Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 12.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 23.00-40.00 higher with full advance on 400-500 lb weights. Feeder eifers sold mixed, under 400 lbs sold 14.00 lower, 400-500 lbs sold 9.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold 7.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $453.04/cwt on 23 head, up $10.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 28 comparable sales and sits +0.40 against this barn's trailing median of $452.64.

Average price

$453.04

▲ 10.63 vs prior sale

23 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,505

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$435

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

$52.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.70

vs AR average

−15.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	470.40	2,610	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	577	423.51	2,444	4thin
Medium and Large 2	521	417.48	2,175	4thin

One grade step is worth $52.92/cwt here — about $435 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale23 hd

453.04

—

AR average6 barns · 178 hd

458.74

−5.70

National average150 barns · 8,917 hd

468.46

−15.42

This barn, trailing median28 sales

452.64

+0.40

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	1,713	205.06	3,513	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,387	169.64	2,352	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,075	163.09	1,754	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	953	156.50	1,491	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,276	$2,927	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,174	$2,546	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$215	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,355	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	300–350	345	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	431.61/cwt	422.50–447.50	2,706	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	523	518.78/cwt	512.50–525.00	2,713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	376.82/cwt	372.50–380.00	2,382	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,002	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	477.67/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	362.37/cwt	345.00–380.00	2,392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	447.51/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,587	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	351.87/cwt	350.00–352.50	2,569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	375	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	386.22/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,182	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	391.76/cwt	370.00–407.50	2,449	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	530.76/cwt	510.00–565.00	1,980	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	484.15/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,859	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	474.87/cwt	460.00–505.00	2,004	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	380	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	680	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	531.18/cwt	510.00–557.50	2,247	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	402.80/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,107	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	454.78/cwt	415.00–495.00	2,378	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	503.43/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	321.16/cwt	315.00–327.50	2,643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	379.89/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	475.14/cwt	440.00–485.00	2,247	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	674	371.67/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,505	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	407.37/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,383	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,070	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	412.00/cwt	390.00–470.00	2,332	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	645	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,177	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	825	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,361	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,373	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	170.08/cwt	168.00–175.00	1,929	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,614	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,289	170.37/cwt	166.00–173.00	2,196	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	164.00/cwt	163.00–165.00	2,575	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,323	2
Bulls	—	—	1,765	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	3,777	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,510	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	780	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	991	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	163.13/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,747	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	177.77/cwt	176.00–181.00	2,044	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,276	2,927.19/head	2,450.00–3,300.00	2,927	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,789	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	2,545.74/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,546	6
Bulls	—	—	1,660	197.99/cwt	196.00–200.00	3,287	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	207.67/cwt	205.00–210.00	3,613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	404.28/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,941	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	371.27/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,927	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	332.47/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,105	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	215.00/head	215.00–215.00	215	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,498	174.69/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	338.87/cwt	330.00–347.50	2,491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	458.32/cwt	445.00–475.00	2,145	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	503.36/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,099	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	423.51/cwt	407.50–440.00	2,444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	428.79/cwt	365.00–465.00	1,835	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	417.48/cwt	390.00–445.00	2,175	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	328.33/cwt	327.50–330.00	2,709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	502.41/cwt	485.00–527.50	2,396	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	497	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,224	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	782	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	377.49/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	860	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,318	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	501.53/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	481.63/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	463.28/cwt	432.50–485.00	2,145	19

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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 423Last week 264Year ago 211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 70Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 19Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	555.00	555.00
8	350–400	373	510.00–565.00	530.76
10	400–450	423	510.00–557.50	531.18
17	450–500	477	485.00–527.50	502.41
4	500–550	522	490.00–510.00	501.53
5	550–600	578	435.00–460.00	447.51
7	600–650	627	422.50–447.50	431.61
1	650–700	680	400.00	400.00
2	700–750	708	375.00–380.00	377.49
1	750–800	755	355.00	355.00
3	800–850	825	327.50–330.00	328.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	600.00	600.00
2	500–550	523	512.50–525.00	518.78
2	550–600	565	480.00	480.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	400.00–415.00	407.37
6	650–700	674	360.00–385.00	371.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	500.00–505.00	503.36
3	400–450	418	480.00–485.00	481.63
9	450–500	468	445.00–475.00	458.32
4	500–550	521	390.00–445.00	417.48
1	600–650	640	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	695	375.00	375.00
2	700–750	735	330.00–347.50	338.87
1	750–800	775	325.00	325.00
1	850–900	895	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	470.00	470.00
4	550–600	577	407.50–440.00	423.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	782	335.00	335.00
3	850–900	860	321.00	321.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	495.00–515.00	503.43
6	350–400	384	475.00–495.00	484.15
8	400–450	422	460.00–505.00	474.87
19	450–500	463	432.50–485.00	463.28
10	500–550	523	390.00–415.00	402.80
15	550–600	565	370.00–400.00	386.22
4	600–650	632	372.50–380.00	376.82
2	650–700	660	345.00–380.00	362.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	471	425.00	425.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	530.00	530.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	425.00	425.00
1	600–650	645	337.50	337.50
2	650–700	680	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	428	365.00–465.00	428.79
8	450–500	480	380.00–420.00	404.28
4	500–550	519	360.00–380.00	371.27
2	600–650	633	330.00–335.00	332.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	497	447.50	447.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	470.00–485.00	477.67
27	450–500	473	440.00–485.00	475.14
25	500–550	523	415.00–495.00	454.78
14	550–600	566	390.00–470.00	412.00
11	600–650	625	370.00–407.50	391.76
2	650–700	673	370.00–390.00	379.89
4	700–750	730	350.00–352.50	351.87
1	750–800	750	340.00	340.00
2	800–850	823	315.00–327.50	321.16
1	850–900	875	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	490.00	490.00
1	550–600	575	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	660	367.50	367.50
1	700–750	745	312.50	312.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	618	375.00	375.00

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	1	—	900	230.00	230.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,355	3,400.00	3,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,276	2,450.00–3,300.00	2,927.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	168.00	168.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,174	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,545.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,498	172.00–177.00	174.69
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	165.00	165.00
1	—	780	127.00	127.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	150.00	150.00
1	—	990	163.00	163.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,134	168.00–175.00	170.08
2	—	1,018	130.00	130.00
8	—	1,071	157.00–167.00	163.13
3	—	1,150	176.00–181.00	177.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,289	166.00–173.00	170.37
2	—	1,570	163.00–165.00	164.00
1	—	1,410	178.00	178.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	214.00	214.00
2	—	1,660	196.00–200.00	197.99
2	—	1,740	205.00–210.00	207.67

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

Steers · 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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