Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: The better Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 8.00, mostly 4.00 higher except 400-500 lb heifers, sold 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.25/cwt on 199 head.

Average price

$128.25

199 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$413

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

$58.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.49

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	134.61	683	131
Medium and Large 1-2	521	126.52	659	23
Medium and Large 2	477	123.09	588	24
Medium and Large 3	468	98.47	460	19thin
Small and Medium 3	355	76.25	271	2thin

One grade step is worth $58.36/cwt here — about $413 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 sale199 hd

128.25

—

AR average7 barns · 1,043 hd

131.74

−3.49

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	1,488	81.04	1,206	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,312	58.06	762	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,066	47.24	504	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,052	42.09	443	3thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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	Small and Medium 3	—	325	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	121.97/cwt	118.00–125.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	616	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	132.98/cwt	128.00–136.00	830	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	131.99/cwt	128.50–139.00	693	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	98.37/cwt	85.00–115.00	453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	156.67/cwt	152.50–161.00	891	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,130	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	709	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	116.66/cwt	116.00–117.00	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	134.49/cwt	132.00–137.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	131.63/cwt	128.00–136.00	745	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	123.10/cwt	120.00–130.00	537	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	144.58/cwt	132.00–155.00	542	4
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	440	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	959	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	142.98/cwt	140.00–145.00	545	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	88.89/cwt	72.50–106.00	413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	154.74/cwt	139.00–161.00	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	96.44/cwt	91.00–102.50	405	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	154.44/cwt	147.50–166.00	721	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	132.03/cwt	123.00–145.00	630	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	139.39/cwt	121.00–152.50	454	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	160.60/cwt	155.00–170.00	597	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	128.85/cwt	122.50–134.00	674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	585	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	152.94/cwt	147.50–157.50	951	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	160.15/cwt	152.50–172.50	674	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	168.35/cwt	162.50–185.00	545	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	135.90/cwt	123.00–143.00	790	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	123.59/cwt	120.00–127.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	138.21/cwt	133.00–144.00	860	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	60.71/cwt	59.00–63.00	721	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	55.13/cwt	54.50–56.00	595	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	60.15/cwt	59.50–61.00	829	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	761	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,065	51.29/cwt	50.50–52.00	546	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,009	38.14/cwt	30.00–45.00	385	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	36.63/cwt	30.00–42.00	386	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	554	1
Bulls	—	—	1,547	88.40/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,368	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	530	1
Bulls	—	—	1,505	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,264	1
Bulls	—	—	1,295	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	725	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	480	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	57.86/cwt	54.00–63.00	772	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	732	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	725	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,004.40/cwt	825.00–1,135.00	10,848	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	630	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,205	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	815.89/cwt	500.00–890.00	9,383	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	810	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	259	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	530	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	473	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	54.10/cwt	44.00–65.00	539	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	810	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,645	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	683.71/cwt	650.00–750.00	7,979	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	85.83/cwt	83.50–87.00	1,154	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	114.34/cwt	112.00–116.00	717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	965	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	143.30/cwt	130.00–149.00	738	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	114.03/cwt	110.00–117.00	424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	101.34/cwt	76.00–115.00	430	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	137.45/cwt	131.00–141.00	590	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	134.38/cwt	132.50–142.50	652	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	880	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	125.15/cwt	122.00–127.00	594	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	150.95/cwt	137.00–160.00	492	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	133.83/cwt	132.50–135.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	87.62/cwt	75.00–100.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	442	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	385	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	318	1

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 437Last week 417Year ago 130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 64Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 64Year ago 5

Compared to last week: The better Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 8.00, mostly 4.00 higher except 400-500 lb heifers, sold 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	70.00	70.00
1	—	385	82.50	82.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	118.00–125.00	121.97
1	—	700	113.00	113.00
1	—	760	111.00	111.00
6	—	436	120.00–130.00	123.10
7	—	475	122.00–127.00	125.15
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
2	—	320	132.50–135.00	133.83
2	—	368	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	100.00	100.00
4	—	460	85.00–115.00	98.37
1	—	710	85.00	85.00
3	—	372	110.00–117.00	114.03
6	—	424	76.00–115.00	101.34
1	—	330	65.00	65.00
1	—	630	102.00	102.00
2	—	525	75.00–100.00	87.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	474	130.00	130.00
2	—	412	129.00	129.00
12	—	574	123.50	123.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	624	128.00–136.00	132.98
52	—	525	128.50–139.00	131.99
1	—	700	134.00	134.00
20	—	566	128.00–136.00	131.63
2	—	780	123.00	123.00
4	—	381	140.00–145.00	142.98
1	—	665	138.00	138.00
17	—	429	131.00–141.00	137.45
15	—	485	132.50–142.50	134.38
11	—	326	137.00–160.00	150.95
1	—	900	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	152.50–161.00	156.67
1	—	1,215	93.00	93.00
5	—	530	139.00–161.00	154.74
1	—	835	129.00	129.00
18	—	467	147.50–166.00	154.44
1	—	970	103.00	103.00
25	—	372	155.00–170.00	160.60
5	—	622	147.50–157.50	152.94
17	—	421	152.50–172.50	160.15
9	—	324	162.50–185.00	168.35
1	—	730	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
3	—	622	116.00–117.00	116.66
2	—	583	132.00–137.00	134.49
4	—	375	132.00–155.00	144.58
1	—	755	90.00	90.00
18	—	477	123.00–145.00	132.03
6	—	326	121.00–152.50	139.39
3	—	523	122.50–134.00	128.85
2	—	425	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	117.50	117.50
2	—	465	72.50–106.00	88.89
3	—	420	91.00–102.50	96.44
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	55.00	55.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	488	138.00	138.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	41.00	41.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
1	—	535	122.00	122.00
3	—	627	112.00–116.00	114.34
1	—	965	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	90.00	90.00
15	—	581	123.00–143.00	135.90
2	—	668	120.00–127.00	123.59
5	—	622	133.00–144.00	138.21
22	—	515	130.00–149.00	143.30
1	—	880	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	61.00	61.00
1	—	745	50.00	50.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	59.00–63.00	60.71
4	—	1,080	54.50–56.00	55.13
8	—	1,009	30.00–45.00	38.14
1	—	1,105	48.00	48.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,379	59.50–61.00	60.15
1	—	1,335	57.00	57.00
2	—	1,065	50.50–52.00	51.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	30.00–42.00	36.63
1	—	1,045	53.00	53.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,547	87.00–91.00	88.40
1	—	1,505	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,295	56.00	56.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	75.00	75.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	50.00	50.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,335	54.00–63.00	57.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	64.50	64.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,208	60.00	60.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,150	500.00–890.00	815.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	48.00	48.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	997	44.00–65.00	54.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,167	650.00–750.00	683.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	32.00	32.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	450.00	450.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,080	825.00–1,135.00	1,004.40
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	630	350.00	350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	775.00	775.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,345	83.50–87.00	85.83

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

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