Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 21.00-25.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 24.00 higher, 400-500 lbs sold 4.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 9.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 7.00 lower. Feeder supply was mostly fleshy unweaned light weight cattle. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $406.46/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 4 of 28 comparable sales and sits −46.18 against this barn's trailing median of $452.64.

Average price

$406.46

43 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,221

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

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

$51.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.84

vs AR average

−39.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	413.25	2,261	37
Medium and Large 1-2	530	370.00	1,961	2thin
Medium and Large 2	549	361.90	1,985	4thin

One grade step is worth $51.35/cwt here — about $276 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 sale43 hd

406.46

—

AR average7 barns · 337 hd

398.62

+7.84

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−39.39

This barn, trailing median28 sales

452.64

−46.18

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	1,454	178.60	2,597	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,351	163.83	2,213	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,067	148.85	1,588	37

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,023	$2,538	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,054	$2,199	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$2,075	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$1,792	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,850	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,985	$3,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,017	$2,713	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,627	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	350–400	378	521.59/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,972	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,175	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	408.18/cwt	372.50–415.00	2,294	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	460.22/cwt	435.00–490.00	1,689	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	326.75/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	426.30/cwt	400.00–446.00	1,837	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	309.92/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	282.52/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	570	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	316.66/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	405.11/cwt	360.00–421.00	2,094	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	415.53/cwt	385.00–440.00	1,986	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	365.86/cwt	345.00–379.00	1,902	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	456.77/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,147	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	360.41/cwt	355.00–390.00	2,072	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	396.75/cwt	370.00–430.00	1,885	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,291	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	304.29/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,209	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	324.16/cwt	310.00–332.50	2,185	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	506.15/cwt	470.00–530.00	2,070	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	344.66/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,982	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	655	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	314.88/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,277	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	473.59/cwt	435.00–490.00	1,572	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	3,001.72/head	2,950.00–3,050.00	3,002	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	335	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,658	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	2,538.14/head	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,538	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	296.25/cwt	292.50–300.00	2,311	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	720	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	690	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,626.80/head	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,627	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	154.15/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,713	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	163.66/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,866	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	945	132.34/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,251	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	145.54/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,525	12
Bulls	—	—	1,469	173.09/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,543	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	168.38/cwt	167.00–171.00	2,415	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	2,199.23/head	1,700.00–2,500.00	2,199	4
Bulls	—	—	1,495	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,855	1
Bulls	—	—	1,415	183.65/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,599	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,150	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,794	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,324	161.76/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,142	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,791.78/head	1,550.00–1,950.00	1,792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,985	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	157.45/cwt	153.00–162.00	1,697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	396.62/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,848	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	305.49/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	336.21/cwt	325.00–347.50	2,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	370.86/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	375.00/cwt	335.00–415.00	1,294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	462.33/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	359.77/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,666	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	446.15/cwt	415.00–495.00	1,633	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	322.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	412.92/cwt	355.00–460.00	1,730	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	327.45/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,073	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	331.12/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	322.82/cwt	300.00–347.50	1,711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	464.53/cwt	463.00–467.50	1,993	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,078	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	640	401.24/cwt	400.00–402.50	2,568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	419.23/cwt	385.00–435.00	2,201	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	549.47/cwt	500.00–590.00	1,775	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	364.61/cwt	350.00–377.50	2,282	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	379.86/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,816	9

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 Oct 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 538Last week 488Year ago 550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 133Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 63Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	323	500.00–590.00	549.47
15	350–400	378	500.00–550.00	521.59
11	400–450	409	470.00–530.00	506.15
32	450–500	470	435.00–465.00	456.77
15	500–550	525	385.00–435.00	419.23
21	550–600	562	372.50–415.00	408.18
5	600–650	626	350.00–377.50	364.61
1	650–700	665	355.00	355.00
3	700–750	728	320.00–335.00	326.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	495.00	495.00
1	650–700	655	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	440.00–485.00	462.33
10	350–400	366	415.00–495.00	446.15
9	400–450	419	355.00–460.00	412.92
5	450–500	466	375.00–420.00	396.62
3	500–550	533	362.50–375.00	370.86
1	550–600	595	335.00	335.00
4	600–650	633	320.00–332.50	327.45
2	650–700	688	325.00–347.50	336.21
1	850–900	875	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	492.50	492.50
15	400–450	429	463.00–467.50	464.53
7	450–500	467	445.00	445.00
2	500–550	530	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	430.00	430.00
2	600–650	640	400.00–402.50	401.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	440.00	440.00
27	300–350	332	435.00–490.00	473.59
19	350–400	367	435.00–490.00	460.22
42	400–450	431	400.00–446.00	426.30
6	450–500	475	370.00–430.00	396.75
29	500–550	520	345.00–379.00	365.86
7	550–600	575	330.00–352.50	344.66
3	600–650	612	312.50–325.00	316.66
2	650–700	655	300.00–320.00	309.92
2	700–750	723	310.00–320.00	314.88
1	750–800	790	290.00	290.00
2	800–850	838	280.00–285.00	282.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	410.00	410.00
9	450–500	478	375.00–385.00	379.86
2	550–600	558	332.50	332.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	380	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	425	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	655	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	335.00–415.00	375.00
3	350–400	383	410.00	410.00
6	450–500	463	335.00–385.00	359.77
2	500–550	510	280.00–330.00	305.49
2	550–600	580	320.00–325.00	322.48
1	600–650	630	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	850	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	478	385.00–440.00	415.53
23	500–550	517	360.00–421.00	405.11
15	550–600	575	355.00–390.00	360.41
1	600–650	630	330.00	330.00
6	650–700	674	310.00–332.50	324.16
7	700–750	726	300.00–310.00	304.29
2	750–800	780	292.50–300.00	296.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	530	300.00–347.50	322.82
2	550–600	570	327.50–335.00	331.12

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,023	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,538.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	161.00	161.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,054	1,700.00–2,500.00	2,199.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,125	1,550.00–1,950.00	1,791.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,078	153.00–162.00	157.45
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	690	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,093	2,950.00–3,050.00	3,001.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,626.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	3,150.00	3,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,985	3,750.00	3,750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,850.00	2,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,111	151.00–159.00	154.15
4	—	1,140	161.00–166.00	163.66
6	—	945	132.00–133.00	132.34
12	—	1,048	140.00–149.00	145.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,434	167.00–171.00	168.38
1	—	1,150	156.00	156.00
5	—	1,324	160.00–165.00	161.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,469	171.00–175.00	173.09
1	—	1,495	191.00	191.00
3	—	1,415	180.00–185.00	183.65

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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How this sale compares

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