Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test, Feeder steers sold 2.00-10.00, mostly 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers under400 lbs sold 6.00 lower, 400-500 lbs sold 8.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 3.00 higher. Feeder supply was mostly fleshy unweaned cattle. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $267.08/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −185.56 against this barn's trailing median of $452.64.

Average price

$267.08

6 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,378

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.11

vs AR average

−34.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	267.08	1,378	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale6 hd

267.08

—

AR average10 barns · 479 hd

268.19

−1.11

National average187 barns · 26,509 hd

301.85

−34.77

This barn, trailing median28 sales

452.64

−185.56

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	1,595	135.64	2,163	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	120.20	1,855	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,125	100.00	1,125	19

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)	1,435	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,257	$1,720	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,158	$1,631	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$1,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	860	$1,054	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$2,035	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,294	$2,017	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$1,625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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 3	650–700	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	266.00/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,011	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	263.96/cwt	252.50–280.00	874	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	269.48/cwt	262.50–272.50	1,118	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	216.06/cwt	205.00–222.50	1,128	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	230.66/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,107	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	247.40/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,796	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	241.05/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	209.97/cwt	202.50–217.50	1,172	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	249.84/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,569	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	285.75/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,220	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	324.27/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,939	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	276.65/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,306	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	294.85/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,115	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	442	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	268.00/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,359	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	246.73/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,673	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	673	255.80/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,722	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	924	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	258.42/cwt	237.50–267.50	1,359	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	228.36/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,430	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	225.81/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,285	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	222.53/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,281	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	233.94/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,207	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	232.56/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	239.21/cwt	237.00–242.50	1,495	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	223.75/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	236.29/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	690	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	955	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,463	2,500.21/head	2,475.00–2,525.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,034.93/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,035	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	119.16/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,392	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,040	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,054.07/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,054	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	160.62/cwt	145.00–187.50	1,455	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,631.26/head	1,100.00–1,800.00	1,631	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,257	1,720.21/head	1,450.00–1,950.00	1,720	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	—	—	1,460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,044	1
Bulls	—	—	1,505	131.96/cwt	117.00–137.00	1,986	4
Bulls	—	—	2,090	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	3,051	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	840	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	773	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,275	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	107.03/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,323	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	120.36/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,839	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	126.97/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,804	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	115.31/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,417	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,803	106.51/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,920	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,024	82.03/cwt	70.00–92.00	840	7

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 Nov 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 173Last week 468Year ago 512

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 100Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 33Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	230.00	230.00
1	350–400	390	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	440	160.00	160.00
1	500–550	515	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	660	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	331	252.50–280.00	263.96
3	350–400	380	257.50–270.00	266.00
4	400–450	415	262.50–272.50	269.48
3	450–500	478	268.00	268.00
5	500–550	516	225.00–242.50	233.94
6	550–600	569	225.00–230.00	225.81
5	600–650	626	226.00–230.00	228.36
2	650–700	665	230.00–235.00	232.56
2	700–750	708	215.00–230.00	222.53
1	750–800	780	190.00	190.00
1	950–1000	955	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	235.00	235.00
1	350–400	385	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	428	235.00–237.50	236.29
4	450–500	480	220.00–237.50	230.66
3	500–550	522	205.00–222.50	216.06
2	550–600	558	202.50–217.50	209.97
1	700–750	735	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	805	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	305.00–335.00	324.27
5	350–400	378	290.00–310.00	294.85
11	400–450	427	270.00–300.00	285.75
8	450–500	472	265.00–285.00	276.65
5	500–550	507	265.00–275.00	268.00
1	550–600	560	262.50	262.50
8	600–650	628	240.00–255.00	249.84
5	650–700	678	240.00–250.00	246.73
7	700–750	726	245.00–250.00	247.40
1	750–800	790	240.00	240.00
2	800–850	825	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	230.00–252.50	241.05
2	450–500	475	237.50	237.50
1	600–650	600	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	442	305.00	305.00
5	650–700	673	255.00–256.00	255.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	336	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	612	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	526	237.50–267.50	258.42
2	550–600	555	250.00	250.00
5	600–650	625	237.00–242.50	239.21
1	650–700	675	235.00	235.00
2	700–750	735	217.50–230.00	223.75
1	850–900	855	185.00	185.00
1	950–1000	995	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	185.00	185.00
1	850–900	885	165.00	165.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,463	2,475.00–2,525.00	2,500.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,255	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,034.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,168	115.00–123.00	119.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	110.00	110.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	121.00	121.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,435	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,158	1,100.00–1,800.00	1,631.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,257	1,450.00–1,950.00	1,720.21
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	860	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,054.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	1,450.00	1,450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	906	145.00–187.50	160.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	140.00	140.00
4	—	1,505	117.00–137.00	131.96
1	—	2,090	146.00	146.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	92.00	92.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	122.00	122.00
5	—	1,236	104.00–110.00	107.03
5	—	1,229	112.00–119.00	115.31
7	—	1,024	70.00–92.00	82.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	119.00–122.00	120.36
4	—	1,421	126.00–128.00	126.97
2	—	1,803	106.00–107.00	106.51

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

Steers · 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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