Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 4.00 lower, 400-600 lbs sold 1.00-5.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 6.00 higher, 400-600 lb weights sold steady to 1.00 lower, over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $301.56/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −151.09 against this barn's trailing median of $452.64.

Average price

$301.56

24 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$869

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

$151.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.25

vs AR average

−8.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	311.31	1,709	21
Medium and Large 2	558	269.96	1,506	2thin
Small and Medium 3	525	160.00	840	1thin

One grade step is worth $151.31/cwt here — about $869 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale24 hd

301.56

—

AR average8 barns · 258 hd

298.31

+3.25

National average156 barns · 8,291 hd

310.26

−8.70

This barn, trailing median28 sales

452.64

−151.09

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	1,730	139.66	2,416	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,282	130.16	1,669	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,127	114.49	1,290	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	957	102.99	985	6thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	993	$1,456	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,002	$1,292	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$1,160	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$1,150	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	815	$550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,347	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	1,455.66/head	1,250.00–1,625.00	1,456	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	313.98/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,024	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	325.87/cwt	302.50–340.00	1,238	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	329.86/cwt	307.50–365.00	1,597	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	369.99/cwt	330.00–402.00	1,576	35
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	1,160.14/head	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	270.59/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	310.32/cwt	297.50–325.00	1,344	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	304.53/cwt	290.00–309.00	1,724	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,755	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	119.40/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,403	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	253.30/cwt	242.50–258.00	1,707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	318.76/cwt	316.00–325.00	1,689	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	226.25/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	316.38/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	294.20/cwt	282.00–302.00	1,680	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	276.41/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,681	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	300.36/cwt	290.00–322.50	1,442	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	517	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	370.52/cwt	330.00–417.50	1,382	13
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	815	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	500–550	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	355.87/cwt	327.50–395.00	1,164	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	260.97/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,503	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	114.85/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,502	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	129.51/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,530	6
Bulls	—	—	1,387	121.06/cwt	110.00–139.00	1,679	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	93.06/cwt	91.00–95.00	861	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	122.85/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,253	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,441	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	142.28/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,604	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	124.88/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,410	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,029	100.15/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,031	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	845	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	811	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,266	128.39/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,625	9
Bulls	—	—	1,995	161.00/cwt	156.00–166.00	3,212	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	460	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	608	231.30/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	400	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,700	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,301	134.29/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,747	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	242.31/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	276.65/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,187	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	232.36/cwt	230.00–235.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	317.07/cwt	314.00–330.00	1,652	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	287.42/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,380	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	302.83/cwt	277.50–322.50	1,296	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	278.33/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,058	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	286.93/cwt	275.00–295.00	927	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	226.05/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	251.46/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,431	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	243.76/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	269.96/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	288.89/cwt	255.00–320.00	910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	316.74/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	435	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,346	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	2,027	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,770	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,098	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	124.61/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,406	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	280.85/cwt	242.50–297.50	1,331	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	262.50/cwt	242.50–282.50	1,313	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	1,291.76/head	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,292	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 Mar 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 410Last week 432Year ago 743

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 66Year ago 149

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 28Year ago 38

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	123.00	123.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	993	1,250.00–1,625.00	1,455.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	795	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,160.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,035	116.00–125.00	119.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,128	119.00–127.00	124.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,002	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,291.76
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	1,150.00	1,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	125.00	125.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	167.50	167.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	133.00	133.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	550.00	550.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,770	175.00	175.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	326	300.00–335.00	313.98
18	350–400	380	302.50–340.00	325.87
13	400–450	433	297.50–325.00	310.32
18	450–500	480	290.00–322.50	300.36
4	500–550	529	262.50–280.00	270.59
10	550–600	576	245.00–265.00	260.97
1	600–650	615	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	503	279.00	279.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	355	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	517	299.00	299.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	460	267.50	267.50
2	600–650	608	227.50–235.00	231.30
1	650–700	665	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	230.00–235.00	232.36
1	350–400	395	245.00	245.00
1	400–450	445	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	540	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	605	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	275.00–295.00	286.93
10	350–400	380	270.00–292.50	278.33
10	400–450	429	260.00–285.00	276.65
13	450–500	474	242.50–297.50	280.85
2	500–550	500	242.50–282.50	262.50
1	550–600	575	245.00	245.00
2	600–650	625	220.00–232.50	226.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	327	327.50–395.00	355.87
13	350–400	373	330.00–417.50	370.52
35	400–450	426	330.00–402.00	369.99
17	450–500	484	307.50–365.00	329.86
10	500–550	530	316.00–325.00	318.76
11	550–600	566	290.00–309.00	304.53
10	600–650	638	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	740	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	790	230.00	230.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	260.00	260.00
2	450–500	465	225.00–260.00	242.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	255.00–320.00	288.89
3	350–400	368	310.00–320.00	316.74
21	400–450	428	277.50–322.50	302.83
4	450–500	480	275.00–295.00	287.42
2	550–600	558	260.00–280.00	269.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	305.00	305.00
2	450–500	488	307.50–325.00	316.38
5	500–550	521	314.00–330.00	317.07
7	550–600	571	282.00–302.00	294.20
8	600–650	608	265.00–290.00	276.41
4	650–700	674	242.50–258.00	253.30
2	700–750	728	225.00–227.50	226.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	277.50	277.50
5	550–600	569	247.50–255.00	251.46
2	600–650	625	242.50–245.00	243.76
1	850–900	890	157.50	157.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,308	110.00–119.00	114.85
6	—	1,181	129.00–132.00	129.51
4	—	1,129	122.00–127.00	124.88
8	—	1,029	94.00–105.00	100.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	925	91.00–95.00	93.06
2	—	1,020	121.00–125.00	122.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	113.00	113.00
9	—	1,266	127.00–131.00	128.39
8	—	1,301	132.00–138.00	134.29
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	96.00	96.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,387	110.00–139.00	121.06
5	—	1,830	140.00–146.00	142.28
2	—	1,995	156.00–166.00	161.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

Replacement Cattle

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