Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 3.00-20.00, mostly 12.00 lower, 500-600 lb weights sold 12.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 10.00 , mostly 5.00 lower, over 600 lb weights sold 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $301.14/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −151.50 against this barn's trailing median of $452.64.

Average price

$301.14

51 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$27.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.15

vs AR average

−11.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	305.74	1,662	41
Medium and Large 1-2	579	286.00	1,656	5thin
Medium and Large 2	540	278.54	1,504	5thin

One grade step is worth $27.20/cwt here — about $158 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $500.50, low $385.40, median $452.64 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale51 hd

301.14

—

AR average7 barns · 244 hd

297.99

+3.15

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

−11.86

This barn, trailing median28 sales

452.64

−151.50

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	1,655	128.26	2,123	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,351	120.57	1,629	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,116	106.97	1,194	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,025	92.34	947	3thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,216	$1,580	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,082	$1,235	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,575	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,075	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	640	$875	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,718	$2,276	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,350	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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	400–450	420	325.89/cwt	302.50–360.00	1,369	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	297.65/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,682	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	251.91/cwt	235.00–262.50	1,587	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	579	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,656	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	311.33/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,034	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,025	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,342	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,234	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	328.82/cwt	300.00–352.50	1,220	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,718	2,275.76/head	1,850.00–2,600.00	2,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	800–850	814	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,652	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	1,235.02/head	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,235	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	105.90/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,009	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	1,579.75/head	1,375.00–1,800.00	1,580	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	108.92/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,206	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	139.21/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,264	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	226.08/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,770	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	319.04/cwt	300.00–346.00	1,477	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	287.08/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,412	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	283.03/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,347	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	304.21/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,113	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	225.73/cwt	224.00–232.50	1,623	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	276.30/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,600	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	297.04/cwt	287.00–315.00	971	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	248.20/cwt	237.50–270.00	1,646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	900–950	915	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	248.40/cwt	247.50–249.00	1,622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	295.08/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,248	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	355	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	263.19/cwt	245.00–272.50	1,403	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	259.47/cwt	252.00–264.00	1,484	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	850–900	850	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	290.89/cwt	272.50–307.50	1,510	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	231.00/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,642	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	117.27/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,474	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	106.79/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,174	12
Bulls	—	—	1,765	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,065	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	138.51/cwt	138.00–139.00	2,493	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,404	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,150	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	651	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	103.51/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,111	2
Bulls	—	—	1,255	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,493	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	123.45/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,728	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,042	97.40/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,015	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	274.17/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	315.11/cwt	292.50–332.50	1,635	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	800–850	800	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,321	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	267.55/cwt	260.00–275.00	971	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	356	238.63/cwt	230.00–255.00	850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	236.55/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	246.63/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,048	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	590	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	724	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	287.32/cwt	282.50–292.50	1,069	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	282.78/cwt	270.00–295.00	930	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	285.84/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,306	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	691	221.89/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	237.93/cwt	222.50–252.50	1,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	750–800	755	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	251.43/cwt	225.00–275.00	945	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	224.26/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	214.98/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,157	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	233.72/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	279.24/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,424	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	230.61/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,190	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	264.79/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,247	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	282.23/cwt	260.00–292.50	1,183	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,151	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	251.16/cwt	240.00–270.00	824	6

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 Mar 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 578Last week 500Year ago 340

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 37Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 14Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	332	300.00–325.00	311.33
26	350–400	371	300.00–352.50	328.82
21	400–450	420	302.50–360.00	325.89
33	450–500	463	300.00–346.00	319.04
19	500–550	519	292.50–332.50	315.11
22	550–600	565	285.00–307.50	297.65
3	600–650	607	267.50–280.00	274.17
1	750–800	770	232.50	232.50
1	900–950	915	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	579	286.00	286.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	260.00	260.00
2	350–400	363	260.00–275.00	267.55
1	400–450	425	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	465	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	329	270.00–295.00	282.78
5	350–400	372	282.50–292.50	287.32
8	400–450	419	260.00–292.50	282.23
3	450–500	457	275.00–295.00	285.84
3	500–550	510	270.00–285.00	279.24
2	550–600	585	277.50	277.50
1	600–650	605	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	327	287.00–315.00	297.04
8	350–400	366	280.00–315.00	304.21
10	400–450	423	270.00–315.00	295.08
26	450–500	476	275.00–295.00	283.03
9	500–550	533	245.00–272.50	263.19
9	550–600	572	252.00–264.00	259.47
11	600–650	630	235.00–262.50	251.91
5	650–700	653	247.50–249.00	248.40
5	700–750	719	224.00–232.50	225.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	374	274.00	274.00
4	400–450	439	281.00	281.00
5	450–500	466	288.00	288.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	814	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	800	185.00	185.00
1	850–900	850	180.00	180.00
1	900–950	915	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	595	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	220.00	220.00
4	350–400	356	230.00–255.00	238.63
3	400–450	425	235.00–265.00	246.63
1	450–500	475	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	525	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	575	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	695	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	705	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	240.00–270.00	251.16
8	350–400	376	225.00–275.00	251.43
2	400–450	433	222.50–252.50	237.93
4	450–500	471	250.00–277.50	264.79
2	500–550	538	210.00–220.00	214.98
3	550–600	585	230.00–250.00	236.55
2	600–650	625	230.00–237.50	233.72
4	650–700	691	217.50–225.00	221.89
1	750–800	770	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	492	280.00–290.00	287.08
8	500–550	519	272.50–307.50	290.89
7	550–600	579	265.00–290.00	276.30
3	650–700	663	237.50–270.00	248.20
4	700–750	711	225.00–235.00	231.00
6	750–800	783	222.50–230.00	226.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	250.00	250.00
4	700–750	724	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	516	220.00–250.00	230.61
1	550–600	595	227.50	227.50
5	650–700	684	215.00–227.00	224.26
1	700–750	745	215.00	215.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,082	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,235.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	953	104.00–108.00	105.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,216	1,375.00–1,800.00	1,579.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,107	103.00–113.00	108.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,350	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,718	1,850.00–2,600.00	2,275.76
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,575.00	1,575.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	640	875.00	875.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	908	138.00–140.00	139.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,257	112.00–122.00	117.27
12	—	1,099	102.00–111.00	106.79
3	—	1,042	94.00–99.00	97.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	116.00	116.00
1	—	1,150	105.00	105.00
7	—	1,400	120.00–126.00	123.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,073	100.00–107.00	103.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	117.00	117.00
2	—	1,800	138.00–139.00	138.51
1	—	1,255	119.00	119.00

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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