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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 16

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Oct 9Oct 16Oct 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

344 head

▼ 194 vs last sale 538▼ 211 vs year ago 555 · −38.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 76▼ 11 vs year ago 72 · −15.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 23▲ 6 vs year ago 24 · +25.0%

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 6.00-24.00 lower, with full decline on 300-400 lb weights, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 14.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 6.00-24.00 higher with full advance on 400-500 lb weights. Feeder supply was mostly plain in quality with many very light weight calves in offering. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 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 $359.92/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 15 of 33 comparable sales and sits −26.70 against this barn's trailing median of $386.62.

Average price

$359.92

25 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$24.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.60

vs AR average

−37.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	362.87	1,967	22
Medium and Large 2	533	338.33	1,803	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.53/cwt here — about $163 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 sale25 hd

359.92

—

AR average8 barns · 490 hd

367.52

−7.60

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−37.94

This barn, trailing median33 sales

386.62

−26.70

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	—	Low	1,499	174.29	2,612	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,473	167.88	2,473	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,114	158.24	1,763	31

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,083	$2,538	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,132	$2,301	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	932	$1,667	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	822	$2,583	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$2,400	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,155	$3,050	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,290	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,468	$3,667	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$2,350	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	818	$2,500	3thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	322	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,433	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	333.02/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,076	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	448.94/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,455	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	515.91/cwt	480.00–540.00	1,677	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	426.83/cwt	400.00–470.00	1,554	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	503.79/cwt	480.00–525.00	1,879	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,444	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	1,851	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	422.18/cwt	350.00–460.00	1,756	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	470.50/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,995	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	394.79/cwt	345.00–440.00	1,844	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	454.78/cwt	420.00–477.50	2,174	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	425.19/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,232	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	389.87/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,242	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	372.59/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,340	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,665	1
Steers	850–900	Small and Medium 3	885	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,505	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	316	402.52/cwt	360.00–445.00	1,272	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	459.27/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,548	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	444.26/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,662	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	390.60/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,512	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,326	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	367.98/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,568	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	424.50/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,817	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	460	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,714	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,829	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	414.76/cwt	385.00–437.50	1,962	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	354.24/cwt	353.00–360.00	1,711	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,801	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	371.17/cwt	347.50–420.00	1,945	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,804	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	350.87/cwt	337.50–365.00	1,993	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	328.98/cwt	320.00–342.50	2,023	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	318.86/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,986	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,119	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	744	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,582	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,496	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,363	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	247.47/cwt	245.00–250.00	2,400	2
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,060	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,624	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,097	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	420.08/cwt	385.00–440.00	1,777	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,467	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	414.99/cwt	360.00–455.00	1,971	19
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,378	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	394.72/cwt	365.00–435.00	2,060	22
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,842	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,808	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	364.25/cwt	325.00–387.50	2,069	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	344.36/cwt	325.00–375.00	2,135	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,932	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	332.49/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,188	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	315.81/cwt	312.50–320.00	2,236	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,161	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,080	1
Bulls	800–850	Small and Medium 3	815	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,508	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,135	202.25/cwt	197.00–207.50	2,296	2
Bulls	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1	1,238	199.99/cwt	198.00–202.00	2,476	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,332	161.94/cwt	155.00–174.00	2,157	3
Bulls	—	—	1,593	184.96/cwt	184.00–186.00	2,946	2
Bulls	—	—	1,810	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,439	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,055	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,519	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,083	156.97/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,700	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	164.24/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,964	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	167.88/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,473	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,732	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	3,153	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,468	3,667.21/head	3,350.00–4,050.00	3,667	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	805	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	890	1,275.98/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,276	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	2,537.99/head	2,150.00–2,900.00	2,538	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,132	2,301.03/head	1,650.00–2,550.00	2,301	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,062	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	545	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,080	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 344Last week 538Year ago 555

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 76Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 23Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	435.00–475.00	448.94
6	350–400	364	400.00–470.00	426.83
7	400–450	416	350.00–460.00	422.18
6	450–500	467	345.00–440.00	394.79
1	500–550	505	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	705	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	480.00–540.00	515.91
9	350–400	373	480.00–525.00	503.79
7	400–450	424	450.00–485.00	470.50
4	450–500	478	420.00–477.50	454.78
4	500–550	525	405.00–445.00	425.19
2	550–600	575	375.00–405.00	389.87
2	600–650	628	365.00–380.00	372.59
1	800–850	820	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	445.00	445.00
4	400–450	414	447.00	447.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	885	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	325.00–340.00	333.02
1	350–400	385	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	337	450.00–475.00	459.27
10	350–400	374	430.00–470.00	444.26
11	400–450	428	415.00–455.00	424.50
11	450–500	473	385.00–437.50	414.76
13	500–550	524	347.50–420.00	371.17
9	550–600	568	337.50–365.00	350.87
3	600–650	615	320.00–342.50	328.98
2	650–700	652	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	745	335.00	335.00
1	850–900	875	270.00	270.00
2	950–1000	970	245.00–250.00	247.47
1	1050–1100	1,060	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	744	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	316	360.00–445.00	402.52
6	350–400	387	365.00–410.00	390.60
4	400–450	426	340.00–380.00	367.98
9	450–500	483	353.00–360.00	354.24
2	500–550	522	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	555	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	623	315.00–322.50	318.86
1	700–750	745	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	387.50	387.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	385.00–440.00	420.08
19	450–500	475	360.00–455.00	414.99
22	500–550	522	365.00–435.00	394.72
8	550–600	568	325.00–387.50	364.25
11	600–650	620	325.00–375.00	344.36
2	650–700	658	330.00–335.00	332.49
3	700–750	708	312.50–320.00	315.81
1	750–800	785	265.00	265.00
2	1100–1150	1,135	197.00–207.50	202.25
2	1200–1250	1,238	198.00–202.00	199.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	455	322.50	322.50
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	565	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	635	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	655	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	745	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	475	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	510	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	640	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	534	345.00	345.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,468	3,350.00–4,050.00	3,667.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	3,500.00	3,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	2,350.00	2,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,365	231.00	231.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,155	3,050.00	3,050.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,320	207.00	207.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,290	2,500.00	2,500.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	174.00	174.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,083	2,150.00–2,900.00	2,537.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,132	1,650.00–2,550.00	2,301.03

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	—	805	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	890	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275.98

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	—	775	2,400.00	2,400.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	960	3,200.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	545	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	818	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,083	151.00–159.00	156.97
9	—	1,196	161.00–167.00	164.24
2	—	1,055	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,473	165.00–173.00	167.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,332	155.00–174.00	161.94
1	—	1,810	190.00	190.00
2	—	1,593	184.00–186.00	184.96

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.