Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2025-03-13

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 13
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
677 head
▲ 412 vs last sale 265▲ 275 vs year ago 402 · +68.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 58▲ 51 vs year ago 48 · +106.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 12▲ 31 vs year ago 19 · +163.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 17.00 higher, 400-600 lbs sold 3.00-10.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 5.00-16.00 higher with full advance 0n 500-600 lb weights, over 600 lbs sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower on a light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $311.47/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −75.15 against this barn's trailing median of $386.62.
Average price
$311.47
57 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,715
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$261
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$34.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.39
vs AR average
−3.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554314.351,74147
Medium and Large 1-2539310.001,6716thin
Medium and Large 2529279.821,4804thin
One grade step is worth $34.53/cwt here — about $261 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 sale57 hd
311.47
—
AR average9 barns · 406 hd
302.08
+9.39
National average179 barns · 17,787 hd
314.96
−3.49
This barn, trailing median33 sales
386.62
−75.15
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—High1,520154.442,34811
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,467139.742,05017
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,031129.111,3315thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,099128.231,40924

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)1,211$2,20413
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,178$2,0295
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$1,8502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$1,7035
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)750$2,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$1,7624thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,073$1,7164thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,080$1,9501thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310385.75/cwt345.00–410.001,1963
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326442.22/cwt425.00–465.001,44213
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3335310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0391
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363414.42/cwt390.00–435.001,50412
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3368322.59/cwt310.00–335.001,1872
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370380.35/cwt330.00–395.001,4079
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5402
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2431343.28/cwt250.00–395.001,4806
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435384.25/cwt372.50–400.001,67133
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3435230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0011
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy454350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5898
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7751
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470338.01/cwt280.00–365.001,5895
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2495340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6832
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565338.36/cwt305.00–349.001,91215
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,7811
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600271.25/cwt262.50–280.001,6282
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673296.07/cwt290.00–302.001,9932
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3675237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,6031
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1Fleshy950212.50/cwt212.50–212.502,0191
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1Value Added1,013225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,2793
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3310260.00/cwt260.00–260.008061
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320341.91/cwt320.00–362.501,0942
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327389.09/cwt372.50–405.001,27213
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,2842
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368384.27/cwt370.00–437.501,41430
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373330.07/cwt285.00–357.501,2318
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,4045
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy388319.32/cwt285.00–355.001,2392
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added410390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5991
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423346.85/cwt332.50–372.501,46714
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423315.54/cwt313.00–319.001,3355
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431306.40/cwt296.00–342.501,32114
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1457328.91/cwt321.00–337.501,50340
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy465310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4421
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471319.26/cwt312.50–327.001,5045
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1512323.63/cwt317.50–365.001,65714
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2512281.43/cwt257.50–315.001,4413
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2539310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6716
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added567319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,8098
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573307.67/cwt292.50–320.001,76325
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5951
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added608288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,7513
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1645270.00/cwt265.00–275.001,7422
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660269.36/cwt265.00–272.501,7784
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,7771
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,8281
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added820242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,9891
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1840232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,9531
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870216.25/cwt210.00–222.501,8812
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3742
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1439366.58/cwt357.50–390.001,60928
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1481350.99/cwt320.00–378.001,68829
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4701
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518315.81/cwt300.00–325.001,6366
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528340.22/cwt330.00–365.001,79654
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6652
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571324.03/cwt312.50–332.501,85022
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2607261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,5843
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615288.53/cwt275.00–302.501,7742
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,9312
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6561
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723271.24/cwt270.00–277.501,9616
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1790242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,9161
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2790220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7381
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1850235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9982
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2870219.72/cwt217.00–222.501,9122
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,348140.43/cwt129.00–145.001,8933
Bulls——1,436154.64/cwt150.00–160.002,2214
Bulls——1,733164.75/cwt162.00–167.002,8554
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%945142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,3471
Cows—Boner 80-85%954107.91/cwt80.00–120.001,0295
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,038123.68/cwt123.00–125.001,2843
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,082128.76/cwt125.00–131.001,3939
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,4451
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,103142.58/cwt140.00–148.001,5734
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243134.79/cwt133.00–137.001,6756
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,326144.97/cwt143.00–148.001,9225
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,512139.79/cwt135.00–142.002,1149
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,568130.90/cwt129.00–133.002,0533
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8251,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8651,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0841,803.86/head1,600.00–1,975.001,8044
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,5411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1782,028.97/head1,925.00–2,100.002,0295
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2112,204.06/head1,700.00–2,775.002,20413
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,213145.63/cwt133.00–154.001,7663
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,360133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,8091
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3852,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 39001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,570.49/head1,525.00–1,650.001,5702
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0851,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4052,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4201,873.68/head1,750.00–2,000.001,8742
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27502,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,199152.39/cwt149.00–157.001,8278
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,315148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,9461

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.