Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 2.00-8.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 9.00-15.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 2.00 higher. Feeder supply was average to plain in quality with mostly unweaned cattle offered. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $380.78/cwt on 27 head, down $9.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 31 comparable sales and sits −14.04 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$380.78

▼ 9.12 vs prior sale

27 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,056

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$63.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.84

vs AR average

−23.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	383.12	2,064	26
Medium and Large 2	570	320.00	1,824	1thin

One grade step is worth $63.12/cwt here — about $240 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 sale27 hd

380.78

—

AR average9 barns · 444 hd

381.62

−0.84

National average170 barns · 11,904 hd

404.76

−23.98

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−14.04

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	1,506	209.21	3,151	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,068	178.00	1,900	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,516	175.60	2,662	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,079	158.44	1,710	16

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)	1,435	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,364	$2,978	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,264	$2,508	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$2,346	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,108	$2,054	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	750	$1,400	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,610	$4,100	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	710	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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	550–600	567	443.74/cwt	420.00–475.00	2,516	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	434.88/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	414.71/cwt	390.00–445.00	1,995	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	366.32/cwt	362.50–370.00	2,612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	557.55/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	580.26/cwt	555.00–610.00	1,868	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	361.55/cwt	352.50–365.00	2,198	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	339.13/cwt	337.50–342.50	2,442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	487.60/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,858	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	367.73/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,118	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	433.65/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,860	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	354.80/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,370	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	389.02/cwt	377.50–395.00	2,424	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	460.18/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,181	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	406.94/cwt	375.00–450.00	2,348	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	439.21/cwt	400.00–460.00	2,113	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	2,507.66/head	2,050.00–2,900.00	2,508	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	420.81/cwt	405.00–440.00	2,201	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	391.26/cwt	365.00–405.00	2,031	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	298	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,937	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	486.33/cwt	465.00–515.00	2,086	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	750	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	461.94/cwt	435.00–505.00	1,940	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	206.13/cwt	205.00–207.00	2,061	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,610	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,809	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,210	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,614	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	182.49/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,518	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	175.69/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,641	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	168.24/cwt	167.00–170.00	2,902	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	815	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,141	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,147	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	503.96/cwt	480.00–550.00	1,638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,125	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	585	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,399	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	423.43/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	466.13/cwt	435.00–500.00	2,429	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	423.61/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,025	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	455.15/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	381.07/cwt	340.00–405.00	1,791	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	502.53/cwt	470.00–535.00	1,864	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	429.77/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	387.81/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	375.00/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,081	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	456.64/cwt	430.00–485.00	1,461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	437.33/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	327.50/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,080	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	163.35/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,826	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,346.46/head	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,346	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	2,054.36/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	2,054	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,246	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,364	2,977.77/head	2,350.00–3,450.00	2,978	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,040	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	818	146.43/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,198	2
Bulls	—	—	1,803	228.39/cwt	224.00–232.00	4,118	2
Bulls	—	—	1,439	199.85/cwt	182.50–208.00	2,876	7
Bulls	—	—	1,475	215.99/cwt	210.00–220.00	3,186	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	974	146.79/cwt	124.00–159.00	1,430	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	175.62/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,315	5

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 Jun 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 331Last week 325Year ago 416

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 74Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 71Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	322	555.00–610.00	580.26
2	350–400	358	550.00–565.00	557.55
10	400–450	429	465.00–515.00	486.33
16	450–500	474	445.00–470.00	460.18
8	500–550	521	435.00–500.00	466.13
10	550–600	567	420.00–475.00	443.74
4	600–650	614	425.00–450.00	434.88
1	650–700	685	365.00	365.00
2	700–750	713	362.50–370.00	366.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	298	650.00	650.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	355	545.00	545.00
3	450–500	477	450.00	450.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	585	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	430.00–485.00	456.64
12	350–400	371	470.00–535.00	502.53
4	400–450	427	400.00–455.00	429.77
3	450–500	478	405.00–435.00	423.61
1	500–550	530	415.00	415.00
1	600–650	615	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	480.00–550.00	503.96
13	350–400	381	470.00–500.00	487.60
9	400–450	429	410.00–450.00	433.65
6	450–500	481	390.00–445.00	414.71
17	500–550	519	365.00–405.00	391.26
9	550–600	576	350.00–385.00	367.73
8	600–650	608	352.50–365.00	361.55
2	650–700	678	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	715	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	765	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	415.00	415.00
4	600–650	616	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	435.00–475.00	455.15
4	350–400	376	425.00–450.00	437.33
4	400–450	428	375.00–405.00	387.81
7	450–500	470	340.00–405.00	381.07
1	550–600	570	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	635	325.00–330.00	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	350	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	435.00–505.00	461.94
9	450–500	481	400.00–460.00	439.21
13	500–550	523	405.00–440.00	420.81
17	550–600	577	375.00–450.00	406.94
8	600–650	623	377.50–395.00	389.02
3	650–700	668	340.00–365.00	354.80
3	700–750	720	337.50–342.50	339.13
1	850–900	870	295.00	295.00
1	950–1000	950	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	400.00–445.00	423.43
1	450–500	455	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	510	395.00	395.00
2	550–600	555	365.00–385.00	375.00
1	600–650	600	360.00	360.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,264	2,050.00–2,900.00	2,507.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,435	3,150.00	3,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,130	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,346.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,108	1,850.00–2,150.00	2,054.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	165.00	165.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,364	2,350.00–3,450.00	2,977.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	201.00	201.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	1,400.00	1,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	205.00–207.00	206.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,610	4,100.00	4,100.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	2,800.00	2,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	193.00	193.00
1	—	990	163.00	163.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	180.00–185.00	182.49
11	—	1,503	172.00–179.00	175.69
2	—	1,725	167.00–170.00	168.24
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	140.00	140.00
2	—	818	143.00–150.00	146.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,118	161.00–167.00	163.35
5	—	974	124.00–159.00	146.79
5	—	1,318	172.00–178.00	175.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,803	224.00–232.00	228.39
7	—	1,439	182.50–208.00	199.85
4	—	1,475	210.00–220.00	215.99

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

I-40 Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle