Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2025-12-11

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Dec 11
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
530 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 507▲ 83 vs year ago 447 · +18.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 72▼ 1 vs year ago 56 · −1.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 35▲ 1 vs year ago 19 · +5.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 13.00-21.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 11.00-21.00 higher, except 400-500 lbs sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $410.08/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 14 of 31 comparable sales and sits −28.45 against this barn's trailing median of $438.53.
Average price
$410.08
50 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,259
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$200
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$47.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.18
vs AR average
−20.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549415.742,28244
Medium and Large 2565368.552,0826thin
One grade step is worth $47.19/cwt here — about $200 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 sale50 hd
410.08
—
AR average8 barns · 550 hd
407.89
+2.18
National average179 barns · 20,601 hd
430.63
−20.55
This barn, trailing median31 sales
438.53
−28.45
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—Average1,597176.082,81316
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,546159.122,4598thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,161152.411,76925

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,290$3,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,245$3,0002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$2,6001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,075$1,7501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$2,5501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)790$2,2292thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,465$3,1502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,160$2,9001thin

Every lot

83 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2321470.47/cwt435.00–495.001,5106
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327577.40/cwt500.00–645.001,88817
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376546.09/cwt510.00–625.002,05314
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385469.87/cwt465.00–475.001,8092
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2398491.69/cwt485.00–495.001,9576
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425487.95/cwt457.50–532.502,07428
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427431.97/cwt380.00–455.001,84514
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465425.89/cwt402.50–440.001,9803
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472460.05/cwt440.00–545.002,17125
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3490335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6421
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added516453.00/cwt453.00–453.002,3375
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521424.60/cwt390.00–445.002,21216
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565368.55/cwt357.50–375.002,0826
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572397.42/cwt385.00–406.002,27315
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added582409.07/cwt407.00–412.502,3818
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1608385.23/cwt377.50–395.002,34210
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2617353.31/cwt350.00–355.002,1803
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added619399.00/cwt399.00–399.002,4704
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy640355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2722
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2441
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1682363.72/cwt355.00–385.002,48113
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added737355.81/cwt355.00–357.502,6223
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2775270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0931
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2875272.47/cwt270.00–275.002,3842
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329477.63/cwt455.00–525.001,57115
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375460.11/cwt440.00–495.001,72511
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375429.44/cwt425.00–432.501,6105
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3418349.94/cwt345.00–355.001,4633
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419418.35/cwt400.00–445.001,75322
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy425385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6361
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6361
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3491
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471372.37/cwt335.00–390.001,7547
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477393.52/cwt382.00–402.501,87712
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added496384.00/cwt384.00–384.001,9056
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528333.80/cwt330.00–337.501,7622
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529366.83/cwt350.00–377.501,94120
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568349.53/cwt325.00–357.501,98511
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3570260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4821
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7261
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620348.81/cwt345.00–354.002,1638
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0951
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1671339.39/cwt335.00–342.502,2774
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,1882
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,0701
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1835290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4221
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open1,150270.00/cwt270.00–270.003,1051
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4521
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469418.19/cwt385.00–445.001,9615
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520409.02/cwt365.00–417.502,1277
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571371.33/cwt340.00–386.002,12014
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8401
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623361.24/cwt335.00–375.002,25111
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1676330.72/cwt322.50–345.002,2366
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723317.03/cwt302.50–332.502,2922
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3563
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1842290.76/cwt290.00–291.002,4484
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,291157.47/cwt146.00–172.002,0335
Bulls——1,733192.20/cwt188.00–195.003,3313
Bulls——1,738181.66/cwt174.00–187.003,1578
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,010134.42/cwt121.00–139.001,3584
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,113144.61/cwt144.00–145.001,6103
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,187155.00/cwt150.00–160.001,84011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,226161.97/cwt161.00–166.001,9867
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,355165.42/cwt164.00–167.002,2413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560156.43/cwt155.00–160.002,4404
Cows—Breaker 75-80%2,060151.00/cwt151.00–151.003,1111
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27902,229.11/head1,700.00–2,650.002,2292
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28502,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2925171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,5821
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2940163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,5321
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,7601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2052,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2453,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2903,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,028153.52/cwt153.00–154.001,5782
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,303189.80/cwt185.00–195.002,4732
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1602,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3303,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001

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.