Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: on a light run due to heavy rains in trade area, Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 5.00-9.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 2.00 lower, 400-500 lbs sold 8.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold 7.00 lower, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder supply consisted of mostly unweaned, fleshy calves, with a few long weaned cattle bring a Premium. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $304.09/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −90.72 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$304.09

21 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$350

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

$68.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.92

vs AR average

−17.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	315.96	1,748	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	534	289.00	1,544	5thin
Medium and Large 2	585	270.00	1,580	1thin
Medium and Large 3	565	247.50	1,398	1thin

One grade step is worth $68.46/cwt here — about $350 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 sale21 hd

304.09

—

AR average8 barns · 157 hd

300.17

+3.92

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−17.29

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−90.72

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	1,424	147.91	2,106	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,496	142.28	2,129	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	127.00	1,289	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,079	126.39	1,363	16

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,355	$2,525	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$1,818	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	808	$1,850	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$2,508	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$2,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 3	350–400	370	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	334.96/cwt	334.00–340.00	1,611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	306.12/cwt	297.00–315.00	1,313	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	387.36/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,278	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	398.42/cwt	375.00–407.50	1,462	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	650	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,720	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	352.65/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,488	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,242	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,508.23/head	2,150.00–2,950.00	2,508	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,445	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,508	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	146.57/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,495	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,167	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,818.00/head	1,725.00–1,900.00	1,818	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,979	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	845	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,099	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	146.69/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,282	4
Bulls	—	—	1,204	137.35/cwt	107.50–150.00	1,654	4
Bulls	—	—	1,863	169.03/cwt	168.00–170.00	3,149	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	130.39/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,432	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	977	115.60/cwt	104.00–120.00	1,129	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,719	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	146.42/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,977	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	142.76/cwt	142.00–143.00	2,031	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	132.48/cwt	127.00–137.00	2,018	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,289	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	690	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	361.27/cwt	332.50–382.50	1,698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	227.49/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	350.36/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,860	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	360.93/cwt	335.00–387.50	1,574	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	356.01/cwt	347.50–380.00	1,887	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	425.93/cwt	405.00–442.50	1,827	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	500	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	620	336.42/cwt	327.00–339.00	2,086	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	446.14/cwt	410.00–465.00	1,713	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	343.18/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,189	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	365.00/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	345	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	387.10/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,850	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	600	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	345.11/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	454.70/cwt	415.00–475.00	1,410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	246.27/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	585	315.58/cwt	315.00–316.00	1,846	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	471	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	375	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	465	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	367	431.36/cwt	430.00–432.50	1,583	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	319.89/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,095	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	300.06/cwt	293.00–307.50	1,449	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	282.36/cwt	265.00–300.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	643	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	345.69/cwt	332.50–370.00	1,272	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	303.12/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,443	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,398	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 Apr 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 221Last week 464Year ago 434

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 74Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 34Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	565	247.50	247.50
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	330	370.00–400.00	387.36
10	350–400	367	375.00–407.50	398.42
17	400–450	422	340.00–375.00	352.65
6	450–500	481	334.00–340.00	334.96
6	500–550	516	312.50–325.00	319.89
1	550–600	555	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	645	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	735	250.00	250.00
1	1050–1100	1,095	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	265.00–300.00	282.36
3	350–400	368	332.50–370.00	345.69
5	400–450	429	297.00–315.00	306.12
6	450–500	476	290.00–330.00	303.12
1	550–600	585	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	683	245.00–247.50	246.27
1	700–750	700	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	650	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	730	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	471	349.00	349.00
7	550–600	585	315.00–316.00	315.58
3	600–650	643	292.00	292.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	483	293.00–307.50	300.06
2	500–550	508	287.50	287.50
3	550–600	552	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	448	384.00	384.00
3	450–500	470	332.50–382.50	361.27
9	500–550	531	345.00–365.00	350.36
1	550–600	550	337.50	337.50
2	800–850	813	225.00–230.00	227.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	307.50	307.50
1	550–600	595	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	690	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	355.00	355.00
2	350–400	375	350.00–380.00	365.00
4	400–450	436	335.00–387.50	360.93
3	450–500	463	335.00–350.00	343.18
1	500–550	520	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	415.00–475.00	454.70
6	350–400	384	410.00–465.00	446.14
8	400–450	429	405.00–442.50	425.93
8	450–500	478	380.00–395.00	387.10
5	500–550	530	347.50–380.00	356.01
2	550–600	583	340.00–350.00	345.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	500	382.50	382.50
9	600–650	620	327.00–339.00	336.42
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	410	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	460	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	375	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	440	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	465	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	367	430.00–432.50	431.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,225	2,150.00–2,950.00	2,508.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	2,525.00	2,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	134.00	134.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,020	144.00–149.00	146.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	955	1,725.00–1,900.00	1,818.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	130.00	130.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	137.00	137.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	220.00	220.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	195.00	195.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	808	1,850.00	1,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	130.00	130.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,556	145.00–151.00	146.69
4	—	1,423	142.00–143.00	142.76
2	—	1,523	127.00–137.00	132.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,098	128.00–134.00	130.39
8	—	977	104.00–120.00	115.60
1	—	1,255	137.00	137.00
3	—	1,350	145.00–147.00	146.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	127.00	127.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,204	107.50–150.00	137.35
2	—	1,863	168.00–170.00	169.03

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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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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