Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 3.00 lower, 400-600 lbs sold 12.00-25.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 18.00 higher on a light test. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 25.00 higher, 400-600 lbs sold 3.00-6.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 18.00 higher. Not enough comparable receipts to establish a trend for Slaughter cows, Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $365.20/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 7 of 31 comparable sales and sits −29.61 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$365.20

82 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$398

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

$62.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.96

vs AR average

+5.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	369.77	2,112	76
Medium and Large 2	558	307.34	1,714	6thin

One grade step is worth $62.43/cwt here — about $398 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 sale82 hd

365.20

—

AR average8 barns · 334 hd

357.24

+7.96

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

+5.40

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−29.61

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	1,762	185.49	3,269	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,348	153.32	2,066	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	878	144.01	1,264	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	142.85	1,618	13

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)	1,380	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,081	$2,175	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,085	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	450–500	465	441.97/cwt	410.00–460.00	2,055	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	309	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,475	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	480.93/cwt	445.00–510.00	2,039	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	594	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,293	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	395.00/cwt	390.00–427.50	2,244	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	461.36/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,527	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	408.65/cwt	390.00–451.00	2,125	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	428.02/cwt	407.50–445.00	1,793	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	343.61/cwt	325.00–348.00	2,268	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	326.88/cwt	322.50–330.00	2,334	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	534.80/cwt	515.00–580.00	1,722	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	532.02/cwt	507.50–565.00	2,038	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	339.63/cwt	320.00–355.00	2,123	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	361.18/cwt	330.00–372.50	2,409	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	447.70/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,679	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	357.98/cwt	340.00–382.50	2,209	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	324.11/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,369	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	370.64/cwt	355.00–387.50	1,735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	353.58/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,839	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	510	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	410.89/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,939	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	391.26/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,038	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	371.25/cwt	360.00–410.00	2,127	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	355.86/cwt	332.50–361.00	2,032	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	425.72/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,814	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	613	305.10/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,238	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	355	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	160.58/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,012	2
Bulls	—	—	1,779	189.91/cwt	187.00–192.00	3,378	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	765	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,358	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	840	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,302	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	129.18/cwt	115.00–139.00	1,199	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	152.36/cwt	145.00–156.00	2,049	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	154.48/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,753	4
Bulls	—	—	1,749	181.96/cwt	181.00–184.00	3,182	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,184	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	131.14/cwt	111.00–146.00	1,439	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	319.11/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,085.04/head	1,750.00–2,475.00	2,085	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	204.29/cwt	187.50–217.50	2,008	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	2,175.37/head	1,600.00–2,700.00	2,175	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,367	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	375.00/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	367.11/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,725	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	301.46/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,745	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	392.35/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	452.24/cwt	425.00–475.00	1,714	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	362.13/cwt	345.00–372.50	1,912	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	328.70/cwt	322.50–335.00	2,087	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	385.36/cwt	375.00–402.50	2,412	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	377.84/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,613	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	310.15/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	392.44/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,841	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	423.55/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,758	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	469.33/cwt	420.00–495.00	1,516	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	470.90/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,855	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	364.23/cwt	362.50–366.00	2,622	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 738Last week 534Year ago 1,007

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 83Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 48Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	322	515.00–580.00	534.80
10	350–400	383	507.50–565.00	532.02
22	400–450	424	445.00–510.00	480.93
24	450–500	465	410.00–460.00	441.97
19	500–550	520	390.00–451.00	408.65
23	550–600	568	390.00–427.50	395.00
10	600–650	626	375.00–402.50	385.36
2	700–750	720	362.50–366.00	364.23
1	800–850	820	335.00	335.00
1	900–950	920	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	510	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	585	382.50	382.50
1	600–650	645	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	435.00	435.00
1	350–400	385	410.00	410.00
1	700–750	725	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	420.00–495.00	469.33
25	350–400	379	425.00–475.00	452.24
5	400–450	415	415.00–435.00	423.55
8	450–500	469	365.00–410.00	392.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	350–400	394	455.00–475.00	470.90
2	450–500	465	410.00	410.00
3	550–600	570	385.00	385.00
4	700–750	740	346.00	346.00
2	750–800	770	343.00	343.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	309	477.50	477.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	550–600	594	386.00	386.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	331	450.00–475.00	461.36
16	350–400	375	435.00–460.00	447.70
44	400–450	419	407.50–445.00	428.02
2	450–500	468	355.00–387.50	370.64
16	500–550	520	340.00–365.00	353.58
20	550–600	571	332.50–361.00	355.86
4	600–650	625	320.00–355.00	339.63
12	650–700	660	325.00–348.00	343.61
4	700–750	714	322.50–330.00	326.88
1	750–800	755	317.50	317.50
1	800–850	800	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	560	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	613	300.00–310.00	305.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	355.00–395.00	375.00
12	400–450	427	355.00–400.00	377.84
32	450–500	470	350.00–385.00	367.11
2	500–550	515	300.00–337.50	319.11
4	550–600	579	290.00–315.00	301.46
1	600–650	645	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	675	300.00–320.00	310.15
1	800–850	810	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	480	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	430.00	430.00
4	400–450	426	410.00–440.00	425.72
21	450–500	472	395.00–425.00	410.89
24	500–550	521	375.00–405.00	391.26
11	550–600	573	360.00–410.00	371.25
17	600–650	617	340.00–382.50	357.98
5	650–700	667	330.00–372.50	361.18
5	700–750	731	320.00–335.00	324.11
1	1000–1050	1,045	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	385.00–400.00	392.35
4	500–550	528	345.00–372.50	362.13
1	550–600	550	355.00	355.00
2	600–650	635	322.50–335.00	328.70
1	650–700	670	312.50	312.50
1	700–750	725	310.00	310.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	158.00	158.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,150	1,750.00–2,475.00	2,085.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,380	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,081	1,600.00–2,700.00	2,175.37
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	983	187.50–217.50	204.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	160.00–161.00	160.58
4	—	1,135	151.00–158.00	154.48
7	—	1,097	111.00–146.00	131.14
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	177.50	177.50
1	—	840	155.00	155.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	928	115.00–139.00	129.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,345	145.00–156.00	152.36
1	—	1,365	160.00	160.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,779	187.00–192.00	189.91
5	—	1,749	181.00–184.00	181.96

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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Reporter comment USDA

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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