Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 9.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 1.00-13.00, mostly 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 8.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 3.00-12.00, mostly 7.00 lower. Feeder supply consisted mostly unweaned, average in quality calves. Slaughter cows sold steady, On a light test, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.20/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −151.61 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$243.20

60 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,374

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$13.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.53

vs AR average

−14.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	246.27	1,403	33
Medium and Large 1-2	563	241.43	1,360	21
Medium and Large 2	543	232.53	1,263	6thin

One grade step is worth $13.74/cwt here — about $140 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 sale60 hd

243.20

—

AR average9 barns · 425 hd

252.74

−9.53

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

−14.60

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−151.61

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	—	Average	1,419	130.78	1,856	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,372	133.22	1,828	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,048	125.16	1,312	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	118.06	1,138	8thin

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)	1,120	$1,850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,842	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,059	$1,640	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	775	$727	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	730	$675	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	843	$1,612	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$988	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	753	$975	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,109	$1,427	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	930	$1,025	1thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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	—	1,050	144.53/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,936	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	418	299.91/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	255.74/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,330	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	334.29/cwt	305.00–342.50	1,411	27
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	1,611.94/head	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	515	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,270	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	412.77/cwt	412.50–415.00	1,399	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	307.07/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,477	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	280.16/cwt	272.50–291.00	1,631	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	308.27/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,023	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	658	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,573	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	270.10/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,405	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	268.67/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,682	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	356.00/cwt	332.50–372.50	1,374	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	288.58/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,535	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	244.51/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,760	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	301.33/cwt	290.00–304.00	1,296	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	291.06/cwt	282.50–307.50	1,388	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	850–900	860	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	240.18/cwt	233.00–244.00	1,508	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	275.33/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,308	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	700	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	252.30/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	277.41/cwt	272.00–287.50	1,179	12
Steers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	390	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	254.76/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,467	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	611	224.46/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,371	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	245.50/cwt	232.50–255.00	1,431	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	928	1,028.95/head	1,000.00–1,060.00	1,029	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	930	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	500–550	510	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	969	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	650–700	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	300–350	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	775	726.61/head	700.00–750.00	727	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	730	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	515	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	695	625.00/head	600.00–650.00	625	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	800	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	840	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	127.94/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,305	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,411	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,220	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	949	113.90/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,081	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	122.07/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,215	4
Bulls	—	—	1,608	145.57/cwt	145.00–146.00	2,341	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	135.70/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,696	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,115	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	135.20/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,637	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	129.61/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,428	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	102.78/cwt	100.00–106.00	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,181	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,390	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	795	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	994	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	131.99/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,897	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	770	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	778	1
Bulls	—	—	1,230	115.98/cwt	90.00–137.00	1,427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	283.83/cwt	272.50–295.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	229.26/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	301.22/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,124	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	250.83/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,191	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,273	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,090	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	264.96/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,158	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	311.63/cwt	272.50–327.50	1,175	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	251.24/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	324.83/cwt	300.00–342.50	1,072	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	256.24/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,371	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	1,639.92/head	1,520.00–1,800.00	1,640	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,849.55/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	241.30/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,252	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	281.90/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,102	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,842.39/head	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,842	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	280.08/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,311	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	129.15/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	280.75/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,213	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	238.55/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,412	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	246.12/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,272	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,576	11

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 Jul 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 536Last week 701Year ago 386

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 104Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 21Year ago 56

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)	2	—	1,050	143.00–146.00	144.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,059	1,520.00–1,800.00	1,639.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,120	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,849.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	975	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,842.39
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	775	700.00–750.00	726.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	1,975.00	1,975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	928	1,000.00–1,060.00	1,028.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	843	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,611.94
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	885	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	515	450.00	450.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	695	600.00–650.00	625.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	155.00	155.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,080	127.00–131.00	129.15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	606	260.00	260.00
3	650–700	678	248.00	248.00
2	800–850	838	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	339	412.50–415.00	412.77
8	350–400	386	332.50–372.50	356.00
27	400–450	422	305.00–342.50	334.29
31	450–500	481	290.00–330.00	307.07
16	500–550	532	280.00–295.00	288.58
17	550–600	582	272.50–291.00	280.16
20	600–650	626	260.00–270.00	268.67
5	700–750	720	242.50–245.00	244.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	296.00	296.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	175.00	175.00
1	650–700	690	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	360	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	490	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	300.00–342.50	324.83
12	350–400	377	272.50–327.50	311.63
3	400–450	432	272.50–285.00	280.75
2	450–500	468	275.00–285.00	280.08
1	500–550	525	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	578	250.00–252.50	251.24
1	600–650	620	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	660	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	295.00–305.00	299.91
8	650–700	658	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	300.00–320.00	308.27
24	350–400	373	292.50–310.00	301.22
12	400–450	425	272.00–287.50	277.41
31	450–500	475	270.00–287.50	275.33
6	500–550	520	250.00–265.00	255.74
25	550–600	583	232.50–255.00	245.50
13	600–650	628	233.00–244.00	240.18
5	650–700	676	231.00	231.00
1	700–750	710	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	498	255.00	255.00
8	500–550	517	245.00–247.50	246.12
13	550–600	592	237.00–239.00	238.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	237.50	237.50
1	850–900	860	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	247.50	247.50
1	500–550	525	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	580	230.00	230.00
4	600–650	611	210.00–230.00	224.46
2	650–700	665	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	272.50–295.00	283.83
4	350–400	391	267.50–287.50	281.90
3	400–450	437	255.00–270.00	264.96
15	450–500	475	240.00–267.50	250.83
4	500–550	519	237.50–245.00	241.30
2	550–600	592	215.00	215.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	425	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	470	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	430	290.00–304.00	301.33
6	450–500	477	282.50–307.50	291.06
6	500–550	520	260.00–290.00	270.10
9	550–600	576	245.00–265.00	254.76
3	600–650	617	240.00–262.50	252.30
1	650–700	685	237.50	237.50
4	700–750	725	229.00–230.00	229.26
1	750–800	770	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	255.00–257.50	256.24
1	550–600	555	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	715	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	785	185.00	185.00
1	850–900	875	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	105.00	105.00
1	—	795	125.00	125.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	127.00–129.00	127.94
1	—	1,045	135.00	135.00
2	—	988	123.00–124.00	123.50
2	—	940	100.00–106.00	102.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	949	110.00–116.00	113.90
4	—	995	120.00–125.00	122.07
4	—	1,211	134.00–138.00	135.20
13	—	1,102	126.00–132.00	129.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	134.00–137.00	135.70
1	—	1,665	127.00	127.00
3	—	1,437	130.00–133.00	131.99
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	101.00	101.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	145.00–146.00	145.57
2	—	1,230	90.00–137.00	115.98

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