Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2025-09-11

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 11
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
583 head
▼ 132 vs last sale 715▼ 7 vs year ago 590 · −1.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 93▼ 14 vs year ago 66 · −21.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 46▲ 0 vs year ago 28 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 30.00-40.00, with instances of 60.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 15.00-20.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 11.00-29.00 lower with full decline on 400-500 lbs. Feeder supply was mostly average, unweaned calves and with the hotter days and cooler nights, buyers are mostly in a wait and see attitude. Slaughter cows sold steady and on a light test, Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $376.19/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 9 of 31 comparable sales and sits −62.34 against this barn's trailing median of $438.53.
Average price
$376.19
30 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,047
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,068
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$192.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−26.09
vs AR average
−37.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545392.302,13823
Medium and Large 2542343.771,8646thin
Medium and Large 3535200.001,0701thin
One grade step is worth $192.30/cwt here — about $1,068 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 sale30 hd
376.19
—
AR average8 barns · 402 hd
402.27
−26.09
National average170 barns · 13,807 hd
413.52
−37.33
This barn, trailing median31 sales
438.53
−62.34
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—High1,429185.292,6477thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,380170.552,35411
CowsLean 85-90%High1,048162.001,6985thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,192161.401,92426

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,090$2,7501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,147$2,3636
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,240$2,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$1,7501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,6501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,448$3,1252thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,265$2,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,120$3,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,150$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,078$2,4504thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1319504.57/cwt475.00–530.001,61014
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2321407.60/cwt370.00–445.001,3085
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2372424.05/cwt415.00–437.501,5773
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373466.00/cwt440.00–490.001,73817
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3383360.46/cwt300.00–425.001,3812
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419438.59/cwt417.50–460.001,83823
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2429384.47/cwt340.00–405.001,6496
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472365.21/cwt315.00–402.501,7245
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473411.60/cwt385.00–425.001,94715
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473407.58/cwt390.00–440.001,92820
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523402.52/cwt375.00–420.002,10514
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2526343.67/cwt320.00–365.001,8084
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3535200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0701
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575343.96/cwt315.00–375.001,9782
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579376.41/cwt365.00–395.002,1799
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615363.32/cwt357.50–372.502,2349
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2627318.31/cwt315.00–320.001,9963
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668345.06/cwt340.00–350.002,3052
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,0941
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy680300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0401
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1708352.53/cwt350.00–355.002,4962
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3001
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1821309.94/cwt285.00–327.502,5454
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2850255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,1681
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1900292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,6331
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1955255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,4351
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331449.22/cwt425.00–465.001,4879
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed341485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,6548
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1366430.66/cwt415.00–460.001,5768
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382377.64/cwt350.00–400.001,4433
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417413.26/cwt382.50–427.501,72318
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426370.35/cwt350.00–390.001,5786
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2447387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,7323
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy460335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5411
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468375.06/cwt350.00–390.001,75520
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6282
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474347.46/cwt330.00–385.001,6476
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525352.44/cwt335.00–360.001,85020
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530324.99/cwt322.50–327.501,7224
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574347.35/cwt325.00–355.001,9944
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy615312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,9221
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,9691
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3630200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2601
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1636342.23/cwt325.00–348.002,17710
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,0311
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1666331.71/cwt310.00–352.002,2098
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1776292.98/cwt289.00–295.002,2743
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4191
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2860220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8921
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1900265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3851
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4051
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1387451.40/cwt420.00–475.001,7473
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2400360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4401
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419413.02/cwt405.00–420.001,73115
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468400.59/cwt380.00–425.001,87513
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7101
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2498365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8182
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1512390.32/cwt360.00–408.001,99834
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8461
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1567359.74/cwt335.00–378.002,04019
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9011
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617344.30/cwt330.00–355.002,1247
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1679328.25/cwt320.00–332.002,2297
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0741
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1785295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,3161
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1883265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3402
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,235177.13/cwt175.00–179.002,1883
Bulls——1,435186.65/cwt184.00–189.002,6782
Bulls——1,713196.16/cwt192.00–200.003,3602
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight805140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1271
Cows—Lean 85-90%895140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2531
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,7751
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,6631
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,093155.92/cwt153.00–159.001,7044
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,108173.50/cwt173.00–174.001,9222
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,112140.42/cwt134.00–149.001,5613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244172.92/cwt170.00–177.002,1516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,252164.50/cwt160.00–169.002,06012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,320150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,9801
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,368175.67/cwt173.00–180.002,4036
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,413168.01/cwt167.00–169.002,3744
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9151,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1203,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1982,800.73/head2,450.00–3,200.002,8012
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005165.00/cwt154.00–174.001,6582
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0902,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,8951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1472,363.30/head1,600.00–2,900.002,3636
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2402,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,705161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,7451
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2652,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,4483,125.30/head3,100.00–3,150.003,1252
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2933182.10/cwt170.00–191.001,6992
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2945226.68/cwt194.00–297.502,1423

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.