Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

SPECIAL COW SALE ON MARCH 14TH FOLLOWED BY THE REGULAR CALF SALE. COWS WILL START SELLING @5PM MORE DETAILS TO COME

On an uneven test, feeder steers sold steady compared to last week, while feeder heifers sold $10.00-$11.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $280.01/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −166.92 against this barn's trailing median of $446.93.

Average price

$280.01

28 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

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

$44.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.53

vs AR average

−58.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	309.99	1,714	9thin
Medium and Large 2	541	265.81	1,437	19thin

One grade step is worth $44.18/cwt here — about $276 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $484.24, low $392.90, median $446.93 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale28 hd

280.01

—

AR average9 barns · 155 hd

310.54

−30.53

National average155 barns · 9,244 hd

338.67

−58.66

This barn, trailing median25 sales

446.93

−166.92

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,448	160.19	2,319	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,575	133.51	2,103	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,279	132.99	1,701	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	992	104.93	1,041	15
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,110	141.00	1,565	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)	1,155	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$2,209	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,008	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,365	$1,984	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$2,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$4,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,500	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,167	$2,417	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 lots · USDA AMS · Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,125	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,259	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	312.52/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	402	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	276.90/cwt	274.00–285.00	1,606	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	450	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,170	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,984.13/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,984	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	281.59/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,048	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	497	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,773	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,525.00/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	255.17/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,322	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	310.09/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,271	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	289.13/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,252	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,744	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	323.15/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,234	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	252.49/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,596	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	272.76/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,421	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	256.26/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,456	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	308.35/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,042	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	91.97/cwt	80.00–99.00	897	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	107.22/cwt	103.00–110.00	979	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	125.93/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,404	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	142.44/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,781	4
Bulls	—	—	1,565	171.59/cwt	167.50–175.00	2,685	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,110	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,565	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,813	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,517	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	127.03/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,663	4
Bulls	—	—	1,401	155.63/cwt	151.00–161.00	2,180	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	117.06/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,311	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	136.28/cwt	135.00–137.00	2,219	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	258.77/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,234	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	263.00/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,131	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	237.27/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,350	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	282.56/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,345	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	129.81/cwt	127.00–132.00	2,083	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,965	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	303.92/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,881	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	294.95/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	287.19/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,513	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	254.40/cwt	254.00–255.00	2,058	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	375	307.10/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	294.96/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,434	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	315.00/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,767	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	296.39/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	258.77/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	308.24/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,313	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,674	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,209.34/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,209	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,007.85/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,463	1

How this sale compares

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 →

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

Fri Feb 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 466Last week 575Year ago 572

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 81Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 45Year ago 38

SPECIAL COW SALE ON MARCH 14TH FOLLOWED BY THE REGULAR CALF SALE. COWS WILL START SELLING @5PM MORE DETAILS TO COME

On an uneven test, feeder steers sold steady compared to last week, while feeder heifers sold $10.00-$11.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	290.00	290.00
4	400–450	410	300.00–320.00	310.09
1	600–650	625	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	680	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	390	335.00	335.00
4	450–500	466	300.00–335.00	312.52
1	500–550	545	310.00	310.00
2	550–600	558	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	623	285.00–307.50	296.39
1	750–800	755	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	345.00	345.00
6	650–700	669	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	382	310.00–335.00	323.15
6	400–450	433	280.00–310.00	289.13
4	450–500	476	270.00–305.00	282.56
11	500–550	521	260.00–290.00	272.76
8	550–600	568	255.00–260.00	256.26
6	600–650	619	273.00	273.00
1	650–700	680	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	805	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	497	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	425	355.00	355.00
3	450–500	492	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	540	310.00	310.00
6	550–600	561	310.00–316.00	315.00
14	600–650	619	290.00–305.00	303.92
1	650–700	685	272.50	272.50
9	700–750	708	277.50	277.50
5	800–850	809	254.00–255.00	254.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	290.00–300.00	294.95
1	600–650	625	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	402	290.00	290.00
4	650–700	684	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	426	300.00–320.00	308.24
4	450–500	486	280.00–315.00	294.96
9	500–550	527	285.00–300.00	287.19
6	550–600	580	274.00–285.00	276.90
1	600–650	620	280.00	280.00
4	650–700	681	255.00–270.00	258.77
1	700–750	715	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	300.00–315.00	308.35
3	350–400	372	280.00–285.00	281.59
5	400–450	430	250.00–270.00	263.00
4	450–500	477	250.00–265.00	258.77
2	500–550	518	250.00–260.00	255.17
4	550–600	569	220.00–250.00	237.27
7	600–650	632	240.00–255.00	252.49
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	375	300.00–315.00	307.10
1	550–600	585	265.00	265.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	157.50	157.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	900	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,300	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,365	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,984.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,245	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,209.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,210	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,007.85
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,310	4,100.00	4,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	975	80.00–99.00	91.97
5	—	913	103.00–110.00	107.22
2	—	1,115	125.00–127.00	125.93
2	—	1,120	115.00–119.00	117.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	139.00–149.00	142.44
1	—	1,275	119.00	119.00
4	—	1,309	125.00–129.00	127.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,628	135.00–137.00	136.28
4	—	1,605	127.00–132.00	129.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	167.50–175.00	171.59
5	—	1,401	151.00–161.00	155.63
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	141.00	141.00

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

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