Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00-11.00, mostly 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.72/cwt on 171 head.

Average price

$127.72

171 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$419

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

$69.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.73

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	135.40	696	110
Medium and Large 2	512	122.74	629	39
Medium and Large 1-2	655	119.00	779	4thin
Medium and Large 3	461	104.18	480	13thin
Small and Medium 3	421	65.90	278	5thin

One grade step is worth $69.49/cwt here — about $419 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 sale171 hd

127.72

—

AR average6 barns · 1,078 hd

126.99

+0.73

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	1,770	80.11	1,418	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,262	58.55	739	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,067	46.68	498	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,005	44.28	445	7thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	143.19/cwt	134.00–150.00	680	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	126.60/cwt	120.00–132.50	403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	142.24/cwt	137.00–153.00	585	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	105.51/cwt	90.00–120.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	100.32/cwt	90.00–110.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	118.50/cwt	115.00–123.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	115.00/cwt	112.00–118.00	368	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	435	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	287	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	385	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	662	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	940	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	101.23/cwt	80.00–117.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	102.60/cwt	100.00–110.00	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	105.15/cwt	100.00–110.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	134.20/cwt	125.00–140.00	684	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	127.83/cwt	120.00–135.00	602	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	318	76.76/cwt	70.00–83.00	244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	140.16/cwt	131.00–149.00	468	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	547	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	130.62/cwt	128.00–136.00	931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	128.94/cwt	125.00–133.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	134.25/cwt	130.00–137.00	644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	113.65/cwt	110.00–117.50	409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	155.89/cwt	142.00–168.00	728	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	148.53/cwt	140.00–157.50	777	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	138.87/cwt	125.00–157.00	524	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	135.42/cwt	131.00–140.00	719	7
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	440	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	94.26/cwt	72.50–110.00	396	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	119.21/cwt	114.00–125.00	403	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	161.98/cwt	160.00–165.00	509	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	146.89/cwt	140.00–156.00	836	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	147.07/cwt	135.00–155.00	485	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	157.33/cwt	150.00–170.00	670	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	129.51/cwt	128.00–131.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	142.65/cwt	130.00–149.00	599	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	130.75/cwt	129.00–133.00	894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	131.54/cwt	121.00–137.00	566	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	122.83/cwt	118.00–127.50	640	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	148.73/cwt	146.00–150.00	928	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	165.79/cwt	162.50–170.00	615	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	716	118.33/cwt	113.00–127.00	847	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	123.36/cwt	118.00–133.00	827	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	122.19/cwt	115.00–127.00	754	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,048	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,153	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	38.54/cwt	26.00–44.00	404	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,283	59.80/cwt	59.00–60.50	767	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	33.11/cwt	29.00–40.00	315	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,233	55.33/cwt	53.00–58.00	682	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	49.01/cwt	48.00–50.00	576	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	724	29.25/cwt	24.00–38.00	212	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	419	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,282	60.69/cwt	60.00–61.00	778	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	59.47/cwt	58.00–62.00	751	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	700	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	315	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	53.49/cwt	52.00–56.00	631	11
Bulls	—	—	1,555	68.19/cwt	61.00–74.00	1,060	2
Bulls	—	—	1,667	77.39/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,290	3
Bulls	—	—	1,893	85.45/cwt	83.00–87.50	1,618	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	820	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	463	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,044	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	678	339.84/cwt	285.00–375.00	2,304	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	725	31.48/cwt	23.00–38.00	228	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	750	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	583	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	54.62/cwt	32.00–62.00	633	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	785	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	53.78/cwt	49.00–61.00	604	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	760	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,040	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	667	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	827.74/cwt	675.00–1,000.00	10,007	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	738	573.73/cwt	550.00–600.00	4,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	113.94/cwt	110.00–117.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	128.09/cwt	120.00–136.00	803	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	963	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	570	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	137.38/cwt	130.00–145.00	532	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	650	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	131.63/cwt	124.00–136.00	738	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	135.79/cwt	130.00–144.00	721	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	129.45/cwt	122.00–138.00	744	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,920	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	790	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	213	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	707	479.48/cwt	375.00–550.00	3,390	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	760	507.85/cwt	500.00–515.00	3,860	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	690	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	518	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	231	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	484	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	516	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,013.31/cwt	1,000.00–1,025.00	10,184	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,289	61.01/cwt	59.00–63.00	786	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	45.32/cwt	41.00–49.00	325	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	698.61/cwt	650.00–750.00	6,937	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	512	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	714.87/cwt	650.00–775.00	5,647	2

