Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 13.00 higher, 400-500 lbs sold 4.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 12.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 6.00-12.00, mostly 9.00 higher. Value Added denotes cattle weaned at least 45 days, castrated, & who have been administered 2 sets of preconditioning vaccines. Fleshy calves and those with too much hair sold with a steep discount. On a light test, Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.53/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −137.28 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$257.53

59 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,398

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$449

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

$77.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.25

vs AR average

−7.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	262.93	1,429	51
Medium and Large 2	539	235.82	1,271	6thin
Medium and Large 3	530	185.00	981	2thin

One grade step is worth $77.93/cwt here — about $449 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 sale59 hd

257.53

—

AR average8 barns · 337 hd

256.29

+1.25

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−7.10

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−137.28

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	1,555	144.74	2,251	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,372	136.40	1,872	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,045	123.09	1,287	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	924	115.64	1,068	7thin

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)	943	$1,737	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	852	$1,315	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	545	$650	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$2,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,835	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	805	$1,550	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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	102.74/cwt	98.00–108.00	938	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,153	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	128.10/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,385	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Bulls	—	—	1,295	132.25/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	316.27/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,012	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,396	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	287.60/cwt	273.00–296.00	1,654	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	393.78/cwt	382.50–405.00	1,485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	266.89/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,399	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	225.82/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	324.61/cwt	312.50–345.00	1,363	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	1,737.30/head	1,500.00–1,975.00	1,737	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	305.59/cwt	302.50–306.00	1,604	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	522	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,441	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	282.87/cwt	276.00–292.50	1,346	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	291.94/cwt	284.00–305.00	1,252	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	267.84/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,663	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	465	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	678	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,722	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	604	231.80/cwt	227.00–239.00	1,400	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	267.99/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,763	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	242.48/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,845	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	235.01/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,328	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,981	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,647.92/head	1,350.00–1,900.00	1,648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	619	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,795	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	821	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,892	189
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	797	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,817	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	197.37/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	243.75/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	296.89/cwt	272.50–310.00	1,547	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	401.28/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,364	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	652	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	243.90/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,512	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	260.12/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	299.95/cwt	282.50–312.50	1,470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	259.45/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,466	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	307.10/cwt	297.50–312.50	1,124	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	738	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	656	231.04/cwt	222.50–234.00	1,516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	263.66/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	271.10/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,543	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	309.12/cwt	292.50–312.00	1,471	25
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	635	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	545	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	238.07/cwt	237.00–242.50	1,588	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,410	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,310	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,697	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	140.02/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,964	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,022	122.36/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,251	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	139.09/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,669	2
Bulls	—	—	1,801	148.46/cwt	146.00–152.00	2,674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	693	256.25/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,776	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	107.50/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,070	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	135.25/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,845	7
Bulls	—	—	1,585	162.28/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	800–850	825	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	572	237.39/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,358	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	254.91/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	313.38/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,322	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	411	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,428	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	228.48/cwt	210.00–237.50	1,428	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	166.52/cwt	152.50–175.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	199.55/cwt	177.50–230.00	978	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	246.59/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	247.46/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,059	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	251.21/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	307.15/cwt	292.50–322.50	1,321	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,835.00/head	1,835.00–1,835.00	1,835	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	257.38/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,202	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,664	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	135.19/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,707	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	610	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	188.75/cwt	170.00–207.50	1,265	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	236.63/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,214	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	266.24/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,400	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	232.50/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	308.49/cwt	292.50–332.50	1,120	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	256.27/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	185.00/cwt	175.00–195.00	981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	229.23/cwt	223.00–240.00	1,749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	222.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	1050–1100	1,062	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,000	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	850–900	858	166.23/cwt	160.00–172.50	1,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,131	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

Thu Jul 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 719Last week 536Year ago 537

