Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 20.00-25.00 with instances of 30.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 25.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 2.00-6.00, mostly 4.00 higher. Feeder supply included several Fleshy, unweaned cattle who sold with a discount. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower on a light test, Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $228.72/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −166.09 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$228.72

38 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,266

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$15.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.67

vs AR average

−13.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	234.85	1,320	23
Medium and Large 2	541	219.32	1,186	15thin

One grade step is worth $15.53/cwt here — about $135 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 sale38 hd

228.72

—

AR average8 barns · 286 hd

238.39

−9.67

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−13.16

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−166.09

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	1,495	144.01	2,153	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	133.86	1,871	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,172	116.36	1,364	13

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,530	$2,075	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	810	$1,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	580	$750	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$3,131	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,465	$2,250	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	810	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	274.92/cwt	265.00–285.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	242.52/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	217.37/cwt	200.00–230.00	833	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	208.30/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,381	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	252.55/cwt	250.00–255.00	929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	600–650	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	272.33/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,160	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	264.30/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,224	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	304.77/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	353.29/cwt	320.00–377.50	1,314	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	237.28/cwt	220.00–252.50	1,101	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	249.97/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,095	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	217.01/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,226	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	225.00/cwt	200.00–250.00	950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	271.94/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,262	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	297.37/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,374	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	695	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	221.91/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,161	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	602	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	650	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	273.94/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,167	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	309.20/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,323	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	354.75/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,171	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	245.82/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,394	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,403	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	541	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,493	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	250.14/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	415	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	996	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	235.21/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,348	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	235.62/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	533	231.81/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	206.98/cwt	190.00–230.00	890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	213.45/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,007	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	286.64/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,075	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	223.73/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	279.02/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,364	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	535	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,137	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	226.20/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	272.11/cwt	255.00–287.50	1,418	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	218.76/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,130.83/head	2,200.00–3,950.00	3,131	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,496	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,518	130.48/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,981	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,522	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	580	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	810	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,437	142.01/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,041	3
Bulls	—	—	1,670	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,505	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,343	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	128.90/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,596	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	132.17/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,828	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	820	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	713	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	136.11/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,930	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,658	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	105.43/cwt	86.00–115.00	1,232	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	295.17/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,104	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	261.41/cwt	242.50–272.50	1,480	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	239.61/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,143	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	207.48/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,297	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	239.62/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,287	6

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 272Last week 1,007Year ago 639

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 47Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 3Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	480	245.00	245.00
3	500–550	533	225.00–235.00	231.81
1	550–600	570	222.50	222.50
1	600–650	630	217.50	217.50
1	700–750	730	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	290.00–320.00	304.77
3	350–400	375	285.00–290.00	286.64
11	400–450	426	260.00–290.00	272.33
7	450–500	463	257.50–267.50	264.30
2	500–550	510	240.00–245.00	242.52
17	550–600	573	230.00–240.00	235.21
1	600–650	635	232.50	232.50
1	650–700	690	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	265.00–285.00	274.92
2	400–450	438	245.00–255.00	249.97
9	450–500	464	220.00–252.50	237.28
8	500–550	523	215.00–225.00	221.91
6	550–600	565	205.00–225.00	217.01
1	600–650	620	212.50	212.50
3	650–700	663	200.00–217.50	208.30
1	700–750	700	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	230.00	230.00
4	350–400	383	200.00–230.00	217.37
3	400–450	430	190.00–230.00	206.98
3	450–500	472	205.00–220.00	213.45
2	600–650	602	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	212.50	212.50
1	600–650	605	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	240.00	240.00
2	350–400	368	250.00–255.00	252.55
3	400–450	422	200.00–250.00	225.00
1	450–500	485	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	335.00–375.00	354.75
15	350–400	372	320.00–377.50	353.29
11	400–450	428	290.00–335.00	309.20
6	450–500	462	290.00–317.50	297.37
1	500–550	535	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	570	257.50	257.50
1	600–650	620	257.50	257.50
1	700–750	705	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	374	280.00–305.00	295.17
7	400–450	426	255.00–285.00	273.94
8	450–500	464	245.00–285.00	271.94
1	500–550	545	237.50	237.50
3	550–600	567	242.50–250.00	245.82
1	600–650	625	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	623	245.00–255.00	250.14
4	650–700	650	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	587	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	541	276.00	276.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	489	277.50–285.00	279.02
9	500–550	521	255.00–287.50	272.11
12	550–600	566	242.50–272.50	261.41
4	600–650	623	225.00–245.00	235.62
2	650–700	680	222.50–225.00	223.73
2	700–750	723	217.50–220.00	218.76
1	750–800	755	205.00	205.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	477	230.00–250.00	239.61
6	500–550	537	230.00–247.50	239.62
2	550–600	573	222.50–230.00	226.20
3	600–650	625	205.00–212.50	207.48
1	650–700	660	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	780	200.00	200.00
2	900–950	905	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	682	215.00	215.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,465	2,250.00	2,250.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,000	2,200.00–3,950.00	3,130.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	133.00	133.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,530	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,518	130.00–131.00	130.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	129.00	129.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	580	750.00	750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	1,150.00	1,150.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	1,600.00	1,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,437	140.00–145.00	142.01
1	—	1,670	150.00	150.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	133.00	133.00
5	—	1,238	127.00–131.00	128.90
1	—	1,370	121.00	121.00
5	—	1,169	86.00–115.00	105.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,383	131.00–133.00	132.17
3	—	1,418	134.00–139.00	136.11
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	87.00	87.00

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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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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