Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 7.00-10.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 20.00-30.00 lower. Feeder heifers 300-400 lbs sold 1.00 lower, 400-500 lbs sold 15.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 2.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 15.00 lower. Demand good for long weaned, suitable for grass cattle, Fleshy or cattle with too much hair are steeply discounted with the Hot weather arriving. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $452.24/cwt on 56 head, down $0.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 28 comparable sales and sits −0.40 against this barn's trailing median of $452.64.

Average price

$452.24

▼ 0.80 vs prior sale

56 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,452

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$48.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.40

vs AR average

−7.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	457.45	2,477	50
Medium and Large 2	548	408.85	2,238	6thin

One grade step is worth $48.60/cwt here — about $239 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

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 sale56 hd

452.24

—

AR average7 barns · 329 hd

441.85

+10.40

National average146 barns · 7,211 hd

459.48

−7.24

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	—	Low	1,575	206.76	3,256	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	181.50	2,583	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,126	176.04	1,982	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	932	158.45	1,477	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,203	$2,826	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,259	$2,673	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,600	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$2,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1Fleshy	650–700	695	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	340.83/cwt	325.00–357.00	2,464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	411.38/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,172	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	488.91/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,254	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	365.87/cwt	340.00–387.50	2,298	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	390	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	381.42/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,163	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	456.70/cwt	435.00–475.00	2,562	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	373.85/cwt	371.00–375.00	2,572	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	445	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,181	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	445.36/cwt	425.00–475.00	2,089	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	361.64/cwt	360.00–362.50	2,586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	642	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,754	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	541.75/cwt	525.00–562.50	1,972	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	449.84/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,159	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	413.76/cwt	390.00–435.00	2,396	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	417.50/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,526	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	623	392.29/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,444	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,326	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,259	2,672.57/head	2,100.00–3,300.00	2,673	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	429.02/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,252	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	390	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,009	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	966	148.15/cwt	139.00–154.00	1,431	4
Bulls	—	—	1,320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,508	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	179.33/cwt	176.00–184.00	2,534	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	845	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,268	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	820	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,386	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	190.05/cwt	188.00–192.00	2,186	7
Bulls	—	—	1,560	209.52/cwt	209.00–210.00	3,269	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,201	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	168.67/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,624	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,706	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	189.96/cwt	187.00–193.00	2,639	4
Bulls	—	—	1,860	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	4,055	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,285	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	211.41/cwt	188.00–247.50	2,283	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	180.27/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,203	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	412.38/cwt	400.00–432.50	1,984	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	458.90/cwt	435.00–475.00	2,138	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,936	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	2,826.04/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	367.83/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	413.40/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	493.72/cwt	455.00–510.00	1,851	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	450.10/cwt	410.00–480.00	1,886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	404.30/cwt	392.50–420.00	2,296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	568.38/cwt	550.00–572.50	1,876	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	426.83/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	471.42/cwt	462.50–485.00	2,178	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,087	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,034	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	460.91/cwt	435.00–485.00	1,954	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	356.37/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,801	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	419.26/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,625	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	458.09/cwt	420.00–490.00	2,405	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	369.51/cwt	362.50–380.00	2,450	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	475	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,180	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	523.07/cwt	490.00–590.00	2,166	14

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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 469Last week 423Year ago 542

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 38Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 26Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	525	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	695	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	490.00	490.00
30	350–400	375	455.00–510.00	493.72
10	400–450	424	435.00–485.00	460.91
17	450–500	469	425.00–475.00	445.36
30	500–550	528	395.00–425.00	411.38
15	550–600	567	365.00–395.00	381.42
6	600–650	628	340.00–387.50	365.87
2	700–750	723	325.00–357.00	340.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	490.00	490.00
1	550–600	565	412.50	412.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	520	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	590	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	415.00–440.00	426.83
5	450–500	481	400.00–432.50	412.38
3	500–550	527	340.00–390.00	367.83
1	700–750	715	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	760	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	495.00	495.00
1	450–500	490	435.00	435.00
12	500–550	525	410.00–445.00	429.02
8	550–600	579	390.00–435.00	413.76
4	600–650	605	400.00–435.00	417.50
8	650–700	663	362.50–380.00	369.51
1	700–750	745	342.50	342.50
2	750–800	772	340.00	340.00
1	800–850	830	325.00	325.00
1	950–1000	950	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	437.50	437.50
2	550–600	552	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	330	550.00–572.50	568.38
14	350–400	364	525.00–562.50	541.75
14	400–450	414	490.00–590.00	523.07
9	450–500	461	480.00–490.00	488.91
27	500–550	525	420.00–490.00	458.09
23	550–600	561	435.00–475.00	456.70
10	600–650	626	410.00–425.00	419.26
21	650–700	688	371.00–375.00	373.85
3	700–750	715	360.00–362.50	361.64
10	750–800	786	345.00–360.00	356.37
3	800–850	845	339.00	339.00
1	850–900	885	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	590.00	590.00
8	600–650	642	429.00	429.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	515.00	515.00
2	450–500	480	445.00–455.00	449.84
2	600–650	623	385.00–400.00	392.29
1	650–700	665	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	520.00	520.00
4	400–450	419	410.00–480.00	450.10
7	450–500	466	435.00–475.00	458.90
3	500–550	527	405.00–420.00	413.40
3	550–600	568	392.50–420.00	404.30
2	750–800	750	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	400–450	426	490.00	490.00
5	450–500	462	462.50–485.00	471.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	410.00	410.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	2,250.00	2,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	193.00	193.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,080	188.00–247.50	211.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,259	2,100.00–3,300.00	2,672.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	185.00	185.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,335	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,203	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,826.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,600.00	2,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	966	139.00–154.00	148.15
7	—	1,150	188.00–192.00	190.05
11	—	1,222	175.00–186.00	180.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,413	176.00–184.00	179.33
1	—	1,640	165.00	165.00
4	—	1,389	187.00–193.00	189.96
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	150.00	150.00
1	—	820	169.00	169.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	138.00	138.00
2	—	963	165.00–172.00	168.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	190.00	190.00
2	—	1,560	209.00–210.00	209.52
1	—	1,860	218.00	218.00

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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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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