Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2021-09-16

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 16
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Receipts
947 head
170 vs last sale 777 347 vs year ago 600 · +57.8%
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 and heifers under 400 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 higher, 400-600 lb weights sold 1.00-8.00 , mostly 4.00 lower, over 600 lb weights sold 10.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls not reported due to time restraints.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.36/cwt on 358 head.
Average price
$132.36
358 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$661
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$394
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$61.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.17
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1506138.63702228
Medium and Large 1-2475135.006412thin
Medium and Large 2484126.6461291
Medium and Large 3497108.5754036
Small and Medium 340077.003081thin
One grade step is worth $61.63/cwt here — about $394 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 sale358 hd
132.36
AR average4 barns · 833 hd
131.20
+1.17
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

74 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1369151.70/cwt142.00–161.0056016
SteersMedium and Large 3428111.89/cwt100.00–120.004793
SteersMedium and Large 1330194.42/cwt170.00–215.0064222
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475135.00/cwt135.00–135.006412
HeifersMedium and Large 1663132.42/cwt130.00–134.008787
SteersMedium and Large 1569141.60/cwt136.00–149.0080626
SteersMedium and Large 1616138.20/cwt132.00–146.0085122
SteersMedium and Large 2578127.55/cwt121.00–134.007374
SteersMedium and Large 2482138.03/cwt130.00–142.5066530
HeifersMedium and Large 1429145.11/cwt141.00–151.0062326
HeifersMedium and Large 1328152.58/cwt141.00–167.0050018
SteersMedium and Large 3395111.00/cwt111.00–111.004381
SteersMedium and Large 3570112.00/cwt112.00–112.006381
SteersMedium and Large 2522134.13/cwt130.00–138.007009
SteersMedium and Large 2332158.21/cwt145.00–165.005257
SteersMedium and Large 1421153.30/cwt145.00–167.5064546
SteersMedium and Large 1472147.72/cwt143.00–160.0069733
SteersMedium and Large 3475113.31/cwt91.00–125.005383
SteersMedium and Large 3335126.01/cwt120.00–132.504223
SteersMedium and Large 2845118.00/cwt118.00–118.009971
SteersMedium and Large 1375182.16/cwt170.00–210.0068320
SteersMedium and Large 2380155.74/cwt140.00–167.5059210
SteersMedium and Large 3500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005501
SteersMedium and Large 2620125.94/cwt120.00–130.007814
SteersMedium and Large 2708121.01/cwt118.00–124.008572
SteersMedium and Large 1665137.26/cwt135.50–141.0091321
SteersMedium and Large 1523149.35/cwt140.00–156.0078118
SteersMedium and Large 2673127.79/cwt124.00–130.008604
SteersMedium and Large 2436137.36/cwt130.00–144.005998
SteersMedium and Large 1855124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0601
SteersMedium and Large 1765131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0021
BullsMedium and Large 1623133.03/cwt130.50–145.0082911
BullsMedium and Large 1827106.26/cwt103.00–112.008793
BullsMedium and Large 1731118.92/cwt115.00–129.008696
BullsMedium and Large 1566135.07/cwt130.00–145.0076429
BullsMedium and Large 196590.00/cwt90.00–90.008691
BullsMedium and Large 1780109.01/cwt108.00–110.008502
BullsMedium and Large 371591.00/cwt91.00–91.006511
BullsMedium and Large 3535110.00/cwt110.00–110.005891
HeifersMedium and Large 3685100.00/cwt100.00–100.006851
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy525123.00/cwt123.00–123.006461
BullsMedium and Large 2670114.00/cwt114.00–114.007641
BullsMedium and Large 2587128.18/cwt121.00–129.0075217
BullsMedium and Large 2607124.79/cwt115.00–128.007574
BullsMedium and Large 2515121.29/cwt120.00–122.506252
HeifersMedium and Large 2380134.50/cwt130.00–137.505115
HeifersMedium and Large 3422107.55/cwt85.00–117.504548
BullsMedium and Large 1673131.82/cwt118.00–134.0088712
BullsMedium and Large 1521137.56/cwt130.00–142.0071734
HeifersMedium and Large 3308114.02/cwt113.00–115.003512
HeifersMedium and Large 3630104.00/cwt100.00–108.006552
HeifersMedium and Large 2465131.58/cwt120.00–139.0061226
HeifersMedium and Large 375896.00/cwt96.00–96.007283
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy420158.39/cwt157.50–165.0066511
BullsMedium and Large 3582113.41/cwt113.00–114.006607
HeifersMedium and Large 2572118.17/cwt110.00–124.006769
HeifersMedium and Large 2319132.87/cwt120.00–137.004246
HeifersMedium and Large 2622114.30/cwt110.00–121.007117
HeifersMedium and Large 2715115.00/cwt115.00–115.008221
HeifersMedium and Large 3378114.21/cwt110.00–127.504326
HeifersMedium and Large 3565109.96/cwt107.00–113.006215
HeifersMedium and Large 1471144.00/cwt139.00–152.5067819
HeifersMedium and Large 347399.32/cwt80.00–110.004703
HeifersMedium and Large 1865110.00/cwt110.00–110.009521
HeifersMedium and Large 1575133.25/cwt127.00–139.0076650
HeifersMedium and Large 3528115.15/cwt114.00–117.006086
HeifersSmall and Medium 340077.00/cwt77.00–77.003081
HeifersMedium and Large 2673119.91/cwt112.00–128.008072
HeifersMedium and Large 1619128.36/cwt121.00–135.0079529
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy560120.00/cwt120.00–120.006721
HeifersMedium and Large 1708123.74/cwt120.00–125.008764
HeifersMedium and Large 2422130.30/cwt120.00–138.0055018
HeifersMedium and Large 2526121.73/cwt110.00–127.0064017
HeifersMedium and Large 1507133.53/cwt128.00–139.0067746

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.