Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold up to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.61/cwt on 297 head.

Average price

$142.61

297 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$318

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

$51.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.12

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	153.87	777	169
Medium and Large 2	451	136.90	618	90
Medium and Large 1-2	526	135.00	710	4thin
Medium and Large 3	447	102.66	459	34

One grade step is worth $51.21/cwt here — about $318 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 sale297 hd

142.61

—

AR average9 barns · 2,033 hd

153.73

−11.12

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	—	Average	1,655	89.33	1,479	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,669	68.91	1,150	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	988	63.63	628	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,047	50.08	524	31

Every lot, as filed

103 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 1	—	615	138.72/cwt	133.00–146.00	853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	129.62/cwt	121.00–136.00	679	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	160.70/cwt	150.00–175.00	680	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	141.68/cwt	140.00–144.00	963	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	721	113.53/cwt	110.00–118.00	819	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	121.43/cwt	107.00–137.00	805	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	126.83/cwt	120.00–132.00	728	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	137.32/cwt	127.00–147.50	714	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	134.53/cwt	126.00–141.00	704	27
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	86.33/cwt	70.00–110.00	455	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	166.98/cwt	160.00–175.00	645	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	150.25/cwt	140.00–162.50	778	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	733	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,034	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	135.49/cwt	135.00–136.00	973	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	122.13/cwt	120.00–131.00	894	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	114.30/cwt	101.00–119.00	658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	137.28/cwt	127.00–142.00	872	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	134.63/cwt	126.00–142.00	769	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	135.90/cwt	131.00–147.00	576	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	124.58/cwt	115.00–135.00	536	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	145.57/cwt	144.00–157.50	841	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	130.56/cwt	122.50–135.00	415	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	400	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	101.86/cwt	92.00–112.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	135.27/cwt	130.00–139.00	628	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	153.27/cwt	140.00–167.50	509	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	120.71/cwt	118.00–125.00	622	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	80.61/cwt	60.00–110.00	264	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	100.68/cwt	80.00–115.00	424	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	146.81/cwt	120.00–157.50	553	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	111.42/cwt	105.00–119.00	527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	101.19/cwt	90.00–116.00	379	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	100.96/cwt	77.00–110.00	427	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	168.79/cwt	160.00–180.00	555	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	127.96/cwt	124.00–130.00	720	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	128.07/cwt	125.00–131.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	134.50/cwt	120.00–150.00	574	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	102.30/cwt	83.00–121.00	322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	135.31/cwt	120.00–142.00	651	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	154.94/cwt	147.00–168.00	722	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	142.73/cwt	125.00–157.50	470	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	996	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	66.84/cwt	64.00–69.00	824	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	69.99/cwt	69.00–72.00	747	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	62.36/cwt	60.00–65.00	585	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,669	68.91/cwt	67.00–70.50	1,150	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	953	41.58/cwt	21.00–51.00	396	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	655	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	815	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	342	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	59.61/cwt	59.00–62.00	683	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	780	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	203	3
Bulls	—	—	1,593	89.97/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,433	2
Bulls	—	—	1,355	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,098	1
Bulls	—	—	1,797	91.67/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,647	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	609	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	60.73/cwt	50.00–68.00	718	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	632.10/cwt	500.00–725.00	6,624	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	480	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,080	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	829	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	82.07/cwt	71.00–95.00	823	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,634	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	540	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	614	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,141	973.53/cwt	775.00–1,125.00	11,108	8
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	603	36.44/cwt	20.00–50.00	220	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	917	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	121.24/cwt	119.00–128.00	572	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	71.17/cwt	60.00–83.00	374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	139.88/cwt	133.00–141.00	918	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	94.95/cwt	80.00–110.00	450	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	133.53/cwt	125.00–139.00	513	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	117.22/cwt	115.00–125.00	666	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	91.98/cwt	57.50–119.00	339	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	700	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	148.74/cwt	144.00–162.50	567	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	850	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	108.74/cwt	90.00–115.00	737	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	104.88/cwt	100.00–110.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	935	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	128.08/cwt	115.00–135.00	779	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	129.50/cwt	124.00–135.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	108.45/cwt	106.00–111.00	665	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	658	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	824.80/cwt	585.00–1,000.00	7,819	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,840	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 Nov 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 795Last week 437Year ago 861

