Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2026-06-11

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 11
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
619 head
▲ 288 vs last sale 331▲ 44 vs year ago 575 · +7.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 64▲ 7 vs year ago 52 · +13.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 25▲ 12 vs year ago 12 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 1.00-9.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 13.00-20.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 10.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 7.00-14.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, Not enough Slaughter bulls to establish a Trend.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $432.63/cwt on 86 head, down $13.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 31 comparable sales and sits −5.90 against this barn's trailing median of $438.53.
Average price
$432.63
▼ 13.34 vs prior sale
86 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,352
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$875
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$142.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.37
vs AR average
−21.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543446.272,42554
Medium and Large 1-2553424.632,35024
Medium and Large 2518384.781,9936thin
Medium and Large 3510303.921,5502thin
One grade step is worth $142.35/cwt here — about $875 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale86 hd
432.63
—
AR average7 barns · 386 hd
433.00
−0.37
National average163 barns · 9,671 hd
453.72
−21.09
This barn, trailing median31 sales
438.53
−5.90
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

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—Low1,552197.993,0733thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,443172.252,4854thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,238172.162,13136
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,130168.001,8981thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,123$3,8502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$3,0501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,305$2,7583thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,289$2,6506
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,188$2,4435
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,175$2,1501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)830$1,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,583$3,5263thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1313586.74/cwt540.00–610.001,8366
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335521.64/cwt510.00–530.001,7473
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2342500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7102
Steers300–350Small and Medium 3348487.50/cwt487.50–487.501,6975
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378533.65/cwt510.00–570.002,01710
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2379485.94/cwt455.00–535.001,8424
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3390460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7941
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420483.80/cwt450.00–520.002,03210
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433441.92/cwt425.00–450.001,9143
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3440350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5401
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466462.95/cwt445.00–485.002,15713
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472410.23/cwt350.00–445.001,9368
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added491457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,2465
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3510303.92/cwt250.00–360.001,5502
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added515473.96/cwt451.00–482.002,44119
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518384.78/cwt370.00–400.001,9936
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524428.15/cwt410.00–445.002,24410
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added549424.00/cwt424.00–424.002,3289
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added556425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,36315
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added568445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,52812
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1577420.93/cwt412.50–430.002,42913
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added615408.85/cwt400.00–420.002,51434
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625381.29/cwt380.00–382.502,3832
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4192
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added689370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,5499
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1695345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3981
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,6442
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5841
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6981
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2801
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1345510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,7601
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373461.61/cwt435.00–490.001,7225
Heifers350–400Small and Medium 3375480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8003
Heifers400–450Small and Medium 3405420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7011
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2413361.82/cwt325.00–400.001,4942
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425447.79/cwt420.00–465.001,9039
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483402.46/cwt395.00–410.001,9442
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1489423.84/cwt418.00–445.002,07314
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517402.50/cwt390.00–420.002,08122
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522365.03/cwt350.00–375.001,9053
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567375.15/cwt360.00–390.002,1277
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy585345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0181
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added590402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,3752
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623362.45/cwt345.00–380.002,25810
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added654359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,3489
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy665325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1611
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1682339.19/cwt330.00–345.002,3133
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723331.97/cwt325.00–340.002,4005
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added733341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,50012
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3745165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2291
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added759340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,58169
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9511
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1767314.04/cwt300.00–320.002,4095
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2930255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,3721
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,035285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,9501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1484438.27/cwt425.00–465.002,1214
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5041
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524421.95/cwt390.00–432.502,21115
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2538354.53/cwt320.00–367.501,9074
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569412.28/cwt397.50–440.002,34612
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2572379.80/cwt370.00–385.002,1723
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3575220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2651
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617384.10/cwt375.00–400.002,3709
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1676340.66/cwt325.00–350.002,3034
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy695320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2241
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1708332.51/cwt330.00–335.002,3542
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,4092
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,530195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,9841
Bulls——1,563199.49/cwt199.00–200.003,1182
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,068163.61/cwt160.00–166.001,7479
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,130168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,8981
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,130148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,6721
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,285176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,2621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,294173.89/cwt170.00–176.002,25017
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,314180.14/cwt178.00–183.002,3679
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,475167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,4632
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,535179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,7481
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-22,165214.00/cwt214.00–214.004,6331
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4403,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6553,663.97/head3,625.00–3,700.003,6642
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 38301,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0153,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1233,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1752,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1882,442.76/head1,950.00–3,250.002,4435
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2892,649.71/head1,950.00–3,450.002,6506
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3052,757.92/head2,550.00–2,950.002,7583
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,0441

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.