Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 7.00-30.00, mostly 18.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 10.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. No trend for Slaughter cows or bulls due to time limits.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $387.22/cwt on 52 head, up $2.82 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 31 comparable sales and sits −7.60 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$387.22

▲ 2.82 vs prior sale

52 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,074

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$447

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

$73.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.75

vs AR average

−26.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	394.81	2,094	44
Medium and Large 1-2	594	360.00	2,138	5thin
Medium and Large 2	513	321.20	1,648	3thin

One grade step is worth $73.61/cwt here — about $447 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.06, low $325.67, median $394.81 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale52 hd

387.22

—

AR average8 barns · 329 hd

384.47

+2.75

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

−26.26

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−7.60

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,576	173.02	2,726	16

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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,048	$4,284	73
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,170	$4,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$3,827	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	972	$3,814	6
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,111	$3,440	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,330	$4,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$3,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$2,773	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	795	$2,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	4,284.38/head	3,600.00–4,550.00	4,284	73
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,772.85/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	461.36/cwt	445.00–490.00	1,458	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	558.44/cwt	525.00–585.00	2,077	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,356	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	383.75/cwt	375.00–392.50	2,533	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	550–600	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,363	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	500–550	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	341.49/cwt	340.00–342.00	2,595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	471.07/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,633	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,139	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	349.41/cwt	332.00–357.50	2,345	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	360.54/cwt	345.00–385.00	2,271	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	449.10/cwt	365.00–470.00	2,111	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	483.00/cwt	483.00–483.00	2,082	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	486.54/cwt	485.00–487.50	1,829	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	321.20/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,138	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	458.37/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,490	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	397.39/cwt	355.00–435.00	1,888	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	417.50/cwt	350.00–455.00	2,167	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	426.95/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	496.22/cwt	465.00–535.00	2,565	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	536.80/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,755	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	391.05/cwt	345.00–425.00	2,249	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	459.25/cwt	420.00–495.00	1,713	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,205	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	350.09/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	518.21/cwt	490.00–555.00	2,166	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	417.59/cwt	385.00–431.00	2,589	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	490.48/cwt	472.50–540.00	2,281	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,169	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	454	513.00/cwt	513.00–513.00	2,329	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	815	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,179	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	370.92/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,281	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,050	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	396.07/cwt	375.00–420.00	2,297	6
Bulls	—	—	1,488	161.64/cwt	152.00–180.00	2,405	10
Bulls	—	—	1,848	200.41/cwt	197.00–205.00	3,704	2
Bulls	—	—	1,658	187.79/cwt	184.00–190.00	3,114	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	4,550.00/head	4,550.00–4,550.00	4,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	3,826.81/head	3,750.00–3,850.00	3,827	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	3,814.21/head	3,550.00–3,900.00	3,814	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	3,440.37/head	2,750.00–3,950.00	3,440	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	432.31/cwt	400.00–455.00	2,283	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	898	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,470	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,072	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	511.52/cwt	490.00–545.00	1,678	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	432.81/cwt	425.00–442.50	2,008	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1150–1200	1,150	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,055	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,216	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,000	205.00/cwt	185.00–225.00	2,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,108	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	431.05/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	451.89/cwt	420.00–490.00	1,884	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	484.82/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	462.59/cwt	435.00–480.00	2,193	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1100–1150	1,135	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	260.36/cwt	200.00–320.00	1,101	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	418.49/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	900–950	920	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	800–850	828	299.68/cwt	275.00–312.50	2,481	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	850–900	890	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	1050–1100	1,060	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	400.65/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,067	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	497.58/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,851	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	379.24/cwt	367.50–387.50	2,158	12
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	768	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	404.34/cwt	397.00–417.00	1,900	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	1

How this sale compares

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 Jan 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 589Last week 640Year ago 619

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 106Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 45Year ago 102

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	73	—	1,048	3,600.00–4,550.00	4,284.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	965	3,750.00–3,850.00	3,826.81
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	4,150.00	4,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	972	3,550.00–3,900.00	3,814.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,280	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,772.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	4,550.00	4,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	3,850.00	3,850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	9	—	1,111	2,750.00–3,950.00	3,440.37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	316	445.00–490.00	461.36
9	350–400	373	420.00–495.00	459.25
3	400–450	428	415.00–445.00	426.95
8	450–500	470	365.00–470.00	449.10
6	500–550	519	350.00–455.00	417.50
4	550–600	575	345.00–425.00	391.05
1	600–650	635	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	675	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	327	510.00–550.00	536.80
13	350–400	372	525.00–585.00	558.44
30	400–450	418	490.00–555.00	518.21
12	450–500	465	472.50–540.00	490.48
7	500–550	517	465.00–535.00	496.22
15	550–600	559	450.00–480.00	471.07
14	600–650	620	385.00–431.00	417.59
2	650–700	660	375.00–392.50	383.75
2	700–750	713	345.00–355.00	350.09
4	750–800	760	340.00–342.00	341.49
1	850–900	855	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	431	483.00	483.00
4	450–500	494	439.00	439.00
2	550–600	592	372.50	372.50
2	600–650	620	380.00	380.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	550	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	405	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	505	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	454	513.00	513.00
1	800–850	815	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	376	485.00–487.50	486.54
8	450–500	470	397.00–417.00	404.34
5	550–600	594	360.00	360.00
7	650–700	690	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	328	490.00–545.00	511.52
13	350–400	372	485.00–520.00	497.58
22	400–450	417	420.00–490.00	451.89
5	450–500	464	425.00–442.50	432.81
32	500–550	516	380.00–425.00	400.65
12	550–600	569	367.50–387.50	379.24
16	600–650	630	345.00–385.00	360.54
30	650–700	671	332.00–357.50	349.41
1	700–750	705	317.50	317.50
1	800–850	826	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	910	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	430.00–480.00	458.37
4	350–400	364	415.00–455.00	431.05
3	400–450	415	410.00–425.00	418.49
10	450–500	475	355.00–435.00	397.39
3	500–550	513	300.00–355.00	321.20
1	650–700	670	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	423	200.00–320.00	260.36
2	600–650	620	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	800–850	828	275.00–312.50	299.68
1	850–900	890	275.00	275.00
1	900–950	920	277.00	277.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	768	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	475.00–495.00	484.82
10	450–500	474	435.00–480.00	462.59
15	500–550	528	400.00–455.00	432.31
6	550–600	580	375.00–420.00	396.07
3	600–650	615	360.00–385.00	370.92
1	650–700	670	350.00	350.00
1	900–950	930	265.00	265.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	628	347.00	347.00
4	850–900	898	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	595	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	605	342.50	342.50
1	650–700	680	310.00	310.00
1	950–1000	950	240.00	240.00
2	1000–1050	1,000	185.00–225.00	205.00
2	1050–1100	1,055	210.00	210.00
1	1100–1150	1,135	210.00	210.00
1	1150–1200	1,150	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,488	152.00–180.00	161.64
2	—	1,848	197.00–205.00	200.41
4	—	1,658	184.00–190.00	187.79

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.

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