Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2025-09-04

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 4
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
715 head
▼ 73 vs last sale 788▲ 82 vs year ago 633 · +13.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 77▼ 1 vs year ago 94 · −1.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 25▲ 31 vs year ago 15 · +206.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 15.00-30.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 5.00-17.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 7.00 lower. Feeder supply consisted of mostly unweaned calves average in quality. No trend for Slaughter cows or bulls, not reported last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $372.16/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 15 of 33 comparable sales and sits −14.46 against this barn's trailing median of $386.62.
Average price
$372.16
56 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,012
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$61
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$18.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.52
vs AR average
+0.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539373.652,01551
Medium and Large 1-2545357.501,9484thin
Medium and Large 2585355.002,0771thin
One grade step is worth $18.65/cwt here — about −$61 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 sale56 hd
372.16
—
AR average8 barns · 594 hd
376.68
−4.52
National average145 barns · 7,681 hd
371.51
+0.65
This barn, trailing median33 sales
386.62
−14.46
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—Average1,537191.032,9378thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,374169.362,32615
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,114158.601,76651
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low929142.661,3254thin

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)1,140$2,4806
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,123$2,4719
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,015$2,2501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)930$2,5501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)863$2,2542thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)778$2,2502thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)715$1,7501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,563$3,7752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,215$3,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,438$3,2076

Every lot

111 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 3321446.60/cwt405.00–470.001,4344
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328587.38/cwt550.00–610.001,92713
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,4911
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365564.85/cwt535.00–590.002,0625
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2367484.96/cwt450.00–520.001,7808
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3380397.43/cwt395.00–400.001,5102
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2388500.95/cwt475.00–517.501,9445
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422466.63/cwt450.00–550.001,96917
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3430405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,7421
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2432432.25/cwt400.00–445.001,8677
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3465390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8141
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy475405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,9241
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480457.92/cwt442.50–460.002,19811
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2481418.74/cwt390.00–440.002,01415
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0773
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513428.54/cwt402.50–462.502,1988
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2534389.48/cwt375.00–397.502,0805
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571403.85/cwt395.00–415.002,3065
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571396.00/cwt396.00–396.002,26115
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy579390.27/cwt390.00–392.502,2609
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585360.06/cwt350.00–370.002,1063
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2594360.32/cwt347.00–397.002,14011
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616373.28/cwt360.00–382.502,2997
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added625405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,5311
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625335.12/cwt320.00–350.002,0952
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added653380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4816
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673369.94/cwt360.00–380.002,4906
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,2071
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1845347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,9361
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3310375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1631
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323439.65/cwt435.00–445.001,4202
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327486.70/cwt450.00–507.501,59214
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,6373
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371475.91/cwt445.00–487.501,7668
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380438.87/cwt430.00–447.501,6682
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3400340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3601
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414437.79/cwt417.50–455.001,81231
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2434385.13/cwt340.00–405.001,6716
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2442412.64/cwt409.00–417.501,8247
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3450355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5981
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460409.17/cwt402.50–412.501,8823
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465385.30/cwt381.00–387.001,79211
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy481389.63/cwt385.00–392.501,8746
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481378.69/cwt355.00–392.501,8215
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added506406.00/cwt406.00–406.002,0547
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8542
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522374.27/cwt350.00–386.001,95422
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567364.05/cwt345.00–379.002,06421
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0412
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy575335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9261
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0771
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618308.93/cwt290.00–325.001,9094
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626355.61/cwt342.50–367.502,2265
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,1291
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669338.88/cwt332.00–347.502,2676
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2692335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3182
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710307.46/cwt305.00–310.002,1832
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1711315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2405
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added745332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,4771
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2773272.30/cwt260.00–285.002,1052
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,4801
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1920270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4841
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1395514.21/cwt505.00–530.002,0318
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415445.39/cwt405.00–465.001,84812
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473428.49/cwt410.00–455.002,02732
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4401
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2495390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,9311
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2514379.97/cwt370.00–395.001,9535
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520412.09/cwt400.00–425.002,14327
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy520375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9501
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2531397.86/cwt397.50–398.002,1137
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2558338.36/cwt335.00–340.001,8883
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568379.92/cwt367.50–410.002,15815
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2587372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,1845
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1622357.79/cwt320.00–380.002,22510
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2645325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0961
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1681335.67/cwt312.50–347.502,2866
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2261
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1711325.62/cwt310.00–337.502,3155
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1763290.74/cwt277.50–300.002,2183
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1874274.33/cwt267.50–292.502,3984
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,413178.36/cwt170.00–187.002,5203
Bulls——1,480205.65/cwt201.00–209.003,0442
Bulls——1,700193.96/cwt190.00–198.003,2973
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%875136.55/cwt130.00–144.001,1953
Cows—Boner 80-85%993137.62/cwt120.00–147.001,36712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,023154.21/cwt152.00–158.001,5786
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,7551
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,102163.99/cwt160.00–167.001,80720
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,285171.69/cwt170.00–173.002,20613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,364171.50/cwt170.00–173.002,33910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,393165.08/cwt162.00–167.002,3005
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 39752,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2153,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5113,335.90/head3,150.00–3,450.003,3364
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5603,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5653,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6103,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0152,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1232,471.25/head1,500.00–2,900.002,4719
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,127184.86/cwt137.00–208.002,0835
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1402,480.08/head1,900.00–3,000.002,4806
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,8451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,0371
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,227170.98/cwt170.00–172.002,0983
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27151,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27782,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2502
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28632,253.91/head2,200.00–2,300.002,2542
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29302,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2818219.66/cwt206.00–235.001,7972
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2843225.00/cwt162.50–290.001,8973

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.