Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 25.00 lower, over 400 lb weights sold 8.00-19.00, mostly 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 13.00-18.00, mostly 15.00 lower. 6 pot loads of Value Added cattle sold with a Premium. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower, On a light test, Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $233.47/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −161.34 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$233.47

60 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,282

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$23.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.12

vs AR average

−10.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	591	238.00	1,407	7thin
Medium and Large 1	542	236.22	1,281	45
Medium and Large 2	551	214.04	1,178	8thin

One grade step is worth $23.96/cwt here — about $228 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

233.47

—

AR average10 barns · 365 hd

235.59

−2.12

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−10.94

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−161.34

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	1,552	151.54	2,352	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,369	132.98	1,820	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,152	123.44	1,422	29

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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 1Fleshy	700–750	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	218.08/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,119	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	224.97/cwt	215.00–230.00	970	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,235	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	231.27/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,117	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	222.57/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	263.83/cwt	259.00–275.00	1,256	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	234.31/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,239	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	252.87/cwt	242.50–265.00	958	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	231.25/cwt	222.50–236.00	1,297	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	635	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,578	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	259.93/cwt	247.50–270.00	1,089	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	270.24/cwt	265.00–275.00	994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,273	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	270.78/cwt	262.50–280.00	902	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,328	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	214.90/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,429	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	244.93/cwt	237.50–267.50	1,374	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	228.72/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,446	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	220.01/cwt	202.50–227.50	1,267	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	205.02/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,378	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	264.95/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,285	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,829	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,628	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,768	154.86/cwt	148.00–163.00	2,738	3
Bulls	—	—	1,228	146.57/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,800	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	138.00/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,928	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,707	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	132.53/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,824	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,795	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	131.53/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,618	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,032	111.84/cwt	100.00–119.00	1,154	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	127.06/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,504	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	760	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	217.52/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,142	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	226.31/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,177	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	209.71/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,504	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	256.83/cwt	237.50–275.00	1,341	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	723	228.19/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	195.99/cwt	160.00–215.00	1,313	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	744	239.89/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,785	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	245.37/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,153	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	270.96/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,414	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	637	273.34/cwt	273.00–274.00	1,741	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	882	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,002	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	244.55/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,638	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	277.55/cwt	267.50–295.00	1,329	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	652	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,424	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	265.75/cwt	255.00–275.00	975	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,123	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	286.62/cwt	270.00–302.50	1,189	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	245.68/cwt	244.00–251.00	1,329	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	251.02/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,074	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	291.87/cwt	282.50–302.50	1,059	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	242.31/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,517	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	862	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,832	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	302.46/cwt	290.00–317.50	980	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	244.34/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,664	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	249.03/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,437	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	535	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,321	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	583	280.08/cwt	279.00–287.50	1,633	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	475	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,449	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	219.97/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,071	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	768	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,674	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	591	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,407	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	741	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,660	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	222.47/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,079	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,007Last week 538Year ago 206

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 46Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 10Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	520	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	730	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	242.50–265.00	252.87
5	400–450	431	215.00–230.00	224.97
13	450–500	483	226.00–240.00	231.27
4	500–550	513	215.00–227.50	218.08
4	550–600	588	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	615	202.50	202.50
1	650–700	690	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	262.50–280.00	270.78
2	350–400	368	265.00–275.00	270.24
8	400–450	419	247.50–270.00	259.93
8	450–500	476	259.00–275.00	263.83
15	500–550	529	230.00–242.50	234.31
17	550–600	561	222.50–236.00	231.25
2	600–650	623	220.00–225.00	222.57
1	850–900	870	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	535	247.00	247.00
67	600–650	635	248.50	248.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	145.00	145.00
2	400–450	410	210.00–220.00	215.00
2	450–500	485	220.00–225.00	222.47
2	650–700	670	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	591	238.00	238.00
144	700–750	741	224.00	224.00
10	750–800	768	218.00	218.00
65	850–900	862	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	712	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	260.00–270.00	264.95
8	500–550	522	237.50–275.00	256.83
16	550–600	561	237.50–267.50	244.93
6	600–650	632	220.00–237.50	228.72
5	650–700	665	210.00–225.00	214.90
6	700–750	717	200.00–216.00	209.71
1	800–850	830	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	590	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	520	210.00–240.00	226.31
5	550–600	576	202.50–227.50	220.01
3	650–700	672	200.00–210.00	205.02
1	750–800	755	195.00	195.00
1	950–1000	955	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	215.00–220.00	217.52
1	600–650	630	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	230.00	230.00
3	700–750	723	220.00–235.00	228.19
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	160.00	160.00
3	450–500	487	210.00–225.00	219.97
1	600–650	620	215.00	215.00
4	650–700	670	160.00–215.00	195.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	475	305.00	305.00
15	550–600	583	279.00–287.50	280.08
158	600–650	637	273.00–274.00	273.34
17	700–750	744	239.00–240.00	239.89
5	850–900	882	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	367	255.00–275.00	265.75
5	400–450	428	235.00–260.00	251.02
7	450–500	470	230.00–265.00	245.37
2	650–700	652	235.00	235.00
2	700–750	730	215.00	215.00
1	850–900	850	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	412	272.50	272.50
8	500–550	541	244.00–251.00	245.68
2	550–600	590	244.00	244.00
2	750–800	762	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	324	290.00–317.50	302.46
5	350–400	363	282.50–302.50	291.87
9	400–450	415	270.00–302.50	286.62
8	450–500	479	267.50–295.00	277.55
8	500–550	522	260.00–287.50	270.96
7	550–600	577	245.00–252.00	249.03
12	600–650	626	235.00–249.00	242.31
22	650–700	681	235.00–257.50	244.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	572	249.00	249.00
13	650–700	670	244.00–245.00	244.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	242.50	242.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	137.00	137.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	155.00	155.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,768	148.00–163.00	154.86
2	—	1,228	146.00–147.00	146.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,397	137.00–139.00	138.00
3	—	1,323	129.00	129.00
7	—	1,376	130.00–134.00	132.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	136.00	136.00
10	—	1,230	129.00–134.00	131.53
11	—	1,032	100.00–119.00	111.84
6	—	1,184	125.00–128.00	127.06

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

Heifers · 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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