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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, May 21

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← May 14May 21May 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

420 head

▼ 317 vs last sale 737▼ 120 vs year ago 540 · −22.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

92 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 46▲ 11 vs year ago 81 · +13.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 22▲ 18 vs year ago 27 · +66.7%

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 600 lbs sold 24.00-40.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 20.00-50.00 lower with full decline on 300-400 lb weights. Buyers were very cautious following steep decline in Futures market today. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $438.53/cwt on 33 head, down $27.41 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 31 comparable sales and sits −0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $438.53.

Average price

$438.53

▼ 27.41 vs prior sale

33 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,359

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$40.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.96

vs AR average

−35.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	448.28	2,399	25
Medium and Large 2	547	408.07	2,230	8thin

One grade step is worth $40.21/cwt here — about $169 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale33 hd

438.53

—

AR average7 barns · 290 hd

463.49

−24.96

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

−35.95

This barn, trailing median31 sales

438.53

−0.00

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,742	214.05	3,728	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,512	179.31	2,711	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,191	175.86	2,094	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	920	161.00	1,481	1thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,137	$3,362	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$3,111	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,216	$3,039	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$2,611	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$2,568	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$2,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	885	$2,900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,458	$3,639	2thin

Every lot

78 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 1	330	577.77/cwt	555.00–610.00	1,907	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	482.07/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,774	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,906	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	485.69/cwt	475.00–520.00	2,084	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,052	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	460.11/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,024	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	465.70/cwt	445.00–490.00	2,231	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	409.62/cwt	375.00–435.00	1,974	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	453.20/cwt	435.00–475.00	2,384	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	408.47/cwt	370.00–425.00	2,165	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	407.67/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,295	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	428.58/cwt	412.50–435.00	2,451	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	420.59/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,570	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	402.30/cwt	372.50–410.00	2,502	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	409.10/cwt	400.00–427.50	2,680	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,514	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	692	364.64/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,523	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	357.09/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,578	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	356.45/cwt	350.00–358.00	2,777	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,738	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	838	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,765	56
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	488.56/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,637	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	468.67/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,701	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,369	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	488.07/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,864	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	414.68/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,742	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	453.01/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,921	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	421.41/cwt	380.00–445.00	2,014	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	396.02/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,917	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,906	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	392.05/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,054	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	377.54/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,993	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,935	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	381.85/cwt	372.50–388.00	2,154	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	357.50/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,091	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,181	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,354	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	341.25/cwt	335.00–347.50	2,355	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	332.47/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,437	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,223	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,775	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,891	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	475.15/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,010	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	441.59/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,151	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	431.19/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,259	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	411.76/cwt	385.00–435.00	2,326	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	365.04/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,128	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	381.87/cwt	367.50–400.00	2,360	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	356.09/cwt	345.00–367.50	2,375	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	351.85/cwt	342.50–357.50	2,512	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,550	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	328.75/cwt	327.50–330.00	2,656	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,736	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,558	182.84/cwt	177.00–190.00	2,849	2
Bulls	—	—	1,687	213.95/cwt	211.00–219.00	3,609	3
Bulls	—	—	1,848	226.59/cwt	224.00–228.00	4,187	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	855	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,317	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,481	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	168.43/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,827	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	176.58/cwt	172.00–182.00	2,128	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,342	188.59/cwt	183.00–192.00	2,531	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,462	177.30/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,592	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	185.15/cwt	182.00–188.00	2,801	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,658	170.75/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,831	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,458	3,639.11/head	3,450.00–3,800.00	3,639	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,137	3,362.32/head	2,900.00–3,750.00	3,362	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	2,568.24/head	1,950.00–3,000.00	2,568	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,216	3,039.06/head	1,950.00–3,550.00	3,039	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	2,611.09/head	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,611	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	3,110.76/head	2,800.00–3,400.00	3,111	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,262	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,309	177.62/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,325	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,594	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,572	184.18/cwt	173.00–196.00	2,895	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	242.26/cwt	225.00–260.00	2,398	3

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

Thu May 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 420Last week 737Year ago 540

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 46Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 22Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	330	555.00–610.00	577.77
1	350–400	370	515.00	515.00
14	400–450	429	475.00–520.00	485.69
14	450–500	479	445.00–490.00	465.70
20	500–550	526	435.00–475.00	453.20
5	550–600	572	412.50–435.00	428.58
16	600–650	611	415.00–430.00	420.59
3	650–700	655	400.00–427.50	409.10
7	700–750	722	345.00–370.00	357.09
5	750–800	779	350.00–358.00	356.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	432	475.00	475.00
10	600–650	622	372.50–410.00	402.30
2	650–700	675	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	800–850	838	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	470.00–495.00	482.07
3	400–450	440	450.00–465.00	460.11
3	450–500	482	375.00–435.00	409.62
4	500–550	530	370.00–425.00	408.47
4	550–600	563	390.00–420.00	407.67
6	650–700	692	350.00–370.00	364.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	790	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	335	470.00–500.00	488.56
5	350–400	382	480.00–500.00	488.07
12	400–450	424	430.00–475.00	453.01
9	450–500	478	380.00–445.00	421.41
9	500–550	524	385.00–420.00	392.05
6	550–600	564	372.50–388.00	381.85
1	600–650	645	365.00	365.00
2	650–700	690	335.00–347.50	341.25
2	700–750	733	330.00–335.00	332.47
1	900–950	925	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	495	385.00	385.00
8	500–550	528	365.00–385.00	377.54
4	550–600	591	369.00	369.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	450.00–480.00	468.67
3	400–450	420	405.00–430.00	414.68
4	450–500	484	380.00–415.00	396.02
1	500–550	530	365.00	365.00
2	550–600	585	345.00–370.00	357.50
1	750–800	780	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	382	495.00	495.00
2	400–450	423	470.00–480.00	475.15
5	450–500	487	430.00–465.00	441.59
7	500–550	524	410.00–450.00	431.19
9	550–600	565	385.00–435.00	411.76
11	600–650	618	367.50–400.00	381.87
3	650–700	667	345.00–367.50	356.09
5	700–750	714	342.50–357.50	351.85
1	750–800	750	340.00	340.00
2	800–850	808	327.50–330.00	328.75
1	850–900	855	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	583	355.00–375.00	365.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	885	2,900.00	2,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,572	173.00–196.00	184.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,216	1,950.00–3,550.00	3,039.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,425	182.00	182.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	3,250.00	3,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,255	2,800.00–3,400.00	3,110.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,225	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,611.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	176.00	176.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,163	1,950.00–3,000.00	2,568.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,309	170.00–181.00	177.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,137	2,900.00–3,750.00	3,362.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,350.00	2,350.00

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	3	—	990	225.00–260.00	242.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,458	3,450.00–3,800.00	3,639.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,085	164.00–170.00	168.43
1	—	855	154.00	154.00
29	—	1,205	172.00–182.00	176.58
3	—	1,342	183.00–192.00	188.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	168.00–173.00	170.75
6	—	1,462	175.00–179.00	177.30
5	—	1,513	182.00–188.00	185.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	177.00–190.00	182.84
5	—	1,848	224.00–228.00	226.59
3	—	1,687	211.00–219.00	213.95

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.