Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 30.00-45.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 19.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 4.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 30.00-40.00 lower. Feeder supply was mostly average to plain in quality. Fleshy or those with too much hair were steeply discounted. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, on a very light test, Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $344.71/cwt on 37 head, down $41.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −50.10 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$344.71

▼ 41.91 vs prior sale

37 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,906

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$42.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.65

vs AR average

−31.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	359.00	1,957	4thin
Medium and Large 1	552	348.88	1,926	27
Medium and Large 2	563	316.43	1,783	6thin

One grade step is worth $42.57/cwt here — about $174 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale37 hd

344.71

—

AR average6 barns · 136 hd

362.36

−17.65

National average148 barns · 5,785 hd

375.81

−31.10

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−50.10

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	1,752	214.65	3,760	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,229	173.60	2,133	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,571	173.07	2,719	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	920	172.00	1,582	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,256	$2,788	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$2,722	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,565	$3,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	329	496.25/cwt	485.00–525.00	1,633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	373.93/cwt	362.50–385.00	2,281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	457.86/cwt	430.00–467.50	1,726	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	333.13/cwt	320.00–342.00	2,405	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	459.34/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,026	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	328.44/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,046	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	427.58/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,057	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	347.00/cwt	327.50–365.00	2,141	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	356.83/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,866	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	392.60/cwt	377.50–405.00	2,049	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	347.19/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,976	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	316.07/cwt	307.50–325.00	2,292	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,996	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	311.65/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,135	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	381.44/cwt	355.00–405.00	2,159	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	478.08/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	430.18/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	310.65/cwt	305.00–312.50	2,411	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,155	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,170	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	333.97/cwt	322.50–341.00	2,214	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	442.53/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,070	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,256	2,787.82/head	2,400.00–3,750.00	2,788	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,418	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,482	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,782	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,386	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	164.08/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,223	2
Bulls	—	—	1,735	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	3,886	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,360	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,729	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,671	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,930	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	3,127	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,908	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	173.90/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,068	9
Bulls	—	—	1,757	211.53/cwt	210.00–214.00	3,717	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,601	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	171.67/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,606	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	180.20/cwt	178.00–183.00	2,256	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,721.61/head	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,722	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,930	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	173.94/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,087	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	175.11/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	324.99/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,161	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,981	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	292.46/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	314.02/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,806	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	337.38/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,189	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	400.12/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	346.81/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	365.42/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	791	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,413	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,009	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	349.92/cwt	332.50–360.00	2,355	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	308.02/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,064	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	335.81/cwt	332.50–340.00	2,065	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	580	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	428.06/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,815	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	321.25/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,957	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	395.38/cwt	370.00–412.50	2,317	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	412.45/cwt	387.50–422.00	1,955	13

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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I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 317Last week 400Year ago 243

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 61Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 35Year ago 25

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	329	485.00–525.00	496.25
7	400–450	441	455.00–465.00	459.34
6	450–500	481	420.00–445.00	427.58
1	500–550	535	410.00	410.00
10	550–600	586	370.00–412.50	395.38
2	600–650	610	362.50–385.00	373.93
4	650–700	673	332.50–360.00	349.92
12	700–750	722	320.00–342.00	333.13
1	850–900	850	352.50	352.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	475	365.00	365.00
2	550–600	573	330.00–365.00	346.81
3	600–650	615	332.50–340.00	335.81
4	650–700	665	320.00–330.00	324.99
2	700–750	740	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	580	437.50	437.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	602	347.50	347.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	465.00–490.00	478.08
5	350–400	377	430.00–467.50	457.86
6	400–450	424	410.00–440.00	428.06
13	450–500	474	387.50–422.00	412.45
8	500–550	523	350.00–375.00	356.83
16	550–600	569	330.00–370.00	347.19
13	600–650	623	320.00–335.00	328.44
9	650–700	685	310.00–325.00	311.65
1	700–750	700	310.00	310.00
2	800–850	823	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	860	300.00	300.00
1	900–950	920	290.00	290.00
1	1150–1200	1,155	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	530	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	575	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	485	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	790	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	395.00–405.00	400.12
2	450–500	475	345.00–385.00	365.42
2	500–550	540	310.00–332.50	321.25
4	550–600	575	285.00–325.00	314.02
3	600–650	625	290.00–297.50	292.46
2	650–700	668	305.00	305.00
2	750–800	768	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	820	290.00	290.00
1	900–950	920	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	975	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	750–800	791	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	400.00	400.00
4	500–550	545	359.00	359.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	440.00–445.00	442.53
2	450–500	478	425.00–435.00	430.18
6	500–550	522	377.50–405.00	392.60
16	550–600	566	355.00–405.00	381.44
6	600–650	617	327.50–365.00	347.00
16	650–700	663	322.50–341.00	333.97
2	700–750	725	307.50–325.00	316.07
4	750–800	776	305.00–312.50	310.65
1	800–850	840	270.00	270.00
1	900–950	905	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	325.00–350.00	337.38
1	550–600	570	347.50	347.50
1	600–650	635	295.00	295.00
5	650–700	670	295.00–315.00	308.02
1	700–750	705	285.00	285.00

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	—	1,025	205.00	205.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	184.00	184.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	166.00	166.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,256	2,400.00–3,750.00	2,787.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,418	175.00	175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	180.00	180.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,255	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,721.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	170.00	170.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	170.00–179.00	173.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,405	170.00–180.00	175.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,565	3,100.00	3,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	162.00–167.00	164.08
1	—	1,215	157.00	157.00
9	—	1,189	170.00–177.00	173.90
5	—	1,252	178.00–183.00	180.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	160.00	160.00
1	—	955	181.00	181.00
1	—	955	175.00	175.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,930	162.00	162.00
2	—	1,445	180.00	180.00
2	—	1,518	170.00–173.00	171.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	224.00	224.00
3	—	1,757	210.00–214.00	211.53

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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