Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 8.00 higher, 400-500 lb weights sold 2.00 lower, over 500 lb weights sold 1.00-11.00, mostly 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.40/cwt on 307 head.

Average price

$154.40

307 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$46.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.05

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	160.47	820	199
Medium and Large 1-2	519	149.75	777	24
Medium and Large 2	440	144.18	634	76
Medium and Large 3	493	114.28	564	8thin

One grade step is worth $46.19/cwt here — about $256 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 sale307 hd

154.40

—

AR average7 barns · 1,019 hd

153.35

+1.05

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	—	Low	1,506	88.95	1,340	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,373	68.11	935	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,050	55.33	581	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,005	54.81	551	6thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	114.25/cwt	106.00–119.00	594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	115.76/cwt	110.00–121.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	141.67/cwt	130.00–150.00	599	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	145.17/cwt	130.00–150.00	679	26
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	136.14/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,002	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	162.70/cwt	150.00–169.00	530	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	148.19/cwt	148.00–150.00	830	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	153.87/cwt	148.00–164.00	825	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	973	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	134.71/cwt	125.00–145.00	628	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	641	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	146.83/cwt	137.50–150.00	910	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	140.94/cwt	129.00–149.00	536	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	124.42/cwt	121.00–128.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	147.65/cwt	131.00–162.50	481	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	141.86/cwt	130.00–147.50	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	158.43/cwt	152.50–170.00	759	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	163.46/cwt	152.50–172.00	680	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	171.13/cwt	165.00–180.00	645	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	733	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	977	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	149.82/cwt	130.00–162.50	565	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	439	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	768	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	617	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	990	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	165.92/cwt	163.00–169.00	937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	158.21/cwt	158.00–159.00	1,074	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	153.37/cwt	147.00–158.00	871	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	157.83/cwt	153.00–159.00	990	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	178.63/cwt	167.50–184.00	591	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	774	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	135.32/cwt	127.50–140.00	840	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	129.51/cwt	122.00–138.00	863	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	960	111.98/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	116.48/cwt	113.00–120.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	137.22/cwt	128.00–145.00	790	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	721	122.14/cwt	117.00–128.00	881	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	40.87/cwt	34.00–47.00	373	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	65.05/cwt	64.00–66.00	729	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	58.51/cwt	58.00–59.00	575	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	68.11/cwt	66.00–70.50	935	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	923	37.82/cwt	30.00–48.00	349	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	61.34/cwt	58.00–63.50	649	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	986	54.39/cwt	54.00–55.00	536	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	68.13/cwt	64.00–71.00	861	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	813	33.48/cwt	33.00–34.00	272	2
Bulls	—	—	1,187	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	950	3
Bulls	—	—	1,598	94.67/cwt	92.50–97.00	1,513	4
Bulls	—	—	1,702	90.28/cwt	88.50–92.00	1,537	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	849	75.21/cwt	64.00–80.00	639	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	96.47/cwt	89.00–111.00	814	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	504	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	616	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	857.56/cwt	700.00–1,050.00	8,353	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	689.86/cwt	675.00–700.00	5,953	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	684	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	70.28/cwt	64.00–84.00	777	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	56.82/cwt	48.00–64.00	594	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	16,546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	910	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	124.48/cwt	124.00–126.00	668	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	142.30/cwt	130.00–152.00	740	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	109.09/cwt	100.00–117.50	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	140.03/cwt	132.00–146.00	798	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	137.89/cwt	130.00–149.00	712	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	147.37/cwt	140.00–155.00	632	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	163.96/cwt	150.00–175.00	592	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	107.42/cwt	100.00–118.00	460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	131.33/cwt	121.00–145.00	556	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	121.41/cwt	115.00–127.50	467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	125.16/cwt	114.00–129.00	717	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	146.34/cwt	143.00–149.00	975	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	122.17/cwt	117.00–127.50	999	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	143.47/cwt	129.00–149.00	471	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	125.13/cwt	120.00–129.00	656	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	145.10/cwt	140.00–152.00	702	24

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 Sep 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 800Last week 522Year ago 329

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 40Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 12Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
1	—	655	136.00	136.00
23	—	423	130.00–150.00	141.67
26	—	468	130.00–150.00	145.17
1	—	1,060	100.00	100.00
7	—	326	131.00–162.50	147.65
4	—	520	130.00–147.50	141.86
13	—	377	130.00–162.50	149.82
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	130.00	130.00
3	—	520	106.00–119.00	114.25
2	—	473	110.00–121.00	115.76
1	—	420	125.00	125.00
1	—	665	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	536	148.00–164.00	153.87
1	—	705	138.00	138.00
30	—	479	152.50–170.00	158.43
30	—	416	152.50–172.00	163.46
20	—	377	165.00–180.00	171.13
19	—	679	158.00–159.00	158.21
18	—	568	147.00–158.00	153.37
13	—	627	153.00–159.00	157.83
8	—	331	167.50–184.00	178.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	497	147.50	147.50
3	—	700	139.50	139.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	439	175.00	175.00
13	—	617	160.50	160.50
2	—	565	163.00–169.00	165.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	482	160.50	160.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	736	131.00–140.00	136.14
12	—	326	150.00–169.00	162.70
1	—	885	113.00	113.00
18	—	620	137.50–150.00	146.83
1	—	780	120.00	120.00
28	—	570	132.00–146.00	140.03
24	—	516	130.00–149.00	137.89
17	—	429	140.00–155.00	147.37
16	—	361	150.00–175.00	163.96
8	—	666	143.00–149.00	146.34
2	—	818	117.00–127.50	122.17
24	—	484	140.00–152.00	145.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	560	148.00–150.00	148.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	466	125.00–145.00	134.71
20	—	380	129.00–149.00	140.94
2	—	625	121.00–128.00	124.42
1	—	655	121.00	121.00
14	—	423	121.00–145.00	131.33
11	—	573	114.00–129.00	125.16
6	—	328	129.00–149.00	143.47
18	—	524	120.00–129.00	125.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	461	139.00	139.00
2	—	390	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	100.00–117.50	109.09
1	—	460	118.00	118.00
3	—	428	100.00–118.00	107.42
2	—	385	115.00–127.50	121.41
1	—	675	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	621	127.50–140.00	135.32
5	—	666	122.00–138.00	129.51
2	—	960	109.00–115.00	111.98
2	—	785	113.00–120.00	116.48
20	—	576	128.00–145.00	137.22
7	—	721	117.00–128.00	122.14
20	—	520	130.00–152.00	142.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	76.00	76.00
1	—	705	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	537	124.00–126.00	124.48
1	—	805	100.00	100.00
1	—	605	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	913	34.00–47.00	40.87
2	—	1,120	64.00–66.00	65.05
2	—	983	58.00–59.00	58.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,373	66.00–70.50	68.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	923	30.00–48.00	37.82
6	—	1,058	58.00–63.50	61.34
4	—	986	54.00–55.00	54.39
5	—	1,264	64.00–71.00	68.13
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	33.00–34.00	33.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,187	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,598	92.50–97.00	94.67
3	—	1,702	88.50–92.00	90.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	849	64.00–80.00	75.21
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	844	89.00–111.00	96.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	63.00	63.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	80.00	80.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	974	700.00–1,050.00	857.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	863	675.00–700.00	689.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	57.00	57.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,105	64.00–84.00	70.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,045	48.00–64.00	56.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,085	1,525.00	1,525.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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