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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 15

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Jan 8Jan 15Jan 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

589 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 640▼ 30 vs year ago 619 · −4.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

121 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 106▲ 25 vs year ago 96 · +26.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

125 head

▲ 80 vs last sale 45▲ 23 vs year ago 102 · +22.5%

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 600 lbs sold 7.00-30.00, mostly 18.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 10.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. No trend for Slaughter cows or bulls due to time limits.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $387.22/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 18 of 33 comparable sales and sits +0.59 against this barn's trailing median of $386.62.

Average price

$387.22

52 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,074

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$447

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

$73.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.75

vs AR average

−26.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	394.81	2,094	44
Medium and Large 1-2	594	360.00	2,138	5thin
Medium and Large 2	513	321.20	1,648	3thin

One grade step is worth $73.61/cwt here — about $447 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 sale52 hd

387.22

—

AR average8 barns · 329 hd

384.47

+2.75

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

−26.26

This barn, trailing median33 sales

386.62

+0.59

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

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.06, low $323.84, median $386.62 across 33 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	—	Low	1,576	173.02	2,726	16

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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,048	$4,284	73
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,170	$4,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$3,827	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	972	$3,814	6
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,111	$3,440	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,330	$4,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$3,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$2,773	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	795	$2,650	1thin

Every lot

92 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 2	316	461.36/cwt	445.00–490.00	1,458	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	536.80/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,755	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	558.44/cwt	525.00–585.00	2,077	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	459.25/cwt	420.00–495.00	1,713	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	518.21/cwt	490.00–555.00	2,166	30
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	426.95/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,827	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	483.00/cwt	483.00–483.00	2,082	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	454	513.00/cwt	513.00–513.00	2,329	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	490.48/cwt	472.50–540.00	2,281	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	449.10/cwt	365.00–470.00	2,111	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	494	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,169	4
Steers	500–550	Small and Medium 3	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	496.22/cwt	465.00–535.00	2,565	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	417.50/cwt	350.00–455.00	2,167	6
Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 3	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	471.07/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,633	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	391.05/cwt	345.00–425.00	2,249	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,205	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	417.59/cwt	385.00–431.00	2,589	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,356	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,159	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	383.75/cwt	375.00–392.50	2,533	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,363	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	350.09/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,496	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	341.49/cwt	340.00–342.00	2,595	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	815	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,853	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,864	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	458.37/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,490	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	511.52/cwt	490.00–545.00	1,678	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	431.05/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,569	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	497.58/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,851	13
Heifers	350–400	Small and Medium 3	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	486.54/cwt	485.00–487.50	1,829	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	418.49/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,737	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	451.89/cwt	420.00–490.00	1,884	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	260.36/cwt	200.00–320.00	1,101	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	432.81/cwt	425.00–442.50	2,008	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	404.34/cwt	397.00–417.00	1,900	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	397.39/cwt	355.00–435.00	1,888	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	321.20/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,648	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	400.65/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,067	32
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	379.24/cwt	367.50–387.50	2,158	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	594	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,138	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,876	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	360.54/cwt	345.00–385.00	2,271	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	349.41/cwt	332.00–357.50	2,345	30
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,139	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,238	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	768	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,534	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,643	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	828	299.68/cwt	275.00–312.50	2,481	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	890	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,448	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,457	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	920	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,548	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	1,060	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,339	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	484.82/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,075	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	462.59/cwt	435.00–480.00	2,193	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,955	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	432.31/cwt	400.00–455.00	2,283	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	396.07/cwt	375.00–420.00	2,297	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,112	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,072	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	370.92/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,281	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,179	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,345	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,108	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,173	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	898	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,470	4
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,465	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	950	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,280	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,000	205.00/cwt	185.00–225.00	2,050	2
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,050	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,363	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,055	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,216	2
Bulls	1100–1150	Medium and Large 2	1,135	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,384	1
Bulls	1150–1200	Medium and Large 2	1,150	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,415	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,488	161.64/cwt	152.00–180.00	2,405	10
Bulls	—	—	1,658	187.79/cwt	184.00–190.00	3,114	4
Bulls	—	—	1,848	200.41/cwt	197.00–205.00	3,704	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,111	3,440.37/head	2,750.00–3,950.00	3,440	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	3,826.81/head	3,750.00–3,850.00	3,827	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	972	3,814.21/head	3,550.00–3,900.00	3,814	6
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	4,284.38/head	3,600.00–4,550.00	4,284	73
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	2,772.85/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,773	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	4,550.00/head	4,550.00–4,550.00	4,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 589Last week 640Year ago 619

