Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 6.00-24.00 lower, with full decline on 300-400 lb weights, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 14.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 6.00-24.00 higher with full advance on 400-500 lb weights. Feeder supply was mostly plain in quality with many very light weight calves in offering. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $359.92/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 6 of 31 comparable sales and sits −34.89 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$359.92

25 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$24.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.60

vs AR average

−37.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	362.87	1,967	22
Medium and Large 2	533	338.33	1,803	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.53/cwt here — about $163 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

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 sale25 hd

359.92

—

AR average8 barns · 490 hd

367.52

−7.60

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−37.94

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−34.89

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	1,499	174.29	2,612	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,473	167.88	2,473	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,114	158.24	1,763	31

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)	865	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,083	$2,538	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,132	$2,301	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	932	$1,667	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	822	$2,583	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$2,400	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,155	$3,050	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,290	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,468	$3,667	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$2,350	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	818	$2,500	3thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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 2	500–550	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	424.50/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,817	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	420.08/cwt	385.00–440.00	1,777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,135	202.25/cwt	197.00–207.50	2,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	350.87/cwt	337.50–365.00	1,993	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,433	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	371.17/cwt	347.50–420.00	1,945	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	315.81/cwt	312.50–320.00	2,236	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	364.25/cwt	325.00–387.50	2,069	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	328.98/cwt	320.00–342.50	2,023	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	454.78/cwt	420.00–477.50	2,174	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,119	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	372.59/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	744	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,582	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	460	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	394.72/cwt	365.00–435.00	2,060	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	389.87/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,242	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	332.49/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,188	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,468	3,667.21/head	3,350.00–4,050.00	3,667	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	247.47/cwt	245.00–250.00	2,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	425.19/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,232	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	3,153	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	414.99/cwt	360.00–455.00	1,971	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	805	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	890	1,275.98/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,276	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	545	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	515.91/cwt	480.00–540.00	1,677	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,732	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,062	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	850–900	885	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,505	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	800–850	815	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,508	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	156.97/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,700	20
Bulls	—	—	1,332	161.94/cwt	155.00–174.00	2,157	3
Bulls	—	—	1,810	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,439	1
Bulls	—	—	1,593	184.96/cwt	184.00–186.00	2,946	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	167.88/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,473	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	164.24/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,964	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	2,537.99/head	2,150.00–2,900.00	2,538	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,080	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	367.98/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	390.60/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,512	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	333.02/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,076	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,444	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	2,301.03/head	1,650.00–2,550.00	2,301	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,161	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	402.52/cwt	360.00–445.00	1,272	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	470.50/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,995	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,238	199.99/cwt	198.00–202.00	2,476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	459.27/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,548	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	414.76/cwt	385.00–437.50	1,962	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	354.24/cwt	353.00–360.00	1,711	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	1,851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	444.26/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,662	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	344.36/cwt	325.00–375.00	2,135	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	422.18/cwt	350.00–460.00	1,756	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	448.94/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	503.79/cwt	480.00–525.00	1,879	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,060	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	318.86/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	394.79/cwt	345.00–440.00	1,844	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	426.83/cwt	400.00–470.00	1,554	6

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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 344Last week 538Year ago 555

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 76Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 23Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	435.00–475.00	448.94
6	350–400	364	400.00–470.00	426.83
7	400–450	416	350.00–460.00	422.18
6	450–500	467	345.00–440.00	394.79
1	500–550	505	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	705	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	480.00–540.00	515.91
9	350–400	373	480.00–525.00	503.79
7	400–450	424	450.00–485.00	470.50
4	450–500	478	420.00–477.50	454.78
4	500–550	525	405.00–445.00	425.19
2	550–600	575	375.00–405.00	389.87
2	600–650	628	365.00–380.00	372.59
1	800–850	820	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	445.00	445.00
4	400–450	414	447.00	447.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	885	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	325.00–340.00	333.02
1	350–400	385	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	337	450.00–475.00	459.27
10	350–400	374	430.00–470.00	444.26
11	400–450	428	415.00–455.00	424.50
11	450–500	473	385.00–437.50	414.76
13	500–550	524	347.50–420.00	371.17
9	550–600	568	337.50–365.00	350.87
3	600–650	615	320.00–342.50	328.98
2	650–700	652	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	745	335.00	335.00
1	850–900	875	270.00	270.00
2	950–1000	970	245.00–250.00	247.47
1	1050–1100	1,060	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	744	347.00	347.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	372.50	372.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	316	360.00–445.00	402.52
6	350–400	387	365.00–410.00	390.60
4	400–450	426	340.00–380.00	367.98
9	450–500	483	353.00–360.00	354.24
2	500–550	522	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	555	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	623	315.00–322.50	318.86
1	700–750	745	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	387.50	387.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	385.00–440.00	420.08
19	450–500	475	360.00–455.00	414.99
22	500–550	522	365.00–435.00	394.72
8	550–600	568	325.00–387.50	364.25
11	600–650	620	325.00–375.00	344.36
2	650–700	658	330.00–335.00	332.49
3	700–750	708	312.50–320.00	315.81
1	750–800	785	265.00	265.00
2	1100–1150	1,135	197.00–207.50	202.25
2	1200–1250	1,238	198.00–202.00	199.99
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	455	322.50	322.50
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	565	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	635	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	655	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	745	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	475	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	510	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	640	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	534	345.00	345.00

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	2	—	1,468	3,350.00–4,050.00	3,667.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	3,500.00	3,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,365	231.00	231.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,155	3,050.00	3,050.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,320	207.00	207.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,290	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	174.00	174.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,083	2,150.00–2,900.00	2,537.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,132	1,650.00–2,550.00	2,301.03
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	890	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275.98
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	2,400.00	2,400.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	960	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	545	1,350.00	1,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	818	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,083	151.00–159.00	156.97
9	—	1,196	161.00–167.00	164.24
2	—	1,055	144.00	144.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,473	165.00–173.00	167.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,332	155.00–174.00	161.94
1	—	1,810	190.00	190.00
2	—	1,593	184.00–186.00	184.96

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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