Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2024-10-24

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 24
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
640 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 555▼ 86 vs year ago 726 · −11.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 72▲ 16 vs year ago 62 · +25.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 24▲ 4 vs year ago 36 · +11.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-12.00 lower, except 500-600 lb weights sold 1.00 higher. Feeder supply was mostly fleshy, unweaned cattle with many fleshy bull calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $223.29/cwt on 93 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −163.33 against this barn's trailing median of $386.62.
Average price
$223.29
93 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,193
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$121
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$34.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.42
vs AR average
−36.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527230.851,21666
Medium and Large 2547210.741,15316thin
Medium and Large 3558196.181,09511thin
One grade step is worth $34.67/cwt here — about $121 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 sale93 hd
223.29
—
AR average10 barns · 728 hd
230.71
−7.42
National average195 barns · 25,856 hd
259.63
−36.34
This barn, trailing median33 sales
386.62
−163.33
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—Average1,711130.092,22612
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,488113.501,6882thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,125108.701,22311

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)980$1,8932thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$1,8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,065$1,7001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,090$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,374$1,99811
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,316$1,9247
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,078$2,0622thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)910$1,9501thin

Every lot

105 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 3310240.00/cwt240.00–240.007441
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2334261.52/cwt250.00–277.508734
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1339332.19/cwt325.00–342.501,1266
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2369274.14/cwt250.00–285.001,0129
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375315.75/cwt300.00–327.501,18411
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3378242.75/cwt230.00–255.009182
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425292.47/cwt280.00–317.501,24318
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,1564
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2434266.49/cwt250.00–277.501,15712
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3435214.94/cwt210.00–220.009352
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2458252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,1562
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1464275.40/cwt265.00–295.001,27826
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470252.18/cwt235.00–270.001,1859
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3485230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1161
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3500210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523258.78/cwt252.50–261.001,35333
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523243.74/cwt242.50–245.001,2752
Steers550–600Small and Medium 3550122.50/cwt122.50–122.506741
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572251.79/cwt242.50–254.001,4408
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618251.65/cwt247.50–257.501,5553
Steers600–650Small and Medium 362592.67/cwt60.00–127.505792
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned645232.55/cwt231.00–235.001,50023
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3650180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1701
Steers650–700Small and Medium 3675137.50/cwt137.50–137.509281
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy695225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5641
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2775197.18/cwt185.00–210.001,5282
Steers800–850Medium and Large 3810180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4581
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2913193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,7623
Steers1200–1250Medium and Large 1Fleshy1,220130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,5861
Steers1300–1350Medium and Large 11,305157.00/cwt157.00–157.002,0491
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318232.06/cwt220.00–245.007385
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320210.00/cwt210.00–210.006721
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324260.48/cwt250.00–267.508445
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370273.67/cwt260.00–290.001,01312
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370243.23/cwt225.00–255.009004
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3382209.83/cwt200.00–215.008023
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419255.09/cwt242.50–267.501,06925
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy430240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0321
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430202.67/cwt185.00–220.008719
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431231.06/cwt222.50–240.009968
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2449241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,0827
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466234.92/cwt231.00–239.001,09524
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468230.91/cwt227.50–237.501,0816
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy470232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,0931
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474243.20/cwt240.00–245.001,15311
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3476198.05/cwt165.00–217.509434
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy517243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,25627
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3517210.47/cwt190.00–217.001,0884
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2519212.38/cwt205.00–217.001,1025
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy520206.06/cwt190.00–216.001,0725
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521227.49/cwt220.00–241.001,18525
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed553218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,2065
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2566203.33/cwt195.00–210.001,1516
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573224.46/cwt220.00–232.501,2864
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy580211.96/cwt205.00–215.001,2295
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3582188.02/cwt175.00–200.001,0947
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2631202.60/cwt190.00–212.501,27814
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1640222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,4241
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy645190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2261
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670218.81/cwt215.00–222.501,4662
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3685160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0961
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2861
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,5231
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3725170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2332
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730173.48/cwt155.00–190.001,2664
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4151
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,1871
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1401
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523216.21/cwt207.50–225.001,1312
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526246.77/cwt235.00–254.001,29815
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed550242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,3342
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1579238.85/cwt227.50–252.501,38316
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613225.89/cwt219.00–237.001,38519
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2613212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,3032
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3616179.85/cwt150.00–190.001,1084
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650225.00/cwt222.50–227.501,4632
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,5561
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1975162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,5841
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,010160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6161
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,560123.89/cwt115.00–134.001,9338
Bulls——2,013142.48/cwt140.00–145.002,8684
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight84080.00/cwt80.00–80.006721
Cows—Boner 80-85%99597.00/cwt97.00–97.009651
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,060109.01/cwt106.00–111.001,1563
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,227115.27/cwt113.00–120.001,4146
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,6701
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,535111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,7041
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,650141.00/cwt141.00–141.002,3271
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 39451,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3642,007.95/head1,700.00–2,325.002,0085
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3862,033.65/head1,875.00–2,200.002,0349
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4452,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4952,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29101,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0782,061.54/head2,025.00–2,100.002,0622
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2863103.90/cwt89.00–115.008974
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29801,892.86/head1,800.00–1,975.001,8932
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3981
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,260120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,5121
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915154.79/cwt152.50–157.501,4163
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3861

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.