Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test, Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 7.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 4.00-15.00, mostly 9.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 4.00 higher, 400-600 lbs sold 6.00-7.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold steady. Not enough comparable receipts to establish a Trend for either Slaughter cows or bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $349.14/cwt on 26 head, down $7.90 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −45.67 against this barn's trailing median of $394.81.

Average price

$349.14

▼ 7.90 vs prior sale

26 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,931

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$272

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

$35.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−37.12

vs AR average

−24.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	350.51	1,942	25
Medium and Large 2	530	315.00	1,670	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.51/cwt here — about $272 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale26 hd

349.14

—

AR average8 barns · 328 hd

386.27

−37.12

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

−24.89

This barn, trailing median31 sales

394.81

−45.67

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	—	Average	1,595	198.57	3,167	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,094	161.58	1,768	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,530	158.00	2,417	1thin

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)	1,140	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$3,494	2thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	350–400	388	476.57/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	452.48/cwt	447.50–460.00	1,692	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	409.64/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	545.08/cwt	535.00–555.00	1,761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	444.91/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	374.60/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,338	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	386.18/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	400.49/cwt	360.00–427.50	1,882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	417.84/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,734	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,318	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,926	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	149.91/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,634	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	170.47/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,952	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	163.43/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,737	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,417	1
Bulls	—	—	1,455	207.65/cwt	205.00–210.00	3,021	2
Bulls	—	—	1,688	192.51/cwt	185.00–200.00	3,250	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	725	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,175	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	650–700	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,493.57/head	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	361.16/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,878	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	394.72/cwt	372.50–425.00	1,883	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	200.95/cwt	182.50–220.00	2,166	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	246.17/cwt	185.00–295.00	2,528	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	335.54/cwt	325.00–344.00	2,090	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	371.26/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,124	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	356.18/cwt	347.50–365.00	2,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	357.64/cwt	356.00–362.00	2,421	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	420.58/cwt	400.00–457.50	2,031	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	344.52/cwt	322.50–357.50	1,974	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	388.04/cwt	372.50–427.50	2,041	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	465.73/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,556	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	464.66/cwt	437.50–485.00	2,007	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	403.75/cwt	375.00–420.00	2,293	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	416.03/cwt	385.00–430.00	2,213	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,021	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,239	1

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 Aug 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 210Last week 185Year ago 495

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 29Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 16Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	535.00–555.00	545.08
3	350–400	388	465.00–500.00	476.57
6	400–450	432	437.50–485.00	464.66
3	450–500	458	440.00–455.00	444.91
7	500–550	532	385.00–430.00	416.03
5	550–600	568	375.00–420.00	403.75
4	600–650	624	350.00–400.00	374.60
11	650–700	677	356.00–362.00	357.64
1	700–750	705	358.00	358.00
1	750–800	785	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	845	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	350	460.00	460.00
2	400–450	418	390.00–430.00	409.64
3	450–500	470	360.00–427.50	400.49
1	550–600	555	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	640	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	770	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	470.00	470.00
4	500–550	525	385.00	385.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	334	430.00–480.00	465.73
6	350–400	374	447.50–460.00	452.48
4	400–450	413	430.00	430.00
12	450–500	477	372.50–425.00	394.72
9	500–550	520	325.00–375.00	361.16
16	550–600	573	322.50–357.50	344.52
9	600–650	623	325.00–344.00	335.54
1	650–700	680	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	845	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	410.00–425.00	417.84
1	350–400	385	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	465	380.00–392.50	386.18
1	500–550	530	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	635	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	480	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	725	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	400.00	400.00
15	450–500	483	400.00–457.50	420.58
8	500–550	526	372.50–427.50	388.04
6	550–600	572	360.00–380.00	371.26
2	600–650	630	347.50–365.00	356.18
1	650–700	680	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	735	310.00–320.00	315.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	187.50	187.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,027	185.00–295.00	246.17
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	305.00	305.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	187.00	187.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,430	182.00	182.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,078	182.50–220.00	200.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,493.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	143.00–155.00	149.91
2	—	1,145	170.00–171.00	170.47
3	—	1,063	162.00–165.00	163.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	158.00	158.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	205.00–210.00	207.65
3	—	1,688	185.00–200.00	192.51

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

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

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