Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2025-10-23

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 23
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
699 head
▲ 355 vs last sale 344▲ 59 vs year ago 640 · +9.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 61▼ 2 vs year ago 78 · −2.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 30▼ 12 vs year ago 40 · −30.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 30.00-35.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 11.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 20.00-25.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold steady to 7.00 higher. Feeder supply was mostly average to plain light weight calves with the better heavier weight cattle being more attractive to buyers. Slaughter cows and 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 $395.55/cwt on 117 head. That ranks 12 of 31 comparable sales and sits −42.98 against this barn's trailing median of $438.53.
Average price
$395.55
117 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,202
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$575
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$117.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.86
vs AR average
−62.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557407.672,27177
Medium and Large 1-2554389.682,15727
Medium and Large 2559339.771,89912thin
Medium and Large 3585290.001,6971thin
One grade step is worth $117.67/cwt here — about $575 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 sale117 hd
395.55
—
AR average7 barns · 396 hd
398.41
−2.86
National average182 barns · 38,495 hd
458.14
−62.59
This barn, trailing median31 sales
438.53
−42.98
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—Average1,516176.492,6767thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,438162.942,3437thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,090151.151,64745
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,002147.671,4793thin

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)1,108$2,5472thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$2,4832thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,330$2,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)976$1,8324thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)962$1,6483thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)665$1,1501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)800$2,2501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)720$1,5501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,935$4,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,280$2,8752thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322485.59/cwt450.00–525.001,56412
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335420.12/cwt400.00–435.001,4073
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2374425.60/cwt400.00–445.001,59210
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5191
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378459.99/cwt450.00–475.001,73911
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2384422.11/cwt415.00–432.501,6215
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2422389.74/cwt365.00–405.001,6453
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424417.64/cwt407.50–435.001,77114
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3433306.85/cwt285.00–330.001,3292
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3460237.50/cwt165.00–310.001,0932
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added461437.00/cwt437.00–437.002,0154
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476410.30/cwt390.00–425.001,95342
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478367.69/cwt340.00–377.501,7585
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521414.91/cwt385.00–420.002,16215
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526409.00/cwt409.00–409.002,15115
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530353.96/cwt342.50–365.001,8764
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added541440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,3809
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added564424.29/cwt420.00–425.002,3937
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy570310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7671
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571396.46/cwt370.00–417.002,26446
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2574335.92/cwt320.00–357.501,9287
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3585290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6971
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2588365.52/cwt352.50–368.002,14912
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added600396.25/cwt392.50–400.002,3782
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8761
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618379.31/cwt372.50–387.502,3443
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2655340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2273
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0631
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673348.60/cwt340.00–355.002,34622
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1724324.31/cwt317.50–335.002,3484
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4961
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5201
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,080295.00/cwt295.00–295.003,1861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322428.90/cwt390.00–465.001,38114
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2322367.03/cwt345.00–380.001,1825
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3360300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0801
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370432.94/cwt392.50–467.501,60220
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374361.47/cwt350.00–375.001,3525
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418411.36/cwt385.00–422.501,71932
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424365.14/cwt330.00–380.001,5489
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3443285.20/cwt250.00–320.001,2632
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475378.03/cwt365.00–402.501,79621
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478346.67/cwt317.50–365.001,6575
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481358.89/cwt350.00–365.001,7265
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3488317.38/cwt310.00–325.001,5492
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3505260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3131
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513324.79/cwt312.50–335.001,6664
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527361.70/cwt346.00–382.501,90614
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy530330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7491
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added536390.27/cwt390.00–395.002,09218
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added560370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0721
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572340.64/cwt320.00–355.001,94816
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572283.31/cwt275.00–290.001,6213
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added589356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,0978
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2594312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,85312
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8451
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616321.85/cwt318.00–345.001,98313
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added638362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,3105
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added665355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3611
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673296.15/cwt292.50–300.001,9932
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0402
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1707300.87/cwt300.00–301.002,1278
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy715292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,0911
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9211
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added745337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,5141
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3331
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2711
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1445400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7801
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2445320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4241
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468403.55/cwt400.00–412.501,88912
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,8571
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2529345.11/cwt340.00–355.001,8264
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1531385.31/cwt367.50–395.002,04612
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566343.49/cwt325.00–365.001,9446
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2627279.68/cwt270.00–295.001,7543
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1632324.10/cwt300.00–335.002,0485
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0161
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715301.88/cwt300.00–302.502,1584
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0951
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,2691
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2790275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1731
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1835280.03/cwt275.00–285.002,3382
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,373185.60/cwt185.00–186.002,5482
Bulls——1,568169.06/cwt155.00–176.002,6514
Bulls——1,595188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,9991
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%965142.88/cwt140.00–146.001,3796
Cows—Lean 85-90%975161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,5701
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,015141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,4312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,053156.76/cwt153.00–161.001,6518
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,054132.60/cwt127.00–137.001,39814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180166.71/cwt162.00–169.001,96717
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,345149.91/cwt147.00–154.002,0162
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,373173.66/cwt171.00–177.002,3842
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,543164.49/cwt162.00–168.002,5383
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,9354,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2103,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3502,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27201,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28002,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 36651,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 39151,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29761,832.27/head1,600.00–1,950.001,8324
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29851,922.34/head1,500.00–2,300.001,9222
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,8091
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,482.65/head2,300.00–2,700.002,4832
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1082,546.61/head2,250.00–2,850.002,5472
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,9481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3302,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,031226.50/cwt170.00–250.002,3358

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.