Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 15.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00-16.00, mostly 9.00 higher. Supply included several long weaned, suitable for grass cattle. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls, not enough receipts last week to establish a trend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $370.83/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −81.81 against this barn's trailing median of $452.64.

Average price

$370.83

65 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,989

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$56.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.12

vs AR average

−7.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	371.70	1,991	64
Medium and Large 2	580	315.00	1,827	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.70/cwt here — about $164 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

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 sale65 hd

370.83

—

AR average8 barns · 673 hd

364.71

+6.12

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

−7.22

This barn, trailing median28 sales

452.64

−81.81

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	1,825	174.47	3,184	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,167	161.01	1,879	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,343	157.05	2,108	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,155	146.99	1,698	41

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,024	$1,951	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,013	$1,491	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	760	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,182	$2,553	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,010	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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	650–700	667	295.05/cwt	292.50–297.50	1,968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	387.49/cwt	360.00–402.50	1,848	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	397.31/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,363	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	265.76/cwt	264.00–267.50	2,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	246.23/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	370.99/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,592	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	461	458.13/cwt	430.00–466.00	2,112	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	538	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	261.95/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,925	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	348.35/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,832	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	294.74/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	1000–1050	1,025	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	695	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	323	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,428	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	314.09/cwt	303.00–335.00	2,126	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	381.17/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	422.48/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,605	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	328.80/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,851	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,332	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	359.38/cwt	337.50–372.00	2,034	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	296.06/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,862	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	255	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,192	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	389	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,661	15
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	326.53/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,989	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	325.87/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,698	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	1,951.22/head	1,750.00–2,100.00	1,951	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,402	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	1,490.74/head	1,150.00–1,750.00	1,491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,947	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	334.24/cwt	312.50–362.50	1,885	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	378.11/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,630	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	169.80/cwt	168.00–172.50	1,774	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	2,553.03/head	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,553	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,037	157.37/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,632	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	152.49/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,810	14
Bulls	—	—	1,970	184.88/cwt	184.00–186.00	3,642	2
Bulls	—	—	1,883	177.59/cwt	173.00–182.00	3,344	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,771	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,198	149.47/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,791	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	132.01/cwt	122.00–137.00	1,416	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	164.01/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,916	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	165.26/cwt	164.00–166.00	2,409	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,331	155.16/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,065	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	143.98/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,674	21
Bulls	—	—	1,613	161.30/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,602	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,033	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,474	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,023	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	154.36/cwt	144.00–171.00	1,835	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	335.90/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,394	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	342.64/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,288	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	298.31/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,429	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	550–600	582	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,839	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	282	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,438	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	292.50/cwt	285.00–300.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	466	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,831	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,115	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	363.57/cwt	347.50–380.00	1,672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	705	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,133	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	360	485.42/cwt	475.00–487.50	1,748	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	440.53/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,423	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	392.46/cwt	380.00–412.50	1,699	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	392.01/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,509	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	262.60/cwt	255.00–270.00	2,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	333.85/cwt	327.50–340.00	2,087	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	380.02/cwt	365.00–383.00	1,934	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,163	2

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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 540Last week 799Year ago 471

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 30Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 32Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	343	375.00–415.00	397.31
2	350–400	375	375.00–387.50	381.17
25	400–450	429	345.00–375.00	370.99
1	450–500	470	340.00	340.00
11	500–550	521	310.00–340.00	325.87
21	550–600	563	315.00–340.00	328.80
5	600–650	629	280.00–312.50	296.06
3	650–700	667	292.50–297.50	295.05
5	700–750	735	245.00–275.00	261.95
1	750–800	750	275.00	275.00
2	800–850	803	240.00–252.50	246.23
1	900–950	930	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,025	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	255	467.50	467.50
13	300–350	323	442.00	442.00
15	350–400	389	427.00	427.00
23	450–500	466	393.00	393.00
1	650–700	695	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	705	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	377.50	377.50
6	350–400	360	370.00	370.00
7	400–450	441	324.00	324.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	335.00–355.00	342.64
6	400–450	415	315.00–345.00	335.90
3	450–500	468	339.00	339.00
3	500–550	518	285.00–307.50	298.31
1	550–600	575	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	690	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	582	316.00	316.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	285.00–300.00	292.50
1	350–400	355	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	475.00	475.00
6	300–350	323	420.00–465.00	440.53
25	350–400	380	405.00–445.00	422.48
16	400–450	433	380.00–412.50	392.46
26	450–500	477	360.00–402.50	387.49
33	500–550	509	365.00–383.00	380.02
27	550–600	566	337.50–372.00	359.38
2	600–650	625	327.50–340.00	333.85
14	650–700	677	303.00–335.00	314.09
1	700–750	745	245.00	245.00
2	750–800	780	255.00–270.00	262.60
1	1100–1150	1,115	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	282	510.00	510.00
6	350–400	360	475.00–487.50	485.42
54	450–500	461	430.00–466.00	458.13
3	500–550	538	405.00	405.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	395.00	395.00
5	350–400	385	390.00–395.00	392.01
1	400–450	445	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	460	347.50–380.00	363.57
1	550–600	580	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	685	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	337.50	337.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	431	370.00–382.50	378.11
1	450–500	475	375.00	375.00
8	500–550	526	330.00–380.00	348.35
7	550–600	564	312.50–362.50	334.24
5	600–650	609	320.00–337.50	326.53
2	650–700	668	285.00–305.00	294.74
2	750–800	753	264.00–267.50	265.76
1	950–1000	955	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	550	322.50	322.50
1	650–700	670	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	725	225.00	225.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	760	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,024	1,750.00–2,100.00	1,951.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,540	156.00	156.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,013	1,150.00–1,750.00	1,490.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	184.00	184.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	152.00	152.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	170.00	170.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,189	144.00–171.00	154.36
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,045	168.00–172.50	169.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,182	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,553.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,037	157.00–158.00	157.37
14	—	1,187	150.00–156.00	152.49
3	—	1,073	122.00–137.00	132.01
21	—	1,163	140.00–148.00	143.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	152.00	152.00
6	—	1,168	158.00–168.00	164.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	149.00–150.00	149.47
3	—	1,458	164.00–166.00	165.26
5	—	1,331	152.00–158.00	155.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,970	184.00–186.00	184.88
6	—	1,883	173.00–182.00	177.59
3	—	1,613	155.00–165.00	161.30

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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