Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 15.00 lower, 400-600 lbs sold 4.00-12.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 4.00-11.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 2.00 higher. Feeder supply consisted of mostly unweaned, fleshy cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $374.45/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −78.19 against this barn's trailing median of $452.64.

Average price

$374.45

34 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,014

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$50.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.54

vs AR average

+0.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	380.39	2,038	30
Medium and Large 2	552	329.96	1,822	4thin

One grade step is worth $50.43/cwt here — about $216 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 sale34 hd

374.45

—

AR average6 barns · 521 hd

370.91

+3.54

National average120 barns · 5,578 hd

374.14

+0.31

This barn, trailing median28 sales

452.64

−78.19

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	1,681	170.40	2,865	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,295	157.16	2,035	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,131	147.89	1,673	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	968	146.69	1,419	4thin

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)	912	$1,670	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	853	$2,223	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,435	$3,073	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	785	$1,450	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	505	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 2	600–650	633	272.55/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	512	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	394.71/cwt	385.00–417.50	1,685	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	357.17/cwt	320.00–367.50	2,018	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	315.31/cwt	297.50–323.00	1,800	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	327.83/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,731	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	398.46/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,247	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	431.68/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,597	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	334.37/cwt	306.00–342.50	2,060	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	370.24/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,966	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	304.20/cwt	292.50–317.50	2,008	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	299.01/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	432.32/cwt	405.00–450.00	1,388	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	441.38/cwt	422.50–482.50	1,858	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	850–900	890	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	373.58/cwt	364.00–385.00	1,580	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	406.15/cwt	390.00–422.50	1,527	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	363.66/cwt	355.00–372.50	1,746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	348.21/cwt	322.50–380.00	1,981	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	148.50/cwt	147.50–149.00	1,770	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	3,072.65/head	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	352.76/cwt	342.00–375.00	1,669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	297.41/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,975	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,961	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	785	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	505	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	322.95/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,980	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,079	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	173.79/cwt	172.50–175.00	1,773	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,321	155.95/cwt	153.00–157.00	2,060	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	760	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,094	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,006	135.02/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,358	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	785	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,138	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	160.04/cwt	157.00–165.00	2,041	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	151.88/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,602	2
Bulls	—	—	1,560	160.96/cwt	150.00–177.00	2,511	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,346	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,190	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,928	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	144.49/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,653	6
Bulls	—	—	2,205	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	4,101	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	153.32/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,802	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,929.44/head	1,550.00–2,200.00	1,929	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,038	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,774	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,775	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	2,222.58/head	1,900.00–2,450.00	2,223	2
Bulls	—	—	1,668	177.78/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,965	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	365.26/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,384	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	375.19/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,212	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	765	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	338.28/cwt	322.50–355.00	1,888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	369.97/cwt	367.50–372.50	1,683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	718	286.76/cwt	285.00–288.00	2,059	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	264.95/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	278.75/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	303.62/cwt	302.50–304.00	2,144	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	313.68/cwt	313.00–315.00	2,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	342.16/cwt	327.50–348.00	1,636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	383.65/cwt	377.50–390.00	1,247	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	383.57/cwt	362.50–390.00	2,033	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	406.39/cwt	400.00–408.00	1,918	10

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 283Last week 540Year ago 596

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 81Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 27Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	370.00–380.00	375.19
5	350–400	379	355.00–370.00	365.26
1	400–450	430	365.00	365.00
6	450–500	478	327.50–348.00	342.16
2	600–650	633	270.00–275.00	272.55
2	650–700	653	277.50–280.00	278.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	313	395.00–415.00	398.46
7	350–400	376	390.00–422.50	406.15
10	400–450	423	364.00–385.00	373.58
4	450–500	473	342.00–375.00	352.76
13	500–550	528	322.50–335.00	327.83
17	550–600	571	297.50–323.00	315.31
3	600–650	630	290.00–307.50	299.01
5	650–700	664	290.00–300.00	297.41
1	700–750	700	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	890	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	535	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	718	285.00–288.00	286.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	377.50–390.00	383.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	512	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	382.50	382.50
5	400–450	427	385.00–417.50	394.71
2	450–500	455	367.50–372.50	369.97
1	500–550	535	305.00	305.00
3	550–600	558	322.50–355.00	338.28
1	600–650	635	297.50	297.50
1	750–800	750	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	321	405.00–450.00	432.32
25	350–400	370	410.00–450.00	431.68
8	400–450	421	422.50–482.50	441.38
10	450–500	472	400.00–408.00	406.39
22	500–550	530	362.50–390.00	383.57
6	550–600	565	320.00–367.50	357.17
23	600–650	616	306.00–342.50	334.37
3	650–700	676	313.00–315.00	313.68
4	700–750	706	302.50–304.00	303.62
2	750–800	773	260.00–270.00	264.95
1	800–850	810	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	880	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	935	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	480	355.00–372.50	363.66
6	500–550	531	362.50–375.00	370.24
6	550–600	569	322.50–380.00	348.21
12	600–650	613	310.00–327.50	322.95
3	650–700	660	292.50–317.50	304.20
1	700–750	740	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	840	247.50	247.50
1	950–1000	950	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	565	317.50	317.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,192	147.50–149.00	148.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	985	1,550.00–2,200.00	1,929.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	158.00	158.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	157.00	157.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,435	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,072.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,450.00	1,450.00
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	505	1,300.00	1,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	172.50–175.00	173.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	195.00	195.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	853	1,900.00–2,450.00	2,222.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,321	153.00–157.00	155.95
1	—	1,190	162.00	162.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	144.00	144.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,006	127.00–138.00	135.02
4	—	1,275	157.00–165.00	160.04
6	—	1,144	142.00–149.00	144.49
5	—	1,175	151.00–155.00	153.32
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	145.00	145.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	151.00–153.00	151.88
1	—	975	138.00	138.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,560	150.00–177.00	160.96
1	—	2,205	186.00	186.00
3	—	1,668	175.00–180.00	177.78

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle