Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 22.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 10.00-22.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 18.00-25.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 8.00 higher. Feeder supply consisted of mostly average in quality, unweaned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $311.72/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −83.09 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$311.72

80 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$397

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

$94.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.57

vs AR average

−53.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	323.36	1,737	57
Medium and Large 1-2	552	297.39	1,641	12thin
Medium and Large 2	557	281.57	1,568	8thin
Medium and Large 3	587	228.37	1,341	3thin

One grade step is worth $94.99/cwt here — about $397 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 sale80 hd

311.72

—

AR average8 barns · 474 hd

331.29

−19.57

National average198 barns · 25,157 hd

365.61

−53.89

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−83.09

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	—	Low	1,510	165.13	2,493	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,452	165.23	2,399	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	154.60	1,566	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,188	149.75	1,779	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,238	$2,128	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,090	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	958	$2,175	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	820	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,565	$2,750	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$1,775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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	350–400	380	408.18/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	289.31/cwt	275.00–325.00	940	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,110	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,164	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	300.85/cwt	300.00–301.00	2,133	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	366.01/cwt	365.00–367.00	2,116	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,194	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	384.43/cwt	360.00–392.50	1,822	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	228.52/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,979	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	418.03/cwt	390.00–450.00	1,379	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	323.55/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,708	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,017	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	322.48/cwt	321.00–332.50	1,874	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	352.57/cwt	332.50–370.00	2,020	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	479.33/cwt	450.00–499.00	1,539	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	425.85/cwt	407.50–475.00	1,763	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	412.26/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,290	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	386.08/cwt	365.00–425.00	1,622	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	407.24/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,503	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	346.42/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,642	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,494	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	322.23/cwt	300.00–329.00	1,959	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	299.85/cwt	297.50–301.00	1,691	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,175	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,201	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	362.24/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,681	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	297	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,292	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	397.49/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	352.55/cwt	337.50–390.00	1,861	33
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,253	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,028	224.91/cwt	220.00–230.00	2,312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	311.56/cwt	302.50–320.00	2,259	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	443.93/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,656	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	318.73/cwt	317.50–320.00	2,464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	388.18/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,840	21
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	825	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,135	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	374.51/cwt	357.50–385.00	1,989	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	785	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	928	118.30/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,098	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,349	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	155.49/cwt	151.00–159.00	2,051	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,670	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	143.88/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,486	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	166.49/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,499	8
Bulls	—	—	1,310	159.42/cwt	144.00–170.00	2,088	10
Bulls	—	—	2,230	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	4,059	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	175.19/cwt	175.00–176.00	3,206	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	160.17/cwt	157.00–164.00	2,010	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	162.58/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,099	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,823	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	2,128.06/head	1,675.00–2,600.00	2,128	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	2,174.93/head	1,750.00–2,500.00	2,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	292.15/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,268	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	587	228.37/cwt	205.00–240.00	1,341	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	294.43/cwt	265.00–330.00	1,387	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	850–900	890	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	265.93/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,388	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	292.52/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	323.25/cwt	280.00–385.00	1,196	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,429	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1100–1150	1,135	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	344.63/cwt	330.00–362.50	2,157	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	275.00/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,603	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	385.66/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,654	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	367.25/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,410	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,876	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	320.03/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	317.54/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	320.21/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	240.27/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,004	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	354.89/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,679	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	344.96/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,100	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	651	286.66/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	265.05/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	258.55/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,202	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	286.70/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,497	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	314.02/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	330.40/cwt	290.00–365.00	1,434	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	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 Nov 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 691Last week 347Year ago 173

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 39Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 14Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	313	400.00–430.00	412.26
3	350–400	380	400.00–415.00	408.18
12	400–450	429	350.00–410.00	385.66
11	450–500	473	335.00–365.00	354.89
6	500–550	522	280.00–320.00	286.70
2	650–700	683	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	275.00–325.00	289.31
6	350–400	370	280.00–385.00	323.25
7	400–450	434	280.00–310.00	292.15
4	450–500	471	265.00–330.00	294.43
1	550–600	560	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	321	450.00–499.00	479.33
5	350–400	373	420.00–465.00	443.93
11	400–450	414	407.50–475.00	425.85
21	450–500	474	370.00–405.00	388.18
7	500–550	531	357.50–385.00	374.51
10	550–600	578	365.00–367.00	366.01
16	600–650	626	330.00–362.50	344.63
3	700–750	725	302.50–320.00	311.56
2	750–800	773	317.50–320.00	318.73
1	800–850	835	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	725	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	465	245.00–265.00	258.55
3	550–600	587	205.00–240.00	228.37
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	297	435.00	435.00
14	300–350	330	390.00–450.00	418.03
8	350–400	369	375.00–425.00	407.24
13	400–450	420	365.00–425.00	386.08
19	450–500	464	335.00–375.00	362.24
47	500–550	528	310.00–335.00	323.55
10	550–600	581	321.00–332.50	322.48
5	600–650	608	300.00–329.00	322.23
6	650–700	668	324.00	324.00
7	700–750	709	300.00–301.00	300.85
1	800–850	840	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	360	397.00	397.00
17	450–500	474	330.00–357.50	346.42
3	500–550	515	290.00	290.00
9	550–600	564	297.50–301.00	299.85
4	650–700	686	294.00	294.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	319	335.00–360.00	344.96
4	350–400	384	345.00–390.00	367.25
5	400–450	434	290.00–365.00	330.40
5	450–500	479	285.00–325.00	314.02
3	500–550	513	290.00–295.00	292.52
5	550–600	583	265.00–285.00	275.00
3	600–650	617	245.00–285.00	265.05
1	700–750	705	292.50	292.50
1	800–850	840	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	395.00–400.00	397.49
5	450–500	474	360.00–392.50	384.43
33	500–550	528	337.50–390.00	352.55
32	550–600	573	332.50–370.00	352.57
2	600–650	638	345.00	345.00
2	700–750	730	292.50	292.50
3	750–800	750	292.50	292.50
7	850–900	866	210.00–235.00	228.52
2	1000–1050	1,028	220.00–230.00	224.91
1	1050–1100	1,055	235.00	235.00
1	1100–1150	1,110	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	315.00–325.00	320.03
3	450–500	475	315.00–330.00	320.21
2	500–550	528	315.00–320.00	317.54
2	550–600	555	310.00–320.00	315.00
1	600–650	600	300.00	300.00
3	650–700	651	282.50–295.00	286.66
1	750–800	770	280.00	280.00
1	950–1000	950	200.00	200.00
1	1100–1150	1,135	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	225.00–255.00	240.27
2	450–500	465	250.00	250.00
5	500–550	522	255.00–275.00	265.93
1	650–700	675	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	890	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	619	303.00	303.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	176.00	176.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,238	1,675.00–2,600.00	2,128.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,200.00	2,200.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	2,000.00	2,000.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	958	1,750.00–2,500.00	2,174.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,565	2,750.00	2,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	928	116.00–120.00	118.30
12	—	1,319	151.00–159.00	155.49
9	—	1,033	141.00–148.00	143.88
11	—	1,291	160.00–165.00	162.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	145.00	145.00
2	—	1,050	159.00	159.00
1	—	1,105	165.00	165.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,501	165.00–169.00	166.49
2	—	1,255	157.00–164.00	160.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,310	144.00–170.00	159.42
1	—	2,230	182.00	182.00
4	—	1,830	175.00–176.00	175.19

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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