Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 400 lbs sold 8.00-12.00 lower, Feeder steers 400-500 lbs sold 1.00 higher, Feeder steers 500-600 lbs sold 12.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers over 400 lbs sold 6.00-12.00 higher. Fleshy and unweaned cattle sold with a discount. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.89/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −155.92 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$238.89

26 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,310

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$763

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

$139.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.76

vs AR average

−29.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	260.59	1,410	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	578	238.00	1,376	3thin
Medium and Large 2	568	228.36	1,298	3thin
Medium and Large 3	548	200.00	1,095	2thin
Small and Medium 3	533	121.30	647	2thin

One grade step is worth $139.29/cwt here — about $763 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

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 sale26 hd

238.89

—

AR average9 barns · 268 hd

248.65

−9.76

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−29.49

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−155.92

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	1,616	140.19	2,266	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,362	122.45	1,668	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,153	117.73	1,357	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	990	117.40	1,163	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,371	$1,968	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,464	$2,210	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,017	$1,911	4thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	—	1,371	1,968.28/head	1,675.00–2,250.00	1,968	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	266.78/cwt	257.50–272.50	1,382	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	137.12/cwt	128.00–145.00	1,087	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,070	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,761	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,484	2,240.31/head	2,000.00–2,375.00	2,240	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,135	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,578	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	301.82/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,579	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	225.57/cwt	215.00–232.50	1,635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	285.43/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,630	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	319.43/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,498	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	168.75/cwt	162.50–175.00	1,620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	189.97/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	291.15/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,392	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	299.26/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,251	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	254.41/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,435	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	322.05/cwt	300.00–342.50	1,394	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	224.88/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	295.50/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,099	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	288.69/cwt	280.00–292.50	921	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,759	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	655	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	450–500	485	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	252.43/cwt	235.00–267.50	1,446	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	244.94/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	274.99/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	500–550	533	121.30/cwt	117.50–125.00	647	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,697	2
Bulls	—	—	1,878	150.50/cwt	147.00–152.00	2,826	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	122.02/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,619	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,044	114.70/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,197	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,037	88.68/cwt	84.00–99.00	920	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	127.27/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,675	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	114.10/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,087	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,250	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,390	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	125.87/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,753	5
Bulls	—	—	1,393	132.33/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,843	4
Bulls	—	—	1,652	140.36/cwt	138.00–144.00	2,319	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	244.52/cwt	232.50–267.50	1,533	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	815	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	286.73/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	338.11/cwt	320.00–352.50	1,244	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	120.71/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,388	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,182	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	215.82/cwt	195.00–230.00	898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	273.52/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	289.89/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,078	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	179.67/cwt	150.00–200.00	855	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	232.15/cwt	210.00–255.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	278.77/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,048	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	202.63/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	223.75/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	260.31/cwt	245.00–272.50	1,088	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	215.24/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	260.95/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,273	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	265.05/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	220.04/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	259.69/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,215	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	278.08/cwt	260.00–287.50	923	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,335	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	2,271.94/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	223.75/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	236.29/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,264	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	287.43/cwt	282.50–297.50	1,216	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,485	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	130.36/cwt	126.00–140.00	1,897	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,847	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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

Thu May 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 243Last week 348Year ago 518

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 82Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 32Year ago 43

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)	4	—	1,371	1,675.00–2,250.00	1,968.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	128.00	128.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	115.00	115.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,455	126.00–140.00	130.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,410	131.00	131.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	793	128.00–145.00	137.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	136.00	136.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,484	2,000.00–2,375.00	2,240.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,163	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,271.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	900.00	900.00

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	319	280.00–292.50	288.69
6	350–400	372	285.00–310.00	295.50
9	400–450	418	280.00–320.00	299.26
10	450–500	478	280.00–305.00	291.15
8	500–550	518	257.50–272.50	266.78
8	550–600	564	235.00–265.00	254.41
1	650–700	680	237.50	237.50
2	700–750	728	220.00–230.00	224.88
1	800–850	810	192.50	192.50
2	950–1000	960	162.50–175.00	168.75
1	1100–1150	1,135	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	482	272.50	272.50
3	550–600	578	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	117.50–125.00	121.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	815	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	210.00–255.00	232.15
4	400–450	416	195.00–230.00	215.82
5	450–500	476	150.00–200.00	179.67
1	500–550	510	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	585	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	695	170.00	170.00
1	750–800	780	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	260.00–287.50	278.08
4	350–400	376	270.00–285.00	278.77
6	400–450	418	245.00–272.50	260.31
5	450–500	468	250.00–277.50	259.69
1	500–550	545	245.00	245.00
2	550–600	580	215.00–225.00	220.04
2	600–650	615	205.00–225.00	215.24
2	650–700	675	222.50–225.00	223.75
2	700–750	723	190.00–215.00	202.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	688	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	335.00	335.00
11	350–400	368	320.00–352.50	338.11
15	400–450	433	300.00–342.50	322.05
12	450–500	469	300.00–340.00	319.43
11	500–550	523	290.00–312.50	301.82
8	550–600	571	275.00–292.50	285.43
2	600–650	613	262.50–285.00	273.52
1	850–900	870	214.00	214.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	280.00–295.00	289.89
5	400–450	423	282.50–297.50	287.43
3	450–500	488	250.00–272.50	260.95
2	500–550	535	232.50–240.00	236.29
1	550–600	595	225.00	225.00
2	600–650	643	222.50–225.00	223.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	237.50	237.50
1	450–500	485	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	493	272.50–277.50	274.99
3	500–550	522	280.00–295.00	286.73
6	550–600	573	235.00–267.50	252.43
3	600–650	627	232.50–267.50	244.52
2	650–700	663	240.00–250.00	244.94
4	700–750	725	215.00–232.50	225.57
3	800–850	840	185.00–200.00	189.97
1	850–900	895	192.50	192.50
1	1000–1050	1,005	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	262.50–267.50	265.05
1	550–600	580	225.00	225.00
1	950–1000	990	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	115.00–117.00	116.02
10	—	1,327	120.00–124.00	122.02
5	—	1,393	125.00–128.00	125.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,044	114.00–116.00	114.70
3	—	1,037	84.00–99.00	88.68
7	—	1,316	126.00–131.00	127.27
14	—	1,150	118.00–124.00	120.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	953	110.00–116.00	114.10
1	—	1,000	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,130	123.00	123.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,878	147.00–152.00	150.50
4	—	1,393	128.00–135.00	132.33
3	—	1,652	138.00–144.00	140.36

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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