Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2021-08-05

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 5
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
896 head
628 vs last sale 268 253 vs year ago 643 · +39.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
36 vs last sale 41 37 vs year ago 114 · 32.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
16 vs last sale 34 28 vs year ago 78 · 35.9%
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 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 / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1620155.71965312
Medium and Large 1-2605146.5088615thin
Medium and Large 2479139.1366633
Medium and Large 3526108.295705thin
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,64794.441,5555thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,27077.739874thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05072.797658thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12670.3479229

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1321170.70/cwt160.00–180.005484
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added368170.00/cwt170.00–170.006262
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added739142.10/cwt136.50–143.001,05080
SteersMedium and Large 1526154.53/cwt145.00–167.0081310
SteersMedium and Large 1663146.21/cwt137.50–157.509696
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added605143.00/cwt143.00–143.008651
BullsMedium and Large 1805116.00/cwt116.00–116.009341
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added753135.51/cwt133.00–138.001,0202
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added668153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0228
HeifersMedium and Large 1674135.81/cwt129.00–142.009155
SteersMedium and Large 1820123.98/cwt123.00–125.001,0172
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added878138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,21660
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added562165.44/cwt162.50–174.009304
SteersMedium and Large 1785134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0521
HeifersMedium and Large 1870117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0181
HeifersMedium and Large 1715128.07/cwt122.50–135.009163
HeifersMedium and Large 1320146.63/cwt140.00–157.004696
SteersMedium and Large 1620146.88/cwt139.00–165.009117
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added474176.50/cwt176.50–176.508377
SteersMedium and Large 1426166.49/cwt152.00–171.0070920
HeifersMedium and Large 1528134.12/cwt130.00–146.0070818
BullsMedium and Large 1577151.37/cwt137.50–160.008739
BullsMedium and Large 1516147.34/cwt136.00–155.0076012
SteersMedium and Large 1725144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0442
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added620162.73/cwt159.50–168.001,00961
SteersMedium and Large 1373165.11/cwt155.00–172.5061611
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added555151.50/cwt151.50–151.508416
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added534169.50/cwt169.50–169.5090530
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added779151.50/cwt151.50–151.501,18017
BullsMedium and Large 1614153.26/cwt141.00–162.5094119
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3401,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0014,4051
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy430150.00/cwt150.00–150.006451
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy385170.49/cwt170.00–171.006562
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added520150.00/cwt150.00–150.007801
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650150.00/cwt150.00–150.009751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,183862.53/cwt850.00–875.0010,2042
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3031,057.05/cwt975.00–1,125.0013,7732
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,19564.00/cwt64.00–64.007651
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2893889.36/cwt750.00–1,000.007,9422
BullsMedium and Large 1925112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0361
BullsMedium and Large 1765125.00/cwt125.00–125.009561
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0051,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,14076.84/cwt75.00–79.008762
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0151,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0011,4191
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,15077.00/cwt77.00–77.008861
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-28701,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.009,1351
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2571,266.36/cwt1,135.00–1,350.0015,9186
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,27077.73/cwt75.00–80.009874
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight85060.00/cwt60.00–60.005101
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02065.28/cwt64.00–67.006663
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18376.43/cwt74.00–79.0090411
CowsBoner 80-85%1,03056.55/cwt50.00–60.005823
Bulls1,64794.44/cwt93.00–96.001,5555
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,01074.69/cwt72.50–77.507543
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-298575.61/cwt73.00–80.007454
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,05178.51/cwt75.00–82.008254
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1221,063.38/cwt800.00–1,275.0011,93114
CowsLean 85-90%1,04871.07/cwt70.00–72.007453
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14970.33/cwt68.00–73.0080811
HeifersMedium and Large 2345135.00/cwt135.00–135.004661
SteersMedium and Large 3420127.50/cwt127.50–127.505361
CowsLean 85-90%87565.00/cwt65.00–65.005691
CowsLean 85-90%1,09676.03/cwt74.00–78.008334
SteersMedium and Large 3390110.00/cwt110.00–110.004291
HeifersMedium and Large 3745100.00/cwt100.00–100.007451
SteersMedium and Large 2618128.48/cwt127.00–130.007942
HeifersMedium and Large 3635100.00/cwt100.00–100.006351
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0015,6251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0841,035.16/cwt775.00–1,135.0011,2214
HeifersMedium and Large 3368113.52/cwt111.00–116.004182
HeifersMedium and Large 2735112.00/cwt112.00–112.008231
SteersMedium and Large 2420148.13/cwt140.00–151.006226
SteersMedium and Large 2472138.03/cwt125.00–147.506529
SteersMedium and Large 3575115.98/cwt115.00–117.006672
SteersMedium and Large 367072.00/cwt72.00–72.004821
HeifersMedium and Large 2515123.70/cwt120.00–129.006378
HeifersMedium and Large 2433133.66/cwt122.50–142.505799
BullsMedium and Large 2550135.00/cwt135.00–135.007431
SteersMedium and Large 2335147.39/cwt142.50–152.004942
HeifersMedium and Large 1825114.51/cwt114.00–115.009452
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added605146.50/cwt146.50–146.5088615
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added709123.00/cwt123.00–123.008725
HeifersMedium and Large 1619131.11/cwt130.00–137.008127
SteersMedium and Large 1559152.47/cwt146.00–164.0085219
HeifersMedium and Large 1367149.67/cwt145.00–162.5054912
BullsMedium and Large 1718127.61/cwt121.00–131.009163
HeifersMedium and Large 2785110.00/cwt110.00–110.008641
HeifersMedium and Large 2388136.31/cwt132.50–137.505294
HeifersMedium and Large 1478153.35/cwt145.00–162.0073319
SteersMedium and Large 1481156.38/cwt146.00–168.0075242
HeifersMedium and Large 1564140.50/cwt132.00–148.0079234
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added591144.70/cwt131.50–145.7585551
SteersMedium and Large 2580134.25/cwt120.00–140.007794
SteersMedium and Large 2516132.56/cwt125.00–146.006845
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added439147.00/cwt141.00–158.0064514
BullsMedium and Large 1660145.26/cwt132.00–155.009593
BullsMedium and Large 287598.00/cwt98.00–98.008581
BullsMedium and Large 2655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008191
BullsMedium and Large 2524126.78/cwt120.00–135.006644
HeifersMedium and Large 2479130.99/cwt120.00–142.0062716
HeifersMedium and Large 2578121.66/cwt120.00–125.007033
HeifersMedium and Large 1420163.15/cwt152.00–168.0068527
SteersMedium and Large 2765126.00/cwt126.00–126.009641
SteersMedium and Large 2363145.68/cwt142.50–153.005294
HeifersMedium and Large 3572106.80/cwt96.00–112.506113
HeifersMedium and Large 3466112.65/cwt103.00–120.005254

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.