Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2025-09-25

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 25
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
336 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 369▼ 188 vs year ago 524 · −35.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 50▼ 1 vs year ago 65 · −1.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 17▲ 13 vs year ago 21 · +61.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 8.00-35.00, instances of 40.00 higher on 300-400 lbs, over 500 lbs sold 9.00-12.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 3.00-10.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 12.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $370.49/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 7 of 31 comparable sales and sits −68.03 against this barn's trailing median of $438.53.
Average price
$370.49
22 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,032
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$195
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−19.43
vs AR average
−46.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550374.692,05919thin
Medium and Large 2542343.921,8643thin
One grade step is worth $30.77/cwt here — about $195 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 sale22 hd
370.49
—
AR average7 barns · 182 hd
389.92
−19.43
National average168 barns · 11,658 hd
417.09
−46.60
This barn, trailing median31 sales
438.53
−68.03
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—Low1,510184.882,79110
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,412169.372,39111
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,055150.941,59332
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low957150.051,4365thin

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)1,025$2,5283thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,161$2,3714thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,038$2,3246
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)890$2,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$2,2162thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,160$2,1742thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$2,8262thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$2,0251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)645$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)555$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$2,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)805$2,1001thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1294545.58/cwt525.00–580.001,6045
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325416.88/cwt380.00–460.001,3554
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1339525.66/cwt500.00–570.001,7828
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1364506.20/cwt495.00–515.001,8434
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2366453.92/cwt425.00–485.001,6614
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381467.06/cwt465.00–470.001,7795
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1429439.37/cwt425.00–495.001,88515
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2432411.45/cwt405.00–420.001,7773
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3440298.61/cwt200.00–395.001,3142
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1459408.90/cwt395.00–420.001,87714
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2484368.53/cwt337.50–385.001,7847
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527385.76/cwt370.00–397.502,03310
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528353.38/cwt342.50–365.001,8662
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8531
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572368.94/cwt350.00–385.002,1108
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy595310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8451
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added610385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,3493
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615357.72/cwt337.50–370.002,20024
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy615332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,0451
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0321
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668337.85/cwt330.00–340.002,2578
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705325.04/cwt320.00–330.002,2922
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned728342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,4908
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815307.64/cwt300.00–315.002,5072
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1292472.50/cwt472.50–472.501,3802
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335389.40/cwt370.00–410.001,3042
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1339438.69/cwt425.00–445.001,48712
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375417.88/cwt407.50–430.001,5677
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2395380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5011
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added415417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,7331
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428350.15/cwt325.00–375.001,4992
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3762
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1434386.17/cwt377.00–397.501,67615
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463369.15/cwt360.00–375.001,70910
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485343.84/cwt332.50–365.001,6683
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3485320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5521
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy495292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,4481
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy505325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6411
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510356.11/cwt345.00–363.001,81615
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523297.20/cwt285.00–310.001,5542
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy570300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7101
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574335.22/cwt320.00–345.001,9249
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618325.92/cwt315.00–337.502,0143
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9531
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy620300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8601
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669303.88/cwt290.00–320.002,0337
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9601
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2758292.51/cwt290.00–295.002,2172
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2809282.51/cwt278.00–287.002,2866
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1920210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9321
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6791
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470396.33/cwt375.00–420.001,8633
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1512379.21/cwt355.00–397.501,94212
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,8321
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8531
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1578340.44/cwt322.50–360.001,96814
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625331.30/cwt330.00–332.502,0714
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1666321.81/cwt312.50–332.502,1434
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1735292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,1502
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1611
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2790270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1331
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1900237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,1381
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1970240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3281
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 11,070200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight875165.04/cwt162.50–167.501,4442
Bulls——1,641193.52/cwt191.00–196.003,1764
Bulls——1,673173.88/cwt167.00–181.002,9092
Bulls——1,718198.46/cwt198.00–199.003,4102
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight730112.50/cwt112.50–112.508211
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight795128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0181
Cows—Lean 85-90%865138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1941
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,013160.87/cwt155.00–166.001,6302
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,027139.49/cwt136.00–144.001,4336
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,052158.64/cwt155.00–165.001,66910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,075149.02/cwt146.00–154.001,60213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,158170.70/cwt166.00–175.001,9772
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,165178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,0741
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,345159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,1391
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,375172.91/cwt170.00–176.002,3785
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,462167.91/cwt166.00–169.002,4555
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,270190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,4131
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 38052,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-25551,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26451,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29552,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0402,825.60/head2,800.00–2,850.002,8262
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28902,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29902,215.91/head1,750.00–2,650.002,2162
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0252,527.80/head2,350.00–2,850.002,5283
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0382,324.48/head1,800.00–2,650.002,3246
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100190.12/cwt163.00–214.002,0912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1602,173.81/head1,900.00–2,450.002,1742
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1612,370.83/head2,000.00–2,650.002,3714
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,028197.54/cwt169.00–232.502,0313
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,053201.87/cwt180.00–238.002,1263

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.