Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 20.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 3.00-10.00, mostly 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 5.00 lower, 400-500 lbs sold 11.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold steady over 600 lbs sold 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $313.09/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −81.72 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$313.09

66 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$30.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.44

vs AR average

−28.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	319.66	1,767	50
Medium and Large 1-2	577	306.00	1,766	3thin
Medium and Large 2	551	289.46	1,596	13thin

One grade step is worth $30.20/cwt here — about $171 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

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 sale66 hd

313.09

—

AR average8 barns · 415 hd

323.53

−10.44

National average157 barns · 9,726 hd

341.53

−28.44

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−81.72

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	1,542	184.91	2,850	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,298	162.97	2,116	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,090	159.99	1,744	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,067	155.21	1,657	37

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,022	$2,375	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$2,105	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,122	$1,874	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$1,663	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,418	$2,748	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,075	$2,950	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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	400–450	420	374.88/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	773	286.21/cwt	282.50–290.00	2,212	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	167.40/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,800	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,244	166.58/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,072	4
Bulls	—	—	1,381	175.75/cwt	169.00–182.00	2,427	8
Bulls	—	—	1,573	190.09/cwt	188.00–192.00	2,990	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	161.54/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,728	12
Bulls	—	—	1,917	200.68/cwt	200.00–202.00	3,847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	358.06/cwt	356.00–359.00	1,672	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	356.39/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,867	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	313.96/cwt	310.00–318.00	2,119	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	315.37/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,823	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	406.85/cwt	380.00–432.50	1,310	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	337.95/cwt	336.00–342.50	2,132	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	725	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,306	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	1000–1050	1,000	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	366.59/cwt	352.50–395.00	1,562	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	438.80/cwt	422.50–490.00	1,404	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	313.92/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,106	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	337.86/cwt	320.00–351.00	1,926	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	314.53/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,953	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	301.31/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,862	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	395.03/cwt	392.50–400.00	1,462	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	352.32/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,645	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	1050–1100	1,090	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	395	332.50/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,313	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	325.58/cwt	312.50–332.50	1,687	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	379.34/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,821	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,758	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	198.86/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,491	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	301.02/cwt	292.50–310.00	2,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	728	297.21/cwt	294.00–306.00	2,164	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	800–850	830	273.48/cwt	270.00–277.00	2,270	2
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	400–450	445	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,046	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	800–850	815	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,671	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,361	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,953	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,984	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	153.99/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,766	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	964	142.76/cwt	131.00–147.00	1,376	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,399	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	167.49/cwt	167.00–168.00	1,931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	373.17/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,974	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	345.68/cwt	337.50–360.00	1,970	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,089	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	329.67/cwt	325.00–339.00	1,586	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	437.09/cwt	422.50–480.00	1,622	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	273.75/cwt	272.50–275.00	2,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	386.66/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	292.53/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	402.73/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	345.00/cwt	337.50–357.50	1,432	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,744	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	471	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,771	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	408.17/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,698	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	406.29/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	332.37/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,738	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	395.74/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,496	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	371.55/cwt	355.00–387.50	1,561	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	2,375.04/head	1,900.00–2,800.00	2,375	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	1,874.00/head	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,874	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	2,105.17/head	1,700.00–2,450.00	2,105	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	965	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	163.26/cwt	162.00–164.00	2,202	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	292.54/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	326.58/cwt	307.50–345.00	1,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	341.21/cwt	320.00–377.50	1,290	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,436	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,418	2,747.94/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	322.35/cwt	307.50–337.50	1,528	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	281.50/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	300.01/cwt	277.50–305.00	1,581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,151	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	342.63/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	342.45/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	280.41/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,604	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,359	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	350.71/cwt	315.00–367.50	1,662	5

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 Jul 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 542Last week 211Year ago 701

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 48Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 44Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	370.00–382.50	374.88
17	450–500	480	350.00–390.00	379.34
14	500–550	524	345.00–370.00	356.39
12	550–600	570	320.00–351.00	337.86
4	600–650	621	310.00–325.00	314.53
6	650–700	675	310.00–318.00	313.96
3	700–750	728	287.00	287.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	467	356.00–359.00	358.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	335.00–350.00	342.63
2	500–550	518	290.00–295.00	292.54
1	600–650	625	297.50	297.50
1	750–800	790	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	728	294.00–306.00	297.21
2	750–800	773	282.50–290.00	286.21
2	800–850	830	270.00–277.00	273.48
1	1000–1050	1,000	215.00	215.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	322	380.00–432.50	406.85
8	350–400	370	392.50–400.00	395.03
32	400–450	426	352.50–395.00	366.59
12	450–500	467	340.00–367.50	352.32
21	500–550	518	312.50–332.50	325.58
29	550–600	578	300.00–325.00	315.37
4	600–650	618	290.00–310.00	301.31
2	650–700	668	292.50–310.00	301.02
2	750–800	778	272.50–275.00	273.75
1	800–850	845	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	320.00–345.00	332.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	362.50	362.50
2	400–450	440	345.00	345.00
6	450–500	481	325.00–339.00	329.67
3	550–600	577	306.00	306.00
3	600–650	645	293.00	293.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	365.00	365.00
3	350–400	378	320.00–377.50	341.21
5	400–450	415	337.50–357.50	345.00
7	450–500	474	307.50–337.50	322.35
6	500–550	527	277.50–305.00	300.01
7	550–600	572	260.00–295.00	280.41
2	600–650	623	272.50–290.00	281.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	390	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	495	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	400.00–412.50	406.29
3	400–450	443	397.50	397.50
5	450–500	453	385.00	385.00
2	500–550	525	357.50	357.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	320	422.50–490.00	438.80
17	350–400	371	422.50–480.00	437.09
17	400–450	416	395.00–415.00	408.17
3	450–500	469	380.00–390.00	386.66
14	500–550	529	355.00–380.00	373.17
11	550–600	570	337.50–360.00	345.68
15	600–650	631	336.00–342.50	337.95
5	650–700	671	300.00–325.00	313.92
1	700–750	705	287.50	287.50
1	750–800	790	300.00	300.00
1	950–1000	970	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	725	318.00	318.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	362.50	362.50
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	395.00–410.00	402.73
13	350–400	378	375.00–415.00	395.74
6	400–450	420	355.00–387.50	371.55
5	450–500	474	315.00–367.50	350.71
6	500–550	523	320.00–347.50	332.37
3	650–700	667	290.00–295.00	292.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	471	376.00	376.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	428	307.50–345.00	326.58
2	450–500	470	340.00–345.00	342.45
1	550–600	550	302.50	302.50
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,075	166.00–170.00	167.40
12	—	1,070	158.00–164.00	161.54
12	—	1,147	150.00–157.00	153.99
7	—	964	131.00–147.00	142.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,244	165.00–168.00	166.58
2	—	1,280	155.00	155.00
5	—	1,349	162.00–164.00	163.26
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	145.00	145.00
2	—	1,153	167.00–168.00	167.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,381	169.00–182.00	175.75
5	—	1,573	188.00–192.00	190.09
3	—	1,917	200.00–202.00	200.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	2,500.00	2,500.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	2,950.00	2,950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	750	197.50–200.00	198.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	210.00	210.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	144.00	144.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,022	1,900.00–2,800.00	2,375.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,122	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,874.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	870	1,700.00–2,450.00	2,105.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,275	182.00	182.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,418	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,747.94

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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