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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 23

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Jan 16Jan 23Jan 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

310 head

▼ 309 vs last sale 619▲ 181 vs year ago 129 · +140.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 96▲ 19 vs year ago 21 · +90.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 89 vs last sale 102▲ 0 vs year ago 13 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 300-500 lbs sold 15.00-28.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 5.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 300-500 lbs sold 15.00-21.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs not well tested. On a light test, Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $276.76/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −109.86 against this barn's trailing median of $386.62.

Average price

$276.76

29 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,502

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$55.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.67

vs AR average

−27.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	282.99	1,515	20
Medium and Large 1-2	568	279.00	1,585	4thin
Medium and Large 2	546	255.70	1,395	4thin
Medium and Large 3	575	227.50	1,308	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.49/cwt here — about $207 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale29 hd

276.76

—

AR average10 barns · 347 hd

276.09

+0.67

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−27.66

This barn, trailing median33 sales

386.62

−109.86

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.06, low $323.84, median $386.62 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,729	146.92	2,540	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,366	134.29	1,834	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	123.25	1,251	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	119.61	1,422	13

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)	1,385	$2,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	895	$1,953	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	948	$1,397	2thin

Every lot

81 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	403.65/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,284	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	888	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	399.73/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,519	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,442	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	371.55/cwt	355.00–405.00	1,561	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	335.86/cwt	270.00–352.50	1,411	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	354.03/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,667	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	312.08/cwt	265.00–340.00	1,482	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	330.70/cwt	317.50–332.50	1,733	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	315.54/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,764	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,576	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,740	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	660	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,934	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,876	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	691	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,873	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	692	246.60/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,706	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	720	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,980	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	256.95/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,855	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,906	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	837	255.61/cwt	250.00–257.00	2,139	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	381.27/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,228	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	352.53/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,301	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	997	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	286.26/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,225	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	323.35/cwt	308.00–337.50	1,387	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	300.93/cwt	283.00–316.00	1,399	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	315.10/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,500	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,201	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	287.64/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,484	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	260.12/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,360	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	525	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,431	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,585	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	251.27/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,427	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	273.02/cwt	252.50–287.50	1,553	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	575	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,711	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,308	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,662	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	620	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,767	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	630	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,811	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,615	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	259.52/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,783	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,764	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	780	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,872	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,800	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,020	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,658	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	329.94/cwt	310.00–347.50	1,604	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,438	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	320.33/cwt	306.00–337.50	1,679	20
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	301.68/cwt	285.00–312.50	1,723	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,452	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	282.38/cwt	272.50–292.50	1,759	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	251.38/cwt	235.00–267.50	1,584	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,633	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,034	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,748	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,020	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,734	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Small and Medium 3	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,553	153.99/cwt	152.50–155.00	2,391	4
Bulls	—	—	1,721	130.80/cwt	118.00–140.00	2,251	6
Bulls	—	—	1,878	160.62/cwt	159.00–163.00	3,016	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,110	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,043	115.52/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,205	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,070	121.57/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,301	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,400	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	105.81/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,262	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,333	137.23/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,829	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	132.54/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,809	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,378	130.05/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,792	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,890	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,545	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,704	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,333	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,576	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	142.46/cwt	134.00–155.00	1,557	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,114	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,013	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	1,952.79/head	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,953	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	948	1,397.10/head	1,200.00–1,650.00	1,397	2

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 310Last week 619Year ago 129

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 96Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 102Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	252.50	252.50
2	400–450	428	285.00–287.50	286.26
1	450–500	480	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	523	255.00–265.00	260.12
2	550–600	568	250.00–252.50	251.27
1	650–700	680	237.50	237.50
1	800–850	800	225.00	225.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	322	360.00–400.00	381.27
16	350–400	369	330.00–375.00	352.53
18	400–450	429	308.00–337.50	323.35
17	450–500	476	295.00–330.00	315.10
12	500–550	516	280.00–295.00	287.64
6	550–600	569	252.50–287.50	273.02
1	600–650	610	272.50	272.50
5	650–700	687	252.50–267.50	259.52
1	700–750	735	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	297.50	297.50
1	600–650	630	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	465	283.00–316.00	300.93
4	550–600	568	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	575	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	720	250.00	250.00
2	750–800	780	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	287.50	287.50
1	550–600	575	252.50	252.50
2	600–650	630	235.00–267.50	251.38
1	650–700	695	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	486	310.00–347.50	329.94
20	500–550	524	306.00–337.50	320.33
7	550–600	571	285.00–312.50	301.68
2	600–650	623	272.50–292.50	282.38
2	700–750	715	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	830	245.00	245.00
1	900–950	920	190.00	190.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	318	385.00–430.00	403.65
13	350–400	380	385.00–425.00	399.73
12	400–450	420	355.00–405.00	371.55
14	450–500	471	345.00–385.00	354.03
16	500–550	524	317.50–332.50	330.70
9	550–600	559	285.00–325.00	315.54
1	600–650	600	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	670	280.00	280.00
6	700–750	722	245.00–270.00	256.95
1	750–800	770	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	365.00	365.00
6	400–450	420	270.00–352.50	335.86
3	450–500	475	265.00–340.00	312.08
3	550–600	573	275.00	275.00
3	650–700	692	240.00–260.00	246.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	660	293.00	293.00
1	700–750	720	275.00	275.00
5	800–850	837	250.00–257.00	255.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	691	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	131.00–134.00	132.54
1	—	1,500	126.00	126.00
4	—	1,333	135.00–140.00	137.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,378	128.00–133.00	130.05
4	—	1,070	120.00–124.00	121.57
3	—	1,193	103.00–110.00	105.81
2	—	1,043	115.00–116.00	115.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	117.50	117.50
1	—	1,085	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,721	118.00–140.00	130.80
5	—	1,878	159.00–163.00	160.62
4	—	1,553	152.50–155.00	153.99

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,385	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	132.00	132.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	148.00	148.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,093	134.00–155.00	142.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	165.00	165.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	131.00	131.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	895	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,952.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	948	1,200.00–1,650.00	1,397.10

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,545	175.00	175.00

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.