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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Nov 14

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Nov 7Nov 14Nov 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

422 head

▲ 249 vs last sale 173▼ 285 vs year ago 707 · −40.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 37▼ 66 vs year ago 130 · −50.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 31▼ 18 vs year ago 35 · −51.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 30.00 with instances of 44.00 higher, 400-600 lbs sold 27.00-28.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 25.00 up to 34.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 7.00-17.00 higher. Demand was very good on all classes. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower, on a very light test, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $294.53/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −144.00 against this barn's trailing median of $438.53.

Average price

$294.53

68 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$33.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.36

vs AR average

−10.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	296.52	1,614	64
Medium and Large 2	529	262.61	1,389	4thin

One grade step is worth $33.91/cwt here — about $225 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 sale68 hd

294.53

—

AR average10 barns · 515 hd

284.17

+10.36

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

−10.91

This barn, trailing median31 sales

438.53

−144.00

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,621	136.50	2,212	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,359	113.26	1,539	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,109	102.54	1,137	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	951	90.00	856	4thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,209	$1,822	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	740	$1,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,805	$2,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,413	2thin

Every lot

83 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	349.15/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,170	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	994	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	358.79/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,363	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	323.76/cwt	290.00–342.50	1,379	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	277.54/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,216	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	267.62/cwt	262.50–272.50	1,266	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	310.30/cwt	292.50–330.00	1,480	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	302.95/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,594	42
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	262.61/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,389	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	284.25/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,646	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	603	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,688	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	263.07/cwt	255.00–269.00	1,613	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	640	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,587	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,645	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	250.17/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,679	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	244.67/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,664	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	709	247.50/cwt	246.00–249.00	1,755	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,507	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,807	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,868	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,007	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	307.42/cwt	305.00–310.00	984	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	291.29/cwt	282.50–302.50	1,107	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,073	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	278.57/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,164	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	265.83/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,143	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	268.26/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,293	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	231.63/cwt	210.00–257.50	1,116	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	250.19/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,306	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	210.24/cwt	195.00–230.00	1,097	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	558	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,440	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	244.08/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,406	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	226.07/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,313	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	610	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,501	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	234.07/cwt	227.50–238.00	1,447	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	236.83/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,568	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	664	230.07/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,528	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	222.59/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,585	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,559	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	756	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,686	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,545	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,539	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	311.21/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,285	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	299.74/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,433	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	282.20/cwt	250.00–302.50	1,459	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,144	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	261.78/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,495	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,392	1
Bulls	600–650	Small and Medium 3	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	253.32/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,588	15
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	658	193.75/cwt	192.50–195.00	1,275	2
Bulls	650–700	Small and Medium 3	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,610	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	228.72/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,658	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	227.15/cwt	222.00–232.50	1,760	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,881	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,395	129.67/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,809	3
Bulls	—	—	1,840	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,686	2
Bulls	—	—	1,860	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,567	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	790	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	474	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	825	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	602	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	827	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	990	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,019	91.35/cwt	84.00–99.00	931	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,215	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	104.25/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,203	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	110.18/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,275	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	117.27/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,426	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,333	103.08/cwt	94.00–109.00	1,374	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,364	115.72/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,578	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,383	121.09/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,675	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,805	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 3	890	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,182	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,339	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	115.21/cwt	111.00–122.00	1,377	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,209	1,821.57/head	1,525.00–2,000.00	1,822	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,379	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

Thu Nov 14, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 422Last week 173Year ago 707

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 37Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 31Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	756	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	305.00–310.00	307.42
3	350–400	380	282.50–302.50	291.29
12	400–450	418	275.00–300.00	278.57
13	450–500	482	260.00–275.00	268.26
21	500–550	522	237.50–260.00	250.19
20	550–600	576	235.00–247.00	244.08
11	600–650	618	227.50–238.00	234.07
4	650–700	662	225.00–241.00	236.83
5	700–750	712	217.00–225.00	222.59
1	800–850	835	185.00	185.00
1	850–900	855	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	275.00	275.00
3	400–450	430	265.00–267.50	265.83
8	450–500	482	210.00–257.50	231.63
3	500–550	522	195.00–230.00	210.24
8	550–600	581	210.00–232.00	226.07
5	650–700	664	210.00–235.00	230.07
1	700–750	725	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	558	258.00	258.00
3	600–650	610	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	305.00–317.50	311.21
2	450–500	478	290.00–310.00	299.74
11	500–550	517	250.00–302.50	282.20
7	550–600	571	250.00–270.00	261.78
15	600–650	627	247.50–267.50	253.32
1	650–700	685	235.00	235.00
2	700–750	725	227.50–230.00	228.72
2	750–800	775	222.00–232.50	227.15
1	850–900	865	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	105.00	105.00
1	650–700	665	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	685	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	202.50	202.50
2	650–700	658	192.50–195.00	193.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	265.00	265.00
2	400–450	438	270.00–285.00	277.54
3	450–500	473	262.50–272.50	267.62
4	500–550	529	255.00–270.00	262.61
3	650–700	680	244.00–245.00	244.67
1	700–750	735	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	335	325.00–375.00	349.15
13	350–400	380	320.00–380.00	358.79
7	400–450	426	290.00–342.50	323.76
14	450–500	477	292.50–330.00	310.30
42	500–550	526	285.00–325.00	302.95
22	550–600	579	270.00–291.00	284.25
17	600–650	613	255.00–269.00	263.07
12	650–700	671	247.00–255.00	250.17
1	700–750	745	242.50	242.50
1	750–800	795	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	845	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	603	280.00	280.00
4	700–750	709	246.00–249.00	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	650	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	640	248.00	248.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,805	2,575.00	2,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	114.00	114.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,195	111.00–122.00	115.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	111.00	111.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,209	1,525.00–2,000.00	1,821.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	113.00	113.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,840	145.00–147.00	146.00
3	—	1,395	125.00–132.00	129.67
1	—	1,860	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,095	111.00	111.00
1	—	980	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,383	119.00–124.00	121.09
4	—	1,333	94.00–109.00	103.08
7	—	1,364	112.00–118.00	115.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,154	102.00–106.00	104.25
9	—	1,019	84.00–99.00	91.35
4	—	1,216	116.00–119.00	117.27
8	—	1,157	109.00–113.00	110.18

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.