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 Oct 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 417Last week 462Year ago 477

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 76Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 41Year ago 99

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00-11.00, mostly 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	475	134.00–150.00	143.19
13	—	411	137.00–153.00	142.24
11	—	510	125.00–140.00	134.20
10	—	334	131.00–149.00	140.16
3	—	713	128.00–136.00	130.62
4	—	684	129.00–133.00	130.75
30	—	627	120.00–136.00	128.09
14	—	387	130.00–145.00	137.38
6	—	561	124.00–136.00	131.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	120.00–132.50	126.60
3	—	773	90.00–110.00	100.32
4	—	573	115.00–123.00	118.50
1	—	375	137.50	137.50
10	—	471	120.00–135.00	127.83
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
8	—	430	121.00–137.00	131.54
4	—	521	118.00–127.50	122.83
4	—	629	110.00–117.00	113.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	738	115.00	115.00
2	—	572	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	112.00–118.00	115.00
3	—	467	80.00–117.00	101.23
4	—	520	100.00–110.00	102.60
2	—	423	100.00–110.00	105.15
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
1	—	630	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	66.00	66.00
1	—	385	50.00	50.00
2	—	318	70.00–83.00	76.76
1	—	650	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	662	142.00	142.00
3	—	547	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	90.00–120.00	105.51
2	—	360	110.00–117.50	113.65
1	—	585	90.00	90.00
4	—	420	72.50–110.00	94.26
4	—	338	114.00–125.00	119.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	125.00–133.00	128.94
4	—	480	130.00–137.00	134.25
10	—	377	125.00–157.00	138.87
7	—	531	131.00–140.00	135.42
4	—	330	135.00–155.00	147.07
2	—	593	128.00–131.00	129.51
9	—	420	130.00–149.00	142.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	467	142.00–168.00	155.89
13	—	523	140.00–157.50	148.53
7	—	314	160.00–165.00	161.98
1	—	650	144.00	144.00
6	—	569	140.00–156.00	146.89
14	—	426	150.00–170.00	157.33
7	—	624	146.00–150.00	148.73
7	—	371	162.50–170.00	165.79
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	83.00	83.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	716	113.00–127.00	118.33
6	—	670	118.00–133.00	123.36
5	—	617	115.00–127.00	122.19
1	—	750	112.00	112.00
12	—	531	130.00–144.00	135.79
11	—	575	122.00–138.00	129.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	80.00	80.00
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
1	—	800	84.00	84.00
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,048	26.00–44.00	38.54
2	—	1,175	48.00–50.00	49.01
5	—	1,262	58.00–62.00	59.47
11	—	1,180	52.00–56.00	53.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	59.00–60.50	59.80
3	—	952	29.00–40.00	33.11
1	—	910	46.00	46.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	53.00–58.00	55.33
3	—	1,282	60.00–61.00	60.69
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	724	24.00–38.00	29.25
1	—	820	56.50	56.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	45.00	45.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	61.00–74.00	68.19
3	—	1,667	76.00–79.00	77.39
6	—	1,893	83.00–87.50	85.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	53.50	53.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,159	32.00–62.00	54.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,123	49.00–61.00	53.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,209	675.00–1,000.00	827.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	27.00	27.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,005	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,013.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,289	59.00–63.00	61.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	993	650.00–750.00	698.61
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	678	285.00–375.00	339.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	725	23.00–38.00	31.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	330.00	330.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	785	51.00	51.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	400.00	400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	738	550.00–600.00	573.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	27.00	27.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	707	375.00–550.00	479.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	690	75.00	75.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	58.00	58.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	718	41.00–49.00	45.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	760	500.00–515.00	507.85
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	605	80.00	80.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	645	80.00	80.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	61.00	61.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	790	650.00–775.00	714.87

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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