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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, May 1

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Apr 24May 1May 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

327 head

▼ 95 vs last sale 422▲ 84 vs year ago 243 · +34.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 85▼ 3 vs year ago 66 · −4.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 38▼ 4 vs year ago 30 · −13.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs steady, over 400 lbs sold 4.00-12.00, mostly 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00-10.00, mostly 6.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 4.00 higher. Feeder supply was mostly fleshy unweaned cattle, a few long weaned calves sold with a Premium. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not well tested.

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 $307.07/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −79.56 against this barn's trailing median of $386.62.

Average price

$307.07

30 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$30.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.10

vs AR average

−22.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	315.20	1,729	22
Medium and Large 2	562	284.69	1,601	8thin

One grade step is worth $30.51/cwt here — about $128 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale30 hd

307.07

—

AR average8 barns · 234 hd

315.17

−8.10

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−22.27

This barn, trailing median33 sales

386.62

−79.56

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	—	Average	1,732	177.14	3,068	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	155.36	2,203	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	147.05	1,719	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	992	137.62	1,365	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,248	$2,148	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$1,970	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,143	$1,919	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,233	$1,885	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,675	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	838	$2,126	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,158	$1,950	2thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	487.40/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,365	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	389.77/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,278	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	444.90/cwt	437.50–460.00	1,513	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	390.14/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,432	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	434.63/cwt	425.00–470.00	1,656	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	406.55/cwt	390.00–417.50	1,720	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	367.86/cwt	352.50–382.50	1,582	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	385.14/cwt	367.50–390.00	1,814	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	318.66/cwt	290.00–345.00	1,514	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,413	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,946	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	336.34/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,776	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	540	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,742	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	341.58/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,940	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	317.90/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,981	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	658	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,033	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	704	298.23/cwt	290.00–301.00	2,100	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	760	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,786	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,030	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,266	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,075	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,311	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	401.77/cwt	382.50–407.50	1,258	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,143	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,183	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	357.09/cwt	335.00–372.50	1,332	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	388.77/cwt	375.00–402.50	1,485	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	355.88/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,509	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,190	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	328.14/cwt	295.00–350.00	1,398	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	309.92/cwt	275.00–327.50	1,472	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	336.32/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,608	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,589	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	318.51/cwt	312.50–327.50	1,653	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,511	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	284.59/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,631	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	591	310.42/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,835	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,844	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	282.37/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,770	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	628	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,859	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	280.10/cwt	280.10–280.10	1,835	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,908	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	252.47/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,787	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,869	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	760	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,995	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	783	217.52/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,703	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	392.71/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,712	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,656	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	370.53/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,790	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	318.35/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,640	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	346.92/cwt	325.00–367.50	1,801	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	318.37/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,808	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,594	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	595	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,726	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,952	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,860	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,000	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,950	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	550–600	Large 3	550	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,238	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,400	155.84/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,182	2
Bulls	—	—	1,835	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,578	2
Bulls	—	—	2,190	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	4,030	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	788	126.93/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,000	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	934	125.60/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,173	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	151.20/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,675	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	143.37/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,659	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	153.44/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,827	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,989	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,392	153.87/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,142	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	158.54/cwt	158.00–159.00	2,335	7
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	838	2,126.12/head	1,750.00–2,450.00	2,126	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	1,919.15/head	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,919	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	1,970.00/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	1,970	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	1,885.47/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,885	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,248	2,148.13/head	1,950.00–2,275.00	2,148	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,281	153.05/cwt	146.00–159.00	1,961	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,989	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,170	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,405	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,164	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,955	1

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 May 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 327Last week 422Year ago 243

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 85Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 38Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	313	382.50–407.50	401.77
13	350–400	382	375.00–402.50	388.77
8	400–450	424	335.00–365.00	355.88
26	450–500	478	325.00–355.00	336.32
13	500–550	519	312.50–327.50	318.51
9	550–600	591	305.00–320.00	310.42
1	600–650	625	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	658	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	708	250.00–255.00	252.47
1	750–800	755	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	335.00–372.50	357.09
9	400–450	426	295.00–350.00	328.14
5	450–500	475	275.00–327.50	309.92
2	500–550	530	285.00	285.00
6	550–600	573	275.00–300.00	284.59
3	600–650	627	277.50–287.50	282.37
1	650–700	655	280.10	280.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	425	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	230.00	230.00
2	750–800	783	215.00–220.00	217.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	628	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	364.00	364.00
2	450–500	492	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	436	370.00–395.00	392.71
10	450–500	483	350.00–385.00	370.53
9	500–550	519	325.00–367.50	346.92
5	550–600	568	305.00–325.00	318.37
1	600–650	640	305.00	305.00
1	850–900	865	215.00	215.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	345.00	345.00
3	500–550	515	315.00–320.00	318.35
1	550–600	585	272.50	272.50
1	600–650	635	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	280	470.00–495.00	487.40
15	300–350	340	437.50–460.00	444.90
12	350–400	381	425.00–470.00	434.63
12	400–450	423	390.00–417.50	406.55
9	450–500	471	367.50–390.00	385.14
9	500–550	512	380.00	380.00
5	550–600	568	330.00–357.50	341.58
23	600–650	623	305.00–330.00	317.90
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
4	700–750	704	290.00–301.00	298.23
1	1000–1050	1,030	220.00	220.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	475	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	380.00–400.00	389.77
3	350–400	367	380.00–400.00	390.14
9	400–450	430	352.50–382.50	367.86
2	450–500	475	290.00–345.00	318.66
2	500–550	528	330.00–342.50	336.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	658	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	322.50	322.50
1	750–800	760	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	225.00	225.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,275	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	838	1,750.00–2,450.00	2,126.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	2,150.00	2,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,405	154.00	154.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,233	1,900.00–2,100.00	1,970.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,248	1,950.00–2,275.00	2,148.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,281	146.00–159.00	153.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	155.00	155.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	149.00	149.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,233	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,885.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,675.00	1,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,143	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,919.15

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,191	149.00–158.00	153.44
13	—	1,157	139.00–147.00	143.37
1	—	1,220	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	934	122.00–128.00	125.60
6	—	1,108	149.00–155.00	151.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	126.00–128.00	126.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,392	150.00–158.00	153.87
7	—	1,473	158.00–159.00	158.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,190	184.00	184.00
2	—	1,400	152.00–160.00	155.84
2	—	1,835	195.00	195.00

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.