Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 30.00-40.00, with instances of 60.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 15.00-20.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 11.00-29.00 lower with full decline on 400-500 lbs. Feeder supply was mostly average, unweaned calves and with the hotter days and cooler nights, buyers are mostly in a wait and see attitude. Slaughter cows sold steady and on a light test, Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $376.19/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −76.46 against this barn's trailing median of $452.64.

Average price

$376.19

30 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,047

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,068

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$192.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.09

vs AR average

−37.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	392.30	2,138	23
Medium and Large 2	542	343.77	1,864	6thin
Medium and Large 3	535	200.00	1,070	1thin

One grade step is worth $192.30/cwt here — about $1,068 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale30 hd

376.19

—

AR average8 barns · 402 hd

402.27

−26.09

National average170 barns · 13,807 hd

413.52

−37.33

This barn, trailing median28 sales

452.64

−76.46

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	1,429	185.29	2,647	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,380	170.55	2,354	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,048	162.00	1,698	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,192	161.40	1,924	26

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)	1,090	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,147	$2,363	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,448	$3,125	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,265	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,078	$2,450	4thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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	500–550	525	352.44/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,850	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	376.41/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,179	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	331.71/cwt	310.00–352.00	2,209	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	347.35/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,994	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	430.66/cwt	415.00–460.00	1,576	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,340	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	451.40/cwt	420.00–475.00	1,747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	449.22/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,487	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	413.26/cwt	382.50–427.50	1,723	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	344.30/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,124	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	390.32/cwt	360.00–408.00	1,998	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	342.23/cwt	325.00–348.00	2,177	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	466.00/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,738	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	407.58/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,928	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	328.25/cwt	320.00–332.00	2,229	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	400.59/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,875	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	345.06/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	424.05/cwt	415.00–437.50	1,577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	504.57/cwt	475.00–530.00	1,610	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	352.53/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	375.06/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,755	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	438.59/cwt	417.50–460.00	1,838	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	309.94/cwt	285.00–327.50	2,545	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	915	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	165.00/cwt	154.00–174.00	1,658	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	359.74/cwt	335.00–378.00	2,040	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	292.98/cwt	289.00–295.00	2,274	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	2,800.73/head	2,450.00–3,200.00	2,801	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	2,363.30/head	1,600.00–2,900.00	2,363	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	182.10/cwt	170.00–191.00	1,699	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	226.68/cwt	194.00–297.50	2,142	3
Bulls	—	—	1,713	196.16/cwt	192.00–200.00	3,360	2
Bulls	—	—	1,235	177.13/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,188	3
Bulls	—	—	1,435	186.65/cwt	184.00–189.00	2,678	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	140.42/cwt	134.00–149.00	1,561	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	164.50/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,060	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	173.50/cwt	173.00–174.00	1,922	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,980	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	168.01/cwt	167.00–169.00	2,374	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	175.67/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,403	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	805	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,127	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,663	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,705	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,745	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,253	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	172.92/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,151	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	155.92/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	343.96/cwt	315.00–375.00	1,978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,448	3,125.30/head	3,100.00–3,150.00	3,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	318.31/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,996	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	347.46/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,647	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,094	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	407.60/cwt	370.00–445.00	1,308	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	324.99/cwt	322.50–327.50	1,722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	360.46/cwt	300.00–425.00	1,381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	343.67/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,808	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	365.21/cwt	315.00–402.50	1,724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	460	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	370.35/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,578	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	402.52/cwt	375.00–420.00	2,105	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	341	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,654	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	377.64/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	384.47/cwt	340.00–405.00	1,649	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	413.02/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,731	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	363.32/cwt	357.50–372.50	2,234	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	411.60/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,947	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,385	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

Thu Sep 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 583Last week 715Year ago 590

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 93Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 46Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	331	425.00–465.00	449.22
8	350–400	366	415.00–460.00	430.66
18	400–450	417	382.50–427.50	413.26
20	450–500	468	350.00–390.00	375.06
20	500–550	525	335.00–360.00	352.44
4	550–600	574	325.00–355.00	347.35
10	600–650	636	325.00–348.00	342.23
8	650–700	666	310.00–352.00	331.71
3	750–800	776	289.00–295.00	292.98
1	800–850	820	295.00	295.00
1	900–950	900	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	447	387.50	387.50
2	450–500	472	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	350.00–400.00	377.64
6	400–450	426	350.00–390.00	370.35
6	450–500	474	330.00–385.00	347.46
4	500–550	530	322.50–327.50	324.99
1	600–650	620	317.50	317.50
1	650–700	650	312.50	312.50
1	850–900	860	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	341	485.00	485.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	319	475.00–530.00	504.57
17	350–400	373	440.00–490.00	466.00
23	400–450	419	417.50–460.00	438.59
20	450–500	473	390.00–440.00	407.58
14	500–550	523	375.00–420.00	402.52
9	550–600	579	365.00–395.00	376.41
9	600–650	615	357.50–372.50	363.32
2	650–700	668	340.00–350.00	345.06
2	700–750	708	350.00–355.00	352.53
4	800–850	821	285.00–327.50	309.94
1	900–950	900	292.50	292.50
1	950–1000	955	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	321	370.00–445.00	407.60
3	350–400	372	415.00–437.50	424.05
6	400–450	429	340.00–405.00	384.47
5	450–500	472	315.00–402.50	365.21
4	500–550	526	320.00–365.00	343.67
2	550–600	575	315.00–375.00	343.96
3	600–650	627	315.00–320.00	318.31
1	650–700	670	312.50	312.50
1	700–750	730	315.00	315.00
1	850–900	850	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	300.00–425.00	360.46
1	500–550	535	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	473	385.00–425.00	411.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	420.00–475.00	451.40
15	400–450	419	405.00–420.00	413.02
13	450–500	468	380.00–425.00	400.59
34	500–550	512	360.00–408.00	390.32
19	550–600	567	335.00–378.00	359.74
7	600–650	617	330.00–355.00	344.30
7	650–700	679	320.00–332.00	328.25
1	750–800	785	295.00	295.00
2	850–900	883	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	400	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	475	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	535	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	585	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	715	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	498	365.00	365.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,198	2,450.00–3,200.00	2,800.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	3,100.00	3,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,005	154.00–174.00	165.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,147	1,600.00–2,900.00	2,363.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	167.00	167.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,705	161.00	161.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,448	3,100.00–3,150.00	3,125.30
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	933	170.00–191.00	182.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	945	194.00–297.50	226.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,713	192.00–200.00	196.16
3	—	1,235	175.00–179.00	177.13
2	—	1,435	184.00–189.00	186.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,112	134.00–149.00	140.42
12	—	1,252	160.00–169.00	164.50
6	—	1,244	170.00–177.00	172.92
4	—	1,093	153.00–159.00	155.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	173.00–174.00	173.50
1	—	1,080	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,050	169.00	169.00
1	—	895	140.00	140.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	150.00	150.00
4	—	1,413	167.00–169.00	168.01
6	—	1,368	173.00–180.00	175.67
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	140.00	140.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

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