Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 4.00-6.00 higher, 500-600 lb weights sold 2.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows & bulls not reported due to time restraints.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.86/cwt on 436 head.

Average price

$151.86

436 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$823

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$336

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

$56.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.47

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	157.66	872	311
Medium and Large 1-2	576	146.25	843	12thin
Medium and Large 2	507	140.69	713	101
Medium and Large 3	530	101.09	536	12thin

One grade step is worth $56.57/cwt here — about $336 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 sale436 hd

151.86

—

AR average7 barns · 1,529 hd

155.33

−3.47

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	627	136.89/cwt	123.00–139.50	858	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	158.26/cwt	145.00–162.50	829	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	156.70/cwt	150.00–176.00	755	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	152.54/cwt	141.00–154.50	1,024	45
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	830	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	115.41/cwt	111.00–120.00	413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	148.76/cwt	139.00–162.50	558	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	135.00/cwt	125.00–147.50	768	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	132.65/cwt	130.00–135.00	431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	860	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	143.36/cwt	122.50–152.50	608	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	773	78.86/cwt	67.50–90.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	142.76/cwt	130.00–149.00	674	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	862	117.66/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,014	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	140.85/cwt	133.00–148.00	734	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	123.41/cwt	117.00–126.00	950	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	117.74/cwt	101.00–127.50	500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	147.32/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,046	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	960	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	135.62/cwt	131.00–147.00	1,050	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	820	145.80/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,196	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	153.80/cwt	133.00–165.00	486	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	181.51/cwt	170.00–197.00	677	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	186.48/cwt	170.00–200.00	606	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	881	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,198	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	822	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	537	169.06/cwt	168.00–172.50	908	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	657	125.67/cwt	124.00–127.00	826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	133.35/cwt	127.00–144.00	833	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	942	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	141.06/cwt	131.00–152.00	801	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	117.59/cwt	113.00–122.00	982	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	855	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	147.28/cwt	135.00–156.00	782	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	124.34/cwt	122.00–125.00	899	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	379	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	99.08/cwt	81.00–117.50	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	628	145.00/cwt	144.50–146.00	911	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	141.00/cwt	125.00–147.50	457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	122.36/cwt	121.00–125.00	832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	138.52/cwt	129.00–145.00	526	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	133.57/cwt	132.00–135.00	958	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	106.20/cwt	95.00–117.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	138.08/cwt	131.00–144.00	805	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	668	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	126.37/cwt	124.00–130.00	705	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	138.36/cwt	130.00–149.00	585	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	138.64/cwt	132.00–142.50	944	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	126.24/cwt	120.00–130.00	655	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	143.80/cwt	139.00–151.00	699	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	152.18/cwt	141.00–160.00	575	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	121.58/cwt	116.00–126.00	765	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	653	146.81/cwt	146.50–150.00	959	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	130.05/cwt	120.00–137.50	622	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	136.42/cwt	131.00–149.00	722	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	140.55/cwt	135.00–143.00	867	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	147.32/cwt	140.00–162.50	629	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	164.70/cwt	157.50–170.00	530	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	164.46/cwt	155.00–175.00	687	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	154.26/cwt	144.00–164.00	884	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	154.74/cwt	154.00–162.00	978	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	620	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	849	1

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 →

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

Receipts 1,000Last week 354Year ago 1,544

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	627	123.00–139.50	136.89
1	—	700	129.00	129.00
18	—	375	139.00–162.50	148.76
10	—	569	125.00–147.50	135.00
11	—	424	122.50–152.50	143.36
24	—	472	130.00–149.00	142.76
3	—	862	117.00–118.00	117.66
7	—	521	133.00–148.00	140.85
5	—	770	117.00–126.00	123.41
1	—	650	127.50	127.50
1	—	960	110.00	110.00
7	—	316	133.00–165.00	153.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	524	145.00–162.50	158.26
56	—	482	150.00–176.00	156.70
45	—	671	141.00–154.50	152.54
3	—	710	143.00–152.00	147.32
6	—	774	131.00–147.00	135.62
12	—	373	170.00–197.00	181.51
1	—	830	133.00	133.00
15	—	325	170.00–200.00	186.48
2	—	1,100	99.00	99.00
35	—	418	155.00–175.00	164.46
31	—	573	144.00–164.00	154.26
20	—	632	154.00–162.00	154.74
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	60.00	60.00
2	—	358	111.00–120.00	115.41
2	—	325	130.00–135.00	132.65
1	—	860	71.00	71.00
2	—	773	67.50–90.00	78.86
3	—	425	101.00–127.50	117.74
1	—	485	75.00	75.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	144.00	144.00
9	—	559	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	820	143.00–146.00	145.80
4	—	881	136.00	136.00
4	—	537	168.00–172.50	169.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	150.00	150.00
6	—	628	144.50–146.00	145.00
23	—	653	146.50–150.00	146.81
1	—	570	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
1	—	335	113.00	113.00
2	—	530	81.00–117.50	99.08
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
1	—	610	90.00	90.00
1	—	685	118.00	118.00
2	—	423	95.00–117.00	106.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	324	125.00–147.50	141.00
3	—	680	121.00–125.00	122.36
6	—	380	129.00–145.00	138.52
14	—	558	124.00–130.00	126.37
10	—	423	130.00–149.00	138.36
12	—	519	120.00–130.00	126.24
7	—	629	116.00–126.00	121.58
23	—	478	120.00–137.50	130.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	717	132.00–135.00	133.57
40	—	583	131.00–144.00	138.08
11	—	681	132.00–142.50	138.64
1	—	785	119.00	119.00
46	—	486	139.00–151.00	143.80
27	—	378	141.00–160.00	152.18
38	—	529	131.00–149.00	136.42
12	—	617	135.00–143.00	140.55
23	—	427	140.00–162.50	147.32
6	—	322	157.50–170.00	164.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	486	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	657	124.00–127.00	125.67
11	—	625	127.00–144.00	133.35
2	—	942	90.00	90.00
27	—	568	131.00–152.00	141.06
5	—	835	113.00–122.00	117.59
21	—	531	135.00–156.00	147.28
6	—	723	122.00–125.00	124.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	80.00	80.00
1	—	780	85.00	85.00
2	—	578	120.00–125.00	122.58

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