Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mixed, with 300-400 lb weights and 0ver 600 lb weights selling 4.00-11.00, mostly 8.00 lower, 400-500 lbs sold up to 16.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 18.00-25.00 higher, with instances of 30.00 higher for the better 300-400 lb calves, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder supply was more attractive to buyers than last sale. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher on a light test, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $229.47/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −165.34 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$229.47

48 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$20.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.03

vs AR average

−17.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	233.31	1,239	39
Medium and Large 2	537	212.81	1,143	9thin

One grade step is worth $20.50/cwt here — about $96 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 sale48 hd

229.47

—

AR average10 barns · 530 hd

229.50

−0.03

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−17.31

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−165.34

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	—	Low	1,618	139.20	2,251	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,411	119.63	1,688	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	112.23	1,359	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,017	98.86	1,005	3thin

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)	1,285	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	825	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	710	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$1,363	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,404	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	825	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	291.24/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,241	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	214.25/cwt	205.00–222.50	1,196	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	204.81/cwt	195.00–212.50	967	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	231.03/cwt	228.00–232.50	1,536	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	234.14/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,000	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	195.90/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,318	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	317.40/cwt	295.00–330.00	997	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	263.86/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,340	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	254.55/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,606	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	275.44/cwt	262.50–295.00	1,292	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	246.61/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,166	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	277.35/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	255.44/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,423	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	845	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	211.64/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,020	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	310.84/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,141	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	247.50/cwt	225.00–267.50	1,067	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	242.56/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	795	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	566	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,607	7
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	550–600	555	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	237.19/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,466	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	245.05/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,149	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	242.98/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,261	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	193.86/cwt	172.50–215.00	1,305	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,355	1
Bulls	—	—	1,324	134.07/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,775	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	104.79/cwt	101.00–108.00	983	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	115.29/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,334	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	964	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	118.35/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,647	3
Bulls	—	—	1,873	145.04/cwt	144.00–147.00	2,717	3
Bulls	—	—	1,699	139.79/cwt	137.00–141.00	2,375	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	144.08/cwt	132.00–152.50	1,424	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,740	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,554	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	119.07/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,276	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,611	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	870	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	795	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	208.99/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,206	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	208.33/cwt	207.00–209.00	1,525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	222.46/cwt	202.50–230.00	1,168	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	217.54/cwt	212.50–222.50	1,360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	196.68/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,497	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	245.56/cwt	230.00–257.00	1,414	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	212.50/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,264	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,307	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	226.97/cwt	217.50–229.00	1,523	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	274.84/cwt	260.00–287.50	901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	211.27/cwt	210.00–212.50	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	950–1000	950	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	680	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	220.64/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	230.97/cwt	222.50–237.00	1,102	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	472	235.67/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,112	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	533	221.66/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,181	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	280.20/cwt	267.50–290.00	1,051	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	226.17/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,291	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	201.05/cwt	195.00–207.50	1,247	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	269.61/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,132	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	650–700	695	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	220.44/cwt	217.50–222.00	1,468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	222.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,413	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	212.09/cwt	190.00–224.00	1,118	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	247.21/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,162	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	237.58/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,231	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	564	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	119.70/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,596	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	103.97/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,182	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,022	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,674	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,837	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

Thu Oct 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 415Last week 524Year ago 459

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 65Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 21Year ago 38

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	147.00	147.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	988	132.00–152.50	144.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	123.00	123.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,248	124.00–125.00	124.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,072	116.00–121.00	119.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,365	118.00	118.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,515	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	725.00	725.00

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	305	245.00	245.00
1	350–400	350	235.00	235.00
6	400–450	427	225.00–245.00	234.14
8	450–500	477	222.50–237.00	230.97
6	500–550	527	190.00–224.00	212.09
3	550–600	558	205.00–222.50	214.25
2	600–650	620	195.00–207.50	201.05
2	650–700	673	192.00–200.00	195.90
1	700–750	735	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	185.00	185.00
2	400–450	415	210.00–212.50	211.27
3	450–500	472	195.00–212.50	204.81
1	650–700	650	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	680	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	472	232.50–237.50	235.67
3	500–550	533	220.00–222.50	221.66
2	550–600	595	210.00–215.00	212.50
1	650–700	670	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	260.00–287.50	274.84
15	350–400	375	267.50–290.00	280.20
16	400–450	420	250.00–280.00	269.61
11	450–500	470	240.00–260.00	247.21
28	500–550	518	225.00–245.00	237.58
6	550–600	571	220.00–230.00	226.17
3	600–650	635	220.00–225.00	222.49
3	650–700	666	217.50–222.00	220.44
4	700–750	715	232.00	232.00
3	750–800	785	215.00–226.00	220.64
1	850–900	870	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	234.00	234.00
1	950–1000	950	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	410	220.00	220.00
3	450–500	482	210.00–212.50	211.64
1	550–600	570	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	314	295.00–330.00	317.40
6	350–400	367	295.00–320.00	310.84
18	400–450	426	270.00–315.00	291.24
9	450–500	469	262.50–295.00	275.44
13	500–550	508	250.00–271.00	263.86
13	550–600	557	245.00–257.50	255.44
6	600–650	631	250.00–259.00	254.55
6	650–700	665	228.00–232.50	231.03
1	700–750	725	234.00	234.00
1	750–800	765	227.50	227.50
2	800–850	835	227.00	227.00
1	850–900	855	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	970	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	635	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	285.00	285.00
2	350–400	373	275.00–280.00	277.35
12	400–450	431	225.00–267.50	247.50
8	450–500	473	225.00–260.00	246.61
2	500–550	528	240.00–245.00	242.56
1	600–650	630	232.50	232.50
2	650–700	690	229.00	229.00
1	700–750	725	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	566	284.00	284.00
1	750–800	795	238.00	238.00
1	800–850	845	231.00	231.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	469	240.00–250.00	245.05
24	500–550	519	230.00–260.00	242.98
16	550–600	576	230.00–257.00	245.56
6	600–650	618	230.00–250.00	237.19
9	650–700	671	217.50–229.00	226.97
3	700–750	732	207.00–209.00	208.33
4	750–800	761	190.00–204.00	196.68
1	800–850	810	185.00	185.00
2	950–1000	960	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	525	202.50–230.00	222.46
5	550–600	577	200.00–222.50	208.99
2	600–650	625	212.50–222.50	217.54
3	650–700	673	172.50–215.00	193.86
1	700–750	705	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	845	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,324	131.00–135.00	134.07
3	—	1,873	144.00–147.00	145.04
5	—	1,699	137.00–141.00	139.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	101.00–108.00	104.79
1	—	1,175	87.00	87.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,157	114.00–117.00	115.29
1	—	1,015	95.00	95.00
8	—	1,333	118.00–122.00	119.70
7	—	1,137	100.00–107.00	103.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,392	117.00–120.00	118.35
4	—	1,361	122.00–124.00	123.00
1	—	1,670	110.00	110.00

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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

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