Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No Trend as Sale not reported last three weeks, however strong, higher undertones denoted in all Feeder and Slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $274.47/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −120.34 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$274.47

59 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,487

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$319

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$65.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.16

vs AR average

−29.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	501	283.00	1,418	8thin
Medium and Large 1	549	279.23	1,532	42
Medium and Large 2	551	248.07	1,366	8thin
Medium and Large 3	505	217.50	1,098	1thin

One grade step is worth $65.50/cwt here — about $319 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

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 sale59 hd

274.47

—

AR average10 barns · 669 hd

282.63

−8.16

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−29.56

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−120.34

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,699	152.68	2,594	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,274	128.82	1,641	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	120.70	1,389	14

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,288	$1,963	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$1,675	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$3,325	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	959	$2,959	51
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	897	$2,471	8
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$2,325	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,191	$3,369	7
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,755	$3,350	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,760	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,333	$2,647	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,304	$2,337	5

Every lot, as filed

99 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	2,958.73/head	2,225.00–3,150.00	2,959	51
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	2,470.90/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,471	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	734	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,806	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	374	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,262	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,394	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	260.07/cwt	250.00–270.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	212.03/cwt	190.00–235.00	1,527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	240.80/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	297.43/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,404	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	266.96/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,263	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	1450–1500	1,455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	316.35/cwt	295.00–331.00	1,338	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	800–850	815	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	778	200.10/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	229.96/cwt	225.00–235.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	330.07/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,228	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	270.00/cwt	255.00–292.00	1,547	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	1100–1150	1,130	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	671	252.43/cwt	251.00–254.00	1,694	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	950–1000	984	211.72/cwt	200.00–217.50	2,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	850–900	871	218.20/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,901	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	635	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	328.31/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,438	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	313.86/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,682	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	273.75/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	266.27/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	257.98/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,755	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	114.72/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,414	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	945	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	898	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	129.24/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,729	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	122.20/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,327	8
Bulls	—	—	1,978	164.87/cwt	162.00–169.50	3,261	6
Bulls	—	—	1,666	154.74/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,578	7
Bulls	—	—	1,410	135.18/cwt	126.00–144.00	1,906	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	3,325.00/head	3,325.00–3,325.00	3,325	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	302.21/cwt	301.00–303.00	1,680	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	2,519.72/head	2,425.00–2,600.00	2,520	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,309	131.63/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,723	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,247	126.72/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,580	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,760	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	3,368.99/head	2,275.00–3,750.00	3,369	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,304	2,336.52/head	2,125.00–2,600.00	2,337	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,327	2,669.86/head	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,670	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	183.29/cwt	162.50–212.50	1,499	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	1,962.57/head	1,775.00–2,125.00	1,963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	505	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	266.02/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	327.46/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,552	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	898	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,164	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	264.93/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	362.52/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,523	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	286.14/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	860	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,133	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	387.56/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,271	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,977	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	311.46/cwt	265.00–335.00	1,174	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	281.40/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,306	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	334.23/cwt	317.50–342.50	1,578	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	501	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,418	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	260.51/cwt	252.50–276.00	1,503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	342.48/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	363.47/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,363	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	282.48/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,460	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	289.52/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	325.53/cwt	310.00–347.50	1,725	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	311.03/cwt	292.50–325.00	1,779	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	506	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,574	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	257.55/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,365	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	238.58/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,362	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	278.75/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	210.21/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	261.39/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	362.23/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,170	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	278.58/cwt	260.00–292.50	1,178	3

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

Thu Jan 16, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 619Last week 252Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 35Year ago 0

Compared to last week: No Trend as Sale not reported last three weeks, however strong, higher undertones denoted in all Feeder and Slaughter classes.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	51	—	959	2,225.00–3,150.00	2,958.73
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	897	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,470.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,030	2,325.00	2,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,255	3,325.00	3,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	130.00	130.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,288	1,775.00–2,125.00	1,962.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,755	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,760	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,505	166.00	166.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	7	—	1,191	2,275.00–3,750.00	3,368.99
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,363	2,425.00–2,600.00	2,519.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,304	2,125.00–2,600.00	2,336.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,327	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,669.86
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	818	162.50–212.50	183.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	175.00	175.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	506	311.00	311.00
23	650–700	671	251.00–254.00	252.43
25	700–750	734	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	374	337.50	337.50
8	500–550	501	283.00	283.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	498	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	250.00–270.00	260.07
3	400–450	423	260.00–292.50	278.58
5	450–500	473	260.00–275.00	266.96
4	500–550	530	255.00–265.00	257.55
4	550–600	571	230.00–245.00	238.58
1	600–650	600	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	650	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	720	190.00–235.00	212.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	323	345.00–390.00	362.23
19	350–400	372	300.00–365.00	330.07
21	400–450	423	295.00–331.00	316.35
21	450–500	472	285.00–315.00	297.43
8	500–550	517	270.00–297.50	282.48
24	550–600	573	255.00–292.00	270.00
2	600–650	635	252.50–270.00	261.39
3	650–700	670	232.50–247.50	240.80
1	800–850	835	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	225.00	225.00
14	850–900	871	210.00–220.00	218.20
3	950–1000	984	200.00–217.50	211.72
1	1100–1150	1,130	170.00	170.00
1	1450–1500	1,455	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	225.00–235.00	229.96
1	400–450	435	160.00	160.00
2	450–500	480	190.00–230.00	210.21
1	500–550	505	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	277.50	277.50
1	500–550	530	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	675	225.00	225.00
2	750–800	778	190.00–210.00	200.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	438	325.00–330.00	328.31
20	450–500	474	310.00–335.00	327.46
22	500–550	536	300.00–330.00	313.86
5	550–600	556	301.00–303.00	302.21
4	600–650	625	260.00–275.00	266.27
3	650–700	665	257.00–260.00	257.98
1	800–850	805	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	260.00–287.50	273.75
2	550–600	580	257.50–275.00	266.02
1	700–750	745	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	898	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	340.00–345.00	342.48
3	350–400	377	265.00–335.00	311.46
1	400–450	440	285.00	285.00
7	450–500	464	265.00–295.00	281.40
4	500–550	525	270.00–295.00	286.14
3	550–600	577	252.50–276.00	260.51
2	600–650	618	262.50–267.50	264.93
1	650–700	690	267.50	267.50
1	750–800	785	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	328	360.00–405.00	387.56
7	350–400	375	345.00–380.00	363.47
26	400–450	420	335.00–375.00	362.52
11	450–500	472	317.50–342.50	334.23
21	500–550	530	310.00–347.50	325.53
10	550–600	572	292.50–325.00	311.03
6	600–650	613	280.00–302.50	289.52
2	650–700	673	277.50–280.00	278.75
5	700–750	735	269.00	269.00
1	750–800	795	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	410	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	850–900	860	248.00	248.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	112.00–117.00	114.72
1	—	945	95.00	95.00
3	—	1,338	127.00–132.00	129.24
8	—	1,086	117.00–126.00	122.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,309	130.00–133.00	131.63
8	—	1,247	125.00–129.00	126.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,978	162.00–169.50	164.87
7	—	1,666	152.00–159.00	154.74
5	—	1,410	126.00–144.00	135.18

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

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I-40 Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

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