Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2021-08-12

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 12
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
354 head
542 vs last sale 896 238 vs year ago 592 · 40.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
33 vs last sale 77 61 vs year ago 105 · 58.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
19 vs last sale 50 52 vs year ago 83 · 62.7%
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 400 lbs sold 11.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mixed, 300-400 lb weights sold 7.00 higher, 400-500 lb weights sold up to 20.00 lower, 500-600 lb weights sold 2.00 higher, over 600 lb weights sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $155.72/cwt on 132 head.
Average price
$155.72
132 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$735
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$565
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$102.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.24
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1487160.2878199
Medium and Large 2431147.3263429
Medium and Large 3402119.294793thin
Small and Medium 337557.502161thin
One grade step is worth $102.78/cwt here — about $565 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 sale132 hd
155.72
AR average7 barns · 655 hd
158.96
−3.24
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
BullsHigh1,52280.341,2238thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,21067.648186thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,03656.5258621
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09552.405745thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 1Fancy453175.00/cwt175.00–175.007933
SteersMedium and Large 1676140.96/cwt136.50–150.0095310
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added678141.50/cwt141.50–141.509596
SteersMedium and Large 1750130.00/cwt130.00–130.009751
HeifersMedium and Large 1333159.89/cwt152.50–170.005327
BullsMedium and Large 1775122.00/cwt122.00–122.009461
BullsMedium and Large 1710119.28/cwt114.00–124.008473
BullsMedium and Large 11,07089.00/cwt89.00–89.009521
HeifersMedium and Large 1425139.46/cwt133.00–146.005938
HeifersMedium and Large 1580136.29/cwt130.00–144.007903
BullsMedium and Large 2618113.40/cwt110.00–117.007012
SteersMedium and Large 1329182.15/cwt170.00–197.5059911
SteersMedium and Large 1572149.54/cwt140.00–154.0085511
HeifersMedium and Large 1525142.08/cwt130.00–148.0074626
HeifersMedium and Large 1660127.00/cwt127.00–127.008381
BullsMedium and Large 1525144.86/cwt132.00–151.0076116
SteersMedium and Large 2375150.36/cwt130.00–167.5056411
SteersMedium and Large 1471156.52/cwt152.00–159.0073715
SteersMedium and Large 1374174.47/cwt165.00–195.0065317
HeifersMedium and Large 1369150.85/cwt141.00–161.0055723
HeifersMedium and Large 1730120.82/cwt112.00–130.008822
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy765132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0101
HeifersMedium and Large 1611135.28/cwt128.00–147.008277
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed775725.00/cwt725.00–725.005,6191
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4401,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0016,5601
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3581,079.37/cwt950.00–1,200.0014,6582
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2665525.00/cwt525.00–525.003,4911
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-287894.36/cwt90.00–100.008282
SteersMedium and Large 1424158.66/cwt150.00–168.0067312
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,015975.00/cwt975.00–975.009,8961
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,03357.53/cwt57.00–58.005942
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,120815.00/cwt815.00–815.009,1281
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,04966.72/cwt65.50–70.007004
SteersSmall and Medium 337557.50/cwt57.50–57.502161
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3131,267.10/cwt1,100.00–1,450.0016,6375
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2685600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,1101
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,22068.21/cwt67.00–70.008324
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,19066.50/cwt66.50–66.507912
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10462.79/cwt60.00–65.506935
CowsBoner 80-85%1,03550.94/cwt49.00–52.505272
Bulls1,73593.79/cwt93.00–94.501,6272
Bulls1,21561.45/cwt40.00–74.007473
CowsLean 85-90%1,00055.00/cwt55.00–55.005501
CowsLean 85-90%1,24075.00/cwt75.00–75.009301
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02855.65/cwt53.50–58.5057210
CowsLean 85-90%1,23064.50/cwt64.50–64.507931
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-292057.50/cwt57.50–57.505291
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight83535.00/cwt35.00–35.002921
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight83032.50/cwt32.50–32.502701
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight81547.50/cwt47.50–47.503871
CowsLean 85-90%1,17535.00/cwt35.00–35.004111
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12366.00/cwt66.00–66.007412
SteersMedium and Large 3455111.00/cwt111.00–111.005051
Bulls1,68890.26/cwt89.50–91.001,5243
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,09070.24/cwt70.00–70.507662
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2915925.00/cwt925.00–925.008,4641
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,168987.27/cwt850.00–1,075.0011,5313
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,06063.50/cwt62.50–64.506732
SteersMedium and Large 2466145.97/cwt139.00–150.006804
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1801,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0016,5201
SteersMedium and Large 3375123.43/cwt105.00–140.004632
HeifersMedium and Large 2440120.00/cwt120.00–120.005281
SteersMedium and Large 2420146.54/cwt143.00–150.006155
SteersMedium and Large 2520148.00/cwt148.00–148.007701
SteersMedium and Large 2745129.00/cwt129.00–129.009611
BullsMedium and Large 364594.00/cwt88.00–100.006062
HeifersMedium and Large 3310125.00/cwt125.00–125.003881
HeifersMedium and Large 2518120.71/cwt117.00–125.006254
HeifersMedium and Large 2468130.10/cwt125.00–138.006094
BullsMedium and Large 2565127.92/cwt125.00–131.007232
BullsMedium and Large 289090.00/cwt90.00–90.008011
SteersMedium and Large 2328153.47/cwt140.00–167.505034
HeifersMedium and Large 2388129.94/cwt120.00–140.005042
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2530124.00/cwt124.00–124.006572
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2492135.00/cwt135.00–135.006643
HeifersMedium and Large 1465137.32/cwt130.00–142.0063916
BullsMedium and Large 1670131.34/cwt130.00–132.008803
HeifersMedium and Large 361090.00/cwt90.00–90.005491
SteersMedium and Large 2607136.99/cwt135.00–138.008323
BullsMedium and Large 1564136.45/cwt123.00–146.0077014
BullsMedium and Large 1613129.70/cwt124.00–136.007959
SteersMedium and Large 1638153.98/cwt140.00–160.0098210
SteersMedium and Large 1507155.17/cwt152.50–158.007879
HeifersMedium and Large 2321130.92/cwt129.00–135.004204
BullsMedium and Large 279081.00/cwt81.00–81.006401

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.