Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2021-10-07

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 7
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
402 head
322 vs last sale 724 227 vs year ago 629 · 36.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
37 vs last sale 106 52 vs year ago 91 · +57.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
115 head
70 vs last sale 45 95 vs year ago 20 · +475.0%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle Pot Load SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 6.00-11.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 8.00-10.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.02/cwt on 151 head.
Average price
$125.02
151 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$625
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$443
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$77.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.00
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1520132.13687105
Medium and Large 2473118.4456033
Medium and Large 3385102.903968thin
Small and Medium 344754.572445thin
One grade step is worth $77.56/cwt here — about $443 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 sale151 hd
125.02
AR average6 barns · 1,246 hd
126.02
−1.00
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
BullsAverage1,46874.881,0997thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,11562.006911thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,30460.687915thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,03749.6151526

Every lot, as filed

94 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 2379122.70/cwt120.00–126.004654
HeifersSmall and Medium 345040.00/cwt40.00–40.001801
HeifersMedium and Large 2528116.00/cwt116.00–116.006122
HeifersMedium and Large 1478133.08/cwt128.00–138.0063614
HeifersMedium and Large 3400115.00/cwt115.00–115.004601
HeifersMedium and Large 1725119.00/cwt119.00–119.008631
HeifersMedium and Large 1566133.77/cwt126.00–140.0075717
HeifersMedium and Large 1527132.14/cwt120.00–136.0069618
HeifersMedium and Large 1695128.50/cwt128.00–129.008932
HeifersMedium and Large 3458100.43/cwt96.00–105.004602
HeifersMedium and Large 1330137.15/cwt132.50–139.004539
SteersMedium and Large 1420150.84/cwt138.00–158.0063426
HeifersMedium and Large 1370138.71/cwt130.00–145.0051314
HeifersMedium and Large 1777126.67/cwt124.00–131.009843
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added695133.00/cwt133.00–133.009241
HeifersMedium and Large 2715109.00/cwt109.00–109.007791
HeifersMedium and Large 2615110.00/cwt105.00–115.006772
SteersMedium and Large 3585112.00/cwt112.00–112.006551
SteersMedium and Large 3520105.00/cwt105.00–105.005461
SteersMedium and Large 349060.00/cwt60.00–60.002941
SteersMedium and Large 2313131.02/cwt120.00–140.004103
HeifersMedium and Large 2471119.60/cwt111.00–127.005635
SteersMedium and Large 1740133.00/cwt133.00–133.009841
SteersSmall and Medium 378847.00/cwt47.00–47.003702
SteersSmall and Medium 341060.00/cwt60.00–60.002461
SteersMedium and Large 1374158.31/cwt145.00–170.0059211
SteersMedium and Large 3374102.82/cwt90.00–112.503855
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added525141.00/cwt141.00–141.007401
SteersMedium and Large 2582123.62/cwt120.00–128.007193
SteersMedium and Large 3340102.50/cwt102.50–102.503491
SteersMedium and Large 1470143.69/cwt137.50–152.5067512
SteersMedium and Large 2478129.97/cwt122.50–137.0062116
SteersMedium and Large 2516127.42/cwt125.00–135.006575
SteersMedium and Large 3424114.04/cwt110.00–118.004846
SteersMedium and Large 2418126.63/cwt120.00–135.005296
SteersMedium and Large 1331154.29/cwt145.00–167.5051111
SteersMedium and Large 2370132.58/cwt122.50–140.004913
SteersMedium and Large 1520143.68/cwt132.00–152.507478
SteersMedium and Large 1570144.49/cwt144.00–146.008244
SteersSmall and Medium 335060.00/cwt60.00–60.002101
SteersMedium and Large 1695128.00/cwt128.00–128.008901
BullsMedium and Large 1565126.67/cwt121.00–136.007168
BullsMedium and Large 2695109.00/cwt109.00–109.007581
BullsMedium and Large 1676123.43/cwt115.00–127.008349
BullsMedium and Large 298580.00/cwt80.00–80.007881
BullsMedium and Large 1722119.68/cwt116.00–125.008648
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy585110.00/cwt110.00–110.006441
CowsBoner 80-85%96541.26/cwt20.00–48.0039810
CowsLean 85-90%1,11562.00/cwt62.00–62.006911
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,33461.35/cwt59.00–64.008184
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,18558.00/cwt58.00–58.006871
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11654.93/cwt54.00–57.506137
CowsBoner 80-85%93949.11/cwt46.00–51.004614
Bulls1,50884.57/cwt82.00–87.001,2752
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15159.27/cwt58.50–61.006825
Bulls1,45271.01/cwt64.00–77.001,0315
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,165976.04/cwt800.00–1,150.0011,3717
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-299556.00/cwt56.00–56.005571
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2872936.55/cwt700.00–1,300.008,16710
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-278897.45/cwt74.00–119.007683
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,123959.28/cwt650.00–1,400.0010,77342
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,104634.30/cwt550.00–675.007,0036
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,036744.03/cwt600.00–900.007,7084
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29851,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0013,2981
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-274474.49/cwt55.00–85.005549
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-289494.26/cwt60.00–115.008434
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2908823.69/cwt800.00–850.007,4792
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29461,041.54/cwt800.00–1,350.009,8535
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,16955.20/cwt38.00–63.5064510
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,10054.00/cwt54.00–54.005941
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,06955.80/cwt50.00–65.005974
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,040550.00/cwt550.00–550.005,7201
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0651,011.27/cwt900.00–1,100.0010,7702
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2880700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,1602
BullsSmall and Medium 351055.00/cwt55.00–55.002811
BullsMedium and Large 2578112.78/cwt110.00–116.006524
BullsMedium and Large 353080.00/cwt80.00–80.004241
BullsMedium and Large 2735110.00/cwt110.00–110.008091
BullsMedium and Large 1753122.00/cwt122.00–122.009192
BullsMedium and Large 1615120.89/cwt113.00–131.0074311
HeifersSmall and Medium 351854.00/cwt54.00–54.002802
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700130.00/cwt130.00–130.009101
HeifersMedium and Large 1623128.14/cwt120.00–134.0079810
BullsMedium and Large 1524133.62/cwt124.00–149.0070018
BullsMedium and Large 2545114.00/cwt109.00–119.006212
BullsMedium and Large 373070.00/cwt70.00–70.005111
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open952100.00/cwt100.00–100.009524
HeifersMedium and Large 2315127.12/cwt125.00–129.004003
HeifersMedium and Large 2422120.16/cwt110.00–128.0050712
HeifersMedium and Large 3375105.52/cwt100.00–110.003963
HeifersMedium and Large 1424134.03/cwt130.00–140.0056810
HeifersSmall and Medium 337562.43/cwt60.00–65.002342
HeifersMedium and Large 331895.39/cwt81.00–110.003032
HeifersMedium and Large 2681108.86/cwt105.00–112.007414

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.