Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2026-09-10

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 10
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
287 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 264▼ 296 vs year ago 583 · −50.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 84▼ 18 vs year ago 52 · −34.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 66 vs last sale 107▲ 13 vs year ago 28 · +46.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 30.00-40.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 18.00-35.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold steady, over 600 lbs sold 10.00 lower. No trend for Slaughter cows or bulls, not reported last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $362.25/cwt on 58 head, up $32.72 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −76.28 against this barn's trailing median of $438.53.
Average price
$362.25
▲ 32.72 vs prior sale
58 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,010
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$793
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$144.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.05
vs AR average
−28.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549381.322,09541
Medium and Large 1-2599337.002,0194thin
Medium and Large 2561331.831,86310thin
Medium and Large 3550236.691,3023thin
One grade step is worth $144.62/cwt here — about $793 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 sale58 hd
362.25
—
AR average6 barns · 150 hd
357.19
+5.05
National average134 barns · 6,067 hd
390.59
−28.34
This barn, trailing median31 sales
438.53
−76.28
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—High1,652181.002,9905thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,388142.481,97811
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,044133.571,39415
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,002129.991,3023thin

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)1,482$3,2947
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,175$2,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,244$2,7885
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,300$2,3412thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$2,3094thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320397.50/cwt395.00–400.001,2722
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325275.00/cwt275.00–275.008941
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340431.72/cwt425.00–435.001,4683
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376414.08/cwt405.00–435.001,5576
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy400312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,2501
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422396.60/cwt380.00–420.001,67411
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427347.92/cwt320.00–375.001,4865
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475391.09/cwt375.00–435.001,8588
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476347.80/cwt325.00–360.001,6564
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy488441.00/cwt441.00–441.002,1524
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy510345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7601
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3510200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0201
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515332.50/cwt322.50–342.501,7122
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added520405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,1061
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1532388.51/cwt352.50–398.002,06717
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566376.33/cwt352.50–399.002,13022
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3570255.04/cwt250.00–260.001,4542
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573331.66/cwt310.00–347.501,9008
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added599337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,0194
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630332.48/cwt325.00–342.502,0953
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1679348.99/cwt346.00–362.502,3708
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added682340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3192
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added735330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4261
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1441
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1341
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320225.00/cwt225.00–225.007201
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360408.52/cwt395.00–415.001,4713
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365347.81/cwt340.00–355.001,2702
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3405250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0131
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428378.44/cwt355.00–410.001,6205
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428341.73/cwt325.00–350.001,4633
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470317.93/cwt290.00–335.001,4945
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475350.18/cwt330.00–372.501,66311
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added515350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8031
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6382
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524336.86/cwt325.00–347.501,76514
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added555353.32/cwt345.00–355.001,9616
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7921
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570323.50/cwt310.00–342.501,8446
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy595305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8151
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1609323.23/cwt310.00–329.001,96814
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2638294.88/cwt285.00–305.001,8812
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8811
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670292.44/cwt285.00–300.001,9592
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,2621
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425388.65/cwt375.00–400.001,6523
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5401
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469374.64/cwt350.00–387.501,7574
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470329.89/cwt315.00–345.001,5503
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518324.00/cwt317.50–337.501,6783
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524342.92/cwt330.00–360.001,79711
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3540215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1611
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577335.27/cwt325.00–360.001,9359
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2608310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8852
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1616312.08/cwt300.00–325.001,9228
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3655190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2451
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675302.39/cwt292.50–315.002,0413
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9721
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718282.00/cwt275.00–290.002,0256
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1900260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3401
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1955215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,0531
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3310260.00/cwt260.00–260.008061
Dairy Steers400–450Small and Medium 3430220.00/cwt220.00–220.009461
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3585240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4041
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,545180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,7812
Bulls——1,693185.00/cwt185.00–185.003,1322
Bulls——1,785175.00/cwt175.00–175.003,1241
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%993126.48/cwt125.00–128.001,2562
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,008122.79/cwt119.00–125.001,2385
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,010143.43/cwt140.00–147.001,4493
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,3971
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,060132.22/cwt130.00–138.001,4025
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145149.07/cwt148.00–150.001,7072
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,359144.41/cwt143.00–147.001,9638
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465137.35/cwt135.00–141.002,0123
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2958169.08/cwt142.50–180.001,6203
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1752,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,8451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2442,787.94/head2,050.00–3,400.002,7885
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,341.35/head2,200.00–2,500.002,3412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,308.85/head2,150.00–2,350.002,3094
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4823,293.57/head3,000.00–3,450.003,2947
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2946272.38/cwt270.00–295.002,57710
Open Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,047196.17/cwt194.00–220.002,0548

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.