Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-20.00 , mostly 9.00 higher with full advance on 400-500 lb weights. Feeder heifers sold 7.00-14.00, mostly 10.00 higher. Feeder supply was mostly above average with several groups of weaned cattle. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $273.06/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −121.76 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$273.06

63 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,484

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$55.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.98

vs AR average

−3.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	275.38	1,493	60
Medium and Large 2	560	240.00	1,344	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	580	220.00	1,276	2thin

One grade step is worth $55.38/cwt here — about $217 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 sale63 hd

273.06

—

AR average10 barns · 434 hd

260.08

+12.98

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−3.40

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−121.76

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	1,527	145.38	2,220	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,398	134.44	1,879	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,135	126.14	1,432	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	984	123.34	1,214	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)	1,221	$1,795	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,670	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,550	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,439	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	815	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	808	$1,239	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,008	$1,617	3thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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 2	300–350	308	304.51/cwt	285.00–325.00	938	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	1,239.01/head	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,239	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	592	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,782	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	351	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,378	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	391	334.47/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,308	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,670.00/head	1,670.00–1,670.00	1,670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	620	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	321.92/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,500	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	272.37/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,419	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	684	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,662	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,550.00/head	1,425.00–1,675.00	1,550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	740	258.00/cwt	257.00–259.00	1,909	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	544	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,529	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	261.77/cwt	247.50–277.50	1,484	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	271.87/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	278.54/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,738	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	850	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	295	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	994	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	301.66/cwt	295.00–320.00	947	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	344.43/cwt	312.50–370.00	1,429	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	317	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,276	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	294.75/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,536	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	248.72/cwt	237.50–257.50	1,537	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	251.47/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,589	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	272.17/cwt	257.50–292.50	1,451	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	269.07/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,515	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	364.92/cwt	335.00–382.50	1,193	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	367.02/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,347	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	428	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,618	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	762	206.67/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	730	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	498	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,439	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	296.19/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,262	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	306.90/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,163	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,347	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	127.07/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,489	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,019	122.22/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,245	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,116	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,656	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	134.91/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,597	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	127.03/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,813	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,046	111.67/cwt	103.00–116.00	1,168	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	138.92/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,900	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	131.41/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,877	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,044	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	128.52/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,295	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	815	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	950–1000	970	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,283	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	161.71/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,846	2
Bulls	—	—	1,459	146.79/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,142	4
Bulls	—	—	1,430	126.24/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	295.51/cwt	282.50–310.00	1,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	232.50/cwt	220.00–245.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	237.45/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	756	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,731	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	251.25/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	266.61/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,285	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	273.21/cwt	245.00–287.50	1,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	750–800	765	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,392	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	136.57/cwt	129.00–143.00	1,437	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	164.12/cwt	134.00–200.00	1,326	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	260.37/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	225.33/cwt	200.00–250.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,469	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,145	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	780	159.53/cwt	137.50–177.00	1,244	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	263.22/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,242	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,482	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,911	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	193.68/cwt	187.50–200.00	1,303	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	1,794.60/head	1,475.00–1,925.00	1,795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	291.94/cwt	285.00–296.00	1,632	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,044	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,046	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,439.12/head	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,439	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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 471Last week 399Year ago 428

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 114Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 37Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	285.00–325.00	304.51
2	350–400	370	282.50–310.00	295.51
3	450–500	472	260.00–270.00	263.22
1	500–550	545	272.50	272.50
1	550–600	565	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	317	402.50	402.50
5	350–400	351	392.50	392.50
31	400–450	428	378.00	378.00
23	550–600	592	301.00	301.00
2	600–650	620	293.00	293.00
8	700–750	740	257.00–259.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	327	335.00–382.50	364.92
11	350–400	367	335.00–385.00	367.02
15	400–450	415	312.50–370.00	344.43
8	450–500	466	300.00–337.50	321.92
9	500–550	521	280.00–307.50	294.75
13	550–600	559	285.00–296.00	291.94
5	600–650	624	270.00–285.00	278.54
4	650–700	656	267.50–275.00	271.87
1	800–850	845	225.00	225.00
11	1000–1050	1,044	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	295	337.00	337.00
26	350–400	391	330.00–335.00	334.47
36	500–550	544	281.00	281.00
27	650–700	684	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	314	295.00–320.00	301.66
13	350–400	379	295.00–325.00	306.90
12	400–450	426	280.00–312.50	296.19
3	450–500	455	296.00	296.00
14	500–550	521	260.00–279.00	272.37
9	550–600	567	247.50–277.50	261.77
8	600–650	618	237.50–257.50	248.72
1	700–750	705	237.50	237.50
1	750–800	765	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	730	216.00	216.00
3	750–800	762	205.00–210.00	206.67
1	950–1000	970	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	220.00–245.00	232.50
2	350–400	375	200.00–250.00	225.33
1	700–750	745	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	245.00–287.50	273.21
3	400–450	430	245.00–270.00	260.37
3	450–500	482	260.00–270.00	266.61
1	550–600	560	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	673	187.50–200.00	193.68
1	750–800	765	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	580	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	498	289.00	289.00
5	500–550	533	257.50–292.50	272.17
9	550–600	563	255.00–272.50	269.07
5	600–650	632	235.00–265.00	251.47
2	650–700	665	250.00–252.50	251.25
2	700–750	720	230.00–245.00	237.45
1	900–950	920	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	625	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	756	229.00	229.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	808	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,239.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,670.00	1,670.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	995	1,425.00–1,675.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	118.00	118.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,395	137.00	137.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	141.00	141.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,221	1,475.00–1,925.00	1,794.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	850	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,439.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	2,000.00	2,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,052	129.00–143.00	136.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	808	134.00–200.00	164.12
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	177.50	177.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	780	137.50–177.00	159.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,172	124.00–130.00	127.07
4	—	1,019	120.00–123.00	122.22
7	—	1,184	132.00–138.00	134.91
4	—	1,046	103.00–116.00	111.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,200	138.00	138.00
1	—	870	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,008	127.00–130.00	128.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,427	126.00–128.00	127.03
9	—	1,368	135.00–143.00	138.92
6	—	1,428	129.00–134.00	131.41
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	114.00	114.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,760	160.00–163.00	161.71
4	—	1,459	145.00–151.00	146.79
2	—	1,430	120.00–135.00	126.24

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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