Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00-11.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 9.00 to 23.00, mostly 15.00 higher, with 400-500 lb weights selling 23.00 higher.

Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $267.35/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −185.29 against this barn's trailing median of $452.64.

Average price

$267.35

7 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,499

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$556

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

$94.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.87

vs AR average

−33.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	284.90	1,592	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	585	257.00	1,503	1thin
Medium and Large 3	545	190.00	1,036	1thin

One grade step is worth $94.90/cwt here — about $556 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

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $500.50, low $385.40, median $452.64 across 28 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 sale7 hd

267.35

—

AR average10 barns · 318 hd

286.23

−18.87

National average144 barns · 7,865 hd

300.66

−33.31

This barn, trailing median28 sales

452.64

−185.29

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	1,596	154.90	2,473	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,393	133.28	1,856	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,165	125.79	1,466	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,014	116.98	1,186	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)	1,270	$1,852	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,158	$1,635	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,048	$1,480	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,022	$1,451	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,305	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,229	$2,044	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,424	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,634.50/head	1,600.00–1,675.00	1,635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	264.06/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	294.91/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	256.65/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	304.93/cwt	297.50–317.50	1,406	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	319.93/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,027	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	298.60/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,206	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	228.75/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	296.14/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,081	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,851.97/head	1,825.00–1,875.00	1,852	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	1,479.98/head	1,300.00–1,675.00	1,480	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	784	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,007	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	278.22/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,552	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	325.41/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,230	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	250.21/cwt	243.00–270.00	1,591	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	312.84/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,326	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	295.95/cwt	290.00–300.00	962	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	269.37/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,420	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	630	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	292.39/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	225.62/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	247.48/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	874	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,159	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	284.66/cwt	257.50–307.50	1,469	13
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	400–450	425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	701	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	300–350	300	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	765	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	938	113.57/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,065	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	988	119.52/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,181	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	135.50/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,768	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	129.61/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,627	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	115.58/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,141	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,188	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	130.37/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,923	11
Bulls	—	—	1,387	140.18/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,944	3
Bulls	—	—	1,743	162.73/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,836	4
Bulls	—	—	1,603	157.04/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,517	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,302	136.49/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,777	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	277.32/cwt	270.00–285.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	242.77/cwt	227.50–245.00	1,617	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	286.20/cwt	272.50–296.00	1,362	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	226.00/cwt	222.50–232.50	1,742	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	269.34/cwt	260.00–312.50	1,543	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	645	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	923	173.74/cwt	172.50–175.00	1,604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	286.56/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,083	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	261.71/cwt	242.50–282.50	1,264	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	266.69/cwt	240.00–282.50	995	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,059.40/head	1,550.00–2,325.00	2,059	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	233.75/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	280.10/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,202	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	272.62/cwt	260.00–285.00	853	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,249	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	1,717.41/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	970	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,649	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,890	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,496	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,022.59/head	1,500.00–2,375.00	2,023	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	276.91/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,288	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,073	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	131.26/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	253.93/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,590	4

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 Jun 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 369Last week 357Year ago 379

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 67Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 13Year ago 35

Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	514	277.00	277.00
24	600–650	618	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	290.00–300.00	295.95
9	350–400	365	290.00–305.00	296.14
7	400–450	404	290.00–305.00	298.60
2	450–500	470	287.50–297.50	292.39
4	500–550	527	267.50–275.00	269.37
3	550–600	570	247.50–267.50	256.65
4	600–650	626	245.00–270.00	253.93
2	650–700	665	245.00–250.00	247.48
4	700–750	724	220.00–230.00	225.62
2	750–800	750	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	313	260.00–285.00	272.62
6	350–400	373	240.00–282.50	266.69
6	400–450	429	272.50–287.50	280.10
8	450–500	483	242.50–282.50	261.71
1	500–550	515	242.50	242.50
2	550–600	560	232.50–235.00	233.75
1	600–650	615	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	765	200.00	200.00
2	900–950	923	172.50–175.00	173.74
1	950–1000	970	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	227.50	227.50
2	450–500	475	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	660	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	321	300.00–332.50	319.93
13	350–400	378	300.00–350.00	325.41
10	400–450	424	300.00–337.50	312.84
4	450–500	461	297.50–317.50	304.93
3	550–600	558	267.50–285.00	278.22
2	600–650	615	280.00	280.00
3	650–700	672	260.00–272.50	264.06
2	700–750	712	257.00	257.00
1	800–850	805	227.50	227.50
1	850–900	865	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	290.00–300.00	294.91
1	600–650	645	282.50	282.50
59	850–900	874	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	750–800	784	256.00	256.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	270.00–285.00	277.32
3	350–400	378	280.00–290.00	286.56
1	400–450	430	290.00	290.00
5	450–500	465	267.50–287.50	276.91
1	600–650	645	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	545	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	476	272.50–296.00	286.20
13	500–550	516	257.50–307.50	284.66
12	550–600	573	260.00–312.50	269.34
10	600–650	636	243.00–270.00	250.21
8	650–700	666	227.50–245.00	242.77
2	700–750	715	227.50–230.00	228.75
5	750–800	771	222.50–232.50	226.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	680	220.00	220.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,158	1,600.00–1,675.00	1,634.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,270	1,825.00–1,875.00	1,851.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,048	1,300.00–1,675.00	1,479.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	134.00	134.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,153	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,717.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	135.00	135.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,420	127.00–136.00	131.26
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	630	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,190	1,550.00–2,325.00	2,059.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,280	1,500.00–2,375.00	2,022.59
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	938	105.00–117.00	113.57
2	—	988	119.00–120.00	119.52
2	—	1,305	134.00–137.00	135.50
11	—	1,255	127.00–133.00	129.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	987	110.00–118.00	115.58
1	—	1,150	124.00	124.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,475	127.00–133.00	130.37
10	—	1,302	134.00–139.00	136.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,387	139.00–143.00	140.18
4	—	1,743	160.00–165.00	162.73
6	—	1,603	153.00–159.00	157.04

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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How this sale compares

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