Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2024-04-04

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 4
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
434 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 410▼ 37 vs year ago 471 · −7.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 59▼ 36 vs year ago 119 · −30.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 24▼ 26 vs year ago 50 · −52.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 6.00-23.00, mostly 18.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 9.00-24.00, mostly 17.00 lower. Feeder supply included many Fleshy, Unweaned cattle. Weaned ready for grass cattle are still in high demand. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.54/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −137.08 against this barn's trailing median of $386.62.
Average price
$249.54
75 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,414
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$210
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$37.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.85
vs AR average
−21.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547262.581,43730
Medium and Large 1-2586241.871,41838
Medium and Large 2542237.061,2856thin
Medium and Large 3545225.001,2261thin
One grade step is worth $37.58/cwt here — about $210 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 sale75 hd
249.54
—
AR average9 barns · 444 hd
262.39
−12.85
National average179 barns · 13,329 hd
270.59
−21.05
This barn, trailing median33 sales
386.62
−137.08
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—Average1,660143.302,37813
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,385124.991,7329thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,112120.021,33451
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,017111.191,13110

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$1,4751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)997$1,4523thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,301$2,0134thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,170$1,6502thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,135$1,6501thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,050$1,6251thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)673$4912thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2308277.60/cwt265.00–290.008552
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1314355.98/cwt325.00–382.501,1188
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy365415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,5151
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1592
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1374350.70/cwt320.00–390.001,31221
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy405307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,2451
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418344.76/cwt332.50–370.001,4418
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2419305.06/cwt285.00–317.501,2784
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471311.33/cwt300.00–325.001,4667
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy480285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3681
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,4212
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485286.03/cwt277.50–297.501,3875
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535306.24/cwt285.00–322.501,63832
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4301
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570269.06/cwt262.50–275.001,5343
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617268.78/cwt252.50–287.501,6585
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added642260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6696
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2678236.25/cwt235.00–237.501,6022
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1696242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,6844
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718241.33/cwt235.00–245.001,7333
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5961
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778234.32/cwt232.00–238.001,8233
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,8961
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1910207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,8881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326291.24/cwt277.50–302.509495
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333255.39/cwt240.00–275.008504
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363308.32/cwt285.00–320.001,1198
Heifers350–400Small and Medium 3365185.00/cwt185.00–185.006751
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383271.18/cwt267.50–275.001,0392
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy390275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0731
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2417274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,1433
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422299.68/cwt285.00–312.501,2657
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426265.98/cwt245.00–282.501,1337
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy440242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,0671
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2463273.35/cwt270.00–275.001,2663
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472289.83/cwt280.00–301.001,36814
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy480260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2481
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517239.15/cwt235.00–245.001,2363
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530264.76/cwt247.50–272.001,40313
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added536271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,4537
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3545225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2261
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy555230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2771
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,3695
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573237.45/cwt235.00–240.001,3612
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577253.86/cwt241.00–262.001,46510
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added589242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,42533
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3311
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613236.23/cwt235.00–240.001,4484
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open635249.03/cwt248.00–255.001,58113
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,4791
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675227.08/cwt210.00–235.001,53311
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1736219.63/cwt202.50–227.001,61610
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5381
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open753222.61/cwt220.00–223.001,6768
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open795210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6701
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open810217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,7621
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1860195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6771
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open975190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8531
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1484295.44/cwt280.00–310.001,43010
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy510272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,3901
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1531289.29/cwt280.00–297.501,5364
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4311
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2560257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,4393
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571271.97/cwt260.00–285.001,55311
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1645250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6131
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1674257.47/cwt252.50–262.501,7354
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6612
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2795150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1931
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1855205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7531
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,523129.91/cwt120.00–135.001,9794
Bulls——1,644152.45/cwt150.00–156.002,5065
Bulls——1,816145.24/cwt142.00–149.002,6384
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%90799.94/cwt97.00–103.009065
Cows—Lean 85-90%92196.03/cwt89.00–100.008844
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,043112.59/cwt110.00–115.001,1742
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,061112.77/cwt107.00–119.001,19617
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,100125.64/cwt120.00–129.001,3824
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,158124.71/cwt120.00–129.001,44419
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,212133.48/cwt130.00–136.001,61810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,317125.49/cwt120.00–129.001,6536
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,423131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,8642
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,720110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,8921
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed7501,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,652.90/head1,600.00–1,700.001,6532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,173125.51/cwt124.00–127.001,4722
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,188123.18/cwt121.00–128.001,4634
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,285129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,6581
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 3673491.08/head400.00–575.004912
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2825180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4851
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2752,091.99/head2,050.00–2,125.002,0923
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3801,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501

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.