Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 300-400 lbs sold 30.00 lower, 400-500 lbs sold 30.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 3.00-15.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 3.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 9.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $369.15/cwt on 80 head, down $15.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −76.82 against this barn's trailing median of $445.97.

Average price

$369.15

▼ 15.51 vs prior sale

80 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,033

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$41.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.22

vs AR average

−36.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	372.11	2,038	72
Medium and Large 1-2	591	350.00	2,069	5thin
Medium and Large 2	555	330.13	1,832	3thin

One grade step is worth $41.98/cwt here — about $206 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

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 sale80 hd

369.15

—

AR average8 barns · 425 hd

386.37

−17.22

National average172 barns · 11,871 hd

405.75

−36.60

This barn, trailing median31 sales

445.97

−76.82

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	1,746	174.51	3,047	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,501	145.84	2,189	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	135.91	1,614	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,019	131.00	1,334	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)	1,435	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,418	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,118	$1,897	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$3,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	968	$2,897	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	902	$2,799	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	720	$2,233	2thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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	550–600	571	362.48/cwt	340.00–390.00	2,070	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	326.24/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	393.60/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,665	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	322.65/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,991	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	320.95/cwt	310.00–345.00	2,022	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	370.41/cwt	352.50–382.50	1,730	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	324.39/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,316	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	338.79/cwt	325.00–355.00	2,104	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	343.96/cwt	332.50–360.00	1,954	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	367.99/cwt	335.00–390.00	1,947	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	434.62/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	311.21/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,110	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	408.45/cwt	365.00–445.00	1,948	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	314.55/cwt	305.00–327.50	2,114	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	419.89/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	385.16/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,675	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	296.01/cwt	290.00–307.50	2,285	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	469.28/cwt	440.00–500.00	1,994	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	335.26/cwt	322.50–347.50	1,901	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	395	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	770	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	669	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,275	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	339.02/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,736	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	295.69/cwt	285.00–322.50	2,147	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	487.87/cwt	470.00–530.00	1,610	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	740	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,072	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	2,798.98/head	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,799	3
Open Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	207.44/cwt	180.00–230.00	1,541	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,966	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,896.53/head	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,897	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	850–900	880	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,760	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	750–800	760	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,596	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	800–850	833	205.05/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,708	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,545	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,333	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,300	2
Bulls	—	—	1,841	168.12/cwt	126.00–178.00	3,095	7
Bulls	—	—	1,615	188.48/cwt	188.00–189.00	3,044	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	150.61/cwt	150.00–152.00	2,337	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	145.41/cwt	141.00–149.00	2,168	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,404	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,931	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	144.58/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,901	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	123.52/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,266	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	135.47/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,570	9
Bulls	—	—	1,545	182.89/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,826	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,318	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	2,896.90/head	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,897	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	2,232.81/head	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,233	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	199.27/cwt	150.00–225.00	1,857	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,417.91/head	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	281.24/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	337.50/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	311.21/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,821	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	313.38/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,999	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	320.05/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	337.93/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,639	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	309.91/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	367.62/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	347.81/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	391.22/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	295.24/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,120	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	316.79/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,119	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	317.69/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	408.28/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	413.94/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	385.04/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,069	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	288.83/cwt	270.00–307.50	1,655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	512	371.44/cwt	362.50–377.50	1,902	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	665	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,161	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	437.45/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,052	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	478.88/cwt	440.00–495.00	1,810	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	380.26/cwt	350.00–425.00	2,008	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	344.25/cwt	325.00–395.00	2,258	4

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 Sep 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 638Last week 345Year ago 336

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 23Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 20Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	330	470.00–530.00	487.87
18	350–400	378	440.00–495.00	478.88
22	400–450	425	440.00–500.00	469.28
22	450–500	469	410.00–450.00	437.45
39	500–550	528	350.00–425.00	380.26
33	550–600	571	340.00–390.00	362.48
13	600–650	621	325.00–355.00	338.79
4	650–700	656	325.00–395.00	344.25
5	700–750	714	315.00–330.00	324.39
1	800–850	815	305.00	305.00
1	850–900	855	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	435.00	435.00
1	650–700	670	317.50	317.50
1	750–800	770	290.00	290.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	760	210.00	210.00
2	800–850	833	200.00–210.00	205.05
1	850–900	880	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	405.00–410.00	408.28
5	350–400	371	400.00–425.00	413.94
3	450–500	477	375.00–405.00	391.22
1	500–550	505	355.00	355.00
2	550–600	580	310.00–325.00	317.69
3	600–650	638	305.00–325.00	313.38
4	650–700	669	310.00–325.00	316.79
2	700–750	718	285.00–305.00	295.24
1	850–900	895	225.00	225.00
1	950–1000	990	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	591	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	391	370.00–400.00	385.04
3	400–450	448	365.00	365.00
4	500–550	530	325.00–327.50	326.24
3	550–600	562	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	425.00–445.00	434.62
3	350–400	373	410.00–435.00	419.89
28	400–450	423	375.00–425.00	393.60
9	450–500	467	352.50–382.50	370.41
32	500–550	512	325.00–350.00	339.02
41	550–600	567	322.50–347.50	335.26
12	600–650	630	310.00–345.00	320.95
4	650–700	678	310.00–315.00	311.21
1	750–800	785	291.00	291.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	669	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	300.00–375.00	337.50
3	400–450	410	365.00–372.50	367.62
12	450–500	485	325.00–360.00	337.93
3	500–550	532	300.00–320.00	309.91
4	550–600	585	300.00–320.00	311.21
2	650–700	663	280.00–282.50	281.24
1	700–750	730	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	625	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	512	362.50–377.50	371.44
4	650–700	665	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	435	375.00–410.00	385.16
18	450–500	477	365.00–445.00	408.45
20	500–550	529	335.00–390.00	367.99
32	550–600	568	332.50–360.00	343.96
13	600–650	617	317.50–330.00	322.65
7	650–700	672	305.00–327.50	314.55
12	700–750	726	285.00–322.50	295.69
3	750–800	772	290.00–307.50	296.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	340.00–355.00	347.81
2	450–500	473	310.00–330.00	320.05
2	550–600	573	270.00–307.50	288.83
2	600–650	635	272.50	272.50
1	700–750	745	280.00	280.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,260	156.00	156.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,118	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,896.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,545	150.00	150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,270	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,417.91
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	3,250.00	3,250.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	902	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,798.98
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	968	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,896.90
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	720	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,232.81
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	743	180.00–230.00	207.44
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	932	150.00–225.00	199.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	151.00	151.00
3	—	1,315	141.00–148.00	144.58
3	—	1,025	119.00–128.00	123.52
9	—	1,159	132.00–137.00	135.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,008	129.00	129.00
1	—	1,040	135.00	135.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,552	150.00–152.00	150.61
8	—	1,491	141.00–149.00	145.41
1	—	1,430	135.00	135.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,841	126.00–178.00	168.12
2	—	1,615	188.00–189.00	188.48
2	—	1,545	180.00–185.00	182.89

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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