Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2025-08-07

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 7
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
495 head
▼ 88 vs last sale 583▲ 209 vs year ago 286 · +73.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 39▼ 13 vs year ago 52 · −25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 19▼ 12 vs year ago 34 · −35.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 30.00-40.00 higher, 400-600 lbs sold 8.00-15.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 4.00-13.00, mostly 7.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 14.00 higher. Feeder supply consisted of mostly unweaned ,fleshy calves with a few groups of heavier weight cattle bring a Premium. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, on a light test, Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $395.71/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 12 of 31 comparable sales and sits −42.81 against this barn's trailing median of $438.53.
Average price
$395.71
31 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,155
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$568
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$98.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.66
vs AR average
+5.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545398.912,17330
Medium and Large 2535300.001,6051thin
One grade step is worth $98.90/cwt here — about $568 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale31 hd
395.71
—
AR average7 barns · 269 hd
388.06
+7.66
National average145 barns · 8,057 hd
390.02
+5.69
This barn, trailing median31 sales
438.53
−42.81
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

31 sales
498437376316median 438.5303/0504/3006/2509/0310/29
Steers 500–600 lb: high $484.40, low $329.53, median $438.53 across 31 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—High1,536181.632,7899thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,382167.252,3118thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,043157.571,64318

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)1,245$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$2,3234thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,375$2,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,088$1,9102thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,035$1,8014thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$2,4501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)768$2,1022thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,297$2,8695
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,160$2,4001thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1329510.11/cwt455.00–562.501,67813
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330413.02/cwt370.00–435.001,3635
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1366491.03/cwt445.00–520.001,79713
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,5842
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378416.01/cwt400.00–440.001,5738
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426422.75/cwt400.00–455.001,80110
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2432392.79/cwt360.00–415.001,6977
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465423.42/cwt410.00–429.001,9695
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468381.78/cwt375.00–390.001,7873
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6051
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1541403.64/cwt380.00–422.502,18425
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1564375.23/cwt350.00–385.002,1165
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned600396.00/cwt396.00–396.002,3764
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605389.54/cwt385.00–390.002,35711
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned652370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,41232
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655353.28/cwt340.00–360.002,3143
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2686344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,36010
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2051
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned745320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3841
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1878274.68/cwt252.50–297.502,4122
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,000219.00/cwt219.00–219.002,1901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324431.39/cwt410.00–442.501,39813
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3461
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363376.81/cwt350.00–395.001,3683
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374405.34/cwt397.50–422.501,5165
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3400300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2001
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3-4405395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6001
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420392.95/cwt382.50–400.001,6504
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431357.53/cwt320.00–377.501,5417
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469374.24/cwt360.00–390.001,7556
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480330.10/cwt325.00–335.001,5842
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482352.92/cwt325.00–370.001,7019
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522323.26/cwt305.00–337.501,6877
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526357.23/cwt345.00–362.501,87919
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy535322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,7251
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570313.36/cwt302.50–325.001,7862
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571343.13/cwt330.00–357.501,9597
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned575361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,0763
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1608352.92/cwt312.50–356.002,14627
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1653320.83/cwt320.00–335.002,09518
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717312.75/cwt310.00–315.002,2424
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added766307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,3528
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427408.07/cwt390.00–435.001,74212
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477390.01/cwt360.00–407.501,86014
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3485340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6491
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,7761
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2493352.46/cwt340.00–365.001,7383
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515339.01/cwt320.00–350.001,7465
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525372.35/cwt350.00–395.001,95522
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy550325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7881
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3560295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6521
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565357.13/cwt330.00–375.002,01813
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578323.86/cwt315.00–332.501,8722
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1614341.20/cwt322.50–370.002,0956
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635307.38/cwt287.50–317.501,9524
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7621
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670309.36/cwt300.00–315.002,0734
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1860247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,1291
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,449173.97/cwt158.00–182.002,5215
Bulls——1,492187.95/cwt184.00–190.002,8043
Bulls——2,100201.00/cwt201.00–201.004,2211
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight825144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1881
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight830152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,2661
Cows—Boner 80-85%983145.66/cwt144.00–147.001,4323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,032152.28/cwt150.00–159.001,5725
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,060172.70/cwt170.00–175.001,8312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,148166.01/cwt161.00–169.001,9066
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,365161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,1981
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,373174.60/cwt172.00–177.002,3972
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,389165.56/cwt163.00–168.002,3005
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1602,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2972,869.31/head2,300.00–3,250.002,8695
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,800.72/head1,175.00–2,300.001,8014
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0881,910.34/head1,500.00–2,250.001,9102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2152,323.30/head2,000.00–2,650.002,3234
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2452,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3752,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27682,101.63/head2,000.00–2,200.002,1022
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0802,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501

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.