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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-28

Feeder Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 28

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Aug 21Aug 28Sep 4 →

Receipts

788 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 738▲ 516 vs year ago 272 · +189.7%

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 400 lbs sold 12.00-15.00 higher, 400-500 lbs sold 10.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold6.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 7.00-20.00, mostly 12.00 higher with full advance on 300-400 lbs. Feeder supply was mostly average in quality with many unweaned calves and bulls. Slaughter cows and bulls not reported due to electrical issues at barn.

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 $401.28/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 14 of 31 comparable sales and sits −37.25 against this barn's trailing median of $438.53.

Average price

$401.28

48 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,172

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$40.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.39

vs AR average

−8.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	409.93	2,237	35
Medium and Large 1-2	529	388.00	2,053	6thin
Medium and Large 2	530	369.39	1,958	7thin

One grade step is worth $40.54/cwt here — about $279 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 sale48 hd

401.28

—

AR average8 barns · 369 hd

401.67

−0.39

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

−8.02

This barn, trailing median31 sales

438.53

−37.25

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.

Every lot

71 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	556.06/cwt	520.00–600.00	1,796	17
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	460.61/cwt	447.50–495.00	1,525	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,242	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	538.09/cwt	505.00–565.00	1,964	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	458.88/cwt	420.00–485.00	1,776	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,881	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	364.52/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,531	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	449.84/cwt	442.50–460.00	1,907	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	429.89/cwt	417.50–440.00	1,831	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	413.98/cwt	360.00–445.00	1,937	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	407.90/cwt	400.00–416.00	1,950	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	515	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,215	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	372.22/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,928	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	407.22/cwt	390.00–417.50	2,118	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,053	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	558	424.01/cwt	410.00–427.00	2,366	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	362.32/cwt	352.50–372.50	2,029	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	392.60/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,202	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	368.09/cwt	352.50–387.50	2,238	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	635	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,508	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	655	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,260	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	342.45/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,322	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	682	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,503	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	698	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,485	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	348.81/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,529	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,223	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,470	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,674	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	814	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,914	20
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,730	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,054	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	487.51/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,531	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,469	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	464.68/cwt	435.00–505.00	1,710	27
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,238	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	439.11/cwt	425.00–495.00	1,721	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	410.56/cwt	370.00–465.00	1,716	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	421.02/cwt	390.00–455.00	1,794	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	472	306.86/cwt	250.00–360.00	1,448	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	389.75/cwt	372.50–420.00	1,844	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	368.79/cwt	347.50–402.50	1,759	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	384.66/cwt	380.00–387.00	1,881	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	322.02/cwt	305.00–337.50	1,633	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	363.33/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,882	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	361.91/cwt	345.00–374.00	2,056	28
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	576	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,200	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	338.79/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,958	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	609	369.54/cwt	368.00–370.00	2,250	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	311.83/cwt	285.00–340.00	1,918	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	354.35/cwt	340.00–362.50	2,222	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,346	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	693	309.96/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,148	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	288.05/cwt	265.00–310.00	2,068	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	748	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,536	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	314.18/cwt	310.00–317.50	2,429	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	885	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,080	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	441.46/cwt	437.50–450.00	1,859	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,376	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	418.28/cwt	400.00–437.50	1,978	21
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	379.41/cwt	357.50–405.00	1,977	21
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,853	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	364.66/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,079	21
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	359.04/cwt	330.00–387.50	2,240	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,057	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,162	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	339.85/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,311	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,154	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,387	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 Aug 28, 2025

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

Receipts 788Last week 738Year ago 272

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	314	475.00–505.00	487.51
27	350–400	368	435.00–505.00	464.68
26	400–450	426	390.00–455.00	421.02
21	450–500	473	372.50–420.00	389.75
26	500–550	518	340.00–375.00	363.33
28	550–600	568	345.00–374.00	361.91
3	600–650	627	340.00–362.50	354.35
1	650–700	685	342.50	342.50
3	750–800	773	310.00–317.50	314.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	576	382.00	382.00
9	600–650	609	368.00–370.00	369.54
13	700–750	748	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	885	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	375	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	472	250.00–360.00	306.86
1	550–600	555	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	445.00	445.00
5	350–400	392	425.00–495.00	439.11
3	400–450	418	370.00–465.00	410.56
10	450–500	477	347.50–402.50	368.79
5	500–550	507	305.00–337.50	322.02
2	550–600	578	337.50–340.00	338.79
2	600–650	615	285.00–340.00	311.83
2	650–700	693	300.00–320.00	309.96
2	700–750	718	265.00–310.00	288.05
1	750–800	760	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	489	380.00–387.00	384.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	450.00	450.00
10	450–500	478	400.00–416.00	407.90
6	500–550	529	388.00	388.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	430.00	430.00
13	550–600	558	410.00–427.00	424.01
1	600–650	635	395.00	395.00
8	650–700	682	367.00	367.00
20	800–850	814	358.00	358.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	323	520.00–600.00	556.06
14	350–400	365	505.00–565.00	538.09
7	400–450	424	442.50–460.00	449.84
11	500–550	520	390.00–417.50	407.22
10	550–600	561	390.00–400.00	392.60
19	600–650	608	352.50–387.50	368.09
12	650–700	698	356.00	356.00
4	700–750	725	345.00–355.00	348.81
3	750–800	775	345.00	345.00
1	800–850	815	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	331	447.50–495.00	460.61
17	350–400	387	420.00–485.00	458.88
14	400–450	426	417.50–440.00	429.89
13	450–500	468	360.00–445.00	413.98
5	500–550	518	360.00–385.00	372.22
2	550–600	560	352.50–372.50	362.32
2	650–700	678	330.00–355.00	342.45
1	700–750	735	302.50	302.50
1	750–800	760	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	345.00	345.00
2	400–450	420	355.00–375.00	364.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	421	437.50–450.00	441.46
21	450–500	473	400.00–437.50	418.28
21	500–550	521	357.50–405.00	379.41
21	550–600	570	340.00–380.00	364.66
6	600–650	624	330.00–387.50	359.04
2	650–700	680	330.00–350.00	339.85
1	700–750	740	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	628	327.50	327.50
1	650–700	665	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	730	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	660	327.50	327.50

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.