Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2024-10-03

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 3
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
415 head
▼ 109 vs last sale 524▼ 44 vs year ago 459 · −9.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 65▼ 53 vs year ago 97 · −54.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 21▼ 19 vs year ago 38 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mixed, with 300-400 lb weights and 0ver 600 lb weights selling 4.00-11.00, mostly 8.00 lower, 400-500 lbs sold up to 16.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 18.00-25.00 higher, with instances of 30.00 higher for the better 300-400 lb calves, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder supply was more attractive to buyers than last sale. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher on a light test, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $229.47/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −157.15 against this barn's trailing median of $386.62.
Average price
$229.47
48 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,222
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$96
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$20.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.03
vs AR average
−17.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531233.311,23939
Medium and Large 2537212.811,1439thin
One grade step is worth $20.50/cwt here — about $96 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 sale48 hd
229.47
—
AR average10 barns · 530 hd
229.50
−0.03
National average172 barns · 12,740 hd
246.78
−17.31
This barn, trailing median33 sales
386.62
−157.15
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—Low1,618139.202,25112
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,411119.631,6888thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,211112.231,35921
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01798.861,0053thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,285$1,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)825$1,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)710$9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)825$8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,155$1,3632thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)870$8501thin

Every lot

106 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1314317.40/cwt295.00–330.009976
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315285.00/cwt285.00–285.008981
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3345200.00/cwt200.00–200.006901
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1367310.84/cwt295.00–320.001,1416
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373277.35/cwt275.00–280.001,0352
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3410220.00/cwt220.00–220.009021
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426291.24/cwt270.00–315.001,24118
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2431247.50/cwt225.00–267.501,06712
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469275.44/cwt262.50–295.001,2929
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473246.61/cwt225.00–260.001,1668
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3482211.64/cwt210.00–212.501,0203
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1508263.86/cwt250.00–271.001,34013
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528242.56/cwt240.00–245.001,2812
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1557255.44/cwt245.00–257.501,42313
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy560240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3442
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added566284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,6077
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3570200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1401
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,4651
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631254.55/cwt250.00–259.001,6066
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy635230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4611
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665231.03/cwt228.00–232.501,5366
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,5802
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,6971
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5951
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,7401
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added795238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,8921
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,8952
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added845231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,9521
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1855230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9671
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1970190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8431
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2305245.00/cwt245.00–245.007471
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3305185.00/cwt185.00–185.005641
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed315280.00/cwt280.00–280.008821
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328274.84/cwt260.00–287.509016
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2350235.00/cwt235.00–235.008231
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375280.20/cwt267.50–290.001,05115
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415211.27/cwt210.00–212.508772
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420269.61/cwt250.00–280.001,13216
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427234.14/cwt225.00–245.001,0006
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470247.21/cwt240.00–260.001,16211
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy472235.67/cwt232.50–237.501,1126
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3472204.81/cwt195.00–212.509673
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477230.97/cwt222.50–237.001,1028
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518237.58/cwt225.00–245.001,23128
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527212.09/cwt190.00–224.001,1186
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy533221.66/cwt220.00–222.501,1813
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2558214.25/cwt205.00–222.501,1963
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571226.17/cwt220.00–230.001,2916
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy595212.50/cwt210.00–215.001,2642
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added620230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4261
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620201.05/cwt195.00–207.501,2472
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635222.49/cwt220.00–225.001,4133
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3650185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2031
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1666220.44/cwt217.50–222.001,4683
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy670195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3071
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673195.90/cwt192.00–200.001,3182
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added680232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,5811
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open695234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,6261
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,6594
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3971
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1785220.64/cwt215.00–226.001,7323
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6531
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open950185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7581
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469245.05/cwt240.00–250.001,1494
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519242.98/cwt230.00–260.001,26124
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525222.46/cwt202.50–230.001,1686
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1576245.56/cwt230.00–257.001,41416
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2577208.99/cwt200.00–222.501,2065
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618237.19/cwt230.00–250.001,4666
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625217.54/cwt212.50–222.501,3602
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy630215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3551
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1671226.97/cwt217.50–229.001,5239
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673193.86/cwt172.50–215.001,3053
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4101
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1732208.33/cwt207.00–209.001,5253
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1761196.68/cwt190.00–204.001,4974
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1810185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4991
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2845180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5211
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1960175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6802
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Small and Medium 3555177.50/cwt177.50–177.509851
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,324134.07/cwt131.00–135.001,7754
Bulls——1,699139.79/cwt137.00–141.002,3755
Bulls——1,873145.04/cwt144.00–147.002,7173
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%938104.79/cwt101.00–108.009832
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01595.00/cwt95.00–95.009641
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,137103.97/cwt100.00–107.001,1827
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,157115.29/cwt114.00–117.001,3345
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17587.00/cwt87.00–87.001,0221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,333119.70/cwt118.00–122.001,5968
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,361123.00/cwt122.00–124.001,6744
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,392118.35/cwt117.00–120.001,6473
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,670110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,8371
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,4041
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2988144.08/cwt132.00–152.501,4243
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2710900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28251,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3825850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,072119.07/cwt116.00–121.001,2763
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,248124.50/cwt124.00–125.001,5542
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,365118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,6111
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,415123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,7401
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 3795725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 3870850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5152,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.