Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 2.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 4.00-12.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00-11.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 8.00 higher on a light test. Feeder supply not as attractive as last week week with lots of Fleshy, unweaned cattle in offering. On a light test, Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $351.09/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −101.55 against this barn's trailing median of $452.64.

Average price

$351.09

67 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,979

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$512

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

$105.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.00

vs AR average

−27.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	367.44	2,041	41
Medium and Large 1-2	578	342.00	1,977	14thin
Medium and Large 2	573	314.53	1,803	10thin
Medium and Large 3	583	262.23	1,529	2thin

One grade step is worth $105.21/cwt here — about $512 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale67 hd

351.09

—

AR average7 barns · 422 hd

361.09

−10.00

National average158 barns · 13,435 hd

378.58

−27.49

This barn, trailing median28 sales

452.64

−101.55

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	1,476	168.69	2,490	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,500	154.24	2,313	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,125	148.74	1,673	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,050	143.50	1,507	2thin

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)	1,118	$2,189	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,435	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	730	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,130	$2,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	800–850	815	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	427.52/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,620	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	306.01/cwt	297.50–307.50	1,876	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	383.27/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,426	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	315.01/cwt	312.50–317.50	2,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	744	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,120	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	405.18/cwt	385.00–440.00	1,710	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	308.16/cwt	292.50–325.00	1,920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	339.04/cwt	322.50–357.50	1,912	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	366.81/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,603	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	371.23/cwt	342.50–387.00	1,585	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	441.15/cwt	420.00–447.50	1,372	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	332.72/cwt	317.50–350.00	2,056	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	364.58/cwt	347.50–387.50	1,761	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,068	196.22/cwt	192.50–200.00	2,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	398.97/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,293	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	338.99/cwt	330.00–349.00	1,597	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	428	316.92/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	327.22/cwt	317.50–332.50	1,698	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	353.61/cwt	320.00–367.50	1,818	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,017	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	142.26/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,501	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	2,189.12/head	1,675.00–2,675.00	2,189	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,009	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	1050–1100	1,055	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,952	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,024	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,652	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	153.65/cwt	153.00–154.00	2,202	3
Bulls	—	—	1,370	158.40/cwt	153.00–162.00	2,170	3
Bulls	—	—	1,460	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,716	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	977	133.30/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,302	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	145.03/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,578	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,493	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,515	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	159.66/cwt	158.00–161.00	1,903	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	151.87/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,791	8
Bulls	—	—	1,643	175.47/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,453	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,890	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	730	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	162.45/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	326.86/cwt	312.50–352.50	1,723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	276.22/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	321.39/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	692	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	328.20/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,401	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	309.24/cwt	306.00–330.00	1,834	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	330.19/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	351.51/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	313.70/cwt	292.50–319.00	1,776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	343.07/cwt	310.00–370.00	1,101	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	372.35/cwt	355.00–387.50	1,594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	562	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,085	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	364.59/cwt	357.50–387.50	1,889	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	655	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,168	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	317.19/cwt	305.00–332.50	1,535	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	382.95/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	387.17/cwt	357.50–397.00	1,851	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,049	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	262.23/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	369.40/cwt	357.50–395.00	1,784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	290.01/cwt	287.50–292.50	1,821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,977	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,257	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	267.50/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,217	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 416Last week 283Year ago 348

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 43Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 17Year ago 57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	311	420.00–447.50	441.15
18	350–400	379	410.00–450.00	427.52
10	400–450	422	385.00–440.00	405.18
21	450–500	478	357.50–397.00	387.17
8	500–550	518	357.50–387.50	364.59
1	550–600	550	372.50	372.50
8	600–650	618	317.50–350.00	332.72
2	650–700	653	312.50–317.50	315.01
1	800–850	815	255.00	255.00
1	900–950	945	250.00	250.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	220.00	220.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	550–600	562	371.00	371.00
22	650–700	655	331.00	331.00
9	700–750	744	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	595	339.00	339.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	365.00–400.00	382.95
4	400–450	428	355.00–387.50	372.35
3	450–500	483	357.50–395.00	369.40
3	500–550	527	312.50–352.50	326.86
7	550–600	593	306.00–330.00	309.24
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	310.00–340.00	321.39
2	550–600	583	250.00–275.00	262.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	578	342.00	342.00
2	650–700	695	273.00	273.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	443	329.00	329.00
4	450–500	494	329.00	329.00
2	500–550	510	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	324	380.00–430.00	398.97
14	350–400	372	370.00–395.00	383.27
24	400–450	427	342.50–387.00	371.23
11	450–500	471	330.00–349.00	338.99
10	500–550	519	317.50–332.50	327.22
6	550–600	566	292.50–319.00	313.70
9	600–650	613	297.50–307.50	306.01
1	650–700	685	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	300.00–332.50	316.92
1	450–500	470	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	585	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	620	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	365	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	445	282.50	282.50
2	450–500	455	250.00–285.00	267.50
1	550–600	550	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	635	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	310.00–370.00	343.07
2	350–400	390	315.00–345.00	330.19
3	400–450	427	300.00–350.00	328.20
10	450–500	484	305.00–332.50	317.19
2	650–700	692	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	437	345.00–385.00	366.81
6	450–500	483	347.50–387.50	364.58
21	500–550	514	320.00–367.50	353.61
9	550–600	564	322.50–357.50	339.04
2	600–650	623	292.50–325.00	308.16
1	650–700	670	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	705	285.00	285.00
1	900–950	930	227.50	227.50
2	1050–1100	1,068	192.50–200.00	196.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	345.00–355.00	351.51
2	600–650	628	287.50–292.50	290.01
2	650–700	680	275.00–277.50	276.22
1	750–800	780	262.50	262.50
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,055	185.00	185.00

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)	2	—	1,055	141.00–143.00	142.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,435	2,125.00	2,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,118	1,675.00–2,675.00	2,189.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	149.00	149.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	993	160.00–164.00	162.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	177.50	177.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	180.00	180.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	2,100.00	2,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	156.00	156.00
3	—	1,433	153.00–154.00	153.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	977	129.00–136.00	133.30
9	—	1,088	140.00–149.00	145.03
5	—	1,192	158.00–161.00	159.66
8	—	1,179	150.00–155.00	151.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	137.00	137.00
1	—	1,010	150.00	150.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,370	153.00–162.00	158.40
1	—	1,460	186.00	186.00
2	—	1,643	174.00–177.00	175.47

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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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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