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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 16

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Jul 9Jul 16Jul 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

400 head

▼ 69 vs last sale 469▲ 80 vs year ago 320 · +25.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 47▲ 37 vs year ago 24 · +154.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 20▲ 4 vs year ago 31 · +12.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 14.00-22.00, mostly 18.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 20.00 lower, 400-600 lbs sold 5.00-9.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 10.00 higher. Feeder supply was mostly Fleshy, unweaned, average in quality. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-4.00 lower.

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 $420.63/cwt on 57 head, down $31.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 31 comparable sales and sits −17.90 against this barn's trailing median of $438.53.

Average price

$420.63

▼ 31.62 vs prior sale

57 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,341

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$343

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

$43.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.18

vs AR average

−18.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	432.38	2,403	41
Medium and Large 1-2	581	392.00	2,278	9thin
Medium and Large 2	530	388.59	2,060	7thin

One grade step is worth $43.79/cwt here — about $343 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 sale57 hd

420.63

—

AR average9 barns · 230 hd

427.81

−7.18

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

−18.52

This barn, trailing median31 sales

438.53

−17.90

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	—	Average	1,414	205.38	2,903	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,289	182.50	2,352	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,157	170.09	1,967	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	992	169.22	1,678	6thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	938	$2,588	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,017	$2,443	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,007	$2,432	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	730	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	953	$3,933	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	888	$3,797	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,228	$3,793	3thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	339	540.96/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,834	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	498.31/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,694	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	526.47/cwt	505.00–560.00	1,937	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	466.66/cwt	425.00–500.00	1,759	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,950	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	407	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,893	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	492.46/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,063	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	447.22/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,954	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	435.77/cwt	400.00–465.00	2,057	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	492.14/cwt	475.00–510.00	2,362	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	506	396.31/cwt	375.00–425.00	2,005	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	444.29/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,328	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	378.29/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,126	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	425.51/cwt	395.00–460.00	2,442	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,278	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	371.25/cwt	370.00–372.50	2,246	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	405.19/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,484	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	625	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,219	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	670	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,211	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	358.22/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,418	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	320.00/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,176	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	703	328.77/cwt	322.50–335.00	2,311	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	728	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,512	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	439.77/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,451	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,615	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	471.64/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,802	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	417.89/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,763	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	465.55/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,007	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	438.81/cwt	435.00–442.50	2,010	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,518	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	412.17/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,941	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	478	402.57/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,924	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	395.07/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,920	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	510	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,951	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	399.26/cwt	375.00–411.00	2,060	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	359.72/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,899	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	535	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,167	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,060	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	347.50/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,929	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	565	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,161	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	369.13/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,093	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	364.64/cwt	340.00–373.00	2,210	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	329.70/cwt	315.00–345.00	2,038	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	687	303.42/cwt	280.00–320.00	2,084	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,199	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,268	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	785	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,355	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	920	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,691	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	454.85/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,924	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	448.40/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,107	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	409.29/cwt	380.00–435.00	2,161	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	396.20/cwt	370.00–425.00	2,262	20
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	364.99/cwt	345.00–395.00	2,296	14
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	350.95/cwt	342.50–365.00	2,313	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,312	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	326.59/cwt	317.50–335.00	2,338	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,422	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,410	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,494	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,475	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,053	198.43/cwt	195.00–200.00	2,089	3
Bulls	—	—	1,590	205.71/cwt	203.00–208.00	3,271	2
Bulls	—	—	1,778	215.46/cwt	215.00–216.00	3,831	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	151.03/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,352	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	167.12/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,596	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	989	149.47/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,478	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,006	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	166.29/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,899	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,262	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	175.99/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,112	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,248	179.49/cwt	179.00–180.00	2,240	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	182.59/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,281	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	185.50/cwt	185.00–186.00	2,467	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	888	3,797.07/head	3,550.00–4,000.00	3,797	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	953	3,933.04/head	3,750.00–4,050.00	3,933	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	3,939.69/head	3,500.00–4,300.00	3,940	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	660	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	730	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	750	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	2,587.87/head	2,250.00–2,950.00	2,588	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,836	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,039	2,548.32/head	2,150.00–2,950.00	2,548	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	189.73/cwt	178.00–201.00	2,102	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,940	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	2,964.33/head	2,550.00–3,400.00	2,964	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,260	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	947	266.88/cwt	210.00–315.00	2,527	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,121	1

