Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs steady, over 400 lbs sold 4.00-12.00, mostly 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00-10.00, mostly 6.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 4.00 higher. Feeder supply was mostly fleshy unweaned cattle, a few long weaned calves sold with a Premium. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $307.07/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −87.75 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$307.07

30 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$30.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.10

vs AR average

−22.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	315.20	1,729	22
Medium and Large 2	562	284.69	1,601	8thin

One grade step is worth $30.51/cwt here — about $128 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale30 hd

307.07

—

AR average8 barns · 234 hd

315.17

−8.10

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−22.27

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−87.75

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	—	Average	1,732	177.14	3,068	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	155.36	2,203	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	147.05	1,719	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	992	137.62	1,365	13

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)	1,248	$2,148	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$1,970	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,143	$1,919	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,233	$1,885	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,675	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	838	$2,126	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,158	$1,950	2thin

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 1	750–800	755	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	336.32/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,608	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	355.88/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,509	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	284.59/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,631	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	401.77/cwt	382.50–407.50	1,258	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	783	217.52/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	628	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,859	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	392.71/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,712	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	318.37/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,808	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	838	2,126.12/head	1,750.00–2,450.00	2,126	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,164	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,955	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,970.00/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	1,970	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	2,148.13/head	1,950.00–2,275.00	2,148	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,281	153.05/cwt	146.00–159.00	1,961	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,170	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,989	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,885.47/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,885	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,919.15/head	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,919	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	153.44/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,827	5
Bulls	—	—	2,190	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	4,030	1
Bulls	—	—	1,400	155.84/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,182	2
Bulls	—	—	1,835	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,578	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	125.60/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,173	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	788	126.93/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,000	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	143.37/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,659	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,989	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	153.87/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,142	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	158.54/cwt	158.00–159.00	2,335	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	151.20/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,675	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	346.92/cwt	325.00–367.50	1,801	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	318.35/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	370.53/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,790	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,946	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	444.90/cwt	437.50–460.00	1,513	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	406.55/cwt	390.00–417.50	1,720	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,075	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,311	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	550	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	317.90/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,981	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	367.86/cwt	352.50–382.50	1,582	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	298.23/cwt	290.00–301.00	2,100	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	385.14/cwt	367.50–390.00	1,814	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	487.40/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,365	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	390.14/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,432	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	434.63/cwt	425.00–470.00	1,656	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,266	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	341.58/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,940	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	389.77/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,278	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	318.51/cwt	312.50–327.50	1,653	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	336.34/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	252.47/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	658	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,033	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	760	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	309.92/cwt	275.00–327.50	1,472	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	318.66/cwt	290.00–345.00	1,514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,183	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	280.10/cwt	280.10–280.10	1,835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	388.77/cwt	375.00–402.50	1,485	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	282.37/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	310.42/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,835	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,143	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	357.09/cwt	335.00–372.50	1,332	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	328.14/cwt	295.00–350.00	1,398	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	760	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,995	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 May 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 327Last week 422Year ago 243

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 85Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 38Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	313	382.50–407.50	401.77
13	350–400	382	375.00–402.50	388.77
8	400–450	424	335.00–365.00	355.88
26	450–500	478	325.00–355.00	336.32
13	500–550	519	312.50–327.50	318.51
9	550–600	591	305.00–320.00	310.42
1	600–650	625	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	658	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	708	250.00–255.00	252.47
1	750–800	755	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	335.00–372.50	357.09
9	400–450	426	295.00–350.00	328.14
5	450–500	475	275.00–327.50	309.92
2	500–550	530	285.00	285.00
6	550–600	573	275.00–300.00	284.59
3	600–650	627	277.50–287.50	282.37
1	650–700	655	280.10	280.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	425	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	230.00	230.00
2	750–800	783	215.00–220.00	217.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	628	296.00	296.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	364.00	364.00
2	450–500	492	323.00	323.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	262.50	262.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	436	370.00–395.00	392.71
10	450–500	483	350.00–385.00	370.53
9	500–550	519	325.00–367.50	346.92
5	550–600	568	305.00–325.00	318.37
1	600–650	640	305.00	305.00
1	850–900	865	215.00	215.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	345.00	345.00
3	500–550	515	315.00–320.00	318.35
1	550–600	585	272.50	272.50
1	600–650	635	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	280	470.00–495.00	487.40
15	300–350	340	437.50–460.00	444.90
12	350–400	381	425.00–470.00	434.63
12	400–450	423	390.00–417.50	406.55
9	450–500	471	367.50–390.00	385.14
9	500–550	512	380.00	380.00
5	550–600	568	330.00–357.50	341.58
23	600–650	623	305.00–330.00	317.90
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
4	700–750	704	290.00–301.00	298.23
1	1000–1050	1,030	220.00	220.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	475	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	380.00–400.00	389.77
3	350–400	367	380.00–400.00	390.14
9	400–450	430	352.50–382.50	367.86
2	450–500	475	290.00–345.00	318.66
2	500–550	528	330.00–342.50	336.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	658	309.00	309.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	322.50	322.50
1	750–800	760	235.00	235.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	225.00	225.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,275	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	838	1,750.00–2,450.00	2,126.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,405	154.00	154.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,233	1,900.00–2,100.00	1,970.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,248	1,950.00–2,275.00	2,148.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,281	146.00–159.00	153.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	155.00	155.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	149.00	149.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,233	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,885.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,675.00	1,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,143	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,919.15
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,191	149.00–158.00	153.44
13	—	1,157	139.00–147.00	143.37
1	—	1,220	163.00	163.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	934	122.00–128.00	125.60
6	—	1,108	149.00–155.00	151.20
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	126.00–128.00	126.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,392	150.00–158.00	153.87
7	—	1,473	158.00–159.00	158.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,190	184.00	184.00
2	—	1,400	152.00–160.00	155.84
2	—	1,835	195.00	195.00

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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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

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

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