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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 5

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← May 29Jun 5Jun 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

416 head

▲ 133 vs last sale 283▲ 68 vs year ago 348 · +19.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 43▼ 34 vs year ago 77 · −44.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 17▼ 42 vs year ago 57 · −73.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 2.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 4.00-12.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00-11.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 8.00 higher on a light test. Feeder supply not as attractive as last week week with lots of Fleshy, unweaned cattle in offering. On a light test, Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $351.09/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −87.44 against this barn's trailing median of $438.53.

Average price

$351.09

67 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,979

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$512

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

$105.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.00

vs AR average

−27.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	367.44	2,041	41
Medium and Large 1-2	578	342.00	1,977	14thin
Medium and Large 2	573	314.53	1,803	10thin
Medium and Large 3	583	262.23	1,529	2thin

One grade step is worth $105.21/cwt here — about $512 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale67 hd

351.09

—

AR average7 barns · 422 hd

361.09

−10.00

National average158 barns · 13,435 hd

378.58

−27.49

This barn, trailing median31 sales

438.53

−87.44

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

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $484.40, low $329.53, median $438.53 across 31 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	1,476	168.69	2,490	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,500	154.24	2,313	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,125	148.74	1,673	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,050	143.50	1,507	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$2,189	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,435	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	730	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,130	$2,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,250	1thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	311	441.15/cwt	420.00–447.50	1,372	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	427.52/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,620	18
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	382.95/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,474	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	405.18/cwt	385.00–440.00	1,710	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	321.39/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,366	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	372.35/cwt	355.00–387.50	1,594	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	387.17/cwt	357.50–397.00	1,851	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	369.40/cwt	357.50–395.00	1,784	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	364.59/cwt	357.50–387.50	1,889	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	326.86/cwt	312.50–352.50	1,723	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,049	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	562	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,085	29
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,977	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	262.23/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,529	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	309.24/cwt	306.00–330.00	1,834	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	595	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,017	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	332.72/cwt	317.50–350.00	2,056	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	315.01/cwt	312.50–317.50	2,057	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	655	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,168	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,897	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	744	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,120	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,078	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	945	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,363	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,005	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,211	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,055	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,268	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	343.07/cwt	310.00–370.00	1,101	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	398.97/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,293	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	894	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,186	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	383.27/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,426	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	330.19/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,288	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	371.23/cwt	342.50–387.00	1,585	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	328.20/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,401	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	428	316.92/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,356	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,457	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,257	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	267.50/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,217	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	338.99/cwt	330.00–349.00	1,597	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	317.19/cwt	305.00–332.50	1,535	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	494	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,625	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,619	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	327.22/cwt	317.50–332.50	1,698	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	313.70/cwt	292.50–319.00	1,776	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	585	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,638	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	306.01/cwt	297.50–307.50	1,876	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,072	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	692	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,903	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	351.51/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,494	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	366.81/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,603	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	364.58/cwt	347.50–387.50	1,761	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	353.61/cwt	320.00–367.50	1,818	21
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	339.04/cwt	322.50–357.50	1,912	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	308.16/cwt	292.50–325.00	1,920	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	290.01/cwt	287.50–292.50	1,821	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,876	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	276.22/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,878	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,009	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,048	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,116	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,068	196.22/cwt	192.50–200.00	2,096	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	1050–1100	Small and Medium 3	1,055	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,952	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,370	158.40/cwt	153.00–162.00	2,170	3
Bulls	—	—	1,460	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,716	1
Bulls	—	—	1,643	175.47/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,883	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	977	133.30/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,302	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,515	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,088	145.03/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,578	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,493	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	151.87/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,791	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	159.66/cwt	158.00–161.00	1,903	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	153.65/cwt	153.00–154.00	2,202	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,652	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	730	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,453	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	993	162.45/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,613	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	142.26/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,501	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	2,189.12/head	1,675.00–2,675.00	2,189	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,435	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,890	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,024	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	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 Jun 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 416Last week 283Year ago 348

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 43Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 17Year ago 57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	311	420.00–447.50	441.15
18	350–400	379	410.00–450.00	427.52
10	400–450	422	385.00–440.00	405.18
21	450–500	478	357.50–397.00	387.17
8	500–550	518	357.50–387.50	364.59
1	550–600	550	372.50	372.50
8	600–650	618	317.50–350.00	332.72
2	650–700	653	312.50–317.50	315.01
1	800–850	815	255.00	255.00
1	900–950	945	250.00	250.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	220.00	220.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	550–600	562	371.00	371.00
22	650–700	655	331.00	331.00
9	700–750	744	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	595	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	365.00–400.00	382.95
4	400–450	428	355.00–387.50	372.35
3	450–500	483	357.50–395.00	369.40
3	500–550	527	312.50–352.50	326.86
7	550–600	593	306.00–330.00	309.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	310.00–340.00	321.39
2	550–600	583	250.00–275.00	262.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	578	342.00	342.00
2	650–700	695	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	443	329.00	329.00
4	450–500	494	329.00	329.00
2	500–550	510	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	324	380.00–430.00	398.97
14	350–400	372	370.00–395.00	383.27
24	400–450	427	342.50–387.00	371.23
11	450–500	471	330.00–349.00	338.99
10	500–550	519	317.50–332.50	327.22
6	550–600	566	292.50–319.00	313.70
9	600–650	613	297.50–307.50	306.01
1	650–700	685	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	300.00–332.50	316.92
1	450–500	470	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	585	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	620	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	365	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	445	282.50	282.50
2	450–500	455	250.00–285.00	267.50
1	550–600	550	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	635	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	310.00–370.00	343.07
2	350–400	390	315.00–345.00	330.19
3	400–450	427	300.00–350.00	328.20
10	450–500	484	305.00–332.50	317.19
2	650–700	692	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	437	345.00–385.00	366.81
6	450–500	483	347.50–387.50	364.58
21	500–550	514	320.00–367.50	353.61
9	550–600	564	322.50–357.50	339.04
2	600–650	623	292.50–325.00	308.16
1	650–700	670	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	705	285.00	285.00
1	900–950	930	227.50	227.50
2	1050–1100	1,068	192.50–200.00	196.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	345.00–355.00	351.51
2	600–650	628	287.50–292.50	290.01
2	650–700	680	275.00–277.50	276.22
1	750–800	780	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,055	185.00	185.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	141.00–143.00	142.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,435	2,125.00	2,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,118	1,675.00–2,675.00	2,189.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	149.00	149.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	993	160.00–164.00	162.45

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	1,000.00	1,000.00

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	—	1,140	177.50	177.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	180.00	180.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	2,250.00	2,250.00

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)	1	—	1,130	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	2,100.00	2,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	156.00	156.00
3	—	1,433	153.00–154.00	153.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	977	129.00–136.00	133.30
9	—	1,088	140.00–149.00	145.03
5	—	1,192	158.00–161.00	159.66
8	—	1,179	150.00–155.00	151.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	137.00	137.00
1	—	1,010	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,370	153.00–162.00	158.40
1	—	1,460	186.00	186.00
2	—	1,643	174.00–177.00	175.47

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.