Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 17.00 higher, 400-600 lbs sold 3.00-10.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 5.00-16.00 higher with full advance 0n 500-600 lb weights, over 600 lbs sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $311.47/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −83.34 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$311.47

57 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$34.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.39

vs AR average

−3.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	314.35	1,741	47
Medium and Large 1-2	539	310.00	1,671	6thin
Medium and Large 2	529	279.82	1,480	4thin

One grade step is worth $34.53/cwt here — about $261 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 sale57 hd

311.47

—

AR average9 barns · 406 hd

302.08

+9.39

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−3.49

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−83.34

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	1,520	154.44	2,348	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,467	139.74	2,050	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	129.11	1,331	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,099	128.23	1,409	24

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)	1,211	$2,204	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,178	$2,029	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,850	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,703	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,762	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,073	$1,716	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,080	$1,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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 Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,541	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	145.63/cwt	133.00–154.00	1,766	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,873.68/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,874	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	900	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	288.53/cwt	275.00–302.50	1,774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	340.22/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,796	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	271.24/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,961	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	219.72/cwt	217.00–222.50	1,912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	350.99/cwt	320.00–378.00	1,688	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	366.58/cwt	357.50–390.00	1,609	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	315.81/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,636	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	388	319.32/cwt	285.00–355.00	1,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	465	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,671	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	269.36/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	384.27/cwt	370.00–437.50	1,414	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	389.09/cwt	372.50–405.00	1,272	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	281.43/cwt	257.50–315.00	1,441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	216.25/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	323.63/cwt	317.50–365.00	1,657	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	346.85/cwt	332.50–372.50	1,467	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	270.00/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	307.67/cwt	292.50–320.00	1,763	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	319.26/cwt	312.50–327.00	1,504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	315.54/cwt	313.00–319.00	1,335	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	306.40/cwt	296.00–342.50	1,321	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	454	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,589	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	330.07/cwt	285.00–357.50	1,231	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,404	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	567	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,809	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	608	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	410	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	414.42/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,504	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	384.25/cwt	372.50–400.00	1,671	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	341.91/cwt	320.00–362.50	1,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,039	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	322.59/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,187	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	950	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	343.28/cwt	250.00–395.00	1,480	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	820	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	338.36/cwt	305.00–349.00	1,912	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	442.22/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,442	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	296.07/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,993	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1000–1050	1,013	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,279	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	380.35/cwt	330.00–395.00	1,407	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	271.25/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	385.75/cwt	345.00–410.00	1,196	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	338.01/cwt	280.00–365.00	1,589	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	130.90/cwt	129.00–133.00	2,053	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	144.97/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,922	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	139.79/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,114	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	123.68/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,284	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,347	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	954	107.91/cwt	80.00–120.00	1,029	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,445	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	134.79/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,675	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	128.76/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,393	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	142.58/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,573	4
Bulls	—	—	1,733	164.75/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,855	4
Bulls	—	—	1,436	154.64/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,221	4
Bulls	—	—	1,348	140.43/cwt	129.00–145.00	1,893	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	865	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	825	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,570.49/head	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,916	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	2,204.06/head	1,700.00–2,775.00	2,204	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	2,028.97/head	1,925.00–2,100.00	2,029	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	1,803.86/head	1,600.00–1,975.00	1,804	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,809	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,946	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,199	152.39/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,827	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,085	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	328.91/cwt	321.00–337.50	1,503	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	324.03/cwt	312.50–332.50	1,850	22

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 Mar 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 677Last week 265Year ago 402

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 58Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 12Year ago 19

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	134.00	134.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,213	133.00–154.00	145.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,385	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,211	1,700.00–2,775.00	2,204.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,178	1,925.00–2,100.00	2,028.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,084	1,600.00–1,975.00	1,803.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,360	133.00	133.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,420	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,873.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,570.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,405	2,050.00	2,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,675.00	1,675.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	2,250.00	2,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	148.00	148.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,199	149.00–157.00	152.39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	410.00	410.00
28	400–450	439	357.50–390.00	366.58
29	450–500	481	320.00–378.00	350.99
54	500–550	528	330.00–365.00	340.22
22	550–600	571	312.50–332.50	324.03
2	600–650	615	275.00–302.50	288.53
2	650–700	680	284.00	284.00
6	700–750	723	270.00–277.50	271.24
1	750–800	790	242.50	242.50
2	850–900	850	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
6	500–550	518	300.00–325.00	315.81
2	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	607	261.00	261.00
1	700–750	720	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	790	220.00	220.00
2	850–900	870	217.00–222.50	219.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	285.00–355.00	319.32
1	450–500	465	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	327	372.50–405.00	389.09
30	350–400	368	370.00–437.50	384.27
14	400–450	423	332.50–372.50	346.85
40	450–500	457	321.00–337.50	328.91
14	500–550	512	317.50–365.00	323.63
25	550–600	573	292.50–320.00	307.67
2	600–650	645	265.00–275.00	270.00
4	650–700	660	265.00–272.50	269.36
1	700–750	710	257.50	257.50
1	800–850	840	232.50	232.50
2	850–900	870	210.00–222.50	216.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	377.50	377.50
5	350–400	382	367.50	367.50
5	400–450	423	313.00–319.00	315.54
6	500–550	539	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	320.00–362.50	341.91
8	350–400	373	285.00–357.50	330.07
14	400–450	431	296.00–342.50	306.40
5	450–500	471	312.50–327.00	319.26
3	500–550	512	257.50–315.00	281.43
1	550–600	580	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	690	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	390.00	390.00
8	550–600	567	319.00	319.00
3	600–650	608	288.00	288.00
1	800–850	820	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	454	350.00	350.00
1	950–1000	950	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	326	425.00–465.00	442.22
12	350–400	363	390.00–435.00	414.42
33	400–450	435	372.50–400.00	384.25
1	450–500	455	390.00	390.00
15	550–600	565	305.00–349.00	338.36
2	650–700	673	290.00–302.00	296.07
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	368	310.00–335.00	322.59
1	400–450	435	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	675	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	345.00–410.00	385.75
9	350–400	370	330.00–395.00	380.35
6	400–450	431	250.00–395.00	343.28
5	450–500	470	280.00–365.00	338.01
1	550–600	570	312.50	312.50
2	600–650	600	262.50–280.00	271.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,013	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	495	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,568	129.00–133.00	130.90
5	—	1,326	143.00–148.00	144.97
9	—	1,512	135.00–142.00	139.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,038	123.00–125.00	123.68
1	—	945	142.50	142.50
1	—	1,095	132.00	132.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	954	80.00–120.00	107.91
6	—	1,243	133.00–137.00	134.79
9	—	1,082	125.00–131.00	128.76
4	—	1,103	140.00–148.00	142.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,733	162.00–167.00	164.75
4	—	1,436	150.00–160.00	154.64
3	—	1,348	129.00–145.00	140.43

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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