Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2026-05-14

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, May 14
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
737 head
▲ 470 vs last sale 267▼ 62 vs year ago 799 · −7.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 17▲ 16 vs year ago 30 · +53.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 9▼ 10 vs year ago 32 · −31.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 15.00-16.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 6.00 lower, over 600 lbs 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 10.00-12.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder supply included several large offerings of long time weaned high quality cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $465.94/cwt on 72 head, down $11.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 31 comparable sales and sits +27.41 against this barn's trailing median of $438.53.
Average price
$465.94
▼ 11.91 vs prior sale
72 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,598
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$315
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$62.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.27
vs AR average
−7.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556474.342,63761
Medium and Large 1-2578452.502,6152thin
Medium and Large 2564411.992,3229thin
One grade step is worth $62.34/cwt here — about $315 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 sale72 hd
465.94
—
AR average7 barns · 440 hd
453.67
+12.27
National average167 barns · 12,191 hd
473.70
−7.76
This barn, trailing median31 sales
438.53
+27.41
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—Average1,707218.493,7305thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,476178.832,64015
CowsLean 85-90%High1,090177.001,9291thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,180168.561,98821

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)Young (2-4 yrs)995$3,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,221$2,7266
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,124$2,3664thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)875$2,2001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)760$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$2,6001thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added257732.50/cwt732.50–732.501,8838
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3323474.07/cwt450.00–495.001,5312
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330580.15/cwt570.00–590.001,9142
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2343555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,9042
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added345637.50/cwt637.50–637.502,19912
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3355440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5621
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370590.08/cwt560.00–595.002,18316
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2381520.77/cwt480.00–550.001,9847
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,9271
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426516.61/cwt505.00–530.002,2015
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460496.54/cwt490.00–505.002,2847
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2467471.27/cwt420.00–495.002,2015
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479527.72/cwt505.00–533.002,52848
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,3401
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1534474.03/cwt465.00–515.002,53120
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added554492.47/cwt485.00–495.002,7284
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568472.54/cwt447.00–483.002,68437
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2569407.24/cwt355.00–420.002,3178
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,6152
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2881
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630429.94/cwt422.50–437.502,7092
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,7511
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added697375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,6145
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3761
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added731377.00/cwt377.00–377.002,75620
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,6611
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added825357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,9457
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added826348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,87416
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added876343.00/cwt343.00–343.003,00539
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added878339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,9768
Steers1200–1250Medium and Large 11,235225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,7791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1313546.07/cwt520.00–560.001,7095
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2601
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added316596.84/cwt562.50–612.501,88610
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1101
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379457.15/cwt410.00–490.001,7335
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385501.79/cwt470.00–530.001,9327
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added425510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,16827
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1433464.64/cwt440.00–490.002,01219
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475403.59/cwt370.00–430.001,9174
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1485434.48/cwt410.00–460.002,10730
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516417.73/cwt407.50–425.002,15513
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518387.49/cwt380.00–395.002,0074
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added520439.00/cwt439.00–439.002,28322
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574401.85/cwt375.00–412.502,30712
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added602384.00/cwt384.00–384.002,3123
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630366.59/cwt365.00–370.002,3103
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added663385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,5539
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1688360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4772
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added739344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,54267
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3631
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1787330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5973
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0631
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1885275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4341
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1905270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435460.11/cwt450.00–470.002,0012
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475486.32/cwt465.00–515.002,3106
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2495380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8813
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521458.73/cwt407.50–495.002,39013
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0922
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572419.72/cwt395.00–445.002,4016
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2588365.11/cwt335.00–385.002,1473
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625395.32/cwt382.50–410.002,4716
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4381
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3631
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,009265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,6744
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,025255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,6141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,570214.85/cwt212.00–218.003,3733
Bulls——1,913223.96/cwt223.00–225.004,2842
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,060148.55/cwt142.00–151.001,5754
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,9291
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,115181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,0181
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205175.41/cwt171.00–178.002,11412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,239164.93/cwt162.00–168.002,0434
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,455176.88/cwt171.00–179.002,5749
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,508181.76/cwt180.00–184.002,7416
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28752,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29953,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1242,365.74/head2,150.00–2,750.002,3664
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,1231
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2212,726.48/head2,450.00–3,250.002,7266
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,410186.01/cwt177.00–200.002,6232
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2775164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,2711
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,091186.31/cwt179.00–192.502,0334
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27602,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0652,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001

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.