Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2025-07-10

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 10
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
542 head
▲ 331 vs last sale 211▼ 159 vs year ago 701 · −22.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
84 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 48▼ 20 vs year ago 104 · −19.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 44▲ 1 vs year ago 21 · +4.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 20.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 3.00-10.00, mostly 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 5.00 lower, 400-500 lbs sold 11.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold steady over 600 lbs sold 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $313.09/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −73.53 against this barn's trailing median of $386.62.
Average price
$313.09
66 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,733
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$171
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.44
vs AR average
−28.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553319.661,76750
Medium and Large 1-2577306.001,7663thin
Medium and Large 2551289.461,59613thin
One grade step is worth $30.20/cwt here — about $171 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 sale66 hd
313.09
—
AR average8 barns · 415 hd
323.53
−10.44
National average157 barns · 9,726 hd
341.53
−28.44
This barn, trailing median33 sales
386.62
−73.53
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—Low1,542184.912,85016
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,298162.972,11611
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,090159.991,7443thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,067155.211,65737

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$2,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,022$2,3753thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)870$2,1052thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,122$1,8743thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,060$1,6632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,418$2,7483thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,075$2,9501thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)835$2,5001thin

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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320438.80/cwt422.50–490.001,40413
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320402.73/cwt395.00–410.001,2892
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3365280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0221
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1371437.09/cwt422.50–480.001,62217
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378406.29/cwt400.00–412.501,5364
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378395.74/cwt375.00–415.001,49613
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416408.17/cwt395.00–415.001,69817
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420371.55/cwt355.00–387.501,5616
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3428326.58/cwt307.50–345.001,3982
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2443397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,7613
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2453385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7445
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469386.66/cwt380.00–390.001,8133
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470342.45/cwt340.00–345.001,6102
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471376.00/cwt376.00–376.001,7719
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2474350.71/cwt315.00–367.501,6625
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy485362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,7581
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523332.37/cwt320.00–347.501,7386
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,8772
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529373.17/cwt355.00–380.001,97414
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3550302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,6641
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570345.68/cwt337.50–360.001,97011
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631337.95/cwt336.00–342.502,13215
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2667292.53/cwt290.00–295.001,9513
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1671313.92/cwt300.00–325.002,1065
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,0271
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned725318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,3064
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1790300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3701
Steers800–850Small and Medium 3815205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6711
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1970232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,2551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,1681
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322406.85/cwt380.00–432.501,3109
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1731
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370395.03/cwt392.50–400.001,4628
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,3593
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378341.21/cwt320.00–377.501,2903
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3390295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1511
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy395332.50/cwt320.00–345.001,3132
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415345.00/cwt337.50–357.501,4325
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426366.59/cwt352.50–395.001,56232
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5182
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467352.32/cwt340.00–367.501,64512
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed470317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,4923
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474322.35/cwt307.50–337.501,5287
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481329.67/cwt325.00–339.001,5866
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3495290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4361
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518325.58/cwt312.50–332.501,68721
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527300.01/cwt277.50–305.001,5816
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572280.41/cwt260.00–295.001,6047
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,7663
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578315.37/cwt300.00–325.001,82329
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added610312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,9061
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618301.31/cwt290.00–310.001,8624
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623281.50/cwt272.50–290.001,7542
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2645293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,8903
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668301.02/cwt292.50–310.002,0112
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open728297.21/cwt294.00–306.002,1648
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open773286.21/cwt282.50–290.002,2122
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1778273.75/cwt272.50–275.002,1302
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open830273.48/cwt270.00–277.002,2702
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1845225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9011
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open1,000215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,1501
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open1,090220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,3981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420374.88/cwt370.00–382.501,5743
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2467358.06/cwt356.00–359.001,67210
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475342.63/cwt335.00–350.001,6273
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480379.34/cwt350.00–390.001,82117
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518292.54/cwt290.00–295.001,5152
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524356.39/cwt345.00–370.001,86714
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570337.86/cwt320.00–351.001,92612
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1621314.53/cwt310.00–325.001,9534
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,8591
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675313.96/cwt310.00–318.002,1196
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1728287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,0893
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2790250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9751
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers400–450Small and Medium 3445235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,381175.75/cwt169.00–182.002,4278
Bulls——1,573190.09/cwt188.00–192.002,9905
Bulls——1,917200.68/cwt200.00–202.003,8473
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight770120.00/cwt120.00–120.009241
Cows—Boner 80-85%964142.76/cwt131.00–147.001,3767
Cows—Lean 85-90%965145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3991
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,070161.54/cwt158.00–164.001,72812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,075167.40/cwt166.00–170.001,8005
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,147153.99/cwt150.00–157.001,76612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,153167.49/cwt167.00–168.001,9312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,244166.58/cwt165.00–168.002,0724
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,280155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,9842
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,349163.26/cwt162.00–164.002,2025
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,275182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,3211
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28352,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2750198.86/cwt197.50–200.001,4913
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2930210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9531
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28702,105.17/head1,700.00–2,450.002,1052
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29052,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2945144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,3611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9651,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0222,375.04/head1,900.00–2,800.002,3753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1221,874.00/head1,650.00–2,000.001,8743
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4182,747.94/head2,700.00–2,850.002,7483

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.