Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2026-04-23

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 23
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
362 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 322▼ 60 vs year ago 422 · −14.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 42▼ 11 vs year ago 85 · −12.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 41▼ 8 vs year ago 38 · −21.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 20.00 higher, 400-500 lbs sold 7.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 18.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 18.00-19.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 10.00-16.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $394.81/cwt on 43 head, down $20.57 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 33 comparable sales and sits +8.19 against this barn's trailing median of $386.62.
Average price
$394.81
▼ 20.57 vs prior sale
43 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,195
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$171
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$42.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.11
vs AR average
−27.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551403.442,22332
Medium and Large 1-2572385.002,2024thin
Medium and Large 2569361.002,0537thin
One grade step is worth $42.43/cwt here — about $171 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 sale43 hd
394.81
—
AR average9 barns · 251 hd
400.92
−6.11
National average167 barns · 11,519 hd
422.17
−27.36
This barn, trailing median33 sales
386.62
+8.19
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—High1,680195.563,2848thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,396169.742,37019
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,120166.511,86526
CowsLean 85-90%Low993151.501,5042thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,252$3,0473thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,360$2,8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,229$2,6696
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,228$2,5553thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$2,7501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)815$2,6501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)975$5,3501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,100$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,293$3,5752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,415$3,0001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,115$3,9501thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1288707.52/cwt705.00–710.002,0382
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2318591.75/cwt585.00–595.001,8823
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1321648.97/cwt605.00–685.002,0835
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3343484.82/cwt460.00–510.001,6632
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1354621.20/cwt600.00–635.002,1994
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373554.86/cwt515.00–590.002,07014
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3390490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,9111
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1429556.77/cwt520.00–575.002,38916
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430511.55/cwt475.00–550.002,2006
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466533.99/cwt515.00–557.502,48829
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475489.18/cwt465.00–507.502,3249
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523502.24/cwt474.00–530.002,6278
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523462.58/cwt460.00–465.002,4192
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2558434.87/cwt425.00–445.002,4272
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3791
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1629429.54/cwt415.00–452.502,70214
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,6132
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added690392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,7081
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added705377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,6611
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy755320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4161
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,6461
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added865325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,8111
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,7031
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2958290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,7782
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2980287.50/cwt285.00–290.002,8182
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280607.19/cwt590.00–625.001,7002
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326567.69/cwt530.00–590.001,8518
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328509.77/cwt500.00–520.001,6722
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3340400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3601
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374465.29/cwt425.00–495.001,7406
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380522.03/cwt500.00–545.001,98418
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6341
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy410370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5171
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418501.23/cwt472.50–590.002,09510
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2441458.57/cwt415.00–467.502,0226
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468455.61/cwt430.00–467.502,13212
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475424.74/cwt410.00–440.002,0183
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy483402.44/cwt390.00–415.001,9442
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515419.46/cwt400.00–442.502,16012
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2548377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,0693
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added552417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,3052
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,2024
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575391.19/cwt360.00–410.002,24918
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2584348.63/cwt330.00–360.002,0364
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added603380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2913
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618369.94/cwt360.00–380.002,2864
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1441
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1688352.27/cwt342.50–355.002,42411
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added717342.56/cwt340.00–347.502,4563
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728344.96/cwt342.50–347.502,5112
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765319.93/cwt315.00–325.002,4472
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open770335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5801
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open805325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6161
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2Value Added835300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5051
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1838296.68/cwt290.00–300.002,4863
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2850235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9981
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open885310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480486.05/cwt470.00–495.002,3336
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1512489.16/cwt470.00–510.002,50413
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,3761
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy550380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0901
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564445.92/cwt417.50–463.002,51520
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,3582
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1614411.22/cwt390.00–426.002,52513
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680375.77/cwt370.00–385.002,5553
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1745340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5331
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1805327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,6361
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2980225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,2051
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,005275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,7641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,538201.51/cwt200.00–203.003,0992
Bulls——1,717190.29/cwt188.00–192.003,2675
Bulls——1,775210.00/cwt210.00–210.003,7281
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%860128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1011
Cows—Lean 85-90%915160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4641
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,5301
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,076158.30/cwt152.00–161.001,7035
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,111166.94/cwt162.00–171.001,85512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194175.82/cwt172.00–178.002,0998
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,367173.14/cwt170.00–179.002,3679
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,375167.20/cwt165.00–169.002,2999
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,850162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,9971
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29755,350.00/head5,350.00–5,350.005,3501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,525200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,0501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995202.50/cwt202.50–202.502,0151
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,062194.46/cwt180.00–230.002,0653
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1153,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2253,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3603,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4153,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28152,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28752,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2282,554.61/head2,350.00–2,750.002,5553
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2292,668.92/head1,850.00–3,000.002,6696
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2523,047.34/head2,850.00–3,150.003,0473
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,255165.81/cwt157.00–172.002,0812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3602,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,383184.57/cwt175.00–196.002,5532

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.