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 58Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 31Year ago 76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	913	98.00–108.00	102.74
1	—	880	131.00	131.00
1	—	1,175	120.00	120.00
1	—	985	133.00	133.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,081	126.00–132.00	128.10
3	—	1,022	122.00–123.00	122.36
2	—	1,200	136.00–142.00	139.09
3	—	995	104.00–113.00	107.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	130.00	130.00
4	—	1,403	137.00–144.00	140.02
7	—	1,364	133.00–138.00	135.25
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	110.00	110.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,295	128.00–137.00	132.25
4	—	1,801	146.00–152.00	148.46
2	—	1,585	158.00–166.00	162.28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	305.00–325.00	316.27
9	350–400	366	297.50–312.50	307.10
14	400–450	429	284.00–305.00	291.94
14	450–500	476	276.00–292.50	282.87
18	500–550	524	260.00–275.00	266.89
17	550–600	565	250.00–277.50	259.45
11	600–650	620	240.00–260.00	243.90
5	650–700	667	237.00–242.50	238.07
3	700–750	727	220.00–230.00	225.82
1	800–850	835	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	522	276.00	276.00
2	550–600	555	282.50	282.50
2	650–700	652	243.00	243.00
189	800–850	821	230.50	230.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	604	227.00–239.00	231.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	290.00	290.00
3	400–450	428	245.00–250.00	247.46
1	450–500	450	287.50	287.50
3	500–550	513	232.50–242.50	236.63
3	550–600	565	227.50–240.00	235.01
8	600–650	625	210.00–237.50	228.48
3	650–700	685	220.00–225.00	222.50
2	700–750	708	185.00–210.00	197.37
1	1000–1050	1,000	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	750–800	797	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	255.00–272.50	263.66
1	500–550	540	235.00	235.00
5	550–600	572	235.00–239.00	237.39
1	600–650	600	237.50	237.50
4	650–700	656	222.50–234.00	231.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	230.00	230.00
3	350–400	372	152.50–175.00	166.52
1	450–500	490	180.00	180.00
2	500–550	530	175.00–195.00	185.00
2	650–700	670	170.00–207.50	188.75
1	700–750	740	167.50	167.50
2	850–900	858	160.00–172.50	166.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1050–1100	1,062	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	607	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	400.00–402.50	401.28
3	350–400	377	382.50–405.00	393.78
9	400–450	420	312.50–345.00	324.61
25	450–500	476	292.50–312.00	309.12
11	500–550	525	302.50–306.00	305.59
19	550–600	575	273.00–296.00	287.60
8	600–650	621	255.00–285.00	267.84
7	650–700	658	260.00–270.00	267.99
1	700–750	715	245.00	245.00
7	750–800	761	235.00–245.00	242.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	678	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	411	347.50	347.50
6	600–650	619	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	738	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	693	255.00–257.50	256.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	292.50–332.50	308.49
2	400–450	430	292.50–322.50	307.15
3	450–500	467	247.50–265.00	257.38
4	500–550	526	265.00–267.50	266.24
2	550–600	580	255.00–257.50	256.27
2	600–650	625	250.00–252.50	251.21
3	650–700	677	235.00–252.50	246.59
2	700–750	715	230.00–235.00	232.50
3	750–800	763	223.00–240.00	229.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	310.00–315.00	313.38
3	450–500	490	282.50–312.50	299.95
18	500–550	521	272.50–310.00	296.89
11	550–600	569	265.00–285.00	271.10
2	600–650	608	250.00–270.00	260.12
4	650–700	665	247.50–265.00	254.91
2	700–750	700	240.00–247.50	243.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	490	177.50–230.00	199.55
1	650–700	660	185.00	185.00
1	800–850	825	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	665	237.50	237.50
1	750–800	765	217.50	217.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	943	1,500.00–1,975.00	1,737.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,385	143.00	143.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	960	1,350.00–1,900.00	1,647.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,263	132.00–138.00	135.19
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	635	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	545	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,835.00	1,835.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,550.00	1,550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	595	115.00	115.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	167.50	167.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,025.00	2,025.00

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

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