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

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 10
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
550 head
▲ 135 vs last sale 415▼ 46 vs year ago 596 · −7.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 44▼ 5 vs year ago 87 · −5.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 19▼ 1 vs year ago 28 · −3.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00-8.00, mostly 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-5.00 , mostly 3.00 lower. Feeder supply was mostly unweaned fleshy calves; Long weaned yearling type cattle were in high demand. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady with high dressing cows selling 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $222.77/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −163.85 against this barn's trailing median of $386.62.
Average price
$222.77
67 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,222
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$180
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$35.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.23
vs AR average
−29.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545229.471,25045
Medium and Large 1-2588216.001,2705thin
Medium and Large 2546208.801,14115thin
Medium and Large 3553193.751,0702thin
One grade step is worth $35.72/cwt here — about $180 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 sale67 hd
222.77
—
AR average9 barns · 753 hd
240.00
−17.23
National average183 barns · 16,319 hd
252.68
−29.91
This barn, trailing median33 sales
386.62
−163.85
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—Low1,527132.722,02710
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,318124.261,6388thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,131111.081,25638
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,035106.131,0988thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,210$1,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,155$1,9012thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,235$1,6501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$1,5501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$2,0751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,075$1,8501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)918$1,5542thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$1,6751thin

Every lot

116 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1336319.34/cwt295.00–335.001,0736
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1369297.43/cwt290.00–305.001,0985
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380276.59/cwt265.00–282.501,0513
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3390210.00/cwt210.00–210.008191
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418246.27/cwt235.00–250.001,0294
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419283.90/cwt270.00–312.501,19015
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469267.20/cwt255.00–277.501,25316
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,21914
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3480203.00/cwt203.00–203.009743
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490247.50/cwt245.00–250.001,2132
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505257.83/cwt257.50–258.001,3023
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2081
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570232.57/cwt230.00–235.001,3262
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584237.15/cwt233.00–246.001,38512
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added587259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,5208
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615241.85/cwt237.50–247.501,4877
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4314
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added628249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,5645
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy630225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4182
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added655253.50/cwt253.50–253.501,66032
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy670222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,4911
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,6151
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy720212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,5301
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2752224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,6845
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Fleshy940175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3323210.00/cwt210.00–210.006782
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328279.96/cwt275.00–285.009182
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335244.70/cwt235.00–255.008202
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3350202.50/cwt202.50–202.507091
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1364269.68/cwt262.50–285.009824
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2366244.95/cwt235.00–255.008975
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed388289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,1216
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3418197.81/cwt190.00–205.008272
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421259.54/cwt247.50–277.501,09318
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2436239.17/cwt230.00–247.501,04311
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465248.42/cwt240.00–257.501,15516
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2467220.53/cwt210.00–235.001,0309
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy480201.00/cwt201.00–201.009652
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy483218.46/cwt212.25–225.001,0552
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3485200.00/cwt200.00–200.009701
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2495231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,14319
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3515190.00/cwt190.00–190.009791
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522209.95/cwt200.00–222.501,0968
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524237.67/cwt225.00–242.501,24515
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy538215.05/cwt210.00–220.001,1573
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added550230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,26516
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy567208.15/cwt200.00–220.001,1803
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568226.43/cwt222.50–228.001,2868
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574207.49/cwt200.00–217.501,1917
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2588216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,2705
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,1651
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618218.10/cwt212.00–224.001,3486
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,2441
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3635170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0801
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2648197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,2773
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3650160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0401
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy665192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,2801
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668188.34/cwt180.00–195.001,2583
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,48114
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1685219.59/cwt217.00–225.001,5043
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710178.70/cwt175.00–182.501,2692
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1743196.66/cwt195.00–200.001,4613
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open755190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4351
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy765180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3771
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3Guaranteed Open780150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1701
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2788184.98/cwt180.00–190.001,4582
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6401
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open875185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6191
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 3Guaranteed Open900158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,4221
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open913184.89/cwt172.50–195.001,6883
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0841
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1488255.03/cwt250.00–260.001,2452
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520250.52/cwt230.00–262.501,30318
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,1901
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568206.20/cwt195.00–217.501,1712
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1576236.31/cwt215.00–252.501,36114
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630233.14/cwt217.50–240.001,46926
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3640150.00/cwt150.00–150.009601
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655203.75/cwt202.50–205.001,3352
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1661224.64/cwt207.50–229.001,4857
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1724201.91/cwt197.50–203.001,4625
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5381
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1825182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,5061
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1880190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6721
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1900192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,7331
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1Fleshy995160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5925
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers650–700Small and Medium 3665122.50/cwt122.50–122.508151
Dairy Steers1050–1100Small and Medium 31,060110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,422122.77/cwt107.00–139.001,7466
Bulls——1,485143.09/cwt142.00–144.002,1252
Bulls——1,885152.19/cwt149.00–155.002,8692
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%92892.74/cwt85.00–100.008617
Cows—Lean 85-90%93094.80/cwt89.00–100.008823
Cows—Boner 80-85%936107.36/cwt104.00–109.001,0056
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,083116.20/cwt112.00–120.001,2583
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,120108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,2102
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,187128.73/cwt127.00–132.001,5283
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208115.22/cwt110.00–119.001,39219
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,319123.08/cwt120.00–126.001,6236
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,375122.23/cwt120.00–124.001,6814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,7671
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,900.97/head1,825.00–1,975.001,9012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,211119.19/cwt116.00–122.001,4434
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,213118.48/cwt118.00–119.001,4372
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,290122.11/cwt120.00–124.001,5752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,372123.98/cwt123.00–126.001,7013
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2942113.28/cwt90.00–127.001,0673
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020136.80/cwt132.50–140.001,3952
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29181,554.29/head1,275.00–1,775.001,5542
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,120135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,5121

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.