Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test in all classes, Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 7.00 lower, 400-600 lbs sold 3.00-4.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 20.00-25.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 7.00-18.00 lower with full decline on 400-500 lb weights. Feeder supply was mostly unweaned, average in quality. On a very light test, Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $411.59/cwt on 50 head, down $12.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 31 comparable sales and sits +16.78 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$411.59

▼ 12.74 vs prior sale

50 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,274

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$43.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.48

vs AR average

−16.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	419.66	2,301	39
Medium and Large 1-2	563	391.00	2,201	5thin
Medium and Large 2	570	376.28	2,145	6thin

One grade step is worth $43.38/cwt here — about $156 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale50 hd

411.59

—

AR average7 barns · 333 hd

416.07

−4.48

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−16.31

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

+16.78

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	—	Average	1,670	206.00	3,440	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,362	185.30	2,524	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,161	170.55	1,980	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	875	118.00	1,033	1thin

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)	1,205	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$1,600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,016	$3,892	5

Every lot, as filed

70 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	400–450	419	487.80/cwt	460.00–515.00	2,044	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	385	557.66/cwt	545.00–570.00	2,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	695	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	470.39/cwt	457.50–480.00	2,192	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	431.33/cwt	395.00–475.00	1,846	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	626	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,379	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	439.96/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	485.45/cwt	460.00–510.00	2,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	502.94/cwt	485.00–525.00	2,645	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	552.51/cwt	535.00–585.00	2,343	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	590	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	439.88/cwt	415.00–465.00	2,279	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	466.03/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,656	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	606.64/cwt	580.00–635.00	2,251	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	411.67/cwt	395.00–418.00	2,347	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	626.67/cwt	610.00–640.00	2,037	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,090	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	523.38/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,413	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	493.51/cwt	475.00–525.00	2,354	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	521.87/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,406	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	537.86/cwt	515.00–570.00	1,807	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	406.33/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,531	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	660	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	359.97/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	453.80/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,609	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	487.98/cwt	440.00–530.00	2,567	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	347.56/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	428.99/cwt	400.00–447.50	2,244	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	380.61/cwt	372.50–390.00	2,345	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	380.54/cwt	365.00–392.50	2,219	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	453	454.92/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	466.22/cwt	460.00–472.50	2,121	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	579.41/cwt	560.00–615.00	1,825	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	368.80/cwt	367.00–372.50	2,464	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	540.27/cwt	515.00–570.00	1,977	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	446.22/cwt	420.00–470.00	2,075	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	444.50/cwt	420.00–470.00	2,769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	507.92/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,940	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	3,891.58/head	3,450.00–4,600.00	3,892	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	3,515	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	149.56/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,496	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	185.30/cwt	183.00–187.00	2,524	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,033	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	174.38/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,236	3
Bulls	—	—	1,690	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	3,363	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,825	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	187.35/cwt	185.00–189.00	2,286	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 May 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 267Last week 329Year ago 551

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 82Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 41Year ago 36

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	315	560.00–615.00	579.41
6	350–400	366	515.00–570.00	540.27
7	400–450	419	460.00–515.00	487.80
12	450–500	466	457.50–480.00	470.39
18	500–550	523	400.00–447.50	428.99
21	550–600	570	395.00–418.00	411.67
4	600–650	616	372.50–390.00	380.61
5	650–700	668	367.00–372.50	368.80
1	700–750	710	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	795	330.00	330.00
1	800–850	815	325.00	325.00
1	900–950	935	297.50	297.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	382	505.00–515.00	507.92
6	400–450	428	395.00–475.00	431.33
4	450–500	465	420.00–470.00	446.22
1	500–550	505	355.00	355.00
5	550–600	583	365.00–392.50	380.54
2	600–650	605	340.00–355.00	347.56
1	650–700	660	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	626	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	453	440.00–470.00	454.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	455	460.00–472.50	466.22
2	500–550	512	400.00	400.00
3	550–600	597	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	470	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	545.00–570.00	557.66
1	550–600	580	450.00	450.00
1	650–700	695	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	515.00–570.00	537.86
2	400–450	413	460.00–510.00	485.45
5	450–500	477	475.00–525.00	493.51
2	500–550	518	415.00–465.00	439.88
2	550–600	590	435.00–445.00	439.96
1	700–750	710	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	610.00–640.00	626.67
10	350–400	371	580.00–635.00	606.64
5	400–450	424	535.00–585.00	552.51
5	450–500	461	510.00–540.00	521.87
23	500–550	526	485.00–525.00	502.94
12	550–600	570	455.00–475.00	466.03
4	600–650	623	385.00–425.00	406.33
3	650–700	663	395.00	395.00
1	700–750	700	385.00	385.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	461	520.00–530.00	523.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	397.50	397.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	550.00	550.00
7	500–550	526	440.00–530.00	487.98
8	550–600	575	435.00–470.00	453.80
2	600–650	623	420.00–470.00	444.50
1	650–700	655	377.50	377.50
2	700–750	715	355.00–365.00	359.97
1	950–1000	990	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	480.00	480.00
1	450–500	450	420.00	420.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,016	3,450.00–4,600.00	3,891.58
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	1,600.00	1,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	213.00	213.00
1	—	1,690	199.00	199.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	140.00–157.00	149.56
3	—	1,282	173.00–176.00	174.38
2	—	1,080	169.00	169.00
2	—	1,220	185.00–189.00	187.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,362	183.00–187.00	185.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	118.00	118.00

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

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