Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 3.00-17.00 higher, over 600 lbs, not well tested. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 2.00 higher, 400-500 lbs sold 4.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 1.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder supply was mostly unweaned, attractive to buyers in quality. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $318.90/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −75.91 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$318.90

37 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$27.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.37

vs AR average

−22.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	320.42	1,770	33
Medium and Large 1-2	545	311.00	1,695	3thin
Medium and Large 2	555	292.50	1,623	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.92/cwt here — about $146 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale37 hd

318.90

—

AR average7 barns · 425 hd

324.27

−5.37

National average161 barns · 10,769 hd

340.92

−22.02

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−75.91

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	1,584	170.55	2,701	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,312	159.14	2,089	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,142	152.09	1,736	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	962	148.16	1,425	7thin

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)	1,128	$2,238	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,035	$1,863	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$2,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$1,890	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$3,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,195	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	841	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,153	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,245	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	378.02/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,765	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	396.23/cwt	377.50–422.50	1,720	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	317.72/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,805	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	374.44/cwt	340.00–379.00	2,104	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	408.33/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,719	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	223.73/cwt	220.00–225.00	2,085	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	395.02/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,268	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	302.82/cwt	290.00–320.00	2,044	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	448.40/cwt	407.50–500.00	1,659	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	466.35/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	421.25/cwt	420.00–422.50	1,580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,070	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	355.57/cwt	345.00–382.50	1,895	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	388.75/cwt	365.00–399.00	2,041	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	337.16/cwt	332.00–349.00	1,622	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	390.79/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,438	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	327.64/cwt	322.50–350.00	1,907	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	348.47/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,638	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	269.84/cwt	260.00–280.00	2,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	318.55/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	558	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,120	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	354.95/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,526	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	675	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,143	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	972	211.77/cwt	210.00–215.00	2,058	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	304.74/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,880	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	701	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,012	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,658	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	1,889.64/head	1,775.00–2,000.00	1,890	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	147.71/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,371	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,103	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	189.33/cwt	187.00–193.00	3,455	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	138.27/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,435	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	150.14/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,707	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	167.38/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,933	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	156.00/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,599	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	158.78/cwt	154.00–163.00	2,002	5
Bulls	—	—	1,463	162.52/cwt	147.00–170.00	2,378	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	152.69/cwt	149.00–155.00	2,054	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	167.46/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,165	3
Bulls	—	—	1,765	178.54/cwt	175.00–182.00	3,151	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	162.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,954	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	2,238.25/head	1,950.00–2,450.00	2,238	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,862.98/head	1,850.00–1,875.00	1,863	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,857	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	345.65/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	369.65/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,412	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,120	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	308.24/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	320.03/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	325.14/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,707	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,198	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	440.73/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,463	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	391.36/cwt	370.00–396.00	1,875	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	302.56/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,909	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,048	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	413	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,652	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,268	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	369.84/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	349.59/cwt	344.00–355.00	1,619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	368.52/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	354.53/cwt	325.00–377.50	1,301	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,623	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 575Last week 416Year ago 357

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 43Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 15Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	434	377.50–422.50	396.23
14	450–500	467	370.00–387.50	378.02
22	500–550	533	345.00–382.50	355.57
43	550–600	582	322.50–350.00	327.64
2	600–650	620	312.50–325.00	318.55
10	650–700	675	290.00–320.00	302.82
1	700–750	725	275.00	275.00
2	750–800	778	260.00–280.00	269.84
15	800–850	841	256.00	256.00
1	850–900	865	242.50	242.50
10	950–1000	972	210.00–215.00	211.77
1	1150–1200	1,195	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	475	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	535	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	620	287.50	287.50
1	650–700	690	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	321	385.00–430.00	395.02
9	350–400	368	375.00–405.00	390.79
22	400–450	430	340.00–385.00	354.95
10	450–500	470	342.50–355.00	348.47
12	500–550	525	315.00–335.00	325.14
21	550–600	568	310.00–325.00	317.72
6	600–650	617	295.00–310.00	304.74
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	760	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	885	240.00	240.00
4	900–950	932	220.00–225.00	223.73
1	1050–1100	1,070	217.50	217.50
1	1200–1250	1,245	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	420.00–422.50	421.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	377.00	377.00
3	400–450	438	350.00	350.00
22	450–500	481	332.00–349.00	337.16
3	500–550	545	311.00	311.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	701	287.00	287.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	495	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	360.00–375.00	368.52
7	350–400	367	325.00–377.50	354.53
2	400–450	438	315.00–325.00	320.03
3	450–500	478	300.00–315.00	308.24
1	550–600	555	292.50	292.50
1	600–650	630	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	660	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	760	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	350	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	430	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	413	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	332	400.00–455.00	440.73
11	350–400	370	407.50–500.00	448.40
15	400–450	421	385.00–425.00	408.33
17	450–500	479	370.00–396.00	391.36
35	500–550	525	365.00–399.00	388.75
14	550–600	562	340.00–379.00	374.44
2	600–650	625	300.00–305.00	302.56
1	700–750	710	297.50	297.50
2	750–800	785	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	910	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	465.00–470.00	466.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	558	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	675	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	382	360.00–380.00	369.65
3	400–450	427	355.00–380.00	369.84
2	450–500	463	344.00–355.00	349.59
4	500–550	533	342.50–350.00	345.65
2	650–700	670	292.50	292.50
1	800–850	830	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	550	347.00	347.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	592	346.00	346.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	215.00	215.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	235.00	235.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	790	1,775.00–2,000.00	1,889.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,203	160.00–165.00	162.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,128	1,950.00–2,450.00	2,238.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,035	1,850.00–1,875.00	1,862.98
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	3,100.00	3,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	928	146.00–150.00	147.71
1	—	875	126.00	126.00
3	—	1,025	155.00–158.00	156.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,038	130.00–144.00	138.27
6	—	1,137	145.00–153.00	150.14
4	—	1,155	165.00–170.00	167.38
5	—	1,261	154.00–163.00	158.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,345	149.00–155.00	152.69
3	—	1,293	162.00–170.00	167.46
1	—	1,240	160.00	160.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,825	187.00–193.00	189.33
9	—	1,463	147.00–170.00	162.52
2	—	1,765	175.00–182.00	178.54

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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