Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2024-08-08

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 8
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
286 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 253▼ 503 vs year ago 789 · −63.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 34▼ 125 vs year ago 177 · −70.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 22▼ 1 vs year ago 35 · −2.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 8.00-16.00, mostly 12.00 lower; over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-12.00, mostly 10.00 lower. Feeder supply was mostly average in quality with many unweaned, fleshy calves offered. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher with a more attractive offering than last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.78/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −151.85 against this barn's trailing median of $386.62.
Average price
$234.78
30 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,284
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$187
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$46.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.32
vs AR average
−10.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540243.671,31622
Medium and Large 2553231.671,2823thin
Medium and Large 3572197.511,1295thin
One grade step is worth $46.16/cwt here — about $187 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 sale30 hd
234.78
—
AR average10 barns · 421 hd
249.10
−14.32
National average152 barns · 6,273 hd
245.07
−10.29
This barn, trailing median33 sales
386.62
−151.85
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—High1,615156.042,52111
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,465140.002,05112
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,084128.911,39726
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,002125.001,2523thin

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)1,305$1,9354thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$1,8232thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$1,7751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$1,7251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)937$1,5273thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)765$1,3001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)740$1,3001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)706$1,2254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,232$2,1345
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,085$1,6001thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)733$1,5852thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2326285.34/cwt275.00–300.009304
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1338335.90/cwt330.00–340.001,1353
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3355265.00/cwt265.00–265.009411
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2372282.70/cwt275.00–290.001,0523
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378314.69/cwt305.00–335.001,1906
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed410292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,1991
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423307.42/cwt295.00–315.001,30012
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3424239.49/cwt230.00–250.001,0154
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2431274.22/cwt265.00–285.001,1826
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy455285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2971
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3465242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,1281
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473275.46/cwt240.00–287.501,3039
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474296.56/cwt290.00–307.501,4068
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520293.76/cwt292.50–295.001,5282
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3081
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569272.39/cwt260.00–285.001,5507
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580244.04/cwt232.50–255.001,4152
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615250.70/cwt240.00–255.001,5424
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730246.66/cwt245.00–247.501,8013
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,9591
Steers1300–1350Medium and Large 21,340139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,8631
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1313282.48/cwt280.00–285.008842
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325272.50/cwt272.50–272.508862
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372267.90/cwt260.00–270.009975
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385295.74/cwt282.50–312.501,1396
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3395212.50/cwt212.50–212.508391
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy420262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,1031
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3423221.14/cwt215.00–227.509352
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424252.31/cwt225.00–277.501,0709
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427277.99/cwt265.00–285.001,1879
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3453225.72/cwt210.00–235.001,0233
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2467241.26/cwt225.00–252.501,12710
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy470252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,1871
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472265.62/cwt260.00–277.501,25413
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3510215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0971
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy515227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,1721
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520245.58/cwt237.50–252.501,27712
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2545231.25/cwt227.50–235.001,2602
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570242.92/cwt235.00–250.001,3859
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,3251
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3587193.14/cwt190.00–200.001,1344
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1611235.32/cwt232.50–239.001,4385
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615213.50/cwt210.00–220.001,3133
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3615195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1991
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy637221.96/cwt210.00–227.501,4145
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy680212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,4451
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3683185.16/cwt170.00–200.001,2652
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4491
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1445292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,3021
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472294.21/cwt285.00–301.001,3899
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483246.69/cwt240.00–250.001,1923
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515292.97/cwt267.50–299.001,50917
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523243.00/cwt227.50–257.501,2712
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy563230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2952
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573253.95/cwt240.00–265.001,4553
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2576232.47/cwt222.50–237.501,3394
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2587246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,4443
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy605210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2711
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3642
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624239.61/cwt222.50–250.001,4957
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy665216.23/cwt215.00–217.501,4382
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673208.12/cwt190.00–227.501,4012
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1677223.30/cwt217.00–230.001,5127
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5231
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6101
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers600–650Small and Medium 3610875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Small and Medium 3565125.00/cwt125.00–125.007061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,198140.05/cwt132.00–148.001,6782
Bulls——1,578154.72/cwt152.00–159.002,4416
Bulls——1,968169.35/cwt166.00–173.003,3333
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight810110.00/cwt110.00–110.008911
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight830127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0541
Cows—Lean 85-90%900134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,2061
Cows—Boner 80-85%980104.54/cwt100.00–110.001,0242
Cows—Boner 80-85%999125.92/cwt123.00–129.001,2589
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1791
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,3611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,186132.86/cwt131.00–135.001,5767
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,214140.36/cwt139.00–143.001,7046
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,459142.56/cwt140.00–145.002,0807
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,466137.03/cwt136.00–139.002,0094
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505134.00/cwt134.00–134.002,0171
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2281,979.84/head1,725.00–2,180.001,9802
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2352,236.23/head1,775.00–2,400.002,2363
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27331,584.56/head1,550.00–1,625.001,5852
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29371,526.78/head1,450.00–1,675.001,5273
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,822.71/head1,575.00–2,025.001,8232
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3051,935.08/head1,775.00–2,125.001,9354
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,495138.23/cwt134.00–144.002,0674
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2867152.51/cwt145.00–162.501,3225
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27061,225.04/head1,075.00–1,450.001,2254
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27401,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27651,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001

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.