Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

APRIL 4TH WILL BE THE 65TH ANNIVERSARY PRE-VAC & CUSTOMER SPPRECIATION SALE STARTING @1:30PM

This week's supply of feeder calves was on the plainer side. The sale was not reported last week, and compared to two weeks ago, it was too light of a test to determine a trend. A couple of herd sell-outs offered several pairs selling on a strong demand. Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady compared to two weeks ago

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $298.61/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −101.00 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$298.61

15 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$18.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.12

vs AR average

−23.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	306.04	1,665	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	553	287.47	1,588	6thin

One grade step is worth $18.58/cwt here — about $77 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale15 hd

298.61

—

AR average10 barns · 351 hd

306.74

−8.12

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−23.13

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−101.00

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	—	Average	1,541	166.38	2,565	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,559	144.31	2,250	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,276	138.33	1,766	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,017	116.94	1,189	18

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$1,900	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$1,800	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$2,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,152	$2,571	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$3,080	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,941	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,900	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$2,750	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,067	$2,633	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,475	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,165	$2,234	13

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	550–600	564	306.12/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,135	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,242	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	372.65/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,397	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	336.95/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,921	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	405.04/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,892	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,983	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	133.61/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,436	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	312.50/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,328	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	325.13/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,528	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,510	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	770	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	130.94/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,833	2
Bulls	—	—	1,590	165.45/cwt	163.00–167.00	2,631	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	147.58/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,420	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	106.15/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,069	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,125	1,980.00/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,980	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	373.33/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,400	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	362.03/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,401	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	374.82/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	392.67/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,653	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	354.97/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	399.79/cwt	387.50–410.00	1,671	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	319.90/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	324.87/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,046	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	353.01/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,366	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	275.04/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	382.28/cwt	365.00–415.00	1,246	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	326.47/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,192	4
Bulls	—	—	1,363	150.82/cwt	139.00–157.00	2,056	5
Bulls	—	—	1,728	186.52/cwt	181.00–193.00	3,223	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	122.81/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,272	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	141.04/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,085	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,590	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	148.81/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	339.93/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,465	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	332.50/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	300.90/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,441	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,172	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	950	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	314.95/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,465	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,080.00/head	3,050.00–3,200.00	3,080	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	400.70/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	298.24/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,557	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,100	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	2,887.84/head	2,150.00–3,500.00	2,888	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	308.73/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,952	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	372.97/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	325.51/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,517	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	2,570.91/head	2,000.00–2,800.00	2,571	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	305.98/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	404.90/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	276.69/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	362.19/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	310.79/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,949	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,906	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	349.08/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,791	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	343.07/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,434	3

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 Mar 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 372Last week 476Year ago 469

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 335Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 335Year ago 60

APRIL 4TH WILL BE THE 65TH ANNIVERSARY PRE-VAC & CUSTOMER SPPRECIATION SALE STARTING @1:30PM

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	360.00	360.00
7	350–400	375	360.00–390.00	372.65
3	400–450	418	330.00–350.00	343.07
7	450–500	466	315.00–335.00	325.51
5	500–550	528	300.00–320.00	305.98
4	550–600	564	290.00–320.00	306.12
1	600–650	625	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	720	287.50	287.50
3	800–850	838	227.50	227.50
1	850–900	865	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	315.00–340.00	324.87
4	350–400	365	310.00–345.00	326.47
2	400–450	425	300.00–325.00	312.50
5	450–500	479	290.00–310.00	300.90
3	700–750	725	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	387	335.00–365.00	353.01
5	400–450	431	335.00–345.00	339.93
2	450–500	465	310.00–320.00	314.95
3	500–550	522	290.00–305.00	298.24
3	550–600	583	270.00–280.00	276.69
2	600–650	608	265.00–285.00	275.04
1	650–700	670	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	420.00	420.00
7	450–500	467	395.00–410.00	405.04
1	500–550	515	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	600	317.50	317.50
2	1100–1150	1,135	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	375	360.00–385.00	373.33
2	400–450	420	370.00–380.00	374.82
2	450–500	488	300.00–340.00	319.90
1	500–550	515	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	645	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	810	257.50	257.50
1	850–900	880	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	343	425.00	425.00
4	350–400	384	395.00–420.00	400.70
8	400–450	418	387.50–410.00	399.79
2	450–500	468	350.00–360.00	354.97
2	850–900	860	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	425.00	425.00
5	450–500	468	370.00–380.00	372.97
6	500–550	513	335.00–365.00	349.08
4	550–600	570	327.50–350.00	336.95
5	600–650	627	290.00–325.00	310.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	365.00–415.00	382.28
3	350–400	387	345.00–375.00	362.03
2	400–450	420	325.00–340.00	332.50
5	450–500	470	300.00–340.00	325.13
1	850–900	850	232.50	232.50
2	900–950	915	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	400.00–410.00	404.90
5	400–450	421	370.00–400.00	392.67
4	450–500	468	350.00–380.00	362.19
2	500–550	523	345.00	345.00
2	550–600	563	305.00–312.50	308.73
1	650–700	685	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,075	132.00–139.00	133.61
2	—	855	90.00	90.00
5	—	1,007	100.00–111.00	106.15
7	—	1,036	118.00–126.00	122.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	118.00	118.00
2	—	1,400	128.00–134.00	130.94
1	—	1,120	142.00	142.00
3	—	1,245	145.00–152.00	148.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,640	145.00–150.00	147.58
2	—	1,478	140.00–142.00	141.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,590	163.00–167.00	165.45
5	—	1,363	139.00–157.00	150.82
4	—	1,728	181.00–193.00	186.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,100	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,100	3,050.00–3,200.00	3,080.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,233	2,150.00–3,500.00	2,887.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,100.00	3,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,250	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,100	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,100.00	3,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,125	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,980.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,100	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,100	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,152	2,000.00–2,800.00	2,570.91
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,100.00	2,100.00

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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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

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