Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 20.00-25.00 higher, 400-500 lbs sold 2.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 15.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 2.00-3.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder supply consisted of mostly unweaned, fleshy cattle with a few long weaned offerings bringing a Premium. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $300.65/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −94.16 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$300.65

42 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$35.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.45

vs AR average

−21.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	305.50	1,660	28
Medium and Large 1-2	545	293.91	1,602	11thin
Medium and Large 2	513	285.15	1,463	2thin
Medium and Large 3	520	270.00	1,404	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.50/cwt here — about $256 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

300.65

—

AR average9 barns · 336 hd

307.10

−6.45

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−21.09

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−94.16

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	1,627	152.71	2,484	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,350	143.27	1,935	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,107	128.41	1,421	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	918	114.45	1,050	8thin

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)	1,500	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,142	$2,068	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,174	$1,932	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,650	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,008	$1,588	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	775	$1,584	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,268	$2,160	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,162	$2,093	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$1,887	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$2,625	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	710	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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	750–800	760	259.04/cwt	247.50–272.50	1,969	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	372.37/cwt	350.00–392.50	1,769	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,190	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	309.96/cwt	280.00–337.50	1,773	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	271.82/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	403.99/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,713	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	640	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	298.35/cwt	282.00–332.50	1,871	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	332.15/cwt	295.00–350.00	1,564	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	299.90/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	405	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	315.06/cwt	290.00–360.00	1,348	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	353.29/cwt	342.50–362.50	1,371	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	289.55/cwt	275.00–308.00	1,659	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	800–850	815	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	750	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	346.20/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,440	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	280.16/cwt	260.00–297.50	1,328	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	356.60/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	285.15/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	313.32/cwt	285.00–327.50	1,620	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	252.76/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	680	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,471	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	385.09/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,456	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	302.17/cwt	250.00–330.00	1,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	475	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	597	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	530	331.93/cwt	327.50–333.00	1,759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	405.02/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,288	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	367.92/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,350	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	358.09/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,712	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	420.37/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,593	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	310.08/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	374.88/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,616	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	416.50/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,745	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	369.13/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,942	12
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	1150–1200	1,185	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	306.08/cwt	298.00–312.50	2,029	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	472.18/cwt	440.00–505.00	1,502	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	344.55/cwt	325.00–357.50	1,988	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	381.13/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,784	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1250–1300	1,290	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	570	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,725	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,462	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	145.99/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,961	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	142.25/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,925	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,027	142.39/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,462	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	958	108.57/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,040	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,298	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	114.12/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,077	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	135.69/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,655	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	770	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	732	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	775	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	884	1
Bulls	—	—	1,920	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	3,322	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	160.95/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,744	3
Bulls	—	—	1,521	143.71/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,186	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,516	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	780	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	760	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	1,931.82/head	1,725.00–2,275.00	1,932	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	1,587.97/head	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,588	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,612	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,371	138.71/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,902	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	1,584.03/head	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,584	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	2,191.00/head	1,750.00–2,725.00	2,191	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,055.51/head	1,950.00–2,150.00	2,056	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	2,230.07/head	1,800.00–2,525.00	2,230	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	780	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	2,160.36/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,160	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	316.24/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	291.28/cwt	277.50–310.00	1,960	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	356.53/cwt	327.50–370.00	1,840	17

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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 464Last week 484Year ago 410

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 93Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 59Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	424	375.00–425.00	403.99
13	450–500	475	350.00–392.50	372.37
17	500–550	516	327.50–370.00	356.53
13	550–600	572	280.00–337.50	309.96
6	600–650	627	282.00–332.50	298.35
5	650–700	673	277.50–310.00	291.28
3	700–750	713	265.00–285.00	271.82
3	750–800	760	247.50–272.50	259.04
1	1150–1200	1,190	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	357.50	357.50
2	500–550	538	315.00–317.50	316.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	382.50	382.50
1	550–600	570	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	640	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	250.00–330.00	302.17
1	450–500	465	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	385.00	385.00
3	350–400	367	350.00–377.50	367.92
8	400–450	431	365.00–395.00	374.88
5	450–500	478	340.00–367.50	358.09
1	500–550	535	327.50	327.50
1	600–650	600	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	318	440.00–505.00	472.18
27	350–400	379	400.00–445.00	420.37
17	400–450	419	400.00–440.00	416.50
10	450–500	468	370.00–400.00	381.13
12	500–550	526	345.00–375.00	369.13
9	550–600	577	325.00–357.50	344.55
2	600–650	610	300.00–320.00	310.08
3	650–700	663	298.00–312.50	306.08
1	750–800	750	282.50	282.50
1	1250–1300	1,290	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	318	385.00–420.00	405.02
6	350–400	378	375.00–400.00	385.09
6	400–450	416	342.50–350.00	346.20
41	450–500	471	295.00–350.00	332.15
9	500–550	517	285.00–327.50	313.32
12	550–600	573	275.00–308.00	289.55
1	600–650	615	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	690	267.50	267.50
2	700–750	720	240.00–265.00	252.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	480	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	520	295.00–305.00	299.90
2	600–650	600	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	650	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	350.00–360.00	356.60
3	350–400	388	342.50–362.50	353.29
4	400–450	428	290.00–360.00	315.06
4	450–500	474	260.00–297.50	280.16
2	500–550	513	275.00–295.00	285.15
1	600–650	640	252.50	252.50
1	650–700	690	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	750	257.00	257.00
1	800–850	815	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	400	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	470	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	520	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	321.00	321.00
6	500–550	502	293.00	293.00
2	650–700	658	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	352.50	352.50
5	500–550	530	327.50–333.00	331.93
1	650–700	680	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	597	295.00	295.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1150–1200	1,185	139.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	136.00	136.00
5	—	944	109.00–117.00	114.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,343	144.00–149.00	145.99
8	—	1,353	141.00–143.00	142.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,027	141.00–145.00	142.39
8	—	958	105.00–110.00	108.57
4	—	1,010	128.00–129.00	128.50
16	—	1,220	133.00–139.00	135.69
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	95.00	95.00
1	—	775	114.00	114.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,920	173.00	173.00
3	—	1,705	155.00–165.00	160.95
5	—	1,521	140.00–147.00	143.71

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	—	1,115	136.00	136.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	134.00	134.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,174	1,725.00–2,275.00	1,931.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,500	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,008	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,587.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	136.00	136.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,371	135.00–142.00	138.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,263	1,750.00–2,725.00	2,191.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	780	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	1,350.00	1,350.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,625.00	2,625.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	775	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,584.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,270	1,950.00–2,150.00	2,055.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,232	1,800.00–2,525.00	2,230.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,268	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,160.36

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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