Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2024-09-12

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 12
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
590 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 633▼ 347 vs year ago 937 · −37.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 94▼ 31 vs year ago 97 · −32.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 15▼ 7 vs year ago 35 · −20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 5.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 2.00-11.00, mostly 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 15.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 3.00-11.00, mostly 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $256.99/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −181.54 against this barn's trailing median of $438.53.
Average price
$256.99
62 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,413
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$289
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$44.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.53
vs AR average
−11.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552262.711,45151
Medium and Large 1-2543241.001,3076thin
Medium and Large 2533217.831,1625thin
One grade step is worth $44.88/cwt here — about $289 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 sale62 hd
256.99
—
AR average11 barns · 533 hd
250.46
+6.53
National average178 barns · 13,815 hd
268.20
−11.21
This barn, trailing median31 sales
438.53
−181.54
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—Low1,589146.852,3336thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,410125.501,76916
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,095109.481,19939
CowsLean 85-90%Low981109.361,0734thin

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$2,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,199$1,8224thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)694$7833thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)640$6251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)635$5501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)760$1,1501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,135$1351thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,254$1,8824thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)993$1,8752thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1294327.50/cwt327.50–327.509634
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326322.10/cwt305.00–335.001,05010
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3330230.00/cwt230.00–230.007591
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2338257.65/cwt250.00–267.508713
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373278.87/cwt245.00–295.001,0407
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1374304.59/cwt292.50–317.501,1398
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1412293.43/cwt280.00–300.001,20933
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427264.47/cwt250.00–277.501,12910
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3430245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0541
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3455110.00/cwt110.00–110.005011
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2461276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,2727
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463276.69/cwt267.50–280.001,28113
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477257.10/cwt245.00–267.501,22613
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy480262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,2601
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518216.04/cwt210.00–235.001,1194
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523263.72/cwt250.00–274.001,37917
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,2873
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2553240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3273
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567262.21/cwt252.50–267.001,48734
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3391
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1608246.17/cwt240.00–252.501,4975
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2613233.78/cwt232.50–235.001,4332
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2662232.50/cwt231.00–234.001,5394
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675203.02/cwt185.00–220.001,3702
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy678219.97/cwt212.50–227.501,4912
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1688243.76/cwt237.50–245.001,67713
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2731213.78/cwt212.00–217.501,5633
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2772228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,7602
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1808218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,7612
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2815182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,4871
Steers800–850Medium and Large 3820164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,3451
Steers850–900Small and Medium 3865132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,1461
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,060160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6961
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 21,080160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,7281
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320265.00/cwt265.00–265.008481
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1332268.32/cwt257.50–275.0089114
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy362303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,0978
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371233.72/cwt220.00–245.008676
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372263.35/cwt255.00–282.5098010
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed380250.00/cwt250.00–250.009501
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2410222.50/cwt222.50–222.509121
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425170.00/cwt170.00–170.007231
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427254.54/cwt240.00–267.501,08722
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460204.98/cwt192.50–225.009433
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468243.52/cwt227.50–251.001,14052
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475219.34/cwt215.00–225.001,0424
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2502227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,1402
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy503224.17/cwt222.50–225.001,1283
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1511235.03/cwt230.00–257.501,20119
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 3515160.00/cwt160.00–160.008241
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529225.50/cwt220.00–227.501,1938
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,0401
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568220.06/cwt217.50–222.501,2502
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572223.87/cwt220.00–227.501,28115
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2763
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618221.08/cwt220.00–225.001,3667
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy620210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3021
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628201.23/cwt200.00–202.501,2642
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3001
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5071
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3655190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2451
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3591
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1935180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6831
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,1161
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435268.65/cwt260.00–277.501,1692
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476263.23/cwt245.00–282.501,25311
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518248.22/cwt240.00–256.001,28630
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2532217.54/cwt215.00–222.501,1573
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568217.51/cwt215.00–220.001,2352
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1121
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1582235.44/cwt222.50–255.001,37023
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2605225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3613
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1627226.76/cwt220.00–235.001,4226
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1667219.91/cwt205.00–227.501,46711
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1727201.95/cwt192.50–207.501,4685
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2795180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4311
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1835185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5451
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,510136.86/cwt134.00–139.002,0673
Bulls——1,668156.84/cwt155.00–159.002,6163
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight72082.00/cwt82.00–82.005901
Cows—Lean 85-90%87097.72/cwt85.00–110.008502
Cows—Lean 85-90%990124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2281
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,020116.87/cwt115.00–119.001,1927
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09391.73/cwt60.00–109.001,00315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,152123.96/cwt120.00–127.001,42814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,168129.07/cwt128.00–130.001,5082
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,195118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,4101
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,264129.78/cwt129.00–132.001,6405
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,358120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,6302
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,502124.34/cwt122.00–127.001,8689
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,135135.00/head135.00–135.001351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3583574.89/head550.00–600.005752
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3635550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3640625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-285592.00/cwt92.00–92.007871
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29151,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,4451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,8431
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1991,822.37/head1,250.00–2,025.001,8224
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3702,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,490133.05/cwt125.00–141.001,9823
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2760140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0641
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,068156.50/cwt155.00–158.001,6712
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,7281
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27901,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1952,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed7601,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,950.48/head1,650.00–2,225.001,9503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3851,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751

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.