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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 30

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Jul 23Jul 30Aug 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

185 head

▼ 132 vs last sale 317▼ 398 vs year ago 583 · −68.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 32▼ 10 vs year ago 39 · −25.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 20▼ 3 vs year ago 19 · −15.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Light run due to extreme heat impeding cattle movement in area. Feeder Steers under 500 lbs sold 11.00-25.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs not well tested, 400-500 lbs sold steady, over 500 lbs sold 4.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 higher on a light test.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $379.94/cwt on 24 head, up $0.71 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 31 comparable sales and sits −20.00 against this barn's trailing median of $399.94.

Average price

$379.94

▲ 0.71 vs prior sale

24 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$36.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.91

vs AR average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	381.46	2,091	23
Medium and Large 2	540	345.00	1,863	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.46/cwt here — about $228 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale24 hd

379.94

—

AR average7 barns · 100 hd

379.04

+0.91

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.94

−20.00

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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $465.39, low $332.36, median $399.94 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	—	High	1,773	223.35	3,959	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,090	181.00	1,973	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,363	175.96	2,398	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,108	166.10	1,840	15

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$3,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,253	$3,347	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	985	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$2,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$2,650	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,895	$4,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$3,121	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$2,864	2thin

Every lot

74 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	318	505.35/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,607	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	508.87/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,868	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	459.45/cwt	435.00–480.00	1,723	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	480.71/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,990	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	447.60/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,916	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	462.22/cwt	445.00–480.00	2,122	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,020	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	401.21/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,938	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	414.91/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,158	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,998	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,434	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	382.57/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,341	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	364.85/cwt	345.00–390.00	2,408	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,701	1
Steers	800–850	Small and Medium 3	805	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,610	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,829	1
Steers	900–950	Small and Medium 3	915	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,830	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,758	1
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,150	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,933	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,513	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	360	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,386	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	454.87/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,697	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	446.45/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,719	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	401	434.52/cwt	420.00–442.50	1,742	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	410.06/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,735	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	428	404.97/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,733	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,828	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	470	374.95/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,762	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	373.34/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,822	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,834	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	362.46/cwt	347.50–370.00	1,896	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	354.96/cwt	347.50–370.00	1,966	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,900	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	605	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,087	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	327.99/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,024	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	658	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,270	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	409.68/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,925	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,692	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	510	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,632	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	390.61/cwt	365.00–412.50	2,043	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,863	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	377.90/cwt	360.00–397.50	2,180	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	620	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,015	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	330.02/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,073	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	363.11/cwt	340.00–390.00	2,288	13
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	340.78/cwt	335.00–348.00	2,341	8
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	336.07/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,598	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	304.75/cwt	285.00–325.00	2,484	2
Bulls	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1	1,200	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,520	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,720	226.66/cwt	226.00–227.00	3,899	3
Bulls	—	—	1,825	220.04/cwt	217.00–222.00	4,016	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	917	147.00/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,348	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,053	164.09/cwt	162.50–166.00	1,728	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,973	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	175.73/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,151	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,263	182.04/cwt	181.00–183.00	2,299	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	181.53/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,405	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,371	174.66/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,395	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,586	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,895	4,900.00/head	4,900.00–4,900.00	4,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	3,346.86/head	2,650.00–4,075.00	3,347	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,755	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,495	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,601	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,189	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,491	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	2,863.69/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,864	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	3,121.07/head	2,950.00–3,300.00	3,121	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	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 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 317Year ago 583

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 32Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 20Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	432.50	432.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	318	480.00–530.00	505.35
5	350–400	367	500.00–530.00	508.87
6	400–450	414	460.00–500.00	480.71
4	450–500	459	445.00–480.00	462.22
4	500–550	520	405.00–430.00	414.91
1	550–600	590	412.50	412.50
5	600–650	612	370.00–392.50	382.57
3	650–700	660	345.00–390.00	364.85
1	700–750	745	362.50	362.50
1	800–850	820	345.00	345.00
1	900–950	935	295.00	295.00
1	1150–1200	1,150	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	805	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	915	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	435.00–480.00	459.45
2	400–450	428	445.00–450.00	447.60
3	450–500	483	385.00–425.00	401.21
1	500–550	540	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	615	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	450.00–465.00	454.87
5	400–450	401	420.00–442.50	434.52
7	500–550	523	347.50–370.00	362.46
4	550–600	554	347.50–370.00	354.96
5	600–650	617	320.00–345.00	327.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	345.00	345.00
2	650–700	658	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	400.00–410.00	404.97
3	450–500	470	365.00–380.00	374.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	425.00	425.00
3	450–500	493	372.00	372.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	445.00	445.00
3	350–400	385	435.00–455.00	446.45
4	400–450	423	405.00–415.00	410.06
3	450–500	488	370.00–380.00	373.34
1	550–600	580	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	400.00–420.00	409.68
11	500–550	523	365.00–412.50	390.61
11	550–600	577	360.00–397.50	377.90
13	600–650	630	340.00–390.00	363.11
8	650–700	687	335.00–348.00	340.78
2	750–800	773	330.00–342.50	336.07
2	800–850	815	285.00–325.00	304.75
1	1200–1250	1,200	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	620	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	540	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	628	325.00–335.00	330.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,345	3,750.00	3,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,495	174.00	174.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,253	2,650.00–4,075.00	3,346.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,450	190.00	190.00

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	1	—	755	157.50	157.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	265.00	265.00

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	1	—	1,895	4,900.00	4,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,863.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,335	2,950.00–3,300.00	3,121.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,650.00	2,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	169.00	169.00
2	—	1,263	181.00–183.00	182.04
4	—	1,371	170.00–179.00	174.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,053	162.50–166.00	164.09
4	—	1,224	171.00–178.00	175.73
3	—	917	140.00–157.00	147.00
2	—	1,325	180.00–183.00	181.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,720	226.00–227.00	226.66
3	—	1,825	217.00–222.00	220.04

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.