Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 1.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 8.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 7.00-19.00, mostly 12.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 9.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $441.34/cwt on 32 head, up $2.81 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 29 comparable sales and sits −10.91 against this barn's trailing median of $452.24.

Average price

$441.34

▲ 2.81 vs prior sale

32 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,362

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,363

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

$255.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.98

vs AR average

−19.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	455.01	2,423	28
Medium and Large 2	562	394.19	2,215	3thin
Small and Medium 3	530	200.00	1,060	1thin

One grade step is worth $255.01/cwt here — about $1,363 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale32 hd

441.34

—

AR average9 barns · 221 hd

438.36

+2.98

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

−19.03

This barn, trailing median29 sales

452.24

−10.91

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	1,674	207.75	3,477	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,417	173.92	2,465	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,128	173.57	1,958	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,107	169.79	1,879	50

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)	1,248	$3,275	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,137	$2,733	36
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,088	$2,427	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$2,287	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$2,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$2,750	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,360	$3,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$3,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,323	$3,594	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,198	$3,122	2thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	336.25/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,213	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	401.17/cwt	367.50–425.00	2,295	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	285.05/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	433.90/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,517	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	460.75/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,170	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	433.74/cwt	405.00–465.00	2,013	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	391.50/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,028	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	367.42/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,102	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	361.29/cwt	352.50–367.50	2,428	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	438.88/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,129	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,115	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	378.16/cwt	367.50–420.00	2,371	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	425.87/cwt	390.00–465.00	2,227	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	438.35/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,279	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	3,593.76/head	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,594	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	3,121.92/head	2,800.00–3,400.00	3,122	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	507	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,150	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	508	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,388	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	178.57/cwt	173.00–183.00	2,496	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,447	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,001	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	207.42/cwt	205.00–210.00	2,049	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	185.48/cwt	179.00–194.00	1,914	5
Steers	Small and Medium 3	500–550	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	182.67/cwt	182.00–184.00	2,607	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	167.84/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,383	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	151.31/cwt	144.00–157.00	1,521	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	180.46/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,931	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	174.62/cwt	173.00–178.00	2,462	6
Bulls	—	—	1,690	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	588.81/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,908	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	489.06/cwt	475.00–510.00	2,064	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,683	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	522.33/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	313.73/cwt	312.50–315.00	2,588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	518.07/cwt	475.00–535.00	1,932	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	434.83/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	352.53/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,172	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	457.60/cwt	440.00–500.00	1,963	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	322.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	368.34/cwt	320.00–390.00	1,761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,015	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	374.68/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	363.61/cwt	357.50–370.00	2,418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	487.97/cwt	445.00–520.00	1,805	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,241	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	352.50/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,221	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	383.79/cwt	382.50–385.00	2,199	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	423.32/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,083	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	541.34/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,653	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,287.38/head	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,287	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	2,427.11/head	2,150.00–2,700.00	2,427	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,393	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	3,510	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	173.57/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,958	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	175.63/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,002	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	164.37/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,801	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	3,274.85/head	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,275	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	2,733.19/head	1,950.00–3,500.00	2,733	36

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 May 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 325Last week 420Year ago 283

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 92Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 45Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	515.00–530.00	522.33
13	350–400	370	445.00–520.00	487.97
7	400–450	429	440.00–500.00	457.60
5	450–500	464	405.00–465.00	433.74
11	500–550	518	385.00–405.00	391.50
8	550–600	572	355.00–380.00	367.42
6	600–650	616	335.00–365.00	352.53
2	650–700	658	335.00–337.50	336.25
2	750–800	760	335.00	335.00
2	800–850	825	312.50–315.00	313.73
3	950–1000	975	275.00–290.00	285.05
1	1000–1050	1,020	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	507	424.00	424.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	430	430.00–440.00	434.83
4	450–500	478	320.00–390.00	368.34
2	600–650	600	320.00–325.00	322.50
1	650–700	655	335.00	335.00
1	800–850	825	290.00	290.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	565	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	410	475.00	475.00
5	450–500	485	415.00–450.00	438.88
20	500–550	523	390.00–465.00	425.87
26	550–600	572	367.50–425.00	401.17
18	600–650	627	367.50–420.00	378.16
12	650–700	672	352.50–367.50	361.29
1	700–750	725	342.50	342.50
1	1100–1150	1,115	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	370.00	370.00
2	600–650	630	350.00–355.00	352.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	580.00–600.00	588.81
1	350–400	355	565.00	565.00
20	400–450	422	475.00–510.00	489.06
32	450–500	471	440.00–480.00	460.75
3	500–550	520	435.00–440.00	438.35
9	550–600	580	425.00–435.00	433.90
2	600–650	625	365.00–385.00	374.68
2	650–700	665	357.50–370.00	363.61
6	750–800	789	340.00	340.00
1	850–900	865	315.00	315.00
1	950–1000	950	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	508	470.00	470.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	530.00–550.00	541.34
8	350–400	373	475.00–535.00	518.07
3	450–500	492	420.00–425.00	423.32
1	500–550	540	415.00	415.00
2	550–600	573	382.50–385.00	383.79

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,323	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,593.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,198	2,800.00–3,400.00	3,121.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	3,650.00	3,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,398	173.00–183.00	178.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	184.00	184.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,032	179.00–194.00	185.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,070	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,287.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,088	2,150.00–2,700.00	2,427.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,248	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,274.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	36	—	1,137	1,950.00–3,500.00	2,733.19
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	2,750.00	2,750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	265.00	265.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	988	205.00–210.00	207.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,360	3,600.00	3,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,427	182.00–184.00	182.67
5	—	1,420	162.00–170.00	167.84
6	—	1,410	173.00–178.00	174.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,005	144.00–157.00	151.31
4	—	1,070	180.00–181.00	180.46
23	—	1,140	170.00–179.00	175.63
19	—	1,096	160.00–169.00	164.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,128	170.00–177.00	173.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,690	205.00	205.00
1	—	1,625	216.00	216.00

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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