Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2026-03-26

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 26
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
425 head
▲ 111 vs last sale 314▼ 39 vs year ago 464 · −8.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 40▼ 31 vs year ago 74 · −41.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 31▼ 2 vs year ago 34 · −5.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 10.00-12.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 22.00-30.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 8.00-30.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 15.00 lower on a light test. Feeder supply was much more attractive to buyers compared to last weeks offerings. Slaughter cows sold 8.00-10.00 higher with one exceptional cow selling at 188.00, No test on Slaughter bulls.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $424.25/cwt on 66 head, up $26.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 33 comparable sales and sits +37.63 against this barn's trailing median of $386.62.
Average price
$424.25
▲ 26.13 vs prior sale
66 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,280
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,349
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$247.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.55
vs AR average
−0.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532432.332,30141
Medium and Large 1-2545428.002,33120
Medium and Large 2562382.442,1474thin
Medium and Large 3515185.009531thin
One grade step is worth $247.33/cwt here — about $1,349 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 sale66 hd
424.25
—
AR average7 barns · 241 hd
419.69
+4.55
National average176 barns · 15,314 hd
425.19
−0.94
This barn, trailing median33 sales
386.62
+37.63
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
440397353310median 386.6203/0504/3006/2508/2710/29
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,347198.052,6685thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,320179.002,3629thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,094166.931,82625
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low850151.331,2863thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$3,1976
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)865$2,6501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,230$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,023$2,3897
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)918$2,2072thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,290$3,4001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$2,9501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)998$2,8282thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)780$2,2001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,965$4,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,105$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,177$3,3644thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,055$3,2001thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1321648.92/cwt610.00–670.002,08311
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2332586.78/cwt560.00–600.001,9486
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340620.00/cwt620.00–620.002,1083
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2360585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,1063
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy368460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,6932
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370621.52/cwt595.00–650.002,3006
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2376565.11/cwt530.00–585.002,1259
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3386496.18/cwt485.00–505.001,9154
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,0753
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420568.69/cwt550.00–595.002,38812
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435501.89/cwt485.00–520.002,1838
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,1161
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475537.52/cwt535.00–540.002,5536
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1539501.12/cwt470.00–515.002,70112
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1552460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,5393
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570429.00/cwt429.00–429.002,4455
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,4781
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,5001
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added632452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,8602
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1682406.59/cwt395.00–415.002,7733
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,5691
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added720380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,7361
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1742360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,6712
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765352.37/cwt342.50–362.502,6962
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2775285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2091
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,8911
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added855320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,7361
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1878317.35/cwt310.00–325.002,7862
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323562.01/cwt540.00–610.001,8153
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369524.37/cwt500.00–550.001,9359
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383463.61/cwt450.00–485.001,7763
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414491.02/cwt460.00–515.002,03318
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422436.71/cwt430.00–450.001,8436
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9694
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474437.91/cwt415.00–465.002,0765
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475474.29/cwt435.00–510.002,25314
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2500385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9251
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3515185.00/cwt185.00–185.009531
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,31912
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529432.09/cwt415.00–462.502,28635
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added545447.50/cwt447.50–447.502,4393
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1558420.00/cwt410.00–435.002,3443
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,3418
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2582381.59/cwt375.00–390.002,2213
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4487
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630335.22/cwt320.00–345.002,1123
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1634361.69/cwt350.00–370.002,2936
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3451
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680351.29/cwt340.00–360.002,3894
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0581
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1773320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4743
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added825310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5581
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1835265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2131
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Replacement880310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7281
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1885265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3451
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1Replacement1,015305.00/cwt305.00–305.003,0961
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,050260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,7301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423505.24/cwt440.00–525.002,1377
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1462513.93/cwt475.00–530.002,3749
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2502440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,2092
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515487.18/cwt440.00–500.002,50918
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,2791
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2573405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,3213
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1582436.60/cwt410.00–450.002,54113
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1612414.01/cwt390.00–427.502,5349
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1672379.26/cwt377.50–382.502,5497
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705367.50/cwt365.00–370.002,5912
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1768327.32/cwt320.00–342.502,5143
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1840325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,7301
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1865305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,6381
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2895270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4172
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1962275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,6462
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Small and Medium 3428260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1133
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,295196.00/cwt196.00–196.002,5381
Bulls——1,313182.98/cwt180.00–186.002,4032
Bulls——1,408214.14/cwt210.00–217.003,0152
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%780138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0761
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight825155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2791
Cows—Boner 80-85%918132.18/cwt127.50–136.001,2132
Cows—Lean 85-90%945161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,5211
Cows—Boner 80-85%977159.86/cwt158.00–164.001,5627
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,120170.48/cwt165.00–176.001,90911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,223174.97/cwt174.00–176.002,1402
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,269182.94/cwt179.00–188.002,3225
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,320171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,2571
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,352181.67/cwt177.00–184.002,4566
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,770214.00/cwt214.00–214.003,7881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,9654,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28652,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29182,207.36/head1,900.00–2,500.002,2072
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,7241
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0232,388.65/head2,000.00–2,750.002,3897
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1803,197.21/head2,300.00–3,600.003,1976
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0553,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0953,411.70/head3,325.00–3,500.003,4122
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1053,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2583,316.20/head3,250.00–3,400.003,3162
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27802,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29502,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29982,828.20/head2,350.00–3,250.002,8282
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2903,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045207.50/cwt207.50–207.502,1681

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.