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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 8.00-16.00, mostly 12.00 lower; over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-12.00, mostly 10.00 lower. Feeder supply was mostly average in quality with many unweaned, fleshy calves offered. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher with a more attractive offering than last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.78/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −160.04 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$234.78

30 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,284

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$46.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.32

vs AR average

−10.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	243.67	1,316	22
Medium and Large 2	553	231.67	1,282	3thin
Medium and Large 3	572	197.51	1,129	5thin

One grade step is worth $46.16/cwt here — about $187 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 sale30 hd

234.78

—

AR average10 barns · 421 hd

249.10

−14.32

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

−10.29

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−160.04

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	1,615	156.04	2,521	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	140.00	2,051	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,084	128.91	1,397	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,002	125.00	1,252	3thin

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)	1,305	$1,935	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,823	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	937	$1,527	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	765	$1,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	740	$1,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	706	$1,225	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,232	$2,134	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$1,600	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	733	$1,585	2thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	272.39/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,550	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	307.42/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,300	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	296.56/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,406	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	563	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	282.48/cwt	280.00–285.00	884	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,236.23/head	1,775.00–2,400.00	2,236	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	1,584.56/head	1,550.00–1,625.00	1,585	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,979.84/head	1,725.00–2,180.00	1,980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	335.90/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,135	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	314.69/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,190	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	152.51/cwt	145.00–162.50	1,322	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	138.23/cwt	134.00–144.00	2,067	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,822.71/head	1,575.00–2,025.00	1,823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	246.66/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,444	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	1,526.78/head	1,450.00–1,675.00	1,527	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	1,225.04/head	1,075.00–1,450.00	1,225	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	470	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,187	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	282.70/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,052	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,935.08/head	1,775.00–2,125.00	1,935	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	223.30/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,512	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	253.95/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	245.58/cwt	237.50–252.50	1,277	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	265.62/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,254	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	277.99/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,187	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	293.76/cwt	292.50–295.00	1,528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	292.97/cwt	267.50–299.00	1,509	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	295.74/cwt	282.50–312.50	1,139	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	294.21/cwt	285.00–301.00	1,389	9
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	600–650	610	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	550–600	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	216.23/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	235.32/cwt	232.50–239.00	1,438	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	239.61/cwt	222.50–250.00	1,495	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	104.54/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,024	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	132.86/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,576	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,179	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,361	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	830	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,054	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	142.56/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,080	7
Bulls	—	—	1,968	169.35/cwt	166.00–173.00	3,333	3
Bulls	—	—	1,198	140.05/cwt	132.00–148.00	1,678	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,206	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	137.03/cwt	136.00–139.00	2,009	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	455	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	637	221.96/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,414	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	999	125.92/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,258	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	140.36/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,704	6
Bulls	—	—	1,578	154.72/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,441	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	239.49/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,015	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	683	185.16/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,265	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	242.92/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,385	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	680	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	453	225.72/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,023	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	213.50/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,313	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	231.25/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	274.22/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,182	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	250.70/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	241.26/cwt	225.00–252.50	1,127	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	285.34/cwt	275.00–300.00	930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	244.04/cwt	232.50–255.00	1,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	267.90/cwt	260.00–270.00	997	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	252.31/cwt	225.00–277.50	1,070	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1300–1350	1,340	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	243.00/cwt	227.50–257.50	1,271	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	208.12/cwt	190.00–227.50	1,401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	275.46/cwt	240.00–287.50	1,303	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	587	193.14/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,134	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	221.14/cwt	215.00–227.50	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	246.69/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,192	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	232.47/cwt	222.50–237.50	1,339	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 Aug 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 286Last week 253Year ago 789

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 34Year ago 177

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 22Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	330.00–340.00	335.90
6	350–400	378	305.00–335.00	314.69
12	400–450	423	295.00–315.00	307.42
8	450–500	474	290.00–307.50	296.56
2	500–550	520	292.50–295.00	293.76
7	550–600	569	260.00–285.00	272.39
3	700–750	730	245.00–247.50	246.66
1	800–850	825	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	275.00–300.00	285.34
3	350–400	372	275.00–290.00	282.70
6	400–450	431	265.00–285.00	274.22
9	450–500	473	240.00–287.50	275.46
1	500–550	545	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	580	232.50–255.00	244.04
4	600–650	615	240.00–255.00	250.70
1	1300–1350	1,340	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	265.00	265.00
4	400–450	424	230.00–250.00	239.49
1	450–500	465	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	563	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	605	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	665	215.00–217.50	216.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	587	246.00	246.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	292.50	292.50
9	450–500	472	285.00–301.00	294.21
17	500–550	515	267.50–299.00	292.97
3	550–600	573	240.00–265.00	253.95
7	600–650	624	222.50–250.00	239.61
7	650–700	677	217.00–230.00	223.30
1	700–750	725	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	870	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	483	240.00–250.00	246.69
2	500–550	523	227.50–257.50	243.00
4	550–600	576	222.50–237.50	232.47
2	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	673	190.00–227.50	208.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	280.00–285.00	282.48
6	350–400	385	282.50–312.50	295.74
9	400–450	427	265.00–285.00	277.99
13	450–500	472	260.00–277.50	265.62
12	500–550	520	237.50–252.50	245.58
9	550–600	570	235.00–250.00	242.92
5	600–650	611	232.50–239.00	235.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	262.50	262.50
1	500–550	515	227.50	227.50
5	600–650	637	210.00–227.50	221.96
1	650–700	680	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	212.50	212.50
2	400–450	423	215.00–227.50	221.14
3	450–500	453	210.00–235.00	225.72
1	500–550	510	215.00	215.00
4	550–600	587	190.00–200.00	193.14
1	600–650	615	195.00	195.00
2	650–700	683	170.00–200.00	185.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	272.50	272.50
5	350–400	372	260.00–270.00	267.90
9	400–450	424	225.00–277.50	252.31
10	450–500	467	225.00–252.50	241.26
2	500–550	545	227.50–235.00	231.25
1	550–600	570	232.50	232.50
3	600–650	615	210.00–220.00	213.50
1	650–700	690	210.00	210.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
1	600–650	610	875.00	875.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	125.00	125.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,235	1,775.00–2,400.00	2,236.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,228	1,725.00–2,180.00	1,979.84
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	733	1,550.00–1,625.00	1,584.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,495	134.00–144.00	138.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,090	1,575.00–2,025.00	1,822.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	937	1,450.00–1,675.00	1,526.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,305	1,775.00–2,125.00	1,935.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,775.00	1,775.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	867	145.00–162.50	152.51
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	706	1,075.00–1,450.00	1,225.04
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	1,300.00	1,300.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	1,300.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	100.00–110.00	104.54
7	—	1,186	131.00–135.00	132.86
9	—	999	123.00–129.00	125.92
6	—	1,214	139.00–143.00	140.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,080	126.00	126.00
1	—	900	134.00	134.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	127.00	127.00
1	—	810	110.00	110.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,459	140.00–145.00	142.56
4	—	1,466	136.00–139.00	137.03
1	—	1,505	134.00	134.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,968	166.00–173.00	169.35
2	—	1,198	132.00–148.00	140.05
6	—	1,578	152.00–159.00	154.72

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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