Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2025-02-27

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Feb 27
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
598 head
▲ 416 vs last sale 182▲ 98 vs year ago 500 · +19.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 76▲ 92 vs year ago 37 · +248.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 12▲ 61 vs year ago 14 · +435.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: With better weather and strong futures, Feeder steers sold 14.00-40.00, instances of 50.00 higher on 300-400 lbs, Feeder heifers sold 26.00-30.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $296.77/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −89.85 against this barn's trailing median of $386.62.
Average price
$296.77
40 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,661
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$84
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$34.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.67
vs AR average
−10.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555299.291,66134
Medium and Large 1-2585286.001,6735thin
Medium and Large 2595265.001,5771thin
One grade step is worth $34.29/cwt here — about $84 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 sale40 hd
296.77
—
AR average9 barns · 684 hd
301.44
−4.67
National average189 barns · 18,586 hd
307.01
−10.24
This barn, trailing median33 sales
386.62
−89.85
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—Average1,628163.712,66511
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,349139.601,8845thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,072125.461,34534
CowsLean 85-90%Low885122.001,0802thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,198$2,9104thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,230$2,77317
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,187$2,5623thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,133$2,24410
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,115$2,1013thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,073$1,9252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,150$1,8001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,130$2,6001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)865$2,4251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,400$1681thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,245$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$2,6543thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,286$2,46410
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,226$2,0236
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,080$2,5252thin

Every lot

107 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Small and Medium 3300275.00/cwt275.00–275.008251
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2319373.57/cwt355.00–390.001,1924
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323463.21/cwt430.00–485.001,49622
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0401
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365448.67/cwt400.00–462.501,63816
Steers350–400Small and Medium 3375250.00/cwt250.00–250.009381
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380355.66/cwt342.50–370.001,3523
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3395245.00/cwt245.00–245.009681
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1414406.18/cwt365.00–430.001,68220
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3428276.02/cwt250.00–300.001,1812
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2438351.16/cwt310.00–385.001,5383
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4111
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469364.61/cwt335.00–392.501,71016
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5251
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added505365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8431
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516336.90/cwt320.00–355.001,7385
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,6913
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3535237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,2711
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558318.79/cwt310.00–327.501,7792
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2588265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5583
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added615329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,02311
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618321.11/cwt310.00–325.001,9845
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0951
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added670310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0771
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added730280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0441
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773269.01/cwt257.50–285.002,0793
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1888240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1312
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2327332.14/cwt315.00–340.001,0865
Heifers300–350Small and Medium 3328293.95/cwt290.00–297.509642
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331380.74/cwt365.00–395.001,26017
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1366368.88/cwt345.00–380.001,35014
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2562
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376312.36/cwt280.00–330.001,1744
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418348.28/cwt320.00–362.001,45626
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431297.00/cwt272.50–315.001,2805
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added434369.00/cwt369.00–369.001,6014
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468280.83/cwt270.00–292.501,3142
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478320.74/cwt307.50–342.501,53332
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy485277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,3461
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527302.88/cwt290.00–320.001,59613
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added555312.55/cwt307.50–317.501,7352
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574295.44/cwt285.00–302.501,69619
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,6735
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5771
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open600275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6501
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3600202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,2151
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613247.24/cwt235.00–260.001,5162
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615274.45/cwt267.50–286.001,68811
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added645276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,7806
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy645245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5801
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676269.90/cwt267.00–272.501,8255
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4961
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8491
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open828200.05/cwt195.00–205.001,6562
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open970191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,8531
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open1,095190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,0811
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418359.19/cwt355.00–362.501,5013
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed427415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,7723
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1459355.31/cwt345.00–377.501,63113
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517345.08/cwt307.50–357.001,78422
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,5652
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555327.07/cwt302.50–347.501,81511
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2574284.35/cwt277.50–290.001,6324
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628271.64/cwt270.00–275.001,7063
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,6741
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675269.94/cwt263.00–273.001,8227
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1731261.49/cwt258.00–265.001,9116
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1771256.93/cwt252.50–265.001,9815
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1820247.08/cwt247.00–247.502,0266
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,473145.32/cwt145.00–146.002,1413
Bulls——1,558165.99/cwt162.00–169.002,5864
Bulls——1,814175.23/cwt170.00–179.003,1794
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight830128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0621
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight830117.00/cwt117.00–117.009711
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight840117.00/cwt117.00–117.009831
Cows—Lean 85-90%940127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,1941
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,056132.01/cwt130.00–135.001,3949
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,058114.80/cwt107.00–120.001,2158
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,108125.54/cwt122.00–129.001,39113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,6922
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,263136.96/cwt135.00–139.001,7302
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,405133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,8691
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,408145.55/cwt145.00–146.002,0492
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,400168.00/head168.00–168.001681
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1602,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2432,072.77/head1,850.00–2,250.002,0735
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2453,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,468.79/head2,100.00–2,950.002,4699
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3502,653.92/head2,550.00–2,775.002,6543
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,4631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0731,924.59/head1,900.00–1,950.001,9252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,101.23/head2,025.00–2,175.002,1013
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1332,243.75/head1,550.00–2,625.002,24410
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1872,561.59/head2,375.00–2,800.002,5623
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1982,910.36/head2,500.00–3,175.002,9104
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,203147.28/cwt135.00–161.001,7724
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,205127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,5301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,773.31/head1,600.00–3,325.002,77317
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,375144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,9801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,405133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,8691
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28652,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2895142.48/cwt128.00–155.001,2752
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1252,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001

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.