Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test, Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 25.00-30.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 13.00 lower, 400-500 lbs sold 1.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Excessive hot weather and lower Futures market had buyers being selective and cautious. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $280.97/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −171.67 against this barn's trailing median of $452.64.

Average price

$280.97

33 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$763

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

$120.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.59

vs AR average

−6.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	290.34	1,613	28
Medium and Large 2	542	243.13	1,318	4thin
Medium and Large 3	500	170.00	850	1thin

One grade step is worth $120.34/cwt here — about $763 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 sale33 hd

280.97

—

AR average9 barns · 169 hd

283.56

−2.59

National average138 barns · 5,135 hd

287.79

−6.82

This barn, trailing median28 sales

452.64

−171.67

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	1,743	151.22	2,636	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,346	143.51	1,931	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,118	133.21	1,490	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	131.52	1,292	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,133	$1,945	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,748	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$1,535	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	720	$1,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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 2Fleshy	450–500	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	260.35/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,221	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,507	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,004	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,747.78/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	282.91/cwt	255.00–305.00	1,064	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,535.00/head	1,535.00–1,535.00	1,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,289	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	296.42/cwt	285.00–322.50	1,571	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	342.46/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,147	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	138.21/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,222	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	285.78/cwt	272.50–294.00	1,643	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	302.10/cwt	295.00–307.50	976	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	132.57/cwt	112.00–140.00	1,318	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	260.14/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,496	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,945.02/head	1,900.00–1,990.00	1,945	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	321.26/cwt	305.00–347.50	1,353	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	294.65/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,090	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	285.36/cwt	277.50–292.50	1,335	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	305.99/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,429	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	598	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	290.68/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,189	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	245.49/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,488	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	261.12/cwt	250.00–273.00	1,366	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	311.20/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	268.55/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,681	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	288.25/cwt	265.00–310.00	1,487	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	134.03/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,405	3
Bulls	—	—	1,838	156.53/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,877	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	972	125.38/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,219	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	845	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,073	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,155	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,536	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	148.04/cwt	147.00–149.00	2,118	4
Bulls	—	—	1,648	145.90/cwt	141.00–151.00	2,404	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	140.96/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,825	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,234	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	144.24/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,813	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	134.44/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,553	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	785	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	973	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	715	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	238.83/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,490	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	342.96/cwt	327.50–360.00	1,259	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	815	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	222.62/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	240.06/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,244	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	259.05/cwt	235.00–305.00	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	221.82/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	224.97/cwt	220.00–230.00	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	233.47/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,370	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	240.84/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,284	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1150–1200	1,185	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	278.38/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,205	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	261.22/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,249	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	260.53/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,102	3

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 719Year ago 453

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 45Year ago 204

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 18Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	235.00–305.00	259.05
1	350–400	365	275.00	275.00
3	400–450	423	250.00–280.00	260.53
9	450–500	469	245.00–275.00	260.35
4	500–550	518	235.00–245.00	240.06
3	550–600	587	220.00–240.00	233.47
2	600–650	625	215.00–230.00	222.62
3	650–700	668	210.00–230.00	221.82
1	1150–1200	1,185	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	295.00–307.50	302.10
7	350–400	370	285.00–307.50	294.65
4	400–450	409	287.50–297.50	290.68
8	450–500	468	277.50–292.50	285.36
21	500–550	523	250.00–273.00	261.12
13	550–600	575	245.00–270.00	260.14
7	600–650	606	235.00–249.00	245.49
1	650–700	665	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	350	210.00	210.00
2	400–450	413	220.00–230.00	224.97
1	550–600	550	120.00	120.00
1	600–650	635	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	700	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	255.00–305.00	282.91
3	400–450	433	270.00–290.00	278.38
2	450–500	478	260.00–262.50	261.22
3	500–550	533	240.00–242.50	240.84
1	550–600	570	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	630	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	675	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	705	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	750	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	340.00–345.00	342.46
9	350–400	367	327.50–360.00	342.96
12	400–450	421	305.00–347.50	321.26
14	450–500	467	295.00–317.50	305.99
12	500–550	530	285.00–322.50	296.42
16	550–600	575	272.50–294.00	285.78
13	600–650	626	262.50–275.00	268.55
1	650–700	655	267.50	267.50
1	700–750	705	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	500	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	695	192.50	192.50
1	800–850	815	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	302.50–320.00	311.20
9	500–550	516	265.00–310.00	288.25
2	550–600	598	269.00	269.00
5	600–650	624	230.00–250.00	238.83
1	650–700	665	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	277.50	277.50
1	500–550	530	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	750	205.00	205.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	147.00	147.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,747.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,535.00	1,535.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,133	1,900.00–1,990.00	1,945.02
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	884	130.00–145.00	138.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	994	112.00–140.00	132.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,048	133.00–135.00	134.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	972	123.00–129.00	125.38
1	—	1,050	117.50	117.50
3	—	1,257	142.00–149.00	144.24
10	—	1,155	130.00–139.00	134.44
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	127.00	127.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	133.00	133.00
4	—	1,431	147.00–149.00	148.04
3	—	1,295	140.00–143.00	140.96
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	124.00	124.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,838	153.00–159.00	156.53
2	—	1,648	141.00–151.00	145.90

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

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