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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 17

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

345 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 287▼ 24 vs year ago 369 · −6.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 34▼ 27 vs year ago 50 · −54.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 41▲ 3 vs year ago 17 · +17.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 500 lbs sold 20.00-30.00, instances 40.00 higher; over 500 lbs sold 3.00-15.00, mostly 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a light test.

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 $384.66/cwt on 62 head, up $22.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 31 comparable sales and sits −53.87 against this barn's trailing median of $438.53.

Average price

$384.66

▲ 22.42 vs prior sale

62 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,093

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$304

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$61.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.97

vs AR average

−18.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	391.32	2,119	50
Medium and Large 1-2	559	367.50	2,054	5thin
Medium and Large 2	553	352.65	1,948	6thin
Medium and Large 3	550	330.00	1,815	1thin

One grade step is worth $61.32/cwt here — about $304 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 sale62 hd

384.66

—

AR average9 barns · 291 hd

378.70

+5.97

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

−18.70

This barn, trailing median31 sales

438.53

−53.87

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	177.41	3,091	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	146.23	2,018	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,019	136.73	1,394	7thin

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)	1,063	$2,685	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	735	$2,250	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,105	$3,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$3,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,288	$2,672	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$2,650	1thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	556.51/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,803	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	457.38/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,486	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,105	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	496.14/cwt	465.00–525.00	1,851	17
Steers	350–400	Small and Medium 3	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	442.66/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,682	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	457.60/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,954	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	403.64/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,760	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	417.13/cwt	390.00–460.00	1,977	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	507	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,109	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	387.31/cwt	381.00–410.00	1,987	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,989	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	554	350.18/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,940	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,054	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	584	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,295	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	376.53/cwt	376.00–385.00	2,199	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	332.48/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,061	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	647	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,200	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,251	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,261	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	680	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,431	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,274	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	710	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,414	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,324	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,325	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	440.14/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,413	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,156	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	420.00/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,533	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,512	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	401.90/cwt	360.00–425.00	1,708	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	369.17/cwt	350.00–397.50	1,742	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,661	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	341.74/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,770	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,762	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	336.48/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,894	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,821	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	590	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,859	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	326.90/cwt	315.00–333.00	2,056	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	313.97/cwt	310.00–316.00	2,088	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	460.12/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,933	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,697	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	415.57/cwt	397.50–435.00	1,974	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	495	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,559	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	368.58/cwt	335.00–395.00	1,924	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	355.97/cwt	327.50–392.50	2,022	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	334.07/cwt	320.00–347.50	2,085	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,813	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	323.23/cwt	310.00–355.00	2,182	14
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	304.69/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,203	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	740	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,295	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,282	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,478	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,628	164.44/cwt	155.00–171.00	2,677	2
Bulls	—	—	1,763	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,262	2
Bulls	—	—	1,780	179.57/cwt	178.00–182.00	3,196	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	986	134.60/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,327	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,103	142.06/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,567	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,354	144.84/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,961	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,135	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,288	2,672.48/head	2,400.00–2,950.00	2,672	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,477	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	2,685.06/head	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,685	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,273	147.86/cwt	142.00–156.00	1,882	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,435	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,239	1
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	739	277.79/cwt	240.00–317.50	2,053	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	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 Sep 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 345Last week 287Year ago 369

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 34Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 41Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	321	420.00–470.00	440.14
3	350–400	365	410.00–425.00	420.00
15	400–450	425	360.00–425.00	401.90
12	450–500	472	350.00–397.50	369.17
3	500–550	518	335.00–350.00	341.74
19	550–600	563	320.00–340.00	336.48
6	600–650	629	315.00–333.00	326.90
3	650–700	665	310.00–316.00	313.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	493	337.00	337.00
2	550–600	578	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	420	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	555	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	550.00–580.00	556.51
17	350–400	373	465.00–525.00	496.14
21	400–450	427	440.00–490.00	457.60
18	450–500	474	390.00–460.00	417.13
17	500–550	513	381.00–410.00	387.31
16	550–600	584	376.00–385.00	376.53
9	600–650	647	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	668	337.00	337.00
1	700–750	715	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	507	416.00	416.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	584	393.00	393.00
1	650–700	680	357.50	357.50
1	700–750	710	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	455.00–460.00	457.38
2	350–400	380	430.00–455.00	442.66
4	400–450	436	395.00–420.00	403.64
1	500–550	545	365.00	365.00
5	550–600	554	340.00–375.00	350.18
2	600–650	620	330.00–335.00	332.48
1	650–700	675	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	705	322.50	322.50
1	750–800	750	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	559	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	550	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	450.00–470.00	460.12
4	450–500	475	397.50–435.00	415.57
9	500–550	522	335.00–395.00	368.58
17	550–600	568	327.50–392.50	355.97
4	600–650	624	320.00–347.50	334.07
14	650–700	675	310.00–355.00	323.23
2	700–750	723	295.00–315.00	304.69
1	750–800	780	292.50	292.50
1	850–900	885	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	590	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	625	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	175.00	175.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,105	3,025.00	3,025.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	3,450.00	3,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	2,650.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,350	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,288	2,400.00–2,950.00	2,672.48

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	142.00	142.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,273	142.00–156.00	147.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,063	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,685.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	156.00	156.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	739	240.00–317.50	277.79

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	—	735	2,250.00	2,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,354	141.00–148.00	144.84
2	—	1,433	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	986	132.00–137.00	134.60
2	—	1,103	140.00–144.00	142.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,628	155.00–171.00	164.44
2	—	1,763	185.00	185.00
5	—	1,780	178.00–182.00	179.57

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.