Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-12.00 lower, except 500-600 lb weights sold 1.00 higher. Feeder supply was mostly fleshy, unweaned cattle with many fleshy bull calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $223.29/cwt on 93 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −171.52 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$223.29

93 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,193

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$34.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.42

vs AR average

−36.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	230.85	1,216	66
Medium and Large 2	547	210.74	1,153	16thin
Medium and Large 3	558	196.18	1,095	11thin

One grade step is worth $34.67/cwt here — about $121 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 sale93 hd

223.29

—

AR average10 barns · 728 hd

230.71

−7.42

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−36.34

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−171.52

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	1,711	130.09	2,226	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	113.50	1,688	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,125	108.70	1,223	11

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)	980	$1,893	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,090	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,374	$1,998	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,316	$1,924	7
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,078	$2,062	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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	400–450	419	255.09/cwt	242.50–267.50	1,069	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	224.46/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,286	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	273.67/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,013	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	209.83/cwt	200.00–215.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	227.49/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,185	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	212.38/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,102	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	234.92/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,095	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	218.81/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	243.20/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,153	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	645	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	203.33/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,151	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	225.89/cwt	219.00–237.00	1,385	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	216.21/cwt	207.50–225.00	1,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	206.06/cwt	190.00–216.00	1,072	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	211.96/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,229	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	210.47/cwt	190.00–217.00	1,088	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	260.48/cwt	250.00–267.50	844	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	246.77/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,298	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	238.85/cwt	227.50–252.50	1,383	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	517	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,256	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,650	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,364	2,007.95/head	1,700.00–2,325.00	2,008	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	945	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	2,061.54/head	2,025.00–2,100.00	2,062	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,386	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	154.79/cwt	152.50–157.50	1,416	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,398	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	103.90/cwt	89.00–115.00	897	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,512	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,892.86/head	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,893	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,386	2,033.65/head	1,875.00–2,200.00	2,034	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	—	—	2,013	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,868	4
Bulls	—	—	1,560	123.89/cwt	115.00–134.00	1,933	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	840	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	550	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,334	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	616	179.85/cwt	150.00–190.00	1,108	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	225.00/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,187	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	252.18/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,185	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	266.49/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,157	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	261.52/cwt	250.00–277.50	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	197.18/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	810	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	258.78/cwt	252.50–261.00	1,353	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	292.47/cwt	280.00–317.50	1,243	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	274.14/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,012	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	913	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	645	232.55/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,500	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	251.65/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	243.74/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	275.40/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,278	26
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	214.94/cwt	210.00–220.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	242.75/cwt	230.00–255.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,156	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	315.75/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,184	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	695	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,564	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	600–650	625	92.67/cwt	60.00–127.50	579	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	550–600	550	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,156	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	332.19/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,126	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1300–1350	1,305	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,049	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	198.05/cwt	165.00–217.50	943	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	553	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,206	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	251.79/cwt	242.50–254.00	1,440	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1200–1250	1,220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	232.06/cwt	220.00–245.00	738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	231.06/cwt	222.50–240.00	996	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	230.91/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,081	6
Steers	Small and Medium 3	650–700	675	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	202.67/cwt	185.00–220.00	871	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	188.02/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,094	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	173.48/cwt	155.00–190.00	1,266	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	202.60/cwt	190.00–212.50	1,278	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	449	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,082	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	243.23/cwt	225.00–255.00	900	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,233	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,670	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	109.01/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,156	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,704	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	115.27/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,414	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	965	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 640Last week 555Year ago 726

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 72Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 24Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	250.00–267.50	260.48
12	350–400	370	260.00–290.00	273.67
25	400–450	419	242.50–267.50	255.09
11	450–500	474	240.00–245.00	243.20
25	500–550	521	220.00–241.00	227.49
4	550–600	573	220.00–232.50	224.46
1	600–650	640	222.50	222.50
2	650–700	670	215.00–222.50	218.81
1	700–750	700	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	210.00	210.00
3	350–400	382	200.00–215.00	209.83
9	400–450	430	185.00–220.00	202.67
4	450–500	476	165.00–217.50	198.05
4	500–550	517	190.00–217.00	210.47
7	550–600	582	175.00–200.00	188.02
1	650–700	685	160.00	160.00
2	700–750	725	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	318	220.00–245.00	232.06
4	350–400	370	225.00–255.00	243.23
8	400–450	431	222.50–240.00	231.06
6	450–500	468	227.50–237.50	230.91
5	500–550	519	205.00–217.00	212.38
6	550–600	566	195.00–210.00	203.33
14	600–650	631	190.00–212.50	202.60
1	650–700	695	185.00	185.00
4	700–750	730	155.00–190.00	173.48
1	750–800	765	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	449	241.00	241.00
24	450–500	466	231.00–239.00	234.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	470	232.50	232.50
5	500–550	520	190.00–216.00	206.06
5	550–600	580	205.00–215.00	211.96
1	600–650	645	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	500–550	517	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	553	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	252.50	252.50
15	500–550	526	235.00–254.00	246.77
16	550–600	579	227.50–252.50	238.85
19	600–650	613	219.00–237.00	225.89
2	650–700	650	222.50–227.50	225.00
1	750–800	750	207.50	207.50
1	950–1000	975	162.50	162.50
1	1000–1050	1,010	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	240.00	240.00
2	500–550	523	207.50–225.00	216.21
2	600–650	613	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	550	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	616	150.00–190.00	179.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	250.00–277.50	261.52
9	350–400	369	250.00–285.00	274.14
12	400–450	434	250.00–277.50	266.49
9	450–500	470	235.00–270.00	252.18
2	500–550	523	242.50–245.00	243.74
2	750–800	775	185.00–210.00	197.18
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	240.00	240.00
2	350–400	378	230.00–255.00	242.75
2	400–450	435	210.00–220.00	214.94
1	450–500	485	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	500	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	650	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	810	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	339	325.00–342.50	332.19
11	350–400	375	300.00–327.50	315.75
18	400–450	425	280.00–317.50	292.47
26	450–500	464	265.00–295.00	275.40
33	500–550	523	252.50–261.00	258.78
8	550–600	572	242.50–254.00	251.79
3	600–650	618	247.50–257.50	251.65
1	1300–1350	1,305	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	432	267.50	267.50
2	450–500	458	252.50	252.50
3	900–950	913	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	600–650	645	231.00–235.00	232.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	225.00	225.00
1	1200–1250	1,220	130.00	130.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	122.50	122.50
2	600–650	625	60.00–127.50	92.67
1	650–700	675	137.50	137.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,650	141.00	141.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,090	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,364	1,700.00–2,325.00	2,007.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,495	2,225.00	2,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,445	2,275.00	2,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,386	1,875.00–2,200.00	2,033.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,150.00	1,150.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,078	2,025.00–2,100.00	2,061.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	120.00	120.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	863	89.00–115.00	103.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	120.00	120.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	980	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,892.86
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	120.00	120.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	915	152.50–157.50	154.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,013	140.00–145.00	142.48
8	—	1,560	115.00–134.00	123.89
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	80.00	80.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	116.00	116.00
1	—	1,535	111.00	111.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,060	106.00–111.00	109.01
6	—	1,227	113.00–120.00	115.27
1	—	995	97.00	97.00

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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