Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 45.00-70.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 10.00-25.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 60.00-69.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold steady to 13.00 higher. Feeder supply included several groups of unweaned high quality cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $343.75/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −51.06 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$343.75

23 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,924

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$431

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

$66.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.20

vs AR average

−26.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	346.65	1,943	22
Medium and Large 2	540	280.00	1,512	1thin

One grade step is worth $66.65/cwt here — about $431 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 sale23 hd

343.75

—

AR average7 barns · 371 hd

364.96

−21.20

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−26.70

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−51.06

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	1,642	168.20	2,762	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,286	160.24	2,061	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	149.04	1,685	40

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)	1,000	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$2,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,137	$2,315	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	999	$2,158	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,173	$2,125	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$2,085	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	665	$1,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,330	$2,900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,500	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,175	2thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	800–850	815	325.49/cwt	325.00–326.00	2,653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	395.01/cwt	360.00–415.00	2,109	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	444.87/cwt	415.00–460.00	2,158	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	352.50/cwt	330.00–375.00	2,027	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	332.42/cwt	327.50–335.00	2,031	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,095	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	496	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,063	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	402	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	531.76/cwt	480.00–580.00	1,962	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	317.52/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,159	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	442.93/cwt	420.00–462.50	1,657	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	308.75/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,948	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	351.19/cwt	349.00–357.50	1,893	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	390.30/cwt	372.50–415.00	1,866	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	457.52/cwt	435.00–495.00	1,437	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	428	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	1,853	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	446.21/cwt	415.00–465.00	1,932	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	525	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,252	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	538.79/cwt	505.00–575.00	1,713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	441.83/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	359.98/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,239	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	433	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,078	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	605	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	398.10/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,293	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	321.17/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,181	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	427.35/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	306.01/cwt	290.00–317.50	2,222	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,253	156.81/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,965	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	150.88/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,681	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	144.33/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,619	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	158.08/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,873	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	163.18/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,146	7
Bulls	—	—	1,507	158.62/cwt	145.00–170.00	2,390	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	134.49/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,403	5
Bulls	—	—	1,769	182.94/cwt	180.00–186.00	3,236	4
Bulls	—	—	1,810	175.55/cwt	173.00–178.00	3,177	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	2,314.69/head	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,315	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	2,125.16/head	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,254	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	999	2,157.61/head	1,550.00–2,450.00	2,158	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	216.55/cwt	215.00–217.00	2,250	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,056	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	2,085.29/head	1,750.00–2,350.00	2,085	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,512	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,529	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	344.06/cwt	332.50–352.50	1,971	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,305	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	343.69/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	346.08/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	388.91/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,046	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	387.15/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,622	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	402.12/cwt	377.50–420.00	1,918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	303.39/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	368.67/cwt	335.00–387.50	2,256	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	358.11/cwt	325.00–385.00	2,102	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	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 Dec 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 507Last week 457Year ago 861

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 54Year ago 184

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 21Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	625.00	625.00
5	300–350	318	505.00–575.00	538.79
24	350–400	369	480.00–580.00	531.76
9	400–450	433	415.00–465.00	446.21
55	450–500	485	415.00–460.00	444.87
4	500–550	534	360.00–415.00	395.01
22	550–600	576	380.00–420.00	398.10
5	600–650	622	350.00–367.50	359.98
1	650–700	685	347.50	347.50
1	750–800	775	341.00	341.00
2	800–850	815	325.00–326.00	325.49
1	850–900	860	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	425.00–460.00	441.83
1	350–400	365	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	430	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	490	380.00	380.00
2	550–600	575	330.00–375.00	352.50
2	650–700	665	310.00–320.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	430.00	430.00
2	450–500	470	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	433	480.00	480.00
15	500–550	525	429.00	429.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	447.50	447.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	450.00	450.00
6	300–350	314	435.00–495.00	457.52
18	350–400	374	420.00–462.50	442.93
10	400–450	419	365.00–405.00	387.15
24	450–500	478	372.50–415.00	390.30
8	500–550	539	349.00–357.50	351.19
14	550–600	573	332.50–352.50	344.06
3	600–650	611	327.50–335.00	332.42
4	650–700	680	310.00–330.00	317.52
1	800–850	810	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	900	260.00	260.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	465	407.50	407.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	428	433.00	433.00
34	450–500	496	416.00	416.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	402	415.00	415.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	370.00	370.00
4	400–450	424	335.00–355.00	346.08
2	450–500	463	340.00–347.50	343.69
1	500–550	540	280.00	280.00
4	600–650	631	305.00–315.00	308.75
1	650–700	670	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	825	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	415.00–440.00	427.35
3	450–500	477	377.50–420.00	402.12
7	500–550	526	365.00–400.00	388.91
9	550–600	587	325.00–385.00	358.11
5	600–650	612	335.00–387.50	368.67
4	650–700	679	315.00–330.00	321.17
4	700–750	726	290.00–317.50	306.01
1	750–800	750	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	810	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	450	355.00	355.00
3	550–600	575	300.00–310.00	303.39
1	600–650	620	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	945	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,253	155.00–160.00	156.81
7	—	1,315	161.00–166.00	163.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,114	149.00–153.00	150.88
13	—	1,122	140.00–148.00	144.33
13	—	1,185	155.00–162.00	158.08
5	—	1,043	132.00–137.00	134.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,507	145.00–170.00	158.62
4	—	1,769	180.00–186.00	182.94
5	—	1,810	173.00–178.00	175.55

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,137	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,314.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,173	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,125.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	161.00	161.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	999	1,550.00–2,450.00	2,157.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,575.00	2,575.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,039	215.00–217.00	216.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	160.00	160.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	169.00	169.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	665	1,500.00	1,500.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	850	1,750.00–2,350.00	2,085.29
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	180.00	180.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,445	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,500	2,700.00	2,700.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,330	2,900.00	2,900.00

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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