Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2024-04-25

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 25
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
348 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 418▼ 1 vs year ago 349 · −0.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 108▲ 21 vs year ago 61 · +34.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 58▲ 4 vs year ago 28 · +14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 7.00-8.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 3.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 7.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 5.00-8.00 lower. Fleshy, unweaned calves sold with a with a discount. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.70/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −151.92 against this barn's trailing median of $386.62.
Average price
$234.70
33 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,281
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$353
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$68.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.52
vs AR average
−35.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547246.551,34824
Medium and Large 2531223.491,1865thin
Medium and Large 3560177.659954thin
One grade step is worth $68.90/cwt here — about $353 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 sale33 hd
234.70
—
AR average7 barns · 196 hd
249.22
−14.52
National average178 barns · 11,596 hd
270.19
−35.49
This barn, trailing median33 sales
386.62
−151.92
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—High1,700135.882,31010
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,422123.071,75018
CowsLean 85-90%High995113.271,1276thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,025108.911,11734

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)817$1,0923thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)710$9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)714$9333thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)735$7251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,110$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,211$1,7405
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,155$1,2851thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)692$7003thin

Every lot

106 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2313307.52/cwt305.00–310.009632
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1334348.66/cwt330.00–370.001,1658
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3365240.00/cwt240.00–240.008761
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy370275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0181
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1374341.08/cwt335.00–352.501,2765
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2441
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1414325.31/cwt290.00–352.501,34710
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1401
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy455260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1831
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463314.30/cwt290.00–320.001,45521
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476265.59/cwt240.00–287.501,26410
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3495240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1881
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3510237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,2111
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515280.98/cwt265.00–297.501,4476
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528253.84/cwt250.00–257.501,3402
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567274.96/cwt262.00–297.501,55910
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2567252.56/cwt242.50–260.001,4326
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622256.40/cwt255.00–265.001,5957
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,6113
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670245.11/cwt232.50–257.501,6427
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2682242.33/cwt242.00–242.501,6533
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2688240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6512
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710236.98/cwt233.00–240.001,6834
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6651
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,8311
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3300245.00/cwt245.00–245.007351
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318306.40/cwt295.00–315.009744
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345267.50/cwt265.00–270.009232
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371315.01/cwt302.50–325.001,16911
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382257.63/cwt242.50–280.009843
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3383220.16/cwt215.00–225.008432
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415223.75/cwt222.50–225.009292
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426294.56/cwt290.00–302.501,2558
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426263.08/cwt245.00–287.501,1217
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy468270.36/cwt260.00–277.501,2655
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473279.55/cwt270.00–290.001,3228
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478261.04/cwt225.00–280.001,24812
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2516229.36/cwt217.50–237.501,1834
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0072
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1531252.03/cwt244.00–267.501,33814
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy545212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,1581
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571241.80/cwt230.00–255.001,3819
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1801
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590165.30/cwt130.00–200.009752
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3922
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4263
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3131
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1251
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy630222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,4021
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added645238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,5352
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3655170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1141
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added664242.90/cwt241.50–243.501,61323
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667232.93/cwt230.00–239.001,5543
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy682213.42/cwt207.50–222.501,4563
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2682204.95/cwt185.00–217.501,3983
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720224.99/cwt210.00–237.501,62023
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0881
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1753213.75/cwt212.50–215.001,6102
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3765165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2621
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,2591
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open850175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4881
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1885150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3281
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2890150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3351
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2940157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,4811
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1985170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6751
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,3761
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528277.07/cwt265.00–287.501,46324
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560239.98/cwt237.50–242.501,3442
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564263.03/cwt255.00–272.501,4835
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628242.85/cwt237.50–247.501,5256
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1693226.24/cwt222.50–230.001,5682
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,310122.41/cwt96.00–135.001,6044
Bulls——1,927141.71/cwt141.00–142.002,7313
Bulls——1,993148.01/cwt147.00–149.002,9503
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight79993.07/cwt80.00–99.007445
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight818101.99/cwt100.00–104.008342
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight830113.00/cwt113.00–113.009381
Cows—Lean 85-90%86077.50/cwt77.50–77.506671
Cows—Boner 80-85%90598.83/cwt89.00–107.008947
Cows—Lean 85-90%915110.47/cwt108.00–113.001,0112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,068110.43/cwt108.00–114.001,1799
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070124.58/cwt123.00–126.001,3332
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,140132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,5051
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193121.49/cwt118.00–124.001,4496
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,255136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,7071
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,323126.47/cwt126.00–127.001,6734
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,403123.61/cwt120.00–128.001,73413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,526118.06/cwt117.00–119.001,8024
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1102,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,285.00/head1,285.00–1,285.001,2851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2111,739.92/head1,330.00–1,975.001,7405
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed602133.21/cwt130.00–137.508023
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed625165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0311
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 3655500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2710800.00/head800.00–800.008002
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2865109.33/cwt96.00–117.009464
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,5872
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6891
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed663887.08/head875.00–900.008872
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed695975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed710950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3735725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28151,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28781,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,033117.65/cwt94.00–132.001,2152
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28801,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001

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.