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Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Nov 20

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Nov 13Nov 20Dec 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

457 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 492▲ 165 vs year ago 292 · +56.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 113▼ 12 vs year ago 66 · −18.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 40▲ 1 vs year ago 20 · +5.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 24.00 lower, 400-500 lbs sold 3.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 13.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 20.00-28.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 6.00-8.00 higher. No trend for Slaughter cows or bulls, not reported last week.

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 $326.12/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 5 of 33 comparable sales and sits −60.51 against this barn's trailing median of $386.62.

Average price

$326.12

62 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$42.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.73

vs AR average

−30.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	329.50	1,791	57
Medium and Large 2	549	287.49	1,578	5thin

One grade step is worth $42.01/cwt here — about $212 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 sale62 hd

326.12

—

AR average9 barns · 308 hd

330.85

−4.73

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−30.77

This barn, trailing median33 sales

386.62

−60.51

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	1,502	167.88	2,521	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,306	157.17	2,053	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,150	156.67	1,802	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,141	147.54	1,683	27

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	835	$1,450	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	863	$2,452	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$2,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$2,500	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	775	$2,400	1thin

Every lot

91 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 3	300	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	960	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	304	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,452	17
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	431.91/cwt	410.00–465.00	1,404	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	379.78/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,284	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,132	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	444.30/cwt	415.00–470.00	1,671	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	381.71/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,443	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	419.50/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,749	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	366.61/cwt	330.00–395.00	1,573	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	323.79/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,408	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,505	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	383.30/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,802	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	405.06/cwt	375.00–424.00	1,932	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	400.97/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,097	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	361.20/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,907	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	394.54/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,261	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	369.35/cwt	352.50–375.00	2,246	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	640	358.75/cwt	357.50–360.00	2,296	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,883	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	346.69/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,295	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	704	325.83/cwt	321.00–340.00	2,294	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,062	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,421	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	830	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,598	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,229	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	307.62/cwt	300.00–315.00	969	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	449.74/cwt	400.00–495.00	1,421	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	314.72/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,142	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	409.53/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,507	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	376.33/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,407	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	422	273.52/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,154	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	352.20/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,500	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	345.75/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,507	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	336.38/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,541	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	326.31/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,511	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	345.41/cwt	325.00–354.00	1,637	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	518	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,797	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	329.56/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,743	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	292.38/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,558	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	325.45/cwt	305.00–334.00	1,852	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	280.16/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,605	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	602	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,017	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	312.56/cwt	302.50–322.50	1,932	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	321.75/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,149	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,938	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,223	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,139	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,194	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,976	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	494	360.99/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,783	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,725	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	392.31/cwt	382.50–415.00	2,083	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,608	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	372.32/cwt	342.50–392.50	2,107	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,874	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,784	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	350.57/cwt	307.50–365.00	2,163	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	300.54/cwt	292.50–310.00	2,143	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,265	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,349	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,268	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,461	160.51/cwt	133.00–169.00	2,345	5
Bulls	—	—	1,603	186.32/cwt	184.00–189.00	2,987	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,478	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,321	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,066	143.46/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,529	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	156.49/cwt	156.00–157.00	1,784	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	151.43/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,832	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,245	158.01/cwt	157.00–159.00	1,967	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,249	161.02/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,011	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,268	157.89/cwt	157.00–159.00	2,002	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	148.01/cwt	147.00–149.00	2,217	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,106	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	993	232.19/cwt	190.00–300.00	2,306	4
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	2,451.59/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,452	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	735	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,428	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	156.67/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,626	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,410	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,214	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 Nov 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 457Last week 492Year ago 292

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 113Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 40Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	494	340.00–365.00	360.99
1	500–550	515	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	595	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	610	292.50	292.50
1	800–850	840	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	425.00	425.00
8	500–550	531	382.50–415.00	392.31
7	550–600	566	342.50–392.50	372.32
8	600–650	617	307.50–365.00	350.57
1	650–700	650	320.00	320.00
4	700–750	713	292.50–310.00	300.54
1	750–800	755	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	810	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	316	400.00–495.00	449.74
10	350–400	368	390.00–420.00	409.53
9	400–450	426	330.00–370.00	352.20
26	450–500	474	325.00–354.00	345.41
30	500–550	529	310.00–345.00	329.56
22	550–600	569	305.00–334.00	325.45
5	600–650	618	302.50–322.50	312.56
5	650–700	668	315.00–325.00	321.75
1	700–750	725	295.00	295.00
2	800–850	805	270.00–275.00	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	518	347.00	347.00
2	600–650	602	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	700	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	300.00–315.00	307.62
3	350–400	363	285.00–330.00	314.72
3	400–450	422	250.00–285.00	273.52
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	390.00	390.00
10	350–400	374	340.00–395.00	376.33
7	400–450	436	320.00–375.00	345.75
8	450–500	463	305.00–350.00	326.31
3	500–550	533	285.00–300.00	292.38
2	550–600	573	272.50–287.50	280.16
1	650–700	680	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	458	332.50–340.00	336.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	410.00–465.00	431.91
15	350–400	376	415.00–470.00	444.30
17	400–450	417	400.00–430.00	419.50
20	450–500	477	375.00–424.00	405.06
15	500–550	523	380.00–420.00	400.97
2	550–600	573	380.00–410.00	394.54
4	600–650	608	352.50–375.00	369.35
3	650–700	662	340.00–355.00	346.69
4	700–750	704	321.00–340.00	325.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	640	357.50–360.00	358.75
1	800–850	830	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	304	477.50	477.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	365	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	435	320.00–327.50	323.79
2	450–500	463	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	575	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	655	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	370.00–390.00	379.78
5	350–400	378	365.00–400.00	381.71
5	400–450	429	330.00–395.00	366.61
3	450–500	470	380.00–385.00	383.30
2	500–550	528	357.50–365.00	361.20
1	700–750	705	292.50	292.50
2	800–850	815	297.00	297.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	993	190.00–300.00	232.19
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	307.50	307.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	2,400.00	2,400.00

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	—	1,415	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	863	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,451.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	2,100.00	2,100.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,038	152.00–162.00	156.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,410	157.00	157.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	168.00	168.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	735	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	147.00–149.00	148.01
4	—	1,268	157.00–159.00	157.89
4	—	1,249	160.00–162.00	161.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	156.00–157.00	156.49
13	—	1,210	149.00–155.00	151.43
1	—	1,065	124.00	124.00
11	—	1,066	140.00–146.00	143.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	154.00	154.00
2	—	1,245	157.00–159.00	158.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,461	133.00–169.00	160.51
2	—	1,603	184.00–189.00	186.32

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.