Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2024-06-06

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 6
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
348 head
▼ 248 vs last sale 596▼ 551 vs year ago 899 · −61.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 89▼ 167 vs year ago 244 · −68.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 58▼ 58 vs year ago 115 · −50.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 4.00 higher, 400-600 lbs sold 6.00-10.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 3.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 11.00-15.00 lower. Feeder supply was mostly plain to average. Slaughter cows & bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $274.87/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −163.66 against this barn's trailing median of $438.53.
Average price
$274.87
34 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,541
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$319
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$38.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.73
vs AR average
−34.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1567278.651,57929
Medium and Large 2527256.241,3514thin
Medium and Large 3525240.001,2601thin
One grade step is worth $38.65/cwt here — about $319 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale34 hd
274.87
—
AR average10 barns · 533 hd
285.60
−10.73
National average164 barns · 13,053 hd
309.16
−34.29
This barn, trailing median31 sales
438.53
−163.66
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—Low1,618146.882,37612
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,440136.251,96214
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,011128.741,3017thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,168127.991,49540

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)1,145$1,9382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,217$1,8126
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,206$1,7705
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,008$1,4882thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,007$1,7663thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,030$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)908$1,6102thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)960$1,6001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)765$1,2001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,805$3,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,378$2,30512
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,455$2,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,255$2,0923thin

Every lot

105 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 2320310.00/cwt310.00–310.009921
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1332363.00/cwt330.00–395.001,20514
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3372240.34/cwt225.00–255.008943
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377344.79/cwt320.00–395.001,30014
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383283.03/cwt245.00–315.001,0843
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425272.15/cwt252.50–285.001,1577
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425221.26/cwt220.00–222.509402
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1431328.36/cwt302.50–350.001,41510
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3450235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0581
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469287.99/cwt285.00–292.501,3515
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470304.96/cwt296.00–317.501,43322
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2486265.83/cwt250.00–282.501,2924
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2508259.15/cwt255.00–265.001,3163
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2601
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530283.35/cwt275.00–292.501,5027
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy530250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3251
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576277.42/cwt267.00–280.001,59815
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,4481
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added592281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,6646
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1639276.57/cwt263.00–280.001,76715
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5802
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665261.25/cwt257.50–265.001,7372
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2668239.95/cwt237.50–242.501,6032
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy715232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,6621
Steers700–750Small and Medium 3720112.50/cwt112.50–112.508101
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1745243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,8101
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,7181
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778241.87/cwt234.00–250.001,8822
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1890210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8691
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1317302.99/cwt290.00–312.5096010
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320266.43/cwt255.00–280.008533
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330235.00/cwt235.00–235.007761
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365230.00/cwt230.00–230.008402
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2388273.25/cwt257.50–282.501,06013
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1389306.68/cwt295.00–312.501,1937
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1412294.51/cwt292.50–295.001,2135
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3418206.81/cwt167.50–225.008644
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422272.49/cwt232.50–285.001,15015
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2448271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,2146
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460277.47/cwt270.00–285.001,2764
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2466263.93/cwt250.00–277.501,2308
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470210.83/cwt190.00–240.009914
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy483256.24/cwt255.00–257.501,2382
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3500222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,1131
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525258.59/cwt253.50–272.501,35822
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2538235.03/cwt232.50–240.001,2643
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570251.77/cwt245.00–257.501,4354
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy625207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,2971
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628234.90/cwt225.00–247.501,4756
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670208.18/cwt187.50–220.001,3953
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673230.09/cwt225.00–235.001,5492
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,5983
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2745190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4161
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4251
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2940165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,3441
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,3871
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2752
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3510150.00/cwt150.00–150.007651
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1532280.87/cwt278.00–290.001,4947
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3401
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1583258.73/cwt255.00–262.501,5082
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615248.37/cwt245.00–252.501,5274
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1656240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5746
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7041
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3720125.00/cwt125.00–125.009001
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,6201
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1850210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7851
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,403135.39/cwt129.00–143.001,9003
Bulls——1,685147.33/cwt145.00–151.002,4836
Bulls——1,697157.45/cwt153.00–160.002,6723
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%890114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0151
Cows—Lean 85-90%990126.05/cwt125.00–128.001,2483
Cows—Boner 80-85%996106.78/cwt87.00–118.001,0644
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,006121.32/cwt119.00–124.001,2208
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,030133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,3701
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,093138.03/cwt136.00–140.001,5092
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,213129.26/cwt125.00–132.001,56811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255135.29/cwt134.00–139.001,69817
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,427138.25/cwt135.00–141.001,9739
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,464132.65/cwt131.00–135.001,9425
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,8053,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 3Fancy1,0351,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0801,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3902,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4132,353.72/head2,125.00–2,600.002,3549
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4552,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5752,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2970137.78/cwt121.00–152.001,3362
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,004138.49/cwt130.00–147.501,3907
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27651,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29081,610.19/head1,500.00–1,700.001,6102
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29601,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0071,766.31/head1,750.00–1,800.001,7663
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 38001,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0081,487.84/head1,200.00–1,700.001,4882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,5391
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140130.36/cwt129.00–132.001,4862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,938.16/head1,925.00–1,950.001,9382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,153133.05/cwt126.00–139.001,5342
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,5611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2171,812.19/head1,525.00–1,950.001,8126
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3081,875.53/head1,850.00–1,900.001,8764

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.