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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 12

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

575 head

▲ 159 vs last sale 416▲ 218 vs year ago 357 · +61.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 43▼ 15 vs year ago 67 · −22.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 15▼ 1 vs year ago 13 · −7.7%

Also sold hereFeeder Cattle Pot Load SaleTue Sep 15, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 3.00-17.00 higher, over 600 lbs, not well tested. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 2.00 higher, 400-500 lbs sold 4.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 1.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder supply was mostly unweaned, attractive to buyers in quality. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher.

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 $318.90/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −67.72 against this barn's trailing median of $386.62.

Average price

$318.90

37 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$27.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.37

vs AR average

−22.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	320.42	1,770	33
Medium and Large 1-2	545	311.00	1,695	3thin
Medium and Large 2	555	292.50	1,623	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.92/cwt here — about $146 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 sale37 hd

318.90

—

AR average7 barns · 425 hd

324.27

−5.37

National average161 barns · 10,769 hd

340.92

−22.02

This barn, trailing median33 sales

386.62

−67.72

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	—	High	1,584	170.55	2,701	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,312	159.14	2,089	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,142	152.09	1,736	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	962	148.16	1,425	7thin

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)	1,128	$2,238	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,035	$1,863	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$2,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$1,890	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$3,100	1thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	315	466.35/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,469	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,268	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	440.73/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,463	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	448.40/cwt	407.50–500.00	1,659	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	369.65/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,412	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	408.33/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,719	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	369.84/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,579	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	349.59/cwt	344.00–355.00	1,619	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,651	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	391.36/cwt	370.00–396.00	1,875	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	388.75/cwt	365.00–399.00	2,041	35
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	345.65/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,842	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,909	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	558	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,120	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	374.44/cwt	340.00–379.00	2,104	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,048	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	302.56/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,891	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,960	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	675	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,143	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,112	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,198	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,220	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,457	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	368.52/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,179	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	395.02/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,268	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,040	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,120	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	354.53/cwt	325.00–377.50	1,301	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	390.79/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,438	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	375	421.25/cwt	420.00–422.50	1,580	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	398	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,500	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	413	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,652	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	354.95/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,526	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,290	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	435	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,262	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,533	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	320.03/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,402	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	348.47/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,638	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	308.24/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,473	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	337.16/cwt	332.00–349.00	1,622	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	495	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,658	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	325.14/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,707	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,695	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,623	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	317.72/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,805	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	304.74/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,880	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,827	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	701	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,012	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,938	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,767	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,124	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	932	223.73/cwt	220.00–225.00	2,085	4
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,070	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,327	1
Heifers	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1	1,245	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,428	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	396.23/cwt	377.50–422.50	1,720	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,501	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	378.02/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,765	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,591	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	355.57/cwt	345.00–382.50	1,895	22
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,766	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	327.64/cwt	322.50–350.00	1,907	43
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	318.55/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,975	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,783	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	302.82/cwt	290.00–320.00	2,044	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,949	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	269.84/cwt	260.00–280.00	2,099	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	841	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,153	15
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,098	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	972	211.77/cwt	210.00–215.00	2,058	10
Bulls	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,195	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,211	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,463	162.52/cwt	147.00–170.00	2,378	9
Bulls	—	—	1,765	178.54/cwt	175.00–182.00	3,151	2
Bulls	—	—	1,825	189.33/cwt	187.00–193.00	3,455	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,103	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	147.71/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,371	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	156.00/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,599	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,038	138.27/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,435	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,137	150.14/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,707	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	167.38/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,933	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,240	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,984	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	158.78/cwt	154.00–163.00	2,002	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,293	167.46/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,165	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	152.69/cwt	149.00–155.00	2,054	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,580	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,857	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	1,889.64/head	1,775.00–2,000.00	1,890	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,862.98/head	1,850.00–1,875.00	1,863	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	2,238.25/head	1,950.00–2,450.00	2,238	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,203	162.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,954	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	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 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 575Last week 416Year ago 357

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 43Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 15Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	434	377.50–422.50	396.23
14	450–500	467	370.00–387.50	378.02
22	500–550	533	345.00–382.50	355.57
43	550–600	582	322.50–350.00	327.64
2	600–650	620	312.50–325.00	318.55
10	650–700	675	290.00–320.00	302.82
1	700–750	725	275.00	275.00
2	750–800	778	260.00–280.00	269.84
15	800–850	841	256.00	256.00
1	850–900	865	242.50	242.50
10	950–1000	972	210.00–215.00	211.77
1	1150–1200	1,195	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	475	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	535	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	620	287.50	287.50
1	650–700	690	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	321	385.00–430.00	395.02
9	350–400	368	375.00–405.00	390.79
22	400–450	430	340.00–385.00	354.95
10	450–500	470	342.50–355.00	348.47
12	500–550	525	315.00–335.00	325.14
21	550–600	568	310.00–325.00	317.72
6	600–650	617	295.00–310.00	304.74
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	760	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	885	240.00	240.00
4	900–950	932	220.00–225.00	223.73
1	1050–1100	1,070	217.50	217.50
1	1200–1250	1,245	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	420.00–422.50	421.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	377.00	377.00
3	400–450	438	350.00	350.00
22	450–500	481	332.00–349.00	337.16
3	500–550	545	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	701	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	495	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	360.00–375.00	368.52
7	350–400	367	325.00–377.50	354.53
2	400–450	438	315.00–325.00	320.03
3	450–500	478	300.00–315.00	308.24
1	550–600	555	292.50	292.50
1	600–650	630	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	660	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	760	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	350	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	430	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	413	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	332	400.00–455.00	440.73
11	350–400	370	407.50–500.00	448.40
15	400–450	421	385.00–425.00	408.33
17	450–500	479	370.00–396.00	391.36
35	500–550	525	365.00–399.00	388.75
14	550–600	562	340.00–379.00	374.44
2	600–650	625	300.00–305.00	302.56
1	700–750	710	297.50	297.50
2	750–800	785	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	910	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	465.00–470.00	466.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	558	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	675	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	382	360.00–380.00	369.65
3	400–450	427	355.00–380.00	369.84
2	450–500	463	344.00–355.00	349.59
4	500–550	533	342.50–350.00	345.65
2	650–700	670	292.50	292.50
1	800–850	830	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	550	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	592	346.00	346.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	215.00	215.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	235.00	235.00

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	—	790	1,775.00–2,000.00	1,889.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,203	160.00–165.00	162.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,128	1,950.00–2,450.00	2,238.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,035	1,850.00–1,875.00	1,862.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	3,100.00	3,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	928	146.00–150.00	147.71
1	—	875	126.00	126.00
3	—	1,025	155.00–158.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,038	130.00–144.00	138.27
6	—	1,137	145.00–153.00	150.14
4	—	1,155	165.00–170.00	167.38
5	—	1,261	154.00–163.00	158.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,345	149.00–155.00	152.69
3	—	1,293	162.00–170.00	167.46
1	—	1,240	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,825	187.00–193.00	189.33
9	—	1,463	147.00–170.00	162.52
2	—	1,765	175.00–182.00	178.54

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.