Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2024-07-25

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 25
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
719 head
▲ 183 vs last sale 536▲ 182 vs year ago 537 · +33.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 58▼ 62 vs year ago 107 · −57.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 31▼ 58 vs year ago 76 · −76.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 13.00 higher, 400-500 lbs sold 4.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 12.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 6.00-12.00, mostly 9.00 higher. Value Added denotes cattle weaned at least 45 days, castrated, & who have been administered 2 sets of preconditioning vaccines. Fleshy calves and those with too much hair sold with a steep discount. On a light test, Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.53/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −129.09 against this barn's trailing median of $386.62.
Average price
$257.53
59 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,398
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$449
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$77.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.25
vs AR average
−7.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544262.931,42951
Medium and Large 2539235.821,2716thin
Medium and Large 3530185.009812thin
One grade step is worth $77.93/cwt here — about $449 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 sale59 hd
257.53
—
AR average8 barns · 337 hd
256.29
+1.25
National average157 barns · 8,958 hd
264.63
−7.10
This barn, trailing median33 sales
386.62
−129.09
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—Low1,555144.742,25110
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,372136.401,87212
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,045123.091,28715
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low924115.641,0687thin

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)943$1,7375
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)852$1,3153thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)545$6501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$2,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$1,8351thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)805$1,5501thin

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 3325265.00/cwt265.00–265.008611
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340401.28/cwt400.00–402.501,3644
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2363308.49/cwt292.50–332.501,1203
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377393.78/cwt382.50–405.001,4853
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added411347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,4284
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420324.61/cwt312.50–345.001,3639
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430307.15/cwt292.50–322.501,3212
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2467257.38/cwt247.50–265.001,2023
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476309.12/cwt292.50–312.001,47125
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525305.59/cwt302.50–306.001,60411
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2526266.24/cwt265.00–267.501,4004
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575287.60/cwt273.00–296.001,65419
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580256.27/cwt255.00–257.501,4862
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2607230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3963
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added619290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7956
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621267.84/cwt255.00–285.001,6638
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625251.21/cwt250.00–252.501,5702
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1658267.99/cwt260.00–270.001,7637
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2677246.59/cwt235.00–252.501,6693
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,72211
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy693256.25/cwt255.00–257.501,7762
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7521
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715232.50/cwt230.00–235.001,6622
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added738261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,9262
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1761242.48/cwt235.00–245.001,8457
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2763229.23/cwt223.00–240.001,7493
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320316.27/cwt305.00–325.001,0125
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335230.00/cwt230.00–230.007711
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1366307.10/cwt297.50–312.501,1249
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3372166.52/cwt152.50–175.006193
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1311
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428247.46/cwt245.00–250.001,0593
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429291.94/cwt284.00–305.001,25214
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2450287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,2941
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy465242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,1281
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476282.87/cwt276.00–292.501,34614
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490263.66/cwt255.00–272.501,2922
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3490180.00/cwt180.00–180.008821
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513236.63/cwt232.50–242.501,2143
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added522276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,4418
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524266.89/cwt260.00–275.001,39918
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530185.00/cwt175.00–195.009812
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy540235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2691
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added555282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,5682
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565259.45/cwt250.00–277.501,46617
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565235.01/cwt227.50–240.001,3283
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy572237.39/cwt235.00–239.001,3585
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy600237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,4251
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2604231.80/cwt227.00–239.001,40010
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620243.90/cwt240.00–260.001,51211
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625228.48/cwt210.00–237.501,4288
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added652243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,5842
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy656231.04/cwt222.50–234.001,5164
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667238.07/cwt237.00–242.501,5885
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3670188.75/cwt170.00–207.501,2652
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685222.50/cwt220.00–225.001,5243
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2708197.37/cwt185.00–210.001,3972
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1727225.82/cwt220.00–230.001,6423
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3740167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,2401
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added797228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,81724
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added821230.50/cwt230.50–230.501,892189
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1835205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7121
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 3858166.23/cwt160.00–172.501,4262
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,000162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,6251
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open1,062174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,8482
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422313.38/cwt310.00–315.001,3223
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1490299.95/cwt282.50–312.501,4703
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3490199.55/cwt177.50–230.009784
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2501
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521296.89/cwt272.50–310.001,54718
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569271.10/cwt265.00–285.001,54311
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1608260.12/cwt250.00–270.001,5822
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3660185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2211
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665254.91/cwt247.50–265.001,6954
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,5791
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700243.75/cwt240.00–247.501,7062
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,6641
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 3825165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,295132.25/cwt128.00–137.001,7134
Bulls——1,585162.28/cwt158.00–166.002,5722
Bulls——1,801148.46/cwt146.00–152.002,6744
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight745110.00/cwt110.00–110.008201
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight800110.00/cwt110.00–110.008802
Cows—Lean 85-90%880131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1531
Cows—Lean 85-90%913102.74/cwt98.00–108.009382
Cows—Lean 85-90%985133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,3101
Cows—Boner 80-85%995107.50/cwt104.00–113.001,0703
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,022122.36/cwt122.00–123.001,2513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,081128.10/cwt126.00–132.001,3856
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,175120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4101
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200139.09/cwt136.00–142.001,6692
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,305130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,6971
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,364135.25/cwt133.00–138.001,8457
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,403140.02/cwt137.00–144.001,9644
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3545650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3635650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29431,737.30/head1,500.00–1,975.001,7375
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29601,647.92/head1,350.00–1,900.001,6482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,263135.19/cwt132.00–138.001,7073
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,385143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,9811
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,835.00/head1,835.00–1,835.001,8351
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28051,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2595115.00/cwt115.00–115.006841
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed610167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,0221
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251

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.