Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2024-05-30

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, May 30
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
596 head
▲ 125 vs last sale 471▲ 39 vs year ago 557 · +7.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 67▼ 118 vs year ago 207 · −57.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 37▼ 12 vs year ago 70 · −17.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 10.00-12.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 10.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 1.00-4.00 higher. Feeder supply consisted mostly unweaned calves. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $289.76/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −148.77 against this barn's trailing median of $438.53.
Average price
$289.76
55 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,596
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$183
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$26.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.84
vs AR average
−15.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553293.601,62347
Medium and Large 2539267.211,4408thin
One grade step is worth $26.39/cwt here — about $183 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 sale55 hd
289.76
—
AR average10 barns · 731 hd
296.60
−6.84
National average125 barns · 5,668 hd
305.14
−15.38
This barn, trailing median31 sales
438.53
−148.77
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—High1,519144.152,18911
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,495139.442,08416
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,136128.541,46028
CowsLean 85-90%Low976115.251,1254thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,230$1,8482thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,083$1,8053thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,073$1,7353thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,137$1,6573thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,048$1,6252thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,245$1,9251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,260$1,8501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)970$1,5501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,585$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,253$2,2132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$2,0746
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,185$1,7002thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)995$2,0222thin

Every lot

109 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 1315351.98/cwt335.00–380.001,1095
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323300.81/cwt267.50–315.009724
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3355220.00/cwt220.00–220.007811
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372347.21/cwt322.50–357.501,2929
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2374280.94/cwt265.00–300.001,0517
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418288.47/cwt285.00–295.001,2063
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420323.95/cwt310.00–337.501,36114
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy465290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3491
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476318.76/cwt300.00–335.001,51748
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478274.12/cwt255.00–297.501,3106
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2509274.36/cwt270.00–277.501,3964
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524306.29/cwt275.00–325.001,60524
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2569260.06/cwt247.50–270.001,4804
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1583280.35/cwt260.00–287.501,63423
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619278.72/cwt268.00–289.001,72521
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3630160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0081
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645235.00/cwt230.00–240.001,5162
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685257.44/cwt245.00–265.001,7633
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1709245.42/cwt245.00–247.501,7406
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy740230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7021
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1786236.68/cwt234.00–245.001,8604
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2830185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5361
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,085165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,7901
Steers1200–1250Medium and Large 11,230170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,0911
Steers1250–1300Medium and Large 21,285132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,7031
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320205.00/cwt205.00–205.006561
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322299.98/cwt292.50–307.509665
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325250.00/cwt250.00–250.008131
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370273.70/cwt250.00–290.001,0134
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377303.58/cwt292.50–325.001,14415
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419276.26/cwt250.00–290.001,1589
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421301.86/cwt295.00–312.501,2715
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435207.76/cwt185.00–230.009042
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465291.85/cwt285.00–295.001,35735
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472266.83/cwt240.00–282.501,25913
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3485195.00/cwt195.00–195.009461
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1511276.45/cwt265.00–300.001,41314
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy515252.55/cwt250.00–255.001,3012
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,3524
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522248.77/cwt220.00–260.001,29915
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy563247.33/cwt240.00–255.001,3922
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563237.96/cwt220.00–257.501,3407
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567247.94/cwt245.00–255.001,40614
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3570202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,1541
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571272.79/cwt260.00–310.001,5584
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1607250.53/cwt235.00–255.001,52119
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4031
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5181
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725216.29/cwt210.00–222.501,5682
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3735150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1031
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2820145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1891
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435307.79/cwt295.00–320.001,3392
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3440180.00/cwt180.00–180.007921
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2831
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476297.06/cwt293.00–310.001,4144
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2490265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2993
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521288.18/cwt275.00–300.001,5018
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2538257.59/cwt250.00–262.501,3863
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3565175.00/cwt175.00–175.009891
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568264.31/cwt250.00–280.001,5019
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570243.13/cwt227.50–255.001,3863
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Full585220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2871
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,3761
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618256.96/cwt250.00–265.001,5885
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1663263.78/cwt255.00–272.501,7492
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6331
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1743236.24/cwt232.50–240.001,7552
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1785222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,7471
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2800195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5601
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1880215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,337125.73/cwt116.00–140.001,6813
Bulls——1,528148.24/cwt142.00–151.002,2656
Bulls——1,763159.51/cwt159.00–160.002,8122
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81588.00/cwt88.00–88.007171
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight820105.00/cwt105.00–105.008611
Cows—Lean 85-90%890115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0241
Cows—Boner 80-85%943109.09/cwt103.00–111.001,0296
Cows—Lean 85-90%975117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,050124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,3021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,164131.63/cwt126.00–136.001,53211
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,225141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,7271
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275140.84/cwt139.00–144.001,7969
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,450146.97/cwt145.00–149.002,1312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,477140.76/cwt137.00–144.002,07910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,561132.37/cwt125.00–136.002,0664
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,310150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,9651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5852,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0402,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2482,135.87/head1,950.00–2,225.002,1364
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4652,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2925133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,2301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0481,624.70/head1,600.00–1,650.001,6252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0731,735.44/head1,525.00–2,025.001,7353
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0831,804.85/head1,675.00–1,875.001,8053
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1371,657.22/head1,525.00–1,750.001,6573
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,7081
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,847.87/head1,775.00–1,925.001,8482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,260139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,7511
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,375136.19/cwt128.00–144.001,8735
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29952,022.49/head2,000.00–2,050.002,0222
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29701,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,083161.12/cwt150.00–172.501,7454
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2776208.49/cwt202.50–222.501,6184
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,067158.33/cwt140.00–180.001,6898

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.