Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 7.00-8.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 3.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 7.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 5.00-8.00 lower. Fleshy, unweaned calves sold with a with a discount. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.70/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −160.11 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$234.70

33 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,281

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$353

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

$68.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.52

vs AR average

−35.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	246.55	1,348	24
Medium and Large 2	531	223.49	1,186	5thin
Medium and Large 3	560	177.65	995	4thin

One grade step is worth $68.90/cwt here — about $353 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 sale33 hd

234.70

—

AR average7 barns · 196 hd

249.22

−14.52

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−35.49

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−160.11

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	1,700	135.88	2,310	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	123.07	1,750	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	995	113.27	1,127	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,025	108.91	1,117	34

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)	817	$1,092	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	710	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	714	$933	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	735	$725	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,211	$1,740	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$1,285	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	692	$700	3thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	315.01/cwt	302.50–325.00	1,169	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	279.55/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,322	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	664	242.90/cwt	241.50–243.50	1,613	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	348.66/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,165	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	294.56/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,255	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	109.33/cwt	96.00–117.00	946	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	241.80/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,381	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	280.98/cwt	265.00–297.50	1,447	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	695	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	1,739.92/head	1,330.00–1,975.00	1,740	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,587	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	602	133.21/cwt	130.00–137.50	802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	341.08/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,276	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	256.40/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,595	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	253.84/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,340	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	710	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	645	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	306.40/cwt	295.00–315.00	974	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	314.30/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,455	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	236.98/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	245.11/cwt	232.50–257.50	1,642	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	242.85/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,525	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	274.96/cwt	262.00–297.50	1,559	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	325.31/cwt	290.00–352.50	1,347	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	232.93/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	224.99/cwt	210.00–237.50	1,620	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	455	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	252.03/cwt	244.00–267.50	1,338	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	850–900	850	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	213.75/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,610	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	735	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	655	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	625	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	263.03/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,483	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	123.61/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,734	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	110.43/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,179	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	126.47/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,673	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	121.49/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,449	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	818	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	834	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	830	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	938	1
Bulls	—	—	1,993	148.01/cwt	147.00–149.00	2,950	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,707	1
Bulls	—	—	1,927	141.71/cwt	141.00–142.00	2,731	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	905	98.83/cwt	89.00–107.00	894	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	799	93.07/cwt	80.00–99.00	744	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	370	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,018	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	124.58/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,333	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	118.06/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,802	4
Bulls	—	—	1,310	122.41/cwt	96.00–135.00	1,604	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	667	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	110.47/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,114	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	226.24/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	277.07/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,463	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	468	270.36/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,265	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	682	213.42/cwt	207.50–222.50	1,456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	220.16/cwt	215.00–225.00	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	165.30/cwt	130.00–200.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	261.04/cwt	225.00–280.00	1,248	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	239.98/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	257.63/cwt	242.50–280.00	984	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	117.65/cwt	94.00–132.00	1,215	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,244	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,689	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	265.59/cwt	240.00–287.50	1,264	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	252.56/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,432	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,335	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	663	887.08/head	875.00–900.00	887	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	267.50/cwt	265.00–270.00	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	204.95/cwt	185.00–217.50	1,398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	242.33/cwt	242.00–242.50	1,653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	307.52/cwt	305.00–310.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	263.08/cwt	245.00–287.50	1,121	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	229.36/cwt	217.50–237.50	1,183	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	223.75/cwt	222.50–225.00	929	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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 348Last week 418Year ago 349

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 108Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 58Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	295.00–315.00	306.40
11	350–400	371	302.50–325.00	315.01
8	400–450	426	290.00–302.50	294.56
8	450–500	473	270.00–290.00	279.55
14	500–550	531	244.00–267.50	252.03
9	550–600	571	230.00–255.00	241.80
2	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
3	650–700	667	230.00–239.00	232.93
23	700–750	720	210.00–237.50	224.99
2	750–800	753	212.50–215.00	213.75
1	850–900	885	150.00	150.00
1	950–1000	985	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	650–700	664	241.50–243.50	242.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	645	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	620	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	265.00–270.00	267.50
3	350–400	382	242.50–280.00	257.63
7	400–450	426	245.00–287.50	263.08
12	450–500	478	225.00–280.00	261.04
4	500–550	516	217.50–237.50	229.36
1	550–600	590	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	625	210.00	210.00
3	650–700	682	185.00–217.50	204.95
1	700–750	725	150.00	150.00
1	750–800	775	162.50	162.50
1	850–900	890	150.00	150.00
1	900–950	940	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	468	260.00–277.50	270.36
1	500–550	545	212.50	212.50
1	600–650	630	222.50	222.50
3	650–700	682	207.50–222.50	213.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	850	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	245.00	245.00
2	350–400	383	215.00–225.00	220.16
2	400–450	415	222.50–225.00	223.75
2	500–550	530	190.00	190.00
2	550–600	590	130.00–200.00	165.30
1	600–650	625	180.00	180.00
1	650–700	655	170.00	170.00
1	750–800	765	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	334	330.00–370.00	348.66
5	350–400	374	335.00–352.50	341.08
10	400–450	414	290.00–352.50	325.31
21	450–500	463	290.00–320.00	314.30
6	500–550	515	265.00–297.50	280.98
10	550–600	567	262.00–297.50	274.96
7	600–650	622	255.00–265.00	256.40
7	650–700	670	232.50–257.50	245.11
4	700–750	710	233.00–240.00	236.98
1	750–800	755	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	627	257.00	257.00
2	650–700	688	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	305.00–310.00	307.52
1	350–400	395	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	430	265.00	265.00
10	450–500	476	240.00–287.50	265.59
2	500–550	528	250.00–257.50	253.84
6	550–600	567	242.50–260.00	252.56
3	650–700	682	242.00–242.50	242.33
1	700–750	740	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	455	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	495	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	510	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	302.50	302.50
24	500–550	528	265.00–287.50	277.07
5	550–600	564	255.00–272.50	263.03
6	600–650	628	237.50–247.50	242.85
2	650–700	693	222.50–230.00	226.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	237.50–242.50	239.98

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	1,285.00	1,285.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,211	1,330.00–1,975.00	1,739.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	2,000.00	2,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	865	96.00–117.00	109.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	172.50	172.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	175.00	175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	710	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	602	130.00–137.50	133.21
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	500.00	500.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	625	165.00	165.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	695	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	663	875.00–900.00	887.08
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	735	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	878	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,033	94.00–132.00	117.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,403	120.00–128.00	123.61
1	—	1,255	136.00	136.00
4	—	1,526	117.00–119.00	118.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,068	108.00–114.00	110.43
4	—	1,323	126.00–127.00	126.47
6	—	1,193	118.00–124.00	121.49
7	—	905	89.00–107.00	98.83
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	100.00–104.00	101.99
1	—	830	113.00	113.00
5	—	799	80.00–99.00	93.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	132.00	132.00
2	—	1,070	123.00–126.00	124.58
1	—	860	77.50	77.50
2	—	915	108.00–113.00	110.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,993	147.00–149.00	148.01
3	—	1,927	141.00–142.00	141.71
4	—	1,310	96.00–135.00	122.41

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