Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2021-11-18

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Nov 18
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
630 head
632 vs last sale 1,262 278 vs year ago 908 · 30.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
17 vs last sale 141 13 vs year ago 111 · +11.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
7 vs last sale 45 29 vs year ago 81 · 35.8%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle Pot Load SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 13.00, mostly 7.00 higher, with full advance on 600-700 lb cattle. No trend on Slaughter cows and bulls, not reported last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $145.34/cwt on 232 head.
Average price
$145.34
232 head · 457 lb average
Value per head Derived
$665
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$108
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$46.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
11.13
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2359152.7754811thin
Medium and Large 1487152.05740145
Medium and Large 2416138.0657560
Medium and Large 3412106.7744016thin
One grade step is worth $46.00/cwt here — about $108 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 sale232 hd
145.34
AR average10 barns · 1,856 hd
156.48
−11.13
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
BullsAverage1,58376.381,20917
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,36051.967075thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,11740.6845417

Every lot, as filed

97 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
SteersMedium and Large 3438119.25/cwt117.00–120.005224
SteersMedium and Large 1685151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0341
SteersMedium and Large 1-2386155.00/cwt155.00–155.005984
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added438161.00/cwt161.00–161.007052
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added661145.00/cwt145.00–145.009587
SteersMedium and Large 1316170.45/cwt165.00–177.505398
SteersMedium and Large 3321105.32/cwt103.00–110.003383
SteersMedium and Large 1810142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1502
SteersMedium and Large 355570.00/cwt70.00–70.003891
HeifersMedium and Large 2534126.19/cwt120.00–130.006744
SteersMedium and Large 1516145.45/cwt140.00–163.0075144
SteersMedium and Large 3660113.00/cwt113.00–113.007461
SteersMedium and Large 2525128.26/cwt120.00–137.006732
SteersMedium and Large 2418133.44/cwt122.50–147.005589
HeifersMedium and Large 1765117.00/cwt117.00–117.008951
HeifersMedium and Large 3400115.00/cwt115.00–115.004601
HeifersMedium and Large 1319141.98/cwt130.00–157.5045318
SteersMedium and Large 2378143.45/cwt130.00–155.0054215
HeifersMedium and Large 1372145.10/cwt130.00–160.0054023
HeifersMedium and Large 2338122.44/cwt120.00–125.004142
HeifersMedium and Large 3345110.00/cwt110.00–110.003801
HeifersMedium and Large 1571143.62/cwt138.00–150.0082011
HeifersMedium and Large 2564126.54/cwt125.00–128.007144
SteersMedium and Large 3380104.63/cwt90.00–125.003987
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed480167.00/cwt167.00–167.008021
SteersMedium and Large 2570123.24/cwt122.50–124.007022
SteersMedium and Large 1-2308152.50/cwt152.50–152.504705
SteersMedium and Large 1-2430149.00/cwt149.00–149.006412
SteersMedium and Large 2474134.95/cwt121.00–142.5064020
SteersMedium and Large 2323144.08/cwt125.00–157.5046512
SteersMedium and Large 1372175.11/cwt170.00–180.006517
SteersMedium and Large 11,020101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0301
SteersMedium and Large 1720146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0511
SteersMedium and Large 1587151.52/cwt147.00–153.008896
SteersMedium and Large 1600151.50/cwt148.00–155.009092
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added622155.66/cwt155.00–157.009683
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added533165.52/cwt164.00–167.008822
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added595162.00/cwt162.00–162.009641
SteersMedium and Large 1431152.51/cwt142.50–167.5065742
SteersMedium and Large 1468152.29/cwt142.00–160.0071322
SteersMedium and Large 1900124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1161
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0211
BullsMedium and Large 1527142.24/cwt132.00–150.0075014
BullsMedium and Large 1755129.61/cwt115.00–135.009799
BullsMedium and Large 1833114.48/cwt109.00–120.009542
BullsMedium and Large 1621137.20/cwt130.00–144.008528
BullsMedium and Large 2690117.71/cwt105.00–124.008123
BullsMedium and Large 1875100.00/cwt100.00–100.008751
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30553.62/cwt52.00–55.507003
CowsBoner 80-85%1,05332.53/cwt25.00–37.503437
CowsBoner 80-85%1,01541.88/cwt41.00–44.004254
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20555.00/cwt55.00–55.006631
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26948.26/cwt47.00–50.006125
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44349.48/cwt49.00–50.007142
Bulls1,87581.00/cwt81.00–81.001,5191
Bulls1,69388.17/cwt85.50–90.501,4936
Bulls1,48768.85/cwt47.50–77.001,02410
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2995560.00/cwt560.00–560.005,5721
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,127751.63/cwt600.00–925.008,4713
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-283560.00/cwt60.00–60.005011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,05041.00/cwt41.00–41.004311
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-297858.66/cwt52.00–66.005742
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,07245.10/cwt30.00–55.004839
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2865732.95/cwt600.00–850.006,3402
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2868687.97/cwt675.00–700.005,9722
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,058844.78/cwt650.00–1,075.008,93816
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,06543.00/cwt43.00–43.004581
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed785350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,7481
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,10052.43/cwt33.00–66.005772
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,200750.63/cwt700.00–800.009,0082
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,10559.13/cwt54.50–65.006532
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,370884.49/cwt850.00–925.0012,1182
HeifersMedium and Large 1840110.00/cwt110.00–110.009241
HeifersMedium and Large 1527143.48/cwt135.00–151.0075620
HeifersMedium and Large 2377126.80/cwt120.00–137.5047810
HeifersMedium and Large 2422130.46/cwt122.00–136.0055111
HeifersMedium and Large 336595.00/cwt95.00–95.003471
HeifersMedium and Large 1705124.02/cwt121.00–127.008742
HeifersMedium and Large 3565104.00/cwt104.00–104.005881
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy400110.00/cwt110.00–110.004401
HeifersMedium and Large 1608133.95/cwt130.00–138.008142
HeifersMedium and Large 1688133.99/cwt133.00–135.009222
HeifersMedium and Large 1431150.83/cwt140.00–157.5065016
HeifersMedium and Large 347591.86/cwt70.00–117.004364
HeifersMedium and Large 1476149.89/cwt137.00–161.0071330
BullsMedium and Large 2643125.15/cwt107.00–127.0080513
BullsMedium and Large 1674134.11/cwt127.00–140.009049
BullsMedium and Large 2523121.43/cwt119.00–128.006354
HeifersMedium and Large 362080.00/cwt80.00–80.004961
HeifersMedium and Large 2470130.53/cwt125.00–137.006134
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy478120.00/cwt120.00–120.005742
BullsMedium and Large 2700108.00/cwt108.00–108.007561
BullsMedium and Large 2565128.00/cwt128.00–128.007232
BullsMedium and Large 3590102.00/cwt102.00–102.006021
BullsMedium and Large 351887.29/cwt67.00–109.004522
BullsMedium and Large 1565139.65/cwt132.00–148.0078924
BullsMedium and Large 1707130.01/cwt127.00–133.009193

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.