Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2025-08-14

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 14
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
534 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 495▼ 4 vs year ago 538 · −0.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 39▲ 37 vs year ago 46 · +80.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 22▲ 38 vs year ago 10 · +380.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 6.00-24.00 with instances of 35.00 higher on 300-400 lb weights, over 600 lbs sold 9.00 lower on a light test. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 4.00-10.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 12.00 lower on a very light test. Feeder supply was mostly unweaned, average in quality. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. Cow supply included a dispersal of the last active Dairy herd in Franklin Co.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $392.87/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 12 of 31 comparable sales and sits −45.66 against this barn's trailing median of $438.53.
Average price
$392.87
64 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,128
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$418
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$85.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.89
vs AR average
+5.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541415.552,24936
Medium and Large 1-2538367.601,97918thin
Medium and Large 2550359.631,9779thin
Medium and Large 3555330.001,8321thin
One grade step is worth $85.55/cwt here — about $418 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 sale64 hd
392.87
—
AR average6 barns · 291 hd
390.98
+1.89
National average151 barns · 7,160 hd
387.49
+5.38
This barn, trailing median31 sales
438.53
−45.66
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—High1,724182.903,1528thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,005173.311,7423thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,488173.142,57612
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,246152.981,90751

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,008$1,8964thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)940$1,6252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)823$1,6016
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,185$3,1501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,175$3,0501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)718$1,8772thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)630$1,8501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)580$9001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)615$8251thin

Every lot

102 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 3308399.96/cwt395.00–405.001,2322
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1331539.37/cwt500.00–580.001,7858
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5083
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2358495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,7722
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1366532.27/cwt515.00–570.001,9488
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3378383.30/cwt370.00–390.001,4493
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383450.00/cwt415.00–480.001,7244
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6601
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2416397.97/cwt355.00–420.001,6564
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428436.51/cwt415.00–465.001,86818
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3440300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3201
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2457410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8746
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471422.09/cwt405.00–442.501,98813
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2471379.89/cwt340.00–395.001,7894
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2500372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,86010
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515431.19/cwt405.00–447.502,22120
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531365.26/cwt355.00–392.501,9406
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3555330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8321
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574396.01/cwt377.50–405.002,27316
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586362.10/cwt349.00–370.002,1228
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2587348.37/cwt342.50–355.002,0453
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy610310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8911
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616375.94/cwt365.00–391.002,31611
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1674359.61/cwt340.00–367.002,4249
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2481
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3521
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780330.83/cwt330.00–332.502,5803
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,5261
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2890225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0031
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326428.45/cwt415.00–440.001,3978
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3327325.89/cwt300.00–335.001,0664
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2381
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368418.96/cwt405.00–435.001,54219
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1841
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383375.33/cwt365.00–385.001,4382
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430399.29/cwt390.00–420.001,71710
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2436374.00/cwt345.00–380.001,6317
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6432
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1961
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467387.27/cwt375.00–397.501,8096
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470350.94/cwt325.00–365.001,6497
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy480360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7281
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed482354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,70612
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513351.11/cwt335.00–365.001,80110
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3515270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3911
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2516311.42/cwt275.00–340.001,6076
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2552326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,8003
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566352.65/cwt330.00–371.001,99620
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578285.32/cwt260.00–310.001,6492
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623342.98/cwt332.50–348.002,1379
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2643288.69/cwt280.00–305.001,8564
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3658234.94/cwt230.00–240.001,5462
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669306.35/cwt290.00–322.502,0495
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy675265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7891
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0591
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2835260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1711
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1433414.12/cwt405.00–425.001,7936
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2445395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,7581
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470395.38/cwt385.00–422.501,85811
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2487373.22/cwt367.50–380.001,8183
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed490345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6911
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1514386.04/cwt355.00–405.001,98422
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2552365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0153
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577350.57/cwt322.50–377.502,0239
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624346.58/cwt310.00–360.002,16313
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1671308.66/cwt285.00–342.502,0714
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2172
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1763292.49/cwt290.00–295.002,2322
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,398176.07/cwt174.00–180.002,4613
Bulls——1,700193.51/cwt188.00–197.003,2902
Bulls——2,065182.65/cwt181.00–186.003,7723
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%988170.96/cwt170.00–172.001,6892
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,040178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,8511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145168.63/cwt166.00–172.001,9318
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175161.83/cwt158.00–165.001,90211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,1661
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,299144.96/cwt115.00–155.001,88331
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,414174.37/cwt172.00–178.002,4667
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,470181.94/cwt181.00–183.002,6752
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,672164.42/cwt155.00–170.002,7493
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 3580900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 3615825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2825164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,3531
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2921209.50/cwt172.00–227.501,9295
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,0591
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26301,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27181,877.35/head1,650.00–2,100.001,8772
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1753,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1853,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3605950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3650180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1701
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 37211,461.62/head1,150.00–1,950.001,4625
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3725200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 37901,766.38/head1,675.00–1,850.001,7662
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040193.00/cwt193.00–193.002,0072
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1252,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2752,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Large 31,3252,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3302,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,375166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,2831
Bred Cows—Large 31,378151.12/cwt145.00–157.002,0822
Bred Cows—Large 31,448152.97/cwt142.00–167.002,21515

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.