Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2024-09-26

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 26
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
524 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 583▼ 159 vs year ago 683 · −23.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 130▼ 87 vs year ago 152 · −57.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 53▼ 37 vs year ago 58 · −63.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00-11.00 higher, except 500-600 lb weights, sold 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to up to 13.00 lower, with steepest discount on 300-400 lb weights; over 600 lbs sold 7.00 higher. Feeder supply contained several long weaned attractive cattle. Fleshy or unweaned cattle sold with a discount. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower, On a light test Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $245.86/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −192.67 against this barn's trailing median of $438.53.
Average price
$245.86
50 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,378
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$177
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$41.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.11
vs AR average
−28.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558251.881,40632
Medium and Large 2564236.651,33417thin
Medium and Large 3585210.001,2291thin
One grade step is worth $41.88/cwt here — about $177 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 sale50 hd
245.86
—
AR average10 barns · 442 hd
259.97
−14.11
National average169 barns · 10,664 hd
274.29
−28.43
This barn, trailing median31 sales
438.53
−192.67
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—Average1,600127.182,0356thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,322114.961,5208thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,130103.071,16434
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,083100.101,0844thin

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)1,075$1,5455
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$1,2751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,057$1,2113thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)958$1,0302thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)805$7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,695$2,3751thin

Every lot

115 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310267.38/cwt260.00–275.008292
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323319.92/cwt290.00–335.001,0333
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3338220.00/cwt220.00–220.007446
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3365217.50/cwt215.00–220.007942
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380271.96/cwt250.00–280.001,0335
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1387316.03/cwt310.00–330.001,2239
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3418215.00/cwt215.00–215.008992
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425249.95/cwt240.00–255.001,0626
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428275.75/cwt260.00–290.001,18023
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3450170.00/cwt170.00–170.007651
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2469236.10/cwt230.00–240.001,1075
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473259.98/cwt250.00–275.001,23021
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,1525
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2516248.81/cwt245.00–251.001,2846
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525264.74/cwt252.50–280.001,3909
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571246.85/cwt241.00–262.501,41023
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3585210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2291
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590230.01/cwt229.00–240.001,35711
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2607229.20/cwt225.00–232.501,3913
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680253.36/cwt249.00–255.001,72319
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2688222.88/cwt218.00–232.501,5333
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added707246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,73912
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy715214.90/cwt210.00–220.001,5372
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3715175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2511
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720229.39/cwt222.50–240.001,6524
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2745190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4161
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1798225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7962
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2800192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,5401
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2802212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,7002
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1821217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,7827
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1880215.50/cwt215.50–215.501,8961
Steers850–900Medium and Large 3885162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,4381
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2915185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6932
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2920177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,6331
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2965167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,6161
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,015154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,5632
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,040160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6641
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 21,100140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5401
Steers1300–1350Medium and Large 21,300116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,5081
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335200.00/cwt200.00–200.006701
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380200.00/cwt200.00–200.007601
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383243.22/cwt237.00–250.009327
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385217.31/cwt210.00–225.008372
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418243.48/cwt235.00–265.001,0187
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy425230.00/cwt230.00–230.009781
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2434227.95/cwt210.00–234.0098918
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3443191.64/cwt170.00–205.008493
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy455210.00/cwt210.00–210.009561
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3466208.71/cwt200.00–215.009734
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474236.75/cwt232.50–245.001,1224
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474226.67/cwt220.00–230.001,0748
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483232.31/cwt226.00–238.001,12213
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy487219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,0673
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy518219.14/cwt217.50–220.001,1353
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518219.05/cwt217.00–221.001,1354
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523236.89/cwt225.00–250.001,23915
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525208.11/cwt190.00–222.501,0937
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy525200.10/cwt190.00–210.001,0512
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy555212.50/cwt210.00–215.001,1793
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575208.28/cwt195.00–215.001,1983
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1582227.58/cwt220.00–232.001,32512
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added585248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,4513
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626222.33/cwt210.00–227.501,3929
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3343
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added643240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5438
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy645190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2261
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1666233.71/cwt230.00–237.501,5574
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,5351
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4561
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1713235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6763
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy450227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,0241
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465192.50/cwt192.50–192.508951
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1761
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524241.52/cwt225.00–248.001,26615
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566232.26/cwt225.00–245.001,31510
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2582212.55/cwt205.00–217.501,2373
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2589224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,3198
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625199.45/cwt190.00–212.501,2475
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy635215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3651
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1643223.73/cwt217.50–230.001,4392
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1654220.83/cwt220.00–221.001,4446
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655208.74/cwt207.50–210.001,3672
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1716206.14/cwt197.50–213.001,4767
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775197.49/cwt195.00–200.001,5313
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1810190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5391
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 3910137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,2472
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1995160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5921
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 11,070172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,8461
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3830115.00/cwt115.00–115.009551
Dairy Steers1000–1050Large 31,015100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,583141.70/cwt139.00–144.002,2432
Bulls——1,609119.92/cwt115.00–124.001,9304
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight80578.00/cwt78.00–78.006281
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06493.43/cwt87.00–99.0099414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,120108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,2101
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,145113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,2941
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,146110.82/cwt110.00–114.001,2708
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,177117.27/cwt116.00–118.001,3805
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,190104.70/cwt103.00–107.001,2462
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208103.35/cwt101.00–108.001,2487
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,272113.75/cwt112.00–115.001,4473
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,410117.60/cwt116.00–119.001,6584
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2948131.74/cwt110.00–150.001,2492
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3805775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3893924.37/head900.00–950.009242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28951,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3920910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3955920.00/head920.00–920.009201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29951,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1081,355.76/head1,050.00–1,575.001,3562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1971,957.94/head1,850.00–2,075.001,9583
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,213119.74/cwt116.00–128.001,4524
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,310114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,4931
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6952,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751

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.