Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-18

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 / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	359	152.77	548	11thin
Medium and Large 1	487	152.05	740	145
Medium and Large 2	416	138.06	575	60
Medium and Large 3	412	106.77	440	16thin

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,583	76.38	1,209	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,360	51.96	707	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,117	40.68	454	17

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	119.25/cwt	117.00–120.00	522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	438	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	661	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	958	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	170.45/cwt	165.00–177.50	539	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	105.32/cwt	103.00–110.00	338	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	126.19/cwt	120.00–130.00	674	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	145.45/cwt	140.00–163.00	751	44
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	128.26/cwt	120.00–137.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	133.44/cwt	122.50–147.00	558	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	141.98/cwt	130.00–157.50	453	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	143.45/cwt	130.00–155.00	542	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	145.10/cwt	130.00–160.00	540	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	143.62/cwt	138.00–150.00	820	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	126.54/cwt	125.00–128.00	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	104.63/cwt	90.00–125.00	398	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	480	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	123.24/cwt	122.50–124.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	470	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	134.95/cwt	121.00–142.50	640	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	144.08/cwt	125.00–157.50	465	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	175.11/cwt	170.00–180.00	651	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,051	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	151.52/cwt	147.00–153.00	889	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	151.50/cwt	148.00–155.00	909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	622	155.66/cwt	155.00–157.00	968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	533	165.52/cwt	164.00–167.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	595	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	152.51/cwt	142.50–167.50	657	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	152.29/cwt	142.00–160.00	713	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	650	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	142.24/cwt	132.00–150.00	750	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	129.61/cwt	115.00–135.00	979	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	833	114.48/cwt	109.00–120.00	954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	137.20/cwt	130.00–144.00	852	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	117.71/cwt	105.00–124.00	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	875	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	875	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	53.62/cwt	52.00–55.50	700	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	32.53/cwt	25.00–37.50	343	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	41.88/cwt	41.00–44.00	425	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	663	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	48.26/cwt	47.00–50.00	612	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	49.48/cwt	49.00–50.00	714	2
Bulls	—	—	1,875	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,519	1
Bulls	—	—	1,693	88.17/cwt	85.50–90.50	1,493	6
Bulls	—	—	1,487	68.85/cwt	47.50–77.00	1,024	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,572	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	751.63/cwt	600.00–925.00	8,471	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	501	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	431	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	58.66/cwt	52.00–66.00	574	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	45.10/cwt	30.00–55.00	483	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	732.95/cwt	600.00–850.00	6,340	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	687.97/cwt	675.00–700.00	5,972	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	844.78/cwt	650.00–1,075.00	8,938	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	458	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	785	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,748	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	52.43/cwt	33.00–66.00	577	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	750.63/cwt	700.00–800.00	9,008	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	59.13/cwt	54.50–65.00	653	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	884.49/cwt	850.00–925.00	12,118	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	143.48/cwt	135.00–151.00	756	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	126.80/cwt	120.00–137.50	478	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	130.46/cwt	122.00–136.00	551	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	124.02/cwt	121.00–127.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	133.95/cwt	130.00–138.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	133.99/cwt	133.00–135.00	922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	150.83/cwt	140.00–157.50	650	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	91.86/cwt	70.00–117.00	436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	149.89/cwt	137.00–161.00	713	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	643	125.15/cwt	107.00–127.00	805	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	134.11/cwt	127.00–140.00	904	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	121.43/cwt	119.00–128.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	130.53/cwt	125.00–137.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	478	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	87.29/cwt	67.00–109.00	452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	139.65/cwt	132.00–148.00	789	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	707	130.01/cwt	127.00–133.00	919	3

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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 630Last week 1,262Year ago 908

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 141Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 45Year ago 81

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.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	438	117.00–120.00	119.25
3	—	321	103.00–110.00	105.32
1	—	555	70.00	70.00
1	—	660	113.00	113.00
7	—	380	90.00–125.00	104.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	151.00	151.00
8	—	316	165.00–177.50	170.45
2	—	810	142.00	142.00
44	—	516	140.00–163.00	145.45
7	—	372	170.00–180.00	175.11
1	—	1,020	101.00	101.00
1	—	720	146.00	146.00
6	—	587	147.00–153.00	151.52
2	—	600	148.00–155.00	151.50
42	—	431	142.50–167.50	152.51
22	—	468	142.00–160.00	152.29
1	—	900	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	386	155.00	155.00
5	—	308	152.50	152.50
2	—	430	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	120.00–137.00	128.26
9	—	418	122.50–147.00	133.44
15	—	378	130.00–155.00	143.45
2	—	570	122.50–124.00	123.24
20	—	474	121.00–142.50	134.95
12	—	323	125.00–157.50	144.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	155.00–157.00	155.66
2	—	533	164.00–167.00	165.52
1	—	595	162.00	162.00
1	—	650	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	161.00	161.00
7	—	661	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	534	120.00–130.00	126.19
2	—	338	120.00–125.00	122.44
4	—	564	125.00–128.00	126.54
10	—	377	120.00–137.50	126.80
11	—	422	122.00–136.00	130.46
4	—	470	125.00–137.00	130.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	117.00	117.00
18	—	319	130.00–157.50	141.98
23	—	372	130.00–160.00	145.10
11	—	571	138.00–150.00	143.62
1	—	840	110.00	110.00
20	—	527	135.00–151.00	143.48
2	—	705	121.00–127.00	124.02
2	—	608	130.00–138.00	133.95
2	—	688	133.00–135.00	133.99
16	—	431	140.00–157.50	150.83
30	—	476	137.00–161.00	149.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	115.00	115.00
1	—	345	110.00	110.00
1	—	365	95.00	95.00
1	—	565	104.00	104.00
4	—	475	70.00–117.00	91.86
1	—	620	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	527	132.00–150.00	142.24
9	—	755	115.00–135.00	129.61
2	—	833	109.00–120.00	114.48
8	—	621	130.00–144.00	137.20
1	—	875	100.00	100.00
9	—	674	127.00–140.00	134.11
24	—	565	132.00–148.00	139.65
3	—	707	127.00–133.00	130.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	690	105.00–124.00	117.71
13	—	643	107.00–127.00	125.15
4	—	523	119.00–128.00	121.43
1	—	700	108.00	108.00
2	—	565	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	102.00	102.00
2	—	518	67.00–109.00	87.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,305	52.00–55.50	53.62
2	—	1,443	49.00–50.00	49.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,053	25.00–37.50	32.53
4	—	1,015	41.00–44.00	41.88
1	—	1,205	55.00	55.00
5	—	1,269	47.00–50.00	48.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,875	81.00	81.00
6	—	1,693	85.50–90.50	88.17
10	—	1,487	47.50–77.00	68.85

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	560.00	560.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,127	600.00–925.00	751.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	41.00	41.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	978	52.00–66.00	58.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,072	30.00–55.00	45.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,058	650.00–1,075.00	844.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	43.00	43.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,105	54.50–65.00	59.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	785	350.00	350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	60.00	60.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	33.00–66.00	52.43
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	865	600.00–850.00	732.95
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	868	675.00–700.00	687.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	700.00–800.00	750.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,370	850.00–925.00	884.49

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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I-40 Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle