Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2024-09-05

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 5
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
633 head
▲ 361 vs last sale 272▼ 54 vs year ago 687 · −7.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 24▼ 21 vs year ago 115 · −18.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 12▼ 34 vs year ago 49 · −69.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 14.00-25.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 1.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 8.00-14.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 1.00 higher. Feeder supply was mostly plain, average in quality, unweaned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower, On a much more attractive offering than last week, Slaughter bulls sold 6.00-8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $254.83/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −183.69 against this barn's trailing median of $438.53.
Average price
$254.83
74 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,403
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$737
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$132.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.68
vs AR average
−14.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549265.381,45756
Medium and Large 1-2582252.001,4674thin
Medium and Large 2551242.321,3349thin
Medium and Large 3558203.751,1362thin
Small and Medium 3540133.337203thin
One grade step is worth $132.05/cwt here — about $737 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 sale74 hd
254.83
—
AR average9 barns · 571 hd
272.52
−17.68
National average147 barns · 6,928 hd
269.40
−14.57
This barn, trailing median31 sales
438.53
−183.69
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
498437376316median 438.5303/0504/3006/2509/0310/29
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,585146.272,31812
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,365131.341,79311
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,067120.631,28754
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low96599.009551thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,275$2,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,077$1,6143thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)985$1,4002thin

Every lot

113 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310304.45/cwt300.00–315.009445
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2324275.63/cwt245.00–295.008936
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3344234.87/cwt230.00–245.008083
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2379285.24/cwt260.00–297.501,08111
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380313.45/cwt300.00–330.001,19112
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419293.84/cwt282.00–307.001,23124
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2424265.64/cwt245.00–280.001,12610
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425219.26/cwt202.50–240.009323
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2444273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,2124
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2457275.29/cwt254.00–289.001,25825
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470252.76/cwt230.00–277.501,18817
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480279.90/cwt270.00–285.001,3443
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3480201.39/cwt175.00–215.009673
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy495273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,3511
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520244.12/cwt235.00–248.001,2695
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,0891
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527264.58/cwt250.00–275.001,39422
Steers500–550Small and Medium 3535135.00/cwt135.00–135.007222
Steers550–600Small and Medium 3550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007151
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563265.90/cwt257.50–272.501,49734
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,4674
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2589240.07/cwt230.00–245.001,4144
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3590200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1801
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added618263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,6256
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,5351
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3623195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2152
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1643251.60/cwt250.00–252.001,6185
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2662243.40/cwt238.00–244.001,61121
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5961
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,7081
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710238.66/cwt238.00–240.001,6943
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5121
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2825202.65/cwt190.00–215.001,6722
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2865200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7301
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,155187.50/cwt187.50–187.502,1661
Steers1300–1350Medium and Large 11,330187.50/cwt187.50–187.502,4941
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320285.00/cwt285.00–285.009123
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2322248.68/cwt230.00–267.508013
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345277.50/cwt277.50–277.509572
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy360220.00/cwt220.00–220.007921
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371279.11/cwt270.00–287.501,0356
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380162.50/cwt162.50–162.506181
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383257.50/cwt257.50–257.509863
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2388250.63/cwt250.00–252.509724
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415212.56/cwt210.00–215.008822
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419271.30/cwt260.00–285.001,13710
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426248.21/cwt232.50–257.501,05713
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2461248.61/cwt243.00–253.001,14611
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1462263.71/cwt247.50–273.001,2188
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3482221.10/cwt217.50–227.501,0667
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy483242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,1712
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483231.95/cwt210.00–245.001,12011
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513221.48/cwt215.00–230.001,1365
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519239.09/cwt230.00–242.501,24126
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy525230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2081
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3538180.69/cwt157.50–192.509723
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added545252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,3762
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3550212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,1691
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy565215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2151
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3111
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,2972
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy575227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,3081
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1609229.04/cwt229.00–230.001,39525
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2614208.70/cwt200.00–217.501,2816
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3675160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0801
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1683228.73/cwt227.50–230.001,5622
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4041
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1737210.22/cwt209.00–217.501,5497
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2773187.62/cwt175.00–200.001,4502
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2935170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5901
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0461
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1434274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,1894
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1041
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy470220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0341
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1482275.32/cwt267.50–280.001,3277
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517262.70/cwt242.50–271.001,35819
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530228.77/cwt227.50–230.001,2122
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3545170.00/cwt170.00–170.009271
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2557230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2813
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3562215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2082
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy575225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2941
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1579242.07/cwt230.00–259.001,40229
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2583217.80/cwt192.50–230.001,2706
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2619215.02/cwt200.00–225.001,3315
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624230.50/cwt225.00–242.501,4387
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4301
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680222.50/cwt220.00–225.001,5132
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy680215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4621
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3401
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1728210.94/cwt210.00–215.001,5368
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2795180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4311
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,241132.57/cwt117.00–143.001,6454
Bulls——1,754150.70/cwt147.00–155.002,6437
Bulls——1,775170.00/cwt170.00–170.003,0181
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight818122.96/cwt121.00–125.001,0062
Cows—Boner 80-85%963113.03/cwt100.00–119.001,08827
Cows—Lean 85-90%96599.00/cwt99.00–99.009551
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,116128.67/cwt127.00–131.001,4368
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215122.34/cwt120.00–124.001,4868
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258134.25/cwt133.00–135.001,6899
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,317136.18/cwt135.00–137.001,7935
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,350132.51/cwt132.00–133.001,7892
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,433124.70/cwt120.00–128.001,7874
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2945129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,2191
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29851,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0771,614.40/head1,575.00–1,675.001,6143
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2752,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,305133.57/cwt129.00–137.001,7432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,333131.98/cwt131.00–133.001,7592
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,410135.51/cwt135.00–136.001,9112
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,2591
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2630220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3861

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.