Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2021-08-26

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 26
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
522 head
478 vs last sale 1,000 130 vs year ago 392 · +33.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
115 vs last sale 155 30 vs year ago 70 · 42.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
58 vs last sale 70 8 vs year ago 20 · 40.0%
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 7.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 3.00 lower, 400-600 lb weights sold steady to 3.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 4.00 lower. Feeder supply was mostly average to plain in quality. No trend for Slaughter cows or bulls, not reported last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $152.76/cwt on 254 head.
Average price
$152.76
254 head · 460 lb average
Value per head Derived
$703
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$265
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$110.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.57
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1441165.58730140
Medium and Large 1-2542148.8680722
Medium and Large 2460139.5464175
Medium and Large 3491113.9956016thin
Small and Medium 384555.004651thin
One grade step is worth $110.58/cwt here — about $265 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 sale254 hd
152.76
AR average8 barns · 972 hd
156.33
−3.57
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
BullsAverage1,65187.031,4378thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,22167.948308thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average98651.4550718
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low94449.494676thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-281068.29/cwt57.00–80.005532
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,015760.00/cwt760.00–760.007,7141
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2551,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0014,1191
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005791
BullsMedium and Large 2585125.00/cwt125.00–125.007311
HeifersMedium and Large 2622122.07/cwt119.00–127.007593
HeifersMedium and Large 2521125.58/cwt119.00–129.006544
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added615150.00/cwt150.00–150.009231
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy460120.00/cwt120.00–120.005521
SteersMedium and Large 3375127.00/cwt127.00–127.004761
SteersMedium and Large 3530115.05/cwt110.00–120.006104
SteersMedium and Large 2733121.61/cwt115.00–128.008912
SteersMedium and Large 2325145.90/cwt132.50–167.5047412
SteersMedium and Large 1750143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0731
SteersMedium and Large 1522157.01/cwt151.00–166.0082028
SteersMedium and Large 1280181.78/cwt180.00–182.5050911
SteersMedium and Large 3435109.27/cwt107.50–111.004752
SteersMedium and Large 1558154.81/cwt149.00–155.5086410
SteersSmall and Medium 384555.00/cwt55.00–55.004651
SteersMedium and Large 1-2469153.00/cwt153.00–153.007184
SteersMedium and Large 1-2570146.00/cwt146.00–146.008328
HeifersMedium and Large 1675131.00/cwt131.00–131.008841
HeifersMedium and Large 1343159.98/cwt157.50–162.505492
HeifersMedium and Large 1254165.00/cwt165.00–165.004195
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added463154.51/cwt153.00–156.007152
SteersMedium and Large 2378149.01/cwt137.00–157.5056312
SteersMedium and Large 2520132.41/cwt120.00–142.506899
HeifersSmall and Medium 334580.00/cwt80.00–80.002761
HeifersMedium and Large 1230182.50/cwt182.50–182.504208
HeifersMedium and Large 1420151.43/cwt143.00–160.0063622
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2498132.50/cwt132.50–132.506603
SteersMedium and Large 3602111.00/cwt111.00–111.006683
SteersMedium and Large 3330110.00/cwt110.00–110.003631
HeifersMedium and Large 2340130.00/cwt130.00–130.004421
HeifersMedium and Large 2650115.00/cwt115.00–115.007481
SteersMedium and Large 1202193.00/cwt193.00–193.0039014
SteersMedium and Large 1425163.57/cwt151.00–170.0069520
SteersMedium and Large 2980101.00/cwt101.00–101.009901
SteersMedium and Large 2795123.00/cwt123.00–123.009781
SteersMedium and Large 2600133.00/cwt133.00–133.007981
SteersMedium and Large 3471115.03/cwt110.00–129.005425
SteersMedium and Large 1845131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1071
SteersMedium and Large 1630151.70/cwt147.00–157.509563
SteersMedium and Large 2569133.61/cwt127.00–140.007607
SteersMedium and Large 2472138.96/cwt125.00–149.0065617
SteersMedium and Large 2420143.08/cwt135.00–150.0060112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2549149.50/cwt149.50–149.5082110
SteersMedium and Large 1678150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0172
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added610161.00/cwt161.00–161.009821
SteersMedium and Large 1368176.71/cwt170.00–180.0065012
SteersMedium and Large 1721144.71/cwt142.00–149.001,0434
SteersMedium and Large 1482157.40/cwt151.00–171.0075923
SteersMedium and Large 1328175.45/cwt169.00–185.0057510
Dairy SteersLarge 336095.00/cwt95.00–95.003421
Dairy SteersLarge 373047.00/cwt47.00–47.003431
BullsMedium and Large 1658131.03/cwt127.00–137.008623
BullsMedium and Large 1620128.70/cwt120.00–136.007983
BullsMedium and Large 1770114.00/cwt114.00–114.008781
BullsMedium and Large 1565140.07/cwt130.00–145.007917
BullsMedium and Large 1880118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0381
BullsMedium and Large 1845114.00/cwt114.00–114.009631
CowsLean 85-90%89541.00/cwt41.00–41.003671
CowsLean 85-90%1,09063.17/cwt62.00–64.506892
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,10058.00/cwt58.00–58.006381
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight73022.50/cwt22.50–22.501641
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight80053.00/cwt53.00–53.004241
Bulls1,71188.71/cwt85.50–90.001,5186
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,24470.34/cwt67.50–71.508756
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,20563.50/cwt63.50–63.507651
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14364.56/cwt63.50–65.507383
CowsLean 85-90%93053.54/cwt52.00–55.004982
Bulls1,47070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0291
CowsBoner 80-85%94341.26/cwt31.00–49.503896
CowsBoner 80-85%98860.49/cwt58.00–63.005983
Bulls1,47094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,3821
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04154.61/cwt52.00–56.005684
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight73532.00/cwt32.00–32.002351
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2930770.00/cwt770.00–770.007,1611
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,02859.22/cwt58.50–60.006092
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,04065.00/cwt65.00–65.006761
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2953841.57/cwt800.00–880.008,0202
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-290358.48/cwt54.00–62.005282
HeifersMedium and Large 3440118.00/cwt118.00–118.005191
HeifersMedium and Large 2429130.81/cwt121.00–140.005618
HeifersMedium and Large 2466125.58/cwt120.00–138.0058511
HeifersSmall and Medium 348558.00/cwt58.00–58.002811
HeifersMedium and Large 2377132.77/cwt123.00–141.005015
HeifersMedium and Large 1371152.93/cwt142.50–165.0056724
HeifersMedium and Large 1557137.26/cwt130.00–144.0076516
HeifersMedium and Large 1800116.00/cwt116.00–116.009281
HeifersMedium and Large 368560.00/cwt60.00–60.004111
HeifersMedium and Large 3535112.85/cwt110.00–116.006043
HeifersMedium and Large 1619139.28/cwt133.00–144.0086211
HeifersMedium and Large 1521137.03/cwt130.00–144.0071417
HeifersMedium and Large 1467145.08/cwt141.00–155.0067813
HeifersMedium and Large 3473107.51/cwt90.00–117.005094
HeifersMedium and Large 1880103.00/cwt103.00–103.009061
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450131.00/cwt131.00–131.005901
HeifersMedium and Large 2580121.63/cwt115.00–128.007053
HeifersSmall and Medium 354565.00/cwt65.00–65.003541
BullsSmall and Medium 334055.00/cwt55.00–55.001871
BullsSmall and Medium 352069.00/cwt69.00–69.003591
BullsMedium and Large 355599.00/cwt99.00–99.005491
BullsMedium and Large 1516148.17/cwt146.00–150.007657

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.