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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Dec 19

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Dec 12Dec 19Jan 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

252 head

▼ 195 vs last sale 447▼ 246 vs year ago 498 · −49.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 56▼ 46 vs year ago 88 · −52.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 19▲ 6 vs year ago 29 · +20.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00-14.00, mostly 11.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 30.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 5.00-16.00, mostly 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not well tested.

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 $260.92/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −125.70 against this barn's trailing median of $386.62.

Average price

$260.92

19 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,412

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$43.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.36

vs AR average

−24.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	263.20	1,421	18thin
Medium and Large 2	565	220.00	1,243	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.20/cwt here — about $178 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale19 hd

260.92

—

AR average10 barns · 338 hd

265.29

−4.36

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−24.03

This barn, trailing median33 sales

386.62

−125.70

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	—	Low	1,693	126.28	2,138	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,564	107.30	1,678	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	102.00	1,020	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,126	101.86	1,147	21

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$1,543	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	912	$1,676	7
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	778	$1,275	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,078	$2,571	8

Every lot

78 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	302.56/cwt	300.00–305.00	962	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	387.56/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,244	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	338	244.89/cwt	240.00–250.00	828	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	358.74/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,356	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,270	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	343.47/cwt	305.00–370.00	1,463	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,293	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	317.47/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,498	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	302.46/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,552	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	268.75/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,465	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	302.24/cwt	300.00–303.00	1,726	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,806	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	613	184.69/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,132	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,856	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,811	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,909	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	308	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,170	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	342.16/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,150	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	976	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	337.49/cwt	312.50–360.00	1,249	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,114	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	304.25/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,287	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	298.76/cwt	287.50–304.00	1,365	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	270.00/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,242	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,103	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	510	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,479	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	261.06/cwt	245.00–282.50	1,378	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	540	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,202	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	269.07/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,520	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	260.72/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,619	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	207.22/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,295	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	246.12/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,629	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	680	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,707	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,604	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,136	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,771	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,377	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	296.99/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,538	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,582	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,397	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	245.04/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,556	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	250.83/cwt	247.50–252.50	1,655	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	775	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,783	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,624	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,010	152.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,540	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,045	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,672	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,065	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,811	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,504	117.04/cwt	95.00–127.00	1,760	5
Bulls	—	—	1,835	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,386	1
Bulls	—	—	1,893	136.90/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,592	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	800	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	560	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	955	99.33/cwt	98.00–100.00	949	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,020	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,028	83.61/cwt	80.00–85.00	860	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	115.43/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,354	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	108.33/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,347	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	113.95/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,624	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,586	106.52/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,689	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,645	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,661	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,716	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,078	2,571.16/head	2,000.00–3,325.00	2,571	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	765	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	589	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	920	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	705	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,269	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	912	1,675.88/head	1,375.00–1,900.00	1,676	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	1,542.87/head	1,125.00–1,950.00	1,543	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	1,015	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,386	2

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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 447Year ago 498

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 56Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 19Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	775	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	570	245.00	245.00
2	1000–1050	1,010	150.00–155.00	152.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	518	280.00–305.00	296.99
1	550–600	555	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	635	240.00–250.00	245.04
3	650–700	660	247.50–252.50	250.83
3	700–750	705	245.00	245.00
1	950–1000	955	170.00	170.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	160.00	160.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	336	320.00–365.00	342.16
11	350–400	370	312.50–360.00	337.49
12	400–450	423	295.00–317.50	304.25
24	450–500	457	287.50–304.00	298.76
10	500–550	528	245.00–282.50	261.06
6	550–600	565	260.00–271.00	269.07
11	600–650	621	240.00–267.00	260.72
6	650–700	662	240.00–248.00	246.12
1	700–750	705	227.50	227.50
1	800–850	805	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	615	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	710	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	510	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	405	275.00	275.00
2	450–500	460	260.00–280.00	270.00
1	550–600	565	220.00	220.00
2	600–650	625	190.00–225.00	207.22
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	300.00–305.00	302.56
2	350–400	382	332.50	332.50
1	450–500	470	275.00	275.00
2	500–550	545	267.50–270.00	268.75
1	600–650	615	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	321	360.00–400.00	387.56
9	350–400	378	345.00–390.00	358.74
13	400–450	426	305.00–370.00	343.47
21	450–500	472	300.00–370.00	317.47
2	500–550	513	300.00–305.00	302.46
8	550–600	571	300.00–303.00	302.24
1	600–650	640	290.00	290.00
16	650–700	661	274.00	274.00
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	830	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	240.00–250.00	244.89
2	600–650	613	170.00–200.00	184.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	600	301.00	301.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	955	98.00–100.00	99.33
4	—	1,173	114.00–119.00	115.43
9	—	1,243	103.00–113.00	108.33
4	—	1,028	80.00–85.00	83.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	101.00	101.00
2	—	1,425	113.00–115.00	113.95
9	—	1,586	103.00–109.00	106.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,504	95.00–127.00	117.04
4	—	1,893	135.00–140.00	136.90
1	—	1,835	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	77.00	77.00

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	—	920	100.00	100.00

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)	7	—	912	1,375.00–1,900.00	1,675.88
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	145.00	145.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	705	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	960	1,125.00–1,950.00	1,542.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	120.00–121.00	120.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	8	—	1,078	2,000.00–3,325.00	2,571.16
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	880	195.00	195.00

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.