Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 14.00-20.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 20.00-24.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold 8.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $395.40/cwt on 52 head, up $3.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 31 comparable sales and sits +0.59 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$395.40

▲ 3.22 vs prior sale

52 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,164

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$468

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

$84.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.09

vs AR average

−16.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	402.13	2,189	45
Medium and Large 1-2	584	378.00	2,208	4thin
Medium and Large 2	542	317.65	1,721	3thin

One grade step is worth $84.48/cwt here — about $468 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 sale52 hd

395.40

—

AR average7 barns · 243 hd

396.49

−1.09

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

−16.10

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

+0.59

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	—	Low	1,696	203.75	3,456	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	165.81	2,364	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,183	163.30	1,931	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	995	150.33	1,496	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,202	$2,760	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	978	$1,645	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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
Bulls	—	—	1,415	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,618	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	167.19/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,319	9
Bulls	—	—	1,820	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	3,931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	566.51/cwt	530.00–595.00	2,113	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	581.17/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,953	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	507.61/cwt	485.00–540.00	2,157	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,200	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	478.95/cwt	470.00–515.00	2,270	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	393.17/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,406	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	391.04/cwt	365.00–415.00	2,233	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	489.73/cwt	470.00–515.00	1,827	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	524.38/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	654	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,178	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	372.40/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,145	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	352.43/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	422.69/cwt	385.00–475.00	2,194	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	471.31/cwt	450.00–482.50	1,975	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	407.18/cwt	397.50–420.00	2,174	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	360.12/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	685	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	388.52/cwt	377.50–400.00	2,401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	685	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	341.80/cwt	340.00–343.00	2,437	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	371.63/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	372.26/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,973	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	465	457.96/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,130	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,138	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	175.54/cwt	166.00–185.00	2,352	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,351	174.15/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,353	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	2,760.47/head	2,350.00–3,100.00	2,760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	445.05/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,069	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,047	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,089	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,870	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,876	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	171.37/cwt	171.00–172.00	1,959	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	160.90/cwt	159.00–162.00	2,404	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,554	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	3,674	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	146.22/cwt	122.00–152.00	1,698	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,569	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,640	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,755	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	171.38/cwt	167.00–177.00	2,074	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	1,645.14/head	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,645	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	164.95/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,988	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	367.86/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	436.01/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,622	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	343.68/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,959	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	339.92/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,091	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	488.66/cwt	455.00–525.00	1,911	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	412.76/cwt	375.00–445.00	1,758	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	308.97/cwt	285.00–332.50	1,653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1100–1150	1,105	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	471.08/cwt	461.00–476.00	2,200	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	442.95/cwt	410.00–475.00	1,617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	333.81/cwt	300.00–385.00	1,592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	448.87/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,944	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	466.92/cwt	455.00–469.00	2,447	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	414.87/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,103	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	408.89/cwt	370.00–432.50	1,934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	448.96/cwt	405.00–465.00	2,088	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,208	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	897	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,987	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	840	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	530	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,258	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	420.72/cwt	410.00–437.50	2,377	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	590	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	399.60/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,258	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 Jun 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 264Last week 619Year ago 303

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 59Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 24Year ago 18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,820	216.00	216.00
2	—	1,775	207.00	207.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,387	165.00–170.00	167.19
5	—	1,494	159.00–162.00	160.90
1	—	1,435	178.00	178.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,140	164.00	164.00
1	—	945	166.00	166.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	177.00	177.00
5	—	1,143	171.00–172.00	171.37
5	—	1,161	122.00–152.00	146.22
19	—	1,205	161.00–169.00	164.95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	336	570.00–590.00	581.17
4	350–400	373	530.00–595.00	566.51
7	400–450	425	485.00–540.00	507.61
7	450–500	474	470.00–515.00	478.95
14	500–550	524	455.00–469.00	466.92
3	550–600	565	410.00–437.50	420.72
6	600–650	612	380.00–410.00	393.17
1	850–900	880	310.00	310.00
1	1200–1250	1,200	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	460.00	460.00
3	450–500	465	445.00–470.00	457.96
1	500–550	530	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	640	352.50	352.50
1	650–700	685	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	365	410.00–475.00	442.95
1	550–600	580	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	500.00	500.00
4	350–400	391	455.00–525.00	488.66
6	400–450	433	425.00–465.00	448.87
6	450–500	465	405.00–465.00	448.96
3	500–550	507	405.00–435.00	414.87
2	550–600	565	385.00–415.00	399.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	467	461.00–476.00	471.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	840	335.00	335.00
3	850–900	897	333.00	333.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	465.00	465.00
2	450–500	465	440.00–450.00	445.05
8	500–550	519	385.00–475.00	422.69
10	550–600	571	365.00–415.00	391.04
2	600–650	618	377.50–400.00	388.52
3	650–700	665	370.00–375.00	371.63
5	700–750	713	340.00–343.00	341.80
1	750–800	785	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	350.00–355.00	352.43
1	550–600	570	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	685	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	477	300.00–385.00	333.81
2	500–550	525	355.00–380.00	367.86
2	550–600	570	340.00–347.50	343.68
2	650–700	695	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	510.00–540.00	524.38
4	350–400	373	470.00–515.00	489.73
9	400–450	419	450.00–482.50	471.31
1	450–500	450	450.00	450.00
18	500–550	534	397.50–420.00	407.18
10	550–600	576	350.00–390.00	372.40
2	600–650	625	355.00–365.00	360.12
1	650–700	665	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	440.00	440.00
2	500–550	530	360.00–385.00	372.26
1	550–600	580	340.00	340.00
5	650–700	654	333.00	333.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	460.00	460.00
3	350–400	372	400.00–460.00	436.01
5	400–450	426	375.00–445.00	412.76
4	450–500	473	370.00–432.50	408.89
2	500–550	535	285.00–332.50	308.97
1	550–600	555	335.00	335.00
3	600–650	615	330.00–345.00	339.92
1	650–700	690	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	705	300.00	300.00
1	1100–1150	1,105	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	442.50	442.50
4	550–600	584	378.00	378.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	530	426.00	426.00
1	550–600	590	420.00	420.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,340	166.00–185.00	175.54
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,351	170.00–178.00	174.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,202	2,350.00–3,100.00	2,760.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,640	168.00	168.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,210	167.00–177.00	171.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	978	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,645.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,480	170.00	170.00

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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