Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 30.00-35.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 11.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 20.00-25.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold steady to 7.00 higher. Feeder supply was mostly average to plain light weight calves with the better heavier weight cattle being more attractive to buyers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $395.55/cwt on 117 head. That ranks 2 of 28 comparable sales and sits −57.09 against this barn's trailing median of $452.64.

Average price

$395.55

117 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,202

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$575

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

$117.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.86

vs AR average

−62.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	407.67	2,271	77
Medium and Large 1-2	554	389.68	2,157	27
Medium and Large 2	559	339.77	1,899	12thin
Medium and Large 3	585	290.00	1,697	1thin

One grade step is worth $117.67/cwt here — about $575 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 sale117 hd

395.55

—

AR average7 barns · 396 hd

398.41

−2.86

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

−62.59

This barn, trailing median28 sales

452.64

−57.09

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	—	Average	1,516	176.49	2,676	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,438	162.94	2,343	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,090	151.15	1,647	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	147.67	1,479	3thin

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)	1,108	$2,547	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$2,483	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	976	$1,832	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	962	$1,648	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	665	$1,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$2,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	720	$1,550	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,935	$4,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$2,875	2thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	280.03/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	300.87/cwt	300.00–301.00	2,127	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	403.55/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,889	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	324.31/cwt	317.50–335.00	2,348	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	379.31/cwt	372.50–387.50	2,344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	432.94/cwt	392.50–467.50	1,602	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	428.90/cwt	390.00–465.00	1,381	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	340.64/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,948	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	411.36/cwt	385.00–422.50	1,719	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	459.99/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,739	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	396.46/cwt	370.00–417.00	2,264	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	410.30/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,953	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	321.85/cwt	318.00–345.00	1,983	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	745	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	485.59/cwt	450.00–525.00	1,564	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	417.64/cwt	407.50–435.00	1,771	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	378.03/cwt	365.00–402.50	1,796	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	638	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,310	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,853	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	414.91/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,162	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	348.60/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,346	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,227	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,080	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	3,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	343.49/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,944	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	324.10/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,048	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	715	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,091	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	361.70/cwt	346.00–382.50	1,906	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,269	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	301.88/cwt	300.00–302.50	2,158	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	665	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,361	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	461	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,015	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	536	390.27/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,092	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	385.31/cwt	367.50–395.00	2,046	12
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	665	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	976	1,832.27/head	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,832	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,935	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	915	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	142.88/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,379	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,431	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	156.76/cwt	153.00–161.00	1,651	8
Bulls	—	—	1,373	185.60/cwt	185.00–186.00	2,548	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	149.91/cwt	147.00–154.00	2,016	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	173.66/cwt	171.00–177.00	2,384	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	164.49/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,538	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	132.60/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,398	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	166.71/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,967	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,570	1
Bulls	—	—	1,568	169.06/cwt	155.00–176.00	2,651	4
Bulls	—	—	1,595	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,999	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,031	226.50/cwt	170.00–250.00	2,335	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,482.65/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,483	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	2,546.61/head	2,250.00–2,850.00	2,547	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,922.34/head	1,500.00–2,300.00	1,922	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	367.03/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,182	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	317.38/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	389.74/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	285.20/cwt	250.00–320.00	1,263	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	324.79/cwt	312.50–335.00	1,666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	306.85/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	365.14/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,548	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	237.50/cwt	165.00–310.00	1,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	279.68/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	422.11/cwt	415.00–432.50	1,621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,151	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	564	424.29/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,393	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	600	396.25/cwt	392.50–400.00	2,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	541	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,380	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	425.60/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,592	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	358.89/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	589	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,097	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	296.15/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,993	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	365.52/cwt	352.50–368.00	2,149	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	346.67/cwt	317.50–365.00	1,657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	283.31/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	353.96/cwt	342.50–365.00	1,876	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	361.47/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,352	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	345.11/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,826	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	420.12/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,407	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	367.69/cwt	340.00–377.50	1,758	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	335.92/cwt	320.00–357.50	1,928	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,016	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 Oct 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 699Last week 344Year ago 640

