Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold $5.00-$10.00 higher this week, with a higher demand for lightweight, thin-fleshed calves. There were some quality offerings of replacement cattle that brought in a good attendance, selling on strong demand. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $311.80/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −87.81 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$311.80

36 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$49.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.41

vs AR average

−21.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	335.17	1,778	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	578	307.50	1,777	2thin
Medium and Large 2	564	286.05	1,614	16thin

One grade step is worth $49.12/cwt here — about $164 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale36 hd

311.80

—

AR average8 barns · 412 hd

318.22

−6.41

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−21.02

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−87.81

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	1,766	179.30	3,167	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	145.47	1,693	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,357	143.58	1,949	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	129.33	1,285	23

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)	1,215	$3,090	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,850	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,700	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,423	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,173	$2,232	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,200	$3,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$3,850	2thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	154.85/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,793	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	128.22/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,266	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	146.70/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,724	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	299.26/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	545	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	850–900	853	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	345	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	424.02/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,874	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	428.72/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,762	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	317.33/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	330.09/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,386	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	928	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	600–650	610	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	310	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,190	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	379.73/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	800–850	830	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	344.53/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,313	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	333.12/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	436	363.43/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	310.00/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	650	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	410.99/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	332.25/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	650–700	685	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	358.48/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,724	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	335	493.51/cwt	485.00–505.00	1,653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	266.01/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	242.51/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	278.22/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,589	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	418.65/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,394	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,824	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	171.69/cwt	166.00–178.00	1,748	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,422.73/head	1,950.00–2,600.00	2,423	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	3,090.12/head	2,300.00–3,500.00	3,090	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,968	180.82/cwt	170.00–188.00	3,559	2
Bulls	—	—	2,002	201.97/cwt	192.00–210.00	4,043	3
Bulls	—	—	1,489	161.53/cwt	156.00–168.00	2,405	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	114.83/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,023	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	136.50/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,564	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,351	145.82/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,970	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	139.56/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,909	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	139.95/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,504	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	475.23/cwt	455.00–495.00	2,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,365	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	2,232.17/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,232	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	208.20/cwt	196.00–220.00	1,843	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	602	297.53/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	448.30/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	405	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,377	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	705	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	450	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	683	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	935	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	2,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,114	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	386.15/cwt	377.50–395.00	2,012	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	324.96/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	345.83/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,812	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	865	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,454	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	369.40/cwt	355.00–390.00	2,083	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	308.66/cwt	285.00–315.00	2,105	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	326.13/cwt	317.50–335.00	1,836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	438	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,212	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	377.38/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,136	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,226	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	346	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	414.61/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,982	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	404	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,485	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	383.36/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,445	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,091	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	385	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,444	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 May 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 542Last week 306Year ago 873

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 57Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 15Year ago 15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,158	154.00–158.00	154.85
13	—	1,175	142.00–150.00	146.70
7	—	1,146	132.00–140.00	136.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	987	124.00–135.00	128.22
4	—	891	112.00–120.00	114.83
10	—	1,075	136.00–147.00	139.95
1	—	635	90.00	90.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,351	144.00–150.00	145.82
5	—	1,368	138.00–142.00	139.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,968	170.00–188.00	180.82
3	—	2,002	192.00–210.00	201.97
4	—	1,489	156.00–168.00	161.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	445.00	445.00
3	350–400	357	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	465	360.00	360.00
13	500–550	524	325.00–350.00	345.83
2	550–600	563	317.50–335.00	326.13
3	600–650	617	295.00–307.50	299.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	436	355.00–365.00	363.43
1	500–550	545	340.00	340.00
2	850–900	853	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	357.50	357.50
7	350–400	381	320.00–355.00	344.53
4	400–450	420	310.00–350.00	330.09
5	450–500	474	315.00–345.00	332.25
2	500–550	530	300.00–320.00	310.00
13	550–600	571	265.00–285.00	278.22
4	600–650	618	240.00–275.00	266.01
2	650–700	688	240.00–245.00	242.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	420	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	450	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	525	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	560	315.00	315.00
2	650–700	683	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	705	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	377	375.00–385.00	383.36
7	400–450	404	367.50	367.50
2	550–600	578	307.50	307.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	460.00	460.00
1	650–700	650	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	830	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	400.00–435.00	410.99
2	400–450	418	365.00–395.00	379.73
3	500–550	528	325.00–350.00	333.12
2	550–600	568	310.00–325.00	317.33
1	600–650	620	310.00	310.00
2	900–950	928	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	411	425.00–430.00	428.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	590	320.00–330.00	324.96
2	600–650	602	285.00–310.00	297.53
1	900–950	935	215.50	215.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	288	505.00	505.00
1	350–400	350	465.00	465.00
2	400–450	445	440.00	440.00
2	450–500	453	420.00	420.00
7	500–550	521	377.50–395.00	386.15
10	550–600	564	355.00–390.00	369.40
2	600–650	608	340.00	340.00
12	650–700	682	285.00–315.00	308.66
1	750–800	755	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	865	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	346	475.00	475.00
17	400–450	442	420.00–440.00	424.02
5	650–700	665	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	400.00–445.00	418.65
1	350–400	350	410.00	410.00
4	450–500	481	335.00–370.00	358.48
1	550–600	570	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	640	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	720	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	485.00–505.00	493.51
1	350–400	365	485.00	485.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	445.00–450.00	448.30
2	400–450	435	455.00–495.00	475.23
2	450–500	478	400.00–430.00	414.61
2	500–550	510	410.00	410.00
13	550–600	566	375.00–385.00	377.38
2	750–800	795	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	830	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	438	505.00	505.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,018	166.00–178.00	171.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	885	196.00–220.00	208.20
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,650.00	3,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,100	1,950.00–2,600.00	2,422.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,215	2,300.00–3,500.00	3,090.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,173	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,232.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,100	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	3,850.00	3,850.00

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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