Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 20.00 higher, 400-500 lbs sold 7.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 18.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 18.00-19.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 10.00-16.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $394.81/cwt on 43 head, down $20.57 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 31 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$394.81

▼ 20.57 vs prior sale

43 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,195

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$42.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.11

vs AR average

−27.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	403.44	2,223	32
Medium and Large 1-2	572	385.00	2,202	4thin
Medium and Large 2	569	361.00	2,053	7thin

One grade step is worth $42.43/cwt here — about $171 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

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 sale43 hd

394.81

—

AR average9 barns · 251 hd

400.92

−6.11

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−27.36

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

+0.00

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	195.56	3,284	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,396	169.74	2,370	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,120	166.51	1,865	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	151.50	1,504	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,252	$3,047	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,360	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,229	$2,669	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,228	$2,555	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	815	$2,650	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	975	$5,350	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,293	$3,575	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,415	$3,000	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$3,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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 3	300–350	343	484.82/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	502.24/cwt	474.00–530.00	2,627	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	462.58/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	522.03/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,984	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	717	342.56/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	800–850	835	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	552	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	958	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	755	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	465.29/cwt	425.00–495.00	1,740	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	296.68/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	348.63/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,036	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	511.55/cwt	475.00–550.00	2,200	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	607.19/cwt	590.00–625.00	1,700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,202	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	369.94/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,286	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,069	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	603	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,291	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	424.74/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,018	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	455.61/cwt	430.00–467.50	2,132	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	850–900	885	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	319.93/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	489.18/cwt	465.00–507.50	2,324	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	980	287.50/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	690	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	705	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,379	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	591.75/cwt	585.00–595.00	1,882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	533.99/cwt	515.00–557.50	2,488	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	434.87/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	707.52/cwt	705.00–710.00	2,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	554.86/cwt	515.00–590.00	2,070	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	556.77/cwt	520.00–575.00	2,389	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	429.54/cwt	415.00–452.50	2,702	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	865	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	648.97/cwt	605.00–685.00	2,083	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	354	621.20/cwt	600.00–635.00	2,199	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	486.05/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,333	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	375.77/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	411.22/cwt	390.00–426.00	2,525	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	550	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,090	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,464	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,850	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,997	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	173.14/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,367	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	158.30/cwt	152.00–161.00	1,703	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	175.82/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,099	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,530	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	860	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,101	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	167.20/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,299	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	166.94/cwt	162.00–171.00	1,855	12
Bulls	—	—	1,775	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,728	1
Bulls	—	—	1,538	201.51/cwt	200.00–203.00	3,099	2
Bulls	—	—	1,717	190.29/cwt	188.00–192.00	3,267	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,015	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	2,668.92/head	1,850.00–3,000.00	2,669	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	3,047.34/head	2,850.00–3,150.00	3,047	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	2,554.61/head	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,555	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	194.46/cwt	180.00–230.00	2,065	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	567.69/cwt	530.00–590.00	1,851	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	344.96/cwt	342.50–347.50	2,511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	509.77/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	770	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	501.23/cwt	472.50–590.00	2,095	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	391.19/cwt	360.00–410.00	2,249	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	352.27/cwt	342.50–355.00	2,424	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	419.46/cwt	400.00–442.50	2,160	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	483	402.44/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	800–850	805	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	458.57/cwt	415.00–467.50	2,022	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	410	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	980	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,358	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	489.16/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,504	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	445.92/cwt	417.50–463.00	2,515	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	5,350.00/head	5,350.00–5,350.00	5,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	165.81/cwt	157.00–172.00	2,081	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,383	184.57/cwt	175.00–196.00	2,553	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 Apr 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 362Last week 322Year ago 422

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 42Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 41Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	460.00–510.00	484.82
1	350–400	390	490.00	490.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	705.00–710.00	707.52
5	300–350	321	605.00–685.00	648.97
4	350–400	354	600.00–635.00	621.20
16	400–450	429	520.00–575.00	556.77
29	450–500	466	515.00–557.50	533.99
8	500–550	523	474.00–530.00	502.24
14	600–650	629	415.00–452.50	429.54
2	650–700	670	390.00	390.00
1	800–850	840	315.00	315.00
1	850–900	865	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	585.00–595.00	591.75
14	350–400	373	515.00–590.00	554.86
6	400–450	430	475.00–550.00	511.55
9	450–500	475	465.00–507.50	489.18
2	500–550	523	460.00–465.00	462.58
2	550–600	558	425.00–445.00	434.87
1	600–650	610	390.00	390.00
2	950–1000	980	285.00–290.00	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	950–1000	958	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	392.50	392.50
1	700–750	705	377.50	377.50
1	850–900	865	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	590.00–625.00	607.19
8	300–350	326	530.00–590.00	567.69
18	350–400	380	500.00–545.00	522.03
10	400–450	418	472.50–590.00	501.23
12	450–500	468	430.00–467.50	455.61
12	500–550	515	400.00–442.50	419.46
18	550–600	575	360.00–410.00	391.19
4	600–650	618	360.00–380.00	369.94
11	650–700	688	342.50–355.00	352.27
2	700–750	728	342.50–347.50	344.96
2	750–800	765	315.00–325.00	319.93
3	800–850	838	290.00–300.00	296.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	552	417.50	417.50
3	600–650	603	380.00	380.00
3	700–750	717	340.00–347.50	342.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	835	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	500.00–520.00	509.77
6	350–400	374	425.00–495.00	465.29
6	400–450	441	415.00–467.50	458.57
3	450–500	475	410.00–440.00	424.74
3	500–550	548	377.50	377.50
4	550–600	584	330.00–360.00	348.63
1	650–700	670	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	850	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	380	430.00	430.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	572	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	335.00	335.00
1	800–850	805	325.00	325.00
1	850–900	885	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	483	390.00–415.00	402.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	480	470.00–495.00	486.05
13	500–550	512	470.00–510.00	489.16
20	550–600	564	417.50–463.00	445.92
13	600–650	614	390.00–426.00	411.22
3	650–700	680	370.00–385.00	375.77
1	700–750	745	340.00	340.00
1	800–850	805	327.50	327.50
1	1000–1050	1,005	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	440.00	440.00
2	550–600	575	410.00	410.00
1	950–1000	980	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,070	143.00	143.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	162.00	162.00
9	—	1,367	170.00–179.00	173.14
9	—	1,375	165.00–169.00	167.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,076	152.00–161.00	158.30
8	—	1,194	172.00–178.00	175.82
1	—	860	128.00	128.00
12	—	1,111	162.00–171.00	166.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	210.00	210.00
2	—	1,538	200.00–203.00	201.51
5	—	1,717	188.00–192.00	190.29

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	—	995	202.50	202.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,062	180.00–230.00	194.46
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	3,950.00	3,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	3,850.00	3,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	3,300.00	3,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,415	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	2,750.00	2,750.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,229	1,850.00–3,000.00	2,668.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,252	2,850.00–3,150.00	3,047.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,228	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,554.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,255	157.00–172.00	165.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,383	175.00–196.00	184.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,525	200.00	200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	3,500.00	3,500.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	975	5,350.00	5,350.00

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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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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How this sale compares

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

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