Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This week's supply was up compared to last week, with nicer weather and drier pastures. Feeder steers sold steady to $1.00 lower, while heifers sold steady to $2.00 lower on a light test compared with last week's light supply. There were a couple of herd sell-outs with some quality replacement cows and pairs that drew a good attendance, selling on a good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $347.72/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −99.21 against this barn's trailing median of $446.93.

Average price

$347.72

49 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$46.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.48

vs AR average

−6.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	525	360.27	1,891	20
Medium and Large 1	533	343.11	1,827	25
Medium and Large 2	548	313.81	1,719	4thin

One grade step is worth $46.46/cwt here — about $172 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale49 hd

347.72

—

AR average10 barns · 240 hd

335.24

+12.48

National average175 barns · 9,187 hd

354.30

−6.58

This barn, trailing median25 sales

446.93

−99.21

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	—	Low	1,739	171.76	2,986	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,323	143.43	1,898	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,554	140.61	2,185	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,058	123.54	1,307	4thin

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,175	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$3,850	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$3,392	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,163	$2,732	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$2,650	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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	355	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,491	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	242.55/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	304.75/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,588	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	533	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,604	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	505	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	270.00/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	348.90/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,151	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	324.85/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,254	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	311.13/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,450	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,287	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	322.90/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,337	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	288.87/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,687	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	354	347.66/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,231	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	608	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	258.66/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	337.54/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	246.87/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	319.47/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,517	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	390.00/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	385.00/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,167	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	382.36/cwt	375.00–392.50	1,862	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	339.74/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,947	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	615	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,245	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	343.57/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,811	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,640	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	362.74/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	385.41/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,264	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	315.13/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,494	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	374.93/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,387	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	295.06/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	277.50/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	697	256.27/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,235	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,674.46/head	2,475.00–2,800.00	2,674	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
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 1-2	—	1,200	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	2,602.86/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,603	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,748	1
Bulls	—	—	1,818	148.10/cwt	144.00–152.00	2,692	2
Bulls	—	—	1,765	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	3,124	1
Bulls	—	—	1,677	185.79/cwt	181.00–196.00	3,116	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	134.08/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,452	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,051	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	149.77/cwt	145.00–159.00	2,097	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	135.88/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,712	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	140.61/cwt	138.00–143.00	2,185	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,288	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	142.13/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	725	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	510	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,117	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	392.89/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,799	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,072	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	321.29/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	401.60/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,707	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	852	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,194	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	258.35/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	282.75/cwt	280.00–283.00	2,027	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	413.42/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,592	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	363.63/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,916	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,068	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	321.74/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	401.73/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,498	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	290.02/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	396	383.69/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,519	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	344.05/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,600	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	337.90/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,470	2

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 685Last week 221Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	355	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	410	415.00	415.00
5	450–500	458	365.00–400.00	392.89
1	700–750	740	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	830	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	375.00	375.00
2	500–550	525	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	590	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	370	370.00–380.00	374.93
1	400–450	410	315.00	315.00
4	450–500	474	305.00–335.00	315.13
3	500–550	525	280.00–315.00	295.06
2	550–600	575	265.00–290.00	277.50
4	650–700	697	230.00–265.00	256.27
1	700–750	720	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	510	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	725	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	330	320.00–355.00	348.90
4	350–400	386	300.00–340.00	324.85
4	400–450	429	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	455	270.00	270.00
3	500–550	525	260.00–290.00	270.00
2	550–600	595	265.00	265.00
2	600–650	633	240.00–245.00	242.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	303	375.00–395.00	385.00
2	350–400	370	385.00–395.00	390.00
2	400–450	418	330.00–345.00	337.54
10	450–500	475	310.00–325.00	319.47
8	500–550	521	292.50–315.00	304.75
8	550–600	584	280.00–300.00	288.87
3	600–650	600	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	715	252.50–265.00	258.66
4	750–800	756	245.00–247.50	246.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	533	301.00	301.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	608	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	354	347.50–350.00	347.66
33	400–450	414	310.00–325.00	322.90
9	450–500	466	300.00–315.00	311.13
3	500–550	520	285.00–295.00	290.02
10	600–650	613	267.50	267.50
2	650–700	680	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	440.00	440.00
6	350–400	385	400.00–420.00	413.42
37	400–450	425	400.00–415.00	401.60
12	450–500	487	375.00–392.50	382.36
22	500–550	527	340.00–375.00	343.57
3	550–600	573	325.00–350.00	339.74
4	600–650	619	315.00–325.00	321.29
1	650–700	655	305.00	305.00
12	700–750	717	280.00–283.00	282.75
1	800–850	840	262.50	262.50
5	850–900	852	257.50	257.50
1	1000–1050	1,025	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	425.00	425.00
5	350–400	373	385.00–410.00	401.73
2	400–450	405	385.00	385.00
3	450–500	462	340.00–375.00	362.74
2	500–550	505	330.00	330.00
3	750–800	773	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	365.00–405.00	385.41
11	350–400	396	370.00–385.00	383.69
2	400–450	435	320.00–355.00	337.90
5	450–500	465	335.00–350.00	344.05
3	500–550	532	315.00–325.00	321.74
1	550–600	595	290.00	290.00
3	700–750	713	250.00–265.00	258.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	527	360.00–365.00	363.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	375.00	375.00

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	4	—	1,150	2,475.00–2,800.00	2,674.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,200	3,450.00	3,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,200	2,650.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,200	3,850.00	3,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,167	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,602.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,350.00	3,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,175.00	2,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,400.00	2,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	186.00	186.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,818	144.00–152.00	148.10
1	—	1,765	177.00	177.00
3	—	1,677	181.00–196.00	185.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	129.00–140.00	134.08
1	—	955	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,110	116.00	116.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,400	145.00–159.00	149.77
2	—	1,260	134.00–138.00	135.88
3	—	1,288	140.00–144.00	142.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,554	138.00–143.00	140.61

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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