Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 11.00-12.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold steady to 7.00 higher on heavier weights. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 12.00-15.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 3.00-5.00 higher. On a light test, Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $325.14/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −69.68 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$325.14

29 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,767

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

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

$31.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.72

vs AR average

−13.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	326.21	1,767	28
Medium and Large 2	585	295.00	1,726	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.21/cwt here — about $42 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 sale29 hd

325.14

—

AR average6 barns · 256 hd

329.86

−4.72

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

−13.60

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−69.68

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	1,634	187.67	3,066	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,334	173.52	2,315	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	982	164.70	1,617	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	157.50	1,571	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)	1,261	$2,572	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,044	$2,460	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,005	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$1,753	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$2,993	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$2,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	650–700	658	303.74/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,999	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	363.67/cwt	353.00–370.00	1,677	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	327.06/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,717	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	310.84/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	469.80/cwt	420.00–490.00	1,513	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,055	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	427.57/cwt	412.50–460.00	1,591	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	407.65/cwt	400.00–422.50	1,920	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,939	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	370.19/cwt	342.50–387.50	1,770	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	378.49/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,593	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	321.61/cwt	300.00–328.00	2,033	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	384.90/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	304.18/cwt	270.00–320.00	2,187	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	324.30/cwt	315.00–352.50	1,923	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	414.04/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,503	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	463	385.14/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,783	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	328.73/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,861	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,781	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	367.55/cwt	330.00–387.50	1,919	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	685	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	600–650	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	750–800	790	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	500	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,752.99/head	1,250.00–2,200.00	1,753	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,470	1
Bulls	—	—	1,543	171.42/cwt	160.00–179.00	2,645	2
Bulls	—	—	1,708	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,262	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,250	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,929	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	177.04/cwt	176.00–178.00	2,454	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	166.47/cwt	163.00–170.00	2,048	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	925	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,471	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	196.28/cwt	194.00–199.00	3,229	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	820	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,132	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	175.48/cwt	173.00–178.00	1,769	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,023	167.42/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	829	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	3,040.27/head	2,800.00–3,250.00	3,040	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,044	2,460.03/head	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,460	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	2,572.27/head	2,275.00–2,900.00	2,572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	333.48/cwt	305.00–341.00	1,607	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	372.36/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,378	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	386.61/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,226	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	377.72/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	342.62/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	369.17/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,627	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	336.58/cwt	330.00–338.00	2,211	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	335.07/cwt	317.50–347.50	2,101	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	730	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	378.29/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,438	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	417.12/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,360	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	368.47/cwt	362.50–380.00	1,905	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	292.48/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,217	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	409.38/cwt	395.00–422.50	1,740	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	794	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,398	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,400	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 320Last week 542Year ago 536

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 84Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 22Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	400.00	400.00
4	400–450	434	370.00–395.00	384.90
12	450–500	478	342.50–387.50	370.19
19	500–550	522	330.00–387.50	367.55
5	550–600	593	315.00–352.50	324.30
7	600–650	632	300.00–328.00	321.61
6	650–700	658	290.00–312.50	303.74
5	700–750	719	270.00–320.00	304.18
1	800–850	820	270.00	270.00
1	950–1000	995	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	617	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	695	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	326	400.00–440.00	417.12
16	350–400	363	400.00–440.00	414.04
10	400–450	421	370.00–392.50	378.49
15	450–500	461	353.00–370.00	363.67
16	500–550	525	315.00–345.00	327.06
11	550–600	566	320.00–337.50	328.73
3	600–650	610	305.00–317.50	310.84
1	650–700	670	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	705	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	350	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	465	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	395.00	395.00
3	350–400	370	367.50–380.00	372.36
2	400–450	420	340.00–345.00	342.62
8	450–500	482	305.00–341.00	333.48
1	550–600	585	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	650	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	473	344.00	344.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	322	420.00–490.00	469.80
11	350–400	372	412.50–460.00	427.57
18	400–450	425	395.00–422.50	409.38
8	450–500	471	400.00–422.50	407.65
5	500–550	517	362.50–380.00	368.47
3	550–600	587	350.00	350.00
3	600–650	627	317.50–347.50	335.07
6	650–700	657	330.00–338.00	336.58
2	750–800	758	290.00–295.00	292.48
1	800–850	800	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	380.00–390.00	385.14
1	500–550	500	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	645	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	365.00–405.00	386.61
3	350–400	380	370.00–385.00	378.29
2	400–450	423	370.00–385.00	377.72
3	450–500	478	360.00–377.50	369.17
1	500–550	515	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	610	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	680	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	745	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	415.00	415.00
1	700–750	730	332.50	332.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	794	302.00	302.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	790	207.50	207.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,130	2,800.00–3,250.00	3,040.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,045	1,250.00–2,200.00	1,752.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,044	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,460.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,261	2,275.00–2,900.00	2,572.27
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	2,000.00	2,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	160.00–179.00	171.42
2	—	1,708	191.00	191.00
3	—	1,645	194.00–199.00	196.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	142.00	142.00
1	—	1,115	173.00	173.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,386	176.00–178.00	177.04
2	—	1,230	163.00–170.00	166.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	159.00	159.00
2	—	1,008	173.00–178.00	175.48
4	—	1,023	166.00–170.00	167.42
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	138.00	138.00

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

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