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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 8

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

598 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 583▲ 60 vs year ago 538 · +11.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 81▼ 13 vs year ago 76 · −17.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 38▲ 10 vs year ago 23 · +43.5%

Also sold hereFeeder Cattle Pot Load SaleTue Sep 15, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 30.00-40.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 8.00-12.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 14.00-40.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 8.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $369.73/cwt on 25 head, up $21.16 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 32 comparable sales and sits −70.02 against this barn's trailing median of $439.74.

Average price

$369.73

▲ 21.16 vs prior sale

25 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$40.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.36

vs AR average

−60.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	374.58	2,033	22
Medium and Large 2	564	334.11	1,883	3thin

One grade step is worth $40.48/cwt here — about $149 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale25 hd

369.73

—

AR average7 barns · 296 hd

370.08

−0.36

National average183 barns · 26,018 hd

430.36

−60.63

This barn, trailing median32 sales

439.74

−70.02

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.50, low $329.53, median $439.74 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,723	171.19	2,950	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,521	139.68	2,124	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,117	123.16	1,376	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	830	112.00	930	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,253	$1,941	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,131	$1,756	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,036	$1,556	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,582	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	910	$2,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	635	$1,900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,355	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$3,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	296.92/cwt	250.00–350.00	965	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	547.05/cwt	510.00–615.00	1,800	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	465.57/cwt	425.00–495.00	1,541	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	452.92/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,689	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	493.28/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,884	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	470.64/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,977	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	411.90/cwt	345.00–450.00	1,763	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	439.56/cwt	415.00–460.00	2,022	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	357.43/cwt	310.00–375.00	1,709	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	384.36/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,995	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,926	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	362.85/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,072	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	321.16/cwt	300.00–342.50	1,856	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	340.92/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,114	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,774	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	350.00/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,293	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	315.14/cwt	307.50–323.00	2,127	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	675	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,126	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	318.35/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,267	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,487	20
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,325	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	790	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,797	62
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	826	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,585	8
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,585	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	384.92/cwt	350.00–425.00	1,205	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	501.22/cwt	455.00–530.00	1,594	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,460	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	429.73/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,637	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,521	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	395.96/cwt	365.00–425.00	1,655	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	341.52/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,451	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	385.28/cwt	372.50–420.00	1,788	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	345.87/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,664	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	352.75/cwt	335.00–362.00	1,700	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	495	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,683	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	334.29/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,735	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	525	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,680	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,674	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	298.80/cwt	280.00–317.50	1,733	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,921	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	313.05/cwt	305.00–327.50	1,969	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,796	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,172	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	395.52/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,701	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,518	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	406.19/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,901	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	494	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,976	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	366.88/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,922	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,639	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	335.54/cwt	327.00–350.00	1,953	22
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	597	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,910	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	324.66/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,032	14
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	265.25/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,777	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	314.90/cwt	307.50–327.50	2,138	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	275.14/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,995	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	300.64/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,204	8
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,301	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,408	155.64/cwt	129.00–170.00	2,191	3
Bulls	—	—	1,793	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,227	4
Bulls	—	—	1,945	174.99/cwt	174.00–176.00	3,404	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	830	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	930	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	980	105.98/cwt	93.00–118.00	1,039	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,602	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	128.79/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,506	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,658	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,519	138.22/cwt	137.00–140.00	2,100	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,249	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	250.00/cwt	225.00–310.00	1,800	3
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,116	174.78/cwt	150.00–275.00	1,951	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	2,582.11/head	2,150.00–2,900.00	2,582	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	905	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,036	1,556.15/head	1,200.00–1,800.00	1,556	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,169	1,882.22/head	1,500.00–2,100.00	1,882	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	1,940.72/head	1,750.00–2,100.00	1,941	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,560	134.04/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,091	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	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 Oct 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 598Last week 583Year ago 538

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 81Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 38Year ago 23

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	329	510.00–615.00	547.05
20	350–400	382	470.00–500.00	493.28
13	400–450	420	450.00–510.00	470.64
19	450–500	460	415.00–460.00	439.56
12	500–550	519	360.00–405.00	384.36
10	550–600	571	345.00–375.00	362.85
5	600–650	620	335.00–350.00	340.92
2	650–700	655	345.00–355.00	350.00
3	700–750	712	315.00–325.00	318.35
1	900–950	940	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	800–850	826	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	750–800	790	354.00	354.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	425.00–495.00	465.57
5	350–400	373	435.00–460.00	452.92
6	400–450	428	345.00–450.00	411.90
4	450–500	478	310.00–375.00	357.43
1	500–550	535	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	578	300.00–342.50	321.16
1	600–650	645	275.00	275.00
2	650–700	675	307.50–323.00	315.14
1	750–800	750	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	250.00–350.00	296.92
1	450–500	475	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	700–750	725	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	318	455.00–530.00	501.22
17	350–400	381	410.00–445.00	429.73
12	400–450	418	365.00–425.00	395.96
4	450–500	464	372.50–420.00	385.28
10	500–550	519	325.00–342.50	334.29
2	550–600	582	330.00	330.00
4	600–650	629	305.00–327.50	313.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	525	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	350.00–425.00	384.92
1	350–400	395	385.00	385.00
3	400–450	425	330.00–365.00	341.52
12	450–500	481	325.00–365.00	345.87
1	500–550	540	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	580	280.00–317.50	298.80
1	600–650	630	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	442.50	442.50
9	450–500	482	335.00–362.00	352.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	460	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	565	290.00	290.00
4	650–700	670	250.00–285.00	265.25
2	700–750	725	270.00–280.00	275.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	380.00–410.00	395.52
10	450–500	468	380.00–420.00	406.19
16	500–550	524	345.00–390.00	366.88
22	550–600	582	327.00–350.00	335.54
14	600–650	626	315.00–335.00	324.66
5	650–700	679	307.50–327.50	314.90
8	700–750	733	285.00–305.00	300.64
1	750–800	780	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	494	400.00	400.00
6	550–600	597	320.00	320.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,116	150.00–275.00	174.78
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	720	225.00–310.00	250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	2,200.00	2,200.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	2,550.00	2,550.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	635	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	950	2,150.00–2,900.00	2,582.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,560	130.00–138.00	134.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,253	1,750.00–2,100.00	1,940.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,169	1,500.00–2,100.00	1,882.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,036	1,200.00–1,800.00	1,556.15

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	3,200.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,355	2,900.00	2,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,169	125.00–133.00	128.79
3	—	1,237	134.00	134.00
6	—	980	93.00–118.00	105.98
1	—	1,120	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	147.00	147.00
5	—	1,519	137.00–140.00	138.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,793	180.00	180.00
3	—	1,408	129.00–170.00	155.64
3	—	1,945	174.00–176.00	174.99

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.