Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 1.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 3.00-15.00 higher with full advance on 600 lb weights. Feeder heifers sold 3.00-11.00 higher, except 500-600 lb sold 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $311.21/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −83.60 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$311.21

42 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$369

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

$68.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.57

vs AR average

−3.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	316.09	1,718	36
Medium and Large 2	529	288.84	1,529	5thin
Medium and Large 3	545	247.50	1,349	1thin

One grade step is worth $68.59/cwt here — about $369 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 sale42 hd

311.21

—

AR average8 barns · 347 hd

312.78

−1.57

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−3.37

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−83.60

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	1,629	153.37	2,499	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,358	142.79	1,940	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	128.94	1,543	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	987	124.27	1,227	6thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,154	$2,321	17
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,213	$2,100	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,144	$2,050	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	895	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	748	$1,612	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,455	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,220	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,127	$2,307	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,357	$2,219	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	750	$2,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,165	185.99/cwt	168.00–200.00	2,167	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	396.19/cwt	380.00–407.50	1,303	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	281.67/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,738	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	303.47/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,784	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	397.90/cwt	380.00–435.00	1,456	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	324.99/cwt	322.50–327.50	1,586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	407.07/cwt	392.50–422.50	1,763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,814	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	550–600	565	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	276.40/cwt	247.50–286.00	1,968	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	385	344.81/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1350–1400	1,365	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	331.50/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	333.25/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,590	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	321.18/cwt	305.00–342.50	1,686	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	350.49/cwt	327.50–380.00	1,465	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	291.05/cwt	277.50–297.50	1,496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	350.73/cwt	347.00–357.50	1,382	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	300	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	362.20/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,376	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	733	238.75/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	325.06/cwt	302.50–350.00	1,391	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	339.10/cwt	325.00–356.00	1,913	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	379.62/cwt	365.00–397.50	1,644	6
Steers	Small and Medium 3	750–800	770	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	715	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	473	362.54/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	386.43/cwt	382.50–390.00	1,808	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	344.23/cwt	335.00–362.50	1,821	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	305.02/cwt	302.50–307.50	2,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	446.46/cwt	415.00–470.00	1,487	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	412.91/cwt	404.00–435.00	1,548	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	284.94/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	396.00/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,505	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	353.79/cwt	340.00–359.00	1,850	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	614	329.74/cwt	329.00–332.50	2,025	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	310.39/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,959	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	415.34/cwt	402.50–435.00	1,749	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	365.63/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,216	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	136.95/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,812	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	136.17/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,757	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	150.32/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,055	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	143.12/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,974	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	117.10/cwt	107.00–123.00	1,165	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	129.74/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,614	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,933	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,065	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	126.90/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,311	4
Bulls	—	—	1,494	144.44/cwt	133.00–155.00	2,158	8
Bulls	—	—	2,033	173.51/cwt	173.00–174.00	3,527	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	163.77/cwt	159.00–167.00	2,817	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,918	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,873	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	144.07/cwt	139.00–147.00	2,111	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	128.60/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,685	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	1,612.47/head	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,612	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	2,049.69/head	1,725.00–2,200.00	2,050	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	2,320.81/head	1,750.00–2,950.00	2,321	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	162.05/cwt	151.00–175.00	1,682	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,399	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	2,350.81/head	1,825.00–2,800.00	2,351	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,508	2,338.85/head	2,275.00–2,400.00	2,339	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	282.33/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	369.06/cwt	362.50–372.50	1,775	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	299.92/cwt	297.50–302.50	1,839	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	326.62/cwt	317.50–340.00	1,894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	345	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,259	1

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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 484Last week 677Year ago 432

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 99Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 50Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	375.00	375.00
4	350–400	380	340.00–370.00	362.20
3	400–450	428	302.50–350.00	325.06
2	450–500	488	322.50–327.50	324.99
4	500–550	514	277.50–297.50	291.05
1	550–600	590	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	610	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	329	380.00–407.50	396.19
9	350–400	366	380.00–435.00	397.90
19	400–450	418	327.50–380.00	350.49
20	450–500	477	320.00–355.00	333.25
25	500–550	525	305.00–342.50	321.18
10	550–600	588	295.00–312.50	303.47
9	600–650	617	275.00–300.00	281.67
1	650–700	655	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	760	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	255.00	255.00
1	400–450	445	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	545	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	365.00	365.00
2	350–400	385	330.00–360.00	344.81
1	450–500	485	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	394	347.00–357.50	350.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	733	237.50–240.00	238.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	392.50–422.50	407.07
8	450–500	481	362.50–372.50	369.06
16	500–550	523	340.00–359.00	353.79
3	550–600	580	317.50–340.00	326.62
6	600–650	613	297.50–302.50	299.92
2	650–700	675	275.00–290.00	282.33
8	700–750	712	247.50–286.00	276.40
1	850–900	870	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	960	212.50	212.50
3	1150–1200	1,165	168.00–200.00	185.99
2	1350–1400	1,365	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	320.00–345.00	331.50
1	550–600	590	307.50	307.50
1	600–650	620	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	395.00	395.00
2	450–500	473	360.00–365.00	362.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	300–350	333	415.00–470.00	446.46
23	350–400	375	404.00–435.00	412.91
15	400–450	421	402.50–435.00	415.34
8	450–500	468	382.50–390.00	386.43
5	500–550	529	335.00–362.50	344.23
13	550–600	564	325.00–356.00	339.10
8	600–650	631	300.00–320.00	310.39
2	650–700	680	302.50–307.50	305.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	395	402.00	402.00
3	400–450	448	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	380.00	380.00
5	350–400	380	390.00–400.00	396.00
6	400–450	433	365.00–397.50	379.62
4	450–500	480	350.00–372.50	365.63
2	600–650	608	280.00–290.00	284.94
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	614	329.00–332.50	329.74
2	700–750	715	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	400	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,323	134.00–140.00	136.95
8	—	995	107.00–123.00	117.10
13	—	1,244	127.00–132.00	129.74
2	—	1,315	147.00	147.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,290	133.00–139.00	136.17
3	—	1,367	148.00–155.00	150.32
12	—	1,379	140.00–147.00	143.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	895	119.00	119.00
4	—	1,033	125.00–129.00	126.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,494	133.00–155.00	144.44
2	—	2,033	173.00–174.00	173.51
3	—	1,720	159.00–167.00	163.77

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	147.00	147.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	165.00	165.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,465	139.00–147.00	144.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,310	127.00–130.00	128.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,213	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,144	1,725.00–2,200.00	2,049.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,154	1,750.00–2,950.00	2,320.81
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	748	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,612.47
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	1,650.00	1,650.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,038	151.00–175.00	162.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	142.00	142.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,153	1,825.00–2,800.00	2,350.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,508	2,275.00–2,400.00	2,338.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,455	2,500.00	2,500.00

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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Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

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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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle