Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 12.00-25.00 higher, 500-600 lb weights sold 5.00 lower on a light test, over 600 lbs not tested. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 10.00-23.00, mostly 18.00 higher, over 600 lbs not tested. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 12.00-13.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $266.89/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −127.93 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$266.89

39 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,457

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$327

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

$66.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.79

vs AR average

−9.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	274.43	1,506	29
Medium and Large 2	530	254.38	1,347	8thin
Medium and Large 3	568	207.49	1,179	2thin

One grade step is worth $66.94/cwt here — about $327 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.06, low $325.67, median $394.81 across 31 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 sale39 hd

266.89

—

AR average10 barns · 799 hd

268.67

−1.79

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−9.28

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−127.93

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	1,603	132.11	2,118	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,307	124.52	1,628	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,108	108.34	1,200	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	959	107.45	1,031	7thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$1,293	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	798	$878	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$1,575	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	758	$1,088	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,635	$2,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,090	$1,650	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$1,550	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,800	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,750	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	760	$800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,328	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,635	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	329.43/cwt	310.00–347.50	1,545	14
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	877.59/head	850.00–900.00	878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,246	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	462	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,292	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	340.66/cwt	320.00–390.00	1,441	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	124.38/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	283.57/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	372.59/cwt	330.00–412.50	1,382	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	378	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	310.72/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,526	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,292.50/head	1,185.00–1,400.00	1,293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	307.26/cwt	295.00–322.50	1,005	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	361.56/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,143	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	308.54/cwt	287.50–330.00	1,302	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	270.85/cwt	262.00–279.00	1,530	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	319.06/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	284.16/cwt	260.00–302.50	1,455	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	241.62/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	237.52/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	274.06/cwt	269.00–284.00	1,603	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	425	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	314.11/cwt	292.50–325.00	1,172	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	231.28/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	308.52/cwt	272.50–330.00	1,598	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	428	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,404	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	788	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,710	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,743	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,231	122.53/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,508	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,021	83.83/cwt	60.00–95.00	856	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	129.06/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,766	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	108.25/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,188	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,096	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	840	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,033	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	119.61/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,368	9
Bulls	—	—	1,983	145.92/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,894	2
Bulls	—	—	1,519	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,014	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	835	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	944	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,392	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	89.71/cwt	85.00–98.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	365	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,454	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	128.49/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,876	2
Bulls	—	—	1,490	122.10/cwt	110.00–129.00	1,819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	407	252.68/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,028	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	264.96/cwt	247.50–275.00	1,121	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	683	194.73/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,330	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	260.77/cwt	242.50–272.50	1,640	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	212.61/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	255.02/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	207.49/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,179	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	278.97/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,041	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	224.82/cwt	220.00–230.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	282.50/cwt	280.00–285.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	231.21/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	263.99/cwt	247.50–280.00	1,270	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	254.29/cwt	240.00–277.50	1,338	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	233.82/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	289.88/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,183	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	300.27/cwt	260.00–325.00	973	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	291.24/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,118	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	585	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	1,088.30/head	875.00–1,250.00	1,088	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	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.

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I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

Thu Mar 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 402Last week 578Year ago 651

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 37Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 25Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	513	250.00–260.00	255.02
1	550–600	590	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	840	187.50	187.50
1	850–900	855	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	518	272.50–330.00	308.52
14	550–600	585	269.00–284.00	274.06
10	600–650	629	242.50–272.50	260.77
1	650–700	685	237.50	237.50
2	700–750	730	227.50–235.00	231.28
1	800–850	835	205.00	205.00
1	850–900	850	205.00	205.00
1	950–1000	965	180.00	180.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	316	330.00–390.00	361.56
10	350–400	371	330.00–412.50	372.59
16	400–450	423	320.00–390.00	340.66
14	450–500	469	310.00–347.50	329.43
5	500–550	514	312.50–325.00	319.06
2	550–600	558	270.00–297.50	283.57
1	650–700	675	257.50	257.50
1	700–750	705	247.50	247.50
2	750–800	760	235.00–240.00	237.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	324	260.00–325.00	300.27
4	350–400	384	270.00–315.00	291.24
2	400–450	408	270.00–310.00	289.88
1	450–500	485	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	530	235.00	235.00
2	600–650	638	220.00–242.50	231.21
1	700–750	745	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	515	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	428	328.00	328.00
3	450–500	462	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	492	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	295.00–322.50	307.26
22	350–400	373	292.50–325.00	314.11
18	400–450	422	287.50–330.00	308.54
16	450–500	491	300.00–317.50	310.72
9	500–550	512	260.00–302.50	284.16
19	550–600	565	262.00–279.00	270.85
1	600–650	605	250.00	250.00
3	650–700	670	240.00–245.00	241.62
2	700–750	710	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	788	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	570	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	650	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	220.00–230.00	224.82
1	350–400	380	260.00	260.00
5	400–450	407	225.00–260.00	252.68
2	450–500	475	210.00–215.00	212.61
2	550–600	568	205.00–210.00	207.49
2	650–700	683	180.00–210.00	194.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	280.00–285.00	282.50
5	350–400	373	272.50–285.00	278.97
6	400–450	423	247.50–275.00	264.96
7	450–500	481	247.50–280.00	263.99
7	500–550	526	240.00–277.50	254.29
1	550–600	555	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	673	227.50–240.00	233.82
1	800–850	815	172.50	172.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	798	850.00–900.00	877.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,360	120.00–128.00	124.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,045	1,185.00–1,400.00	1,292.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,635	2,200.00	2,200.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,090	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,240	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,575.00	1,575.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	758	875.00–1,250.00	1,088.30
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,750.00	1,750.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,800.00	1,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	137.50	137.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,550.00	1,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,231	120.00–124.00	122.53
2	—	1,460	128.00–129.00	128.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,021	60.00–95.00	83.83
2	—	1,368	126.00–132.00	129.06
5	—	1,097	105.00–112.00	108.25
9	—	1,144	116.00–124.00	119.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	108.00	108.00
2	—	1,105	126.00	126.00
3	—	883	85.00–98.00	89.71
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	123.00	123.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	113.00	113.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,983	145.00–147.00	145.92
5	—	1,519	130.00–135.00	132.59
3	—	1,490	110.00–129.00	122.10

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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