Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2026-02-19

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Feb 19
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
594 head
▲ 228 vs last sale 366▲ 594 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 56▲ 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 29▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 8.00-15.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 13.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 12.00-25.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-7.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $500.42/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 32 of 31 comparable sales and sits +61.89 against this barn's trailing median of $438.53.
Average price
$500.42
27 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,614
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,817
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$352.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+28.07
vs AR average
+13.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1519522.352,70924
Medium and Large 2550410.002,2551thin
Medium and Large 3580395.002,2911thin
Small and Medium 3525170.008931thin
One grade step is worth $352.35/cwt here — about $1,817 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale27 hd
500.42
—
AR average8 barns · 226 hd
472.35
+28.07
National average178 barns · 13,390 hd
487.35
+13.07
This barn, trailing median31 sales
438.53
+61.89
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
498437376316median 438.5303/0504/3006/2509/0310/29
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,710197.033,37010
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,290162.002,0902thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low903159.001,4352thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,044147.561,54026

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$2,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$2,3182thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$2,3143thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,275$2,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)960$2,0001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,215$3,0001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,185$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)770$1,7001thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318606.12/cwt580.00–625.001,92713
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2318560.28/cwt555.00–565.001,7822
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added325610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,9839
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378591.31/cwt570.00–615.002,23513
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2384541.53/cwt525.00–550.002,0794
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy400600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,4001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added411580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,3849
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2412503.32/cwt500.00–510.002,0743
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426545.75/cwt520.00–570.002,32510
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478545.73/cwt527.50–580.002,6095
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added478541.00/cwt541.00–541.002,58615
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490504.06/cwt485.00–507.502,47013
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added513528.00/cwt528.00–528.002,70919
Steers500–550Small and Medium 3525170.00/cwt170.00–170.008931
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530506.08/cwt500.00–508.002,6824
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,2551
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,7841
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3580395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,2911
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,5411
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added625448.39/cwt448.00–452.002,80230
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added643436.00/cwt436.00–436.002,80311
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,7143
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,5131
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1703381.26/cwt377.50–385.002,6802
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added743382.00/cwt382.00–382.002,83820
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1785355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,7871
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added816365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,9788
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added255625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,5947
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327533.73/cwt510.00–560.001,7459
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added330550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,8154
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added331567.50/cwt567.50–567.501,8788
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365518.03/cwt490.00–530.001,89111
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2369479.10/cwt465.00–495.001,7686
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added406509.00/cwt509.00–509.002,06722
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425495.23/cwt450.00–520.002,10532
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9583
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469407.57/cwt370.00–460.001,9124
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477460.49/cwt442.50–490.002,19712
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added494474.00/cwt474.00–474.002,34210
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520389.62/cwt370.00–410.002,0262
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Replacement521442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,3055
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added535472.50/cwt472.50–472.502,5281
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1540426.79/cwt417.50–430.002,30510
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added545430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,34412
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566426.88/cwt395.00–435.002,4165
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added591386.44/cwt385.00–387.002,2847
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2571
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Full660355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3431
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665353.32/cwt352.50–355.002,3503
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3041
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,005252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,5381
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1400525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,1002
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0702
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1482499.56/cwt475.00–515.002,40810
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy528502.50/cwt502.50–502.502,6538
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1541473.88/cwt460.00–482.502,5647
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1562437.08/cwt420.00–490.002,45612
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,3991
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1633424.47/cwt422.00–442.502,6878
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4791
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy685360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4661
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5161
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2860290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4941
Bulls1200–1250Medium and Large 11,215237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,8861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,223175.88/cwt168.00–183.002,1512
Bulls——1,816195.75/cwt191.00–200.003,5554
Bulls——1,848208.88/cwt207.00–213.003,8604
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight820148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,2141
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight830132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0961
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight845153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,2931
Cows—Lean 85-90%850154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,3091
Cows—Lean 85-90%955164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,5661
Cows—Boner 80-85%964130.04/cwt116.00–145.001,25410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,095155.96/cwt151.00–159.001,7086
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,162164.25/cwt160.00–168.001,9096
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,290162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,0902
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,465182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,6661
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2805310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4961
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,2921
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,3161
Bred Heifers—Large 31,1851,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2153,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29602,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0252,317.56/head1,650.00–2,800.002,3182
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0302,313.59/head2,000.00–2,475.002,3143
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0852,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190152.11/cwt130.00–168.001,8102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2752,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 37701,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

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.