Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2021-09-23

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 23
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
886 head
61 vs last sale 947 0 vs year ago 886 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
39 vs last sale 154 148 vs year ago 263 · 56.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
65 vs last sale 95 43 vs year ago 73 · 58.9%
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 15.00 up to 20.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 9.00-15.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 1.00 lower. No trend for Slaughter cows or bulls, not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.89/cwt on 340 head.
Average price
$129.89
340 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$651
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$188
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$34.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.66
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1505134.46679235
Medium and Large 1-2528125.6666334
Medium and Large 2470121.2357056
Medium and Large 3490100.2349115thin
One grade step is worth $34.23/cwt here — about $188 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 sale340 hd
129.89
AR average7 barns · 1,434 hd
128.23
+1.66
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
BullsHigh1,60081.581,30513
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45066.079584thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,20058.3670015
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low96249.334743thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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 1-2583122.50/cwt122.50–122.507149
HeifersMedium and Large 2320127.50/cwt120.00–131.004084
HeifersMedium and Large 1935100.00/cwt100.00–100.009351
HeifersMedium and Large 2720117.49/cwt117.00–118.008462
HeifersMedium and Large 3385100.00/cwt100.00–100.003851
HeifersMedium and Large 2365122.43/cwt120.00–127.504478
HeifersMedium and Large 1421138.17/cwt130.00–147.0058252
HeifersMedium and Large 2655118.00/cwt118.00–118.007731
SteersMedium and Large 1734141.99/cwt131.00–145.001,0427
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2772117.00/cwt117.00–117.009032
HeifersMedium and Large 2625108.00/cwt108.00–108.006751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2470128.00/cwt124.00–130.0060221
HeifersMedium and Large 1372136.74/cwt130.00–151.0050918
HeifersMedium and Large 1664128.65/cwt120.00–135.0085414
SteersMedium and Large 2476135.38/cwt120.00–143.0064460
HeifersMedium and Large 1703126.27/cwt120.00–132.008884
HeifersMedium and Large 1524135.00/cwt128.00–139.0070756
HeifersMedium and Large 2418127.82/cwt120.00–139.0053415
SteersMedium and Large 351590.00/cwt90.00–90.004641
SteersMedium and Large 3335114.00/cwt114.00–114.003821
SteersMedium and Large 2378143.67/cwt129.00–155.0054324
SteersMedium and Large 1424147.82/cwt140.50–157.5062737
SteersMedium and Large 1325163.77/cwt160.00–170.0053211
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy345195.00/cwt195.00–195.006731
SteersMedium and Large 3555102.50/cwt102.50–102.505691
SteersMedium and Large 342399.32/cwt93.00–105.004202
SteersMedium and Large 1368167.90/cwt157.50–180.0061812
SteersMedium and Large 3640111.06/cwt90.00–115.007116
SteersMedium and Large 3474117.69/cwt112.50–125.005584
SteersMedium and Large 3373106.79/cwt80.00–124.003984
SteersMedium and Large 1577139.84/cwt134.00–150.0080742
SteersMedium and Large 2508130.07/cwt120.00–138.006614
SteersMedium and Large 2433136.32/cwt122.50–140.0059023
SteersMedium and Large 2325146.08/cwt120.00–157.5047511
SteersMedium and Large 2717123.56/cwt120.00–128.008865
SteersMedium and Large 3650103.00/cwt103.00–103.006701
SteersMedium and Large 1625136.67/cwt132.50–151.0085422
SteersMedium and Large 1474151.30/cwt145.00–170.0071718
SteersMedium and Large 1671137.99/cwt134.00–144.5092614
SteersMedium and Large 2579130.06/cwt119.00–138.007534
SteersMedium and Large 1527150.86/cwt141.00–160.007958
SteersMedium and Large 1783131.14/cwt127.50–142.001,0274
BullsMedium and Large 1703116.66/cwt113.00–118.508203
BullsMedium and Large 2755104.00/cwt104.00–104.007851
BullsMedium and Large 11,07089.00/cwt89.00–89.009521
BullsMedium and Large 1521133.72/cwt125.00–144.0069734
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy635112.00/cwt112.00–112.007111
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,050118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,2391
CowsLean 85-90%1,05048.00/cwt48.00–48.005041
CowsLean 85-90%1,10560.00/cwt60.00–60.006631
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45066.07/cwt64.00–67.509584
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02543.83/cwt39.00–46.004493
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20059.00/cwt59.00–59.007081
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight73040.00/cwt40.00–40.002921
Bulls1,78886.83/cwt86.00–88.501,5536
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24862.26/cwt60.00–65.5077711
Bulls1,61083.66/cwt80.00–85.001,3473
Bulls1,30972.13/cwt70.00–75.009444
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2895743.99/cwt700.00–825.006,6593
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0751,035.23/cwt1,025.00–1,045.0011,1292
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2840800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,7201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-299048.50/cwt48.50–48.504801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,18965.12/cwt62.00–72.007745
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-282062.00/cwt62.00–62.005081
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,11859.43/cwt55.00–65.006646
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2915700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,4051
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,05055.00/cwt55.00–55.005781
BullsMedium and Large 393561.00/cwt61.00–61.005701
BullsMedium and Large 2519115.39/cwt110.00–120.005996
BullsMedium and Large 2665113.55/cwt110.00–117.007552
BullsMedium and Large 1668127.05/cwt120.00–130.008495
BullsMedium and Large 1575128.63/cwt121.00–139.0074025
HeifersMedium and Large 2521117.45/cwt110.00–128.006127
HeifersMedium and Large 2472125.13/cwt120.00–129.005918
HeifersMedium and Large 2563111.01/cwt109.00–114.006258
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2640124.00/cwt124.00–124.007942
HeifersMedium and Large 3335111.00/cwt111.00–111.003721
HeifersMedium and Large 3568104.06/cwt102.00–106.005912
HeifersMedium and Large 1618130.36/cwt119.00–136.5080629
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy610110.00/cwt110.00–110.006711
HeifersMedium and Large 1324138.50/cwt135.00–155.004499
HeifersMedium and Large 3432108.06/cwt105.00–114.004673
HeifersMedium and Large 3522100.03/cwt92.50–110.005225
HeifersMedium and Large 364580.00/cwt80.00–80.005161
BullsMedium and Large 357080.00/cwt80.00–80.004561
HeifersMedium and Large 1471136.83/cwt129.00–146.0064423
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy308165.00/cwt165.00–165.005082
HeifersMedium and Large 347390.00/cwt90.00–90.004262
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy580100.00/cwt100.00–100.005801
HeifersMedium and Large 1573129.24/cwt122.00–138.0074126
BullsMedium and Large 3475104.00/cwt104.00–104.004941
BullsMedium and Large 1770115.04/cwt112.00–118.008863
BullsMedium and Large 1624124.85/cwt120.00–129.007798
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550121.00/cwt121.00–121.006661
BullsMedium and Large 2620117.00/cwt117.00–117.007251
BullsMedium and Large 1815106.00/cwt106.00–106.008641
BullsMedium and Large 2560117.50/cwt117.50–117.506581

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.