Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mixed, under 400 lbs sold 4.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 8.00 lower, 400-500 lbs sold 8.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 13.00-14.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold 3.00 lower, over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady on a light test, Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 lower. * No sale next Thursday, November 28, auction will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving holiday. *

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $273.74/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −178.90 against this barn's trailing median of $452.64.

Average price

$273.74

6 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$31.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.30

vs AR average

−35.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	284.32	1,581	4thin
Medium and Large 2	573	252.58	1,447	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.74/cwt here — about $134 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 sale6 hd

273.74

—

AR average10 barns · 447 hd

283.04

−9.30

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

−35.52

This barn, trailing median28 sales

452.64

−178.90

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	1,713	120.95	2,071	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,482	108.26	1,604	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,128	100.49	1,133	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	965	94.79	915	7thin

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)	1,168	$1,895	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$825	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,240	$2,325	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,070	$2,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	240.08/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	253.77/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	209.57/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,197	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	260.23/cwt	245.00–270.00	963	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	250.96/cwt	227.50–262.50	1,210	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	315.10/cwt	285.00–345.00	1,005	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,108	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	241.90/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,367	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	247.50/cwt	235.00–260.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	303.23/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,237	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	187.27/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	257.56/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,141	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	245.87/cwt	237.50–262.50	1,301	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	311.57/cwt	285.00–340.00	1,137	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	105.77/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,611	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	112.08/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,483	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	110.11/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,275	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	94.56/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,025	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	92.03/cwt	90.00–94.00	989	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,197	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	99.03/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,005	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,753	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	835	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	718	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	763	83.69/cwt	80.00–87.50	639	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	103.58/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,242	9
Bulls	—	—	1,631	114.55/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,868	4
Bulls	—	—	1,778	126.07/cwt	123.00–130.00	2,242	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,304	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,632	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	840	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	115.12/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,517	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,894.99/head	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,895	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	126.58/cwt	114.00–145.00	1,547	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	241.83/cwt	238.00–247.50	1,611	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	261.44/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,634	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	266.95/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,543	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	226.36/cwt	226.00–227.50	1,675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	269.46/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,280	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	182.51/cwt	140.00–240.00	885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,060	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	288.90/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,511	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,373	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	280	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,092	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	535	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	776	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,211	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	239.65/cwt	238.00–242.50	1,728	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	274.03/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	276.19/cwt	260.00–292.50	1,295	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	283.26/cwt	277.50–286.00	1,623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	224.94/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	343.51/cwt	300.00–400.00	1,281	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	323.09/cwt	307.50–370.00	1,376	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	356.77/cwt	320.00–400.00	1,195	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	163.04/cwt	110.00–220.00	685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	257.93/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	327.89/cwt	297.50–347.50	1,531	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	830	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	252.58/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 292Last week 422Year ago 707

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 64Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 17Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	335	320.00–400.00	356.77
16	350–400	373	300.00–400.00	343.51
22	400–450	426	307.50–370.00	323.09
13	450–500	467	297.50–347.50	327.89
1	500–550	505	287.50	287.50
3	550–600	573	277.50–286.00	283.26
4	600–650	623	250.00–270.00	257.93
2	650–700	670	252.50–255.00	253.77
4	700–750	721	238.00–242.50	239.65
2	750–800	773	235.00–245.00	240.08
1	800–850	810	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	930	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	494	278.00	278.00
4	650–700	669	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	280	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	260.00	260.00
2	350–400	373	260.00–287.50	274.03
2	400–450	425	285.00	285.00
4	450–500	469	260.00–292.50	276.19
2	550–600	573	235.00–270.00	252.58
2	600–650	628	220.00–230.00	224.94
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	180.00	180.00
1	350–400	370	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	235.00–260.00	247.50
3	350–400	370	245.00–270.00	260.23
2	400–450	443	247.50–267.50	257.56
9	450–500	482	227.50–262.50	250.96
5	550–600	571	190.00–230.00	209.57
1	600–650	615	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	678	175.00–200.00	187.27
1	750–800	760	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	319	285.00–345.00	315.10
10	350–400	365	285.00–340.00	311.57
6	400–450	408	270.00–315.00	303.23
5	450–500	475	265.00–277.50	269.46
6	500–550	529	237.50–262.50	245.87
4	550–600	565	237.50–247.50	241.90
4	600–650	605	220.00	220.00
4	650–700	669	221.00	221.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	400	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	210.00	210.00
2	400–450	420	110.00–220.00	163.04
3	450–500	485	140.00–240.00	182.51
1	550–600	575	145.00	145.00
1	800–850	830	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	605	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	670	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	263.00	263.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	332.50	332.50
1	450–500	470	310.00	310.00
5	500–550	523	275.00–300.00	288.90
5	550–600	578	260.00–277.50	266.95
5	600–650	625	255.00–270.00	261.44
9	650–700	666	238.00–247.50	241.83
4	700–750	740	226.00–227.50	226.36
1	750–800	750	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	545	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	595	220.00	220.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	145.00	145.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,523	100.00–109.00	105.77
2	—	1,323	110.00–114.00	112.08
1	—	1,425	123.00	123.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,158	106.00–114.00	110.11
12	—	1,084	88.00–99.00	94.56
9	—	1,199	100.00–105.00	103.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	90.00–94.00	92.03
1	—	1,050	114.00	114.00
2	—	1,015	98.00–100.00	99.03
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	86.00	86.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	80.00–87.50	83.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,631	110.00–118.00	114.55
5	—	1,778	123.00–130.00	126.07

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,318	110.00–120.00	115.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,168	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,894.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,222	114.00–145.00	126.58
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	825.00	825.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	142.50	142.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	170.00	170.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	1,100.00	1,100.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,325.00	2,325.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,050.00	2,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,875.00	1,875.00

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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