Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test in most classes, Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold from 2.00 lower to 1.00 higher, over 500 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 9.00 higher, 400-500 lbs sold 8.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder supply was mostly plain, unweaned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady, except the high dressing Breaker cows, selling 4.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $331.22/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −121.42 against this barn's trailing median of $452.64.

Average price

$331.22

8 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$48.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.35

vs AR average

−38.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	353.69	1,913	4thin
Medium and Large 2	548	312.50	1,711	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	550	305.00	1,678	2thin

One grade step is worth $48.69/cwt here — about $236 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

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 sale8 hd

331.22

—

AR average4 barns · 56 hd

350.57

−19.35

National average140 barns · 6,212 hd

369.58

−38.36

This barn, trailing median28 sales

452.64

−121.42

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	1,334	162.84	2,173	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,378	168.80	2,326	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,152	163.68	1,886	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,055	156.85	1,655	21

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)	1,230	$2,491	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$2,189	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	841	$1,480	7
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	884	$2,021	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	963	$1,875	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	400–450	425	356.44/cwt	340.00–372.50	1,515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	237.47/cwt	235.00–240.00	2,185	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	339.30/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,591	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	242.48/cwt	235.00–257.50	2,000	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	354.09/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,870	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	318.72/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	403.12/cwt	390.00–407.50	1,451	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,075	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	404.02/cwt	385.00–417.50	1,681	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	409.52/cwt	405.00–412.50	1,331	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	278.64/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	252.33/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	297.53/cwt	257.50–320.00	1,866	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	333.75/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,732	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	283.74/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	366.08/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	267.49/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,926	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	322.41/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,847	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	214.59/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	695	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	305	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	655	266.25/cwt	247.50–285.00	1,744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	613	876.53/head	750.00–1,000.00	877	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	2,544.62/head	1,950.00–2,800.00	2,545	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,189.16/head	1,900.00–2,600.00	2,189	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,491.46/head	2,250.00–2,800.00	2,491	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,687	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	750–800	795	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	900–950	945	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,682	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	850	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	769	1,627.80/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,628	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	755	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	166.52/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,862	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,928	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	157.85/cwt	157.00–159.00	2,246	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	178.07/cwt	176.00–180.00	2,409	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	168.14/cwt	164.00–174.00	2,314	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	672	142.48/cwt	140.00–144.00	957	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,352	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	151.15/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,584	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	165.19/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,802	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	158.72/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,871	8
Bulls	—	—	1,235	142.54/cwt	120.00–160.00	1,760	3
Bulls	—	—	1,483	193.28/cwt	190.00–198.00	2,866	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	230.97/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,705	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	1,721.62/head	1,075.00–2,200.00	1,722	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,853	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,114	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	850–900	870	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	299.84/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,406	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,291	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,307	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	227.47/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,199	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	383.43/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	322.17/cwt	317.50–324.00	1,659	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,393	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	422.87/cwt	405.00–437.50	1,374	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	355.29/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	379.98/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,452	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	358.34/cwt	322.50–380.00	1,713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	416.31/cwt	390.00–445.00	1,553	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	346.33/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,333	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	515	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,596	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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 211Last week 303Year ago 465

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 47Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 18Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	405.00–412.50	409.52
7	350–400	360	390.00–407.50	403.12
2	400–450	425	340.00–372.50	356.44
12	450–500	469	327.50–350.00	339.30
8	500–550	515	317.50–324.00	322.17
1	550–600	580	327.50	327.50
2	600–650	633	280.00–287.50	283.74
2	650–700	675	275.00–282.50	278.64
1	1050–1100	1,075	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	655	247.50–285.00	266.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	330.00	330.00
8	350–400	385	330.00–365.00	346.33
1	400–450	405	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	495	322.50	322.50
1	500–550	520	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	630	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	650	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	290.00	290.00
4	450–500	469	275.00–325.00	299.84
1	500–550	520	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	398	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	325	405.00–437.50	422.87
10	350–400	373	390.00–445.00	416.31
14	400–450	416	385.00–417.50	404.02
3	450–500	477	380.00–385.00	383.43
3	500–550	528	340.00–362.50	354.09
1	550–600	580	352.50	352.50
2	600–650	625	317.50–320.00	318.72
1	700–750	715	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	770	290.00	290.00
2	900–950	920	235.00–240.00	237.47
2	950–1000	995	221.00	221.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	415	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	550	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	375.00–385.00	379.98
3	400–450	433	330.00–380.00	355.29
3	450–500	478	322.50–380.00	358.34
1	550–600	580	337.50	337.50
1	700–750	710	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	397.50	397.50
4	450–500	475	360.00–377.50	366.08
9	500–550	519	330.00–355.00	333.75
4	550–600	573	310.00–345.00	322.41
17	600–650	627	257.50–320.00	297.53
3	700–750	720	265.00–270.00	267.49
2	750–800	768	245.00–260.00	252.33
4	800–850	825	235.00–257.50	242.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	795	127.00	127.00
1	900–950	945	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	190.00	190.00
2	600–650	628	220.00–235.00	227.47
1	850–900	870	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	728	245.00	245.00
1	850–900	880	212.00	212.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,038	1,950.00–2,800.00	2,544.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	769	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,627.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	1,700.00	1,700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	665	210.00–220.00	214.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	195.00	195.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	738	225.00–235.00	230.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	174.00	174.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	613	750.00–1,000.00	876.53
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,095	1,900.00–2,600.00	2,189.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,230	2,250.00–2,800.00	2,491.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	932	1,075.00–2,200.00	1,721.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	174.00	174.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	175.00	175.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	1,875.00	1,875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	165.00–168.00	166.52
1	—	1,220	158.00	158.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	157.00–159.00	157.85
3	—	1,353	176.00–180.00	178.07
9	—	1,376	164.00–174.00	168.14
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	140.00–144.00	142.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	138.00	138.00
2	—	1,048	149.00–153.00	151.15
7	—	1,091	163.00–168.00	165.19
8	—	1,179	155.00–161.00	158.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,235	120.00–160.00	142.54
2	—	1,483	190.00–198.00	193.28

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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