Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 8.00-35.00, instances of 40.00 higher on 300-400 lbs, over 500 lbs sold 9.00-12.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 3.00-10.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 12.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $370.49/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −82.15 against this barn's trailing median of $452.64.

Average price

$370.49

22 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,032

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$30.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.43

vs AR average

−46.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	374.69	2,059	19thin
Medium and Large 2	542	343.92	1,864	3thin

One grade step is worth $30.77/cwt here — about $195 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

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 sale22 hd

370.49

—

AR average7 barns · 182 hd

389.92

−19.43

National average168 barns · 11,658 hd

417.09

−46.60

This barn, trailing median28 sales

452.64

−82.15

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	1,510	184.88	2,791	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,412	169.37	2,391	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,055	150.94	1,593	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	957	150.05	1,436	5thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$2,528	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,161	$2,371	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,038	$2,324	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	890	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$2,216	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$2,174	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,826	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$2,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	645	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	555	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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	550–600	574	335.22/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,924	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	506.20/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,843	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	325.04/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	325.92/cwt	315.00–337.50	2,014	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	357.72/cwt	337.50–370.00	2,200	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	368.94/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,110	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	386.17/cwt	377.00–397.50	1,676	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	439.37/cwt	425.00–495.00	1,885	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	525.66/cwt	500.00–570.00	1,782	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	294	545.58/cwt	525.00–580.00	1,604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	415	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	303.88/cwt	290.00–320.00	2,033	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	417.88/cwt	407.50–430.00	1,567	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	331.30/cwt	330.00–332.50	2,071	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	340.44/cwt	322.50–360.00	1,968	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	321.81/cwt	312.50–332.50	2,143	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	396.33/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	356.11/cwt	345.00–363.00	1,816	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	369.15/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,709	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	505	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,070	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,140	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,825.60/head	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	379.21/cwt	355.00–397.50	1,942	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,845	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	2,215.91/head	1,750.00–2,650.00	2,216	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	805	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,173.81/head	1,900.00–2,450.00	2,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,413	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	2,370.83/head	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,371	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	197.54/cwt	169.00–232.50	2,031	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	730	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	821	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,074	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	170.70/cwt	166.00–175.00	1,977	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	158.64/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,669	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,139	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	167.91/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,455	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	172.91/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,378	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	795	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,018	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	875	165.04/cwt	162.50–167.50	1,444	2
Bulls	—	—	1,673	173.88/cwt	167.00–181.00	2,909	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	160.87/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,630	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,194	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	190.12/cwt	163.00–214.00	2,091	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	2,324.48/head	1,800.00–2,650.00	2,324	6
Bulls	—	—	1,718	198.46/cwt	198.00–199.00	3,410	2
Bulls	—	—	1,641	193.52/cwt	191.00–196.00	3,176	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,027	139.49/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,433	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	149.02/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,602	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,960	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	201.87/cwt	180.00–238.00	2,126	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,527.80/head	2,350.00–2,850.00	2,528	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	292.51/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	408.90/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,877	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	728	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,490	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	385.76/cwt	370.00–397.50	2,033	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	438.69/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,487	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	453.92/cwt	425.00–485.00	1,661	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	307.64/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	467.06/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,779	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	809	282.51/cwt	278.00–287.00	2,286	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	337.85/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,257	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	368.53/cwt	337.50–385.00	1,784	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	411.45/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	353.38/cwt	342.50–365.00	1,866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	343.84/cwt	332.50–365.00	1,668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,349	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	416.88/cwt	380.00–460.00	1,355	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	298.61/cwt	200.00–395.00	1,314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	350.15/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	297.20/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	389.40/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	495	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,448	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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 336Last week 369Year ago 524

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 50Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 17Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	292	472.50	472.50
12	300–350	339	425.00–445.00	438.69
7	350–400	375	407.50–430.00	417.88
15	400–450	434	377.00–397.50	386.17
10	450–500	463	360.00–375.00	369.15
15	500–550	510	345.00–363.00	356.11
9	550–600	574	320.00–345.00	335.22
3	600–650	618	315.00–337.50	325.92
7	650–700	669	290.00–320.00	303.88
1	900–950	920	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	417.50	417.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	570	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	620	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	370.00–410.00	389.40
1	350–400	395	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	428	325.00–375.00	350.15
3	450–500	485	332.50–365.00	343.84
2	500–550	523	285.00–310.00	297.20
1	600–650	620	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	700	280.00	280.00
2	750–800	758	290.00–295.00	292.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	485	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	809	278.00–287.00	282.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	294	525.00–580.00	545.58
8	300–350	339	500.00–570.00	525.66
4	350–400	364	495.00–515.00	506.20
15	400–450	429	425.00–495.00	439.37
14	450–500	459	395.00–420.00	408.90
10	500–550	527	370.00–397.50	385.76
8	550–600	572	350.00–385.00	368.94
24	600–650	615	337.50–370.00	357.72
8	650–700	668	330.00–340.00	337.85
2	700–750	705	320.00–330.00	325.04
2	800–850	815	300.00–315.00	307.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	615	332.50	332.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	380.00–460.00	416.88
4	350–400	366	425.00–485.00	453.92
3	400–450	432	405.00–420.00	411.45
7	450–500	484	337.50–385.00	368.53
2	500–550	528	342.50–365.00	353.38
1	550–600	570	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	635	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	728	342.00	342.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	381	465.00–470.00	467.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	610	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	200.00–395.00	298.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	395.00	395.00
3	450–500	470	375.00–420.00	396.33
12	500–550	512	355.00–397.50	379.21
14	550–600	578	322.50–360.00	340.44
4	600–650	625	330.00–332.50	331.30
4	650–700	666	312.50–332.50	321.81
2	700–750	735	292.50	292.50
1	900–950	900	237.50	237.50
1	950–1000	970	240.00	240.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	342.50	342.50
1	550–600	570	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	745	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	790	270.00	270.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,850.00	2,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,040	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,825.60
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	555	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	2,025.00	2,025.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	645	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	990	1,750.00–2,650.00	2,215.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,160	1,900.00–2,450.00	2,173.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,161	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,370.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	163.00–214.00	190.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,038	1,800.00–2,650.00	2,324.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,025	2,350.00–2,850.00	2,527.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,270	190.00	190.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,028	169.00–232.50	197.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,053	180.00–238.00	201.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	112.50	112.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	178.00	178.00
2	—	1,013	155.00–166.00	160.87
1	—	865	138.00	138.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	166.00–175.00	170.70
10	—	1,052	155.00–165.00	158.64
6	—	1,027	136.00–144.00	139.49
13	—	1,075	146.00–154.00	149.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	159.00	159.00
5	—	1,462	166.00–169.00	167.91
5	—	1,375	170.00–176.00	172.91
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	162.50–167.50	165.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,673	167.00–181.00	173.88
2	—	1,718	198.00–199.00	198.46
4	—	1,641	191.00–196.00	193.52

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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