Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 6.00 lower, 400-500 lbs sold 10.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 6.00 lower, 400-500 lbs sold 25.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 15.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $415.39/cwt on 39 head, down $10.68 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 31 comparable sales and sits +20.57 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$415.39

▼ 10.68 vs prior sale

39 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,227

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$54.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.55

vs AR average

−12.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	429.85	2,285	27
Medium and Large 2	532	385.47	2,052	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	587	375.00	2,201	3thin

One grade step is worth $54.85/cwt here — about $84 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 sale39 hd

415.39

—

AR average9 barns · 292 hd

413.84

+1.55

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−12.00

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

+20.57

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	1,570	207.41	3,256	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	180.50	1,868	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,410	176.07	2,483	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,085	175.19	1,901	24

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,028	$3,138	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$2,926	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,108	$2,670	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,086	$2,535	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	960	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$2,550	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$3,325	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,113	$2,664	2thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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 1	850–900	870	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	407.40/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,396	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	463.33/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,992	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	356.63/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,460	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	373	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	740	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	3,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	456.23/cwt	440.00–485.00	2,144	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	551.85/cwt	535.00–580.00	2,103	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	614.69/cwt	610.00–620.00	1,998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	569.84/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	505	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,203	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	2,200	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	488.85/cwt	455.00–515.00	2,337	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	587	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,201	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	461.03/cwt	440.00–485.00	2,632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	502.20/cwt	480.00–540.00	2,606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	586	474.00/cwt	474.00–474.00	2,778	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	493.70/cwt	487.50–500.00	2,301	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	520.80/cwt	465.00–540.00	2,177	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	723	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	451	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,435	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	540.63/cwt	525.00–580.00	2,530	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	614.79/cwt	595.00–650.00	2,305	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	565.60/cwt	550.00–600.00	2,404	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,381	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	329.95/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	467.33/cwt	450.00–495.00	2,435	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	431.25/cwt	410.00–465.00	2,652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,289	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,589	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	176.40/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,586	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	800	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,184	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	970	157.05/cwt	156.00–158.00	1,523	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,762	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,976	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,125	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,884	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	222.40/cwt	215.00–229.00	3,647	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	175.37/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,864	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	162.71/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,787	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	186.00/cwt	184.00–194.00	2,187	8
Bulls	—	—	1,618	204.56/cwt	203.00–206.00	3,310	3
Bulls	—	—	1,215	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,078	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	209.68/cwt	200.00–220.00	2,286	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,743	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,800.35/head	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,800	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	3,138.32/head	3,100.00–3,175.00	3,138	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,926.39/head	2,600.00–3,175.00	2,926	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	2,535.41/head	1,850.00–3,100.00	2,535	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,925	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	203.14/cwt	170.00–235.00	2,216	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	710	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	192.94/cwt	192.00–194.00	2,099	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	482.87/cwt	455.00–500.00	2,294	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	2,670.32/head	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,670	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	2,663.93/head	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	3,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	435.74/cwt	420.00–475.00	2,270	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	327.13/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,480	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	412.23/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,383	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	465.79/cwt	435.00–485.00	2,683	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	371.06/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	514.48/cwt	495.00–535.00	1,970	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	486.92/cwt	465.00–510.00	1,875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	425.88/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,014	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	528.41/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	385.60/cwt	350.00–405.00	2,005	7

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 Apr 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 322Last week 534Year ago 552

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 45Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 37Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	520.00–560.00	528.41
12	350–400	383	495.00–535.00	514.48
18	400–450	430	450.00–490.00	463.33
21	450–500	470	440.00–485.00	456.23
22	500–550	521	420.00–475.00	435.74
4	550–600	588	400.00–420.00	407.40
2	600–650	625	377.50	377.50
3	650–700	688	340.00–370.00	356.63
1	700–750	720	325.00	325.00
7	750–800	758	325.00–330.00	327.13
1	850–900	870	290.00	290.00
1	900–950	925	295.00	295.00
1	950–1000	985	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	430.00	430.00
2	650–700	692	352.50	352.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	385	465.00–510.00	486.92
1	400–450	415	435.00	435.00
5	450–500	473	400.00–435.00	425.88
7	500–550	520	350.00–405.00	385.60
2	550–600	575	385.00	385.00
1	700–750	700	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	780	310.00	310.00
1	900–950	915	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	587	375.00	375.00
9	600–650	603	408.00	408.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	540.00	540.00
1	600–650	625	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	550.00–590.00	569.84
9	350–400	381	535.00–580.00	551.85
5	400–450	418	465.00–540.00	520.80
6	450–500	478	455.00–515.00	488.85
1	550–600	585	455.00	455.00
1	650–700	675	380.00	380.00
1	900–950	930	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	610.00–620.00	614.69
14	350–400	375	595.00–650.00	614.79
5	400–450	425	550.00–600.00	565.60
20	450–500	468	525.00–580.00	540.63
4	500–550	519	480.00–540.00	502.20
4	550–600	571	440.00–485.00	461.03
1	700–750	735	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	495.00	495.00
1	500–550	505	480.00	480.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	332	575.00	575.00
3	400–450	417	527.50	527.50
4	450–500	466	487.50–500.00	493.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	451	540.00	540.00
15	550–600	586	474.00	474.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	510.00	510.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	723	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	535.00	535.00
6	450–500	475	455.00–500.00	482.87
7	500–550	521	450.00–495.00	467.33
6	550–600	576	435.00–485.00	465.79
3	600–650	615	410.00–465.00	431.25
5	650–700	662	365.00–375.00	371.06
2	750–800	768	325.00–335.00	329.95
1	800–850	810	332.50	332.50
1	850–900	850	310.00	310.00
1	950–1000	955	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	400	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	475	475.00	475.00
4	550–600	578	400.00–430.00	412.23
1	900–950	910	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	183.00	183.00
5	—	1,466	174.00–178.00	176.40
1	—	1,125	167.50	167.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	148.00	148.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	156.00–158.00	157.05
11	—	1,063	170.00–182.00	175.37
2	—	1,098	160.00–166.00	162.71
8	—	1,176	184.00–194.00	186.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	178.00	178.00
1	—	1,080	183.00	183.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,640	215.00–229.00	222.40
3	—	1,618	203.00–206.00	204.56
1	—	1,215	171.00	171.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,090	200.00–220.00	209.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	220.00	220.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,091	170.00–235.00	203.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	207.00	207.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,028	3,100.00–3,175.00	3,138.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,035	2,600.00–3,175.00	2,926.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,086	1,850.00–3,100.00	2,535.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,088	192.00–194.00	192.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,108	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,670.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	3,550.00	3,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,113	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,663.93
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	950	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,800.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,410	228.00	228.00

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

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I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

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