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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 22

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Jan 15Jan 22Feb 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

264 head

▼ 325 vs last sale 589▼ 46 vs year ago 310 · −14.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 89 vs last sale 121▼ 8 vs year ago 40 · −20.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 109 vs last sale 125▲ 3 vs year ago 13 · +23.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test, Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 14.00-20.00 lower, 500-600 lbs not well tested, over 600 lbs 20.00-30.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 40.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 13.00-19.00 lower. Buyer participation was light with a heavy Ice & Snow storm on the way. Not enough comparable receipts to establish a trend for Slaughter cows or bulls.

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 $361.46/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 15 of 33 comparable sales and sits −25.16 against this barn's trailing median of $386.62.

Average price

$361.46

22 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,968

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$35.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.11

vs AR average

−49.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	368.00	1,976	18thin
Medium and Large 2	579	332.05	1,922	4thin

One grade step is worth $35.95/cwt here — about $54 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 sale22 hd

361.46

—

AR average7 barns · 219 hd

376.57

−15.11

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−49.41

This barn, trailing median33 sales

386.62

−25.16

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	—	High	1,611	155.29	2,501	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,419	155.24	2,203	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,072	129.91	1,393	22

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)	990	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$3,102	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	916	$2,967	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	765	$2,639	2thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	310	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,705	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	530.97/cwt	495.00–545.00	1,662	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	499.42/cwt	460.00–535.00	1,863	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	447.47/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,700	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	432.43/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,808	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	481.07/cwt	465.00–505.00	2,025	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	438	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,278	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	455	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,298	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	463.68/cwt	440.00–490.00	2,147	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	397.34/cwt	355.00–425.00	1,939	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	505	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,222	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,995	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	570	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,252	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,099	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	334.40/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,956	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	371.27/cwt	365.00–377.50	2,332	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	642	388.34/cwt	387.50–390.00	2,493	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	690	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,519	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,502	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	720	369.97/cwt	362.50–375.00	2,664	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,519	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	795	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,830	10
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	869	342.67/cwt	340.00–343.00	2,978	9
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,867	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,857	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	412.38/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,299	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	469.77/cwt	435.00–500.00	1,503	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	407.40/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,467	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	437.92/cwt	420.00–475.00	1,620	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	411.43/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,740	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	384.24/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,660	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	399.38/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,841	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	378.86/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,803	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,963	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	375.16/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,958	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	560	367.50/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,058	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	348.98/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,972	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	575	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,969	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	328.56/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,906	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	341.62/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,128	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	312.54/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,953	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	341.62/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,306	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	729	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,479	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,446	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	794	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,604	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,475	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,269	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	990	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,673	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,762	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,086	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	398.45/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,100	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	374.08/cwt	355.00–390.00	2,140	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,062	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	361.45/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,216	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,358	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,496	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,540	149.95/cwt	141.00–155.00	2,309	5
Bulls	—	—	1,965	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,576	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	978	145.04/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,418	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,015	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,604	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,047	119.56/cwt	110.00–135.00	1,252	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,225	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,727	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	154.14/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,894	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,408	163.98/cwt	162.00–166.00	2,309	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,485	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,636	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	292.63/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,961	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,388	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	2,639.22/head	2,200.00–3,000.00	2,639	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	916	2,967.03/head	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,967	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	3,102.06/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,102	3

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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 264Last week 589Year ago 310

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 121Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 125Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	313	495.00–545.00	530.97
6	350–400	373	460.00–535.00	499.42
13	400–450	421	465.00–505.00	481.07
11	450–500	463	440.00–490.00	463.68
1	550–600	575	365.00	365.00
2	600–650	628	365.00–377.50	371.27
1	650–700	695	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	730	345.00	345.00
1	900–950	940	305.00	305.00
1	950–1000	985	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	445.00–450.00	447.47
2	400–450	418	420.00–445.00	432.43
4	450–500	488	355.00–425.00	397.34
1	500–550	505	395.00	395.00
2	550–600	585	300.00–370.00	334.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	550.00	550.00
3	400–450	438	520.00	520.00
1	450–500	455	505.00	505.00
1	500–550	505	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	570	395.00	395.00
3	600–650	642	387.50–390.00	388.34
1	650–700	690	365.00	365.00
3	700–750	720	362.50–375.00	369.97
10	750–800	795	356.00	356.00
9	850–900	869	340.00–343.00	342.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	392.50	392.50
2	550–600	560	365.00–370.00	367.50
9	700–750	729	340.00	340.00
8	750–800	794	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	320	435.00–500.00	469.77
14	350–400	370	420.00–475.00	437.92
13	400–450	423	400.00–440.00	411.43
6	450–500	461	385.00–415.00	399.38
10	500–550	522	365.00–385.00	375.16
5	550–600	565	345.00–360.00	348.98
3	600–650	623	340.00–345.00	341.62
3	650–700	675	340.00–345.00	341.62
2	750–800	755	324.00	324.00
1	800–850	805	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	410.00–415.00	412.38
2	350–400	360	400.00–415.00	407.40
7	400–450	432	370.00–395.00	384.24
4	450–500	476	365.00–390.00	378.86
3	550–600	580	315.00–335.00	328.56
2	600–650	625	310.00–315.00	312.54
1	800–850	825	275.00	275.00
1	950–1000	990	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	585	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	430.00	430.00
5	500–550	527	380.00–420.00	398.45
9	550–600	572	355.00–390.00	374.08
7	600–650	613	340.00–380.00	361.45
2	700–750	720	327.50	327.50
1	750–800	780	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,047	110.00–135.00	119.56
2	—	978	140.00–149.00	145.04
1	—	1,015	158.00	158.00
4	—	1,229	151.00–157.00	154.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	141.00	141.00
2	—	1,408	162.00–166.00	163.98
1	—	1,635	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,965	182.00	182.00
5	—	1,540	141.00–155.00	149.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	141.00	141.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	185.00	185.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	670	275.00–310.00	292.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	916	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,967.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	970	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,102.06
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	765	2,200.00–3,000.00	2,639.22

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.