Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder offerings this week were mostly new crop, fleshier calves. Feeder steers sold $10.00-$20.00 higher, while heifers sold $5.00-$10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $10.00 higher. Attendance was good, with a good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $285.49/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −114.13 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$285.49

28 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$22.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.72

vs AR average

−35.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	292.96	1,627	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	557	286.80	1,597	8thin
Medium and Large 2	534	270.11	1,443	7thin

One grade step is worth $22.84/cwt here — about $184 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 sale28 hd

285.49

—

AR average9 barns · 364 hd

301.21

−15.72

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−35.69

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−114.13

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	1,727	189.64	3,275	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	142.33	1,660	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,436	139.05	1,997	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	955	123.28	1,177	32

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)	1,085	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$1,900	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$2,800	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$2,509	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	134.60/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,382	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	116.26/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,041	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	97.29/cwt	85.00–110.00	873	5
Bulls	—	—	1,760	178.00/cwt	175.00–180.00	3,133	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	139.08/cwt	136.00–145.00	2,029	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	149.08/cwt	146.00–152.50	1,782	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	352.06/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,179	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	575	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	334.24/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,250	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	387.08/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,304	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	139.68/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,573	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	633	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	573	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	352.47/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,339	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,100	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,050	2,295.24/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	528	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,584	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,314	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	276.10/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	388.28/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,596	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,013	2,562.35/head	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,562	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	380.02/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	412.12/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	265.66/cwt	240.00–300.00	1,381	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	247.44/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	302.49/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,325	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	341.55/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,455	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	319.17/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,695	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	285.02/cwt	282.50–287.50	1,682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	361.43/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,348	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	340.04/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	297.42/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,380	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,593	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	125.26/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,149	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,807	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,057	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	133.11/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,589	4
Bulls	—	—	1,495	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,392	1
Bulls	—	—	1,741	200.53/cwt	192.50–209.00	3,491	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	755	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	350.81/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,814	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	444.28/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,622	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	294.40/cwt	287.50–300.00	2,123	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	390	422.47/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,952	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	412.81/cwt	410.00–427.50	1,581	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	510	284.95/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	360	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	345.33/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,986	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	406.07/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,787	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,598	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	315	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	421	385.82/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	359.61/cwt	350.00–382.50	1,748	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	304.36/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	351.52/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,817	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	361.94/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	293.52/cwt	287.50–312.50	1,708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	387.85/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,264	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,886	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	344.92/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	391.43/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,487	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	342.47/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,432	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,527	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,766	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,100	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	317.23/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	332.87/cwt	331.00–345.00	1,781	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	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 Apr 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 599Last week 685Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 47Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 50Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,027	132.00–140.00	134.60
5	—	895	110.00–120.00	116.26
5	—	897	85.00–110.00	97.29
9	—	917	120.00–132.00	125.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,459	136.00–145.00	139.08
1	—	1,390	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,390	148.00	148.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,195	146.00–152.50	149.08
9	—	1,126	136.00–144.00	139.68
4	—	1,194	132.00–134.00	133.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,760	175.00–180.00	178.00
1	—	1,495	160.00	160.00
7	—	1,741	192.50–209.00	200.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	415	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	370.00–415.00	387.08
4	350–400	373	350.00–375.00	361.43
13	400–450	426	340.00–350.00	341.55
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	625	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	710	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	573	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	633	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	755	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	528	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	715	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	383	410.00–427.50	412.81
5	450–500	473	360.00–370.00	361.94
6	500–550	517	340.00–360.00	350.81
1	750–800	795	270.00	270.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	370.00–405.00	391.43
1	400–450	425	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	478	340.00–350.00	344.92
7	500–550	535	331.00–345.00	332.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	335	340.00–375.00	352.06
6	350–400	374	315.00–355.00	334.24
4	400–450	438	300.00–310.00	302.49
5	450–500	464	260.00–310.00	297.42
5	500–550	520	240.00–300.00	265.66
1	550–600	565	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	605	240.00–255.00	247.44
1	650–700	650	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	765	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	400	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	575	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	348	377.50	377.50
2	350–400	380	350.00–355.00	352.47
2	400–450	433	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	478	310.00–325.00	317.23
4	500–550	546	297.50	297.50
4	550–600	568	265.00–280.00	276.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	485	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	510	280.00–290.00	284.95
1	550–600	590	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	605	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	326	375.00–395.00	387.85
31	400–450	418	330.00–350.00	342.47
11	450–500	470	340.00	340.00
4	500–550	530	300.00–307.50	304.36
6	550–600	582	287.50–312.50	293.52
1	600–650	620	275.00	275.00
3	650–700	655	272.50	272.50
3	750–800	762	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	411	380.00–390.00	388.28
2	450–500	455	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	400.00–425.00	412.12
3	350–400	375	370.00–395.00	380.02
4	450–500	474	325.00–345.00	340.04
6	500–550	531	310.00–325.00	319.17
2	550–600	590	282.50–287.50	285.02
1	650–700	685	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	745	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	365	430.00–460.00	444.28
15	400–450	440	400.00–410.00	406.07
27	450–500	486	350.00–382.50	359.61
3	500–550	517	345.00–365.00	351.52
12	550–600	575	325.00–360.00	345.33
1	600–650	600	345.00	345.00
4	700–750	721	287.50–300.00	294.40
1	750–800	790	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	415.00	415.00
2	350–400	390	420.00–425.00	422.47
4	400–450	421	375.00–395.00	385.82
3	600–650	640	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	492.50	492.50
1	400–450	420	455.00	455.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,100	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,295.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,013	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,562.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,500.00	2,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	174.00	174.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	162.00	162.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,100	1,900.00	1,900.00

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

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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