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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Feb 12

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Feb 5Feb 12Feb 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

366 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 347▲ 184 vs year ago 182 · +101.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 50▼ 20 vs year ago 76 · −26.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 30▲ 17 vs year ago 12 · +141.7%

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 500 lbs sold 26.00-45.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 14.00-28.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mixed with 300-400 lbs 5.00 lower, 400-500 lbs 7.00 higher, 500-600 lbs steady, over 600 lbs 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher.

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 $402.54/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 27 of 33 comparable sales and sits +15.91 against this barn's trailing median of $386.62.

Average price

$402.54

30 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,157

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$29.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.57

vs AR average

−21.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	407.86	2,164	24
Medium and Large 1-2	561	382.50	2,146	4thin
Medium and Large 2	550	378.75	2,083	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.11/cwt here — about $80 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 sale30 hd

402.54

—

AR average9 barns · 571 hd

408.11

−5.57

National average187 barns · 18,214 hd

423.95

−21.41

This barn, trailing median33 sales

386.62

+15.91

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	—	Average	1,717	182.43	3,133	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	167.88	2,468	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,017	149.21	1,517	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	948	148.00	1,402	2thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,280	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$2,165	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	981	$1,815	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	878	$1,769	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	655	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,937	2thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	506.73/cwt	460.00–550.00	1,611	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	609.21/cwt	575.00–650.00	1,943	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	601.84/cwt	570.00–635.00	2,263	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,052	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,481	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,400	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	563.95/cwt	530.00–595.00	2,363	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	470.91/cwt	430.00–495.00	2,039	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,220	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	533.20/cwt	510.00–550.00	2,506	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	466.47/cwt	440.00–495.00	2,206	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	507.81/cwt	470.00–532.50	2,636	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	445.10/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,337	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,646	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	613	449.99/cwt	447.50–455.00	2,758	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	433.34/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,656	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	399.56/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,717	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700	381.25/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,669	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,693	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,774	1
Steers	1150–1200	Small and Medium 3	1,180	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,947	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	535.92/cwt	515.00–570.00	1,731	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	440.23/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,466	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,037	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	508.39/cwt	485.00–535.00	1,881	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,517	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	470.22/cwt	430.00–500.00	1,834	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	443.63/cwt	425.00–457.50	1,863	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	259.52/cwt	200.00–325.00	1,090	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	478.38/cwt	462.50–500.00	2,033	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,038	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	449.32/cwt	442.50–460.00	2,103	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	423.00/cwt	390.00–455.00	1,997	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	475	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,066	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	498	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,768	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	515	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,227	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	415.93/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,142	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	515	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,034	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,982	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,106	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	388.88/cwt	382.50–395.00	2,209	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,185	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,183	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	604	398.66/cwt	398.00–400.00	2,408	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	339.98/cwt	315.00–360.00	2,098	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	374.57/cwt	367.50–390.00	2,330	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,424	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	663	384.49/cwt	382.00–387.50	2,549	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,590	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	341.50/cwt	335.00–348.00	2,391	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,211	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	784	342.44/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,685	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,465	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,034	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,883	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	448.33/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,143	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	473.97/cwt	450.00–505.00	2,303	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,400	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,248	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	427.20/cwt	407.50–455.00	2,439	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	375.68/cwt	372.50–390.00	2,401	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	365.65/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,464	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	351.64/cwt	345.00–362.50	2,563	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	329.94/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,557	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	326.23/cwt	325.00–327.50	2,675	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,451	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,477	186.08/cwt	182.00–191.00	2,748	3