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 Jul 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 469Year ago 320

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 47Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 20Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	450.00–460.00	454.85
14	450–500	470	430.00–470.00	448.40
8	500–550	528	380.00–435.00	409.29
20	550–600	571	370.00–425.00	396.20
14	600–650	629	345.00–395.00	364.99
5	650–700	659	342.50–365.00	350.95
6	700–750	716	317.50–335.00	326.59
1	750–800	775	312.50	312.50
1	850–900	860	290.00	290.00
1	900–950	900	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	790	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	785	300.00	300.00
2	900–950	920	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	405.00	405.00
1	550–600	565	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	470.00–475.00	471.64
10	400–450	431	440.00–480.00	465.55
2	450–500	458	435.00–442.50	438.81
19	500–550	516	375.00–411.00	399.26
6	550–600	567	365.00–370.00	369.13
9	600–650	606	340.00–373.00	364.64
1	700–750	720	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	400.00–405.00	402.57
1	500–550	510	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	425.00–455.00	439.77
1	350–400	380	425.00	425.00
3	400–450	422	405.00–435.00	417.89
5	450–500	471	395.00–435.00	412.17
2	500–550	528	340.00–380.00	359.72
2	550–600	555	330.00–365.00	347.50
2	600–650	618	315.00–345.00	329.70
3	650–700	687	280.00–320.00	303.42
1	700–750	715	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	486	375.00–430.00	395.07
2	500–550	542	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	339	530.00–545.00	540.96
9	350–400	368	505.00–560.00	526.47
12	400–450	419	480.00–505.00	492.46
2	450–500	480	475.00–510.00	492.14
15	500–550	524	425.00–455.00	444.29
26	550–600	574	395.00–460.00	425.51
16	600–650	613	390.00–420.00	405.19
3	650–700	675	340.00–370.00	358.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	670	330.00	330.00
3	700–750	728	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	490.00–505.00	498.31
7	350–400	377	425.00–500.00	466.66
6	400–450	437	425.00–465.00	447.22
11	450–500	472	400.00–465.00	435.77
4	500–550	506	375.00–425.00	396.31
3	550–600	562	375.00–385.00	378.29
2	600–650	605	370.00–372.50	371.25
2	650–700	680	310.00–330.00	320.00
2	700–750	703	322.50–335.00	328.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	500.00	500.00
3	400–450	407	465.00	465.00
9	550–600	581	392.00	392.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	953	3,750.00–4,050.00	3,933.04
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	888	3,550.00–4,000.00	3,797.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,310	3,500.00–4,300.00	3,939.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	3,500.00	3,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,195	2,550.00–3,400.00	2,964.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,039	2,150.00–2,950.00	2,548.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,108	178.00–201.00	189.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	938	2,250.00–2,950.00	2,587.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	174.00	174.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	180.00	180.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	186.00	186.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	660	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	947	210.00–315.00	266.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	185.00–186.00	185.50
2	—	1,248	179.00–180.00	179.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	989	145.00–155.00	149.47
7	—	1,142	160.00–171.00	166.29
17	—	1,200	172.00–179.00	175.99
4	—	1,249	181.00–185.00	182.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	165.00–169.00	167.12
1	—	1,160	195.00	195.00
2	—	895	150.00–152.00	151.03
1	—	1,090	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	203.00–208.00	205.71
3	—	1,053	195.00–200.00	198.43
2	—	1,778	215.00–216.00	215.46

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.