Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00-6.00, mostly 3.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 7.00-12.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher, on a light test, Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $318.72/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −133.92 against this barn's trailing median of $452.64.

Average price

$318.72

18 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$428

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

$61.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.99

vs AR average

−29.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	328.96	1,832	15thin
Medium and Large 2	525	267.50	1,404	3thin

One grade step is worth $61.46/cwt here — about $428 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

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $500.50, low $385.40, median $452.64 across 28 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 sale18 hd

318.72

—

AR average9 barns · 401 hd

327.71

−8.99

National average177 barns · 23,098 hd

348.66

−29.94

This barn, trailing median28 sales

452.64

−133.92

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	—	Average	1,648	161.11	2,656	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,371	136.47	1,871	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	129.23	1,280	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,044	123.10	1,285	20

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,122	$1,944	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	885	$1,827	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	958	$2,350	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	763	$1,564	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	715	$1,450	1thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,134	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,826.84/head	1,450.00–2,175.00	1,827	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	1,943.71/head	1,500.00–2,450.00	1,944	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	2,349.74/head	1,600.00–2,800.00	2,350	3
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	680	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	1,601.85/head	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,602	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	194.91/cwt	172.50–218.00	1,895	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	139.88/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,690	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	145.68/cwt	134.00–154.00	1,764	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	145.32/cwt	139.00–154.00	1,739	3
Bulls	—	—	1,415	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,165	1
Bulls	—	—	1,765	165.17/cwt	163.00–167.00	2,915	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,716	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	993	118.70/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,179	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	860	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	886	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	134.75/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,904	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	134.46/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,545	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,207	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,014	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	823	93.49/cwt	90.00–97.00	769	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	140.06/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,877	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	134.95/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,462	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	127.45/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,369	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	636	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,863	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	800–850	825	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	247.46/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,282	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	380	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	602	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	388.15/cwt	387.50–390.00	1,405	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	353.14/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,300	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	354	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,363	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	562	332.46/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,868	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	307.60/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,492	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	285.63/cwt	277.50–297.50	1,779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	354.76/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,404	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	314.97/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	371.02/cwt	352.50–395.00	1,555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	343.08/cwt	320.00–362.50	1,633	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	277.24/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,736	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	343.52/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,477	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	282.46/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	393.38/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,318	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	261.28/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,257	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	390	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	662	294.85/cwt	291.00–295.00	1,952	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	326.76/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,751	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	332.71/cwt	322.50–345.00	1,580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,937	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	300.76/cwt	287.50–317.50	1,726	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	288.09/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	165.68/cwt	152.50–179.00	1,533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	270.16/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	281.67/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	191.25/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	650–700	681	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,798	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	212.67/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	1200–1250	1,200	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	2,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	745	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	277.94/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	310.45/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,478	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	314.03/cwt	292.50–327.50	1,341	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	221.09/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	344.51/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	246.74/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	348	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	241.87/cwt	227.50–262.50	1,495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	264.43/cwt	264.00–267.50	1,795	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	300.26/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,555	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	290.55/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,357	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	364.97/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,204	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	254.66/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	294.39/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,236	5

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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 368Last week 310Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 40Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 13Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	342.50	342.50
3	450–500	475	322.50–345.00	332.71
14	500–550	536	300.00–337.50	326.76
19	550–600	574	287.50–317.50	300.76
4	600–650	610	285.00–290.00	288.09
1	650–700	660	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	742	249.00	249.00
6	750–800	781	248.00	248.00
1	800–850	820	197.50	197.50
1	1000–1050	1,025	157.00	157.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	636	293.00	293.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	255.00	255.00
2	500–550	518	245.00–250.00	247.46
2	650–700	670	205.00–220.00	212.67
1	800–850	825	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	545	260.00–295.00	281.67
2	600–650	620	265.00–275.00	270.16
1	850–900	865	180.00	180.00
2	900–950	925	152.50–179.00	165.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	420.00	420.00
12	550–600	562	305.00–335.00	332.46
2	600–650	602	306.00	306.00
56	650–700	662	291.00–295.00	294.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	390.00–395.00	393.38
4	350–400	362	387.50–390.00	388.15
5	400–450	419	352.50–395.00	371.02
10	450–500	476	320.00–362.50	343.08
3	500–550	537	300.00–325.00	314.97
3	600–650	623	277.50–297.50	285.63
2	650–700	685	280.00–285.00	282.46
1	750–800	790	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	805	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	340.00–370.00	354.76
5	350–400	368	340.00–370.00	353.14
7	400–450	430	340.00–350.00	343.52
3	450–500	485	295.00–325.00	307.60
3	500–550	525	267.50	267.50
1	600–650	630	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	354	385.00	385.00
3	400–450	430	347.50	347.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	425	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	360.00–370.00	364.97
3	350–400	375	335.00–360.00	344.51
5	400–450	427	292.50–327.50	314.03
5	450–500	476	305.00–317.50	310.45
12	500–550	518	270.00–315.00	300.26
5	550–600	583	272.50–287.50	277.94
12	600–650	626	265.00–285.00	277.24
10	650–700	679	264.00–267.50	264.43
2	700–750	748	246.00	246.00
1	750–800	755	240.00	240.00
2	950–1000	955	190.00–192.50	191.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	322.50	322.50
5	400–450	420	285.00–305.00	294.39
5	450–500	467	285.00–302.50	290.55
2	500–550	543	255.00–267.50	261.28
3	550–600	572	254.00–255.00	254.66
3	600–650	618	227.50–262.50	241.87
3	650–700	665	235.00–260.00	246.74
2	750–800	770	215.00–227.50	221.09
1	900–950	940	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	381	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	205.00	205.00
1	450–500	480	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	660	205.00	205.00
1	700–750	725	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	681	264.00	264.00
1	700–750	745	245.00	245.00
1	1200–1250	1,200	172.50	172.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,255	170.00	170.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	885	1,450.00–2,175.00	1,826.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,122	1,500.00–2,450.00	1,943.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,208	138.00–142.00	139.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,211	134.00–154.00	145.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,197	139.00–154.00	145.32
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	958	1,600.00–2,800.00	2,349.74
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	790	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,601.85
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	680	1,450.00	1,450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	17	—	972	172.50–218.00	194.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	153.00	153.00
2	—	1,765	163.00–167.00	165.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	129.00	129.00
4	—	1,413	133.00–137.00	134.75
4	—	1,340	139.00–143.00	140.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	993	116.00–121.00	118.70
1	—	860	103.00	103.00
7	—	1,149	132.00–141.00	134.46
5	—	1,074	125.00–129.00	127.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	127.00	127.00
2	—	1,083	130.00–139.00	134.95
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	120.00	120.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	90.00–97.00	93.49

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.

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