Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00-14.00, mostly 11.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 30.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 5.00-16.00, mostly 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $260.92/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −133.89 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$260.92

19 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,412

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$43.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.36

vs AR average

−24.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	263.20	1,421	18thin
Medium and Large 2	565	220.00	1,243	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.20/cwt here — about $178 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale19 hd

260.92

—

AR average10 barns · 338 hd

265.29

−4.36

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−24.03

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−133.89

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	1,693	126.28	2,138	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,564	107.30	1,678	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	102.00	1,020	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,126	101.86	1,147	21

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)	1,065	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$1,543	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	912	$1,676	7
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	778	$1,275	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,078	$2,571	8

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	775	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,010	152.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,582	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	955	99.33/cwt	98.00–100.00	949	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	115.43/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,354	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	108.33/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,347	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,020	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,661	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	113.95/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,624	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	106.52/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,689	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,028	83.61/cwt	80.00–85.00	860	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	800	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	560	1
Bulls	—	—	1,504	117.04/cwt	95.00–127.00	1,760	5
Bulls	—	—	1,893	136.90/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,592	4
Bulls	—	—	1,835	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,386	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	765	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	589	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	1,675.88/head	1,375.00–1,900.00	1,676	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	705	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,269	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	920	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	1,015	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,542.87/head	1,125.00–1,950.00	1,543	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	2,571.16/head	2,000.00–3,325.00	2,571	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	296.99/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,538	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	250.83/cwt	247.50–252.50	1,655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	245.04/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	246.12/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	298.76/cwt	287.50–304.00	1,365	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	302.56/cwt	300.00–305.00	962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	387.56/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,244	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	302.24/cwt	300.00–303.00	1,726	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,270	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	302.46/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	317.47/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,498	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,811	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	184.69/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,132	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	600	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	358.74/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,356	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	343.47/cwt	305.00–370.00	1,463	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	268.75/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	308	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	207.22/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	244.89/cwt	240.00–250.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	260.72/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,619	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	270.00/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	342.16/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,150	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	269.07/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,520	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	337.49/cwt	312.50–360.00	1,249	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	261.06/cwt	245.00–282.50	1,378	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	304.25/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,287	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,202	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	650–700	680	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,707	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 Dec 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 447Year ago 498

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 56Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 19Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	775	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	570	245.00	245.00
2	1000–1050	1,010	150.00–155.00	152.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	518	280.00–305.00	296.99
1	550–600	555	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	635	240.00–250.00	245.04
3	650–700	660	247.50–252.50	250.83
3	700–750	705	245.00	245.00
1	950–1000	955	170.00	170.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	160.00	160.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	336	320.00–365.00	342.16
11	350–400	370	312.50–360.00	337.49
12	400–450	423	295.00–317.50	304.25
24	450–500	457	287.50–304.00	298.76
10	500–550	528	245.00–282.50	261.06
6	550–600	565	260.00–271.00	269.07
11	600–650	621	240.00–267.00	260.72
6	650–700	662	240.00–248.00	246.12
1	700–750	705	227.50	227.50
1	800–850	805	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	615	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	710	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	510	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	405	275.00	275.00
2	450–500	460	260.00–280.00	270.00
1	550–600	565	220.00	220.00
2	600–650	625	190.00–225.00	207.22
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	300.00–305.00	302.56
2	350–400	382	332.50	332.50
1	450–500	470	275.00	275.00
2	500–550	545	267.50–270.00	268.75
1	600–650	615	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	321	360.00–400.00	387.56
9	350–400	378	345.00–390.00	358.74
13	400–450	426	305.00–370.00	343.47
21	450–500	472	300.00–370.00	317.47
2	500–550	513	300.00–305.00	302.46
8	550–600	571	300.00–303.00	302.24
1	600–650	640	290.00	290.00
16	650–700	661	274.00	274.00
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	830	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	240.00–250.00	244.89
2	600–650	613	170.00–200.00	184.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	600	301.00	301.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	955	98.00–100.00	99.33
4	—	1,173	114.00–119.00	115.43
9	—	1,243	103.00–113.00	108.33
4	—	1,028	80.00–85.00	83.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	102.00	102.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	101.00	101.00
2	—	1,425	113.00–115.00	113.95
9	—	1,586	103.00–109.00	106.52
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	70.00	70.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,504	95.00–127.00	117.04
4	—	1,893	135.00–140.00	136.90
1	—	1,835	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	77.00	77.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	100.00	100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	912	1,375.00–1,900.00	1,675.88
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	145.00	145.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	705	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	960	1,125.00–1,950.00	1,542.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	120.00–121.00	120.49
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	8	—	1,078	2,000.00–3,325.00	2,571.16
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	880	195.00	195.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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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