Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 15.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-4.00 higher except 400-500 lbs sold 20.00 higher. Feeder supply was above average in quality with several long weaned cattle selling for a Premium. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $362.83/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −89.82 against this barn's trailing median of $452.64.

Average price

$362.83

53 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,991

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$32.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.57

vs AR average

−15.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	364.07	2,001	51
Medium and Large 2	528	331.18	1,749	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.89/cwt here — about $253 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $500.50, low $385.40, median $452.64 across 28 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 sale53 hd

362.83

—

AR average8 barns · 406 hd

364.40

−1.57

National average168 barns · 13,508 hd

378.79

−15.96

This barn, trailing median28 sales

452.64

−89.82

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	1,832	182.29	3,340	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,412	156.31	2,207	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	150.40	1,513	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,191	150.01	1,787	22

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$1,347	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	925	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$2,927	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,011	$2,538	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	945	$2,153	3thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	395.46/cwt	377.50–420.00	1,871	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	644	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,913	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	310.57/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,804	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	380.27/cwt	365.00–392.50	1,787	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	344	406.24/cwt	402.50–407.50	1,397	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	548	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,082	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	360.22/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,657	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	325.15/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,717	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	368.34/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,937	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	287.16/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,950	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	710	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	316.17/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,986	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	279.63/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,893	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	588	333.56/cwt	320.00–338.00	1,961	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	695	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,137	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,050	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	388.06/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,447	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	297.40/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,838	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	331.56/cwt	307.50–347.50	1,880	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	2,631.67/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,632	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	465	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	371.58/cwt	362.50–385.00	1,557	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,647	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	367.70/cwt	342.50–385.00	1,890	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	315	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,181	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	2,504.25/head	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,504	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	715	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	755	1,070.36/head	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,070	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	2,444.35/head	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,444	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,443	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	142.74/cwt	140.00–145.00	996	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	154.07/cwt	153.00–155.00	2,054	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	845	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,149	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	133.24/cwt	120.00–144.00	1,399	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	154.87/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,611	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	165.05/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,344	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,094	1
Bulls	—	—	1,965	181.84/cwt	181.00–184.00	3,573	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,240	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	158.03/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,280	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	149.19/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,829	7
Bulls	—	—	1,615	175.84/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,840	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	157.11/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,912	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	3,375.73/head	3,350.00–3,400.00	3,376	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	152.74/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,784	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	—	—	2,085	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	4,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	342.47/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	288.77/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,674	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,929.76/head	2,400.00–3,250.00	2,930	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	351.79/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	357.45/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,387	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	312.40/cwt	300.00–325.00	962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	222.53/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	946	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,015	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	350.75/cwt	342.00–377.50	2,010	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	401.39/cwt	385.00–419.00	1,710	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	423.65/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,597	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	453.68/cwt	425.00–500.00	1,456	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	329.70/cwt	317.50–335.00	2,087	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	541	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,780	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	675	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,201	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,236	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	381.64/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	329.33/cwt	321.00–345.00	1,601	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	377.50/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	331.18/cwt	317.50–345.00	1,749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	434	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,558	6

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 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 551Last week 327Year ago 261

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 63Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 26Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	321	425.00–500.00	453.68
17	350–400	377	405.00–440.00	423.65
28	400–450	426	385.00–419.00	401.39
22	450–500	473	377.50–420.00	395.46
16	500–550	526	350.00–385.00	368.34
13	550–600	573	342.00–377.50	350.75
6	600–650	633	317.50–335.00	329.70
1	650–700	690	382.50	382.50
1	700–750	725	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	860	260.00	260.00
1	900–950	945	220.00	220.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	548	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	495	367.50	367.50
4	550–600	588	320.00–338.00	333.56
1	650–700	695	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	390.00	390.00
3	350–400	377	380.00–385.00	381.64
2	400–450	445	375.00–380.00	377.50
6	450–500	470	330.00–370.00	351.79
2	500–550	528	317.50–345.00	331.18
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	815	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	650–700	675	326.00	326.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	434	359.00	359.00
27	500–550	541	329.00	329.00
20	600–650	644	297.00	297.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	344	402.50–407.50	406.24
8	350–400	373	385.00–395.00	388.06
8	400–450	419	362.50–385.00	371.58
6	450–500	460	345.00–370.00	360.22
14	500–550	528	315.00–335.00	325.15
16	550–600	581	302.50–320.00	310.57
5	600–650	618	292.50–305.00	297.40
5	650–700	679	285.00–290.00	287.16
1	700–750	710	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	785	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	855	205.00	205.00
1	950–1000	975	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	465	337.50	337.50
1	500–550	525	297.50	297.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	345.00–370.00	357.45
2	400–450	435	340.00–345.00	342.47
10	450–500	486	321.00–345.00	329.33
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	678	220.00–225.00	222.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	300.00–325.00	312.40
1	350–400	360	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	435	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	515	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	397.50	397.50
13	450–500	470	365.00–392.50	380.27
35	500–550	514	342.50–385.00	367.70
9	550–600	567	307.50–347.50	331.56
14	600–650	628	305.00–335.00	316.17
7	650–700	677	275.00–287.50	279.63
1	700–750	745	270.00	270.00
12	750–800	762	269.00	269.00
1	850–900	875	230.00	230.00
5	900–950	946	213.00	213.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	450	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	540	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	570	292.50	292.50
2	600–650	603	285.00–292.50	288.77
1	800–850	815	210.00	210.00

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	2	—	1,003	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,631.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,060	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,504.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,018	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,444.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,283	3,350.00–3,400.00	3,375.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,230	2,400.00–3,250.00	2,929.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	148.00	148.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,168	150.00–156.00	152.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,185	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	755	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,070.36
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	698	140.00–145.00	142.74
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	2,150.00	2,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,333	153.00–155.00	154.07
1	—	1,415	148.00	148.00
10	—	1,443	156.00–160.00	158.03
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	136.00	136.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,050	120.00–144.00	133.24
2	—	1,420	162.00–168.00	165.05
7	—	1,226	146.00–151.00	149.19
8	—	1,217	152.00–160.00	157.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,040	152.00–159.00	154.87
1	—	905	137.00	137.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,965	181.00–184.00	181.84
3	—	1,615	172.00–178.00	175.84
1	—	2,085	203.00	203.00

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Steers · 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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