Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2025-06-19

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 19
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
303 head
▼ 272 vs last sale 575▼ 66 vs year ago 369 · −17.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 52▼ 22 vs year ago 69 · −31.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 12▼ 13 vs year ago 31 · −41.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 25.00 lower, 400-600 lbs sold 3.00-10.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold steady on a light test. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 5.00-6.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter 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 $319.08/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −67.54 against this barn's trailing median of $386.62.
Average price
$319.08
37 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,689
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$167
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$37.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.68
vs AR average
−15.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541322.001,7427thin
Medium and Large 1525320.781,68328
Medium and Large 2553285.001,5752thin
One grade step is worth $37.00/cwt here — about $167 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 sale37 hd
319.08
—
AR average7 barns · 291 hd
313.40
+5.68
National average153 barns · 9,567 hd
334.11
−15.03
This barn, trailing median33 sales
386.62
−67.54
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—Low1,694185.953,1498thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,331162.702,16610
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,065153.391,63322
CowsLean 85-90%Low870150.001,3051thin

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)1,035$2,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,003$2,5542thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$2,4501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,180$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$2,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,310$2,0562thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)685$1,2001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)940$2,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,355$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)995$1,8001thin

Every lot

88 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1265479.37/cwt465.00–515.001,2704
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330427.12/cwt405.00–455.001,4098
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2771
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368409.42/cwt400.00–427.501,5075
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,5032
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2379384.02/cwt375.00–395.001,4555
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420400.34/cwt390.00–425.001,68112
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6562
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6131
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,7512
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485358.47/cwt345.00–372.501,7392
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1494392.02/cwt389.00–394.001,9375
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524373.46/cwt365.00–379.001,9578
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy525350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8381
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added530383.00/cwt383.00–383.002,0303
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2559357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,9984
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575356.22/cwt351.00–367.502,0485
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1612340.20/cwt302.50–351.002,0826
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy635285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8101
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,0121
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1581
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added700300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1001
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,7821
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,055222.50/cwt222.50–222.502,3471
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1292445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,2993
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2311367.35/cwt360.00–375.001,1424
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318414.45/cwt400.00–430.001,3183
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372359.04/cwt350.00–365.001,3363
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373382.14/cwt370.00–392.501,42510
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3395327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,2941
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2413333.11/cwt312.50–355.001,3762
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415373.01/cwt355.00–392.501,54820
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1961
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470327.99/cwt320.00–337.501,5424
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472337.51/cwt317.50–357.501,59310
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added517331.54/cwt329.00–334.001,7144
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518321.17/cwt305.00–328.001,66420
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,5501
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed541322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,7427
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566308.08/cwt300.00–315.001,7444
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,5961
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added624302.93/cwt302.50–303.001,8907
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8131
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655291.26/cwt290.00–292.501,9082
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy665265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7621
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2674274.99/cwt270.00–285.001,8535
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open700277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,9431
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added710277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,9678
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725267.50/cwt260.00–270.001,9395
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy755222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,6801
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open770265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0411
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added805240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9321
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424390.69/cwt380.00–400.001,6579
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478373.77/cwt357.50–390.001,78714
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519361.09/cwt345.00–375.001,87411
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569340.12/cwt327.50–357.501,9354
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7851
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1612310.45/cwt290.00–332.501,90012
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8291
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1666298.98/cwt282.50–325.001,9916
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1722266.79/cwt255.00–275.001,9263
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,667190.11/cwt189.00–191.003,1693
Bulls——1,675180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,0151
Bulls——1,718184.32/cwt181.00–187.003,1674
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight785147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1541
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight840166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,3941
Cows—Lean 85-90%870150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3051
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,003144.84/cwt140.00–151.001,4537
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,037158.28/cwt155.00–160.001,6415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,068131.82/cwt131.00–133.001,4082
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,242165.46/cwt162.00–168.002,0556
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,307158.70/cwt155.00–161.002,0745
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,355166.70/cwt165.00–168.002,2595
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,815201.00/cwt201.00–201.003,6481
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed6851,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29052,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0032,554.24/head2,450.00–2,650.002,5542
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0852,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,280164.33/cwt161.00–167.002,1032
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3102,056.49/head1,950.00–2,150.002,0562
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29951,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3553,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030199.27/cwt188.00–210.002,0522
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29402,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501

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.