Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2024-07-18

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 18
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
536 head
▼ 165 vs last sale 701▲ 150 vs year ago 386 · +38.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 104▼ 15 vs year ago 73 · −20.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 21▼ 25 vs year ago 56 · −44.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 9.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 1.00-13.00, mostly 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 8.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 3.00-12.00, mostly 7.00 lower. Feeder supply consisted mostly unweaned, average in quality calves. Slaughter cows sold steady, On a light test, Slaughter bulls sold 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 $243.20/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −143.42 against this barn's trailing median of $386.62.
Average price
$243.20
60 head · 565 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,374
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$140
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.53
vs AR average
−14.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1570246.271,40333
Medium and Large 1-2563241.431,36021
Medium and Large 2543232.531,2636thin
One grade step is worth $13.74/cwt here — about $140 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 sale60 hd
243.20
—
AR average9 barns · 425 hd
252.74
−9.53
National average156 barns · 7,883 hd
257.80
−14.60
This barn, trailing median33 sales
386.62
−143.42
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—Average1,419130.781,8564thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,372133.221,8288thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,048125.161,31228
CowsLean 85-90%Average964118.061,1388thin

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)1,120$1,8502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$1,8423thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,059$1,6405
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)775$7272thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)730$6751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)843$1,6122thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)790$9884thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)753$9752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,109$1,4274thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)930$1,0251thin

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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330324.83/cwt300.00–342.501,0724
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1339412.77/cwt412.50–415.001,3999
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3345210.00/cwt210.00–210.007251
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3360270.00/cwt270.00–270.009721
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2377311.63/cwt272.50–327.501,17512
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1386356.00/cwt332.50–372.501,3748
Steers350–400Small and Medium 3390175.00/cwt175.00–175.006831
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422334.29/cwt305.00–342.501,41127
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2432280.75/cwt272.50–285.001,2133
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468280.08/cwt275.00–285.001,3112
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1481307.07/cwt290.00–330.001,47731
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3490250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2251
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added515296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,5243
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4441
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1532288.58/cwt280.00–295.001,53516
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy545255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3901
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578251.24/cwt250.00–252.501,4522
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1582280.16/cwt272.50–291.001,63117
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2606260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,57611
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3951
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626268.67/cwt260.00–270.001,68220
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,6011
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,6813
Steers650–700Small and Medium 3690100.00/cwt100.00–100.006901
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720244.51/cwt242.50–245.001,7605
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2838231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,9362
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1332308.27/cwt300.00–320.001,0235
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2338283.83/cwt272.50–295.009592
Heifers300–350Small and Medium 3340200.00/cwt200.00–200.006801
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365200.00/cwt200.00–200.007301
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373301.22/cwt292.50–310.001,12424
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2391281.90/cwt267.50–287.501,1024
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added418299.91/cwt295.00–305.001,2542
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425277.41/cwt272.00–287.501,17912
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425220.00/cwt220.00–220.009351
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy435247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,0771
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2437264.96/cwt255.00–270.001,1583
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0341
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475275.33/cwt270.00–287.501,30831
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475250.83/cwt240.00–267.501,19115
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2498255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2702
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517246.12/cwt245.00–247.501,2728
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2519241.30/cwt237.50–245.001,2524
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520255.74/cwt250.00–265.001,3306
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy525225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1811
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy580230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3341
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1583245.50/cwt232.50–255.001,43125
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2592238.55/cwt237.00–239.001,41213
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2592215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2732
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy611224.46/cwt210.00–230.001,3714
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628240.18/cwt233.00–244.001,50813
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added658239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,5738
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy665227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,5132
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,5625
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open700237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,6631
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5981
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open860185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5911
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 21,090147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,6081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430301.33/cwt290.00–304.001,2967
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477291.06/cwt282.50–307.501,3886
Bulls500–550Small and Medium 3510190.00/cwt190.00–190.009691
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520270.10/cwt260.00–290.001,4056
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535256.24/cwt255.00–257.501,3712
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3601
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1576254.76/cwt245.00–265.001,4679
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617252.30/cwt240.00–262.501,5573
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1685237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,6271
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3591
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725229.26/cwt229.00–230.001,6624
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7331
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4521
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7941
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,230115.98/cwt90.00–137.001,4272
Bulls——1,608145.57/cwt145.00–146.002,3412
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight770101.00/cwt101.00–101.007781
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight795125.00/cwt125.00–125.009941
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight800105.00/cwt105.00–105.008402
Cows—Lean 85-90%940102.78/cwt100.00–106.009662
Cows—Boner 80-85%949113.90/cwt110.00–116.001,0814
Cows—Lean 85-90%988123.50/cwt123.00–124.001,2202
Cows—Boner 80-85%995122.07/cwt120.00–125.001,2154
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020127.94/cwt127.00–129.001,3052
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,102129.61/cwt126.00–132.001,42813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,211135.20/cwt134.00–138.001,6374
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,250135.70/cwt134.00–137.001,6964
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,437131.99/cwt130.00–133.001,8973
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,665127.00/cwt127.00–127.002,1151
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3730675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3775726.61/head700.00–750.007272
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29751,842.39/head1,750.00–1,950.001,8423
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050144.53/cwt143.00–146.001,5182
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0591,639.92/head1,520.00–1,800.001,6405
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,849.55/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 39281,028.95/head1,000.00–1,060.001,0292
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 39301,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 3515450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 3695625.00/head600.00–650.006252
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28431,611.94/head1,600.00–1,625.001,6122
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28851,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29901,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2885155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3721
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080129.15/cwt127.00–131.001,3952

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.