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 41Year ago 225

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 33Year ago 80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	133.00–146.00	138.72
42	—	423	150.00–175.00	160.70
3	—	680	140.00–144.00	141.68
17	—	386	160.00–175.00	166.98
23	—	518	140.00–162.50	150.25
2	—	718	135.00–136.00	135.49
9	—	578	144.00–157.50	145.57
1	—	955	120.00	120.00
7	—	329	160.00–180.00	168.79
38	—	466	147.00–168.00	154.94
2	—	800	124.00–125.00	124.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	524	121.00–136.00	129.62
15	—	377	120.00–157.50	146.81
6	—	563	124.00–130.00	127.96
2	—	615	125.00–131.00	128.07
11	—	427	120.00–150.00	134.50
2	—	653	128.00–130.00	129.00
33	—	481	120.00–142.00	135.31
13	—	329	125.00–157.50	142.73
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	70.00–110.00	86.33
5	—	576	101.00–119.00	114.30
3	—	473	105.00–119.00	111.42
4	—	375	90.00–116.00	101.19
17	—	423	77.00–110.00	100.96
2	—	315	83.00–121.00	102.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	733	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	721	110.00–118.00	113.53
11	—	663	107.00–137.00	121.43
23	—	574	120.00–132.00	126.83
22	—	520	127.00–147.50	137.32
2	—	763	110.00–115.00	112.51
18	—	608	115.00–135.00	128.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
1	—	600	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	568	115.00–125.00	117.22
1	—	850	80.00	80.00
5	—	678	90.00–115.00	108.74
2	—	723	100.00–110.00	104.88
1	—	935	75.00	75.00
1	—	770	96.00	96.00
2	—	535	124.00–135.00	129.50
2	—	613	106.00–111.00	108.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	90.00	90.00
1	—	540	82.00	82.00
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	523	126.00–141.00	134.53
5	—	732	120.00–131.00	122.13
1	—	880	100.00	100.00
6	—	635	127.00–142.00	137.28
11	—	571	126.00–142.00	134.63
35	—	424	131.00–147.00	135.90
33	—	464	130.00–139.00	135.27
30	—	332	140.00–167.50	153.27
9	—	656	133.00–141.00	139.88
12	—	381	144.00–162.50	148.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	430	115.00–135.00	124.58
5	—	318	122.50–135.00	130.56
2	—	710	92.00–112.00	101.86
1	—	590	124.00	124.00
6	—	515	118.00–125.00	120.71
2	—	795	106.00	106.00
9	—	472	119.00–128.00	121.24
13	—	384	125.00–139.00	133.53
2	—	610	114.00–115.00	114.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	49.00	49.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
6	—	327	60.00–110.00	80.61
8	—	421	80.00–115.00	100.68
2	—	525	60.00–83.00	71.17
6	—	474	80.00–110.00	94.95
6	—	369	57.50–119.00	91.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	116.00	116.00
1	—	470	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,233	64.00–69.00	66.84
13	—	953	21.00–51.00	41.58
1	—	1,170	56.00	56.00
8	—	1,146	59.00–62.00	59.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,068	69.00–72.00	69.99
3	—	938	60.00–65.00	62.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,669	67.00–70.50	68.91
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	42.00	42.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	780	26.00	26.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,593	89.00–91.00	89.97
1	—	1,355	81.00	81.00
3	—	1,797	90.00–93.00	91.67

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	68.00	68.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,003	71.00–95.00	82.07
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	603	20.00–50.00	36.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,183	50.00–68.00	60.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,048	500.00–725.00	632.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	65.00	65.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,141	775.00–1,125.00	973.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,455	63.00	63.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	58.00	58.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	59.00	59.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	948	585.00–1,000.00	824.80
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	480	225.00	225.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,025.00	1,025.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	74.00	74.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	74.00	74.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	800.00	800.00

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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