Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Supply on feeders was light this week. Demand was strong, especially on weaned calves, trending sharply higher on a light test compared to two weeks ago. No trends compared to last week were determined due to sale not being reported.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $322.00/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −77.61 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$322.00

15 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$8.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.18

vs AR average

−18.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	323.08	1,770	13thin
Medium and Large 2	520	315.00	1,638	2thin

One grade step is worth $8.08/cwt here — about $132 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 sale15 hd

322.00

—

AR average8 barns · 440 hd

324.19

−2.18

National average161 barns · 10,769 hd

340.92

−18.92

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−77.61

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	—	High	1,574	180.43	2,840	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,563	161.41	2,523	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,161	152.69	1,772	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	978	144.65	1,415	15

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)	1,060	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	945	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	892	$2,867	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$2,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	400–450	435	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	431.97/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,650	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	334.12/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,764	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	336.38/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,399	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	272.54/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	376.52/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,243	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	338.97/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,308	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	370.00/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	317.04/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	429.79/cwt	405.00–455.00	1,302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	361.30/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,702	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	680	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	428	359.71/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	475.00/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	395	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	426.46/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,800	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	421.99/cwt	400.00–432.50	1,924	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	495	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	715	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,898	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	315.00/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	395.66/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,038	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	410.06/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	355.00/cwt	352.50–360.00	2,201	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	387.50/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	484.79/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	455.00/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	605	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	428.56/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,809	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	293.76/cwt	292.50–295.00	1,880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,758	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	151.35/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,471	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,120	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	144.34/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,428	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	164.12/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,749	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,090	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	163.80/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,925	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,642	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	150.65/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,749	9
Bulls	—	—	1,945	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	4,046	1
Bulls	—	—	1,604	184.63/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,961	4
Bulls	—	—	1,328	158.26/cwt	154.00–162.00	2,102	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	910	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,420	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,865	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	154.74/cwt	142.00–168.00	1,730	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,060	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,175	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,904	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	850	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	900	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	357.55/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	331.68/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	371.06/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,955	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,123	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,798	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	345.13/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	275	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	324.55/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	533	305.07/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	745	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,465	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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 318Last week 0Year ago 411

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 0Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	435	405.00	405.00
4	450–500	476	345.00–370.00	357.55
3	500–550	542	325.00–335.00	331.68
1	650–700	665	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	595.00	595.00
1	250–300	295	515.00	515.00
7	400–450	422	410.00–435.00	428.56
5	450–500	461	390.00	390.00
6	500–550	527	355.00–395.00	371.06
2	550–600	565	340.00–350.00	345.13
1	700–750	745	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	830	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	430.00	430.00
2	450–500	460	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	540	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	570	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	640	292.50–295.00	293.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	465.00–485.00	475.00
2	300–350	303	405.00–455.00	429.79
6	350–400	382	405.00–445.00	431.97
6	400–450	433	360.00–375.00	370.00
16	450–500	471	350.00–375.00	361.30
6	500–550	528	320.00–350.00	334.12
5	550–600	578	310.00–325.00	317.04
1	600–650	635	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	370.00–385.00	376.52
8	350–400	386	325.00–365.00	338.97
7	400–450	416	325.00–345.00	336.38
5	450–500	471	300.00–345.00	324.55
3	600–650	603	267.50–280.00	272.54
1	650–700	680	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	465.00	465.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	455.00	455.00
2	300–350	315	465.00	465.00
1	350–400	350	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	428	350.00–370.00	359.71
1	450–500	450	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	540	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	680	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	485	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	533	300.00–310.00	305.07
1	700–750	745	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	400.00–420.00	410.06
1	400–450	405	415.00	415.00
1	500–550	545	327.50	327.50
2	550–600	595	300.00–330.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	495	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	310	455.00	455.00
2	350–400	390	440.00	440.00
6	400–450	422	420.00–430.00	426.46
13	450–500	456	400.00–432.50	421.99
8	500–550	515	370.00–405.00	395.66
2	550–600	550	380.00–395.00	387.50
3	600–650	620	352.50–360.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	493	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	440.00–470.00	455.00
1	450–500	450	415.00	415.00
1	600–650	605	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	470.00–500.00	484.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	972	150.00–152.00	151.35
1	—	875	128.00	128.00
11	—	989	140.00–148.00	144.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,675	160.00–168.00	164.12
1	—	1,340	156.00	156.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,175	158.00–168.00	163.80
3	—	1,140	144.00	144.00
9	—	1,161	146.00–156.00	150.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,945	208.00	208.00
4	—	1,604	180.00–188.00	184.63
2	—	1,328	154.00–162.00	158.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	156.00	156.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	168.00	168.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,118	142.00–168.00	154.74
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	162.00	162.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	3,150.00	3,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,350.00	2,350.00

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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