Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 10.00-12.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 22.00-30.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 8.00-30.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 15.00 lower on a light test. Feeder supply was much more attractive to buyers compared to last weeks offerings. Slaughter cows sold 8.00-10.00 higher with one exceptional cow selling at 188.00, No test on Slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $424.25/cwt on 66 head, up $26.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 31 comparable sales and sits +29.44 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$424.25

▲ 26.13 vs prior sale

66 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,280

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,349

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

$247.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.55

vs AR average

−0.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	432.33	2,301	41
Medium and Large 1-2	545	428.00	2,331	20
Medium and Large 2	562	382.44	2,147	4thin
Medium and Large 3	515	185.00	953	1thin

One grade step is worth $247.33/cwt here — about $1,349 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 sale66 hd

424.25

—

AR average7 barns · 241 hd

419.69

+4.55

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−0.94

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

+29.44

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	1,347	198.05	2,668	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,320	179.00	2,362	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,094	166.93	1,826	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	850	151.33	1,286	3thin

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)	1,180	$3,197	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,023	$2,389	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	918	$2,207	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,290	$3,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	998	$2,828	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	780	$2,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,965	$4,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,177	$3,364	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$3,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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 1-2	300–350	340	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,108	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	368	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	501.12/cwt	470.00–515.00	2,701	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	586.78/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,948	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	496.18/cwt	485.00–505.00	1,915	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	562.01/cwt	540.00–610.00	1,815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	880	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	1000–1050	1,015	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	3,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,319	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,341	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,050	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,448	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	545	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	420.00/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,344	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	474.29/cwt	435.00–510.00	2,253	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,969	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	381.59/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,221	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	825	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	436.71/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,843	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	648.92/cwt	610.00–670.00	2,083	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	565.11/cwt	530.00–585.00	2,125	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	501.89/cwt	485.00–520.00	2,183	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,075	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	317.35/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	568.69/cwt	550.00–595.00	2,388	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,106	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	537.52/cwt	535.00–540.00	2,553	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	621.52/cwt	595.00–650.00	2,300	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,445	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	632	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	855	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	406.59/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	352.37/cwt	342.50–362.50	2,696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,539	3
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	400–450	428	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,113	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	720	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	414.01/cwt	390.00–427.50	2,534	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,321	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	379.26/cwt	377.50–382.50	2,549	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	367.50/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	505.24/cwt	440.00–525.00	2,137	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	327.32/cwt	320.00–342.50	2,514	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,076	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,521	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,257	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	977	159.86/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,562	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	825	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,279	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	182.94/cwt	179.00–188.00	2,322	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	918	132.18/cwt	127.50–136.00	1,213	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	170.48/cwt	165.00–176.00	1,909	11
Bulls	—	—	1,408	214.14/cwt	210.00–217.00	3,015	2
Bulls	—	—	1,313	182.98/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,403	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	181.67/cwt	177.00–184.00	2,456	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,223	174.97/cwt	174.00–176.00	2,140	2
Bulls	—	—	1,295	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,538	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	2,388.65/head	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,389	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,724	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	3,316.20/head	3,250.00–3,400.00	3,316	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	2,828.20/head	2,350.00–3,250.00	2,828	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	2,207.36/head	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,207	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,168	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	3,197.21/head	2,300.00–3,600.00	3,197	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	3,411.70/head	3,325.00–3,500.00	3,412	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,965	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,770	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	3,788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	513.93/cwt	475.00–530.00	2,374	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	487.18/cwt	440.00–500.00	2,509	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	437.91/cwt	415.00–465.00	2,076	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	463.61/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	335.22/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,112	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	962	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	436.60/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,541	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	351.29/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,389	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	432.09/cwt	415.00–462.50	2,286	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	491.02/cwt	460.00–515.00	2,033	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	524.37/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,935	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	361.69/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,293	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,345	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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 425Last week 314Year ago 464

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 40Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 31Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	620.00	620.00
3	350–400	360	585.00	585.00
3	400–450	415	500.00	500.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	460.00	460.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	321	610.00–670.00	648.92
6	350–400	370	595.00–650.00	621.52
12	400–450	420	550.00–595.00	568.69
6	450–500	475	535.00–540.00	537.52
12	500–550	539	470.00–515.00	501.12
3	550–600	552	460.00	460.00
1	600–650	625	400.00	400.00
3	650–700	682	395.00–415.00	406.59
2	700–750	742	360.00	360.00
2	750–800	765	342.50–362.50	352.37
1	800–850	820	352.50	352.50
2	850–900	878	310.00–325.00	317.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	332	560.00–600.00	586.78
9	350–400	376	530.00–585.00	565.11
8	400–450	435	485.00–520.00	501.89
1	450–500	460	460.00	460.00
1	550–600	590	420.00	420.00
1	650–700	685	375.00	375.00
1	750–800	775	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	386	485.00–505.00	496.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	570	429.00	429.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	632	452.50	452.50
1	700–750	720	380.00	380.00
1	850–900	855	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	540.00–610.00	562.01
9	350–400	369	500.00–550.00	524.37
18	400–450	414	460.00–515.00	491.02
14	450–500	475	435.00–510.00	474.29
35	500–550	529	415.00–462.50	432.09
3	550–600	558	410.00–435.00	420.00
6	600–650	634	350.00–370.00	361.69
4	650–700	680	340.00–360.00	351.29
3	750–800	773	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	835	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	885	265.00	265.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	880	310.00	310.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	527	440.00	440.00
8	550–600	571	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	428	460.00	460.00
7	600–650	612	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	545	447.50	447.50
1	800–850	825	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	500.00	500.00
3	350–400	383	450.00–485.00	463.61
6	400–450	422	430.00–450.00	436.71
5	450–500	474	415.00–465.00	437.91
1	500–550	500	385.00	385.00
3	550–600	582	375.00–390.00	381.59
3	600–650	630	320.00–345.00	335.22
1	650–700	670	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	735	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	185.00	185.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	423	440.00–525.00	505.24
9	450–500	462	475.00–530.00	513.93
18	500–550	515	440.00–500.00	487.18
13	550–600	582	410.00–450.00	436.60
9	600–650	612	390.00–427.50	414.01
7	650–700	672	377.50–382.50	379.26
2	700–750	705	365.00–370.00	367.50
3	750–800	768	320.00–342.50	327.32
1	800–850	840	325.00	325.00
1	850–900	865	305.00	305.00
2	950–1000	962	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	502	440.00	440.00
3	550–600	573	405.00	405.00
2	850–900	895	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	430.00	430.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	138.00	138.00
1	—	945	161.00	161.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	171.00	171.00
6	—	1,352	177.00–184.00	181.67
2	—	1,223	174.00–176.00	174.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	977	158.00–164.00	159.86
5	—	1,269	179.00–188.00	182.94
2	—	918	127.50–136.00	132.18
11	—	1,120	165.00–176.00	170.48
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	155.00	155.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	210.00–217.00	214.14
2	—	1,313	180.00–186.00	182.98
1	—	1,295	196.00	196.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,023	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,388.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	169.00	169.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	918	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,207.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,180	2,300.00–3,600.00	3,197.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,500.00	2,500.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	3,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,258	3,250.00–3,400.00	3,316.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,095	3,325.00–3,500.00	3,411.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	3,500.00	3,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	3,400.00	3,400.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	2,950.00	2,950.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	998	2,350.00–3,250.00	2,828.20
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,965	4,500.00	4,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,770	214.00	214.00

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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