Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

SPECIAL NOTE SPECIAL COW SALE ON MARCH 14TH OFFERING SEVERAL HERD SELL OUTS

Compared to 2 weeks ago, last week's sale was canceled due to the winter storm we had move through on Tuesday. This week was a different story with lots of sunshine and spring-like temperatures. Supply this week was good, selling on a strong demand. Feeder steers sold $20.00-$25.00 higher, while feeder heifers sold $15.00-$20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to $5.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold $5.00-$10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $286.58/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −113.03 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$286.58

46 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$28.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.92

vs AR average

−20.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	293.47	1,599	35
Medium and Large 2	541	264.65	1,432	11thin

One grade step is worth $28.82/cwt here — about $167 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

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.86, low $357.61, median $399.62 across 26 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 sale46 hd

286.58

—

AR average10 barns · 730 hd

300.50

−13.92

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−20.43

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−113.03

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	1,880	175.60	3,301	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,279	142.48	1,823	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,461	134.87	1,970	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,028	108.75	1,118	13

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	755	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,050	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	888	$1,216	3thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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 1	350–400	375	404.94/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,519	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	265.01/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	288.61/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,786	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	251.89/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,798	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	888	1,215.76/head	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,216	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	272.43/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	263.74/cwt	261.00–275.00	1,617	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,679	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	167.27/cwt	155.00–180.00	1,823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,184	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	755	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	143.36/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,842	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	289.99/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,418	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	580	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	481	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,684	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	310.22/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	322.02/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,388	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	304.20/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,278	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	360.84/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,317	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	262.50/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,286	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	530	337.55/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	262.46/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,462	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	344.98/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,414	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	338.54/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	403	380.03/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	380.06/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,773	6
Bulls	—	—	2,013	184.73/cwt	180.00–187.50	3,719	6
Bulls	—	—	1,670	155.02/cwt	152.50–157.50	2,589	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	130.66/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,607	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	90.71/cwt	87.00–93.00	842	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	150.17/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,946	4
Bulls	—	—	1,500	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,430	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	132.11/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,966	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,974	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,765	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,055	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	140.30/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,759	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	117.92/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	334.76/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,061	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	287.49/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	347.38/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	336.04/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,223	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	266.48/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,407	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	242.68/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	610	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	405	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	415	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	304.96/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	375.64/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,766	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	297.87/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,862	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	458	345.03/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	299.88/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,568	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,120	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	356.68/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,316	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	273.81/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,818	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	585	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,135	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	371.25/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	397.70/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	320.46/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,509	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	264.10/cwt	250.00–285.00	2,031	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	380.75/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,249	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	333.36/cwt	322.50–350.00	1,897	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	243.45/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,865	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	435.31/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,384	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	282.40/cwt	270.00–290.00	2,014	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	282.63/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,645	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	236.23/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	416.92/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,568	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	274.95/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	310.05/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,826	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	356.76/cwt	345.00–405.00	1,859	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	287.66/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,947	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	344.64/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,447	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,584	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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 635Last week 466Year ago 570

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 52Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 25Year ago 20

SPECIAL NOTE SPECIAL COW SALE ON MARCH 14TH OFFERING SEVERAL HERD SELL OUTS

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	430.00	430.00
5	350–400	375	385.00–410.00	404.94
1	400–450	425	395.00	395.00
3	450–500	467	360.00–395.00	371.25
1	500–550	525	345.00	345.00
7	550–600	589	295.00–330.00	310.05
4	600–650	619	275.00–305.00	288.61
4	650–700	664	270.00–285.00	273.81
2	700–750	720	270.00–275.00	272.43
5	750–800	769	250.00–285.00	264.10
1	900–950	905	235.00	235.00
1	1100–1150	1,120	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	402.50	402.50
3	450–500	460	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	370.00	370.00
6	350–400	365	345.00–375.00	360.84
4	400–450	410	335.00–350.00	344.98
1	500–550	525	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	785	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	415	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	485	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	360.00–385.00	380.75
6	350–400	369	340.00–375.00	356.68
18	400–450	420	330.00–365.00	344.64
9	450–500	471	305.00–335.00	320.46
22	500–550	523	280.00–315.00	299.88
13	550–600	582	265.00–300.00	282.63
4	600–650	623	270.00–280.00	274.95
3	650–700	690	260.00–270.00	265.01
4	700–750	714	240.00–265.00	251.89
5	750–800	766	237.50–250.00	243.45
2	800–850	815	235.00–237.50	236.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	320.00	320.00
5	400–450	431	320.00–325.00	322.02
3	450–500	489	285.00–292.50	289.99
8	600–650	613	261.00–275.00	263.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	317	315.00–355.00	334.76
9	350–400	364	320.00–345.00	336.04
8	400–450	420	285.00–325.00	304.20
2	450–500	490	250.00–275.00	262.50
6	500–550	528	250.00–280.00	266.48
5	550–600	557	240.00–275.00	262.46
2	600–650	620	235.00–250.00	242.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	470	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	415.00	415.00
2	400–450	403	375.00–385.00	380.03
6	450–500	481	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	530	335.00–340.00	337.55
2	550–600	580	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	370.00	370.00
3	350–400	390	375.00–385.00	380.06
4	400–450	425	335.00–355.00	347.38
4	450–500	466	325.00–345.00	338.54
2	500–550	523	305.00–315.00	310.22
4	550–600	576	280.00–295.00	287.49
6	650–700	682	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	745	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	795	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	458	340.00–350.00	345.03
1	500–550	530	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	585	300.00–310.00	304.96
1	600–650	610	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	318	420.00–440.00	435.31
7	350–400	376	400.00–430.00	416.92
3	400–450	420	380.00–425.00	397.70
10	450–500	470	350.00–405.00	375.64
7	500–550	521	345.00–405.00	356.76
22	550–600	569	322.50–350.00	333.36
5	600–650	625	290.00–320.00	297.87
9	650–700	677	275.00–315.00	287.66
4	700–750	713	270.00–290.00	282.40
1	750–800	765	275.00	275.00
2	800–850	830	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	465.00	465.00
1	550–600	585	365.00	365.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	143.00	143.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,285	139.00–147.00	143.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	1,550.00	1,550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	888	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,215.76
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	155.00–180.00	167.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,013	180.00–187.50	184.73
2	—	1,670	152.50–157.50	155.02
1	—	1,500	162.00	162.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,230	129.00–135.00	130.66
6	—	928	87.00–93.00	90.71
1	—	950	111.00	111.00
2	—	965	115.00–121.00	117.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,296	145.00–155.00	150.17
1	—	1,390	127.00	127.00
7	—	1,254	137.00–143.00	140.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,488	129.00–135.00	132.11
2	—	1,420	139.00	139.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle