Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2024-05-16

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, May 16
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
399 head
▲ 138 vs last sale 261▲ 6 vs year ago 393 · +1.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
114 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 83▼ 29 vs year ago 143 · −20.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 54▼ 8 vs year ago 45 · −17.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 18.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 1.00-15.00, mostly 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 15.00, mostly 6.00 higher. Feeder supply was mostly average in quality with mostly unweaned, fleshy calves. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 8.00-10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $277.42/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −161.11 against this barn's trailing median of $438.53.
Average price
$277.42
41 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,525
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$662
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$128.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.91
vs AR average
−33.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546290.721,58931
Medium and Large 2559244.381,3669thin
Medium and Large 3570162.509261thin
One grade step is worth $128.22/cwt here — about $662 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 sale41 hd
277.42
—
AR average10 barns · 477 hd
295.33
−17.91
National average163 barns · 10,302 hd
310.77
−33.35
This barn, trailing median31 sales
438.53
−161.11
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—Average1,631150.062,44816
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,489127.051,89215
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,147119.371,36934
CowsLean 85-90%Low924104.289648thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,255$1,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,128$1,4503thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)810$1,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)705$7751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)718$7672thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)670$4751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,108$1,3933thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)638$6153thin

Every lot

111 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3320245.00/cwt245.00–245.007841
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1332387.08/cwt360.00–415.001,2858
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335318.08/cwt300.00–335.001,0663
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3370253.61/cwt225.00–280.009382
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372339.41/cwt297.50–390.001,26316
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373272.18/cwt250.00–295.001,0156
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422324.70/cwt292.50–350.001,37021
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2422271.63/cwt245.00–282.501,1467
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3440241.25/cwt237.50–245.001,0622
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468270.82/cwt245.00–285.001,2675
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added470337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,5861
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470306.61/cwt287.50–322.501,4419
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3342
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3485225.00/cwt220.00–230.001,0912
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added523312.47/cwt305.00–320.001,6348
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528227.36/cwt190.00–252.501,2004
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1538291.54/cwt282.50–296.001,56812
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy540237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,2831
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3570162.50/cwt162.50–162.509261
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576277.66/cwt262.50–303.001,59910
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2584258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,5075
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616271.76/cwt252.50–287.501,6747
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3670160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0721
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1676256.27/cwt250.00–265.001,73210
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7271
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added711251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,7854
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3141
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,8431
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3305200.00/cwt200.00–200.006101
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326304.73/cwt290.00–312.509936
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330261.00/cwt247.50–275.008613
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367297.50/cwt295.00–300.001,0923
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376267.28/cwt240.00–285.001,0059
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426268.39/cwt262.50–280.001,1436
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427253.54/cwt235.00–277.501,0839
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430212.47/cwt210.00–215.009142
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435290.84/cwt280.00–305.001,2656
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3467194.93/cwt170.00–225.009103
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480287.43/cwt283.00–307.501,3809
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483255.43/cwt235.00–267.501,23412
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521244.83/cwt215.00–255.001,27612
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530268.87/cwt260.00–295.001,4259
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573227.58/cwt225.00–230.001,3042
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added580257.90/cwt257.50–258.001,4965
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1581246.14/cwt235.00–255.001,43010
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619236.78/cwt230.00–241.001,4667
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2627215.94/cwt205.00–227.501,3543
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added646249.06/cwt249.00–250.001,60916
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5181
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5035
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3688175.05/cwt170.00–180.001,2042
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy695205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4251
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3401
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open727221.62/cwt215.00–227.501,6113
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4821
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open785212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,6681
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open825172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,4231
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open885177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,5661
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open930160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473291.11/cwt287.50–295.001,3772
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2111
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,1771
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1534281.25/cwt267.50–295.001,5026
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2558217.58/cwt200.00–235.001,2142
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy560225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2601
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569276.24/cwt260.00–287.501,57210
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3595212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,2641
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1616260.28/cwt247.50–267.501,60313
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2633207.75/cwt195.00–220.001,3152
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3981
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1672237.12/cwt237.00–237.501,5934
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5731
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1769220.56/cwt217.50–225.001,6966
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4791
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1915165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5101
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1995159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,5824
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 11,135155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,7591
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,329141.58/cwt127.00–148.001,8827
Bulls——1,848164.34/cwt163.75–165.003,0372
Bulls——1,871154.47/cwt150.00–157.002,8907
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight71085.00/cwt85.00–85.006042
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight76089.00/cwt89.00–89.006761
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight80098.00/cwt98.00–98.007841
Cows—Lean 85-90%990127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,2571
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,023101.63/cwt91.00–112.001,0402
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,036109.10/cwt100.00–114.001,13010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,062117.98/cwt116.00–121.001,2537
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,068118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,2602
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259126.51/cwt123.00–129.001,59311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,320132.21/cwt130.00–136.001,7455
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,448132.41/cwt131.00–134.001,9175
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,501125.74/cwt122.00–129.001,8879
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,590112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,7811
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3670475.00/head475.00–475.004751
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3705775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3715800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3718767.07/head650.00–850.007672
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28101,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085117.90/cwt116.00–120.001,2792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,178122.37/cwt112.00–129.001,4424
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,203131.16/cwt128.00–134.001,5782
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,301125.55/cwt113.00–133.001,6335
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3351,775.66/head1,750.00–1,800.001,7762
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 3638614.69/head475.00–725.006153
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2877147.46/cwt130.00–160.001,2935
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 3875930.00/head930.00–930.009301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2885182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,6151

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.