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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Nov 21

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Nov 14Nov 21Dec 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

292 head

▼ 130 vs last sale 422▼ 415 vs year ago 707 · −58.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 64▼ 64 vs year ago 130 · −49.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 17▼ 15 vs year ago 35 · −42.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mixed, under 400 lbs sold 4.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 8.00 lower, 400-500 lbs sold 8.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 13.00-14.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold 3.00 lower, over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady on a light test, Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 lower. * No sale next Thursday, November 28, auction will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving holiday. *

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 $273.74/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −164.79 against this barn's trailing median of $438.53.

Average price

$273.74

6 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$31.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.30

vs AR average

−35.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	284.32	1,581	4thin
Medium and Large 2	573	252.58	1,447	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.74/cwt here — about $134 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 sale6 hd

273.74

—

AR average10 barns · 447 hd

283.04

−9.30

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

−35.52

This barn, trailing median31 sales

438.53

−164.79

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	—	Low	1,713	120.95	2,071	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,482	108.26	1,604	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,128	100.49	1,133	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	965	94.79	915	7thin

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)	1,168	$1,895	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$825	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,240	$2,325	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,070	$2,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,875	1thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	280	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,092	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	558	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	356.77/cwt	320.00–400.00	1,195	14
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	871	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	343.51/cwt	300.00–400.00	1,281	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	274.03/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,022	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,211	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	323.09/cwt	307.50–370.00	1,376	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	327.89/cwt	297.50–347.50	1,531	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	276.19/cwt	260.00–292.50	1,295	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	494	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,373	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,452	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	283.26/cwt	277.50–286.00	1,623	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	252.58/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,447	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	257.93/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,607	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	224.94/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,413	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,639	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	253.77/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,700	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	239.65/cwt	238.00–242.50	1,728	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	240.08/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,856	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,863	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,814	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	247.50/cwt	235.00–260.00	780	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	315.10/cwt	285.00–345.00	1,005	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	735	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	311.57/cwt	285.00–340.00	1,137	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	260.23/cwt	245.00–270.00	963	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,108	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	303.23/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,237	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	163.04/cwt	110.00–220.00	685	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	257.56/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,141	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,231	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	269.46/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,280	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	250.96/cwt	227.50–262.50	1,210	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	182.51/cwt	140.00–240.00	885	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	245.87/cwt	237.50–262.50	1,301	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	241.90/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,367	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	209.57/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,197	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	605	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,301	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,478	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	187.27/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,270	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,482	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 3	830	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,390	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,060	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,723	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,480	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,457	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,372	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	288.90/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,511	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,417	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	266.95/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,543	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	261.44/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,634	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	241.83/cwt	238.00–247.50	1,611	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	226.36/cwt	226.00–227.50	1,675	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,669	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 3	535	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	776	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,631	114.55/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,868	4
Bulls	—	—	1,778	126.07/cwt	123.00–130.00	2,242	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	763	83.69/cwt	80.00–87.50	639	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	835	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	718	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	99.03/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,005	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,197	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	92.03/cwt	90.00–94.00	989	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,084	94.56/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,025	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	110.11/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,275	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	103.58/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,242	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,323	112.08/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,483	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,753	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	105.77/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,611	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	840	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	1,894.99/head	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,895	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,222	126.58/cwt	114.00–145.00	1,547	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,318	115.12/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,517	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,304	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,632	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 292Last week 422Year ago 707

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 64Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 17Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	335	320.00–400.00	356.77
16	350–400	373	300.00–400.00	343.51
22	400–450	426	307.50–370.00	323.09
13	450–500	467	297.50–347.50	327.89
1	500–550	505	287.50	287.50
3	550–600	573	277.50–286.00	283.26
4	600–650	623	250.00–270.00	257.93
2	650–700	670	252.50–255.00	253.77
4	700–750	721	238.00–242.50	239.65
2	750–800	773	235.00–245.00	240.08
1	800–850	810	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	930	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	494	278.00	278.00
4	650–700	669	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	280	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	260.00	260.00
2	350–400	373	260.00–287.50	274.03
2	400–450	425	285.00	285.00
4	450–500	469	260.00–292.50	276.19
2	550–600	573	235.00–270.00	252.58
2	600–650	628	220.00–230.00	224.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	180.00	180.00
1	350–400	370	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	235.00–260.00	247.50
3	350–400	370	245.00–270.00	260.23
2	400–450	443	247.50–267.50	257.56
9	450–500	482	227.50–262.50	250.96
5	550–600	571	190.00–230.00	209.57
1	600–650	615	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	678	175.00–200.00	187.27
1	750–800	760	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	319	285.00–345.00	315.10
10	350–400	365	285.00–340.00	311.57
6	400–450	408	270.00–315.00	303.23
5	450–500	475	265.00–277.50	269.46
6	500–550	529	237.50–262.50	245.87
4	550–600	565	237.50–247.50	241.90
4	600–650	605	220.00	220.00
4	650–700	669	221.00	221.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	400	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	210.00	210.00
2	400–450	420	110.00–220.00	163.04
3	450–500	485	140.00–240.00	182.51
1	550–600	575	145.00	145.00
1	800–850	830	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	605	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	670	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	332.50	332.50
1	450–500	470	310.00	310.00
5	500–550	523	275.00–300.00	288.90
5	550–600	578	260.00–277.50	266.95
5	600–650	625	255.00–270.00	261.44
9	650–700	666	238.00–247.50	241.83
4	700–750	740	226.00–227.50	226.36
1	750–800	750	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	545	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	595	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,523	100.00–109.00	105.77
2	—	1,323	110.00–114.00	112.08
1	—	1,425	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,158	106.00–114.00	110.11
12	—	1,084	88.00–99.00	94.56
9	—	1,199	100.00–105.00	103.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	90.00–94.00	92.03
1	—	1,050	114.00	114.00
2	—	1,015	98.00–100.00	99.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	80.00–87.50	83.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,631	110.00–118.00	114.55
5	—	1,778	123.00–130.00	126.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,318	110.00–120.00	115.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,168	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,894.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,222	114.00–145.00	126.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	142.50	142.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	170.00	170.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	1,100.00	1,100.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,325.00	2,325.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,050.00	2,050.00

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	—	1,150	1,875.00	1,875.00

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.