Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test, Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 14.00-20.00 lower, 500-600 lbs not well tested, over 600 lbs 20.00-30.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 40.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 13.00-19.00 lower. Buyer participation was light with a heavy Ice & Snow storm on the way. Not enough comparable receipts to establish a trend for Slaughter cows or bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $361.46/cwt on 22 head, down $25.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 31 comparable sales and sits −33.35 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$361.46

▼ 25.75 vs prior sale

22 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,968

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$35.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.11

vs AR average

−49.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	368.00	1,976	18thin
Medium and Large 2	579	332.05	1,922	4thin

One grade step is worth $35.95/cwt here — about $54 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 sale22 hd

361.46

—

AR average7 barns · 219 hd

376.57

−15.11

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−49.41

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−33.35

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	—	High	1,611	155.29	2,501	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,419	155.24	2,203	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,072	129.91	1,393	22

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)	990	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$3,102	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	916	$2,967	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	765	$2,639	2thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,099	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	575	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	729	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,479	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	794	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,604	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	500	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	367.50/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	447.47/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	463.68/cwt	440.00–490.00	2,147	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	530.97/cwt	495.00–545.00	1,662	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	499.42/cwt	460.00–535.00	1,863	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	481.07/cwt	465.00–505.00	2,025	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	371.27/cwt	365.00–377.50	2,332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	334.40/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	397.34/cwt	355.00–425.00	1,939	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	432.43/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	869	342.67/cwt	340.00–343.00	2,978	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	690	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	570	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	720	369.97/cwt	362.50–375.00	2,664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	642	388.34/cwt	387.50–390.00	2,493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	505	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	795	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,830	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	438	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,278	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	455	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	310	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	374.08/cwt	355.00–390.00	2,140	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	361.45/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,216	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	398.45/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,100	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,086	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,047	119.56/cwt	110.00–135.00	1,252	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	978	145.04/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,418	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,604	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,727	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	163.98/cwt	162.00–166.00	2,309	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,485	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	154.14/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,894	4
Bulls	—	—	1,965	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,576	1
Bulls	—	—	1,540	149.95/cwt	141.00–155.00	2,309	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,636	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,388	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	292.63/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,961	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	2,967.03/head	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,967	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	3,102.06/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,102	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	2,639.22/head	2,200.00–3,000.00	2,639	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	375.16/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,958	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	384.24/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,660	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,062	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,358	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	412.38/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	437.92/cwt	420.00–475.00	1,620	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	378.86/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	328.56/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	312.54/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	407.40/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	469.77/cwt	435.00–500.00	1,503	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	411.43/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,740	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	348.98/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,972	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	341.62/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,306	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	341.62/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,128	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	399.38/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,841	6

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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 264Last week 589Year ago 310

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 121Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 125Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	313	495.00–545.00	530.97
6	350–400	373	460.00–535.00	499.42
13	400–450	421	465.00–505.00	481.07
11	450–500	463	440.00–490.00	463.68
1	550–600	575	365.00	365.00
2	600–650	628	365.00–377.50	371.27
1	650–700	695	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	730	345.00	345.00
1	900–950	940	305.00	305.00
1	950–1000	985	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	445.00–450.00	447.47
2	400–450	418	420.00–445.00	432.43
4	450–500	488	355.00–425.00	397.34
1	500–550	505	395.00	395.00
2	550–600	585	300.00–370.00	334.40
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	550.00	550.00
3	400–450	438	520.00	520.00
1	450–500	455	505.00	505.00
1	500–550	505	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	570	395.00	395.00
3	600–650	642	387.50–390.00	388.34
1	650–700	690	365.00	365.00
3	700–750	720	362.50–375.00	369.97
10	750–800	795	356.00	356.00
9	850–900	869	340.00–343.00	342.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	342.50	342.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	392.50	392.50
2	550–600	560	365.00–370.00	367.50
9	700–750	729	340.00	340.00
8	750–800	794	328.00	328.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	320	435.00–500.00	469.77
14	350–400	370	420.00–475.00	437.92
13	400–450	423	400.00–440.00	411.43
6	450–500	461	385.00–415.00	399.38
10	500–550	522	365.00–385.00	375.16
5	550–600	565	345.00–360.00	348.98
3	600–650	623	340.00–345.00	341.62
3	650–700	675	340.00–345.00	341.62
2	750–800	755	324.00	324.00
1	800–850	805	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	410.00–415.00	412.38
2	350–400	360	400.00–415.00	407.40
7	400–450	432	370.00–395.00	384.24
4	450–500	476	365.00–390.00	378.86
3	550–600	580	315.00–335.00	328.56
2	600–650	625	310.00–315.00	312.54
1	800–850	825	275.00	275.00
1	950–1000	990	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	585	352.50	352.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	430.00	430.00
5	500–550	527	380.00–420.00	398.45
9	550–600	572	355.00–390.00	374.08
7	600–650	613	340.00–380.00	361.45
2	700–750	720	327.50	327.50
1	750–800	780	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,047	110.00–135.00	119.56
2	—	978	140.00–149.00	145.04
1	—	1,015	158.00	158.00
4	—	1,229	151.00–157.00	154.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	141.00	141.00
2	—	1,408	162.00–166.00	163.98
1	—	1,635	152.00	152.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,965	182.00	182.00
5	—	1,540	141.00–155.00	149.95

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	141.00	141.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,800.00	1,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	185.00	185.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	670	275.00–310.00	292.63
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	916	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,967.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	970	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,102.06
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	765	2,200.00–3,000.00	2,639.22

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

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