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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 1

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

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Feeder Cattle receipts

253 head

▼ 466 vs last sale 719▼ 200 vs year ago 453 · −44.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 45▼ 170 vs year ago 204 · −83.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 18▼ 27 vs year ago 49 · −55.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test, Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 25.00-30.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 13.00 lower, 400-500 lbs sold 1.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Excessive hot weather and lower Futures market had buyers being selective and cautious. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower.

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 $280.97/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −157.56 against this barn's trailing median of $438.53.

Average price

$280.97

33 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$763

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

$120.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.59

vs AR average

−6.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	290.34	1,613	28
Medium and Large 2	542	243.13	1,318	4thin
Medium and Large 3	500	170.00	850	1thin

One grade step is worth $120.34/cwt here — about $763 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 sale33 hd

280.97

—

AR average9 barns · 169 hd

283.56

−2.59

National average138 barns · 5,135 hd

287.79

−6.82

This barn, trailing median31 sales

438.53

−157.56

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	—	High	1,743	151.22	2,636	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,346	143.51	1,931	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,118	133.21	1,490	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	131.52	1,292	4thin

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)	1,133	$1,945	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,748	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$1,535	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	720	$1,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,425	1thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	342.46/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,147	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	776	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	342.96/cwt	327.50–360.00	1,259	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	282.91/cwt	255.00–305.00	1,064	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	321.26/cwt	305.00–347.50	1,353	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	278.38/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,205	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	305.99/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,429	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,289	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	261.22/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,249	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	850	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	296.42/cwt	285.00–322.50	1,571	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	240.84/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,284	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	285.78/cwt	272.50–294.00	1,643	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	268.55/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,681	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,638	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,752	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,654	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,338	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,763	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,657	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	715	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,662	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,744	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 3	815	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,284	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	744	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	302.10/cwt	295.00–307.50	976	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	259.05/cwt	235.00–305.00	855	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	735	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,004	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	294.65/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,090	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	290.68/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,189	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	413	224.97/cwt	220.00–230.00	929	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	260.53/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,102	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	285.36/cwt	277.50–292.50	1,335	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	260.35/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,221	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	240.06/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,244	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	261.12/cwt	250.00–273.00	1,366	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	260.14/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,496	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	233.47/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,370	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	245.49/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,488	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	222.62/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,391	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,563	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	221.82/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,482	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	670	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,541	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	1
Heifers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 2	1,185	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,647	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,235	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	311.20/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,425	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	288.25/cwt	265.00–310.00	1,487	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,193	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,348	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	598	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,609	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	238.83/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,490	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,579	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,538	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,648	145.90/cwt	141.00–151.00	2,404	2
Bulls	—	—	1,838	156.53/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,877	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	785	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	973	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	845	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,073	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	972	125.38/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,219	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	134.03/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,405	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,050	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,234	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	134.44/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,553	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,155	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,536	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	144.24/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,813	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,295	140.96/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,825	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,431	148.04/cwt	147.00–149.00	2,118	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	1,535.00/head	1,535.00–1,535.00	1,535	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,507	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,747.78/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,748	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	1,945.02/head	1,900.00–1,990.00	1,945	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	884	138.21/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,222	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	994	132.57/cwt	112.00–140.00	1,318	5

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 Aug 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 719Year ago 453

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 45Year ago 204

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 18Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	235.00–305.00	259.05
1	350–400	365	275.00	275.00
3	400–450	423	250.00–280.00	260.53
9	450–500	469	245.00–275.00	260.35
4	500–550	518	235.00–245.00	240.06
3	550–600	587	220.00–240.00	233.47
2	600–650	625	215.00–230.00	222.62
3	650–700	668	210.00–230.00	221.82
1	1150–1200	1,185	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	295.00–307.50	302.10
7	350–400	370	285.00–307.50	294.65
4	400–450	409	287.50–297.50	290.68
8	450–500	468	277.50–292.50	285.36
21	500–550	523	250.00–273.00	261.12
13	550–600	575	245.00–270.00	260.14
7	600–650	606	235.00–249.00	245.49
1	650–700	665	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	350	210.00	210.00
2	400–450	413	220.00–230.00	224.97
1	550–600	550	120.00	120.00
1	600–650	635	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	700	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	255.00–305.00	282.91
3	400–450	433	270.00–290.00	278.38
2	450–500	478	260.00–262.50	261.22
3	500–550	533	240.00–242.50	240.84
1	550–600	570	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	630	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	675	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	705	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	750	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	340.00–345.00	342.46
9	350–400	367	327.50–360.00	342.96
12	400–450	421	305.00–347.50	321.26
14	450–500	467	295.00–317.50	305.99
12	500–550	530	285.00–322.50	296.42
16	550–600	575	272.50–294.00	285.78
13	600–650	626	262.50–275.00	268.55
1	650–700	655	267.50	267.50
1	700–750	705	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	500	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	695	192.50	192.50
1	800–850	815	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	302.50–320.00	311.20
9	500–550	516	265.00–310.00	288.25
2	550–600	598	269.00	269.00
5	600–650	624	230.00–250.00	238.83
1	650–700	665	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	277.50	277.50
1	500–550	530	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	750	205.00	205.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	1,425.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	147.00	147.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,747.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,535.00	1,535.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,133	1,900.00–1,990.00	1,945.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	884	130.00–145.00	138.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	994	112.00–140.00	132.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,048	133.00–135.00	134.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	972	123.00–129.00	125.38
1	—	1,050	117.50	117.50
3	—	1,257	142.00–149.00	144.24
10	—	1,155	130.00–139.00	134.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	133.00	133.00
4	—	1,431	147.00–149.00	148.04
3	—	1,295	140.00–143.00	140.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,838	153.00–159.00	156.53
2	—	1,648	141.00–151.00	145.90

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.