Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Supply was good this week, considering the very wet and muddy conditions across the area. No trends were determined due to the sale not being reported last week. Demand was strong on weaned calves, while demand was held back on unweaned calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $300.21/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −99.41 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$300.21

43 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$22.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.76

vs AR average

−32.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	516	315.00	1,625	7thin
Medium and Large 1	576	301.99	1,740	18thin
Medium and Large 2	544	292.68	1,592	18thin

One grade step is worth $22.32/cwt here — about $33 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 sale43 hd

300.21

—

AR average7 barns · 283 hd

316.97

−16.76

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

−32.48

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−99.41

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	1,767	193.09	3,411	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,599	158.67	2,537	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	155.16	1,913	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	135.46	1,448	13

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,485	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,017	$2,315	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,200	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$1,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	867	$2,650	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,067	$2,617	3thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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 2	550–600	556	327.14/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,819	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	245.09/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	328.19/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,575	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	338.58/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,591	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	1,755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	318.40/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,379	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	378.25/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	380.87/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,973	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	386.16/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,827	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	353.00/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,871	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,625	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	421.49/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,328	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	256.21/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	352.01/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,517	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	398.21/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,868	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	495	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	320.08/cwt	312.50–327.50	2,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	303.09/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,773	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	433.63/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,899	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	364.86/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,689	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	490	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	599	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	380.00/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	278.31/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	343.70/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,128	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	355.26/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,046	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	428.27/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	330.00/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	329.29/cwt	320.00–342.50	2,104	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	350.95/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	341.72/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,961	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	303.11/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,843	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	775	265.85/cwt	255.00–277.50	2,060	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,225.00/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	655	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,031	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	505	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	510	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	600	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	581	313.97/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,824	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	150.81/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,805	7
Bulls	—	—	1,715	188.19/cwt	184.00–190.00	3,227	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,411	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	123.01/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,338	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,563	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	158.96/cwt	157.00–164.00	2,009	8
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	950	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	—	—	1,818	197.99/cwt	196.00–200.00	3,599	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	142.99/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,519	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,476	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	2,314.75/head	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,315	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	850	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	364.78/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,178	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	605	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	440	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	390	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,404	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,484.78/head	2,250.00–2,700.00	2,485	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	247.52/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,757	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	284.96/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,621	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	302.32/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,551	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	386.24/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,661	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	330.78/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,713	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	337.49/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	222.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	340.35/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,783	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	330.97/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,883	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	530	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,907	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	290.04/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,821	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	430.02/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	289.97/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,409	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,783	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,482	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	331.74/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,619	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 May 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 499Last week 690Year ago 490

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 75Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 20Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	395.00–440.00	421.49
1	350–400	395	390.00	390.00
3	400–450	433	360.00–400.00	378.25
3	450–500	488	325.00–340.00	331.74
8	500–550	518	315.00–345.00	330.78
7	550–600	556	310.00–335.00	327.14
7	600–650	628	280.00–315.00	290.04
1	650–700	690	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	700	265.00	265.00
2	750–800	780	250.00–262.50	256.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	418	425.00–435.00	428.27
8	450–500	473	380.00–410.00	386.16
4	500–550	526	340.00–370.00	350.95
8	550–600	574	330.00–360.00	341.72
5	600–650	639	320.00–342.50	329.29
2	650–700	663	312.50–327.50	320.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	463	360.00–385.00	364.86
2	700–750	710	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	390.00	390.00
4	550–600	581	300.00–325.00	313.97
3	750–800	775	255.00–277.50	265.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	605	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	350.00–375.00	364.78
3	350–400	378	320.00–360.00	337.49
7	400–450	433	300.00–330.00	318.40
8	450–500	486	280.00–320.00	289.97
8	500–550	513	280.00–315.00	302.32
10	550–600	569	275.00–290.00	284.96
1	600–650	640	270.00	270.00
3	650–700	673	230.00–265.00	245.09
4	700–750	710	245.00–255.00	247.52
2	750–800	750	220.00–225.00	222.50
1	800–850	845	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	480	325.00–335.00	328.19
7	500–550	516	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	370.00–390.00	380.00
5	400–450	431	350.00–352.50	352.01
12	450–500	470	330.00–355.00	338.58
2	500–550	510	320.00–340.00	330.00
10	550–600	585	290.00–315.00	303.09
11	600–650	608	290.00–312.50	303.11
3	650–700	662	275.00–280.00	278.31
1	700–750	735	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	475	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	510	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	595	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	615	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	599	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	440	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	423.00	423.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	425.00–435.00	430.02
1	350–400	375	375.00	375.00
5	400–450	430	370.00–400.00	386.24
5	500–550	524	320.00–350.00	340.35
4	550–600	569	315.00–340.00	330.97
4	600–650	615	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	750	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	440.00	440.00
9	400–450	438	425.00–445.00	433.63
9	450–500	469	380.00–420.00	398.21
18	500–550	518	370.00–400.00	380.87
15	550–600	576	340.00–370.00	355.26
8	600–650	619	340.00–345.00	343.70
1	900–950	930	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	333	445.00	445.00
6	450–500	463	385.00	385.00
5	500–550	530	350.00–365.00	353.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	505	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	600	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	332.50	332.50
3	650–700	655	310.00	310.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,017	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,314.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	2,250.00–2,700.00	2,484.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	2,150.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,500.00	3,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	2,700.00	2,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,197	146.00–156.00	150.81
8	—	1,264	157.00–164.00	158.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	134.00	134.00
4	—	1,088	118.00–128.00	123.01
7	—	1,062	138.00–148.00	142.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,643	156.00	156.00
1	—	1,510	164.00	164.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,715	184.00–190.00	188.19
4	—	1,818	196.00–200.00	197.99

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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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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How this sale compares

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

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