Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2025-05-15

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, May 15
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
799 head
248 vs last sale 551 400 vs year ago 399 · +100.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
37 vs last sale 67 84 vs year ago 114 · 73.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
4 vs last sale 36 5 vs year ago 37 · 13.5%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle Pot Load SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 9.00 lower, over 600 lbs lightly tested. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 6.00-10.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder supply was mostly average in quality with many unweaned, fleshy cattle; several long weaned cattle sold with a Premium. On a light test, Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $321.47/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 73.34 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.
Average price
$321.47
74 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,754
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$72
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$38.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.55
vs AR average
18.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543325.011,76567
Medium and Large 2552288.131,5894thin
Medium and Large 1-2590287.001,6933thin
One grade step is worth $38.01/cwt here — about $72 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales
440397354312median 394.8112/1802/2604/2306/1808/13
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.06, low $325.67, median $394.81 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale74 hd
321.47
AR average7 barns · 339 hd
323.03
−1.55
National average164 barns · 12,891 hd
339.88
−18.41
This barn, trailing median31 sales
394.81
−73.34
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsAverage1,446175.502,5384thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,405158.792,2315thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average937154.001,4423thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,080151.641,63718

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)1,145$2,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)885$1,9373thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)950$1,8751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,155$1,8751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,252$2,6558
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$2,5001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)870$1,9751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)740$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,220$2,9022thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,040$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)845$1,8102thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open900–950940236.00/cwt236.00–236.002,2181
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500470374.57/cwt355.00–385.001,76012
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800750255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9131
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600570331.61/cwt323.00–352.501,89024
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550528354.25/cwt320.00–375.001,87025
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700683288.13/cwt287.50–290.001,9684
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350333394.01/cwt370.00–405.001,3125
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600573312.11/cwt290.00–325.001,78823
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450413400.56/cwt380.00–416.001,65443
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900865245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,1191
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550526333.07/cwt310.00–342.001,75243
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650628295.86/cwt282.50–315.001,8587
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450417364.70/cwt347.50–382.501,52115
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open750–800778252.52/cwt245.00–260.001,9652
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400352412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,4529
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800790270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1331
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500474377.60/cwt357.50–392.501,79037
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,015215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,1821
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750710280.60/cwt275.00–282.001,9925
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350333428.02/cwt410.00–435.001,42510
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500480329.05/cwt325.00–334.001,57911
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750725255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8491
SteersMedium and Large 11050–11001,070220.05/cwt215.00–225.002,3552
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650619322.39/cwt300.00–335.101,9968
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700688295.92/cwt291.00–317.002,03610
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500458346.94/cwt332.50–360.001,58924
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500468346.69/cwt335.00–365.001,6239
SteersMedium and Large 11100–11501,130232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,6271
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open800–850810240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9441
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open850–900850240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0402
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open1000–10501,010224.87/cwt221.00–232.502,2713
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950915225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0591
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600568328.39/cwt320.00–332.501,8653
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650623296.74/cwt288.00–312.501,84911
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700662294.11/cwt290.00–300.001,9473
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400386386.69/cwt380.00–410.001,49329
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500450345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5531
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800774248.77/cwt240.00–257.501,9254
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600595275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6361
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2885210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8591
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28451,810.06/head1,700.00–1,900.001,8102
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2202,902.46/head2,300.00–3,350.002,9022
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28851,936.53/head1,350.00–2,500.001,9373
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450425370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5731
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,2522,654.89/head2,350.00–2,900.002,6558
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1452,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27401,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,035155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,6041
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400385370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28701,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,420163.31/cwt162.00–164.002,3193
Bulls1,710188.00/cwt188.00–188.003,2151
Bulls1,400168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,3521
CowsBoner 80-85%1,121143.73/cwt143.00–145.001,6114
CowsBoner 80-85%1,122161.02/cwt160.00–162.001,8073
CowsLean 85-90%855155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3251
BullsLight Weight930154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,4321
CowsBoner 80-85%1,054156.40/cwt152.00–159.001,6489
CowsLean 85-90%930144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,3391
CowsLean 85-90%1,025163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,6711
Bulls1,745192.00/cwt192.00–192.003,3501
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,425145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,0661
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29501,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,140153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,7441
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1551,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0402,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,340159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,1311
CowsBoner 80-85%1,050132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,3862
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450435312.87/cwt280.00–345.001,3612
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600570230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3111
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500475295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4011
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700655252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,6541
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2915161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,4731
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,109195.98/cwt180.00–210.002,1736
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650628268.78/cwt260.00–275.001,6884
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500476324.82/cwt300.00–355.001,54617
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700665270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7961
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350330325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0731
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500470310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4571
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400367311.80/cwt295.00–330.001,1443
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400374363.63/cwt360.00–370.001,3604
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600585278.75/cwt277.50–280.001,6312
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350323363.02/cwt355.00–370.001,1732
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400370357.30/cwt350.00–365.001,3222
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350305300.00/cwt300.00–300.009151
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650600342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,0551
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750700300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1001
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600584353.28/cwt332.50–365.002,06329
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550519380.11/cwt360.00–395.001,97314
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550500305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800768260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9972
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700688284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,9543
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450405421.00/cwt421.00–421.001,7056
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750728281.27/cwt280.00–282.502,0482
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400378433.08/cwt405.00–447.501,63714
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600555290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6101
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450423373.43/cwt370.00–375.001,5803
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700695275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9111
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650632281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,7762
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800783261.00/cwt261.00–261.002,0443
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600572320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8305
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450433332.83/cwt290.00–356.001,4418
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550518297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,5412
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500475341.09/cwt337.50–345.001,6202
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600590287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,6933
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550533329.99/cwt324.00–345.001,75910
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650619301.38/cwt296.00–305.001,86650
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450435313.85/cwt305.00–322.501,3652
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900875250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1881
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550539330.77/cwt290.00–355.001,7838
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500–550505360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8181
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400385373.53/cwt340.00–395.001,4383
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600580322.37/cwt315.00–330.001,8702
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400375330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2381

How this sale compares

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.