Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 14.00-25.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 1.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 8.00-14.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 1.00 higher. Feeder supply was mostly plain, average in quality, unweaned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower, On a much more attractive offering than last week, Slaughter bulls sold 6.00-8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $254.83/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −197.81 against this barn's trailing median of $452.64.

Average price

$254.83

74 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,403

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$737

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

$132.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.68

vs AR average

−14.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	265.38	1,457	56
Medium and Large 1-2	582	252.00	1,467	4thin
Medium and Large 2	551	242.32	1,334	9thin
Medium and Large 3	558	203.75	1,136	2thin
Small and Medium 3	540	133.33	720	3thin

One grade step is worth $132.05/cwt here — about $737 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 sale74 hd

254.83

—

AR average9 barns · 571 hd

272.52

−17.68

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

−14.57

This barn, trailing median28 sales

452.64

−197.81

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	1,585	146.27	2,318	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,365	131.34	1,793	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,067	120.63	1,287	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	965	99.00	955	1thin

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)	1,275	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,077	$1,614	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,400	2thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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 1	650–700	683	228.73/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	279.11/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,035	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	483	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	545	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	221.10/cwt	217.50–227.50	1,066	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	680	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	275.32/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,327	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	565	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,189	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	927	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	228.77/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,212	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,208	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	262.70/cwt	242.50–271.00	1,358	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,281	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	242.07/cwt	230.00–259.00	1,402	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	222.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,513	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	133.57/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,743	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,911	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	131.98/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,759	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,219	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	1,614.40/head	1,575.00–1,675.00	1,614	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,259	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,018	1
Bulls	—	—	1,241	132.57/cwt	117.00–143.00	1,645	4
Bulls	—	—	1,754	150.70/cwt	147.00–155.00	2,643	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	818	122.96/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,006	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	132.51/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,789	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,317	136.18/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,793	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	124.70/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,787	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	955	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	134.25/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,689	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	122.34/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,486	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	963	113.03/cwt	100.00–119.00	1,088	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	244.12/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,269	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	202.65/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	243.40/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,611	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	201.39/cwt	175.00–215.00	967	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	265.64/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,126	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	285.24/cwt	260.00–297.50	1,081	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	252.76/cwt	230.00–277.50	1,188	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	251.60/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	275.29/cwt	254.00–289.00	1,258	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	279.90/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,344	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	238.66/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,212	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	265.90/cwt	257.50–272.50	1,497	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	275.63/cwt	245.00–295.00	893	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	264.58/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,394	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	293.84/cwt	282.00–307.00	1,231	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	304.45/cwt	300.00–315.00	944	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	313.45/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,191	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	187.62/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,467	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	219.26/cwt	202.50–240.00	932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,155	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	221.48/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,136	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1300–1350	1,330	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	180.69/cwt	157.50–192.50	972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	250.63/cwt	250.00–252.50	972	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	208.70/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,281	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	212.56/cwt	210.00–215.00	882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	986	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	248.68/cwt	230.00–267.50	801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	248.61/cwt	243.00–253.00	1,146	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	231.95/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,120	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	263.71/cwt	247.50–273.00	1,218	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	210.22/cwt	209.00–217.50	1,549	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	271.30/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,137	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	229.04/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,395	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	248.21/cwt	232.50–257.50	1,057	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	239.09/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,241	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	128.67/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,436	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	344	234.87/cwt	230.00–245.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	618	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,625	6
Steers	Small and Medium 3	500–550	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	550–600	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,215	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	240.07/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,414	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	210.94/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,536	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	230.50/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,438	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	217.80/cwt	192.50–230.00	1,270	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	215.02/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,331	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,034	1

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 633Last week 272Year ago 687

