Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 400 lbs sold 10.00-20.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 2.00-12.00, mostly 7.00 lower. Dry, dusty weather and pressure on Livestock Futures market continue to impact prices in a negative way. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.13/cwt on 252 head.

Average price

$116.13

252 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$506

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

$60.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.22

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	125.09	714	135
Medium and Large 1-2	458	117.00	536	3thin
Medium and Large 2	512	110.21	564	74
Medium and Large 3	426	97.60	415	39
Small and Medium 3	320	65.00	208	1thin

One grade step is worth $60.09/cwt here — about $506 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 sale252 hd

116.13

—

AR average8 barns · 1,720 hd

127.35

−11.22

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	—	High	1,594	78.26	1,248	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,142	49.05	560	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	850	35.00	298	2thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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	—	419	121.91/cwt	110.00–132.50	511	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	127.65/cwt	120.00–131.00	410	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	122.74/cwt	112.00–126.00	633	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	133.31/cwt	124.00–139.00	969	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	138.57/cwt	132.50–160.00	651	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	135.84/cwt	127.50–144.00	785	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	115.91/cwt	110.00–122.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	573	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	735	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	135.57/cwt	122.00–140.00	902	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	82.45/cwt	80.00–85.00	481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	92.48/cwt	80.00–110.00	388	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	127.03/cwt	123.00–130.00	410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	124.68/cwt	122.00–127.00	885	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	534	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	940	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	125.65/cwt	118.00–134.50	672	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	122.94/cwt	120.00–134.00	578	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	123.73/cwt	119.00–134.00	711	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	99.90/cwt	90.00–110.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	122.14/cwt	118.00–133.00	761	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	126.11/cwt	120.00–130.00	533	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	111.15/cwt	105.00–119.00	473	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	111.51/cwt	100.00–119.00	580	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	116.46/cwt	110.00–124.00	432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	855	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	132.42/cwt	118.00–137.00	867	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	110.62/cwt	106.00–115.00	638	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	103.42/cwt	99.00–108.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	88.51/cwt	87.00–90.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	129.84/cwt	129.50–133.00	1,018	10
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	375	71.00/cwt	65.00–77.50	266	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	136.44/cwt	130.00–145.00	704	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	100.69/cwt	70.00–125.00	335	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	102.47/cwt	90.00–116.00	483	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	386	99.26/cwt	82.50–111.00	383	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	123.02/cwt	119.00–130.00	451	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	114.51/cwt	111.00–118.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	126.36/cwt	120.00–131.00	598	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	143.78/cwt	135.00–159.00	454	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	143.39/cwt	133.00–160.00	611	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	144.79/cwt	135.00–161.00	539	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	126.02/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,021	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	845	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	121.65/cwt	110.00–127.00	763	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	104.02/cwt	98.00–110.00	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	742	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	39.62/cwt	30.00–43.00	400	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	50.69/cwt	48.00–53.00	550	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	425	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	876	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	57.38/cwt	54.00–59.00	780	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	805	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	242	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	22.00/cwt	22.00–22.00	179	1
Bulls	—	—	1,839	90.53/cwt	88.50–93.00	1,665	4
Bulls	—	—	1,930	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,679	1
Bulls	—	—	1,448	71.83/cwt	60.00–81.00	1,040	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	741	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	791.66/cwt	575.00–1,025.00	8,787	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	894.05/cwt	800.00–975.00	8,824	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	49.88/cwt	41.00–58.00	558	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,990	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	79.54/cwt	70.00–90.00	692	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	598.64/cwt	500.00–700.00	5,513	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,518	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	670	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	53.88/cwt	39.00–64.00	601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	975	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	118.75/cwt	115.00–127.00	675	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	90.41/cwt	80.00–101.00	529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	109.93/cwt	106.00–114.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	109.82/cwt	107.00–114.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	123.45/cwt	117.50–130.00	652	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	910	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	946	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	610	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	108.89/cwt	105.00–116.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	116.84/cwt	105.00–125.00	382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	781	103.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	96.51/cwt	72.50–112.50	304	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	666	82.43/cwt	63.00–98.00	549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	128.54/cwt	120.00–138.00	472	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	110.44/cwt	108.00–113.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	380	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	111.64/cwt	105.00–119.00	520	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	584	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	320	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	533	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	682	111.98/cwt	110.00–116.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	101.15/cwt	90.00–110.00	375	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	119.00/cwt	113.00–121.00	804	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	930	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	890	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	98.64/cwt	84.00–105.00	456	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	76.68/cwt	60.00–90.00	482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	106.98/cwt	100.00–117.50	454	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	86.78/cwt	70.00–100.00	463	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	109.45/cwt	106.00–112.00	574	4

