Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 11.00-14.00 lower, over 600 lbs not tested. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold steady to 16.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 14.00-16.00 lower. Feeder Supply was mostly average to plain in quality. Slaughter cows sold steady on a light test, Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $397.46/cwt on 17 head, down $13.03 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 31 comparable sales and sits +2.64 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$397.46

▼ 13.03 vs prior sale

17 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,209

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$18.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.00

vs AR average

−16.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	398.55	2,222	16thin
Medium and Large 2	530	380.00	2,014	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.55/cwt here — about $208 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale17 hd

397.46

—

AR average8 barns · 152 hd

401.45

−4.00

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−16.32

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

+2.64

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	—	Average	1,602	198.47	3,180	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,699	165.38	2,809	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,089	151.59	1,651	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	893	144.61	1,291	2thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	810	$2,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	745	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	630	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	935	$3,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	840	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 2	400–450	432	479.77/cwt	465.00–512.50	2,073	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	563.10/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	421.56/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,479	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	552.02/cwt	515.00–585.00	2,103	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	608.26/cwt	595.00–630.00	2,299	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,030	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	484.20/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	410.49/cwt	400.00–455.00	2,176	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	361.66/cwt	355.00–367.50	2,304	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	393.12/cwt	387.50–407.50	2,241	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	277.47/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,191	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	300.12/cwt	270.00–330.00	1,915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	331.17/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,401	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	343.04/cwt	320.00–365.00	2,144	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	357.44/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	477.72/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,284	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	511.42/cwt	490.00–530.00	2,711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	582.50/cwt	582.50–582.50	2,272	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	521.52/cwt	505.00–545.00	2,493	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	549.00/cwt	510.00–580.00	2,306	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	422	562.50/cwt	562.50–562.50	2,374	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	332	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	388	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,289	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	636.43/cwt	600.00–690.00	2,030	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	442.43/cwt	420.00–480.00	2,513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	484.95/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	521.77/cwt	500.00–545.00	2,426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,358	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,905	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	3,010	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,517	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	163.75/cwt	161.00–167.00	2,833	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,002	139.66/cwt	127.00–149.00	1,399	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	153.13/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,655	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	161.85/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,835	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	144.61/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,291	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	166.85/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,324	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	818	125.51/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,027	2
Bulls	—	—	1,380	197.63/cwt	196.00–199.00	2,727	2
Bulls	—	—	1,683	205.55/cwt	205.00–206.00	3,459	2
Bulls	—	—	1,885	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	3,506	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,930	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	745	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,501	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,927	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,203	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	376.88/cwt	352.50–385.00	2,340	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	509.85/cwt	485.00–545.00	1,871	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	322	563.26/cwt	560.00–565.00	1,814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	484.42/cwt	465.00–520.00	2,073	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	461.80/cwt	452.50–490.00	2,226	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	326.30/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	436.23/cwt	432.50–440.00	1,714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	444.72/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,912	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,268	2

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 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 274Last week 452Year ago 677

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 57Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 23Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	550.00–580.00	563.10
9	350–400	381	515.00–585.00	552.02
6	400–450	432	465.00–512.50	479.77
7	450–500	478	460.00–500.00	477.72
6	550–600	588	420.00–430.00	421.56
2	600–650	625	320.00–365.00	343.04
2	650–700	665	355.00–360.00	357.44
1	750–800	785	332.50	332.50
1	1000–1050	1,030	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	319	600.00–690.00	636.43
6	350–400	378	595.00–630.00	608.26
10	400–450	420	510.00–580.00	549.00
6	450–500	478	505.00–545.00	521.52
3	500–550	530	490.00–530.00	511.42
4	550–600	568	420.00–480.00	442.43
1	600–650	610	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	470.00–500.00	484.20
1	450–500	470	322.50	322.50
1	550–600	570	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	390	582.50	582.50
2	700–750	718	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	332	635.00	635.00
3	350–400	388	590.00	590.00
6	400–450	422	562.50	562.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	535.00	535.00
8	350–400	367	485.00–545.00	509.85
6	400–450	428	465.00–520.00	484.42
20	450–500	482	452.50–490.00	461.80
5	500–550	530	400.00–455.00	410.49
11	550–600	570	387.50–407.50	393.12
10	600–650	637	355.00–367.50	361.66
2	650–700	682	332.50	332.50
4	700–750	725	325.00–345.00	331.17
5	750–800	761	320.00	320.00
2	800–850	820	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	480.00	480.00
2	350–400	393	432.50–440.00	436.23
4	400–450	430	435.00–460.00	444.72
2	450–500	458	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	530	380.00	380.00
2	600–650	638	270.00–330.00	300.12
2	650–700	660	320.00–332.50	326.30
1	800–850	835	290.00	290.00
2	850–900	880	275.00–280.00	277.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	650	337.00	337.00
3	750–800	780	316.00	316.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	445.00	445.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	470	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	560.00–565.00	563.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	560.00	560.00
2	450–500	465	500.00–545.00	521.77
2	500–550	515	480.00–490.00	484.95
1	550–600	595	420.00	420.00
6	600–650	621	352.50–385.00	376.88
1	650–700	655	360.00	360.00
2	750–800	755	330.00	330.00
1	900–950	925	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	640	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,905	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,430	176.00	176.00
2	—	1,730	161.00–167.00	163.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,002	127.00–149.00	139.66
4	—	1,081	150.00–155.00	153.13
5	—	1,134	160.00–164.00	161.85
2	—	1,393	165.00–169.00	166.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	893	140.00–149.00	144.61
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	123.00–128.00	125.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	196.00–199.00	197.63
2	—	1,683	205.00–206.00	205.55
1	—	1,885	186.00	186.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	200.00	200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	630	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,525	164.00	164.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	164.00	164.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	2,600.00	2,600.00

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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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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