Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 4.00-18.00, mostly 9.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 1.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold steady to 11.00, mostly 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher, on a light test, Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.95/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −151.86 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$242.95

33 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,319

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$866

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

$157.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.80

vs AR average

−24.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	257.94	1,396	21
Medium and Large 2	548	227.32	1,246	11thin
Small and Medium 3	530	100.00	530	1thin

One grade step is worth $157.94/cwt here — about $866 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 sale33 hd

242.95

—

AR average8 barns · 322 hd

256.75

−13.80

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−24.64

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−151.86

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	1,741	142.47	2,480	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	123.15	1,776	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,276	120.69	1,540	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	934	111.61	1,042	5thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,701	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,088	$1,578	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,093	$1,452	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$1,960	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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	800–850	815	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,487	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	319.52/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,515	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	254.93/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,718	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	726	243.09/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,765	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,474	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,644	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	355.08/cwt	325.00–380.00	1,165	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	570	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	830	221.98/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	885	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,342	121.38/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,629	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	120.15/cwt	103.00–132.00	1,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	183.74/cwt	182.50–185.00	1,727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	420	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	274.00/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,707	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	960	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	798	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,708	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	921	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,980	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	190.00/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	182.51/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	287.48/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,190	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	241.04/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,461	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	262.26/cwt	245.00–277.50	1,374	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	252.19/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,422	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	233.05/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	792	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	295.52/cwt	282.50–310.00	1,117	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	261.80/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,647	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	289.15/cwt	287.50–290.00	931	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	230.09/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,537	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	640	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	486	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	700	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	500–550	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	269.91/cwt	252.50–280.00	1,522	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	181.34/cwt	175.00–187.50	1,841	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	129.15/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,744	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	123.27/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,758	11
Bulls	—	—	1,520	135.32/cwt	134.00–137.00	2,057	3
Bulls	—	—	1,718	144.86/cwt	144.00–146.00	2,489	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	990	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	121.71/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,591	24
Bulls	—	—	2,095	150.80/cwt	149.50–152.50	3,159	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	117.31/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,775	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	129.90/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,808	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	115.33/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,346	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	115.01/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,098	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	775	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,313	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	233.18/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	271.62/cwt	255.00–285.00	858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	272.87/cwt	257.50–290.00	1,408	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	270.56/cwt	247.50–290.00	1,142	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	263.20/cwt	245.00–282.50	1,266	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	220.58/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,275	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	768	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	144.61/cwt	121.00–175.00	1,605	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,284	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	326.24/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,230	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,083	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	127.85/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,860	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	176.28/cwt	175.00–177.50	1,789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	327.15/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,371	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	238.64/cwt	227.50–250.00	1,217	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,577.99/head	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,578	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,573.25/head	1,000.00–1,850.00	1,573	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,701.35/head	1,675.00–1,725.00	1,701	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,960.00/head	1,960.00–1,960.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1100–1150	1,145	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	252.46/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,351	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	180.20/cwt	160.00–200.00	1,330	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	261.58/cwt	245.00–277.50	1,114	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	251.62/cwt	232.50–270.00	1,188	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	232.93/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,218	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	263.40/cwt	250.00–282.50	977	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	215.04/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,376	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 May 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 261Last week 243Year ago 413

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 66Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 30Year ago 86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	287.50–290.00	289.15
4	350–400	378	282.50–310.00	295.52
5	400–450	414	280.00–295.00	287.48
1	450–500	460	280.00	280.00
12	500–550	524	245.00–277.50	262.26
9	550–600	564	245.00–265.00	252.19
4	600–650	606	232.50–247.50	241.04
5	650–700	665	227.50–240.00	233.05
1	700–750	700	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	815	182.50	182.50
2	850–900	855	180.00–185.00	182.51
2	900–950	940	182.50–185.00	183.74
1	1000–1050	1,010	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	750–800	798	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	635	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	255.00–285.00	271.62
8	350–400	371	250.00–282.50	263.40
4	400–450	426	245.00–277.50	261.58
6	450–500	472	232.50–270.00	251.62
6	500–550	523	220.00–242.50	232.93
5	550–600	578	210.00–240.00	220.58
2	600–650	640	210.00–220.00	215.04
2	650–700	670	200.00	200.00
2	700–750	738	160.00–200.00	180.20
1	900–950	945	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	492	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	328	325.00–380.00	355.08
11	350–400	377	305.00–350.00	326.24
5	400–450	419	310.00–335.00	327.15
6	450–500	474	315.00–325.00	319.52
1	500–550	545	307.50	307.50
3	550–600	563	310.00	310.00
5	600–650	623	270.00–277.50	274.00
5	650–700	674	250.00–260.00	254.93
1	750–800	750	227.50	227.50
1	1050–1100	1,055	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	337.50	337.50
1	550–600	570	315.00	315.00
6	700–750	726	240.00–247.00	243.09
2	800–850	830	220.00–224.00	221.98
1	850–900	885	217.50	217.50
5	900–950	921	215.00	215.00
1	950–1000	960	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	592	249.00	249.00
2	600–650	632	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	485	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	375	245.00	245.00
1	400–450	400	242.50	242.50
3	450–500	458	225.00–240.00	233.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	380	285.00	285.00
9	400–450	422	247.50–290.00	270.56
6	450–500	481	245.00–282.50	263.20
4	500–550	535	247.50–257.50	252.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	516	257.50–290.00	272.87
6	550–600	564	252.50–280.00	269.91
7	600–650	629	250.00–265.00	261.80
2	650–700	668	225.00–235.00	230.09
3	750–800	792	218.00	218.00
1	800–850	835	205.00	205.00
2	850–900	870	180.00–200.00	190.00
1	950–1000	985	180.00	180.00
2	1000–1050	1,015	175.00–187.50	181.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	227.50–250.00	238.64
1	550–600	550	232.50	232.50
1	600–650	630	230.00	230.00
1	1100–1150	1,145	130.00	130.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,305	126.00	126.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,342	115.00–126.00	121.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,095	103.00–132.00	120.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,455	124.00–130.00	127.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,088	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,577.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,158	1,000.00–1,850.00	1,573.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,675.00–1,725.00	1,701.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	640	76.00	76.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	725.00	725.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,110	121.00–175.00	144.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,800.00	1,800.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	175.00–177.50	176.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,960.00	1,960.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,350	127.00–132.00	129.15
1	—	990	100.00	100.00
24	—	1,307	119.00–126.00	121.71
7	—	1,167	112.00–117.00	115.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,426	119.00–126.00	123.27
6	—	1,513	117.00–118.00	117.31
5	—	1,392	127.00–133.00	129.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	955	114.00–116.00	115.01
1	—	1,030	124.00	124.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	89.00	89.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,520	134.00–137.00	135.32
2	—	1,718	144.00–146.00	144.86
2	—	2,095	149.50–152.50	150.80

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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