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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 29

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Oct 15Oct 29latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

516 head

▲ 230 vs last sale 286▲ 169 vs year ago 347 · +48.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 49▲ 15 vs year ago 39 · +38.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

128 head

▲ 95 vs last sale 33▲ 114 vs year ago 14 · +814.3%

Also sold hereFeeder Cattle Pot Load SaleTue Sep 15, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend as Sale not reported, compared to two weeks ago, Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 9.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 2.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 12.00 lower. On Slaughter cows observed, sold 5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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 $362.81/cwt on 26 head, down $9.73 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 32 comparable sales and sits −76.93 against this barn's trailing median of $439.74.

Average price

$362.81

▼ 9.73 vs prior sale

26 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$36.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.33

vs AR average

−72.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	372.71	2,003	19thin
Medium and Large 2	523	335.93	1,757	7thin

One grade step is worth $36.79/cwt here — about $246 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 sale26 hd

362.81

—

AR average7 barns · 263 hd

374.14

−11.33

National average163 barns · 26,594 hd

435.15

−72.34

This barn, trailing median32 sales

439.74

−76.93

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	1,880	166.24	3,126	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,400	132.00	1,848	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	123.00	1,212	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	119.23	1,388	16

Every lot, as filed

93 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	486.95/cwt	455.00–510.00	1,529	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	355.24/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,119	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	402.87/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,354	5
Steers	350–400	Small and Medium 3	355	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,491	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	447.43/cwt	423.00–490.00	1,678	20
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,388	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,478	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	433.04/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,819	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	419.54/cwt	397.50–450.00	1,997	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	377.47/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,812	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	480	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,800	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	336.50/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,736	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	379.42/cwt	357.50–415.00	2,003	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,879	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	350.09/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,031	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	349.11/cwt	337.50–372.50	2,199	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,064	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	349.86/cwt	325.00–370.00	2,295	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	323.16/cwt	321.00–330.00	2,185	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	695	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,207	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,203	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	316.90/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,317	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,788	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,451	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,113	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	885	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,655	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,484	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,013	254.99/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,583	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	235	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,363	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	422.60/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,386	2
Heifers	300–350	Small and Medium 3	335	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	871	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,314	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	365	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,332	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	411.51/cwt	375.00–465.00	1,547	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	381.09/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,578	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,070	2
Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 3	430	1,025.87/head	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,026	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,606	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	353.57/cwt	342.50–370.00	1,672	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	339.62/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,606	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	338.90/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,776	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,701	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	333.15/cwt	315.00–347.50	1,896	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	322.52/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,880	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	602	323.38/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,947	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	295.00/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,903	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,015	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,934	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	288.82/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,958	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	710	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,988	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	735	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,544	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	295.59/cwt	282.50–300.00	2,187	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,063	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,716	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,515	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	395.03/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,651	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	394.32/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,901	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	364.77/cwt	330.00–395.00	1,900	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	353.26/cwt	325.00–380.00	2,031	22
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	322.24/cwt	305.00–334.00	1,995	22
Bulls	600–650	Small and Medium 3	645	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	968	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	317.04/cwt	290.00–340.00	2,146	18
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	272.36/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,860	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	301.29/cwt	290.00–312.50	2,148	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	247.68/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,803	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	273.17/cwt	240.00–286.00	2,090	8
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	765	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,913	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	284.15/cwt	280.00–287.00	2,307	5
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,635	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,200	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,750	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,975	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	143.74/cwt	139.00–151.00	2,674	2
Bulls	—	—	1,937	179.98/cwt	179.00–181.00	3,486	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,212	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,117	114.09/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,274	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	121.33/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,418	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,631	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,591	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,281	129.72/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,662	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	118.44/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,721	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	141.07/cwt	137.00–144.00	2,106	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,409	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,430	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,407	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,317	160.85/cwt	150.00–170.00	2,118	3
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	953	211.99/cwt	195.00–230.00	2,020	2

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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 516Last week 286Year ago 347

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 49Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 128Last week 33Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	314	455.00–510.00	486.95
20	350–400	375	423.00–490.00	447.43
17	400–450	420	415.00–455.00	433.04
17	450–500	476	397.50–450.00	419.54
15	500–550	528	357.50–415.00	379.42
3	550–600	580	330.00–360.00	350.09
11	600–650	630	337.50–372.50	349.11
5	650–700	656	325.00–370.00	349.86
8	700–750	731	315.00–320.00	316.90
2	750–800	778	315.00	315.00
1	900–950	920	270.00	270.00
2	1000–1050	1,013	250.00–260.00	254.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	375.00–430.00	402.87
1	350–400	355	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	405	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	480	375.00–380.00	377.47
6	500–550	516	320.00–350.00	336.50
1	550–600	565	332.50	332.50
1	600–650	645	320.00	320.00
4	650–700	676	321.00–330.00	323.16
1	700–750	705	312.50	312.50
1	750–800	790	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	350.00–360.00	355.24
1	350–400	375	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	745	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
1	350–400	355	900.00	900.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	550	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	695	317.50	317.50
1	850–900	885	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	420.00–425.00	422.60
19	350–400	376	375.00–465.00	411.51
10	400–450	414	365.00–405.00	381.09
11	450–500	473	342.50–370.00	353.57
29	500–550	524	310.00–350.00	338.90
21	550–600	569	315.00–347.50	333.15
3	600–650	602	310.00–340.00	323.38
1	650–700	650	310.00	310.00
4	700–750	740	282.50–300.00	295.59
1	750–800	750	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	440	365.00	365.00
8	450–500	473	320.00–360.00	339.62
1	500–550	540	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	583	317.50–327.50	322.52
2	600–650	645	280.00–310.00	295.00
2	650–700	678	282.50–295.00	288.82
1	700–750	720	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	770	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	735	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	235	580.00	580.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
1	300–350	335	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	430	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	630	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	710	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	667	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	365.00	365.00
2	650–700	683	260.00–285.00	272.36
2	700–750	728	230.00–265.00	247.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,000	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	418	390.00–400.00	395.03
7	450–500	482	370.00–420.00	394.32
12	500–550	521	330.00–395.00	364.77
22	550–600	575	325.00–380.00	353.26
22	600–650	619	305.00–334.00	322.24
18	650–700	677	290.00–340.00	317.04
2	700–750	713	290.00–312.50	301.29
8	750–800	765	240.00–286.00	273.17
5	800–850	812	280.00–287.00	284.15
1	850–900	850	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	140.00	140.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,317	150.00–170.00	160.85

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,095	220.00	220.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,350	180.00	180.00

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	2	—	953	195.00–230.00	211.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,937	179.00–181.00	179.98
2	—	1,860	139.00–151.00	143.74
1	—	1,750	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,245	131.00	131.00
6	—	1,169	120.00–123.00	121.33
7	—	1,117	106.00–119.00	114.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,453	118.00–119.00	118.44
4	—	1,281	129.00–130.00	129.72
4	—	1,493	137.00–144.00	141.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	123.00	123.00

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.