Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 13.00-21.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 11.00-21.00 higher, except 400-500 lbs sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $410.08/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 4 of 28 comparable sales and sits −42.57 against this barn's trailing median of $452.64.

Average price

$410.08

50 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,259

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$47.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.18

vs AR average

−20.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	415.74	2,282	44
Medium and Large 2	565	368.55	2,082	6thin

One grade step is worth $47.19/cwt here — about $200 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 sale50 hd

410.08

—

AR average8 barns · 550 hd

407.89

+2.18

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

−20.55

This barn, trailing median28 sales

452.64

−42.57

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	1,597	176.08	2,813	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,546	159.12	2,459	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,161	152.41	1,769	25

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)	1,290	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,245	$3,000	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$1,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$2,229	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,465	$3,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$2,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	349.94/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	348.81/cwt	345.00–354.00	2,163	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	496	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,905	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	349.53/cwt	325.00–357.50	1,985	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	339.39/cwt	335.00–342.50	2,277	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	477.63/cwt	455.00–525.00	1,571	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	272.47/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	737	355.81/cwt	355.00–357.50	2,622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	487.95/cwt	457.50–532.50	2,074	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	385.23/cwt	377.50–395.00	2,342	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	460.11/cwt	440.00–495.00	1,725	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	431.97/cwt	380.00–455.00	1,845	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	491.69/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,957	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	546.09/cwt	510.00–625.00	2,053	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	368.55/cwt	357.50–375.00	2,082	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	363.72/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,481	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	469.87/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	470.47/cwt	435.00–495.00	1,510	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	366.83/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,941	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	619	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,470	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	516	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	2,337	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	353.31/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,180	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	424.60/cwt	390.00–445.00	2,212	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	397.42/cwt	385.00–406.00	2,273	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	460.05/cwt	440.00–545.00	2,171	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	582	409.07/cwt	407.00–412.50	2,381	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	577.40/cwt	500.00–645.00	1,888	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	425.89/cwt	402.50–440.00	1,980	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	330.72/cwt	322.50–345.00	2,236	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	290.76/cwt	290.00–291.00	2,448	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	409.02/cwt	365.00–417.50	2,127	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	371.33/cwt	340.00–386.00	2,120	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	317.03/cwt	302.50–332.50	2,292	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	418.19/cwt	385.00–445.00	1,961	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	165.42/cwt	164.00–167.00	2,241	3
Bulls	—	—	1,738	181.66/cwt	174.00–187.00	3,157	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	156.43/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,440	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,060	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	3,111	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	134.42/cwt	121.00–139.00	1,358	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	144.61/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,610	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	161.97/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,986	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	155.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,840	11
Bulls	—	—	1,291	157.47/cwt	146.00–172.00	2,033	5
Bulls	—	—	1,733	192.20/cwt	188.00–195.00	3,331	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	2,229.11/head	1,700.00–2,650.00	2,229	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	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	—	1,075	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,760	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	189.80/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,473	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	153.52/cwt	153.00–154.00	1,578	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,582	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,532	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	1150–1200	1,150	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	3,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	425	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,356	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	361.24/cwt	335.00–375.00	2,251	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	429.44/cwt	425.00–432.50	1,610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	372.37/cwt	335.00–390.00	1,754	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	333.80/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	393.52/cwt	382.00–402.50	1,877	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	418.35/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,753	22

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 530Last week 507Year ago 447

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 72Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 35Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	345.00–355.00	349.94
1	450–500	465	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	570	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	329	455.00–525.00	477.63
11	350–400	375	440.00–495.00	460.11
22	400–450	419	400.00–445.00	418.35
12	450–500	477	382.00–402.50	393.52
20	500–550	529	350.00–377.50	366.83
11	550–600	568	325.00–357.50	349.53
8	600–650	620	345.00–354.00	348.81
4	650–700	671	335.00–342.50	339.39
2	700–750	700	312.50	312.50
1	800–850	835	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	496	384.00	384.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1150–1200	1,150	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	425.00–432.50	429.44
1	400–450	425	385.00	385.00
7	450–500	471	335.00–390.00	372.37
2	500–550	528	330.00–337.50	333.80
1	550–600	595	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	665	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	720	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	321	435.00–495.00	470.47
2	350–400	385	465.00–475.00	469.87
14	400–450	427	380.00–455.00	431.97
3	450–500	465	402.50–440.00	425.89
6	550–600	565	357.50–375.00	368.55
3	600–650	617	350.00–355.00	353.31
1	650–700	680	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	775	270.00	270.00
2	850–900	875	270.00–275.00	272.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	516	453.00	453.00
8	550–600	582	407.00–412.50	409.07
4	600–650	619	399.00	399.00
3	700–750	737	355.00–357.50	355.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	327	500.00–645.00	577.40
14	350–400	376	510.00–625.00	546.09
28	400–450	425	457.50–532.50	487.95
25	450–500	472	440.00–545.00	460.05
16	500–550	521	390.00–445.00	424.60
15	550–600	572	385.00–406.00	397.42
10	600–650	608	377.50–395.00	385.23
13	650–700	682	355.00–385.00	363.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	640	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	398	485.00–495.00	491.69
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	469	385.00–445.00	418.19
7	500–550	520	365.00–417.50	409.02
14	550–600	571	340.00–386.00	371.33
11	600–650	623	335.00–375.00	361.24
6	650–700	676	322.50–345.00	330.72
2	700–750	723	302.50–332.50	317.03
3	750–800	760	310.00	310.00
4	800–850	842	290.00–291.00	290.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	575	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,355	164.00–167.00	165.42
4	—	1,560	155.00–160.00	156.43
1	—	2,060	151.00	151.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,010	121.00–139.00	134.42
3	—	1,113	144.00–145.00	144.61
7	—	1,226	161.00–166.00	161.97
11	—	1,187	150.00–160.00	155.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,738	174.00–187.00	181.66
5	—	1,291	146.00–172.00	157.47
3	—	1,733	188.00–195.00	192.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	790	1,700.00–2,650.00	2,229.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,850.00	2,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	153.00	153.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,245	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	171.00	171.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	163.00	163.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,303	185.00–195.00	189.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,028	153.00–154.00	153.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	165.00	165.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,600	2,700.00	2,700.00

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

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