Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 30.00 with instances of 44.00 higher, 400-600 lbs sold 27.00-28.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 25.00 up to 34.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 7.00-17.00 higher. Demand was very good on all classes. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower, on a very light test, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $294.53/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −158.11 against this barn's trailing median of $452.64.

Average price

$294.53

68 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$33.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.36

vs AR average

−10.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	296.52	1,614	64
Medium and Large 2	529	262.61	1,389	4thin

One grade step is worth $33.91/cwt here — about $225 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

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 sale68 hd

294.53

—

AR average10 barns · 515 hd

284.17

+10.36

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

−10.91

This barn, trailing median28 sales

452.64

−158.11

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	1,621	136.50	2,212	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,359	113.26	1,539	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,109	102.54	1,137	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	951	90.00	856	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)	1,209	$1,822	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	740	$1,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,805	$2,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,413	2thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	756	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,686	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	227.15/cwt	222.00–232.50	1,760	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	600–650	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	650–700	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	244.08/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,406	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	268.26/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,293	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	234.07/cwt	227.50–238.00	1,447	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	222.59/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	307.42/cwt	305.00–310.00	984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	250.19/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,306	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	230.07/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	236.83/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	265.83/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,143	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	262.61/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,389	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	231.63/cwt	210.00–257.50	1,116	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	226.07/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,313	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	291.29/cwt	282.50–302.50	1,107	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	250.17/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,679	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	284.25/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,646	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	603	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,688	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	278.57/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,164	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	302.95/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,594	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,807	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	558	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	253.32/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,588	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	311.21/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,285	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	261.78/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,495	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	228.72/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,805	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	890	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,379	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	115.21/cwt	111.00–122.00	1,377	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,182	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	1,821.57/head	1,525.00–2,000.00	1,822	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,339	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,840	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,686	2
Bulls	—	—	1,395	129.67/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,809	3
Bulls	—	—	1,860	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,567	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	790	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	474	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	825	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	602	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	827	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	121.09/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,675	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	103.08/cwt	94.00–109.00	1,374	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	104.25/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,203	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,019	91.35/cwt	84.00–99.00	931	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	117.27/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,426	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,215	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	990	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	110.18/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,275	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	115.72/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,578	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	263.07/cwt	255.00–269.00	1,613	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	310.30/cwt	292.50–330.00	1,480	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	210.24/cwt	195.00–230.00	1,097	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	267.62/cwt	262.50–272.50	1,266	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	650	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,645	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	640	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	323.76/cwt	290.00–342.50	1,379	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	349.15/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,170	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	709	247.50/cwt	246.00–249.00	1,755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	277.54/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,216	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	244.67/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	358.79/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,363	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	282.20/cwt	250.00–302.50	1,459	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	299.74/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	658	193.75/cwt	192.50–195.00	1,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,392	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 Nov 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 422Last week 173Year ago 707

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 37Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 31Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	756	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	305.00–310.00	307.42
3	350–400	380	282.50–302.50	291.29
12	400–450	418	275.00–300.00	278.57
13	450–500	482	260.00–275.00	268.26
21	500–550	522	237.50–260.00	250.19
20	550–600	576	235.00–247.00	244.08
11	600–650	618	227.50–238.00	234.07
4	650–700	662	225.00–241.00	236.83
5	700–750	712	217.00–225.00	222.59
1	800–850	835	185.00	185.00
1	850–900	855	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	275.00	275.00
3	400–450	430	265.00–267.50	265.83
8	450–500	482	210.00–257.50	231.63
3	500–550	522	195.00–230.00	210.24
8	550–600	581	210.00–232.00	226.07
5	650–700	664	210.00–235.00	230.07
1	700–750	725	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	558	258.00	258.00
3	600–650	610	246.00	246.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	305.00–317.50	311.21
2	450–500	478	290.00–310.00	299.74
11	500–550	517	250.00–302.50	282.20
7	550–600	571	250.00–270.00	261.78
15	600–650	627	247.50–267.50	253.32
1	650–700	685	235.00	235.00
2	700–750	725	227.50–230.00	228.72
2	750–800	775	222.00–232.50	227.15
1	850–900	865	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	105.00	105.00
1	650–700	665	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	685	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	202.50	202.50
2	650–700	658	192.50–195.00	193.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	265.00	265.00
2	400–450	438	270.00–285.00	277.54
3	450–500	473	262.50–272.50	267.62
4	500–550	529	255.00–270.00	262.61
3	650–700	680	244.00–245.00	244.67
1	700–750	735	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	335	325.00–375.00	349.15
13	350–400	380	320.00–380.00	358.79
7	400–450	426	290.00–342.50	323.76
14	450–500	477	292.50–330.00	310.30
42	500–550	526	285.00–325.00	302.95
22	550–600	579	270.00–291.00	284.25
17	600–650	613	255.00–269.00	263.07
12	650–700	671	247.00–255.00	250.17
1	700–750	745	242.50	242.50
1	750–800	795	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	845	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	603	280.00	280.00
4	700–750	709	246.00–249.00	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	650	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	640	248.00	248.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,805	2,575.00	2,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	114.00	114.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,195	111.00–122.00	115.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	111.00	111.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,209	1,525.00–2,000.00	1,821.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	113.00	113.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,840	145.00–147.00	146.00
3	—	1,395	125.00–132.00	129.67
1	—	1,860	138.00	138.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	73.00	73.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,095	111.00	111.00
1	—	980	101.00	101.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,383	119.00–124.00	121.09
4	—	1,333	94.00–109.00	103.08
7	—	1,364	112.00–118.00	115.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,154	102.00–106.00	104.25
9	—	1,019	84.00–99.00	91.35
4	—	1,216	116.00–119.00	117.27
8	—	1,157	109.00–113.00	110.18

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle