Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2025-11-06

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Nov 6
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
691 head
▲ 344 vs last sale 347▲ 518 vs year ago 173 · +299.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 39▲ 64 vs year ago 37 · +173.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 14▼ 17 vs year ago 31 · −54.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 22.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 10.00-22.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 18.00-25.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 8.00 higher. Feeder supply consisted of mostly average in quality, unweaned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $311.72/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −74.90 against this barn's trailing median of $386.62.
Average price
$311.72
80 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,694
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$397
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$94.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−19.57
vs AR average
−53.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537323.361,73757
Medium and Large 1-2552297.391,64112thin
Medium and Large 2557281.571,5688thin
Medium and Large 3587228.371,3413thin
One grade step is worth $94.99/cwt here — about $397 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 sale80 hd
311.72
—
AR average8 barns · 474 hd
331.29
−19.57
National average198 barns · 25,157 hd
365.61
−53.89
This barn, trailing median33 sales
386.62
−74.90
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—Low1,510165.132,49315
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,452165.232,39910
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,013154.601,5665thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,188149.751,77937

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)1,238$2,1283thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)970$1,9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,075$1,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,145$1,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)825$1,2001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,090$2,3001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$2,2001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)958$2,1752thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)820$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,565$2,7501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)785$1,7751thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2313412.26/cwt400.00–430.001,2905
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1321479.33/cwt450.00–499.001,5398
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325289.31/cwt275.00–325.009404
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3370323.25/cwt280.00–385.001,1966
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373443.93/cwt420.00–465.001,6565
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380408.18/cwt400.00–415.001,5513
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1414425.85/cwt407.50–475.001,76311
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2429385.66/cwt350.00–410.001,65412
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3434292.15/cwt280.00–310.001,2687
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3471294.43/cwt265.00–330.001,3874
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473354.89/cwt335.00–365.001,67911
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474388.18/cwt370.00–405.001,84021
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2522286.70/cwt280.00–320.001,4976
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531374.51/cwt357.50–385.001,9897
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3560270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5121
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578366.01/cwt365.00–367.002,11610
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626344.63/cwt330.00–362.502,15716
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2683310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1172
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725311.56/cwt302.50–320.002,2593
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1754
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773318.73/cwt317.50–320.002,4642
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4221
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1297435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,2926
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2319344.96/cwt335.00–360.001,1004
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330418.03/cwt390.00–450.001,37914
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3340300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0201
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2360397.00/cwt397.00–397.001,4295
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369407.24/cwt375.00–425.001,5038
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2384367.25/cwt345.00–390.001,4104
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420386.08/cwt365.00–425.001,62213
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3601
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2434330.40/cwt290.00–365.001,4345
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464362.24/cwt335.00–375.001,68119
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465258.55/cwt245.00–265.001,2023
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474346.42/cwt330.00–357.501,64217
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479314.02/cwt285.00–325.001,5045
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513292.52/cwt290.00–295.001,5013
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4943
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528323.55/cwt310.00–335.001,70847
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564299.85/cwt297.50–301.001,6919
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1581322.48/cwt321.00–332.501,87410
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583275.00/cwt265.00–285.001,6035
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3587228.37/cwt205.00–240.001,3413
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1608322.23/cwt300.00–329.001,9595
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2617265.05/cwt245.00–285.001,6353
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3620220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3641
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,1646
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2686294.00/cwt294.00–294.002,0174
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,0621
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1709300.85/cwt300.00–301.002,1337
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1840275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3101
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2840245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,0581
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3418240.27/cwt225.00–255.001,0042
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1443397.49/cwt395.00–400.001,7612
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2443320.03/cwt315.00–325.001,4182
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3465250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1632
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474384.43/cwt360.00–392.501,8225
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475320.21/cwt315.00–330.001,5213
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3522265.93/cwt255.00–275.001,3885
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528352.55/cwt337.50–390.001,86133
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528317.54/cwt315.00–320.001,6772
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555315.00/cwt310.00–320.001,7482
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573352.57/cwt332.50–370.002,02032
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8001
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2619303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,8769
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy635270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7151
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1638345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2012
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2651286.66/cwt282.50–295.001,8663
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3675200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3501
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1730292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,1352
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,1943
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1561
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1866228.52/cwt210.00–235.001,9797
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 3890190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6911
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2950200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9001
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,028224.91/cwt220.00–230.002,3122
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 11,055235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,4791
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 11,110210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,3311
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 21,135205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,3271
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,310159.42/cwt144.00–170.002,08810
Bulls——1,830175.19/cwt175.00–176.003,2064
Bulls——2,230182.00/cwt182.00–182.004,0591
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%928118.30/cwt116.00–120.001,0985
Cows—Lean 85-90%930145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3492
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,033143.88/cwt141.00–148.001,4869
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,6702
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,8231
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,255160.17/cwt157.00–164.002,0102
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,291162.58/cwt160.00–165.002,09911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,319155.49/cwt151.00–159.002,05112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,501166.49/cwt165.00–169.002,4998
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 37851,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,280176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,2531
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 38251,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29701,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2382,128.06/head1,675.00–2,600.002,1283
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28202,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29582,174.93/head1,750.00–2,500.002,1752
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0402,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0902,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5652,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501

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.