Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00-15.00, mostly 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-13.00, mostly 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $258.57/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −136.24 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$258.57

66 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,443

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$36.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.45

vs AR average

−5.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	267.82	1,434	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	566	258.52	1,464	46
Medium and Large 2	549	231.31	1,270	5thin

One grade step is worth $36.51/cwt here — about $163 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale66 hd

258.57

—

AR average8 barns · 281 hd

258.12

+0.45

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−5.39

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−136.24

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	1,506	134.90	2,031	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	132.52	1,829	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,115	115.82	1,291	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	885	101.27	896	4thin

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)	1,140	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,137	$1,582	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$1,538	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,400	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,540	$2,672	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,180	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$2,063	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	860	$1,850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	610	$650	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	568	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	792	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	626	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,747	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	315.25/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,507	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	333.11/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,272	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,745	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	328.48/cwt	302.50–345.00	1,396	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	298.38/cwt	284.00–320.00	1,566	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	269.34/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	582	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,467	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	288.32/cwt	287.00–297.50	1,370	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	305.09/cwt	280.00–313.00	1,281	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	241.99/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,510	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	310.53/cwt	290.00–329.00	1,171	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	395	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	261.45/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,480	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	271.01/cwt	250.00–283.00	1,409	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	292.88/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,523	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	236.94/cwt	227.50–242.50	1,599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,698	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	775	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	610	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	1,015	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	310.77/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,035	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	698	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,724	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	279.37/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,366	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,471	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,460	25
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,037	117.92/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,223	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	96.53/cwt	55.00–109.00	983	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	134.80/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,734	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	126.24/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,425	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	100.53/cwt	95.00–106.00	870	2
Bulls	—	—	1,354	118.81/cwt	98.00–140.00	1,609	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,172	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	825	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	701	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	134.25/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,861	7
Bulls	—	—	1,650	158.70/cwt	157.00–161.00	2,619	2
Bulls	—	—	1,663	145.84/cwt	141.00–150.00	2,425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	343.74/cwt	325.00–362.50	1,110	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	213.86/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	282.34/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	280.78/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	251.58/cwt	237.50–265.00	1,057	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,211	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	291.05/cwt	282.50–297.50	1,385	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	236.55/cwt	227.50–247.50	1,258	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,126	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	211.32/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	270.08/cwt	260.00–280.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	264.17/cwt	247.50–277.50	1,228	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	286.66/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,224	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	223.46/cwt	212.50–235.00	1,285	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	276.62/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,173	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,407	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	169.48/cwt	162.50–177.50	1,602	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	1,759.21/head	1,575.00–1,925.00	1,759	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,202	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	950–1000	985	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	2,672.32/head	2,400.00–2,950.00	2,672	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	598	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,489	17

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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 342Last week 434Year ago 717

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 83Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 24Year ago 43

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00-15.00, mostly 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-13.00, mostly 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	568	287.00	287.00
6	600–650	626	279.00	279.00
2	750–800	792	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	325.00–362.50	343.74
11	350–400	382	300.00–355.00	333.11
15	400–450	425	302.50–345.00	328.48
21	450–500	478	300.00–337.50	315.25
9	500–550	525	284.00–320.00	298.38
1	550–600	585	267.50	267.50
3	600–650	608	269.00–270.00	269.34
1	650–700	670	247.50	247.50
1	700–750	700	242.50	242.50
1	800–850	800	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	285.00	285.00
3	400–450	427	285.00–290.00	286.66
7	450–500	476	282.50–297.50	291.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	598	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	550–600	582	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	333	290.00–330.00	310.77
14	350–400	377	290.00–329.00	310.53
9	400–450	420	280.00–313.00	305.09
8	450–500	475	287.00–297.50	288.32
10	500–550	520	250.00–283.00	271.01
5	550–600	566	255.00–272.50	261.45
10	600–650	624	240.00–243.00	241.99
2	650–700	692	242.50	242.50
1	700–750	715	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	650–700	698	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	489	275.00–285.00	279.37
25	550–600	553	264.00	264.00
4	650–700	681	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	260.00–280.00	270.08
3	350–400	382	267.50–287.50	280.78
11	400–450	424	270.00–285.00	276.62
3	450–500	465	247.50–277.50	264.17
3	500–550	532	227.50–247.50	236.55
2	550–600	575	212.50–235.00	223.46
2	600–650	638	205.00–217.50	211.32
1	650–700	680	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	237.50–265.00	251.58
2	450–500	475	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	635	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	950–1000	985	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	520	275.00–305.00	292.88
2	550–600	578	275.00–290.00	282.34
1	600–650	645	257.50	257.50
4	650–700	675	227.50–242.50	236.94
1	700–750	700	237.50	237.50
2	750–800	773	210.00–217.50	213.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	580	242.50	242.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,745	129.00	129.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,177	1,575.00–1,925.00	1,759.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	1,425.00	1,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	118.00	118.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	115.00	115.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,050.00	1,050.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	650.00	650.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	162.50–177.50	169.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	2,325.00	2,325.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,540	2,400.00–2,950.00	2,672.32
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,180	1,900.00	1,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,369	129.00–130.00	129.49
7	—	1,386	132.00–135.00	134.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,037	116.00–119.00	117.92
11	—	1,018	55.00–109.00	96.53
7	—	1,286	132.00–140.00	134.80
7	—	1,129	122.00–130.00	126.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	95.00–106.00	100.53
1	—	985	119.00	119.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	85.00	85.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,354	98.00–140.00	118.81
2	—	1,650	157.00–161.00	158.70
3	—	1,663	141.00–150.00	145.84

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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Heifers · 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

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