Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 11.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 3.00-11.00, mostly 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 2.00-6.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 lower. No trend on Slaughter cows or bulls, not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.32/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −139.49 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$255.32

52 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,369

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$24.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.68

vs AR average

−24.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	260.50	1,392	41
Medium and Large 2	543	236.00	1,282	11thin

One grade step is worth $24.50/cwt here — about $110 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 sale52 hd

255.32

—

AR average9 barns · 679 hd

264.00

−8.68

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−24.98

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−139.49

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	1,492	121.95	1,819	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	107.59	1,534	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,213	106.75	1,295	22

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)	1,245	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,058	$1,780	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,325	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	983	$1,265	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$1,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	710	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,458	$2,017	5

Every lot, as filed

92 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	103.40/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,365	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	97.19/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,077	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	102.54/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,099	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	110.73/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,666	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	112.05/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,477	12
Bulls	—	—	1,475	128.76/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,899	2
Bulls	—	—	1,508	115.13/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,254	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,077	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	272.55/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,161	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	526	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,468	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	220.86/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	313.64/cwt	295.00–340.00	1,186	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	265.66/cwt	237.50–277.50	1,286	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	308.36/cwt	290.00–322.50	1,588	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	274.38/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,040	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,339	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	348.05/cwt	325.00–380.00	1,295	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	308.73/cwt	292.50–330.00	1,457	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	278.95/cwt	260.00–292.50	1,738	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	298.41/cwt	265.00–315.00	1,140	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	286.37/cwt	277.50–292.50	1,632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	275.05/cwt	261.00–290.00	1,835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	251.30/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,726	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	321.95/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,391	30
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	790	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	721	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,766	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	266.59/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,288	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	374.46/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,239	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	297.00/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,553	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,320	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	1,780.14/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,780	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	1,265.20/head	1,075.00–1,400.00	1,265	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,434	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	204.97/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,700	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,853	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,522	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	828	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,458	2,016.74/head	1,650.00–2,350.00	2,017	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	263.94/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,607	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	294.70/cwt	282.50–312.50	1,409	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	1000–1050	1,002	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	208.69/cwt	202.50–215.00	1,720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	249.45/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,654	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	274.49/cwt	255.00–282.50	1,548	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	778	194.98/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	740	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	650–700	660	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	600–650	600	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	257.73/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,327	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	232.52/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	239.37/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,283	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	231.23/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	329.38/cwt	290.00–350.00	1,077	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	850–900	897	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	305.09/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,266	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	245.69/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,430	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,050	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	211.73/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	216.57/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,358	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,606	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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 447Last week 861Year ago 498

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 184Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 20Year ago 29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,320	101.00–107.00	103.40
4	—	1,505	109.00–114.00	110.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,108	93.00–100.00	97.19
6	—	1,072	101.00–105.00	102.54
12	—	1,318	110.00–114.00	112.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	128.00–130.00	128.76
2	—	1,508	110.00–122.00	115.13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	334	322.50	322.50
8	400–450	448	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	480	279.00	279.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	260.00–285.00	274.38
6	400–450	426	250.00–285.00	272.55
11	450–500	484	237.50–277.50	265.66
9	500–550	536	230.00–245.00	239.37
2	550–600	575	210.00–232.50	220.86
3	600–650	627	210.00–220.00	216.57
3	650–700	668	200.00–220.00	211.73
1	700–750	725	172.50	172.50
1	800–850	825	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	526	279.00	279.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	327	290.00–350.00	329.38
10	350–400	378	295.00–340.00	313.64
24	400–450	415	295.00–320.00	305.09
1	450–500	455	287.50	287.50
20	500–550	515	250.00–275.00	257.73
10	550–600	582	240.00–262.50	245.69
2	600–650	620	230.00–235.00	232.52
4	650–700	668	225.00–242.50	231.23
1	700–750	745	217.50	217.50
1	800–850	845	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	865	207.50	207.50
1	1050–1100	1,050	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	192.50	192.50
1	650–700	655	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	242.50	242.50
1	650–700	660	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	740	225.00	225.00
3	850–900	897	195.00	195.00
2	1000–1050	1,002	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	778	190.00–200.00	194.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	331	355.00–390.00	374.46
21	350–400	372	325.00–380.00	348.05
30	400–450	432	300.00–355.00	321.95
15	450–500	472	292.50–330.00	308.73
8	500–550	515	290.00–322.50	308.36
4	550–600	570	277.50–292.50	286.37
8	600–650	623	260.00–292.50	278.95
3	650–700	667	261.00–290.00	275.05
2	700–750	720	265.00	265.00
2	750–800	765	247.50–255.00	251.30
1	800–850	800	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	905	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	265.00	265.00
3	350–400	382	265.00–315.00	298.41
1	400–450	445	272.50	272.50
3	450–500	483	255.00–272.50	266.59
1	550–600	590	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	470	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	543	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	623	277.00	277.00
7	700–750	721	245.00	245.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	790	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	295.00	295.00
4	450–500	478	282.50–312.50	294.70
17	500–550	523	275.00–320.00	297.00
14	550–600	564	255.00–282.50	274.49
7	600–650	609	255.00–280.00	263.94
5	650–700	663	245.00–252.50	249.45
1	700–750	725	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	765	225.00	225.00
4	800–850	824	202.50–215.00	208.69
2	850–900	858	202.50	202.50
2	900–950	915	200.00–210.00	204.97
3	950–1000	960	190.00	190.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	550	240.00	240.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,058	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,780.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	983	1,075.00–1,400.00	1,265.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,485	113.00	113.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,700	109.00	109.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	93.00	93.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	2,200.00	2,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	131.00	131.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	170.00	170.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	1,350.00	1,350.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	710	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,458	1,650.00–2,350.00	2,016.74

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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