Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2024-08-15

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 15
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
538 head
▲ 252 vs last sale 286▼ 91 vs year ago 629 · −14.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 52▼ 31 vs year ago 77 · −40.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 34▼ 26 vs year ago 36 · −72.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower, no comparable receipts from last week to establish a trend for 600 lb and over weights. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 1.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 2.00-6.00 higher. Feeder supply was mostly unweaned, average in quality with several Fleshy cattle in offering. On a light test, Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.30/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −142.32 against this barn's trailing median of $386.62.
Average price
$244.30
33 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,343
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$94
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$32.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.47
vs AR average
−7.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550247.771,36325
Medium and Large 2523237.541,2425thin
Medium and Large 1-2592232.501,3762thin
Medium and Large 3590215.001,2691thin
One grade step is worth $32.77/cwt here — about $94 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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
244.30
—
AR average9 barns · 370 hd
247.78
−3.47
National average159 barns · 7,784 hd
251.94
−7.64
This barn, trailing median33 sales
386.62
−142.32
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—Average1,778164.112,91811
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,470131.361,9317thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low968131.001,2672thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,050125.161,31421

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)1,370$1,7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)795$9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)575$6751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,330$2,0001thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)735$1,3132thin

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322329.31/cwt300.00–352.501,06011
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2324281.25/cwt275.00–290.009114
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3340187.50/cwt187.50–187.506381
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375265.53/cwt245.00–285.009962
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376319.93/cwt310.00–342.501,20311
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415277.23/cwt270.00–285.001,1512
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420307.30/cwt290.00–315.001,29115
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2469281.90/cwt255.00–292.501,3226
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473293.81/cwt291.00–300.001,39012
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added477306.32/cwt302.50–308.001,4615
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526291.41/cwt280.00–300.001,5338
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3231
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575275.44/cwt260.00–287.501,58410
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4161
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625239.92/cwt235.00–245.001,5002
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627251.73/cwt242.50–267.001,57840
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy659241.66/cwt240.00–242.001,5936
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7002
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy700235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6451
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy751230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7274
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,7742
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy772217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,6753
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2935190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7771
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322286.22/cwt275.00–300.009223
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328277.52/cwt275.00–280.009102
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373289.74/cwt280.00–297.501,0819
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378269.44/cwt265.00–275.001,0184
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415279.60/cwt272.50–297.501,16020
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426260.99/cwt250.00–270.001,1128
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468275.40/cwt265.00–282.501,2897
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473258.39/cwt253.00–263.001,22211
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476256.48/cwt227.50–267.501,22117
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480232.45/cwt230.00–237.501,1163
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy490245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2011
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy520237.40/cwt227.50–247.501,2342
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521260.44/cwt250.00–267.501,35710
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523237.54/cwt230.00–245.001,2425
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577239.62/cwt230.00–255.001,38313
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2691
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2592232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,3762
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1606237.75/cwt234.00–238.501,44127
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2609215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3096
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3951
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3620210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3021
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy625220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3751
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5181
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675214.91/cwt205.00–225.001,4514
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy685212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,4561
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690218.82/cwt218.00–227.001,51021
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy710212.46/cwt210.00–215.001,5082
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2733180.82/cwt170.00–187.501,3253
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2833181.28/cwt172.50–190.001,5102
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2880160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427307.29/cwt287.50–320.001,31212
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471256.17/cwt250.00–260.001,2074
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473288.84/cwt285.00–297.501,3665
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1701
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1532280.15/cwt257.50–297.501,49019
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2548253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,3862
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2558230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2835
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575231.32/cwt227.50–235.001,3302
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1578249.29/cwt240.00–270.001,44112
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2607241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,4633
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3610210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2811
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy620225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3952
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1636235.47/cwt234.00–240.001,49815
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5181
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678234.85/cwt227.50–250.001,5923
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1719224.00/cwt220.00–227.501,6115
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy770190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4631
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3861
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1820200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6401
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2960160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5361
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Small and Medium 3305165.00/cwt165.00–165.005031
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,763160.29/cwt157.00–162.002,8263
Bulls——1,780153.00/cwt153.00–153.002,7231
Bulls——1,784167.34/cwt165.00–170.002,9857
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight773109.50/cwt109.00–110.008462
Cows—Lean 85-90%950127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,2071
Cows—Lean 85-90%985135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3301
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,005104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0451
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,055123.87/cwt120.00–129.001,30711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,077133.35/cwt130.00–135.001,4365
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250138.06/cwt137.00–139.001,7262
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,372133.33/cwt132.00–135.001,8293
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,538142.00/cwt142.00–142.002,1842
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,550117.76/cwt110.00–127.001,8252
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3302,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2710142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,0121
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed765105.00/cwt105.00–105.008031
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6581
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3575675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2795950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,7031
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3701,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27351,312.50/head1,300.00–1,325.001,3132

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.