Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 1.00-9.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 13.00-20.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 10.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 7.00-14.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, Not enough Slaughter bulls to establish a Trend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $432.63/cwt on 86 head, down $13.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 29 comparable sales and sits −19.61 against this barn's trailing median of $452.24.

Average price

$432.63

▼ 13.34 vs prior sale

86 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,352

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$875

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

$142.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.37

vs AR average

−21.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	446.27	2,425	54
Medium and Large 1-2	553	424.63	2,350	24
Medium and Large 2	518	384.78	1,993	6thin
Medium and Large 3	510	303.92	1,550	2thin

One grade step is worth $142.35/cwt here — about $875 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 sale86 hd

432.63

—

AR average7 barns · 386 hd

433.00

−0.37

National average163 barns · 9,671 hd

453.72

−21.09

This barn, trailing median29 sales

452.24

−19.61

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	1,552	197.99	3,073	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,443	172.25	2,485	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	172.16	2,131	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,130	168.00	1,898	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,123	$3,850	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,305	$2,758	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,289	$2,650	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$2,443	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	830	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,583	$3,526	3thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	515	473.96/cwt	451.00–482.00	2,441	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	759	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,581	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	462.95/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,157	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	689	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,549	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	428.15/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,244	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	412.28/cwt	397.50–440.00	2,346	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	381.29/cwt	380.00–382.50	2,383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	420.93/cwt	412.50–430.00	2,429	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	402.50/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,081	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	447.79/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,903	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	375.15/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,127	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	331.97/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,400	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	314.04/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,409	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	421.95/cwt	390.00–432.50	2,211	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	339.19/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,313	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	461.61/cwt	435.00–490.00	1,722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	384.10/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,370	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	340.66/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,303	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	438.27/cwt	425.00–465.00	2,121	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,409	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	332.51/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,354	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,161	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	695	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,224	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	2,442.76/head	1,950.00–3,250.00	2,443	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,289	2,649.71/head	1,950.00–3,450.00	2,650	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,165	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	4,633	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	400–450	405	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,701	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	375	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,800	3
Steers	Small and Medium 3	300–350	348	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,697	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	830	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	180.14/cwt	178.00–183.00	2,367	9
Bulls	—	—	1,530	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,984	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,898	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,463	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,748	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,262	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,757.92/head	2,550.00–2,950.00	2,758	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	163.61/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,747	9
Bulls	—	—	1,563	199.49/cwt	199.00–200.00	3,118	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,672	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	173.89/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,250	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	402.46/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,229	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,044	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,655	3,663.97/head	3,625.00–3,700.00	3,664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	441.92/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	303.92/cwt	250.00–360.00	1,550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	354.53/cwt	320.00–367.50	1,907	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,951	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	491	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,246	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	365.03/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,905	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	379.80/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,172	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	483.80/cwt	450.00–520.00	2,032	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	384.78/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,993	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	361.82/cwt	325.00–400.00	1,494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	521.64/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	410.23/cwt	350.00–445.00	1,936	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	485.94/cwt	455.00–535.00	1,842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	586.74/cwt	540.00–610.00	1,836	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	549	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,328	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,363	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	733	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,500	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	362.45/cwt	345.00–380.00	2,258	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	590	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	615	408.85/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,514	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	568	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,528	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	654	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,348	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	533.65/cwt	510.00–570.00	2,017	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	423.84/cwt	418.00–445.00	2,073	14

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 619Last week 331Year ago 575

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 64Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 25Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	515	451.00–482.00	473.96
12	550–600	568	445.00	445.00
34	600–650	615	400.00–420.00	408.85
9	650–700	689	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	313	540.00–610.00	586.74
10	350–400	378	510.00–570.00	533.65
10	400–450	420	450.00–520.00	483.80
13	450–500	466	445.00–485.00	462.95
10	500–550	524	410.00–445.00	428.15
13	550–600	577	412.50–430.00	420.93
2	600–650	625	380.00–382.50	381.29
1	650–700	695	345.00	345.00
2	700–750	705	375.00	375.00
1	750–800	760	340.00	340.00
1	800–850	830	325.00	325.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	348	487.50	487.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	510	250.00–360.00	303.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	510.00–530.00	521.64
4	350–400	379	455.00–535.00	485.94
3	400–450	433	425.00–450.00	441.92
8	450–500	472	350.00–445.00	410.23
6	500–550	518	370.00–400.00	384.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	491	457.50	457.50
9	500–550	549	424.00	424.00
15	550–600	556	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	500.00	500.00
2	650–700	672	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	590	402.50	402.50
9	650–700	654	359.00	359.00
12	700–750	733	341.00	341.00
69	750–800	759	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	510.00	510.00
5	350–400	373	435.00–490.00	461.61
9	400–450	425	420.00–465.00	447.79
14	450–500	489	418.00–445.00	423.84
22	500–550	517	390.00–420.00	402.50
7	550–600	567	360.00–390.00	375.15
10	600–650	623	345.00–380.00	362.45
3	650–700	682	330.00–345.00	339.19
5	700–750	723	325.00–340.00	331.97
5	750–800	767	300.00–320.00	314.04
1	1000–1050	1,035	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	665	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	405	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	413	325.00–400.00	361.82
2	450–500	483	395.00–410.00	402.46
3	500–550	522	350.00–375.00	365.03
1	750–800	765	255.00	255.00
1	900–950	930	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	484	425.00–465.00	438.27
15	500–550	524	390.00–432.50	421.95
12	550–600	569	397.50–440.00	412.28
9	600–650	617	375.00–400.00	384.10
4	650–700	676	325.00–350.00	340.66
2	700–750	708	330.00–335.00	332.51
2	750–800	760	317.00	317.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	310.00	310.00
4	500–550	538	320.00–367.50	354.53
3	550–600	572	370.00–385.00	379.80

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)	Open	1	—	1,440	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,655	3,625.00–3,700.00	3,663.97
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,188	1,950.00–3,250.00	2,442.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,289	1,950.00–3,450.00	2,649.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,305	2,550.00–2,950.00	2,757.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,123	3,850.00	3,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	3,050.00	3,050.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,165	214.00	214.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,314	178.00–183.00	180.14
9	—	1,068	160.00–166.00	163.61
1	—	1,130	148.00	148.00
17	—	1,294	170.00–176.00	173.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	168.00	168.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	167.00	167.00
1	—	1,535	179.00	179.00
1	—	1,285	176.00	176.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	195.00	195.00
2	—	1,563	199.00–200.00	199.49

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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