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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 28

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Mar 21Mar 28Apr 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

410 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 432▼ 333 vs year ago 743 · −44.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 66▼ 90 vs year ago 149 · −60.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 28▼ 14 vs year ago 38 · −36.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 4.00 lower, 400-600 lbs sold 1.00-5.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 6.00 higher, 400-600 lb weights sold steady to 1.00 lower, over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower on a light test.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $301.56/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −136.97 against this barn's trailing median of $438.53.

Average price

$301.56

24 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$869

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3

$151.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.25

vs AR average

−8.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	311.31	1,709	21
Medium and Large 2	558	269.96	1,506	2thin
Small and Medium 3	525	160.00	840	1thin

One grade step is worth $151.31/cwt here — about $869 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale24 hd

301.56

—

AR average8 barns · 258 hd

298.31

+3.25

National average156 barns · 8,291 hd

310.26

−8.70

This barn, trailing median31 sales

438.53

−136.97

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,730	139.66	2,416	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,282	130.16	1,669	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,127	114.49	1,290	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	957	102.99	985	6thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	993	$1,456	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,002	$1,292	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$1,160	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$1,150	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	815	$550	1thin

Every lot

83 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	288.89/cwt	255.00–320.00	910	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	355.87/cwt	327.50–395.00	1,164	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	316.74/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,166	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	370.52/cwt	330.00–417.50	1,382	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,700	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	369.99/cwt	330.00–402.00	1,576	35
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	302.83/cwt	277.50–322.50	1,296	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,131	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	242.31/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,127	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	287.42/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,380	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	329.86/cwt	307.50–365.00	1,597	17
Steers	500–550	Small and Medium 3	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	318.76/cwt	316.00–325.00	1,689	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	269.96/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,506	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	304.53/cwt	290.00–309.00	1,724	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,755	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,665	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,817	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	232.36/cwt	230.00–235.00	739	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	286.93/cwt	275.00–295.00	927	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	313.98/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,024	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	325.87/cwt	302.50–340.00	1,238	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	278.33/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,058	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	968	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	276.65/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,187	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	310.32/cwt	297.50–325.00	1,344	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	435	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,153	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,068	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	460	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,231	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	280.85/cwt	242.50–297.50	1,331	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	300.36/cwt	290.00–322.50	1,442	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	262.50/cwt	242.50–282.50	1,313	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,403	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	517	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,546	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	270.59/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,431	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,161	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,409	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	260.97/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,503	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	608	231.30/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,406	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	226.05/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,413	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,220	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,346	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	316.38/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,544	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	317.07/cwt	314.00–330.00	1,652	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	251.46/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,431	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	294.20/cwt	282.00–302.00	1,680	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	276.41/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,681	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	243.76/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,524	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	253.30/cwt	242.50–258.00	1,707	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	226.25/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,647	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	890	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,402	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,387	121.06/cwt	110.00–139.00	1,679	3
Bulls	—	—	1,830	142.28/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,604	5
Bulls	—	—	1,995	161.00/cwt	156.00–166.00	3,212	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	845	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	811	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	93.06/cwt	91.00–95.00	861	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	122.85/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,253	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,029	100.15/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,031	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,129	124.88/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,410	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	129.51/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,530	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,266	128.39/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,625	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,275	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,441	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,301	134.29/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,747	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	114.85/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,502	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,770	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,098	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	1,160.14/head	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,160	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	993	1,455.66/head	1,250.00–1,625.00	1,456	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,002	1,291.76/head	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,292	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	119.40/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,236	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,347	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	124.61/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,406	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	815	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,097	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	2,027	1

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

Thu Mar 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 410Last week 432Year ago 743

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 66Year ago 149

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 28Year ago 38

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	123.00	123.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	993	1,250.00–1,625.00	1,455.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	795	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,160.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,035	116.00–125.00	119.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,128	119.00–127.00	124.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,002	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,291.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	125.00	125.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	167.50	167.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	133.00	133.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	550.00	550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,770	175.00	175.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	326	300.00–335.00	313.98
18	350–400	380	302.50–340.00	325.87
13	400–450	433	297.50–325.00	310.32
18	450–500	480	290.00–322.50	300.36
4	500–550	529	262.50–280.00	270.59
10	550–600	576	245.00–265.00	260.97
1	600–650	615	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	503	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	355	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	517	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	460	267.50	267.50
2	600–650	608	227.50–235.00	231.30
1	650–700	665	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	230.00–235.00	232.36
1	350–400	395	245.00	245.00
1	400–450	445	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	540	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	605	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	275.00–295.00	286.93
10	350–400	380	270.00–292.50	278.33
10	400–450	429	260.00–285.00	276.65
13	450–500	474	242.50–297.50	280.85
2	500–550	500	242.50–282.50	262.50
1	550–600	575	245.00	245.00
2	600–650	625	220.00–232.50	226.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	327	327.50–395.00	355.87
13	350–400	373	330.00–417.50	370.52
35	400–450	426	330.00–402.00	369.99
17	450–500	484	307.50–365.00	329.86
10	500–550	530	316.00–325.00	318.76
11	550–600	566	290.00–309.00	304.53
10	600–650	638	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	740	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	790	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	260.00	260.00
2	450–500	465	225.00–260.00	242.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	255.00–320.00	288.89
3	350–400	368	310.00–320.00	316.74
21	400–450	428	277.50–322.50	302.83
4	450–500	480	275.00–295.00	287.42
2	550–600	558	260.00–280.00	269.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	305.00	305.00
2	450–500	488	307.50–325.00	316.38
5	500–550	521	314.00–330.00	317.07
7	550–600	571	282.00–302.00	294.20
8	600–650	608	265.00–290.00	276.41
4	650–700	674	242.50–258.00	253.30
2	700–750	728	225.00–227.50	226.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	277.50	277.50
5	550–600	569	247.50–255.00	251.46
2	600–650	625	242.50–245.00	243.76
1	850–900	890	157.50	157.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,308	110.00–119.00	114.85
6	—	1,181	129.00–132.00	129.51
4	—	1,129	122.00–127.00	124.88
8	—	1,029	94.00–105.00	100.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	925	91.00–95.00	93.06
2	—	1,020	121.00–125.00	122.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	113.00	113.00
9	—	1,266	127.00–131.00	128.39
8	—	1,301	132.00–138.00	134.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,387	110.00–139.00	121.06
5	—	1,830	140.00–146.00	142.28
2	—	1,995	156.00–166.00	161.00

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.