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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 6

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

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Feeder Cattle receipts

210 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 185▼ 285 vs year ago 495 · −57.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 29▼ 25 vs year ago 39 · −64.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 16▼ 3 vs year ago 22 · −13.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test, Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 7.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 4.00-15.00, mostly 9.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 4.00 higher, 400-600 lbs sold 6.00-7.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold steady. Not enough comparable receipts to establish a Trend for either Slaughter cows or bulls.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $349.14/cwt on 26 head, down $7.90 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 33 comparable sales and sits −37.48 against this barn's trailing median of $386.62.

Average price

$349.14

▼ 7.90 vs prior sale

26 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,931

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$272

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

$35.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−37.12

vs AR average

−24.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	350.51	1,942	25
Medium and Large 2	530	315.00	1,670	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.51/cwt here — about $272 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale26 hd

349.14

—

AR average8 barns · 328 hd

386.27

−37.12

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

−24.89

This barn, trailing median33 sales

386.62

−37.48

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,595	198.57	3,167	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,094	161.58	1,768	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,530	158.00	2,417	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$3,494	2thin

Every lot

64 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	323	545.08/cwt	535.00–555.00	1,761	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,639	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,610	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	476.57/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,849	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,857	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	409.64/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,712	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	464.66/cwt	437.50–485.00	2,007	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	444.91/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,038	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	400.49/cwt	360.00–427.50	1,882	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,021	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	416.03/cwt	385.00–430.00	2,213	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	403.75/cwt	375.00–420.00	2,293	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	374.60/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,338	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,176	2
Steers	650–700	Small and Medium 3	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	357.64/cwt	356.00–362.00	2,421	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,524	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,426	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,551	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,577	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	417.84/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,379	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	465.73/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,556	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	452.48/cwt	447.50–460.00	1,692	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,776	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	435	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,566	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,832	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	386.18/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,796	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	394.72/cwt	372.50–425.00	1,883	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	480	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,752	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	361.16/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,878	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,670	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	344.52/cwt	322.50–357.50	1,974	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	335.54/cwt	325.00–344.00	2,090	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,937	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,713	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	725	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,175	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,239	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,760	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	420.58/cwt	400.00–457.50	2,031	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	388.04/cwt	372.50–427.50	2,041	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	371.26/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,124	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	356.18/cwt	347.50–365.00	2,244	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,244	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,315	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,455	207.65/cwt	205.00–210.00	3,021	2
Bulls	—	—	1,688	192.51/cwt	185.00–200.00	3,250	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,063	163.43/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,737	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	149.91/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,634	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	170.47/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,952	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,417	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,926	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,078	200.95/cwt	182.50–220.00	2,166	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,603	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,734	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,027	246.17/cwt	185.00–295.00	2,528	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	3,493.57/head	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,494	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,318	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	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 Aug 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 210Last week 185Year ago 495

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 29Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 16Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	334	430.00–480.00	465.73
6	350–400	374	447.50–460.00	452.48
4	400–450	413	430.00	430.00
12	450–500	477	372.50–425.00	394.72
9	500–550	520	325.00–375.00	361.16
16	550–600	573	322.50–357.50	344.52
9	600–650	623	325.00–344.00	335.54
1	650–700	680	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	845	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	480	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	725	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	410.00–425.00	417.84
1	350–400	385	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	465	380.00–392.50	386.18
1	500–550	530	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	635	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	535.00–555.00	545.08
3	350–400	388	465.00–500.00	476.57
6	400–450	432	437.50–485.00	464.66
3	450–500	458	440.00–455.00	444.91
7	500–550	532	385.00–430.00	416.03
5	550–600	568	375.00–420.00	403.75
4	600–650	624	350.00–400.00	374.60
11	650–700	677	356.00–362.00	357.64
1	700–750	705	358.00	358.00
1	750–800	785	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	845	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	470.00	470.00
4	500–550	525	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	350	460.00	460.00
2	400–450	418	390.00–430.00	409.64
3	450–500	470	360.00–427.50	400.49
1	550–600	555	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	640	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	770	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	400.00	400.00
15	450–500	483	400.00–457.50	420.58
8	500–550	526	372.50–427.50	388.04
6	550–600	572	360.00–380.00	371.26
2	600–650	630	347.50–365.00	356.18
1	650–700	680	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	735	310.00–320.00	315.00

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	—	1,215	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,078	182.50–220.00	200.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,430	182.00	182.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	187.00	187.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	3,300.00	3,300.00

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	7	—	1,027	185.00–295.00	246.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	187.50	187.50

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	—	1,400	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,493.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	305.00	305.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	2,450.00	2,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,688	185.00–200.00	192.51
2	—	1,455	205.00–210.00	207.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,063	162.00–165.00	163.43
2	—	1,145	170.00–171.00	170.47
2	—	1,090	143.00–155.00	149.91

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.