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 61Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 30Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	400.00	400.00
12	450–500	468	400.00–412.50	403.55
12	500–550	531	367.50–395.00	385.31
6	550–600	566	325.00–365.00	343.49
5	600–650	632	300.00–335.00	324.10
4	700–750	715	300.00–302.50	301.88
1	750–800	750	302.50	302.50
2	800–850	835	275.00–285.00	280.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	445	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	470	395.00	395.00
4	500–550	529	340.00–355.00	345.11
3	600–650	627	270.00–295.00	279.68
1	650–700	695	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	735	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	790	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	322	390.00–465.00	428.90
20	350–400	370	392.50–467.50	432.94
32	400–450	418	385.00–422.50	411.36
21	450–500	475	365.00–402.50	378.03
14	500–550	527	346.00–382.50	361.70
16	550–600	572	320.00–355.00	340.64
13	600–650	616	318.00–345.00	321.85
2	650–700	680	300.00	300.00
8	700–750	707	300.00–301.00	300.87
1	750–800	765	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	536	390.00–395.00	390.27
1	550–600	560	370.00	370.00
5	600–650	638	362.00	362.00
1	650–700	665	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	745	337.50	337.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	481	350.00–365.00	358.89
12	550–600	594	312.00	312.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	715	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	345.00–380.00	367.03
5	350–400	374	350.00–375.00	361.47
9	400–450	424	330.00–380.00	365.14
5	450–500	478	317.50–365.00	346.67
4	500–550	513	312.50–335.00	324.79
3	550–600	572	275.00–290.00	283.31
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	673	292.50–300.00	296.15
1	700–750	725	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	443	250.00–320.00	285.20
2	450–500	488	310.00–325.00	317.38
1	500–550	505	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	589	356.00	356.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	322	450.00–525.00	485.59
11	350–400	378	450.00–475.00	459.99
14	400–450	424	407.50–435.00	417.64
42	450–500	476	390.00–425.00	410.30
15	500–550	521	385.00–420.00	414.91
46	550–600	571	370.00–417.00	396.46
3	600–650	618	372.50–387.50	379.31
22	650–700	673	340.00–355.00	348.60
4	700–750	724	317.50–335.00	324.31
1	750–800	780	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	800	315.00	315.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	384	415.00–432.50	422.11
15	500–550	526	409.00	409.00
12	550–600	588	352.50–368.00	365.52
3	650–700	655	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	461	437.00	437.00
9	500–550	541	440.00	440.00
7	550–600	564	420.00–425.00	424.29
2	600–650	600	392.50–400.00	396.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	433	285.00–330.00	306.85
2	450–500	460	165.00–310.00	237.50
1	550–600	585	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	400.00–435.00	420.12
10	350–400	374	400.00–445.00	425.60
3	400–450	422	365.00–405.00	389.74
5	450–500	478	340.00–377.50	367.69
4	500–550	530	342.50–365.00	353.96
7	550–600	574	320.00–357.50	335.92
1	600–650	615	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	655	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	310.00	310.00

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	—	1,210	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	1,550.00	1,550.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	665	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	976	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,832.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	159.00	159.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,095	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,482.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,108	2,250.00–2,850.00	2,546.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	985	1,500.00–2,300.00	1,922.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,935	4,050.00	4,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,031	170.00–250.00	226.50

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As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	965	140.00–146.00	142.88
8	—	1,053	153.00–161.00	156.76
14	—	1,054	127.00–137.00	132.60
17	—	1,180	162.00–169.00	166.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	141.00	141.00
1	—	975	161.00	161.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	147.00–154.00	149.91
2	—	1,373	171.00–177.00	173.66
3	—	1,543	162.00–168.00	164.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	185.00–186.00	185.60
4	—	1,568	155.00–176.00	169.06
1	—	1,595	188.00	188.00

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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