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 24Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 12Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	285.00	285.00
6	350–400	371	270.00–287.50	279.11
10	400–450	419	260.00–285.00	271.30
8	450–500	462	247.50–273.00	263.71
26	500–550	519	230.00–242.50	239.09
1	550–600	570	230.00	230.00
25	600–650	609	229.00–230.00	229.04
2	650–700	683	227.50–230.00	228.73
7	700–750	737	209.00–217.50	210.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	242.50	242.50
1	500–550	525	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	575	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	162.50	162.50
2	400–450	415	210.00–215.00	212.56
7	450–500	482	217.50–227.50	221.10
3	500–550	538	157.50–192.50	180.69
1	550–600	550	212.50	212.50
1	650–700	675	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	230.00–267.50	248.68
4	350–400	388	250.00–252.50	250.63
13	400–450	426	232.50–257.50	248.21
11	450–500	483	210.00–245.00	231.95
5	500–550	513	215.00–230.00	221.48
6	600–650	614	200.00–217.50	208.70
2	750–800	773	175.00–200.00	187.62
1	900–950	935	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	565	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	277.50	277.50
3	350–400	383	257.50	257.50
11	450–500	461	243.00–253.00	248.61
2	550–600	570	227.50	227.50
1	650–700	685	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	460	240.00	240.00
2	500–550	530	227.50–230.00	228.77
6	550–600	583	192.50–230.00	217.80
5	600–650	619	200.00–225.00	215.02
1	650–700	650	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	705	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	795	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	575	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	680	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	434	274.00	274.00
7	450–500	482	267.50–280.00	275.32
19	500–550	517	242.50–271.00	262.70
29	550–600	579	230.00–259.00	242.07
7	600–650	624	225.00–242.50	230.50
2	650–700	680	220.00–225.00	222.50
8	700–750	728	210.00–215.00	210.94
1	800–850	800	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	170.00	170.00
2	550–600	562	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	557	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	324	245.00–295.00	275.63
11	350–400	379	260.00–297.50	285.24
10	400–450	424	245.00–280.00	265.64
17	450–500	470	230.00–277.50	252.76
5	500–550	520	235.00–248.00	244.12
4	550–600	589	230.00–245.00	240.07
1	600–650	620	247.50	247.50
1	650–700	665	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	720	210.00	210.00
2	800–850	825	190.00–215.00	202.65
1	850–900	865	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	444	273.00	273.00
25	450–500	457	254.00–289.00	275.29
4	550–600	582	252.00	252.00
21	650–700	662	238.00–244.00	243.40
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	344	230.00–245.00	234.87
3	400–450	425	202.50–240.00	219.26
3	450–500	480	175.00–215.00	201.39
1	500–550	525	207.50	207.50
1	550–600	590	200.00	200.00
2	600–650	623	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	310	300.00–315.00	304.45
12	350–400	380	300.00–330.00	313.45
24	400–450	419	282.00–307.00	293.84
3	450–500	480	270.00–285.00	279.90
22	500–550	527	250.00–275.00	264.58
34	550–600	563	257.50–272.50	265.90
5	600–650	643	250.00–252.00	251.60
1	650–700	675	253.00	253.00
3	700–750	710	238.00–240.00	238.66
1	1150–1200	1,155	187.50	187.50
1	1300–1350	1,330	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	273.00	273.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	618	263.00	263.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	135.00	135.00
1	550–600	550	130.00	130.00

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)	2	—	1,305	129.00–137.00	133.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	985	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,410	135.00–136.00	135.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,333	131.00–133.00	131.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	129.00	129.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,077	1,575.00–1,675.00	1,614.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	162.50	162.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	630	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	170.00	170.00
4	—	1,241	117.00–143.00	132.57
7	—	1,754	147.00–155.00	150.70
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	121.00–125.00	122.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	132.00–133.00	132.51
5	—	1,317	135.00–137.00	136.18
4	—	1,433	120.00–128.00	124.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	99.00	99.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,258	133.00–135.00	134.25
8	—	1,215	120.00–124.00	122.34
27	—	963	100.00–119.00	113.03
8	—	1,116	127.00–131.00	128.67

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