Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 10.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 3.00-13.00, mostly 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mixed, 300-400 lbs sold 5.00 lower, 400-600 lbs sold 1.00-2.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 1.00 lower. Feeder supply was mostly average to plain in quality, with the better weaned cattle in high demand. Slaughter cows and bulls not reported today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $308.24/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −144.40 against this barn's trailing median of $452.64.

Average price

$308.24

17 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−11.93

vs AR average

−34.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	308.24	1,731	17thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale17 hd

308.24

—

AR average10 barns · 270 hd

320.17

−11.93

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

−34.14

This barn, trailing median28 sales

452.64

−144.40

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,035	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	176.17/cwt	172.50–180.00	1,793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	304.53/cwt	287.50–330.00	1,742	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	340.06/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,636	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	275.64/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	263.68/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,775	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	490	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	321.16/cwt	292.50–350.00	1,657	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	270.64/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,692	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	340	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	362.90/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,143	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	254.88/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	367.99/cwt	347.50–385.00	1,439	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	332.43/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	322.56/cwt	290.00–345.00	1,674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	323.02/cwt	321.00–325.00	1,809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	404.97/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,438	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	298.12/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,738	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	295.01/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,794	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,349	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	356.57/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,494	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	343.29/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,631	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	792	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	416.10/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,398	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	642	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	241.24/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	755	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	240.23/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	318.73/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,345	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	372.01/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,183	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	269.14/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	310.08/cwt	295.00–313.00	1,460	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	328.67/cwt	300.00–352.50	1,236	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	289.08/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,393	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	555	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	297.05/cwt	282.50–312.50	1,536	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	326.53/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,084	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	283.14/cwt	267.50–297.50	1,603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	198.57/cwt	185.00–212.50	1,118	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	718	248.79/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	247.53/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	288.46/cwt	265.00–325.00	1,214	7

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 Feb 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 386Last week 368Year ago 556

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 50Year ago 56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,018	172.50–180.00	176.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,035	1,600.00	1,600.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	481	335.00–342.50	340.06
21	500–550	516	292.50–350.00	321.16
11	550–600	572	287.50–330.00	304.53
9	600–650	625	265.00–277.50	270.64
8	650–700	673	257.50–270.00	263.68
3	700–750	728	254.00	254.00
2	750–800	783	240.00–242.50	241.24
1	800–850	800	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	900	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	355.00	355.00
4	550–600	579	270.00–280.00	275.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	288.00	288.00
2	550–600	580	281.00	281.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	445.00	445.00
2	550–600	560	321.00–325.00	323.02
2	600–650	620	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	350.00–375.00	362.90
9	350–400	391	347.50–385.00	367.99
1	400–450	410	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	458	320.00–345.00	332.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	336	385.00–430.00	416.10
8	350–400	355	395.00–415.00	404.97
28	400–450	419	340.00–370.00	356.57
28	450–500	475	320.00–350.00	343.29
5	500–550	519	290.00–345.00	322.56
10	550–600	583	280.00–310.00	298.12
6	600–650	608	290.00–296.00	295.01
1	650–700	690	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	723	250.00–260.00	254.88
1	850–900	875	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	387.50	387.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	320.00–330.00	326.53
1	350–400	360	295.00	295.00
7	400–450	421	265.00–325.00	288.46
5	450–500	482	280.00–300.00	289.08
2	500–550	510	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	560	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	628	240.00–255.00	247.53
1	650–700	665	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	318	350.00–390.00	372.01
9	350–400	376	300.00–352.50	328.67
16	400–450	422	305.00–330.00	318.73
18	450–500	471	295.00–313.00	310.08
18	500–550	517	282.50–312.50	297.05
4	550–600	566	267.50–297.50	283.14
4	600–650	621	255.00–285.00	269.14
2	750–800	792	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	420	205.00	205.00
1	450–500	475	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	525	245.00	245.00
2	550–600	563	185.00–212.50	198.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	642	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	555	260.00	260.00
2	650–700	665	230.00–250.00	240.23
1	750–800	755	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	592	261.00	261.00
2	600–650	635	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	718	245.00–252.50	248.79

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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