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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 20

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Jun 13Jun 20Jun 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

369 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 357▼ 10 vs year ago 379 · −2.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 67▼ 63 vs year ago 132 · −47.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 13▼ 4 vs year ago 35 · −11.4%

Also sold hereFeeder Cattle Pot Load SaleTue Sep 15, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00-11.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 9.00 to 23.00, mostly 15.00 higher, with 400-500 lb weights selling 23.00 higher.

Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $267.35/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −171.17 against this barn's trailing median of $438.53.

Average price

$267.35

7 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,499

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$556

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$94.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.87

vs AR average

−33.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	284.90	1,592	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	585	257.00	1,503	1thin
Medium and Large 3	545	190.00	1,036	1thin

One grade step is worth $94.90/cwt here — about $556 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 sale7 hd

267.35

—

AR average10 barns · 318 hd

286.23

−18.87

National average144 barns · 7,865 hd

300.66

−33.31

This barn, trailing median31 sales

438.53

−171.17

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,596	154.90	2,473	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,393	133.28	1,856	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,165	125.79	1,466	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,014	116.98	1,186	6thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$1,852	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,158	$1,635	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,048	$1,480	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,022	$1,451	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,305	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,229	$2,044	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$1,650	1thin

Every lot

86 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Small and Medium 3	300	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	765	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	277.32/cwt	270.00–285.00	882	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	319.93/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,027	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	325.41/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,230	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	286.56/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,083	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	995	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	312.84/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,326	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,247	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	304.93/cwt	297.50–317.50	1,406	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	276.91/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,288	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,036	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	278.22/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,552	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	560	294.91/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,651	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,503	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,722	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	645	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,822	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,580	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	264.06/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,774	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,830	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	784	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,007	15
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,831	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,946	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	874	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,159	59
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	272.62/cwt	260.00–285.00	853	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	295.95/cwt	290.00–300.00	962	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	819	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	296.14/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,081	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	266.69/cwt	240.00–282.50	995	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	404	298.60/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,206	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	420	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,040	1
Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 3	425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	701	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	280.10/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,202	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	440	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,188	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	292.39/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,374	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,069	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	261.71/cwt	242.50–282.50	1,264	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,358	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,424	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,249	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	269.37/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,420	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	233.75/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,309	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	256.65/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,463	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,445	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,496	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	253.93/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,590	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,188	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	247.48/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,646	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	225.62/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,633	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,643	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	923	173.74/cwt	172.50–175.00	1,604	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	970	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,649	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	286.20/cwt	272.50–296.00	1,362	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	284.66/cwt	257.50–307.50	1,469	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	269.34/cwt	260.00–312.50	1,543	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	250.21/cwt	243.00–270.00	1,591	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	242.77/cwt	227.50–245.00	1,617	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,496	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	228.75/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,636	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	226.00/cwt	222.50–232.50	1,742	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,387	140.18/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,944	3
Bulls	—	—	1,603	157.04/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,517	6
Bulls	—	—	1,743	162.73/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,836	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	938	113.57/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,065	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	987	115.58/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,141	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	988	119.52/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,181	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,426	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	129.61/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,627	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,302	136.49/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,777	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	135.50/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,768	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	130.37/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,923	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	630	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	1,479.98/head	1,300.00–1,675.00	1,480	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	1,717.41/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,717	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	1,634.50/head	1,600.00–1,675.00	1,635	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	1,851.97/head	1,825.00–1,875.00	1,852	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,816	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,890	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,420	131.26/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,864	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	2,059.40/head	1,550.00–2,325.00	2,059	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	2,022.59/head	1,500.00–2,375.00	2,023	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,073	1

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

Thu Jun 20, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 369Last week 357Year ago 379

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 67Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 13Year ago 35

Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	514	277.00	277.00
24	600–650	618	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	290.00–300.00	295.95
9	350–400	365	290.00–305.00	296.14
7	400–450	404	290.00–305.00	298.60
2	450–500	470	287.50–297.50	292.39
4	500–550	527	267.50–275.00	269.37
3	550–600	570	247.50–267.50	256.65
4	600–650	626	245.00–270.00	253.93
2	650–700	665	245.00–250.00	247.48
4	700–750	724	220.00–230.00	225.62
2	750–800	750	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	313	260.00–285.00	272.62
6	350–400	373	240.00–282.50	266.69
6	400–450	429	272.50–287.50	280.10
8	450–500	483	242.50–282.50	261.71
1	500–550	515	242.50	242.50
2	550–600	560	232.50–235.00	233.75
1	600–650	615	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	765	200.00	200.00
2	900–950	923	172.50–175.00	173.74
1	950–1000	970	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	227.50	227.50
2	450–500	475	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	660	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	321	300.00–332.50	319.93
13	350–400	378	300.00–350.00	325.41
10	400–450	424	300.00–337.50	312.84
4	450–500	461	297.50–317.50	304.93
3	550–600	558	267.50–285.00	278.22
2	600–650	615	280.00	280.00
3	650–700	672	260.00–272.50	264.06
2	700–750	712	257.00	257.00
1	800–850	805	227.50	227.50
1	850–900	865	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	290.00–300.00	294.91
1	600–650	645	282.50	282.50
59	850–900	874	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	750–800	784	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	270.00–285.00	277.32
3	350–400	378	280.00–290.00	286.56
1	400–450	430	290.00	290.00
5	450–500	465	267.50–287.50	276.91
1	600–650	645	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	545	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	476	272.50–296.00	286.20
13	500–550	516	257.50–307.50	284.66
12	550–600	573	260.00–312.50	269.34
10	600–650	636	243.00–270.00	250.21
8	650–700	666	227.50–245.00	242.77
2	700–750	715	227.50–230.00	228.75
5	750–800	771	222.50–232.50	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	680	220.00	220.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,158	1,600.00–1,675.00	1,634.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,270	1,825.00–1,875.00	1,851.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,048	1,300.00–1,675.00	1,479.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	134.00	134.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,153	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,717.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	135.00	135.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,420	127.00–136.00	131.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	630	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,190	1,550.00–2,325.00	2,059.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,280	1,500.00–2,375.00	2,022.59

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	938	105.00–117.00	113.57
2	—	988	119.00–120.00	119.52
2	—	1,305	134.00–137.00	135.50
11	—	1,255	127.00–133.00	129.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	987	110.00–118.00	115.58
1	—	1,150	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,475	127.00–133.00	130.37
10	—	1,302	134.00–139.00	136.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,387	139.00–143.00	140.18
4	—	1,743	160.00–165.00	162.73
6	—	1,603	153.00–159.00	157.04

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.