Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test and with some classes not well represented, Feeder steers 400-600 lbs sold 13.00-14.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400-500 lbs sold 5.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold 15.00 lower. Feeder supply was mostly average to plain in quality, high quality weaned cattle are selling at a Premium. Compared to 2 weeks ago, Slaughter cows sold steady to firm. Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $264.85/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −129.97 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$264.85

17 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,434

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$333

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

$63.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.67

vs AR average

−32.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	273.75	1,477	12thin
Medium and Large 2	547	251.85	1,376	4thin
Medium and Large 3	545	210.00	1,145	1thin

One grade step is worth $63.75/cwt here — about $333 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

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 sale17 hd

264.85

—

AR average9 barns · 203 hd

280.52

−15.67

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−32.15

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−129.97

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	—	Low	1,499	131.43	1,970	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,455	133.27	1,939	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	116.83	1,349	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,001	103.07	1,032	4thin

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)	1,404	$2,143	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,525	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	710	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$2,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 3	500–550	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	356.09/cwt	337.50–362.50	1,528	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	741	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,830	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	319.17/cwt	285.00–355.00	1,685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	341.60/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,339	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	362.89/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,542	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	369.52/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,423	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	363.85/cwt	347.50–368.00	1,699	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	309.19/cwt	290.00–314.00	1,775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	268.03/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,798	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	224.89/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	276.45/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,169	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	272.31/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	258.69/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	225.10/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	339.99/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,136	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	449	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,334	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,617	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	127.16/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,596	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	106.48/cwt	90.00–115.00	1,150	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	119.57/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,349	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,310	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	145.04/cwt	144.00–146.00	2,194	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,072	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	127.10/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,796	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	133.48/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,689	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	835	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	835	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	97.63/cwt	82.00–111.00	1,001	2
Bulls	—	—	1,499	131.43/cwt	120.00–145.00	1,970	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,605	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,404	2,143.25/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,143	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,397	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	935	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	258.96/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,758	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	294.96/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	322.83/cwt	312.00–350.00	1,685	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	329.96/cwt	317.50–345.00	1,623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	309.79/cwt	290.00–316.00	1,450	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	342.27/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,294	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	240.22/cwt	230.00–250.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	287.52/cwt	277.50–295.00	1,466	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	214.65/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	282.73/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,182	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	257.98/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,468	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	329.00/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,365	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	267.50/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,043	2

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 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 386Year ago 681

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 82Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 34Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	575	277.50	277.50
1	600–650	635	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	429	337.50–362.50	356.09
3	450–500	492	317.50–345.00	329.96
10	500–550	522	312.00–350.00	322.83
1	550–600	555	305.00	305.00
2	600–650	605	290.00–300.00	294.96
5	650–700	679	255.00–265.00	258.96
1	950–1000	960	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	741	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	330.00–350.00	341.60
1	400–450	405	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	480	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	538	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	575	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	630	260.50	260.50
1	700–750	730	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	750	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	885	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	365.00	365.00
10	350–400	385	345.00–390.00	369.52
5	400–450	425	350.00–380.00	362.89
18	450–500	467	347.50–368.00	363.85
2	500–550	528	285.00–355.00	319.17
5	550–600	574	290.00–314.00	309.19
5	650–700	671	265.00–277.50	268.03
1	700–750	705	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	265.00–287.50	276.45
1	600–650	635	205.00	205.00
1	650–700	685	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	390	260.00–275.00	267.50
3	400–450	418	270.00–292.50	282.73
2	450–500	483	260.00–285.00	272.31
2	500–550	520	252.50–265.00	258.69
2	550–600	573	245.00	245.00
2	600–650	618	220.00–230.00	225.10
2	650–700	673	215.00–235.00	224.89
1	700–750	735	220.00	220.00
3	750–800	778	210.00–217.00	214.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	230.00–250.00	240.22
1	400–450	430	245.00	245.00
1	500–550	545	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	740	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	335.00–342.50	339.99
9	350–400	378	325.00–350.00	342.27
3	400–450	415	320.00–335.00	329.00
10	450–500	468	290.00–316.00	309.79
6	500–550	510	277.50–295.00	287.52
5	550–600	569	252.50–262.50	257.98
3	600–650	633	241.00	241.00
1	650–700	655	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	815	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	449	297.00	297.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	237.50	237.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,255	124.00–130.00	127.16
20	—	1,080	90.00–115.00	106.48
6	—	1,128	116.00–123.00	119.57
4	—	1,265	131.00–136.00	133.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	117.00	117.00
2	—	1,025	82.00–111.00	97.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,513	144.00–146.00	145.04
1	—	1,535	135.00	135.00
6	—	1,413	125.00–129.00	127.10
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	100.00	100.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,499	120.00–145.00	131.43

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	131.00	131.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,900.00	1,900.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	710	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,404	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,143.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	137.00	137.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	2,175.00	2,175.00

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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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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

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