Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2026-08-13

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 13
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
377 head
▲ 167 vs last sale 210▼ 157 vs year ago 534 · −29.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 14▼ 54 vs year ago 83 · −65.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 19▼ 38 vs year ago 48 · −79.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 6.00-15.00, mostly 10.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 2.00-8.00 higher. Demand good for long weaned, vaccinated and worked cattle. Fleshy and cattle with too much hair are steeply discounted. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $385.40/cwt on 27 head, down $15.84 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 31 comparable sales and sits −53.13 against this barn's trailing median of $438.53.
Average price
$385.40
▼ 15.84 vs prior sale
27 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,063
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$195
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$43.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.95
vs AR average
−16.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529397.552,10413thin
Medium and Large 1-2542389.002,1088thin
Medium and Large 2539354.261,9096thin
One grade step is worth $43.29/cwt here — about $195 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 sale27 hd
385.40
—
AR average9 barns · 290 hd
404.35
−18.95
National average153 barns · 6,255 hd
401.83
−16.43
This barn, trailing median31 sales
438.53
−53.13
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—Low1,768198.503,5082thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,499164.002,4589thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,143159.431,82218

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)960$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$2,3001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)805$2,6262thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)830$2,5762thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,590$4,2501thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4261
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3320310.00/cwt310.00–310.009921
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325514.79/cwt490.00–540.001,6736
Steers300–350Small and Medium 3340395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3432
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2374415.90/cwt360.00–450.001,5555
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378477.25/cwt470.00–485.001,8042
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3380415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,5771
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,7011
Steers400–450Small and Medium 3420300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2602
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423452.65/cwt435.00–462.501,91514
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468445.50/cwt420.00–459.002,08518
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2691
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8671
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy500365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8251
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518336.82/cwt330.00–345.001,7453
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519405.93/cwt400.00–425.002,1079
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added542389.00/cwt389.00–389.002,1088
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560371.70/cwt360.00–380.002,0823
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570383.27/cwt380.00–390.002,1853
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy605340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0571
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added612396.79/cwt392.00–400.002,42818
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628328.22/cwt320.00–337.502,0613
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1633363.75/cwt362.50–365.002,3032
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2645331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,1356
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2653333.73/cwt327.50–340.002,1792
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy660335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2111
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680347.34/cwt342.50–360.002,3624
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,3664
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy690320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2081
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy710290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0591
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2201
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1741335.19/cwt335.00–337.002,48410
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1752327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,4632
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1813309.97/cwt300.00–320.002,5202
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2313379.52/cwt360.00–400.001,1882
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325441.33/cwt420.00–455.001,4344
Heifers300–350Small and Medium 3330410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3533
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330300.00/cwt300.00–300.009901
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2355420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4912
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370323.20/cwt320.00–330.001,1963
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4441
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381447.63/cwt425.00–470.001,7057
Heifers350–400Small and Medium 3392340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3333
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3410375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5381
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430405.15/cwt390.00–412.501,74210
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472364.88/cwt345.00–390.001,7223
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477388.75/cwt374.00–410.001,85413
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added497370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,83915
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526348.86/cwt325.00–365.001,8357
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7661
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3535200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0701
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3550240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3201
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1558345.79/cwt340.00–350.001,9303
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8141
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619331.92/cwt325.00–340.002,05510
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added631345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,17725
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1654331.24/cwt325.00–340.002,1664
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9951
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728313.77/cwt312.50–315.002,2842
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765312.98/cwt312.00–315.002,3943
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8711
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470394.57/cwt385.00–405.001,8542
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521394.07/cwt367.50–415.002,0538
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1567376.08/cwt352.50–390.002,13210
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1671328.78/cwt322.50–334.002,2067
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1740321.25/cwt315.00–327.502,3772
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8481
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4401
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1950240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,2801
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2965227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,1951
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Small and Medium 3595270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6071
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,745193.00/cwt193.00–193.003,3681
Bulls——1,790204.00/cwt204.00–204.003,6521
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%983139.62/cwt134.00–146.001,3723
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,120157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,7583
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,181164.26/cwt162.00–168.001,94011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,245170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,1171
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,2061
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,437164.54/cwt163.00–167.002,3645
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,687161.09/cwt160.00–162.002,7183
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29602,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2813218.31/cwt215.00–220.001,7753
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28052,626.09/head2,600.00–2,650.002,6262
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28302,575.75/head2,550.00–2,600.002,5762
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5904,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2501

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.