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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Feb 5

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Jan 22Feb 5Feb 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

347 head

▲ 83 vs last sale 264▼ 39 vs year ago 386 · −10.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 32▼ 32 vs year ago 82 · −39.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 16▼ 4 vs year ago 34 · −11.8%

Also sold hereFeeder Cattle Pot Load SaleTue Sep 15, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago : Feeder steers and heifers sold 25.00-40.00, instances of 50.00 higher. Sunshine and better weather have buyers filling orders. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not well tested.

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 $469.93/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 26 of 31 comparable sales and sits +31.40 against this barn's trailing median of $438.53.

Average price

$469.93

44 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$304

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

$77.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+27.84

vs AR average

−13.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	482.32	2,598	37
Medium and Large 2	567	404.46	2,294	7thin

One grade step is worth $77.85/cwt here — about $304 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 sale44 hd

469.93

—

AR average6 barns · 102 hd

442.09

+27.84

National average143 barns · 13,122 hd

483.03

−13.10

This barn, trailing median31 sales

438.53

+31.40

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

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $484.40, low $329.53, median $438.53 across 31 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	1,765	185.05	3,267	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,125	176.00	1,980	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,427	168.11	2,398	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,096	157.96	1,731	35

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,224	$2,271	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$1,895	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,018	$1,820	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	893	$2,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$2,224	2thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	603.79/cwt	565.00–655.00	1,944	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	506.61/cwt	480.00–525.00	1,636	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	343	394.64/cwt	345.00–445.00	1,354	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	555.48/cwt	540.00–625.00	2,077	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	311.58/cwt	270.00–350.00	1,184	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	508.72/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,959	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,886	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	478.79/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,982	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	521.54/cwt	495.00–565.00	2,190	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,244	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	514.93/cwt	475.00–555.00	2,425	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	478	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,677	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	471.71/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,255	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	493.03/cwt	455.00–520.00	2,574	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	404.35/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,115	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	462.51/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,581	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	563	474.00/cwt	474.00–474.00	2,669	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	404.51/cwt	360.00–417.50	2,366	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,522	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	630	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,684	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	665	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,560	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,622	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	356.68/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,561	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	313.92/cwt	287.50–340.00	2,370	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,751	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	781	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,765	4
Steers	800–850	Small and Medium 3	815	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,324	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	864	336.98/cwt	335.00–339.00	2,912	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	865	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,595	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 3	930	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,209	1
Steers	950–1000	Small and Medium 3	990	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,658	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,410	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,487	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,232	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	532.09/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,798	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	521.10/cwt	507.50–575.00	1,918	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	450.58/cwt	320.00–494.00	1,712	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,558	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	439.82/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,812	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	481.97/cwt	430.00–525.00	2,019	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,900	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	432.34/cwt	405.00–462.50	2,045	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	382.94/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,827	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	505	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,818	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	382.89/cwt	367.50–395.00	1,987	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	424.90/cwt	400.00–510.00	2,222	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	400.84/cwt	387.50–420.00	2,289	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	377.47/cwt	367.50–385.00	2,352	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	675	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,498	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,432	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	723	358.96/cwt	355.00–363.00	2,595	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	736	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,650	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	758	350.05/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,653	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,054	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	878	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,783	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	478.11/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,271	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,650	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	437.20/cwt	402.50–455.00	2,339	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	412.27/cwt	385.00–427.50	2,379	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	382.55/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,364	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,322	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,479	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,500	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,648	183.41/cwt	182.00–185.00	3,023	2
Bulls	—	—	1,718	168.21/cwt	162.00–175.00	2,890	2
Bulls	—	—	1,930	203.52/cwt	202.00–205.00	3,928	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,039	139.37/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,448	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	164.46/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,751	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,077	156.07/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,681	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,980	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	171.45/cwt	169.00–174.00	2,102	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,328	177.68/cwt	174.00–181.00	2,360	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	167.65/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,372	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	159.44/cwt	157.00–162.00	2,468	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	2,500.28/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,500	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,111	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,813	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	1,820.38/head	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,820	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,894.63/head	1,600.00–2,300.00	1,895	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,035	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,353	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,224	2,270.87/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,271	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	167.81/cwt	155.00–175.00	2,148	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,408	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,946	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	2,224.15/head	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,224	2

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 Feb 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 264Year ago 386

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 32Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 16Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	560.00	560.00
8	550–600	563	474.00	474.00
2	600–650	630	426.00	426.00
1	650–700	665	385.00	385.00
4	750–800	781	354.00	354.00
6	850–900	864	335.00–339.00	336.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	162.50	162.50
1	950–1000	990	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	480.00–525.00	506.61
4	350–400	385	500.00–515.00	508.72
4	400–450	414	470.00–495.00	478.79
3	450–500	478	460.00–485.00	471.71
2	500–550	523	390.00–420.00	404.35
5	550–600	585	360.00–417.50	404.51
2	750–800	755	287.50–340.00	313.92
1	850–900	865	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	345.00–445.00	394.64
2	350–400	380	270.00–350.00	311.58
1	900–950	930	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	322	565.00–655.00	603.79
14	350–400	374	540.00–625.00	555.48
15	400–450	420	495.00–565.00	521.54
9	450–500	471	475.00–555.00	514.93
21	500–550	522	455.00–520.00	493.03
8	550–600	558	445.00–470.00	462.51
1	600–650	615	410.00	410.00
1	650–700	690	380.00	380.00
3	700–750	718	355.00–360.00	356.68
1	750–800	775	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	393	480.00	480.00
2	450–500	470	477.50	477.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	470.00	470.00
10	350–400	380	320.00–494.00	450.58
6	400–450	412	420.00–465.00	439.82
6	450–500	477	365.00–410.00	382.94
4	500–550	519	367.50–395.00	382.89
1	750–800	790	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	410	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	450	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	520	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	736	360.00	360.00
2	850–900	878	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	510.00–550.00	532.09
8	350–400	368	507.50–575.00	521.10
14	400–450	419	430.00–525.00	481.97
28	450–500	473	405.00–462.50	432.34
17	500–550	523	400.00–510.00	424.90
16	550–600	571	387.50–420.00	400.84
7	600–650	623	367.50–385.00	377.47
2	650–700	685	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	467.50	467.50
2	450–500	472	402.50	402.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	370.00	370.00
2	700–750	723	355.00–363.00	358.96
2	750–800	758	345.00–355.00	350.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	460.00–495.00	478.11
7	500–550	535	402.50–455.00	437.20
6	550–600	577	385.00–427.50	412.27
2	600–650	618	380.00–385.00	382.55
1	650–700	670	370.00	370.00
1	800–850	800	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,065	162.00–168.00	164.46
7	—	1,226	169.00–174.00	171.45
7	—	1,039	136.00–142.00	139.37
12	—	1,077	153.00–159.00	156.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	157.00–162.00	159.44
2	—	1,328	174.00–181.00	177.68
4	—	1,415	165.00–170.00	167.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,930	202.00–205.00	203.52
2	—	1,648	182.00–185.00	183.41
2	—	1,718	162.00–175.00	168.21

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
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	893	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,500.28
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	210.00	210.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	192.00	192.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,224	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,270.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,055	1,600.00–2,300.00	1,894.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,018	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,820.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,280	155.00–175.00	167.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	212.00	212.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	185.00	185.00

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	—	880	160.00	160.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	215.00	215.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,224.15

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.