Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2024-03-07

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 7
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
578 head
▲ 78 vs last sale 500▲ 238 vs year ago 340 · +70.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 37▼ 10 vs year ago 47 · −21.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 14▲ 8 vs year ago 17 · +47.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 3.00-20.00, mostly 12.00 lower, 500-600 lb weights sold 12.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 10.00 , mostly 5.00 lower, over 600 lb weights sold 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $301.14/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −137.39 against this barn's trailing median of $438.53.
Average price
$301.14
51 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,647
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$158
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$27.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.15
vs AR average
−11.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544305.741,66241
Medium and Large 1-2579286.001,6565thin
Medium and Large 2540278.541,5045thin
One grade step is worth $27.20/cwt here — about $158 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale51 hd
301.14
—
AR average7 barns · 244 hd
297.99
+3.15
National average178 barns · 13,961 hd
313.00
−11.86
This barn, trailing median31 sales
438.53
−137.39
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales
498437376316median 438.5303/0504/3006/2509/0310/29
Steers 500–600 lb: high $484.40, low $329.53, median $438.53 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,655128.262,1234thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,351120.571,6299thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,116106.971,19418
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,02592.349473thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,216$1,5804thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$1,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$1,2501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,082$1,2353thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,5751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$1,0751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)640$8752thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,718$2,2762thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,350$1,6751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,305$1,7001thin

Every lot

96 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2329282.78/cwt270.00–295.009306
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3330260.00/cwt260.00–260.008581
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1332311.33/cwt300.00–325.001,03411
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3363267.55/cwt260.00–275.009712
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1371328.82/cwt300.00–352.501,22026
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2372287.32/cwt282.50–292.501,0695
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2419282.23/cwt260.00–292.501,1838
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420325.89/cwt302.50–360.001,36921
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425230.00/cwt230.00–230.009781
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2457285.84/cwt275.00–295.001,3063
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463319.04/cwt300.00–346.001,47733
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3465247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,1511
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510279.24/cwt270.00–285.001,4243
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519315.11/cwt292.50–332.501,63519
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565297.65/cwt285.00–307.501,68222
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy579286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,6565
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,6232
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5731
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1607274.17/cwt267.50–280.001,6643
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,7901
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1915220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327297.04/cwt287.00–315.0097112
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328251.16/cwt240.00–270.008246
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335220.00/cwt220.00–220.007371
Heifers350–400Small and Medium 3355190.00/cwt190.00–190.006751
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3356238.63/cwt230.00–255.008504
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1366304.21/cwt280.00–315.001,1138
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,0257
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376251.43/cwt225.00–275.009458
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423295.08/cwt270.00–315.001,24810
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425246.63/cwt235.00–265.001,0483
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433237.93/cwt222.50–252.501,0302
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2439281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,2344
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,3425
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471264.79/cwt250.00–277.501,2474
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475200.00/cwt200.00–200.009501
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476283.03/cwt275.00–295.001,34726
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy525230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2081
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1551
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1533263.19/cwt245.00–272.501,4039
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2538214.98/cwt210.00–220.001,1572
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572259.47/cwt252.00–264.001,4849
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2081
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585236.55/cwt230.00–250.001,3843
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy595215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2791
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625233.72/cwt230.00–237.501,4612
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630251.91/cwt235.00–262.501,58711
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1653248.40/cwt247.50–249.001,6225
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2691221.89/cwt217.50–225.001,5334
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3695190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3211
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3705180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2691
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1719225.73/cwt224.00–232.501,6235
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open755177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,3401
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,4821
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open800185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4801
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open814203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,6525
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open850180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5301
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open915160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3455150.00/cwt150.00–150.006831
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1492287.08/cwt280.00–290.001,4125
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2516230.61/cwt220.00–250.001,1904
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519290.89/cwt272.50–307.501,5108
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1579276.30/cwt265.00–290.001,6007
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed590250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4751
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,3541
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1663248.20/cwt237.50–270.001,6463
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2684224.26/cwt215.00–227.001,5345
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1711231.00/cwt225.00–235.001,6424
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed724213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,5424
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6021
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1783226.08/cwt222.50–230.001,7706
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,255119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,4931
Bulls——1,765117.00/cwt117.00–117.002,0651
Bulls——1,800138.51/cwt138.00–139.002,4932
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93070.00/cwt70.00–70.006511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04297.40/cwt94.00–99.001,0153
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073103.51/cwt100.00–107.001,1112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,099106.79/cwt102.00–111.001,17412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,150105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,2081
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,210116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,4041
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,257117.27/cwt112.00–122.001,4743
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,400123.45/cwt120.00–126.001,7287
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,7182,275.76/head1,850.00–2,600.002,2762
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3051,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29351,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2953105.90/cwt104.00–108.001,0092
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29951,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0821,235.02/head1,175.00–1,275.001,2353
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,08599.00/cwt99.00–99.001,0741
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,107108.92/cwt103.00–113.001,2063
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2161,579.75/head1,375.00–1,800.001,5804
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2640875.00/head875.00–875.008752
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2908139.21/cwt138.00–140.001,2642

This sale against other markets

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.