.50–143.00	142.10
1	—	605	143.00	143.00
2	—	753	133.00–138.00	135.51
6	—	555	151.50	151.50
1	—	520	150.00	150.00
1	—	650	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	674	129.00–142.00	135.81
1	—	870	117.00	117.00
3	—	715	122.50–135.00	128.07
6	—	320	140.00–157.00	146.63
18	—	528	130.00–146.00	134.12
2	—	825	114.00–115.00	114.51
7	—	619	130.00–137.00	131.11
12	—	367	145.00–162.50	149.67
19	—	478	145.00–162.00	153.35
34	—	564	132.00–148.00	140.50
27	—	420	152.00–168.00	163.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	170.00–171.00	170.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	135.00	135.00
1	—	735	112.00	112.00
8	—	515	120.00–129.00	123.70
9	—	433	122.50–142.50	133.66
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
4	—	388	132.50–137.50	136.31
16	—	479	120.00–142.00	130.99
3	—	578	120.00–125.00	121.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	100.00	100.00
1	—	635	100.00	100.00
2	—	368	111.00–116.00	113.52
3	—	572	96.00–112.50	106.80
4	—	466	103.00–120.00	112.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	709	123.00	123.00
51	—	591	131.50–145.75	144.70
14	—	439	141.00–158.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	116.00	116.00
9	—	577	137.50–160.00	151.37
12	—	516	136.00–155.00	147.34
19	—	614	141.00–162.50	153.26
1	—	925	112.00	112.00
1	—	765	125.00	125.00
3	—	718	121.00–131.00	127.61
3	—	660	132.00–155.00	145.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	135.00	135.00
1	—	875	98.00	98.00
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
4	—	524	120.00–135.00	126.78

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,303	975.00–1,125.00	1,057.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,257	1,135.00–1,350.00	1,266.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,183	850.00–875.00	862.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	64.00	64.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	893	750.00–1,000.00	889.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,140	75.00–79.00	76.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	77.00	77.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,051	75.00–82.00	78.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,122	800.00–1,275.00	1,063.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,084	775.00–1,135.00	1,035.16
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,050.00	1,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,010	72.50–77.50	74.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	985	73.00–80.00	75.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,270	75.00–80.00	77.73
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,020	64.00–67.00	65.28
11	—	1,183	74.00–79.00	76.43
3	—	1,030	50.00–60.00	56.55
11	—	1,149	68.00–73.00	70.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,048	70.00–72.00	71.07
1	—	875	65.00	65.00
4	—	1,096	74.00–78.00	76.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,647	93.00–96.00	94.44

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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