Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2026-06-25

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 25
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
423 head
▲ 159 vs last sale 264▲ 212 vs year ago 211 · +100.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 70▼ 10 vs year ago 48 · −20.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 19▼ 18 vs year ago 44 · −40.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 12.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 23.00-40.00 higher with full advance on 400-500 lb weights. Feeder eifers sold mixed, under 400 lbs sold 14.00 lower, 400-500 lbs sold 9.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold 7.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $453.04/cwt on 23 head, up $10.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 31 comparable sales and sits +14.51 against this barn's trailing median of $438.53.
Average price
$453.04
▲ 10.63 vs prior sale
23 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,505
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$435
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$52.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.70
vs AR average
−15.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555470.402,61015thin
Medium and Large 1-2577423.512,4444thin
Medium and Large 2521417.482,1754thin
One grade step is worth $52.92/cwt here — about $435 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 sale23 hd
453.04
—
AR average6 barns · 178 hd
458.74
−5.70
National average150 barns · 8,917 hd
468.46
−15.42
This barn, trailing median31 sales
438.53
+14.51
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—High1,713205.063,5135thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,387169.642,3527thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,075163.091,75423
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low953156.501,4912thin

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)1,325$2,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,276$2,92712
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,174$2,5466
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,185$2151thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,355$3,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,235$2,8001thin

Every lot

85 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 1345555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,9151
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373530.76/cwt510.00–565.001,9808
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added380600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,2801
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380503.36/cwt500.00–505.001,9133
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418481.63/cwt480.00–485.002,0133
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423531.18/cwt510.00–557.502,24710
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,2002
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468458.32/cwt445.00–475.002,1459
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477502.41/cwt485.00–527.502,39617
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2521417.48/cwt390.00–445.002,1754
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522501.53/cwt490.00–510.002,6184
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added523518.78/cwt512.50–525.002,7132
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added565480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,7122
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577423.51/cwt407.50–440.002,4444
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578447.51/cwt435.00–460.002,5875
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy585407.37/cwt400.00–415.002,3832
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627431.61/cwt422.50–447.502,7067
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,4641
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy674371.67/cwt360.00–385.002,5056
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,7201
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,6061
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1708377.49/cwt375.00–380.002,6732
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735338.87/cwt330.00–347.502,4912
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,6801
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2775325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5191
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added782335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,6204
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825328.33/cwt327.50–330.002,7093
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added860321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,7613
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2895305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,7301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335503.43/cwt495.00–515.001,6863
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added375530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,9881
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1384484.15/cwt475.00–495.001,8596
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422474.87/cwt460.00–505.002,0048
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428428.79/cwt365.00–465.001,8356
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463463.28/cwt432.50–485.002,14519
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,00214
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480404.28/cwt380.00–420.001,9418
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,0831
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added497447.50/cwt447.50–447.502,2243
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2519371.27/cwt360.00–380.001,9274
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523402.80/cwt390.00–415.002,10710
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565386.22/cwt370.00–400.002,18215
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1632376.82/cwt372.50–380.002,3824
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633332.47/cwt330.00–335.002,1052
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy645337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,1771
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660362.37/cwt345.00–380.002,3922
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy680325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2102
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,8871
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435477.67/cwt470.00–485.002,0782
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473475.14/cwt440.00–485.002,24727
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523454.78/cwt415.00–495.002,37825
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566412.00/cwt390.00–470.002,33214
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0991
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2618375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,3182
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625391.76/cwt370.00–407.502,44911
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,4261
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673379.89/cwt370.00–390.002,5572
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1730351.87/cwt350.00–352.502,5694
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,3281
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5501
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1823321.16/cwt315.00–327.502,6432
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1875315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,7561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,660197.99/cwt196.00–200.003,2872
Bulls——1,740207.67/cwt205.00–210.003,6132
Bulls——1,765214.00/cwt214.00–214.003,7771
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight780127.00/cwt127.00–127.009911
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight825165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3611
Cows—Lean 85-90%915150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3731
Cows—Lean 85-90%990163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,6141
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,018130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3232
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,071163.13/cwt157.00–167.001,7478
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,134170.08/cwt168.00–175.001,9298
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150177.77/cwt176.00–181.002,0443
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,289170.37/cwt166.00–173.002,1964
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,410178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,5101
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,570164.00/cwt163.00–165.002,5752
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3553,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0701
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2352,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,7891
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1742,545.74/head2,300.00–2,800.002,5466
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2762,927.19/head2,450.00–3,300.002,92712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3252,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,498174.69/cwt172.00–177.002,6172
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,185215.00/head215.00–215.002151

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.