Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2025-12-18

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Dec 18
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
311 head
▼ 219 vs last sale 530▲ 59 vs year ago 252 · +23.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 55▲ 1 vs year ago 42 · +2.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 20▲ 5 vs year ago 35 · +14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00-20.00, mostly 9.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 25.00-40.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 1.00-5.00 higher. Feeder supply was mostly average to plain in quality with a few high quality calves selling for a Premium. on a light test, Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $354.28/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 14 of 33 comparable sales and sits −32.34 against this barn's trailing median of $386.62.
Average price
$354.28
34 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,918
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$756
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$133.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.44
vs AR average
−35.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543363.951,97528
Medium and Large 2537331.621,7813thin
Medium and Large 1-2538315.001,6952thin
Small and Medium 3530230.001,2191thin
One grade step is worth $133.95/cwt here — about $756 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 sale34 hd
354.28
—
AR average8 barns · 422 hd
365.72
−11.44
National average175 barns · 15,310 hd
389.91
−35.63
This barn, trailing median33 sales
386.62
−32.34
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

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—High1,824176.653,2227thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,350152.312,0566thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,060143.141,51718
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low943140.001,3202thin

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)1,183$2,9682thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,097$2,4088
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,072$2,2973thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,060$1,7864thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$1,7501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$2,8501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,075$2,7001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)905$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,035$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,039$2,6035
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)985$2,2001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)803$2,6502thin

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,5451
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335559.87/cwt530.00–595.001,8764
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1371556.30/cwt525.00–575.002,0646
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380485.15/cwt450.00–515.001,8446
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2426451.91/cwt450.00–452.501,9254
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1429486.52/cwt465.00–525.002,08712
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3465227.99/cwt200.00–245.001,0603
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466416.62/cwt415.00–417.501,9416
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468417.62/cwt405.00–432.501,9543
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480446.44/cwt425.00–475.002,14314
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516426.81/cwt415.00–445.002,2029
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572365.77/cwt362.50–370.002,0923
Steers600–650Small and Medium 3610230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4031
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627380.50/cwt377.50–387.502,38610
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1661372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,4624
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4321
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2775300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3251
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2810265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1471
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,7301
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2880265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3321
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1Fleshy995265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,6371
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323438.72/cwt420.00–455.001,4172
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325314.77/cwt300.00–330.001,0232
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326521.82/cwt480.00–540.001,7014
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368505.64/cwt470.00–530.001,8618
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377410.82/cwt360.00–445.001,5493
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414452.46/cwt435.00–475.001,8734
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428387.72/cwt375.00–400.001,6592
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added455437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,9912
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468376.09/cwt345.00–395.001,7603
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,9002
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473414.96/cwt402.50–430.001,96312
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475424.00/cwt424.00–424.002,01418
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2508334.93/cwt330.00–340.001,7012
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy515345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7771
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528373.23/cwt355.00–390.001,97115
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 3530230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2191
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6952
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563353.94/cwt340.00–370.001,99312
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9341
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,9511
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1608342.51/cwt340.00–345.002,0822
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added635357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,2701
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy660322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,1291
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2683306.32/cwt300.00–315.002,0924
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1684334.73/cwt329.00–340.002,2905
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added708334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,3653
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2191
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3491
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469414.98/cwt400.00–420.001,9464
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1532381.27/cwt370.00–405.002,0286
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2545330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7991
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564367.38/cwt340.00–382.502,07211
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9431
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613338.43/cwt330.00–342.502,0755
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2645320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0641
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673329.24/cwt320.00–337.502,2167
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy675295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9911
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1733312.53/cwt310.00–315.002,2912
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2651
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1820296.67/cwt290.00–300.002,4333
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1955232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,2201
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 21,055205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,1631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,708178.52/cwt175.00–184.003,0493
Bulls——1,898165.48/cwt155.00–172.003,1412
Bulls——1,923185.00/cwt185.00–185.003,5582
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%860135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1611
Cows—Boner 80-85%985133.21/cwt129.00–137.001,3126
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4861
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,073144.58/cwt141.00–148.001,5519
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,085155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,6821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210160.55/cwt158.00–163.001,9432
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,300158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,0541
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,345149.96/cwt147.00–151.002,0174
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,420156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,2151
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,786.03/head1,350.00–2,100.001,7864
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0722,296.66/head2,000.00–2,550.002,2973
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0972,407.55/head1,650.00–2,750.002,4088
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135206.00/cwt206.00–206.002,3381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,9261
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1832,967.97/head2,850.00–3,050.002,9682
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,310151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,9781
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 3665128.00/cwt128.00–128.008511
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2890171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,5221
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2933223.48/cwt212.50–235.002,0852
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,255164.93/cwt161.00–168.002,0702
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8011
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28952,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29052,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29852,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0392,603.42/head2,350.00–2,900.002,6035
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27552,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28502,750.00/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.