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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Dec 12

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Dec 5Dec 12Dec 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

447 head

▼ 414 vs last sale 861▼ 51 vs year ago 498 · −10.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 128 vs last sale 184▼ 32 vs year ago 88 · −36.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 20▼ 10 vs year ago 29 · −34.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 11.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 3.00-11.00, mostly 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 2.00-6.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 lower. No trend on Slaughter cows or bulls, not reported last week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.32/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −131.30 against this barn's trailing median of $386.62.

Average price

$255.32

52 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,369

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$24.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.68

vs AR average

−24.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	260.50	1,392	41
Medium and Large 2	543	236.00	1,282	11thin

One grade step is worth $24.50/cwt here — about $110 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 sale52 hd

255.32

—

AR average9 barns · 679 hd

264.00

−8.68

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−24.98

This barn, trailing median33 sales

386.62

−131.30

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,492	121.95	1,819	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	107.59	1,534	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,213	106.75	1,295	22

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)	1,245	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,058	$1,780	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,325	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	983	$1,265	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$1,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	710	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,458	$2,017	5

Every lot

92 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	795	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	374.46/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,239	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	876	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	348.05/cwt	325.00–380.00	1,295	21
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	298.41/cwt	265.00–315.00	1,140	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	321.95/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,391	30
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,213	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	308.73/cwt	292.50–330.00	1,457	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	266.59/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,288	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	308.36/cwt	290.00–322.50	1,588	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,520	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	286.37/cwt	277.50–292.50	1,632	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,490	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	278.95/cwt	260.00–292.50	1,738	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,726	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	275.05/cwt	261.00–290.00	1,835	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,908	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	721	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,766	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	251.30/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,922	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,920	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,036	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	329.38/cwt	290.00–350.00	1,077	17
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	334	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,077	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	313.64/cwt	295.00–340.00	1,186	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	274.38/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,040	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	305.09/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,266	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	272.55/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,161	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,254	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,308	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,339	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	265.66/cwt	237.50–277.50	1,286	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	257.73/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,327	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	526	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,468	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	239.37/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,283	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	220.86/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,270	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	245.69/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,430	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	600	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,455	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	232.52/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,442	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,194	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	216.57/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,358	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	660	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,617	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	231.23/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,545	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	211.73/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,414	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,251	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	740	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,665	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,620	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	778	194.98/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,517	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,341	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,606	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,795	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	897	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,749	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	1,002	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,728	2
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,050	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,733	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,180	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	294.70/cwt	282.50–312.50	1,409	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	297.00/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,553	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,352	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,320	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	274.49/cwt	255.00–282.50	1,548	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	263.94/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,607	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,088	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	249.45/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,654	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,704	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,721	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	208.69/cwt	202.50–215.00	1,720	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,737	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	204.97/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,875	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,824	3
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,000	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,700	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	790	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,225	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,475	128.76/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,899	2
Bulls	—	—	1,508	115.13/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,736	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,072	102.54/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,099	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	97.19/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,077	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	112.05/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,477	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,320	103.40/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,365	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	110.73/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,666	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	828	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	1,265.20/head	1,075.00–1,400.00	1,265	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	1,780.14/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,780	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,485	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,678	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,700	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,853	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,434	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,522	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,458	2,016.74/head	1,650.00–2,350.00	2,017	5

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 Dec 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 447Last week 861Year ago 498

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 184Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 20Year ago 29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,320	101.00–107.00	103.40
4	—	1,505	109.00–114.00	110.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,108	93.00–100.00	97.19
6	—	1,072	101.00–105.00	102.54
12	—	1,318	110.00–114.00	112.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	128.00–130.00	128.76
2	—	1,508	110.00–122.00	115.13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	334	322.50	322.50
8	400–450	448	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	480	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	260.00–285.00	274.38
6	400–450	426	250.00–285.00	272.55
11	450–500	484	237.50–277.50	265.66
9	500–550	536	230.00–245.00	239.37
2	550–600	575	210.00–232.50	220.86
3	600–650	627	210.00–220.00	216.57
3	650–700	668	200.00–220.00	211.73
1	700–750	725	172.50	172.50
1	800–850	825	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	526	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	327	290.00–350.00	329.38
10	350–400	378	295.00–340.00	313.64
24	400–450	415	295.00–320.00	305.09
1	450–500	455	287.50	287.50
20	500–550	515	250.00–275.00	257.73
10	550–600	582	240.00–262.50	245.69
2	600–650	620	230.00–235.00	232.52
4	650–700	668	225.00–242.50	231.23
1	700–750	745	217.50	217.50
1	800–850	845	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	865	207.50	207.50
1	1050–1100	1,050	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	192.50	192.50
1	650–700	655	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	242.50	242.50
1	650–700	660	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	740	225.00	225.00
3	850–900	897	195.00	195.00
2	1000–1050	1,002	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	778	190.00–200.00	194.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	331	355.00–390.00	374.46
21	350–400	372	325.00–380.00	348.05
30	400–450	432	300.00–355.00	321.95
15	450–500	472	292.50–330.00	308.73
8	500–550	515	290.00–322.50	308.36
4	550–600	570	277.50–292.50	286.37
8	600–650	623	260.00–292.50	278.95
3	650–700	667	261.00–290.00	275.05
2	700–750	720	265.00	265.00
2	750–800	765	247.50–255.00	251.30
1	800–850	800	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	905	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	265.00	265.00
3	350–400	382	265.00–315.00	298.41
1	400–450	445	272.50	272.50
3	450–500	483	255.00–272.50	266.59
1	550–600	590	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	470	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	543	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	623	277.00	277.00
7	700–750	721	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	790	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	295.00	295.00
4	450–500	478	282.50–312.50	294.70
17	500–550	523	275.00–320.00	297.00
14	550–600	564	255.00–282.50	274.49
7	600–650	609	255.00–280.00	263.94
5	650–700	663	245.00–252.50	249.45
1	700–750	725	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	765	225.00	225.00
4	800–850	824	202.50–215.00	208.69
2	850–900	858	202.50	202.50
2	900–950	915	200.00–210.00	204.97
3	950–1000	960	190.00	190.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	550	240.00	240.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,058	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,780.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	983	1,075.00–1,400.00	1,265.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,485	113.00	113.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,700	109.00	109.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	93.00	93.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	131.00	131.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	170.00	170.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	1,350.00	1,350.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	710	1,225.00	1,225.00

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	5	—	1,458	1,650.00–2,350.00	2,016.74

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.