Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2024-03-21

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 21
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
432 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 402▼ 87 vs year ago 519 · −16.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 48▼ 21 vs year ago 87 · −24.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 19▼ 10 vs year ago 38 · −26.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold steady, 400-600 lb weights sold 9.00-10.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 11.00-higher, 400-500 lb weights sold 5.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 1.00 higher. High demand for thin, ready for grass calves. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 8.00-10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $265.39/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −121.23 against this barn's trailing median of $386.62.
Average price
$265.39
34 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,450
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$349
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$71.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.10
vs AR average
−11.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540281.271,51822
Medium and Large 2560257.501,4421thin
Medium and Large 1-2559243.501,3618thin
Medium and Large 3557210.001,1693thin
One grade step is worth $71.27/cwt here — about $349 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale34 hd
265.39
—
AR average9 barns · 324 hd
263.29
+2.10
National average179 barns · 15,589 hd
277.22
−11.83
This barn, trailing median33 sales
386.62
−121.23
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

33 sales
440397353310median 386.6203/0504/3006/2508/2710/29
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.06, low $323.84, median $386.62 across 33 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—Average1,717144.142,47412
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,408132.281,86310
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,041117.111,2199thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,081111.951,21026

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)1,118$2,2252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,480$2,0501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)818$1,4042thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)870$1,3502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)808$9502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)763$5052thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,105$1,8001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)725$1,3183thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,132$1,8223thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,495$2,4751thin

Every lot

110 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2001
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1324359.85/cwt340.00–400.001,1666
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1366373.59/cwt340.00–400.001,36716
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3370220.00/cwt220.00–220.008141
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1211
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy415402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,6703
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2421317.15/cwt305.00–322.001,33510
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428357.20/cwt337.50–397.501,52923
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2532
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3455240.22/cwt220.00–260.001,0932
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473333.95/cwt320.00–345.001,58015
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3441
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2488275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3422
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523319.79/cwt300.00–333.001,6737
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,5263
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5251
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy540260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4041
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574301.38/cwt290.00–307.501,7304
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578261.86/cwt255.00–275.001,5143
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614286.04/cwt280.00–289.001,7563
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,6683
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,6741
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8154
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,8523
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,8371
Steers1300–1350Medium and Large 11,305152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,9901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325323.33/cwt310.00–345.001,05119
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2334268.60/cwt260.00–280.008974
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy363287.45/cwt285.00–290.001,0432
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375320.08/cwt302.50–330.001,20012
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3378224.90/cwt220.00–230.008502
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383274.19/cwt260.00–295.001,0508
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422313.71/cwt300.00–325.001,32414
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428269.53/cwt247.50–285.001,15410
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy430267.24/cwt260.00–272.001,1493
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435200.00/cwt200.00–200.008701
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1462296.21/cwt290.00–310.001,36812
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3472243.84/cwt225.00–255.001,1514
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477262.22/cwt230.00–282.501,25110
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490274.92/cwt267.50–282.501,3472
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522283.46/cwt272.50–287.501,4807
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2191
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy533250.51/cwt246.00–260.001,3353
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added535300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6056
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2544244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,3274
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,4421
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568275.36/cwt270.00–282.501,5646
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3570200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1402
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,3954
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3610210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2811
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1611255.59/cwt245.00–261.001,5626
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2653230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5022
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2656227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,4895
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy658232.53/cwt230.00–235.001,5302
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,5691
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715224.17/cwt215.00–230.001,6033
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7331
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7601
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2835150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2531
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6001
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open905192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,7421
Heifers1250–1300Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open1,270150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,9051
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1385370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4251
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1438319.79/cwt307.50–332.501,4012
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2462260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2012
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1495315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5591
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1514308.45/cwt290.00–332.501,5858
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2545270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4721
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy560270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5121
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1579279.84/cwt272.50–290.001,6207
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5641
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613273.17/cwt260.00–285.001,6754
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2617249.93/cwt245.00–252.501,5423
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1685240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6441
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5291
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,7101
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0951
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,5801
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1865205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7731
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,629144.19/cwt140.00–149.002,3496
Bulls——1,725135.73/cwt130.00–139.002,3413
Bulls——1,883152.43/cwt151.00–155.002,8703
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight79578.00/cwt78.00–78.006201
Cows—Lean 85-90%890102.02/cwt100.00–104.009082
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,008114.31/cwt110.00–118.001,1523
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,013110.64/cwt105.00–118.001,1218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04293.44/cwt80.00–103.009746
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,133129.34/cwt128.00–130.001,4653
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,165119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,3861
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,173129.10/cwt127.00–133.001,5146
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,181122.46/cwt119.00–126.001,4465
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,325142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,8821
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,412135.64/cwt134.00–137.001,9155
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,424125.65/cwt123.00–129.001,7894
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3675500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3710600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3763505.15/head460.00–550.005052
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28181,404.13/head1,350.00–1,450.001,4042
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29051,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0652,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,072123.32/cwt110.00–131.001,3223
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1182,224.72/head2,100.00–2,350.002,2252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,280133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,7021
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4802,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2801116.66/cwt100.00–134.009344
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1321,822.22/head1,650.00–2,075.001,8223
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27251,318.28/head1,250.00–1,400.001,3183
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4952,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4751

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.