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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 724Last week 886Year ago 1,711

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 115Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 30Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	110.00–132.50	121.91
4	—	321	120.00–131.00	127.65
6	—	516	112.00–126.00	122.74
1	—	765	117.00	117.00
2	—	670	110.00–122.00	115.91
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
9	—	367	119.00–130.00	123.02
2	—	603	111.00–118.00	114.51
15	—	473	120.00–131.00	126.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	120.00	120.00
6	—	727	124.00–139.00	133.31
16	—	470	132.50–160.00	138.57
10	—	578	127.50–144.00	135.84
6	—	665	122.00–140.00	135.57
8	—	516	130.00–145.00	136.44
11	—	316	135.00–159.00	143.78
32	—	426	133.00–160.00	143.39
31	—	372	135.00–161.00	144.79
2	—	810	124.00–128.00	126.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	116.00–118.00	117.01
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	88.00	88.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	122.50	122.50
3	—	332	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	80.00–85.00	82.45
6	—	420	80.00–110.00	92.48
1	—	600	90.00	90.00
2	—	510	90.00–110.00	99.90
5	—	333	70.00–125.00	100.69
12	—	471	90.00–116.00	102.47
8	—	386	82.50–111.00	99.26
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	65.00–77.50	71.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	123.00–130.00	127.03
9	—	710	122.00–127.00	124.68
19	—	535	118.00–134.50	125.65
17	—	470	120.00–134.00	122.94
17	—	575	119.00–134.00	123.73
11	—	623	118.00–133.00	122.14
7	—	423	120.00–130.00	126.11
15	—	655	118.00–137.00	132.42
10	—	784	129.50–133.00	129.84
13	—	367	120.00–138.00	128.54
1	—	905	84.00	84.00
1	—	855	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	534	135.00	135.00
1	—	940	119.00	119.00
1	—	855	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	426	105.00–119.00	111.15
10	—	520	100.00–119.00	111.51
4	—	371	110.00–124.00	116.46
11	—	577	106.00–115.00	110.62
2	—	713	99.00–108.00	103.42
2	—	840	87.00–90.00	88.51
3	—	327	105.00–125.00	116.84
4	—	781	100.00–105.00	103.51
2	—	685	109.00	109.00
2	—	620	108.00–113.00	110.44
15	—	466	105.00–119.00	111.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	315	72.50–112.50	96.51
4	—	666	63.00–98.00	82.43
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
1	—	730	80.00	80.00
7	—	371	90.00–110.00	101.15
1	—	505	90.00	90.00
6	—	462	84.00–105.00	98.64
7	—	424	100.00–117.50	106.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	106.00	106.00
1	—	430	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	65.00	65.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	90.00	90.00
2	—	533	110.00	110.00
3	—	682	110.00–116.00	111.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	103.00	103.00
1	—	1,060	70.00	70.00
4	—	615	107.00–114.00	109.82
4	—	576	105.00–116.00	108.89
1	—	930	75.00	75.00
1	—	890	85.00	85.00
1	—	795	75.00	75.00
4	—	524	106.00–112.00	109.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	106.00	106.00
8	—	627	110.00–127.00	121.65
2	—	768	98.00–110.00	104.02
13	—	568	115.00–127.00	118.75
2	—	723	106.00–114.00	109.93
27	—	528	117.50–130.00	123.45
1	—	910	104.00	104.00
5	—	676	113.00–121.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	60.00	60.00
2	—	585	80.00–101.00	90.41
3	—	628	60.00–90.00	76.68
3	—	533	70.00–100.00	86.78
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	40.00	40.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,010	30.00–43.00	39.62
9	—	1,086	48.00–53.00	50.69
1	—	1,460	60.00	60.00
6	—	1,360	54.00–59.00	57.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	48.00	48.00
1	—	815	22.00	22.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	30.00	30.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,839	88.50–93.00	90.53
1	—	1,930	87.00	87.00
9	—	1,448	60.00–81.00	71.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	680	109.00	109.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	77.00	77.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,110	575.00–1,025.00	791.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	987	800.00–975.00	894.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,119	41.00–58.00	49.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	921	500.00–700.00	598.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,115	39.00–64.00	53.88
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	870	70.00–90.00	79.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	850.00	850.00

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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