Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 5.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 2.00-11.00, mostly 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 15.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 3.00-11.00, mostly 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $256.99/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −195.65 against this barn's trailing median of $452.64.

Average price

$256.99

62 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,413

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$44.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.53

vs AR average

−11.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	262.71	1,451	51
Medium and Large 1-2	543	241.00	1,307	6thin
Medium and Large 2	533	217.83	1,162	5thin

One grade step is worth $44.88/cwt here — about $289 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

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 sale62 hd

256.99

—

AR average11 barns · 533 hd

250.46

+6.53

National average178 barns · 13,815 hd

268.20

−11.21

This barn, trailing median28 sales

452.64

−195.65

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	—	Low	1,589	146.85	2,333	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,410	125.50	1,769	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,095	109.48	1,199	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	109.36	1,073	4thin

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	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,199	$1,822	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	694	$783	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	640	$625	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	635	$550	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	760	$1,150	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$135	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,254	$1,882	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	993	$1,875	2thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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 2	300–350	320	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	204.98/cwt	192.50–225.00	943	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	233.72/cwt	220.00–245.00	867	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	220.06/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,250	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	293.43/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,209	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	678	219.97/cwt	212.50–227.50	1,491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	219.34/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,042	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	201.23/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,264	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,272	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	820	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	276.69/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,281	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	304.59/cwt	292.50–317.50	1,139	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	246.17/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,497	5
Steers	Small and Medium 3	850–900	865	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,487	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	263.72/cwt	250.00–274.00	1,379	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	322.10/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,050	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	294	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	963	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	232.50/cwt	231.00–234.00	1,539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,327	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	257.10/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,226	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	243.76/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,677	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,287	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	233.78/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	731	213.78/cwt	212.00–217.50	1,563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	257.65/cwt	250.00–267.50	871	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	264.47/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,129	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,060	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,080	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	203.02/cwt	185.00–220.00	1,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	278.87/cwt	245.00–295.00	1,040	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	216.04/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,119	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	248.22/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,286	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	217.54/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,157	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,361	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	217.51/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,235	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,116	1
Bulls	—	—	1,510	136.86/cwt	134.00–139.00	2,067	3
Bulls	—	—	1,668	156.84/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,616	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	720	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	590	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	129.07/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,508	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,264	129.78/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,640	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,630	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,199	1,822.37/head	1,250.00–2,025.00	1,822	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,843	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,445	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	133.05/cwt	125.00–141.00	1,982	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	156.50/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,671	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	760	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	583	574.89/head	550.00–600.00	575	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	640	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	635	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,728	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,064	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,950.48/head	1,650.00–2,225.00	1,950	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	135.00/head	135.00–135.00	135	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	219.91/cwt	205.00–227.50	1,467	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	263.23/cwt	245.00–282.50	1,253	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	201.95/cwt	192.50–207.50	1,468	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	268.65/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,169	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	362	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,097	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	254.54/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,087	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	503	224.17/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,128	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	226.76/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,422	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	235.44/cwt	222.50–255.00	1,370	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	225.50/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,193	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	268.32/cwt	257.50–275.00	891	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	235.03/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,201	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	500–550	515	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	243.52/cwt	227.50–251.00	1,140	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	223.87/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,281	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	263.35/cwt	255.00–282.50	980	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	221.08/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,366	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	262.21/cwt	252.50–267.00	1,487	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,040	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,410	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	124.34/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,868	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,228	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	123.96/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,428	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	116.87/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,192	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	97.72/cwt	85.00–110.00	850	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	91.73/cwt	60.00–109.00	1,003	15

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 Sep 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 590Last week 633Year ago 937

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 94Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 15Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	265.00	265.00
6	350–400	371	220.00–245.00	233.72
1	400–450	410	222.50	222.50
4	450–500	475	215.00–225.00	219.34
8	500–550	529	220.00–227.50	225.50
2	550–600	568	217.50–222.50	220.06
2	600–650	628	200.00–202.50	201.23
1	650–700	650	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	715	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	170.00	170.00
3	450–500	460	192.50–225.00	204.98
1	550–600	565	184.00	184.00
1	650–700	655	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	332	257.50–275.00	268.32
10	350–400	372	255.00–282.50	263.35
22	400–450	427	240.00–267.50	254.54
52	450–500	468	227.50–251.00	243.52
19	500–550	511	230.00–257.50	235.03
15	550–600	572	220.00–227.50	223.87
7	600–650	618	220.00–225.00	221.08
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	935	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	362	303.00	303.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	503	222.50–225.00	224.17
1	600–650	620	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	502	227.00	227.00
3	550–600	580	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	294	327.50	327.50
10	300–350	326	305.00–335.00	322.10
8	350–400	374	292.50–317.50	304.59
33	400–450	412	280.00–300.00	293.43
13	450–500	463	267.50–280.00	276.69
17	500–550	523	250.00–274.00	263.72
34	550–600	567	252.50–267.00	262.21
5	600–650	608	240.00–252.50	246.17
13	650–700	688	237.50–245.00	243.76
2	800–850	808	218.00	218.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	262.50	262.50
2	650–700	678	212.50–227.50	219.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	461	276.00	276.00
3	500–550	532	242.00	242.00
3	550–600	553	240.00	240.00
4	650–700	662	231.00–234.00	232.50
2	750–800	772	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	430	245.00	245.00
1	450–500	455	110.00	110.00
1	800–850	820	164.00	164.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	865	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	250.00–267.50	257.65
7	350–400	373	245.00–295.00	278.87
10	400–450	427	250.00–277.50	264.47
13	450–500	477	245.00–267.50	257.10
4	500–550	518	210.00–235.00	216.04
1	550–600	595	225.00	225.00
2	600–650	613	232.50–235.00	233.78
2	650–700	675	185.00–220.00	203.02
3	700–750	731	212.00–217.50	213.78
1	800–850	815	182.50	182.50
1	1050–1100	1,080	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	260.00–277.50	268.65
11	450–500	476	245.00–282.50	263.23
30	500–550	518	240.00–256.00	248.22
23	550–600	582	222.50–255.00	235.44
6	600–650	627	220.00–235.00	226.76
11	650–700	667	205.00–227.50	219.91
5	700–750	727	192.50–207.50	201.95
1	800–850	835	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	262.50	262.50
3	500–550	532	215.00–222.50	217.54
2	550–600	568	215.00–220.00	217.51
1	750–800	795	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	605	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,510	134.00–139.00	136.86
3	—	1,668	155.00–159.00	156.84
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	82.00	82.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	128.00–130.00	129.07
14	—	1,152	120.00–127.00	123.96
7	—	1,020	115.00–119.00	116.87
15	—	1,093	60.00–109.00	91.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,264	129.00–132.00	129.78
2	—	1,358	120.00	120.00
9	—	1,502	122.00–127.00	124.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	118.00	118.00
1	—	990	124.00	124.00
2	—	870	85.00–110.00	97.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,199	1,250.00–2,025.00	1,822.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	157.50	157.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	124.00	124.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,490	125.00–141.00	133.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	2,050.00	2,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	92.00	92.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	583	550.00–600.00	574.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	640	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	635	550.00	550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,068	155.00–158.00	156.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	160.00	160.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	140.00	140.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	760	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,210	1,650.00–2,225.00	1,950.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,135	135.00	135.00

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