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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 9

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Oct 2Oct 9Oct 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

538 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 488▼ 12 vs year ago 550 · −2.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 133▼ 6 vs year ago 82 · −7.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 63▼ 4 vs year ago 27 · −14.8%

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 21.00-25.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 24.00 higher, 400-500 lbs sold 4.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 9.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 7.00 lower. Feeder supply was mostly fleshy unweaned light weight cattle. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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 $406.46/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 14 of 31 comparable sales and sits −32.07 against this barn's trailing median of $438.53.

Average price

$406.46

43 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,221

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

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

$51.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.84

vs AR average

−39.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	413.25	2,261	37
Medium and Large 1-2	530	370.00	1,961	2thin
Medium and Large 2	549	361.90	1,985	4thin

One grade step is worth $51.35/cwt here — about $276 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 sale43 hd

406.46

—

AR average7 barns · 337 hd

398.62

+7.84

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−39.39

This barn, trailing median31 sales

438.53

−32.07

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	1,454	178.60	2,597	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,351	163.83	2,213	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,067	148.85	1,588	37

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)	1,023	$2,538	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,054	$2,199	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$2,075	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$1,792	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,850	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,985	$3,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,017	$2,713	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,627	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$2,500	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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	549.47/cwt	500.00–590.00	1,775	21
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	462.33/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,540	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	335	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,658	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	446.15/cwt	415.00–495.00	1,633	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	521.59/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,972	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,872	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,579	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	506.15/cwt	470.00–530.00	2,070	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	412.92/cwt	355.00–460.00	1,730	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	464.53/cwt	463.00–467.50	1,993	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	396.62/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,848	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,078	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	456.77/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,147	32
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	419.23/cwt	385.00–435.00	2,201	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,961	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	370.86/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,977	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	408.18/cwt	372.50–415.00	2,294	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	565	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,430	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,993	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	364.61/cwt	350.00–377.50	2,282	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	327.45/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,073	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	640	401.24/cwt	400.00–402.50	2,568	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	655	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,260	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,361	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	336.21/cwt	325.00–347.50	2,313	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	326.75/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,379	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	875	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,428	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	267	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,175	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	473.59/cwt	435.00–490.00	1,572	27
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	375.00/cwt	335.00–415.00	1,294	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	460.22/cwt	435.00–490.00	1,689	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,197	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,570	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,318	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,755	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	426.30/cwt	400.00–446.00	1,837	42
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	359.77/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,666	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	396.75/cwt	370.00–430.00	1,885	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	379.86/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,816	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	305.49/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,558	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	365.86/cwt	345.00–379.00	1,902	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,855	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	570	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,109	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	344.66/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,982	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	322.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,870	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	316.66/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,938	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	309.92/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,030	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	314.88/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,277	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,291	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	282.52/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,368	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,253	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	415.53/cwt	385.00–440.00	1,986	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	405.11/cwt	360.00–421.00	2,094	23
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	322.82/cwt	300.00–347.50	1,711	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	331.12/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,887	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	360.41/cwt	355.00–390.00	2,072	15
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,079	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	324.16/cwt	310.00–332.50	2,185	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	304.29/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,209	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	296.25/cwt	292.50–300.00	2,311	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,415	183.65/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,599	3
Bulls	—	—	1,469	173.09/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,543	5
Bulls	—	—	1,495	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,855	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	945	132.34/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,251	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,048	145.54/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,525	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,111	154.15/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,713	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	163.66/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,866	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,150	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,794	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,324	161.76/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,142	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,434	168.38/cwt	167.00–171.00	2,415	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,985	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	690	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,023	2,538.14/head	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,538	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,054	2,199.23/head	1,700.00–2,500.00	2,199	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,078	157.45/cwt	153.00–162.00	1,697	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,791.78/head	1,550.00–1,950.00	1,792	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,908	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 3	720	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	3,001.72/head	2,950.00–3,050.00	3,002	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,626.80/head	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,627	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	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 Oct 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 538Last week 488Year ago 550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 133Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 63Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	323	500.00–590.00	549.47
15	350–400	378	500.00–550.00	521.59
11	400–450	409	470.00–530.00	506.15
32	450–500	470	435.00–465.00	456.77
15	500–550	525	385.00–435.00	419.23
21	550–600	562	372.50–415.00	408.18
5	600–650	626	350.00–377.50	364.61
1	650–700	665	355.00	355.00
3	700–750	728	320.00–335.00	326.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	495.00	495.00
1	650–700	655	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	440.00–485.00	462.33
10	350–400	366	415.00–495.00	446.15
9	400–450	419	355.00–460.00	412.92
5	450–500	466	375.00–420.00	396.62
3	500–550	533	362.50–375.00	370.86
1	550–600	595	335.00	335.00
4	600–650	633	320.00–332.50	327.45
2	650–700	688	325.00–347.50	336.21
1	850–900	875	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	492.50	492.50
15	400–450	429	463.00–467.50	464.53
7	450–500	467	445.00	445.00
2	500–550	530	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	430.00	430.00
2	600–650	640	400.00–402.50	401.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	440.00	440.00
27	300–350	332	435.00–490.00	473.59
19	350–400	367	435.00–490.00	460.22
42	400–450	431	400.00–446.00	426.30
6	450–500	475	370.00–430.00	396.75
29	500–550	520	345.00–379.00	365.86
7	550–600	575	330.00–352.50	344.66
3	600–650	612	312.50–325.00	316.66
2	650–700	655	300.00–320.00	309.92
2	700–750	723	310.00–320.00	314.88
1	750–800	790	290.00	290.00
2	800–850	838	280.00–285.00	282.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	410.00	410.00
9	450–500	478	375.00–385.00	379.86
2	550–600	558	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	380	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	425	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	655	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	335.00–415.00	375.00
3	350–400	383	410.00	410.00
6	450–500	463	335.00–385.00	359.77
2	500–550	510	280.00–330.00	305.49
2	550–600	580	320.00–325.00	322.48
1	600–650	630	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	850	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	478	385.00–440.00	415.53
23	500–550	517	360.00–421.00	405.11
15	550–600	575	355.00–390.00	360.41
1	600–650	630	330.00	330.00
6	650–700	674	310.00–332.50	324.16
7	700–750	726	300.00–310.00	304.29
2	750–800	780	292.50–300.00	296.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	530	300.00–347.50	322.82
2	550–600	570	327.50–335.00	331.12

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,023	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,538.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	161.00	161.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,054	1,700.00–2,500.00	2,199.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,125	1,550.00–1,950.00	1,791.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,078	153.00–162.00	157.45

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	690	1,650.00	1,650.00

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	2	—	1,093	2,950.00–3,050.00	3,001.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,626.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	3,150.00	3,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	1,700.00	1,700.00

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	—	1,985	3,750.00	3,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,850.00	2,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,111	151.00–159.00	154.15
4	—	1,140	161.00–166.00	163.66
6	—	945	132.00–133.00	132.34
12	—	1,048	140.00–149.00	145.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,434	167.00–171.00	168.38
1	—	1,150	156.00	156.00
5	—	1,324	160.00–165.00	161.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,469	171.00–175.00	173.09
1	—	1,495	191.00	191.00
3	—	1,415	180.00–185.00	183.65

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.