Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 3.00-25.00 with instances of up to 30.00 higher, over 500 lb weights sold 7.00-9.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 4.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 1.00-10.00, mostly 7.00 lower. Feeder supply consisted mostly of unweaned, fleshy calves. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.87/cwt on 102 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −150.94 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$243.87

102 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,337

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$845

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

$151.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.55

vs AR average

−24.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	259.38	1,412	71
Medium and Large 2	535	231.49	1,238	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	595	226.68	1,349	12thin
Medium and Large 3	531	173.92	924	5thin
Small and Medium 3	527	107.56	567	3thin

One grade step is worth $151.82/cwt here — about $845 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 sale102 hd

243.87

—

AR average11 barns · 751 hd

259.42

−15.55

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−24.99

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−150.94

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	1,674	143.38	2,400	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,397	133.49	1,864	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,159	127.00	1,472	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	976	122.55	1,196	4thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,580	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,122	$1,709	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,586	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,455	$2,000	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	798	$1,926	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	690	$1,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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	550–600	572	252.42/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,444	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	285.35/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,478	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	261.06/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,384	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	301.22/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,425	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	258.76/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	394.14/cwt	380.00–402.50	1,403	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	535	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,482	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	393.08/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,258	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	267.85/cwt	262.50–272.50	1,519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	247.44/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,796	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	277.30/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,026	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	262.60/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,654	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,248	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,148	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,293	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	690	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	314.30/cwt	287.50–337.50	1,326	37
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,585.57/head	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,586	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,675	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,127	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,508	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,312	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,580	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	408	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,134	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	276.82/cwt	260.00–294.00	1,434	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	301.93/cwt	285.00–325.00	999	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	284.49/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,380	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	259.34/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,473	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	242.14/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,489	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	285.29/cwt	272.50–315.00	1,210	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	289.91/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,110	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	242.50/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,581	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	237.87/cwt	237.50–238.00	1,701	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	500–550	518	90.05/cwt	80.00–100.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	273.30/cwt	255.00–286.00	1,279	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	243.90/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,619	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	249.56/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,542	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,359	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	226.27/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,754	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	600–650	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	529	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	500–550	527	107.56/cwt	100.00–112.50	567	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	550–600	585	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	410	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	850–900	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	750–800	765	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	861	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,044	122.07/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,274	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,196	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,127	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,341	134.79/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,808	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	133.81/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,674	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	129.14/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,504	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	835	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	877	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	108.56/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,124	4
Bulls	—	—	1,715	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,658	1
Bulls	—	—	1,844	148.07/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,730	6
Bulls	—	—	1,606	141.75/cwt	137.00–145.00	2,277	7
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,090	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	466	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,501	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,311	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	705	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	164.90/cwt	100.00–200.00	857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	990	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	556	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,662	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	245.57/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,149	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	203.38/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	199.92/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,265	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	888	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	1,925.55/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,926	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,856	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	134.53/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,316	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	1,709.44/head	1,425.00–1,850.00	1,709	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,199	132.13/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	256.77/cwt	235.00–264.00	1,353	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	269.32/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,247	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	292.91/cwt	260.00–320.00	981	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	246.05/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,400	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	226.68/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,349	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	243.71/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,409	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	249.21/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,303	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	268.84/cwt	260.00–275.00	976	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	231.27/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,216	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	261.21/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,115	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	450	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	232.46/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	273.39/cwt	242.50–285.00	1,162	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	307.43/cwt	265.00–360.00	1,171	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,807	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	222.52/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	210.13/cwt	192.50–227.50	1,408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,566	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 701Last week 465Year ago 762

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 55Year ago 164

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 29Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	331	285.00–325.00	301.93
8	350–400	383	285.00–307.50	289.91
9	400–450	424	272.50–315.00	285.29
29	450–500	468	255.00–286.00	273.30
39	500–550	530	250.00–272.50	261.06
23	550–600	572	240.00–265.00	252.42
20	600–650	615	235.00–248.00	242.14
4	650–700	652	240.00–245.00	242.50
4	700–750	742	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	535	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	446	257.50	257.50
6	450–500	465	278.00	278.00
12	550–600	595	225.00–227.00	226.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	408	278.00	278.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	527	100.00–112.50	107.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	480	207.50	207.50
4	500–550	520	100.00–200.00	164.90
1	550–600	575	210.00	210.00
3	600–650	633	190.00–210.00	199.92
3	650–700	668	195.00–210.00	203.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	265.00	265.00
4	350–400	363	260.00–275.00	268.84
24	400–450	427	235.00–270.00	261.21
9	450–500	468	230.00–260.00	245.57
9	500–550	526	220.00–245.00	231.27
2	550–600	575	230.00–235.00	232.46
2	600–650	605	220.00–225.00	222.52
2	650–700	670	192.50–227.50	210.13
1	800–850	825	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	385.00–400.00	393.08
17	350–400	356	380.00–402.50	394.14
37	400–450	422	287.50–337.50	314.30
14	450–500	473	292.50–310.00	301.22
9	500–550	518	265.00–295.00	285.35
5	550–600	567	262.50–272.50	267.85
16	600–650	630	259.00–265.00	262.60
4	650–700	668	255.00–262.50	258.76
5	700–750	726	240.00–252.50	247.44
1	750–800	755	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	815	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	370	270.00–290.00	277.30
2	400–450	428	285.00	285.00
5	450–500	471	265.00	265.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	145.00	145.00
1	600–650	605	120.00	120.00
1	750–800	765	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	466	322.00	322.00
10	550–600	556	299.00	299.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	705	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	150.00	150.00
1	350–400	355	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	400	247.50	247.50
1	600–650	635	197.50	197.50
1	700–750	720	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	335	260.00–320.00	292.91
12	350–400	381	265.00–360.00	307.43
7	400–450	425	242.50–285.00	273.39
4	450–500	463	260.00–275.00	269.32
4	500–550	527	235.00–264.00	256.77
5	550–600	569	240.00–255.00	246.05
1	700–750	710	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	312.50	312.50
16	450–500	485	270.00–292.50	284.49
32	500–550	518	260.00–294.00	276.82
18	550–600	568	245.00–270.00	259.34
11	600–650	618	240.00–260.00	249.56
12	650–700	664	241.00–255.00	243.90
4	700–750	715	237.50–238.00	237.87
2	750–800	775	222.50–230.00	226.27
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	80.00–100.00	90.05
1	550–600	585	70.00	70.00
1	850–900	850	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	170.00	170.00
1	550–600	550	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	255.00	255.00
3	500–550	523	240.00–257.50	249.21
2	550–600	578	242.50–245.00	243.71
1	900–950	915	197.50	197.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	165.00	165.00
1	800–850	835	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	1,100.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	134.00	134.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	145.00	145.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,118	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,585.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,675	127.00	127.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,580	2,125.00	2,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	135.00	135.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	978	133.00–136.00	134.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,122	1,425.00–1,850.00	1,709.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,199	131.00–133.00	132.13
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	798	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,925.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,455	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,044	119.00–125.00	122.07
11	—	1,251	132.00–136.00	133.81
11	—	1,165	126.00–131.00	129.14
4	—	1,035	105.00–114.00	108.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	976	120.00–125.00	122.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	127.00	127.00
5	—	1,341	133.00–136.00	134.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	155.00	155.00
6	—	1,844	145.00–151.00	148.07
7	—	1,606	137.00–145.00	141.75
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	115.00	115.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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