Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2025-07-17

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 17
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
320 head
▼ 222 vs last sale 542▼ 216 vs year ago 536 · −40.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 84▼ 34 vs year ago 58 · −58.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 22▲ 0 vs year ago 31 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 11.00-12.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold steady to 7.00 higher on heavier weights. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 12.00-15.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 3.00-5.00 higher. On a light test, Slaughter cows sold 4.00 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 $325.14/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −61.48 against this barn's trailing median of $386.62.
Average price
$325.14
29 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,767
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$42
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$31.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.72
vs AR average
−13.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542326.211,76728
Medium and Large 2585295.001,7261thin
One grade step is worth $31.21/cwt here — about $42 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 sale29 hd
325.14
—
AR average6 barns · 256 hd
329.86
−4.72
National average151 barns · 8,478 hd
338.74
−13.60
This barn, trailing median33 sales
386.62
−61.48
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—Low1,634187.673,0667thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,334173.522,3156thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low982164.701,6178thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low998157.501,5712thin

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)1,261$2,5724thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,044$2,4608
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,140$2,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$2,2501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,160$2,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,005$1,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,045$1,7536
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)870$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$2,9934thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,225$2,5501thin

Every lot

83 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2317386.61/cwt365.00–405.001,2263
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322469.80/cwt420.00–490.001,51310
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372427.57/cwt412.50–460.001,59111
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380378.29/cwt370.00–385.001,4383
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423377.72/cwt370.00–385.001,5982
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425409.38/cwt395.00–422.501,74018
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy463385.14/cwt380.00–390.001,7832
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471407.65/cwt400.00–422.501,9208
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478369.17/cwt360.00–377.501,7653
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy500355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7751
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added510415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1171
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8031
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517368.47/cwt362.50–380.001,9055
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1587350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0553
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8611
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627335.07/cwt317.50–347.502,1013
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy645300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9351
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1657336.58/cwt330.00–338.002,2116
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9721
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added730332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,4271
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2745287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,1421
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1758292.48/cwt290.00–295.002,2172
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added794302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,3987
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2300395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1851
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325255.00/cwt255.00–255.008291
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326417.12/cwt400.00–440.001,3609
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3350310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0851
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363414.04/cwt400.00–440.001,50316
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370372.36/cwt367.50–380.001,3783
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420342.62/cwt340.00–345.001,4392
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421378.49/cwt370.00–392.501,59310
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1461363.67/cwt353.00–370.001,67715
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,4761
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473344.00/cwt344.00–344.001,6277
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482333.48/cwt305.00–341.001,6078
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525327.06/cwt315.00–345.001,71716
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy545285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5531
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566328.73/cwt320.00–337.501,86111
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7261
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610310.84/cwt305.00–317.501,8963
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,8361
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0101
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9391
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1385400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5401
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1434384.90/cwt370.00–395.001,6704
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478370.19/cwt342.50–387.501,77012
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522367.55/cwt330.00–387.501,91919
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2545325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7711
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1593324.30/cwt315.00–352.501,9235
Bulls600–650Small and Medium 3610150.00/cwt150.00–150.009151
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2617305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8823
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1632321.61/cwt300.00–328.002,0337
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1658303.74/cwt290.00–312.501,9996
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy685270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8501
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9811
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1719304.18/cwt270.00–320.002,1875
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1820270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2141
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1995179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,7811
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers750–800Small and Medium 3790207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,6391
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,543171.42/cwt160.00–179.002,6452
Bulls——1,645196.28/cwt194.00–199.003,2293
Bulls——1,708191.00/cwt191.00–191.003,2622
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight820138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1321
Cows—Lean 85-90%880142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,2501
Cows—Boner 80-85%925159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,4711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,008175.48/cwt173.00–178.001,7692
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,023167.42/cwt166.00–170.001,7134
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,9291
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,230166.47/cwt163.00–170.002,0482
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,386177.04/cwt176.00–178.002,4544
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1303,040.27/head2,800.00–3,250.003,0403
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2252,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0302,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0442,460.03/head2,000.00–2,900.002,4608
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,752.99/head1,250.00–2,200.001,7536
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1602,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2612,572.27/head2,275.00–2,900.002,5724
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28702,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,335185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,4701

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.