Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 15.00-30.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 4.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 6.00-20.00, mostly 13.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 3.00 lower. Feeder supply consisted mostly of unweaned, average to plain in quality cattle with many bull calves in offering. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $348.57/cwt on 50 head, down $20.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −95.63 against this barn's trailing median of $444.19.

Average price

$348.57

▼ 20.59 vs prior sale

50 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,919

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$547

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3

$95.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.55

vs AR average

−65.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	359.98	1,986	44
Small and Medium 3	543	264.86	1,439	6thin

One grade step is worth $95.12/cwt here — about $547 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

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $500.50, low $329.53, median $444.19 across 32 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 sale50 hd

348.57

—

AR average8 barns · 369 hd

377.12

−28.55

National average172 barns · 15,995 hd

413.83

−65.26

This barn, trailing median32 sales

444.19

−95.63

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	1,730	186.28	3,223	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	142.33	2,103	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,085	134.16	1,456	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	131.00	1,395	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,043	$2,347	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$2,047	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,871	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,108	$1,836	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,008	$1,631	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,103	$1,565	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	825	$2,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$2,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	888	$225	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	280.08/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,151	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	450.49/cwt	420.00–485.00	1,667	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	383.14/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	314.84/cwt	300.00–319.00	2,094	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	282.71/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,327	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	375.81/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	347.19/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	301.12/cwt	285.00–317.00	2,159	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	332.05/cwt	312.50–345.00	1,916	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	362.38/cwt	337.50–388.00	1,765	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	487.40/cwt	460.00–525.00	1,565	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	289.94/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	401.72/cwt	374.00–440.00	1,908	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	349.09/cwt	335.00–351.00	2,224	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	396.38/cwt	350.00–420.00	1,665	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	378.39/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,782	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	362.71/cwt	335.00–400.00	1,338	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	297.61/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	440.41/cwt	415.00–472.50	1,863	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	331.76/cwt	317.50–347.50	1,742	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	357.48/cwt	337.50–370.00	1,694	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	282.45/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	395.44/cwt	391.00–400.00	1,716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	404.21/cwt	365.00–440.00	1,310	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	750	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,013	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,564.97/head	1,350.00–1,750.00	1,565	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,646	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	364.19/cwt	320.00–390.00	1,351	6
Bulls	—	—	1,765	186.68/cwt	185.00–188.00	3,295	3
Bulls	—	—	1,830	191.89/cwt	190.00–194.00	3,512	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	133.83/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,469	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	933	119.29/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,113	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	141.66/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,128	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,830	1
Bulls	—	—	1,528	176.54/cwt	165.00–182.00	2,698	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	141.63/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,752	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	152.48/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,750	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	149.48/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,933	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,184	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,395	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	500–550	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	350–400	370	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	700–750	735	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,268	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	370	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	814	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,688	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,870.57/head	1,600.00–2,350.00	1,871	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	815	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	770	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	550–600	580	254.57/cwt	230.00–280.00	1,477	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	450–500	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	1,900.64/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,901	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	1,630.58/head	1,100.00–2,000.00	1,631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	225.00/head	225.00–225.00	225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	2,347.36/head	1,850.00–2,700.00	2,347	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	326.90/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,239	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	307.43/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,054	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,071	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	2,221.33/head	1,500.00–2,900.00	2,221	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,733	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	419.84/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,390	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	885	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,991	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	373.05/cwt	355.00–393.00	1,936	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	293.63/cwt	282.50–305.00	2,094	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	320.29/cwt	305.00–328.00	1,957	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	322.01/cwt	305.00–329.00	1,990	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	395.12/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	324.00/cwt	312.50–345.00	1,827	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	348.87/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,037	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	325.09/cwt	315.00–332.50	2,334	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	345.61/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,821	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	407.26/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,539	11

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 Oct 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 583Last week 638Year ago 488

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 42Year ago 133

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 26Year ago 63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	445.00	445.00
5	400–450	428	370.00–410.00	383.14
21	450–500	487	337.50–388.00	362.38
13	500–550	527	320.00–365.00	345.61
27	550–600	577	312.50–345.00	332.05
19	600–650	618	305.00–329.00	322.01
12	650–700	665	300.00–319.00	314.84
7	700–750	717	285.00–317.00	301.12
2	750–800	768	275.00–285.00	280.08
2	800–850	823	275.00–290.00	282.71
1	850–900	895	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	577	270.00–300.00	289.94
2	650–700	688	270.00–295.00	282.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	317.00	317.00
1	700–750	735	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	885	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	321	460.00–525.00	487.40
16	350–400	370	420.00–485.00	450.49
25	400–450	423	415.00–472.50	440.41
23	450–500	475	374.00–440.00	401.72
21	500–550	519	355.00–393.00	373.05
22	550–600	584	335.00–365.00	348.87
11	600–650	637	335.00–351.00	349.09
7	650–700	685	320.00–330.00	326.90
3	700–750	718	315.00–332.50	325.09
1	750–800	755	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	365.00–440.00	404.21
9	350–400	369	335.00–400.00	362.71
4	400–450	418	350.00–415.00	375.81
5	450–500	471	350.00–405.00	378.39
1	600–650	645	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	434	391.00–400.00	395.44
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	450	240.00	240.00
4	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	580	230.00–280.00	254.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	390.00–400.00	395.12
1	500–550	525	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	371	320.00–390.00	364.19
3	400–450	422	342.00–350.00	347.19
1	500–550	520	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	580	285.00–310.00	297.61
1	600–650	605	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	331	395.00–435.00	419.84
11	350–400	378	400.00–420.00	407.26
20	400–450	420	350.00–420.00	396.38
14	450–500	474	337.50–370.00	357.48
25	500–550	525	317.50–347.50	331.76
15	550–600	564	312.50–345.00	324.00
10	600–650	611	305.00–328.00	320.29
2	650–700	668	305.00–310.00	307.43
2	700–750	713	282.50–305.00	293.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,103	1,350.00–1,750.00	1,564.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	150.00	150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	150.00	150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,100	1,600.00–2,350.00	1,870.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,164	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,900.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,008	1,100.00–2,000.00	1,630.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,043	1,850.00–2,700.00	2,347.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	174.00	174.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	988	1,500.00–2,900.00	2,221.33
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	1,450.00	1,450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	168.00	168.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	182.50	182.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	2,450.00	2,450.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	3,100.00	3,100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	888	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,765	185.00–188.00	186.68
5	—	1,830	190.00–194.00	191.89
3	—	1,528	165.00–182.00	176.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,098	130.00–137.00	133.83
5	—	933	115.00–126.00	119.29
3	—	1,237	138.00–147.00	141.63
3	—	1,148	150.00–157.00	152.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,502	140.00–145.00	141.66
2	—	1,293	149.00–150.00	149.48
1	—	1,630	134.00	134.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	131.00	131.00

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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