Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago : Feeder steers and heifers sold 25.00-40.00, instances of 50.00 higher. Sunshine and better weather have buyers filling orders. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $469.93/cwt on 44 head, up $36.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 28 comparable sales and sits +17.29 against this barn's trailing median of $452.64.

Average price

$469.93

▲ 36.59 vs prior sale

44 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$304

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

$77.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+27.84

vs AR average

−13.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	482.32	2,598	37
Medium and Large 2	567	404.46	2,294	7thin

One grade step is worth $77.85/cwt here — about $304 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

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $500.50, low $385.40, median $452.64 across 28 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 sale44 hd

469.93

—

AR average6 barns · 102 hd

442.09

+27.84

National average143 barns · 13,122 hd

483.03

−13.10

This barn, trailing median28 sales

452.64

+17.29

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	1,765	185.05	3,267	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,125	176.00	1,980	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,427	168.11	2,398	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,096	157.96	1,731	35

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)	980	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,224	$2,271	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$1,895	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,018	$1,820	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	893	$2,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$2,224	2thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1Value Added	550–600	563	474.00/cwt	474.00–474.00	2,669	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	450.58/cwt	320.00–494.00	1,712	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	439.82/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,812	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,232	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	800–850	815	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	506.61/cwt	480.00–525.00	1,636	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	900–950	930	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	665	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	603.79/cwt	565.00–655.00	1,944	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	514.93/cwt	475.00–555.00	2,425	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	462.51/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,581	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	356.68/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	878	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	471.71/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,255	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	404.35/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,115	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	555.48/cwt	540.00–625.00	2,077	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	532.09/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	382.94/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,827	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	736	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,244	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,886	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	478.79/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,982	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	311.58/cwt	270.00–350.00	1,184	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	950–1000	990	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	313.92/cwt	287.50–340.00	2,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	508.72/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,959	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	493.03/cwt	455.00–520.00	2,574	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	521.54/cwt	495.00–565.00	2,190	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	394.64/cwt	345.00–445.00	1,354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	404.51/cwt	360.00–417.50	2,366	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	864	336.98/cwt	335.00–339.00	2,912	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	478	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	781	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	630	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	412.27/cwt	385.00–427.50	2,379	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	478.11/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,271	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	437.20/cwt	402.50–455.00	2,339	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	382.55/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,364	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	164.46/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,751	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	171.45/cwt	169.00–174.00	2,102	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,980	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	159.44/cwt	157.00–162.00	2,468	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	177.68/cwt	174.00–181.00	2,360	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	167.65/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,372	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,039	139.37/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,448	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	156.07/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,681	12
Bulls	—	—	1,930	203.52/cwt	202.00–205.00	3,928	2
Bulls	—	—	1,648	183.41/cwt	182.00–185.00	3,023	2
Bulls	—	—	1,718	168.21/cwt	162.00–175.00	2,890	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	2,500.28/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,500	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,111	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,035	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	2,270.87/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,271	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,894.63/head	1,600.00–2,300.00	1,895	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,408	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,946	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	1,820.38/head	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,820	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	167.81/cwt	155.00–175.00	2,148	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	400.84/cwt	387.50–420.00	2,289	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	424.90/cwt	400.00–510.00	2,222	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	382.89/cwt	367.50–395.00	1,987	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	432.34/cwt	405.00–462.50	2,045	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	521.10/cwt	507.50–575.00	1,918	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	481.97/cwt	430.00–525.00	2,019	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	377.47/cwt	367.50–385.00	2,352	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	505	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	650–700	675	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	723	358.96/cwt	355.00–363.00	2,595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	758	350.05/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,653	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	2,224.15/head	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,224	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,353	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,813	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 Feb 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 264Year ago 386

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 32Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 16Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	560.00	560.00
8	550–600	563	474.00	474.00
2	600–650	630	426.00	426.00
1	650–700	665	385.00	385.00
4	750–800	781	354.00	354.00
6	850–900	864	335.00–339.00	336.98
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	162.50	162.50
1	950–1000	990	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	480.00–525.00	506.61
4	350–400	385	500.00–515.00	508.72
4	400–450	414	470.00–495.00	478.79
3	450–500	478	460.00–485.00	471.71
2	500–550	523	390.00–420.00	404.35
5	550–600	585	360.00–417.50	404.51
2	750–800	755	287.50–340.00	313.92
1	850–900	865	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	345.00–445.00	394.64
2	350–400	380	270.00–350.00	311.58
1	900–950	930	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	322	565.00–655.00	603.79
14	350–400	374	540.00–625.00	555.48
15	400–450	420	495.00–565.00	521.54
9	450–500	471	475.00–555.00	514.93
21	500–550	522	455.00–520.00	493.03
8	550–600	558	445.00–470.00	462.51
1	600–650	615	410.00	410.00
1	650–700	690	380.00	380.00
3	700–750	718	355.00–360.00	356.68
1	750–800	775	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	393	480.00	480.00
2	450–500	470	477.50	477.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	470.00	470.00
10	350–400	380	320.00–494.00	450.58
6	400–450	412	420.00–465.00	439.82
6	450–500	477	365.00–410.00	382.94
4	500–550	519	367.50–395.00	382.89
1	750–800	790	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	410	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	450	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	520	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	736	360.00	360.00
2	850–900	878	317.00	317.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	510.00–550.00	532.09
8	350–400	368	507.50–575.00	521.10
14	400–450	419	430.00–525.00	481.97
28	450–500	473	405.00–462.50	432.34
17	500–550	523	400.00–510.00	424.90
16	550–600	571	387.50–420.00	400.84
7	600–650	623	367.50–385.00	377.47
2	650–700	685	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	467.50	467.50
2	450–500	472	402.50	402.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	370.00	370.00
2	700–750	723	355.00–363.00	358.96
2	750–800	758	345.00–355.00	350.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	460.00–495.00	478.11
7	500–550	535	402.50–455.00	437.20
6	550–600	577	385.00–427.50	412.27
2	600–650	618	380.00–385.00	382.55
1	650–700	670	370.00	370.00
1	800–850	800	312.50	312.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,065	162.00–168.00	164.46
7	—	1,226	169.00–174.00	171.45
7	—	1,039	136.00–142.00	139.37
12	—	1,077	153.00–159.00	156.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	176.00	176.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	157.00–162.00	159.44
2	—	1,328	174.00–181.00	177.68
4	—	1,415	165.00–170.00	167.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,930	202.00–205.00	203.52
2	—	1,648	182.00–185.00	183.41
2	—	1,718	162.00–175.00	168.21

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
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	893	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,500.28
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	210.00	210.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	192.00	192.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,224	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,270.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,055	1,600.00–2,300.00	1,894.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,018	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,820.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,280	155.00–175.00	167.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	212.00	212.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	185.00	185.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	160.00	160.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	215.00	215.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,224.15

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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