Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2025-03-20

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 20
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
484 head
▼ 193 vs last sale 677▲ 52 vs year ago 432 · +12.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 99▲ 27 vs year ago 66 · +40.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 50▲ 31 vs year ago 28 · +110.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 1.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 3.00-15.00 higher with full advance on 600 lb weights. Feeder heifers sold 3.00-11.00 higher, except 500-600 lb sold 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $311.21/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −75.41 against this barn's trailing median of $386.62.
Average price
$311.21
42 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,687
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$369
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$68.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.57
vs AR average
−3.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544316.091,71836
Medium and Large 2529288.841,5295thin
Medium and Large 3545247.501,3491thin
One grade step is worth $68.59/cwt here — about $369 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 sale42 hd
311.21
—
AR average8 barns · 347 hd
312.78
−1.57
National average174 barns · 12,680 hd
314.58
−3.37
This barn, trailing median33 sales
386.62
−75.41
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—Low1,629153.372,49913
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,358142.791,94019
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,197128.941,54329
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low987124.271,2276thin

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)1,200$3,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,154$2,32117
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,213$2,1002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,144$2,0508
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$1,8501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)895$1,6501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)748$1,6123thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,455$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,220$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,127$2,3078
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,357$2,2194thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)750$2,0501thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy300395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1851
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2161
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1333446.46/cwt415.00–470.001,48728
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3340320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0881
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375412.91/cwt404.00–435.001,54823
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380396.00/cwt390.00–400.001,5055
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2395402.00/cwt402.00–402.001,5884
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3400320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2801
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421415.34/cwt402.50–435.001,74915
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433379.62/cwt365.00–397.501,6446
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2448370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6583
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468386.43/cwt382.50–390.001,8088
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy473362.54/cwt360.00–365.001,7152
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480365.63/cwt350.00–372.501,7554
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529344.23/cwt335.00–362.501,8215
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1564339.10/cwt325.00–356.001,91313
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2608284.94/cwt280.00–290.001,7322
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added614329.74/cwt329.00–332.502,0255
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631310.39/cwt300.00–320.001,9598
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680305.02/cwt302.50–307.502,0742
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added715285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0382
Steers750–800Small and Medium 3770157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,2131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320255.00/cwt255.00–255.008161
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2191
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329396.19/cwt380.00–407.501,30320
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy345365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2591
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1366397.90/cwt380.00–435.001,4569
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380362.20/cwt340.00–370.001,3764
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy385344.81/cwt330.00–360.001,3282
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2394350.73/cwt347.00–357.501,38211
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418350.49/cwt327.50–380.001,46519
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428325.06/cwt302.50–350.001,3913
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3445260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1571
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477333.25/cwt320.00–355.001,59020
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy485277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,3461
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2488324.99/cwt322.50–327.501,5862
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2514291.05/cwt277.50–297.501,4964
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525321.18/cwt305.00–342.501,68625
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3545247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,3491
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added565315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7801
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1588303.47/cwt295.00–312.501,78410
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6521
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,5401
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617281.67/cwt275.00–300.001,7389
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8011
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added733238.75/cwt237.50–240.001,7502
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,6911
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1433407.07/cwt392.50–422.501,7632
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473331.50/cwt320.00–345.001,5683
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1481369.06/cwt362.50–372.501,7758
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523353.79/cwt340.00–359.001,85016
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3545252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,3761
Bulls550–600Small and Medium 3565232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,3141
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1580326.62/cwt317.50–340.001,8943
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,8141
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613299.92/cwt297.50–302.501,8396
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7981
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675282.33/cwt275.00–290.001,9062
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1712276.40/cwt247.50–286.001,9688
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0011
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1960212.50/cwt212.50–212.502,0401
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 11,165185.99/cwt168.00–200.002,1673
Bulls1350–1400Medium and Large 11,365184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,5122
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,494144.44/cwt133.00–155.002,1588
Bulls——1,720163.77/cwt159.00–167.002,8173
Bulls——2,033173.51/cwt173.00–174.003,5272
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%895119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0652
Cows—Boner 80-85%995117.10/cwt107.00–123.001,1658
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,033126.90/cwt125.00–129.001,3114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244129.74/cwt127.00–132.001,61413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,290136.17/cwt133.00–139.001,7574
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,315147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,9332
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,323136.95/cwt134.00–140.001,8126
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,367150.32/cwt148.00–155.002,0553
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,379143.12/cwt140.00–147.001,97412
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4552,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,8731
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1442,049.69/head1,725.00–2,200.002,0508
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1542,320.81/head1,750.00–2,950.002,32117
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2132,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,305147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,9181
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,310128.60/cwt127.00–130.001,6852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,465144.07/cwt139.00–147.002,1113
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27502,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27481,612.47/head1,450.00–1,700.001,6123
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28951,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3991
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,038162.05/cwt151.00–175.001,6822
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29452,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1532,350.81/head1,825.00–2,800.002,3517
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2052,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2202,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5082,338.85/head2,275.00–2,400.002,3392

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.