Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 6.00-23.00, mostly 18.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 9.00-24.00, mostly 17.00 lower. Feeder supply included many Fleshy, Unweaned cattle. Weaned ready for grass cattle are still in high demand. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.54/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −145.27 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$249.54

75 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,414

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$37.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.85

vs AR average

−21.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	262.58	1,437	30
Medium and Large 1-2	586	241.87	1,418	38
Medium and Large 2	542	237.06	1,285	6thin
Medium and Large 3	545	225.00	1,226	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.58/cwt here — about $210 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 sale75 hd

249.54

—

AR average9 barns · 444 hd

262.39

−12.85

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−21.05

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−145.27

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	1,660	143.30	2,378	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,385	124.99	1,732	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,112	120.02	1,334	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,017	111.19	1,131	10

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)	1,045	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	997	$1,452	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,301	$2,013	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$1,650	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$1,650	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,050	$1,625	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	673	$491	2thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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	450–500	471	311.33/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,466	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	289.83/cwt	280.00–301.00	1,368	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	253.86/cwt	241.00–262.00	1,465	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,067	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	268.78/cwt	252.50–287.50	1,658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	355.98/cwt	325.00–382.50	1,118	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	299.68/cwt	285.00–312.50	1,265	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	234.32/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,823	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	241.33/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	696	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,143	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	344.76/cwt	332.50–370.00	1,441	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	350.70/cwt	320.00–390.00	1,312	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	269.06/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	536	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,453	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	750	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	264.76/cwt	247.50–272.00	1,403	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	589	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,425	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	950–1000	975	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	236.23/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,448	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	308.32/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,119	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	227.08/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,533	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	219.63/cwt	202.50–227.00	1,616	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	510	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	295.44/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,430	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	257.47/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,735	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	289.29/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	291.24/cwt	277.50–302.50	949	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	306.24/cwt	285.00–322.50	1,638	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	753	222.61/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,676	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	600–650	635	249.03/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,581	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	405	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,245	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	673	491.08/head	400.00–575.00	491	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	365	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	675	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	133.48/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,618	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	124.71/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,444	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	112.59/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,174	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	125.64/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,382	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	907	99.94/cwt	97.00–103.00	906	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,892	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,864	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,317	125.49/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,653	6
Bulls	—	—	1,816	145.24/cwt	142.00–149.00	2,638	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	96.03/cwt	89.00–100.00	884	4
Bulls	—	—	1,523	129.91/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,979	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	112.77/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,196	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	271.97/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,553	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	800–850	810	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	390	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,073	1
Bulls	—	—	1,644	152.45/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	237.45/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	236.25/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	239.15/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	255.39/cwt	240.00–275.00	850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	273.35/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,266	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	265.98/cwt	245.00–282.50	1,133	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	642	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,369	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,439	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,658	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,596	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,652.90/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,653	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	123.18/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,463	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	125.51/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	750–800	795	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	271.18/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,039	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,091.99/head	2,050.00–2,125.00	2,092	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	305.06/cwt	285.00–317.50	1,278	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	286.03/cwt	277.50–297.50	1,387	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,159	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	277.60/cwt	265.00–290.00	855	2

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 Apr 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 434Last week 410Year ago 471

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 59Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 24Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	314	325.00–382.50	355.98
21	350–400	374	320.00–390.00	350.70
8	400–450	418	332.50–370.00	344.76
7	450–500	471	300.00–325.00	311.33
32	500–550	535	285.00–322.50	306.24
3	550–600	570	262.50–275.00	269.06
5	600–650	617	252.50–287.50	268.78
4	650–700	696	242.00	242.00
3	700–750	718	235.00–245.00	241.33
3	750–800	778	232.00–238.00	234.32
1	800–850	800	237.00	237.00
1	900–950	910	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	293.00	293.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	307.50	307.50
1	450–500	480	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	265.00–290.00	277.60
2	350–400	368	315.00	315.00
4	400–450	419	285.00–317.50	305.06
5	450–500	485	277.50–297.50	286.03
1	550–600	550	260.00	260.00
2	650–700	678	235.00–237.50	236.25
1	750–800	760	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	642	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	484	280.00–310.00	295.44
4	500–550	531	280.00–297.50	289.29
11	550–600	571	260.00–285.00	271.97
1	600–650	645	250.00	250.00
4	650–700	674	252.50–262.50	257.47
2	750–800	755	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	855	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	795	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	560	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	277.50–302.50	291.24
8	350–400	363	285.00–320.00	308.32
7	400–450	422	285.00–312.50	299.68
14	450–500	472	280.00–301.00	289.83
13	500–550	530	247.50–272.00	264.76
10	550–600	577	241.00–262.00	253.86
4	600–650	613	235.00–240.00	236.23
11	650–700	675	210.00–235.00	227.08
10	700–750	736	202.50–227.00	219.63
1	750–800	750	205.00	205.00
1	850–900	860	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	440	242.50	242.50
1	450–500	480	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	274.00	274.00
5	550–600	568	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	536	271.00	271.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	550–600	589	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	635	248.00–255.00	249.03
8	750–800	753	220.00–223.00	222.61
1	800–850	810	217.50	217.50
1	950–1000	975	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	240.00–275.00	255.39
2	350–400	383	267.50–275.00	271.18
7	400–450	426	245.00–282.50	265.98
3	450–500	463	270.00–275.00	273.35
3	500–550	517	235.00–245.00	239.15
2	550–600	573	235.00–240.00	237.45
1	600–650	605	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	650	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	795	210.00	210.00

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	—	1,115	139.00	139.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	129.00	129.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,120	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,652.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,188	121.00–128.00	123.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,173	124.00–127.00	125.51
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	1,050.00	1,050.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	673	400.00–575.00	491.08
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	180.00	180.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	1,775.00	1,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,275	2,050.00–2,125.00	2,091.99
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,650.00	1,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,212	130.00–136.00	133.48
19	—	1,158	120.00–129.00	124.71
5	—	907	97.00–103.00	99.94
17	—	1,061	107.00–119.00	112.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	110.00–115.00	112.59
4	—	1,100	120.00–129.00	125.64
4	—	921	89.00–100.00	96.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,423	131.00	131.00
6	—	1,317	120.00–129.00	125.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,816	142.00–149.00	145.24
4	—	1,523	120.00–135.00	129.91
5	—	1,644	150.00–156.00	152.45

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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