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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 20

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

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Feeder Cattle receipts

161 head

▼ 216 vs last sale 377▼ 577 vs year ago 738 · −78.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 29▼ 22 vs year ago 40 · −55.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 10▲ 4 vs year ago 15 · +26.7%

Also sold hereFeeder Cattle Pot Load SaleTue Sep 15, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test, Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 5.00-15.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 1.00 lower, over 600 lbs not tested. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 20.00-30.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs not well tested. Not enough comparable receipts for either Slaughter cows or bulls to establish a Trend. Extreme heat in area continues to impede cattle movement..

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 $382.06/cwt on 10 head, down $3.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 31 comparable sales and sits −56.47 against this barn's trailing median of $438.53.

Average price

$382.06

▼ 3.34 vs prior sale

10 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,083

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$63.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.45

vs AR average

−14.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	388.40	2,102	9thin
Medium and Large 2	580	325.00	1,885	1thin

One grade step is worth $63.40/cwt here — about $217 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 sale10 hd

382.06

—

AR average7 barns · 171 hd

383.51

−1.45

National average147 barns · 5,729 hd

396.78

−14.72

This barn, trailing median31 sales

438.53

−56.47

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	1,597	193.88	3,095	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,113	151.52	1,687	10

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)	1,036	$2,757	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,677	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$2,506	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$2,198	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	920	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	920	$2,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$2,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$2,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	843	$2,577	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	840	$2,400	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,040	$2,900	1thin

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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,638	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,398	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	460.67/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,792	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	382.80/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,608	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	440.40/cwt	415.00–465.00	1,876	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	430	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,591	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,847	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	367.57/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,768	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	425.18/cwt	422.50–440.00	2,058	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	490	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,789	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	403.62/cwt	370.00–425.00	2,099	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,169	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	570	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,881	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,885	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,980	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	297.30/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,828	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,195	1
Steers	650–700	Small and Medium 3	690	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,311	1
Steers	700–750	Small and Medium 3	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	1
Steers	750–800	Small and Medium 3	777	191.74/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,490	3
Steers	800–850	Small and Medium 3	845	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,500	1
Steers	850–900	Small and Medium 3	885	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,682	1
Steers	900–950	Small and Medium 3	925	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,711	1
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,110	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,887	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	418.75/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,340	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	407.01/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,547	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,736	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	361.87/cwt	355.00–372.50	1,712	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	356.46/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,839	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,705	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	328.30/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,894	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	314.15/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,935	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	307.43/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,054	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,198	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,509	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,579	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	413.49/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,927	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	381.77/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,012	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	363.11/cwt	340.00–372.50	2,037	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	327.80/cwt	315.00–342.50	2,049	16
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	312.51/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,228	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	300.50/cwt	292.50–305.00	2,293	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,262	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,340	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,025	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,712	1
Bulls	—	—	1,668	192.43/cwt	175.00–200.00	3,210	3
Bulls	—	—	1,775	209.49/cwt	209.00–210.00	3,718	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,017	153.23/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,558	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	133.01/cwt	128.00–137.50	1,583	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,967	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,036	2,757.24/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,757	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	2,505.66/head	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,506	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	2,676.81/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,677	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	2,198.35/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,198	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	843	2,577.45/head	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,577	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 377Year ago 738

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 29Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 10Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	520.00	520.00
18	350–400	389	440.00–475.00	460.67
13	400–450	426	415.00–465.00	440.40
7	450–500	484	422.50–440.00	425.18
5	500–550	520	370.00–425.00	403.62
3	550–600	567	382.50	382.50
1	600–650	600	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	665	330.00	330.00
1	1100–1150	1,110	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	490	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	570	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	715	190.00	190.00
3	750–800	777	175.00–200.00	191.74
1	800–850	845	177.50	177.50
1	850–900	885	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	925	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	456	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	420	370.00–395.00	382.80
8	450–500	481	355.00–385.00	367.57
1	550–600	580	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	615	285.00–310.00	297.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	385.00	385.00
7	450–500	466	385.00–430.00	413.49
3	500–550	527	365.00–390.00	381.77
7	550–600	561	340.00–372.50	363.11
16	600–650	625	315.00–342.50	327.80
2	650–700	650	330.00	330.00
3	700–750	713	310.00–315.00	312.51
4	750–800	763	292.50–305.00	300.50
1	800–850	830	272.50	272.50
1	950–1000	975	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	400.00–440.00	418.75
2	350–400	380	395.00–420.00	407.01
1	400–450	445	390.00	390.00
4	450–500	473	355.00–372.50	361.87
5	500–550	516	335.00–370.00	356.46
7	550–600	577	320.00–340.00	328.30
3	600–650	616	312.50–315.00	314.15
2	650–700	668	305.00–310.00	307.43
1	750–800	785	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	865	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	550	310.00	310.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,125	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,676.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,060	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,505.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,036	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,757.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,210	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,198.35

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	2,600.00	2,600.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	2,400.00	2,400.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	2,900.00	2,900.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	843	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,577.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	2,750.00	2,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,040	2,900.00	2,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	209.00–210.00	209.49
3	—	1,668	175.00–200.00	192.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	128.00–137.50	133.01
5	—	1,017	150.00–158.00	153.23
3	—	1,222	161.00	161.00

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.