Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 15.00-16.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 6.00 lower, over 600 lbs 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 10.00-12.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder supply included several large offerings of long time weaned high quality cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $465.94/cwt on 72 head, down $11.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 29 comparable sales and sits +13.69 against this barn's trailing median of $452.24.

Average price

$465.94

▼ 11.91 vs prior sale

72 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$315

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

$62.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.27

vs AR average

−7.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	474.34	2,637	61
Medium and Large 1-2	578	452.50	2,615	2thin
Medium and Large 2	564	411.99	2,322	9thin

One grade step is worth $62.34/cwt here — about $315 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

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $500.50, low $382.06, median $452.24 across 29 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 sale72 hd

465.94

—

AR average7 barns · 440 hd

453.67

+12.27

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

−7.76

This barn, trailing median29 sales

452.24

+13.69

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	1,707	218.49	3,730	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,476	178.83	2,640	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,090	177.00	1,929	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,180	168.56	1,988	21

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)	995	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,221	$2,726	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,124	$2,366	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	760	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 2	300–350	343	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	546.07/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,709	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	316	596.84/cwt	562.50–612.50	1,886	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	554	492.47/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,728	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	474.03/cwt	465.00–515.00	2,531	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	520	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,283	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	739	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,542	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	425	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,168	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	471.27/cwt	420.00–495.00	2,201	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	527.72/cwt	505.00–533.00	2,528	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	407.24/cwt	355.00–420.00	2,317	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	474.07/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	731	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,756	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,235	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	876	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	3,005	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	429.94/cwt	422.50–437.50	2,709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	580.15/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	496.54/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,284	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	590.08/cwt	560.00–595.00	2,183	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	520.77/cwt	480.00–550.00	1,984	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	472.54/cwt	447.00–483.00	2,684	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	878	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,976	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	825	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,945	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	826	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,874	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	697	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,614	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	345	637.50/cwt	637.50–637.50	2,199	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	516.61/cwt	505.00–530.00	2,201	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	257	732.50/cwt	732.50–732.50	1,883	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	365.11/cwt	335.00–385.00	2,147	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,009	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	458.73/cwt	407.50–495.00	2,390	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	419.72/cwt	395.00–445.00	2,401	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	460.11/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,438	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,929	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	181.76/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,741	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	176.88/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,574	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	164.93/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,043	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,018	1
Bulls	—	—	1,570	214.85/cwt	212.00–218.00	3,373	3
Bulls	—	—	1,913	223.96/cwt	223.00–225.00	4,284	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	175.41/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,114	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	148.55/cwt	142.00–151.00	1,575	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	186.01/cwt	177.00–200.00	2,623	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,123	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	2,726.48/head	2,450.00–3,250.00	2,726	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	2,365.74/head	2,150.00–2,750.00	2,366	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,271	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	186.31/cwt	179.00–192.50	2,033	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	395.32/cwt	382.50–410.00	2,471	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	486.32/cwt	465.00–515.00	2,310	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	434.48/cwt	410.00–460.00	2,107	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	417.73/cwt	407.50–425.00	2,155	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	501.79/cwt	470.00–530.00	1,932	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,881	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	602	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	457.15/cwt	410.00–490.00	1,733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	403.59/cwt	370.00–430.00	1,917	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	401.85/cwt	375.00–412.50	2,307	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	387.49/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,007	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	366.59/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,310	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	464.64/cwt	440.00–490.00	2,012	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	663	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,553	9

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.

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Thu May 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 737Last week 267Year ago 799

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 17Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 9Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	555.00	555.00
7	350–400	381	480.00–550.00	520.77
1	400–450	410	470.00	470.00
5	450–500	467	420.00–495.00	471.27
1	500–550	520	450.00	450.00
8	550–600	569	355.00–420.00	407.24
1	600–650	610	375.00	375.00
1	700–750	720	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	257	732.50	732.50
12	300–350	345	637.50	637.50
4	550–600	554	485.00–495.00	492.47
20	700–750	731	377.00	377.00
7	800–850	825	357.00	357.00
39	850–900	876	343.00	343.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	460	490.00–505.00	496.54
2	550–600	578	452.50	452.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	570.00–590.00	580.15
16	350–400	370	560.00–595.00	590.08
5	400–450	426	505.00–530.00	516.61
48	450–500	479	505.00–533.00	527.72
20	500–550	534	465.00–515.00	474.03
37	550–600	568	447.00–483.00	472.54
2	600–650	630	422.50–437.50	429.94
1	650–700	655	420.00	420.00
1	750–800	755	352.50	352.50
1	1200–1250	1,235	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	450.00–495.00	474.07
1	350–400	355	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	697	375.00	375.00
16	800–850	826	348.00	348.00
8	850–900	878	339.00	339.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	313	520.00–560.00	546.07
7	350–400	385	470.00–530.00	501.79
19	400–450	433	440.00–490.00	464.64
30	450–500	485	410.00–460.00	434.48
13	500–550	516	407.50–425.00	417.73
12	550–600	574	375.00–412.50	401.85
3	600–650	630	365.00–370.00	366.59
2	650–700	688	360.00	360.00
3	750–800	787	330.00	330.00
1	800–850	825	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	885	275.00	275.00
1	900–950	905	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	316	562.50–612.50	596.84
27	400–450	425	510.00	510.00
22	500–550	520	439.00	439.00
3	600–650	602	384.00	384.00
9	650–700	663	385.00	385.00
67	700–750	739	344.00	344.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	400.00	400.00
5	350–400	379	410.00–490.00	457.15
4	450–500	475	370.00–430.00	403.59
4	500–550	518	380.00–395.00	387.49
1	750–800	750	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	495	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	523	400.00	400.00
3	550–600	588	335.00–385.00	365.11
1	650–700	695	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1000–1050	1,009	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	450.00–470.00	460.11
6	450–500	475	465.00–515.00	486.32
13	500–550	521	407.50–495.00	458.73
6	550–600	572	395.00–445.00	419.72
6	600–650	625	382.50–410.00	395.32
1	650–700	650	375.00	375.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	255.00	255.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	177.00	177.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,508	180.00–184.00	181.76
9	—	1,455	171.00–179.00	176.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,239	162.00–168.00	164.93
1	—	1,115	181.00	181.00
12	—	1,205	171.00–178.00	175.41
4	—	1,060	142.00–151.00	148.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,570	212.00–218.00	214.85
2	—	1,913	223.00–225.00	223.96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,410	177.00–200.00	186.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	174.00	174.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,221	2,450.00–3,250.00	2,726.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,124	2,150.00–2,750.00	2,365.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	2,200.00	2,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	164.00	164.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,091	179.00–192.50	186.31
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	2,600.00	2,600.00

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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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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