Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2025-01-16

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 16
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
619 head
▲ 367 vs last sale 252▲ 619 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 42▲ 96 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 35▲ 102 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No Trend as Sale not reported last three weeks, however strong, higher undertones denoted in all Feeder and Slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $274.47/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −112.15 against this barn's trailing median of $386.62.
Average price
$274.47
59 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,487
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$319
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$65.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.16
vs AR average
−29.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2501283.001,4188thin
Medium and Large 1549279.231,53242
Medium and Large 2551248.071,3668thin
Medium and Large 3505217.501,0981thin
One grade step is worth $65.50/cwt here — about $319 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 sale59 hd
274.47
—
AR average10 barns · 669 hd
282.63
−8.16
National average192 barns · 30,803 hd
304.03
−29.56
This barn, trailing median33 sales
386.62
−112.15
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—High1,699152.682,59418
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,274128.821,64114
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,151120.701,38914

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,288$1,9632thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$1,9501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,160$1,6751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,255$3,3254thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)959$2,95951
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)897$2,4718
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,030$2,3252thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,191$3,3697
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,755$3,3501thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,760$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,333$2,64713
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,304$2,3375

Every lot

99 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2303342.48/cwt340.00–345.001,0382
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325260.00/cwt260.00–260.008451
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328387.56/cwt360.00–405.001,2719
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375363.47/cwt345.00–380.001,3637
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2377311.46/cwt265.00–335.001,1743
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3410235.00/cwt235.00–235.009641
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420362.52/cwt335.00–375.001,52326
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2541
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2464281.40/cwt265.00–295.001,3067
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472334.23/cwt317.50–342.501,57811
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525286.14/cwt270.00–295.001,5024
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530325.53/cwt310.00–347.501,72521
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572311.03/cwt292.50–325.001,77910
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2577260.51/cwt252.50–276.001,5033
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3600220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3201
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613289.52/cwt280.00–302.501,7756
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618264.93/cwt262.50–267.501,6372
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673278.75/cwt277.50–280.001,8762
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,8461
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,9775
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,9431
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1795245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9481
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added860248.00/cwt248.00–248.002,13312
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added898241.00/cwt241.00–241.002,1643
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323362.23/cwt345.00–390.001,17012
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3333229.96/cwt225.00–235.007662
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368260.07/cwt250.00–270.009572
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372330.07/cwt300.00–365.001,22819
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added374337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,2627
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423316.35/cwt295.00–331.001,33821
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423278.58/cwt260.00–292.501,1783
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435160.00/cwt160.00–160.006961
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472297.43/cwt285.00–315.001,40421
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473266.96/cwt260.00–275.001,2635
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy480277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,3321
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480210.21/cwt190.00–230.001,0092
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2498280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3944
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added501283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,4188
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3505217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,0981
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added506311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,5748
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517282.48/cwt270.00–297.501,4608
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy530265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4051
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530257.55/cwt255.00–265.001,3654
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571238.58/cwt230.00–245.001,3624
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573270.00/cwt255.00–292.001,54724
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Full575235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3511
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4701
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635261.39/cwt252.50–270.001,6602
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy635195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2381
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5601
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670240.80/cwt232.50–247.501,6133
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added671252.43/cwt251.00–254.001,69423
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy675225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5191
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720212.03/cwt190.00–235.001,5272
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added734246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,80625
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy778200.10/cwt190.00–210.001,5572
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open815225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8341
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1835230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9211
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open871218.20/cwt210.00–220.001,90114
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open984211.72/cwt200.00–217.502,0833
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open1,130170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,9211
Heifers1450–1500Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open1,455160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,3281
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1438328.31/cwt325.00–330.001,4383
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474327.46/cwt310.00–335.001,55220
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy505270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3641
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530273.75/cwt260.00–287.501,4512
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1536313.86/cwt300.00–330.001,68222
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1556302.21/cwt301.00–303.001,6805
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580266.02/cwt257.50–275.001,5432
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625266.27/cwt260.00–275.001,6644
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665257.98/cwt257.00–260.001,7163
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6761
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1805232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,8721
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,410135.18/cwt126.00–144.001,9065
Bulls——1,666154.74/cwt152.00–159.002,5787
Bulls——1,978164.87/cwt162.00–169.503,2616
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%94595.00/cwt95.00–95.008981
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,086122.20/cwt117.00–126.001,3278
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233114.72/cwt112.00–117.001,4142
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,247126.72/cwt125.00–129.001,5808
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,309131.63/cwt130.00–133.001,7236
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,338129.24/cwt127.00–132.001,7293
Replacement Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1913,368.99/head2,275.00–3,750.003,3697
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,505166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,4981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,7553,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,7603,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28972,470.90/head2,350.00–2,500.002,4718
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29592,958.73/head2,225.00–3,150.002,95951
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0302,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3252
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2553,325.00/head3,325.00–3,325.003,3254
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,215130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,5801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2881,962.57/head1,775.00–2,125.001,9632
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3042,336.52/head2,125.00–2,600.002,3375
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3272,669.86/head2,400.00–3,000.002,67011
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3632,519.72/head2,425.00–2,600.002,5202
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2600175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2818183.29/cwt162.50–212.501,4993

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.