Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 12.00-15.00 higher, 400-500 lbs sold 10.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold6.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 7.00-20.00, mostly 12.00 higher with full advance on 300-400 lbs. Feeder supply was mostly average in quality with many unweaned calves and bulls. Slaughter cows and bulls not reported due to electrical issues at barn.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $401.28/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 4 of 28 comparable sales and sits −51.37 against this barn's trailing median of $452.64.

Average price

$401.28

48 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,172

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$40.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.39

vs AR average

−8.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	409.93	2,237	35
Medium and Large 1-2	529	388.00	2,053	6thin
Medium and Large 2	530	369.39	1,958	7thin

One grade step is worth $40.54/cwt here — about $279 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 sale48 hd

401.28

—

AR average8 barns · 369 hd

401.67

−0.39

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

−8.02

This barn, trailing median28 sales

452.64

−51.37

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

71 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	600–650	627	354.35/cwt	340.00–362.50	2,222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	515	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	682	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,503	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	392.60/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,202	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	368.09/cwt	352.50–387.50	2,238	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	314.18/cwt	310.00–317.50	2,429	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	558	424.01/cwt	410.00–427.00	2,366	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	449.84/cwt	442.50–460.00	1,907	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	348.81/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	363.33/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,882	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	487.51/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,531	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	698	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,485	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	464.68/cwt	435.00–505.00	1,710	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	556.06/cwt	520.00–600.00	1,796	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	379.41/cwt	357.50–405.00	1,977	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	538.09/cwt	505.00–565.00	1,964	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	361.91/cwt	345.00–374.00	2,056	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	441.46/cwt	437.50–450.00	1,859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	421.02/cwt	390.00–455.00	1,794	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	407.22/cwt	390.00–417.50	2,118	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	339.85/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,311	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	418.28/cwt	400.00–437.50	1,978	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	389.75/cwt	372.50–420.00	1,844	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	364.66/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,079	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	814	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,914	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	748	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,536	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	609	369.54/cwt	368.00–370.00	2,250	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	359.04/cwt	330.00–387.50	2,240	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	850–900	885	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	655	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	372.22/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,928	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	306.86/cwt	250.00–360.00	1,448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	338.79/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	364.52/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	368.79/cwt	347.50–402.50	1,759	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,154	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	342.45/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	322.02/cwt	305.00–337.50	1,633	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	413.98/cwt	360.00–445.00	1,937	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	460.61/cwt	447.50–495.00	1,525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	439.11/cwt	425.00–495.00	1,721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	429.89/cwt	417.50–440.00	1,831	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	309.96/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,057	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	410.56/cwt	370.00–465.00	1,716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	288.05/cwt	265.00–310.00	2,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	407.90/cwt	400.00–416.00	1,950	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	311.83/cwt	285.00–340.00	1,918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,053	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	458.88/cwt	420.00–485.00	1,776	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	576	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,200	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	362.32/cwt	352.50–372.50	2,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	635	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	384.66/cwt	380.00–387.00	1,881	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,162	3

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)

Receipts 788Last week 738Year ago 272

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	314	475.00–505.00	487.51
27	350–400	368	435.00–505.00	464.68
26	400–450	426	390.00–455.00	421.02
21	450–500	473	372.50–420.00	389.75
26	500–550	518	340.00–375.00	363.33
28	550–600	568	345.00–374.00	361.91
3	600–650	627	340.00–362.50	354.35
1	650–700	685	342.50	342.50
3	750–800	773	310.00–317.50	314.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	576	382.00	382.00
9	600–650	609	368.00–370.00	369.54
13	700–750	748	339.00	339.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	885	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	375	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	472	250.00–360.00	306.86
1	550–600	555	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	445.00	445.00
5	350–400	392	425.00–495.00	439.11
3	400–450	418	370.00–465.00	410.56
10	450–500	477	347.50–402.50	368.79
5	500–550	507	305.00–337.50	322.02
2	550–600	578	337.50–340.00	338.79
2	600–650	615	285.00–340.00	311.83
2	650–700	693	300.00–320.00	309.96
2	700–750	718	265.00–310.00	288.05
1	750–800	760	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	489	380.00–387.00	384.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	450.00	450.00
10	450–500	478	400.00–416.00	407.90
6	500–550	529	388.00	388.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	430.00	430.00
13	550–600	558	410.00–427.00	424.01
1	600–650	635	395.00	395.00
8	650–700	682	367.00	367.00
20	800–850	814	358.00	358.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	323	520.00–600.00	556.06
14	350–400	365	505.00–565.00	538.09
7	400–450	424	442.50–460.00	449.84
11	500–550	520	390.00–417.50	407.22
10	550–600	561	390.00–400.00	392.60
19	600–650	608	352.50–387.50	368.09
12	650–700	698	356.00	356.00
4	700–750	725	345.00–355.00	348.81
3	750–800	775	345.00	345.00
1	800–850	815	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	331	447.50–495.00	460.61
17	350–400	387	420.00–485.00	458.88
14	400–450	426	417.50–440.00	429.89
13	450–500	468	360.00–445.00	413.98
5	500–550	518	360.00–385.00	372.22
2	550–600	560	352.50–372.50	362.32
2	650–700	678	330.00–355.00	342.45
1	700–750	735	302.50	302.50
1	750–800	760	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	345.00	345.00
2	400–450	420	355.00–375.00	364.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	421	437.50–450.00	441.46
21	450–500	473	400.00–437.50	418.28
21	500–550	521	357.50–405.00	379.41
21	550–600	570	340.00–380.00	364.66
6	600–650	624	330.00–387.50	359.04
2	650–700	680	330.00–350.00	339.85
1	700–750	740	322.50	322.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	628	327.50	327.50
1	650–700	665	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	730	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	660	327.50	327.50

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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