Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2025-07-24

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 24
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
243 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 320▼ 476 vs year ago 719 · −66.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 24▼ 16 vs year ago 45 · −35.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 31▲ 7 vs year ago 18 · +38.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 3.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 15.00-25.00 with instances of 30.00 higher on 500-600 lb weights. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 5.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 13.00 to 25.00 with instances of 30.00 higher for 400-500 lb weights. Feeder supply was mostly above average, unweaned cattle. On a light test, Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $346.82/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 13 of 33 comparable sales and sits −39.80 against this barn's trailing median of $386.62.
Average price
$346.82
40 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,896
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$324
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$37.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.47
vs AR average
+6.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548347.771,90539
Medium and Large 2510310.001,5811thin
One grade step is worth $37.77/cwt here — about $324 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 sale40 hd
346.82
—
AR average6 barns · 169 hd
331.36
+15.47
National average146 barns · 6,788 hd
340.18
+6.64
This barn, trailing median33 sales
386.62
−39.80
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—Low1,434176.632,5336thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,270169.952,1582thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,046151.841,58921

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)903$2,3362thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$2,2132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$2,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,008$2,0882thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)953$2,7112thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,118$2,2252thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,145$3,5001thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)1,019$2,7399

Every lot

72 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1803
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3071
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1321469.93/cwt445.00–480.001,5087
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3350340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1901
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1367432.63/cwt410.00–450.001,5888
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419443.51/cwt422.50–467.501,85817
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428392.43/cwt375.00–405.001,6804
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1457409.07/cwt395.00–430.001,8693
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2467367.48/cwt365.00–370.001,7163
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513401.85/cwt398.00–410.002,0616
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1564383.24/cwt357.50–395.002,16110
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9261
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed586369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,1624
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,2222
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,2781
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2261
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2305385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1741
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322420.54/cwt400.00–452.501,3545
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added365455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,6611
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365419.98/cwt402.50–435.001,5339
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy365387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,4141
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418412.19/cwt385.00–422.501,72310
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435350.79/cwt327.50–370.001,5264
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469356.75/cwt337.50–375.001,6736
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy478352.56/cwt332.50–375.001,6859
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3478275.13/cwt270.00–280.001,3152
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5811
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520344.12/cwt325.00–357.501,78911
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy520300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5601
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added555360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,99812
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564343.84/cwt330.00–350.001,93915
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614328.62/cwt322.50–337.502,0186
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,0301
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy665280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8621
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open680325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2101
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,0621
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open725300.00/cwt297.50–302.502,1752
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1437394.15/cwt390.00–397.501,7223
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7551
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472378.90/cwt360.00–387.501,7885
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2522362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,8922
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522360.55/cwt347.50–387.501,88211
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571342.90/cwt332.50–347.501,9588
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,8301
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624345.32/cwt305.00–355.002,1558
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670326.28/cwt322.50–330.002,1862
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9671
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720304.59/cwt285.00–317.502,1935
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9981
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2835225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8791
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1840242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,0371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,320167.90/cwt146.00–178.002,2163
Bulls——1,548185.36/cwt183.00–188.002,8693
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight818128.08/cwt125.00–131.001,0482
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,012137.47/cwt127.00–149.001,3917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,071170.31/cwt165.00–175.001,8245
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,125157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,7662
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,129160.92/cwt158.00–163.001,8175
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,270169.95/cwt169.00–171.002,1582
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 38101,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4252,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2690214.75/cwt210.00–220.001,4822
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2800185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4801
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0192,739.43/head2,200.00–3,000.002,7399
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29532,711.29/head2,600.00–2,800.002,7112
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1453,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29032,336.01/head2,250.00–2,400.002,3362
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0082,088.46/head1,900.00–2,250.002,0882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,213.18/head2,200.00–2,225.002,2132

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.