Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 16.00-40.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 13.00 lower, 400-500 lbs sold 8.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 8.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $475.52/cwt on 44 head, down $11.99 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 28 comparable sales and sits +22.87 against this barn's trailing median of $452.64.

Average price

$475.52

▼ 11.99 vs prior sale

44 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$36.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.20

vs AR average

−0.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	476.63	2,654	40
Medium and Large 1-2	548	472.50	2,589	3thin
Medium and Large 2	550	440.00	2,420	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.63/cwt here — about $234 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

475.52

—

AR average8 barns · 259 hd

468.31

+7.20

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

−0.04

This barn, trailing median28 sales

452.64

+22.87

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	1,510	189.06	2,855	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,340	172.46	2,311	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,048	151.58	1,589	28

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)	1,235	$3,513	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,126	$3,320	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,123	$2,673	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$2,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,017	$3,118	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$3,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	795	$2,650	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	2,010	$4,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$3,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$2,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	502.32/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,003	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	406.35/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,389	54
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	456.77/cwt	435.00–485.00	1,416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	425.39/cwt	395.00–445.00	2,199	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	693	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,772	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	654.04/cwt	600.00–677.50	2,152	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	531.12/cwt	510.00–547.50	2,528	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	493.96/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,124	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	617.07/cwt	575.00–655.00	2,302	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	521.74/cwt	492.50–532.50	2,718	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	390.07/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,318	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	458.24/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,167	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	542.50/cwt	520.00–565.00	2,143	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	452.34/cwt	451.00–467.50	2,605	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	561.24/cwt	530.00–582.50	2,374	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	786	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,869	6
Steers	Small and Medium 3	400–450	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	493.74/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,172	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	498.45/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,522	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	172.10/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,036	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	908	142.73/cwt	127.00–149.00	1,296	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	162.59/cwt	161.00–163.00	1,894	4
Bulls	—	—	1,765	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,618	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	171.80/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,340	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	153.69/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,757	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	164.81/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,222	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	178.21/cwt	176.00–181.00	2,340	3
Bulls	—	—	1,383	181.09/cwt	178.00–184.00	2,504	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	2,673.00/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,673	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Heifers	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	—	1,017	3,117.87/head	2,900.00–3,350.00	3,118	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	3,319.50/head	2,950.00–3,700.00	3,320	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	3,512.67/head	3,000.00–4,000.00	3,513	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,010	4,800.00/head	4,800.00–4,800.00	4,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	530.63/cwt	510.00–555.00	1,762	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,551	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	300–350	325	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	479.92/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	460.55/cwt	415.00–482.50	2,151	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	412.35/cwt	385.00–440.00	1,930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	395.00/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,264	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	360	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	509.94/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,846	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	362.68/cwt	345.00–366.00	2,441	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	485.75/cwt	460.00–502.50	2,074	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,420	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 Mar 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 452Last week 426Year ago 265

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 47Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 22Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	435.00–485.00	456.77
2	350–400	355	490.00–515.00	502.32
1	400–450	445	405.00	405.00
2	450–500	468	385.00–440.00	412.35
1	650–700	670	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	450	445.00	445.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	380.00–410.00	395.00
1	350–400	365	425.00	425.00
1	600–650	600	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	332	510.00–555.00	530.63
14	350–400	362	500.00–525.00	509.94
12	400–450	427	460.00–502.50	485.75
24	450–500	467	415.00–482.50	460.55
15	500–550	517	395.00–445.00	425.39
54	550–600	588	390.00–415.00	406.35
13	650–700	673	345.00–366.00	362.68
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	360	1,550.00	1,550.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	329	600.00–677.50	654.04
15	350–400	373	575.00–655.00	617.07
9	400–450	423	530.00–582.50	561.24
16	450–500	476	510.00–547.50	531.12
14	500–550	521	492.50–532.50	521.74
26	550–600	576	451.00–467.50	452.34
1	600–650	605	440.00	440.00
1	750–800	790	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	380.00–400.00	390.07
3	350–400	395	450.00	450.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	395	520.00–565.00	542.50
4	400–450	430	475.00–500.00	493.96
3	450–500	473	440.00–480.00	458.24
1	550–600	550	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	548	472.50	472.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	650–700	693	400.00	400.00
6	750–800	786	365.00	365.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	440	490.00–495.00	493.74
2	450–500	468	475.00–485.00	479.92
6	500–550	506	490.00–510.00	498.45
1	550–600	585	410.00	410.00
1	600–650	600	427.50	427.50
1	700–750	730	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	760	337.50	337.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	170.00–174.00	172.10
12	—	908	127.00–149.00	142.73
4	—	1,165	161.00–163.00	162.59
10	—	1,143	150.00–159.00	153.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,362	170.00–175.00	171.80
2	—	1,348	162.00–168.00	164.81
3	—	1,313	176.00–181.00	178.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	205.00	205.00
2	—	1,383	178.00–184.00	181.09

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,123	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,673.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,126	2,950.00–3,700.00	3,319.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,235	3,000.00–4,000.00	3,512.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	3,550.00	3,550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,017	2,900.00–3,350.00	3,117.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,010	4,800.00	4,800.00

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.

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Steers · 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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