Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

SPECIAL COW SALE NEXT FRIDAY ON 3/14/25 WITH SEVERAL SETS OF HOME RAISED HEARDS 500-700 HEAD OF COWS EXPECTED COWS WILL START SELLING @5:00PM

Compared to last week, quality offerings on feeders this week were good, with a moderate supply and good demand. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to $7.00 lower, while heifers sold steady to $3.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $280.34/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −119.28 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$280.34

27 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$33.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.42

vs AR average

−24.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	291.38	1,600	18thin
Medium and Large 2	547	258.26	1,413	9thin

One grade step is worth $33.12/cwt here — about $187 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 sale27 hd

280.34

—

AR average10 barns · 341 hd

295.76

−15.42

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−24.68

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−119.28

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	1,858	171.63	3,189	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	136.40	1,914	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,264	135.64	1,715	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	954	116.84	1,115	11

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,465	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,850	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,152	$2,800	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,033	$2,246	6

Every lot, as filed

93 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	272.44/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	265.66/cwt	260.00–267.50	2,162	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	355.02/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,172	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	300.74/cwt	297.50–305.00	1,714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,158	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	386.94/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,439	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	225.03/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,861	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	305.91/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,903	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	445.00/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,335	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	360	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	337.15/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,784	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	505	355.73/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,796	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	289.98/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	281.24/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,626	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	462	339.96/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	303.43/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	293.99/cwt	293.00–300.00	2,011	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	337.86/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,733	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	339.50/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,463	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	316.87/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,803	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	515	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	618	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	345.96/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,308	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	307.14/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,588	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	675	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	389.40/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	263.18/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,761	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	417.07/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,285	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	332.68/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,394	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	296.35/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,141	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,255	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	248.29/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Bulls	—	—	2,054	180.38/cwt	175.00–185.00	3,705	4
Bulls	—	—	1,593	164.95/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,628	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,985	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	133.66/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,867	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,233	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,591	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	96.16/cwt	93.00–99.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	336.89/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	331.60/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	510	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	273.58/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,294	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,705	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,234.62/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,235	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	254.10/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,837	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,708	1
Bulls	—	—	1,605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,408	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	144.82/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,810	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	138.10/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,588	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,742	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	119.28/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,087	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	296.65/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	298.75/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,276	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	293.71/cwt	285.00–300.00	952	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	263.89/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,391	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	523	312.39/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	280.09/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	296.60/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	563	254.93/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	339.86/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,614	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	332.17/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,568	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	323.29/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,885	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	378.93/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	370.29/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,566	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 481Last week 635Year ago 405

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 59Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 20Year ago 22

SPECIAL COW SALE NEXT FRIDAY ON 3/14/25 WITH SEVERAL SETS OF HOME RAISED HEARDS 500-700 HEAD OF COWS EXPECTED COWS WILL START SELLING @5:00PM

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	345.00–370.00	355.02
4	350–400	378	330.00–365.00	345.96
9	400–450	431	325.00–345.00	339.50
9	450–500	472	320.00–345.00	332.17
7	500–550	517	290.00–320.00	307.14
8	550–600	578	272.50–287.50	281.24
5	600–650	625	262.50–285.00	272.44
7	650–700	669	252.50–270.00	263.18
1	750–800	750	240.00	240.00
7	800–850	827	220.00–240.00	225.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	515	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	675	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	285.00–300.00	293.71
4	350–400	385	285.00–315.00	296.35
3	400–450	427	285.00–305.00	298.75
6	450–500	473	260.00–287.50	273.58
5	500–550	527	250.00–280.00	263.89
3	550–600	570	245.00–250.00	248.29
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	775	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	310.00	310.00
3	450–500	475	285.00–305.00	296.60
2	550–600	563	250.00–260.00	254.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	425.00–465.00	445.00
7	350–400	372	370.00–410.00	386.94
2	400–450	423	360.00–400.00	378.93
8	500–550	529	320.00–347.50	337.15
6	550–600	583	310.00–340.00	323.29
3	600–650	612	300.00–310.00	303.43
7	650–700	684	293.00–300.00	293.99
2	700–750	723	275.00–285.00	280.09
1	750–800	785	250.00	250.00
4	800–850	814	260.00–267.50	265.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	340.00	340.00
3	450–500	462	330.00–345.00	339.96
2	500–550	523	310.00–315.00	312.39
3	550–600	570	297.50–305.00	300.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	505	355.00–360.00	355.73
2	600–650	618	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	510	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	380	335.00	335.00
3	400–450	423	325.00–345.00	336.89
3	450–500	470	315.00–345.00	331.60
3	500–550	527	290.00–310.00	296.65
1	600–650	615	260.00	260.00
3	700–750	723	245.00–260.00	254.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	673	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	400.00–435.00	417.07
2	350–400	373	380.00–400.00	389.40
8	400–450	423	345.00–385.00	370.29
6	450–500	475	320.00–360.00	339.86
12	500–550	513	315.00–355.00	337.86
5	550–600	569	305.00–330.00	316.87
5	600–650	622	285.00–315.00	305.91
2	650–700	658	285.00–295.00	289.98
1	700–750	725	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	830	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	525	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	340.00	340.00
8	400–450	419	320.00–345.00	332.68
1	450–500	475	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	515	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	505	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	615	285.00	285.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,975.00	1,975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,200	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,465	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	1,850.00	1,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	2,900.00	2,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,040	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,234.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	2,600.00	2,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,054	175.00–185.00	180.38
2	—	1,593	160.00–170.00	164.95
1	—	1,605	150.00	150.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	140.00–141.00	140.51
3	—	1,397	131.00–136.00	133.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	129.00	129.00
2	—	825	93.00–99.00	96.16
7	—	911	115.00–123.00	119.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	127.00	127.00
2	—	1,250	143.00–147.00	144.82
2	—	1,150	137.00–139.00	138.10
1	—	1,440	121.00	121.00

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

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