Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 4.00-6.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 7.00 lower, 400-600 lbs sold 1.00-2.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 15.00 higher. Feeder supply included several high quality long weaned cattle who sold for a Premium. On a light test, Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $398.12/cwt on 28 head, up $0.67 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 19 of 31 comparable sales and sits +3.31 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$398.12

▲ 0.67 vs prior sale

28 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,139

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,414

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$261.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.19

vs AR average

−18.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	411.58	2,217	25
Medium and Large 2	523	353.92	1,851	2thin
Medium and Large 3	535	150.00	803	1thin

One grade step is worth $261.58/cwt here — about $1,414 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale28 hd

398.12

—

AR average9 barns · 293 hd

410.31

−12.19

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−18.00

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

+3.31

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	1,747	202.21	3,533	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,349	162.94	2,198	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	155.00	1,553	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,050	145.53	1,528	18

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$2,992	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$2,671	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	868	$2,470	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$3,502	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$3,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	650	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	982	$3,769	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$4,027	2thin

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,393	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,223	162.37/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,986	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	157.89/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,814	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,848	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,427	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,390	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	480.98/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,265	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	358.68/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,435	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	413.43/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,336	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	330.46/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,502	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	338.18/cwt	325.00–347.50	2,631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	618	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	859	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	613.11/cwt	585.00–635.00	2,275	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	535.44/cwt	510.00–557.50	2,501	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	490.98/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,563	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	387.44/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	474.01/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,204	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	427.56/cwt	390.00–450.00	1,599	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	416.15/cwt	405.00–440.00	2,414	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	639.78/cwt	605.00–675.00	2,086	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	546.92/cwt	515.00–575.00	2,324	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	611	388.00/cwt	386.00–390.00	2,371	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	735	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	550.63/cwt	490.00–585.00	2,026	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	556.38/cwt	545.00–575.00	1,741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	283.36/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	380.46/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,385	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	386.47/cwt	365.00–410.00	2,187	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	446.73/cwt	420.00–490.00	1,934	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	457.59/cwt	440.00–485.00	2,155	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	649	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,239	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	492.60/cwt	455.00–510.00	1,842	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	415.08/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,005	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	490.75/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,037	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,037	136.39/cwt	109.00–147.00	1,414	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	150.86/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,521	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	795	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,193	1
Bulls	—	—	1,578	190.86/cwt	180.00–197.00	3,012	3
Bulls	—	—	1,876	206.02/cwt	204.00–209.00	3,865	4
Bulls	—	—	1,740	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	3,845	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	256.41/cwt	185.00–365.00	2,103	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	3,502.07/head	3,200.00–3,750.00	3,502	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	2,469.52/head	2,150.00–2,650.00	2,470	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	2,670.98/head	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,671	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	249.99/cwt	210.00–350.00	2,242	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,058	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,992.18/head	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,992	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	140.06/cwt	130.00–148.00	1,127	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	4,026.72/head	3,850.00–4,200.00	4,027	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	3,653.13/head	2,800.00–4,350.00	3,653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	464.65/cwt	430.00–480.00	2,458	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	409.63/cwt	365.00–421.00	2,495	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	407.51/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,213	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,217	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	335.78/cwt	332.50–340.00	2,451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	370.91/cwt	330.00–395.00	1,810	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	509.70/cwt	495.00–530.00	1,957	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	548.95/cwt	510.00–595.00	1,768	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	339.21/cwt	321.00–355.00	2,463	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	421.35/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,225	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	304.78/cwt	290.00–320.00	2,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	353.92/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,851	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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 314Last week 274Year ago 484

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 33Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 11Year ago 59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	174.00	174.00
2	—	1,223	161.00–164.00	162.37
1	—	1,575	153.00	153.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,149	155.00–163.00	157.89
9	—	1,037	109.00–147.00	136.39
3	—	1,008	148.00–152.00	150.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,005	142.00	142.00
1	—	880	158.00	158.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	150.00	150.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,578	180.00–197.00	190.86
4	—	1,876	204.00–209.00	206.02
1	—	1,740	221.00	221.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	403	550.00	550.00
4	450–500	471	470.00–500.00	480.98
15	500–550	529	430.00–480.00	464.65
8	550–600	565	390.00–430.00	413.43
9	600–650	609	365.00–421.00	409.63
4	650–700	679	350.00–370.00	358.68
3	700–750	730	332.50–340.00	335.78
9	750–800	757	325.00–337.50	330.46
1	800–850	820	305.00	305.00
2	850–900	882	311.00	311.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	543	405.00–410.00	407.51
1	550–600	550	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	326	605.00–675.00	639.78
10	350–400	371	585.00–635.00	613.11
11	400–450	425	515.00–575.00	546.92
10	450–500	467	510.00–557.50	535.44
5	500–550	522	490.00–495.00	490.98
1	550–600	570	425.00	425.00
2	600–650	620	385.00–390.00	387.44
4	650–700	680	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	730	365.00	365.00
4	750–800	778	325.00–347.50	338.18
1	950–1000	980	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	618	412.50	412.50
4	850–900	859	337.00	337.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	545.00–575.00	556.38
9	350–400	368	490.00–585.00	550.63
2	400–450	423	475.00	475.00
4	450–500	465	450.00–500.00	474.01
1	500–550	505	440.00	440.00
4	550–600	580	405.00–440.00	416.15
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	374	390.00–450.00	427.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	342.00	342.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	611	386.00–390.00	388.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	322	510.00–595.00	548.95
7	350–400	384	495.00–530.00	509.70
11	400–450	415	475.00–500.00	490.75
8	450–500	471	440.00–485.00	457.59
18	500–550	528	410.00–435.00	421.35
7	550–600	566	365.00–410.00	386.47
5	600–650	627	365.00–385.00	380.46
1	650–700	665	367.50	367.50
5	700–750	726	321.00–355.00	339.21
1	800–850	815	325.00	325.00
3	850–900	862	280.00–285.00	283.36
1	950–1000	970	250.00	250.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	374	455.00–510.00	492.60
4	400–450	433	420.00–490.00	446.73
4	450–500	483	390.00–430.00	415.08
2	500–550	523	330.00–380.00	353.92
1	600–650	610	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	670	290.00–320.00	304.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	649	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	380	465.00	465.00
5	450–500	488	330.00–395.00	370.91
1	500–550	535	150.00	150.00

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	5	—	820	185.00–365.00	256.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	897	210.00–350.00	249.99
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	3,000.00	3,000.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	650	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	965	3,200.00–3,750.00	3,502.07
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	868	2,150.00–2,650.00	2,469.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	870	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,670.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	196.00	196.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	980	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,992.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	805	130.00–148.00	140.06
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	3,850.00–4,200.00	4,026.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	918	2,800.00–4,350.00	3,653.13

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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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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