Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 14.00 lower, with full decline on 300-400 lbs; over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 11.00-25.00 lower, with full decline on 300-400 lb weights; over 600 lbs sold 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $333.19/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −61.62 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$333.19

29 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,813

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$316

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

$54.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.46

vs AR average

−26.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	336.94	1,835	27
Medium and Large 2	538	282.50	1,518	2thin

One grade step is worth $54.44/cwt here — about $316 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 sale29 hd

333.19

—

AR average8 barns · 329 hd

340.65

−7.46

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−26.47

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−61.62

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	1,525	172.50	2,631	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,462	164.26	2,402	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,074	150.35	1,614	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	960	110.00	1,056	1thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,455	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,328	$2,523	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	838	$1,550	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	673	$1,475	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,178	$2,600	2thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	700–750	705	307.66/cwt	305.00–309.00	2,169	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	370.27/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,948	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	387.55/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,639	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	406.73/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,257	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	330.71/cwt	324.00–341.00	2,044	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	360.84/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,700	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	334.99/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,916	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	412.77/cwt	375.00–435.00	1,523	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	390.14/cwt	365.00–417.50	2,048	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	328.78/cwt	315.00–355.00	2,075	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	426.03/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,393	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	267.51/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,212	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	319.93/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,192	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	285.08/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	311.53/cwt	295.00–318.00	2,206	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	349.24/cwt	332.50–370.00	1,994	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	740	323.74/cwt	322.50–325.00	2,396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	680	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	403.72/cwt	387.50–417.50	1,869	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,231	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,810	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	492.62/cwt	457.50–520.00	1,635	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	622	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,127	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	500–550	533	139.77/cwt	130.00–150.00	745	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	570	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	700	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	304.96/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,723	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	236.58/cwt	220.00–275.00	2,264	3
Steers	Small and Medium 3	600–650	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	164.53/cwt	161.00–167.00	2,512	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,213	159.55/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,935	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	795	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,049	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	165.22/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,905	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,006	137.17/cwt	116.00–149.00	1,380	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,056	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,147	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,240	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	155.11/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,751	5
Bulls	—	—	1,413	164.23/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,321	6
Bulls	—	—	1,609	178.71/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,875	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	831	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	2,523.16/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,523	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	332.89/cwt	270.00–360.00	1,418	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	384.66/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	327.48/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	328.36/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	373.90/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,249	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	419.76/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	423.71/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	352.44/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,870	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	530	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	423.34/cwt	395.00–445.00	1,774	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	450.69/cwt	427.50–485.00	1,686	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	335.82/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	360.11/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	343.67/cwt	332.50–357.50	1,773	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	325.53/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,168	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	416.06/cwt	402.50–432.50	1,918	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,372	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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 369Last week 583Year ago 583

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 52Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 28Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	327	405.00–435.00	426.03
10	350–400	369	375.00–435.00	412.77
18	400–450	423	365.00–405.00	387.55
13	450–500	471	350.00–370.00	360.84
13	500–550	516	332.50–357.50	343.67
12	550–600	572	327.50–350.00	334.99
7	600–650	618	324.00–341.00	330.71
5	650–700	666	315.00–335.00	325.53
3	700–750	705	305.00–309.00	307.66
1	750–800	755	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	740	322.50–325.00	323.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	622	342.00	342.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	300.00–310.00	304.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	408	325.00–330.00	327.48
1	450–500	475	175.00	175.00
1	650–700	670	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	340.00–395.00	373.90
1	350–400	385	360.00	360.00
8	400–450	426	270.00–360.00	332.89
5	450–500	474	300.00–375.00	328.36
1	500–550	500	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	575	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	618	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	670	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	488	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	332	457.50–520.00	492.62
20	350–400	374	427.50–485.00	450.69
20	400–450	419	395.00–445.00	423.34
18	450–500	461	402.50–432.50	416.06
5	500–550	525	365.00–417.50	390.14
1	600–650	610	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	720	322.50	322.50
1	750–800	750	300.00	300.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	130.00–150.00	139.77
1	600–650	600	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	410.00–430.00	419.76
4	350–400	379	420.00–430.00	423.71
5	400–450	425	360.00–400.00	384.66
1	450–500	475	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	750	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	815	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	527	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	395.00–420.00	406.73
6	450–500	463	387.50–417.50	403.72
11	500–550	526	350.00–400.00	370.27
10	550–600	571	332.50–370.00	349.24
7	600–650	631	315.00–355.00	328.78
3	650–700	685	310.00–325.00	319.93
6	700–750	708	295.00–318.00	311.53
2	750–800	763	280.00–290.00	285.08
3	800–850	827	265.00–270.00	267.51
1	850–900	850	262.50	262.50
1	900–950	905	227.50	227.50
1	950–1000	990	236.00	236.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	355.00–365.00	360.11
2	450–500	483	340.00–365.00	352.44
3	500–550	523	327.50–345.00	335.82
1	550–600	570	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	380.00	380.00
5	500–550	542	345.00	345.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	570	950.00	950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	200.00	200.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	957	220.00–275.00	236.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,350	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,455	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	163.00	163.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,328	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,523.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,260	2,500.00	2,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,527	161.00–167.00	164.53
2	—	1,213	159.00–160.00	159.55
1	—	1,310	171.00	171.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	132.00	132.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,153	161.00–169.00	165.22
8	—	1,006	116.00–149.00	137.17
1	—	1,220	176.00	176.00
5	—	1,129	154.00–158.00	155.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	110.00	110.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,413	160.00–173.00	164.23
8	—	1,609	175.00–184.00	178.71

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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