Bulls	—	—	1,800	164.40/cwt	161.00–169.00	2,959	3
Bulls	—	—	1,875	196.82/cwt	194.00–200.00	3,690	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	918	152.72/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,402	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,474	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,330	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	989	138.39/cwt	120.00–149.00	1,369	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,088	161.75/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,760	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,318	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	165.57/cwt	165.00–166.00	2,335	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	169.03/cwt	168.00–171.00	2,535	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	630	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	690	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	785	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,044	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	840	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,168	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	860	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,388	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	1,862.50/head	1,500.00–2,500.00	1,863	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	940	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,021	2,034.82/head	1,650.00–2,450.00	2,035	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,091	146.50/cwt	134.00–156.00	1,598	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	2,447.33/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,447	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,981	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	2,936.67/head	2,700.00–3,150.00	2,937	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,345	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 366Last week 347Year ago 182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 50Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 30Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	432.50	432.50
6	600–650	604	398.00–400.00	398.66
7	650–700	663	382.00–387.50	384.49
1	700–750	700	370.00	370.00
4	750–800	784	340.00–350.00	342.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	323	515.00–570.00	535.92
5	350–400	370	485.00–535.00	508.39
20	400–450	425	462.50–500.00	478.38
4	450–500	468	442.50–460.00	449.32
15	500–550	515	405.00–430.00	415.93
7	550–600	568	382.50–395.00	388.88
5	600–650	622	367.50–390.00	374.57
1	650–700	655	370.00	370.00
2	700–750	700	335.00–348.00	341.50
1	750–800	795	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	458	445.00	445.00
2	500–550	540	390.00	390.00
2	550–600	582	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	430.00–450.00	440.23
4	350–400	390	430.00–500.00	470.22
8	400–450	420	425.00–457.50	443.63
12	450–500	472	390.00–455.00	423.00
1	500–550	525	377.50	377.50
1	550–600	575	380.00	380.00
5	600–650	617	315.00–360.00	339.98
1	650–700	670	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	725	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	370	410.00	410.00
2	400–450	420	200.00–325.00	259.52
2	450–500	498	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	515	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	319	575.00–650.00	609.21
7	350–400	376	570.00–635.00	601.84
16	400–450	419	530.00–595.00	563.95
4	450–500	470	510.00–550.00	533.20
19	500–550	519	470.00–532.50	507.81
1	550–600	560	472.50	472.50
6	600–650	613	415.00–445.00	433.34
2	650–700	680	380.00–420.00	399.56
1	800–850	835	322.50	322.50
1	850–900	860	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1150–1200	1,180	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	460.00–550.00	506.73
1	350–400	380	540.00	540.00
4	400–450	433	430.00–495.00	470.91
4	450–500	473	440.00–495.00	466.47
2	500–550	525	435.00–455.00	445.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	482.50	482.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	600.00	600.00
3	600–650	613	447.50–455.00	449.99
2	700–750	700	370.00–392.50	381.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	467.50	467.50
4	450–500	486	450.00–505.00	473.97
2	500–550	532	422.50	422.50
10	550–600	571	407.50–455.00	427.20
6	600–650	639	372.50–390.00	375.68
4	650–700	674	360.00–367.50	365.65
7	700–750	729	345.00–362.50	351.64
3	750–800	775	325.00–340.00	329.94
2	800–850	820	325.00–327.50	326.23
1	900–950	925	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	430.00	430.00
3	450–500	478	430.00–470.00	448.33
1	500–550	500	480.00	480.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	179.00	179.00
4	—	918	150.00–156.00	152.72
6	—	1,088	160.00–165.00	161.75
11	—	989	120.00–149.00	138.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	140.00	140.00
1	—	945	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,500	168.00–171.00	169.03
2	—	1,410	165.00–166.00	165.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,477	182.00–191.00	186.08
3	—	1,800	161.00–169.00	164.40
3	—	1,875	194.00–200.00	196.82

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,021	1,650.00–2,450.00	2,034.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,280	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,091	134.00–156.00	146.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	928	1,500.00–2,500.00	1,862.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,447.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,295	153.00	153.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	150.00	150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	630	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	690	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	139.00	139.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	133.00	133.00

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	—	1,350	2,700.00–3,150.00	2,936.67

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	—	1,130	207.50	207.50

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)	1	—	655	1,050.00	1,050.00

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.