Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 35.00 lower, 400-600 lbs sold 15.00-25.00 lower, not enough comparable receipts from last week to establish a trend for over 600 lbs. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 8.00-15.00 lower, not enough receipts to establish a Trend for over 600 lbs. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 7.00-12.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $373.35/cwt on 30 head, down $8.71 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 31 comparable sales and sits −72.62 against this barn's trailing median of $445.97.

Average price

$373.35

▼ 8.71 vs prior sale

30 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,093

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$39.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.28

vs AR average

+2.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	376.00	2,111	28
Medium and Large 2	548	336.25	1,841	2thin

One grade step is worth $39.75/cwt here — about $270 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $500.50, low $329.53, median $445.97 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 sale30 hd

373.35

—

AR average8 barns · 170 hd

365.08

+8.28

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

+2.35

This barn, trailing median31 sales

445.97

−72.62

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	1,684	192.97	3,250	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,197	146.69	1,756	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,399	146.47	2,048	15

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)	1,385	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,178	$2,594	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,375	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$2,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	895	$2,300	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	765	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,444	$2,300	3thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	800–850	821	301.99/cwt	292.00–330.00	2,479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	662	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,152	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	364.20/cwt	345.00–380.00	2,116	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	389.57/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,667	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,981	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	327.37/cwt	315.00–332.00	1,899	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	374.63/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,592	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	394.77/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,883	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	312.43/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,956	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	381.39/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,808	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	311.24/cwt	307.50–315.00	2,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	395.86/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,504	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	402.83/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,325	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	393.92/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,072	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	324.96/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,034	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	334.44/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,742	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	347.61/cwt	332.50–370.00	1,954	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	317.77/cwt	310.00–327.50	2,167	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,418	2,250.18/head	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,250	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	451.39/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,463	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	710	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	613	387.35/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	354.45/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,857	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,291	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,423	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	2,300.00/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,300	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	128.01/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,342	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	145.73/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,746	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	164.73/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,221	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	124.59/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,856	2
Bulls	—	—	1,679	183.74/cwt	179.00–193.00	3,085	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,331	153.03/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,037	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	375	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	326.24/cwt	322.50–330.00	2,342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,212	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	372.63/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	418.45/cwt	392.50–445.00	1,787	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	451.62/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,703	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	582	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	572	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,002	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	331.50/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,211	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,085	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	301.75/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,886	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	321.47/cwt	315.00–324.00	1,887	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	355.63/cwt	330.00–362.50	2,187	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	313.79/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	363.92/cwt	340.00–387.50	1,710	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	325.71/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	267.67/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	347.46/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	402.31/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,549	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	2,593.74/head	2,150.00–3,100.00	2,594	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,178	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	154.10/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,919	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	146.10/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,114	6
Bulls	—	—	1,702	195.60/cwt	190.00–202.00	3,329	5
Bulls	—	—	1,653	209.47/cwt	209.00–210.00	3,463	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,510	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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 425Last week 161Year ago 788

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 18Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 19Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	324	440.00–480.00	451.39
9	350–400	377	440.00–470.00	451.62
26	400–450	427	392.50–445.00	418.45
13	450–500	477	385.00–415.00	394.77
10	500–550	526	375.00–415.00	393.92
17	550–600	581	345.00–380.00	364.20
9	600–650	615	330.00–362.50	355.63
5	650–700	667	325.00–340.00	331.50
2	700–750	718	322.50–330.00	326.24
4	800–850	821	292.00–330.00	301.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	480.00	480.00
1	550–600	582	397.50	397.50
2	600–650	613	375.00–400.00	387.35
1	700–750	710	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	385	395.00–410.00	402.31
2	400–450	428	365.00–380.00	372.63
1	450–500	480	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	540	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	555	327.50	327.50
1	600–650	640	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	572	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	662	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	385.00–430.00	402.83
6	350–400	380	385.00–420.00	395.86
16	400–450	425	370.00–395.00	374.63
14	450–500	470	340.00–387.50	363.92
9	500–550	521	325.00–340.00	334.44
25	550–600	580	315.00–332.00	327.37
4	600–650	626	305.00–320.00	312.43
1	650–700	695	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	375	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	443	340.00–355.00	347.46
3	450–500	490	305.00–340.00	325.71
2	500–550	525	310.00–317.50	313.79
1	550–600	595	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	640	282.50	282.50
2	700–750	715	255.00–280.00	267.67
3	750–800	758	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	415.00	415.00
8	400–450	428	375.00–400.00	389.57
19	450–500	474	365.00–400.00	381.39
5	500–550	524	345.00–365.00	354.45
17	550–600	562	332.50–370.00	347.61
7	600–650	626	315.00–330.00	324.96
15	650–700	682	310.00–327.50	317.77
2	700–750	708	307.50–315.00	311.24
1	750–800	790	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	835	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	935	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	375.00	375.00
5	550–600	587	315.00–324.00	321.47
3	600–650	625	290.00–310.00	301.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	305.00	305.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,418	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,250.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,495	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,230	197.00	197.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	895	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,300.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,178	2,150.00–3,100.00	2,593.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,385	2,950.00	2,950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,048	120.00–138.00	128.01
6	—	1,198	143.00–149.00	145.73
2	—	1,348	160.00–169.00	164.73
6	—	1,245	151.00–157.00	154.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	119.00–130.00	124.59
7	—	1,331	150.00–157.00	153.03
6	—	1,447	140.00–149.00	146.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,679	179.00–193.00	183.74
5	—	1,702	190.00–202.00	195.60
2	—	1,653	209.00–210.00	209.47

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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