Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 15.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 1.00-11.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 16.00-23.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $472.42/cwt on 34 head, down $1.79 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 28 comparable sales and sits +19.78 against this barn's trailing median of $452.64.

Average price

$472.42

▼ 1.79 vs prior sale

34 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,527

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$460

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

$88.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.91

vs AR average

−18.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	488.51	2,580	22
Medium and Large 1-2	556	458.75	2,552	8thin
Medium and Large 2	530	445.00	2,359	1thin
Medium and Large 3	530	400.00	2,120	3thin

One grade step is worth $88.51/cwt here — about $460 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 sale34 hd

472.42

—

AR average9 barns · 286 hd

466.51

+5.91

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

−18.41

This barn, trailing median28 sales

452.64

+19.78

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	1,680	205.68	3,455	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,486	177.51	2,638	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	173.62	2,012	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	965	167.17	1,613	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,260	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,167	$2,738	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,158	$2,679	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,094	$2,663	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$2,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	725	$2,700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,145	$3,230	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,962	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$2,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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	900–950	920	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	3,004	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	456.96/cwt	447.50–470.00	2,655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	680	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	606.38/cwt	597.50–620.00	2,280	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	421.21/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,363	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	655	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	542	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,385	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	690	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	526.77/cwt	502.50–565.00	1,970	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	556	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	515	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	705	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,376	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	436.28/cwt	430.00–442.50	2,138	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	282.53/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	385.50/cwt	380.00–387.50	2,402	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,247	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	329.73/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	636.40/cwt	600.00–710.00	2,094	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	363.65/cwt	300.00–420.00	1,687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	444.52/cwt	370.00–500.00	1,680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	419.99/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	536.66/cwt	525.00–540.00	2,297	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,403	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	509.00/cwt	509.00–509.00	2,494	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	547.79/cwt	510.00–590.00	2,038	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	516.16/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,189	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	882	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	503	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,590	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	481.18/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,521	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	535.94/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,497	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	425.54/cwt	424.00–435.00	2,647	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	550.36/cwt	530.00–605.00	2,367	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,643	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	480.48/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,268	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	359.67/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	830	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,200	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	175.66/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,111	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,462	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,770	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,593	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	166.63/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,599	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	166.87/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,902	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	176.00/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,628	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	830	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,096	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	185.67/cwt	184.00–189.00	2,141	4
Bulls	—	—	1,805	222.56/cwt	220.00–224.00	4,017	4
Bulls	—	—	1,680	207.58/cwt	195.00–216.00	3,487	4
Bulls	—	—	1,430	168.12/cwt	147.00–190.00	2,404	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	182.82/cwt	180.00–192.00	2,653	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	187.52/cwt	185.00–190.00	2,306	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,770	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	183.65/cwt	176.00–191.00	2,360	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,944	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,235	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	2,679.28/head	1,950.00–3,400.00	2,679	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	2,662.74/head	2,200.00–3,150.00	2,663	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	239.95/cwt	200.00–290.00	2,407	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,961.61/head	2,750.00–3,200.00	2,962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	477.98/cwt	455.00–500.00	1,869	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	320.86/cwt	300.00–340.00	2,156	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	466.28/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,187	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	326.68/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	439.59/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,268	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	539.58/cwt	519.00–600.00	1,786	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	413.38/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,001	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	445.09/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	363.10/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	652	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	405	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	511.95/cwt	470.00–552.00	2,150	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	470.88/cwt	440.00–500.00	2,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	471.73/cwt	435.00–480.00	2,477	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	431.94/cwt	415.00–475.00	2,505	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	402.53/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	334.90/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,103	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	3,230.28/head	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,230	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	2,738.36/head	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,738	6

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 534Last week 364Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 16Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	300–350	329	600.00–710.00	636.40
11	350–400	376	597.50–620.00	606.38
17	400–450	430	530.00–605.00	550.36
14	450–500	466	520.00–550.00	535.94
8	500–550	524	465.00–490.00	481.18
4	550–600	581	447.50–470.00	456.96
8	600–650	622	424.00–435.00	425.54
3	650–700	660	415.00–425.00	419.99
1	700–750	705	370.00	370.00
1	900–950	920	302.50	302.50
1	950–1000	985	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	590.00	590.00
12	350–400	372	510.00–590.00	547.79
11	400–450	424	500.00–530.00	516.16
1	450–500	450	490.00	490.00
1	500–550	530	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	435.00	435.00
1	650–700	690	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	370.00	370.00
4	350–400	378	370.00–500.00	444.52
1	400–450	435	450.00	450.00
4	450–500	464	300.00–420.00	363.65
3	500–550	530	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	420	535.00	535.00
5	550–600	566	467.00	467.00
3	850–900	882	306.00	306.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	428	525.00–540.00	536.66
9	450–500	490	509.00	509.00
3	500–550	540	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	503	515.00	515.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	300–350	331	519.00–600.00	539.58
15	350–400	374	502.50–565.00	526.77
32	400–450	420	470.00–552.00	511.95
11	450–500	469	445.00–485.00	466.28
17	500–550	516	420.00–450.00	439.59
10	550–600	561	410.00–435.00	421.21
5	600–650	623	380.00–387.50	385.50
3	650–700	672	350.00–370.00	363.10
3	700–750	713	320.00–335.00	326.68
1	750–800	750	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	815	305.00	305.00
1	850–900	865	290.00	290.00
2	900–950	930	280.00–285.00	282.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	455.00	455.00
4	550–600	556	437.00	437.00
1	650–700	655	385.00	385.00
5	700–750	705	337.00	337.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	542	440.00	440.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	490	430.00–442.50	436.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	485.00	485.00
5	350–400	391	455.00–500.00	477.98
2	400–450	433	430.00–460.00	445.09
6	450–500	484	395.00–425.00	413.38
2	550–600	565	315.00–345.00	329.73
2	600–650	628	330.00–340.00	334.90
5	650–700	672	300.00–340.00	320.86
1	750–800	780	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	505.00	505.00
1	500–550	520	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	545	370.00	370.00
2	650–700	652	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	440.00–500.00	470.88
8	450–500	472	465.00–490.00	480.48
10	500–550	525	435.00–480.00	471.73
10	550–600	580	415.00–475.00	431.94
2	600–650	628	395.00–410.00	402.53
2	650–700	680	345.00–375.00	359.67
2	700–750	702	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	760	330.00	330.00
1	850–900	870	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	830	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,202	172.00–178.00	175.66
4	—	1,140	164.00–169.00	166.87
4	—	1,153	184.00–189.00	185.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	144.00	144.00
1	—	970	182.50	182.50
1	—	910	175.00	175.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,560	164.00–169.00	166.63
3	—	1,493	172.00–179.00	176.00
7	—	1,451	180.00–192.00	182.82
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	132.00	132.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,805	220.00–224.00	222.56
4	—	1,680	195.00–216.00	207.58
2	—	1,430	147.00–190.00	168.12

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	182.50	182.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,285	176.00–191.00	183.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	182.50	182.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	187.00	187.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,158	1,950.00–3,400.00	2,679.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,094	2,200.00–3,150.00	2,662.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,167	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,738.36
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,230	185.00–190.00	187.52
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,003	200.00–290.00	239.95
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	2,700.00	2,700.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	725	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,260	2,750.00–3,200.00	2,961.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	3,700.00	3,700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,145	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,230.28

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