Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2025-04-24

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 24
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
422 head
▼ 130 vs last sale 552▲ 74 vs year ago 348 · +21.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 66▲ 3 vs year ago 82 · +3.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 25▲ 6 vs year ago 32 · +18.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 7.00-20.00, mostly 13.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold steady, over 400 lbs sold 8.00-15.00, mostly 12.00 higher. Feeders suiitable for grazing were in high demand. Fleshy cattle sold with a discount. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $312.16/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −74.47 against this barn's trailing median of $386.62.
Average price
$312.16
34 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,717
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$337
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$79.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.02
vs AR average
−17.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546319.481,74329
Medium and Large 2570289.171,6483thin
Medium and Large 3585240.381,4062thin
One grade step is worth $79.10/cwt here — about $337 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale34 hd
312.16
—
AR average9 barns · 299 hd
306.14
+6.02
National average175 barns · 11,256 hd
329.95
−17.79
This barn, trailing median33 sales
386.62
−74.47
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—Low1,493164.752,45911
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,249156.641,95610
CowsLean 85-90%Average981148.261,4546thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,026147.171,51029

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)1,051$1,76113
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)994$1,7364thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)898$1,5893thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)965$2,1751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,243$2,0752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,038$1,6676
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,240$2,8501thin

Every lot

101 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 2325370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2031
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328448.50/cwt420.00–475.001,4718
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed335405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3571
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378431.26/cwt420.00–455.001,63015
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2393386.42/cwt380.00–405.001,5195
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,4681
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3413275.06/cwt265.00–285.001,1362
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423403.61/cwt392.50–417.501,70710
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1462397.06/cwt383.00–409.001,83411
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2221
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy478364.63/cwt355.00–375.001,7432
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2487362.15/cwt355.00–376.001,7646
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519370.99/cwt360.00–377.001,92512
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573368.39/cwt368.00–370.002,1115
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2595327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,9466
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617317.80/cwt315.00–319.001,9615
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added619331.47/cwt329.00–333.002,0528
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added711295.25/cwt289.00–299.002,0998
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,9453
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778264.19/cwt262.50–265.002,0553
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added830260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1581
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0401
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2321
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331403.04/cwt395.00–420.001,3349
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed345325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1211
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370389.56/cwt380.00–395.001,44115
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381376.42/cwt355.00–390.001,4348
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3395305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2051
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added424372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,57710
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427370.87/cwt350.00–385.001,58410
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3702
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431330.21/cwt310.00–355.001,4237
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468343.50/cwt330.00–360.001,60826
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473333.00/cwt333.00–333.001,5753
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478315.90/cwt300.00–322.001,5107
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy495312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,5471
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517329.23/cwt322.50–333.001,70215
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5251
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy555287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,5961
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578310.70/cwt302.50–322.501,79613
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed585297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,7401
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3585240.38/cwt217.50–262.501,4062
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6821
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy602284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,7103
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6171
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619298.25/cwt291.00–305.001,8468
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1561
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1653278.75/cwt277.50–280.001,8202
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy655270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7691
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5761
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3695195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3551
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1795248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,9721
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open809255.00/cwt249.00–258.002,06312
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2890210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8691
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1915218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,9951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1440365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6061
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1483373.91/cwt365.00–379.001,8067
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521358.44/cwt332.50–385.001,86713
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6391
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577320.75/cwt300.00–347.501,85132
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615307.30/cwt300.00–311.001,8903
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy625297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,8591
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,7801
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy660275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8151
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1663288.98/cwt285.00–291.001,9166
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2663281.32/cwt277.50–285.001,8652
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,0752
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2860212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,8281
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1873226.35/cwt225.00–227.001,9763
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 21,010189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,9091
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,233149.26/cwt121.00–168.001,8405
Bulls——1,621175.19/cwt170.00–179.002,8405
Bulls——2,150190.00/cwt190.00–190.004,0851
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight715117.00/cwt117.00–117.008371
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight813128.16/cwt124.00–132.001,0422
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight845138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1661
Cows—Boner 80-85%937136.42/cwt133.00–139.001,2786
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,004151.81/cwt150.00–153.001,5244
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,017153.18/cwt150.00–155.001,5583
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,041145.32/cwt142.00–149.001,5137
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060156.51/cwt156.00–157.001,6592
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,151158.96/cwt158.00–163.001,8309
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,218153.88/cwt150.00–156.001,8744
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,245160.38/cwt159.00–162.001,9975
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,390149.00/cwt149.00–149.002,0711
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28981,588.78/head1,400.00–1,725.001,5893
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6651
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 37951,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 38851,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29652,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29801,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,742.55/head1,575.00–1,875.001,7433
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5052,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3765125.23/cwt107.00–140.009582
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 38301,211.60/head950.00–1,400.001,2122
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29941,735.88/head1,475.00–1,950.001,7364
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040162.16/cwt149.00–174.001,6862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,058153.10/cwt136.00–161.001,6203
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0911,860.37/head1,150.00–2,300.001,86011
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2402,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501

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.