Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower, no comparable receipts from last week to establish a trend for 600 lb and over weights. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 1.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 2.00-6.00 higher. Feeder supply was mostly unweaned, average in quality with several Fleshy cattle in offering. On a light test, Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.30/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −150.51 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$244.30

33 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,343

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$32.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.47

vs AR average

−7.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	247.77	1,363	25
Medium and Large 2	523	237.54	1,242	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	592	232.50	1,376	2thin
Medium and Large 3	590	215.00	1,269	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.77/cwt here — about $94 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale33 hd

244.30

—

AR average9 barns · 370 hd

247.78

−3.47

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−7.64

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−150.51

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	1,778	164.11	2,918	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,470	131.36	1,931	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	968	131.00	1,267	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,050	125.16	1,314	21

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)	1,370	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	795	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	575	$675	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,330	$2,000	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	735	$1,313	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	258.39/cwt	253.00–263.00	1,222	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	232.45/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,116	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	833	181.28/cwt	172.50–190.00	1,510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	237.75/cwt	234.00–238.50	1,441	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	260.99/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,112	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	180.82/cwt	170.00–187.50	1,325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	214.91/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	269.44/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,018	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	260.44/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,357	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	289.74/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,081	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	239.62/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,383	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	286.22/cwt	275.00–300.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	251.73/cwt	242.50–267.00	1,578	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	659	241.66/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,593	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	751	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	700	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,309	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	275.40/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,289	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	329.31/cwt	300.00–352.50	1,060	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	275.44/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,584	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	281.25/cwt	275.00–290.00	911	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	291.41/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,533	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	772	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	293.81/cwt	291.00–300.00	1,390	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	319.93/cwt	310.00–342.50	1,203	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	239.92/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	277.23/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,151	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	265.53/cwt	245.00–285.00	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	477	306.32/cwt	302.50–308.00	1,461	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	307.30/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,291	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,323	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	300–350	305	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	281.90/cwt	255.00–292.50	1,322	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	307.29/cwt	287.50–320.00	1,312	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	280.15/cwt	257.50–297.50	1,490	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,463	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	224.00/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,611	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	770	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,463	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	138.06/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,726	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,045	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,207	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,330	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	117.76/cwt	110.00–127.00	1,825	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,184	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	133.33/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,829	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	123.87/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,307	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	133.35/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,436	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	773	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	846	2
Bulls	—	—	1,763	160.29/cwt	157.00–162.00	2,826	3
Bulls	—	—	1,780	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,723	1
Bulls	—	—	1,784	167.34/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,985	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,658	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,012	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	575	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,703	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	1,312.50/head	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	235.47/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,498	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	288.84/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,366	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	234.85/cwt	227.50–250.00	1,592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	249.29/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,441	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	231.32/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,330	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	960	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	710	212.46/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	237.40/cwt	227.50–247.50	1,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	279.60/cwt	272.50–297.50	1,160	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,283	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	256.17/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,207	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	256.48/cwt	227.50–267.50	1,221	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	237.54/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,242	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	685	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	277.52/cwt	275.00–280.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,201	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	218.82/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,510	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,376	2

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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 538Last week 286Year ago 629

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 52Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 34Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	230.00–237.50	232.45
1	550–600	590	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	620	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	473	253.00–263.00	258.39
2	550–600	592	232.50	232.50
6	600–650	609	215.00	215.00
21	650–700	690	218.00–227.00	218.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	275.00–280.00	277.52
4	350–400	378	265.00–275.00	269.44
8	400–450	426	250.00–270.00	260.99
17	450–500	476	227.50–267.50	256.48
5	500–550	523	230.00–245.00	237.54
1	600–650	620	225.00	225.00
4	650–700	675	205.00–225.00	214.91
3	700–750	733	170.00–187.50	180.82
2	800–850	833	172.50–190.00	181.28
1	850–900	880	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	275.00–300.00	286.22
9	350–400	373	280.00–297.50	289.74
20	400–450	415	272.50–297.50	279.60
7	450–500	468	265.00–282.50	275.40
10	500–550	521	250.00–267.50	260.44
13	550–600	577	230.00–255.00	239.62
27	600–650	606	234.00–238.50	237.75
1	650–700	660	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	227.50–247.50	237.40
1	600–650	625	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	685	212.50	212.50
2	700–750	710	210.00–215.00	212.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	322	300.00–352.50	329.31
11	350–400	376	310.00–342.50	319.93
15	400–450	420	290.00–315.00	307.30
12	450–500	473	291.00–300.00	293.81
8	500–550	526	280.00–300.00	291.41
10	550–600	575	260.00–287.50	275.44
40	600–650	627	242.50–267.00	251.73
2	650–700	680	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	659	240.00–242.00	241.66
1	700–750	700	235.00	235.00
4	750–800	751	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	275.00–290.00	281.25
2	350–400	375	245.00–285.00	265.53
2	400–450	415	270.00–285.00	277.23
6	450–500	469	255.00–292.50	281.90
1	500–550	540	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	590	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	625	235.00–245.00	239.92
1	900–950	935	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	772	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	477	302.50–308.00	306.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	768	231.00	231.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	427	287.50–320.00	307.29
5	450–500	473	285.00–297.50	288.84
19	500–550	532	257.50–297.50	280.15
12	550–600	578	240.00–270.00	249.29
15	600–650	636	234.00–240.00	235.47
3	650–700	678	227.50–250.00	234.85
5	700–750	719	220.00–227.50	224.00
1	800–850	820	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	548	253.00	253.00
5	550–600	558	230.00	230.00
3	600–650	607	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	620	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	770	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	610	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	471	250.00–260.00	256.17
2	550–600	575	227.50–235.00	231.32
1	650–700	660	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	770	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	960	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	137.00–139.00	138.06
1	—	1,005	104.00	104.00
11	—	1,055	120.00–129.00	123.87
5	—	1,077	130.00–135.00	133.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	127.00	127.00
1	—	985	135.00	135.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	110.00–127.00	117.76
2	—	1,538	142.00	142.00
3	—	1,372	132.00–135.00	133.33
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	109.00–110.00	109.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,763	157.00–162.00	160.29
1	—	1,780	153.00	153.00
7	—	1,784	165.00–170.00	167.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	170.00	170.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	142.50	142.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	105.00	105.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	575	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	150.00	150.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	735	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,312.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,330	2,000.00	2,000.00

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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