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 106Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 45Year ago 102

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	73	—	1,048	3,600.00–4,550.00	4,284.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	965	3,750.00–3,850.00	3,826.81
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	4,150.00	4,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	972	3,550.00–3,900.00	3,814.21

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	2	—	1,280	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,772.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	4,550.00	4,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	3,850.00	3,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	2,650.00	2,650.00

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	9	—	1,111	2,750.00–3,950.00	3,440.37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	316	445.00–490.00	461.36
9	350–400	373	420.00–495.00	459.25
3	400–450	428	415.00–445.00	426.95
8	450–500	470	365.00–470.00	449.10
6	500–550	519	350.00–455.00	417.50
4	550–600	575	345.00–425.00	391.05
1	600–650	635	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	675	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	327	510.00–550.00	536.80
13	350–400	372	525.00–585.00	558.44
30	400–450	418	490.00–555.00	518.21
12	450–500	465	472.50–540.00	490.48
7	500–550	517	465.00–535.00	496.22
15	550–600	559	450.00–480.00	471.07
14	600–650	620	385.00–431.00	417.59
2	650–700	660	375.00–392.50	383.75
2	700–750	713	345.00–355.00	350.09
4	750–800	760	340.00–342.00	341.49
1	850–900	855	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	431	483.00	483.00
4	450–500	494	439.00	439.00
2	550–600	592	372.50	372.50
2	600–650	620	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	550	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	405	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	505	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	454	513.00	513.00
1	800–850	815	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	376	485.00–487.50	486.54
8	450–500	470	397.00–417.00	404.34
5	550–600	594	360.00	360.00
7	650–700	690	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	328	490.00–545.00	511.52
13	350–400	372	485.00–520.00	497.58
22	400–450	417	420.00–490.00	451.89
5	450–500	464	425.00–442.50	432.81
32	500–550	516	380.00–425.00	400.65
12	550–600	569	367.50–387.50	379.24
16	600–650	630	345.00–385.00	360.54
30	650–700	671	332.00–357.50	349.41
1	700–750	705	317.50	317.50
1	800–850	826	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	910	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	430.00–480.00	458.37
4	350–400	364	415.00–455.00	431.05
3	400–450	415	410.00–425.00	418.49
10	450–500	475	355.00–435.00	397.39
3	500–550	513	300.00–355.00	321.20
1	650–700	670	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	423	200.00–320.00	260.36
2	600–650	620	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	800–850	828	275.00–312.50	299.68
1	850–900	890	275.00	275.00
1	900–950	920	277.00	277.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	768	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	475.00–495.00	484.82
10	450–500	474	435.00–480.00	462.59
15	500–550	528	400.00–455.00	432.31
6	550–600	580	375.00–420.00	396.07
3	600–650	615	360.00–385.00	370.92
1	650–700	670	350.00	350.00
1	900–950	930	265.00	265.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	628	347.00	347.00
4	850–900	898	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	595	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	605	342.50	342.50
1	650–700	680	310.00	310.00
1	950–1000	950	240.00	240.00
2	1000–1050	1,000	185.00–225.00	205.00
2	1050–1100	1,055	210.00	210.00
1	1100–1150	1,135	210.00	210.00
1	1150–1200	1,150	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,488	152.00–180.00	161.64
2	—	1,848	197.00–205.00	200.41
4	—	1,658	184.00–190.00	187.79

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.