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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Dec 4

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Nov 20Dec 4Dec 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

507 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 457▼ 354 vs year ago 861 · −41.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 54▼ 112 vs year ago 184 · −60.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 21▲ 15 vs year ago 20 · +75.0%

Also sold hereFeeder Cattle Pot Load SaleTue Sep 15, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 45.00-70.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 10.00-25.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 60.00-69.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold steady to 13.00 higher. Feeder supply included several groups of unweaned high quality cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $343.75/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 12 of 33 comparable sales and sits −42.87 against this barn's trailing median of $386.62.

Average price

$343.75

23 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,924

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$431

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

$66.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.20

vs AR average

−26.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	346.65	1,943	22
Medium and Large 2	540	280.00	1,512	1thin

One grade step is worth $66.65/cwt here — about $431 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 sale23 hd

343.75

—

AR average7 barns · 371 hd

364.96

−21.20

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−26.70

This barn, trailing median33 sales

386.62

−42.87

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	1,642	168.20	2,762	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,286	160.24	2,061	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	149.04	1,685	40

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)	1,000	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$2,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,137	$2,315	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	999	$2,158	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,173	$2,125	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$2,085	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	665	$1,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,330	$2,900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,500	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,175	2thin

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,594	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	538.79/cwt	505.00–575.00	1,713	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	441.83/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,449	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,441	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,533	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	531.76/cwt	480.00–580.00	1,962	24
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,634	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	433	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,078	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	446.21/cwt	415.00–465.00	1,932	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,927	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	444.87/cwt	415.00–460.00	2,158	55
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,862	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,252	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	395.01/cwt	360.00–415.00	2,109	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	352.50/cwt	330.00–375.00	2,027	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	398.10/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,293	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	605	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,707	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	359.98/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,239	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,095	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,380	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,643	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	325.49/cwt	325.00–326.00	2,653	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,666	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,305	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	457.52/cwt	435.00–495.00	1,437	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	442.93/cwt	420.00–462.50	1,657	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,443	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	398	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,592	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	402	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,668	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	387.15/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,622	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	346.08/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,467	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	428	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	1,853	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	343.69/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,591	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,895	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	390.30/cwt	372.50–415.00	1,866	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	496	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,063	34
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	351.19/cwt	349.00–357.50	1,893	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	344.06/cwt	332.50–352.50	1,971	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	332.42/cwt	327.50–335.00	2,031	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	620	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,953	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	308.75/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,948	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	317.52/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,159	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,147	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,186	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,340	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,015	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,335	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	427.35/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,774	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,535	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,598	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	402.12/cwt	377.50–420.00	1,918	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	388.91/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,046	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	303.39/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,744	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	358.11/cwt	325.00–385.00	2,102	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	368.67/cwt	335.00–387.50	2,256	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,984	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	321.17/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,181	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	306.01/cwt	290.00–317.50	2,222	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,250	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,309	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	945	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,985	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,507	158.62/cwt	145.00–170.00	2,390	10
Bulls	—	—	1,769	182.94/cwt	180.00–186.00	3,236	4
Bulls	—	—	1,810	175.55/cwt	173.00–178.00	3,177	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,043	134.49/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,403	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,114	150.88/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,681	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,122	144.33/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,619	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	158.08/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,873	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,253	156.81/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,965	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	163.18/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,146	7
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	999	2,157.61/head	1,550.00–2,450.00	2,158	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,137	2,314.69/head	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,315	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	2,125.16/head	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,125	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,254	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,529	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,039	216.55/cwt	215.00–217.00	2,250	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,056	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,512	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	2,085.29/head	1,750.00–2,350.00	2,085	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,445	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 507Last week 457Year ago 861

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 54Year ago 184

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 21Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	625.00	625.00
5	300–350	318	505.00–575.00	538.79
24	350–400	369	480.00–580.00	531.76
9	400–450	433	415.00–465.00	446.21
55	450–500	485	415.00–460.00	444.87
4	500–550	534	360.00–415.00	395.01
22	550–600	576	380.00–420.00	398.10
5	600–650	622	350.00–367.50	359.98
1	650–700	685	347.50	347.50
1	750–800	775	341.00	341.00
2	800–850	815	325.00–326.00	325.49
1	850–900	860	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	425.00–460.00	441.83
1	350–400	365	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	430	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	490	380.00	380.00
2	550–600	575	330.00–375.00	352.50
2	650–700	665	310.00–320.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	430.00	430.00
2	450–500	470	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	433	480.00	480.00
15	500–550	525	429.00	429.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	447.50	447.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	450.00	450.00
6	300–350	314	435.00–495.00	457.52
18	350–400	374	420.00–462.50	442.93
10	400–450	419	365.00–405.00	387.15
24	450–500	478	372.50–415.00	390.30
8	500–550	539	349.00–357.50	351.19
14	550–600	573	332.50–352.50	344.06
3	600–650	611	327.50–335.00	332.42
4	650–700	680	310.00–330.00	317.52
1	800–850	810	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	900	260.00	260.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	465	407.50	407.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	428	433.00	433.00
34	450–500	496	416.00	416.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	402	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	370.00	370.00
4	400–450	424	335.00–355.00	346.08
2	450–500	463	340.00–347.50	343.69
1	500–550	540	280.00	280.00
4	600–650	631	305.00–315.00	308.75
1	650–700	670	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	825	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	415.00–440.00	427.35
3	450–500	477	377.50–420.00	402.12
7	500–550	526	365.00–400.00	388.91
9	550–600	587	325.00–385.00	358.11
5	600–650	612	335.00–387.50	368.67
4	650–700	679	315.00–330.00	321.17
4	700–750	726	290.00–317.50	306.01
1	750–800	750	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	810	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	450	355.00	355.00
3	550–600	575	300.00–310.00	303.39
1	600–650	620	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	945	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,253	155.00–160.00	156.81
7	—	1,315	161.00–166.00	163.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,114	149.00–153.00	150.88
13	—	1,122	140.00–148.00	144.33
13	—	1,185	155.00–162.00	158.08
5	—	1,043	132.00–137.00	134.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,507	145.00–170.00	158.62
4	—	1,769	180.00–186.00	182.94
5	—	1,810	173.00–178.00	175.55

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,137	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,314.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,173	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,125.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	161.00	161.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	999	1,550.00–2,450.00	2,157.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,575.00	2,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,039	215.00–217.00	216.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	160.00	160.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	169.00	169.00

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)	1	—	665	1,500.00	1,500.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	850	1,750.00–2,350.00	2,085.29
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	180.00	180.00

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	—	895	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,445	2,600.00	2,600.00

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	—	1,500	2,700.00	2,700.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,330	2,900.00	2,900.00

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.