Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 10.00-20.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 30.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 10.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 19.00-22.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 7.00-10.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $466.27/cwt on 48 head, down $18.13 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 18 of 28 comparable sales and sits +13.63 against this barn's trailing median of $452.64.

Average price

$466.27

▼ 18.13 vs prior sale

48 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$43.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.28

vs AR average

−14.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	476.88	2,692	36
Medium and Large 2	565	435.51	2,461	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	550	433.33	2,383	6thin

One grade step is worth $43.55/cwt here — about $308 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 sale48 hd

466.27

—

AR average7 barns · 159 hd

464.99

+1.28

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

−14.75

This barn, trailing median28 sales

452.64

+13.63

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	1,676	214.18	3,589	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,362	173.56	2,364	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	168.54	2,000	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,043	163.29	1,704	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,400	$3,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,280	$3,207	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,263	$3,146	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,194	$2,480	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,203	$2,439	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$2,318	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$1,951	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$3,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	965	$3,250	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,241	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	518.50/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,996	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	415.54/cwt	380.00–447.50	2,356	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	493.38/cwt	470.00–512.50	2,072	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	498.41/cwt	475.00–535.00	1,844	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	469.67/cwt	430.00–510.00	1,447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	403.00/cwt	370.00–420.00	2,466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	617.64/cwt	600.00–675.00	2,322	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	378.69/cwt	370.00–387.50	2,746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	473	464.00/cwt	464.00–464.00	2,195	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	549	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,372	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	400	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	549.14/cwt	525.00–585.00	1,807	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	433.33/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,383	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	432.18/cwt	380.00–470.00	2,511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	559.12/cwt	520.00–590.00	2,113	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	501.76/cwt	480.00–525.00	2,158	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	491.40/cwt	472.50–510.00	2,600	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	532.42/cwt	500.00–562.50	2,513	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	473.38/cwt	452.50–482.50	2,712	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	568.16/cwt	555.00–580.00	1,773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	442.18/cwt	420.00–465.00	2,357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	424.15/cwt	385.00–433.00	2,821	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	459.68/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,151	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	629.90/cwt	610.00–660.00	2,016	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	536.00/cwt	507.50–555.00	2,299	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1250–1300	1,275	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	412	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,245	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	800	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	445.14/cwt	425.00–453.00	2,751	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,167	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	419.98/cwt	405.00–427.50	2,612	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	383.66/cwt	362.50–395.00	2,559	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,135	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,724	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	153.43/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,511	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	166.17/cwt	161.00–169.00	2,348	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,225	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	173.98/cwt	171.00–177.00	2,385	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,406	182.00/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,559	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	174.67/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,162	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	928	148.96/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,382	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,123	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	164.24/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,918	8
Bulls	—	—	1,748	225.81/cwt	223.00–227.00	3,947	3
Bulls	—	—	1,743	214.06/cwt	212.00–219.00	3,731	5
Bulls	—	—	1,538	205.61/cwt	201.00–209.00	3,162	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	3,146.14/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,146	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	2,318.06/head	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,318	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	3,207.42/head	2,850.00–3,600.00	3,207	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	2,479.65/head	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,480	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,753	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,950.69/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,951	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	174.51/cwt	174.00–175.00	2,379	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,307	173.07/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,262	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	2,438.92/head	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,439	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	182.78/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,107	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	1000–1050	1,028	264.82/cwt	250.00–280.00	2,722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	351.83/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,558	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	514.29/cwt	495.00–535.00	2,402	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	438.96/cwt	420.00–470.00	2,493	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	480.19/cwt	435.00–505.00	2,492	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	470.11/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,186	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	452.93/cwt	425.00–470.00	1,984	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	438.14/cwt	420.00–452.50	2,256	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	950–1000	965	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	437.37/cwt	385.00–465.00	2,051	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,087	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 Apr 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 329Last week 362Year ago 327

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 74Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 30Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	430.00–510.00	469.67
4	350–400	370	475.00–535.00	498.41
5	400–450	438	425.00–470.00	452.93
7	450–500	469	385.00–465.00	437.37
1	500–550	510	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	605	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	795	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	498	450.00	450.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	329	525.00–585.00	549.14
6	350–400	385	500.00–540.00	518.50
17	400–450	420	470.00–512.50	493.38
5	450–500	465	445.00–485.00	470.11
20	500–550	515	420.00–452.50	438.14
18	550–600	567	380.00–447.50	415.54
5	600–650	612	370.00–420.00	403.00
1	650–700	675	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	710	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	473	464.00	464.00
4	500–550	549	432.00	432.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	400	530.00	530.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	965	295.00	295.00
2	1000–1050	1,028	250.00–280.00	264.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	610.00–660.00	629.90
6	350–400	376	600.00–675.00	617.64
14	400–450	429	507.50–555.00	536.00
20	450–500	472	500.00–562.50	532.42
7	500–550	529	472.50–510.00	491.40
29	550–600	573	452.50–482.50	473.38
8	600–650	618	425.00–453.00	445.14
15	650–700	665	385.00–433.00	424.15
2	700–750	725	370.00–387.50	378.69
1	800–850	845	325.00	325.00
1	900–950	920	315.00	315.00
1	950–1000	950	325.00	325.00
1	1250–1300	1,275	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	550	430.00–440.00	433.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	555.00–580.00	568.16
9	350–400	378	520.00–590.00	559.12
3	400–450	430	480.00–525.00	501.76
2	450–500	468	440.00–480.00	459.68
2	500–550	533	420.00–465.00	442.18
4	550–600	581	380.00–470.00	432.18
1	600–650	620	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	412	545.00	545.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	800	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	460.00	460.00
1	550–600	590	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	635	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	535.00	535.00
6	450–500	467	495.00–535.00	514.29
7	500–550	519	435.00–505.00	480.19
6	550–600	568	420.00–470.00	438.96
5	600–650	622	405.00–427.50	419.98
7	650–700	667	362.50–395.00	383.66
6	700–750	727	345.00–365.00	351.83
1	1100–1150	1,135	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	985	149.00–157.00	153.43
1	—	1,160	183.00	183.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,413	161.00–169.00	166.17
3	—	1,250	178.00	178.00
21	—	1,371	171.00–177.00	173.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,406	180.00–183.00	182.00
16	—	1,238	170.00–179.00	174.67
6	—	928	140.00–159.00	148.96
8	—	1,168	161.00–167.00	164.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,748	223.00–227.00	225.81
5	—	1,743	212.00–219.00	214.06
4	—	1,538	201.00–209.00	205.61

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,263	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,146.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,103	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,318.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	3,650.00	3,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,280	2,850.00–3,600.00	3,207.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,194	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,479.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,090	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,363	174.00–175.00	174.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,307	170.00–178.00	173.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,203	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,438.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,153	180.00–186.00	182.78
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	178.00	178.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	3,550.00	3,550.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	3,250.00	3,250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,110	245.00	245.00

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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