Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00-20.00, mostly 9.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 25.00-40.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 1.00-5.00 higher. Feeder supply was mostly average to plain in quality with a few high quality calves selling for a Premium. on a light test, Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $354.28/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 4 of 31 comparable sales and sits −40.53 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$354.28

34 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,918

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$756

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

$133.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.44

vs AR average

−35.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	363.95	1,975	28
Medium and Large 2	537	331.62	1,781	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	538	315.00	1,695	2thin
Small and Medium 3	530	230.00	1,219	1thin

One grade step is worth $133.95/cwt here — about $756 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 sale34 hd

354.28

—

AR average8 barns · 422 hd

365.72

−11.44

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−35.63

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−40.53

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	—	High	1,824	176.65	3,222	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,350	152.31	2,056	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,060	143.14	1,517	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	943	140.00	1,320	2thin

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)	1,183	$2,968	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,097	$2,408	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,072	$2,297	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$1,786	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$1,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$2,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,075	$2,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	905	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,039	$2,603	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	985	$2,200	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	803	$2,650	2thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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 2	400–450	428	387.72/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	438.72/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	410.82/cwt	360.00–445.00	1,549	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	500–550	530	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	306.32/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,092	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	452.46/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,873	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	521.82/cwt	480.00–540.00	1,701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	505.64/cwt	470.00–530.00	1,861	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	334.73/cwt	329.00–340.00	2,290	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	376.09/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	373.23/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,971	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	475	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,014	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	708	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,365	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	455	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	635	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	414.96/cwt	402.50–430.00	1,963	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	380.50/cwt	377.50–387.50	2,386	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	559.87/cwt	530.00–595.00	1,876	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	995	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	417.62/cwt	405.00–432.50	1,954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	451.91/cwt	450.00–452.50	1,925	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	485.15/cwt	450.00–515.00	1,844	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	227.99/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	365.77/cwt	362.50–370.00	2,092	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	426.81/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,202	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	556.30/cwt	525.00–575.00	2,064	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	446.44/cwt	425.00–475.00	2,143	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	486.52/cwt	465.00–525.00	2,087	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,325	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	600–650	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	416.62/cwt	415.00–417.50	1,941	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,462	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	296.67/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,433	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	381.27/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,028	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	329.24/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,216	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	675	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,991	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	149.96/cwt	147.00–151.00	2,017	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,054	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	160.55/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,943	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,682	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	985	133.21/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,312	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,161	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,486	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,215	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	144.58/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,551	9
Bulls	—	—	1,923	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,558	2
Bulls	—	—	1,898	165.48/cwt	155.00–172.00	3,141	2
Bulls	—	—	1,708	178.52/cwt	175.00–184.00	3,049	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,786.03/head	1,350.00–2,100.00	1,786	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	2,967.97/head	2,850.00–3,050.00	2,968	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	2,296.66/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,297	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,338	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,978	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	223.48/cwt	212.50–235.00	2,085	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,801	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	2,407.55/head	1,650.00–2,750.00	2,408	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	334.93/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	314.77/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	342.51/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,082	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	414.98/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,946	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	660	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	353.94/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,993	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,055	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	367.38/cwt	340.00–382.50	2,072	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	312.53/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,291	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	338.43/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,075	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	2,603.42/head	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,603	5
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,926	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,522	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	164.93/cwt	161.00–168.00	2,070	2
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	665	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	851	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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 311Last week 530Year ago 252

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 55Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 20Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	420.00–455.00	438.72
3	350–400	377	360.00–445.00	410.82
2	400–450	428	375.00–400.00	387.72
3	450–500	468	345.00–395.00	376.09
2	500–550	508	330.00–340.00	334.93
1	550–600	595	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	605	322.50	322.50
4	650–700	683	300.00–315.00	306.32
1	750–800	765	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	472	402.50	402.50
2	500–550	538	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	480.00–540.00	521.82
8	350–400	368	470.00–530.00	505.64
4	400–450	414	435.00–475.00	452.46
12	450–500	473	402.50–430.00	414.96
15	500–550	528	355.00–390.00	373.23
12	550–600	563	340.00–370.00	353.94
2	600–650	608	340.00–345.00	342.51
5	650–700	684	329.00–340.00	334.73
1	750–800	770	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	475	424.00	424.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	437.50	437.50
1	600–650	635	357.50	357.50
3	700–750	708	334.00	334.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	300.00–330.00	314.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	660	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	530.00–595.00	559.87
6	350–400	371	525.00–575.00	556.30
12	400–450	429	465.00–525.00	486.52
14	450–500	480	425.00–475.00	446.44
9	500–550	516	415.00–445.00	426.81
3	550–600	572	362.50–370.00	365.77
10	600–650	627	377.50–387.50	380.50
4	650–700	661	372.50	372.50
1	750–800	760	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	835	327.00	327.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	515.00	515.00
6	350–400	380	450.00–515.00	485.15
4	400–450	426	450.00–452.50	451.91
3	450–500	468	405.00–432.50	417.62
1	750–800	775	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	810	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	880	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	995	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	200.00–245.00	227.99
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	466	415.00–417.50	416.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	469	400.00–420.00	414.98
6	500–550	532	370.00–405.00	381.27
11	550–600	564	340.00–382.50	367.38
5	600–650	613	330.00–342.50	338.43
7	650–700	673	320.00–337.50	329.24
2	700–750	733	310.00–315.00	312.53
1	750–800	755	300.00	300.00
3	800–850	820	290.00–300.00	296.67
1	950–1000	955	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	580	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	645	320.00	320.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	295.00	295.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,345	147.00–151.00	149.96
1	—	1,300	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,420	156.00	156.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	158.00–163.00	160.55
1	—	1,085	155.00	155.00
6	—	985	129.00–137.00	133.21
9	—	1,073	141.00–148.00	144.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,025	145.00	145.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,923	185.00	185.00
2	—	1,898	155.00–172.00	165.48
3	—	1,708	175.00–184.00	178.52

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,060	1,350.00–2,100.00	1,786.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,183	2,850.00–3,050.00	2,967.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,072	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,296.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	206.00	206.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	151.00	151.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,097	1,650.00–2,750.00	2,407.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	166.00	166.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	933	212.50–235.00	223.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	171.00	171.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,255	161.00–168.00	164.93
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	128.00	128.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	2,850.00	2,850.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	2,700.00	2,700.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	735	245.00	245.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,039	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,603.42
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	2,550.00	2,550.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

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