Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, demand for lightweight calves appeared softer. With heat returning to the forecast, interest in unweaned calves has declined. Feeder steers and heifers weighing 300lb-500lb sold $5.00 to $15.00 lower, while those in the 600lb-700lb range traded steady to $10.00 higher. Feeder Bulls 600lb-700lb traded $10.00 to $15.00 higher. Slaughter cattle remained steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $339.13/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −60.49 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$339.13

36 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$23.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.47

vs AR average

−11.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	345.75	1,924	26
Medium and Large 2	539	321.90	1,736	10thin

One grade step is worth $23.85/cwt here — about $188 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

339.13

—

AR average7 barns · 297 hd

345.60

−6.47

National average149 barns · 9,537 hd

350.57

−11.44

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−60.49

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	1,683	196.13	3,301	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	164.04	2,043	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,392	162.78	2,265	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,057	126.57	1,338	9thin

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)	1,247	$2,877	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,212	$2,230	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	340.25/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,956	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,706	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	353.27/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,325	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	491.84/cwt	477.50–500.00	1,559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	535	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,087	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	364.02/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	354.55/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,868	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	397.21/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,934	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	359.76/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,072	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	309.89/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,101	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	413.09/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,727	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	328.51/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,047	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	364.20/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,905	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	393.32/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,707	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	331.20/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,252	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	444.96/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	373.23/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,788	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	972	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,357	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	910	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	735	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	351.31/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,143	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,401	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	488	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,143	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	2,169.74/head	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,170	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,140	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,455	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	410	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	169.73/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,283	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	161.01/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,211	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	151.54/cwt	146.00–156.00	2,293	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	156.25/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,833	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	115.86/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,098	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	126.89/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,336	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	172.44/cwt	168.00–176.00	2,156	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	160.63/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,107	3
Bulls	—	—	1,671	213.26/cwt	208.00–216.00	3,564	4
Bulls	—	—	1,750	198.71/cwt	196.00–201.00	3,477	2
Bulls	—	—	1,655	171.56/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,839	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,420	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,247	2,877.41/head	2,650.00–3,025.00	2,877	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	167.79/cwt	152.00–186.00	2,069	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	395.94/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,639	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,448	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	326.44/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,707	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,009	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,473	178.04/cwt	176.00–180.00	2,623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	368.07/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,182	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	320.18/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	343.37/cwt	327.50–360.00	1,634	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	393.98/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,462	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	386.49/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,113	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	350.54/cwt	332.50–360.00	1,816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	350.98/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,657	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	349.59/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,321	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	355.37/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,489	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	441	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,676	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	695	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	550–600	585	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	375.58/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,178	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	379.04/cwt	355.00–387.50	2,331	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	449.84/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	388.47/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,024	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	364.74/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,493	5

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 585Last week 447Year ago 408

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 45Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 31Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	378	385.00	385.00
23	450–500	474	360.00	360.00
10	500–550	527	350.00–357.50	354.55
16	550–600	575	330.00–355.00	340.25
7	600–650	623	320.00–340.00	328.51
4	650–700	678	300.00–320.00	309.89
1	700–750	715	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	765	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	835	287.50	287.50
3	950–1000	972	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	410	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	488	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	735	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	910	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	288	360.00–400.00	386.49
4	300–350	321	340.00–390.00	368.07
6	350–400	378	335.00–370.00	349.59
12	400–450	419	350.00–365.00	355.37
9	450–500	476	327.50–360.00	343.37
6	500–550	523	310.00–340.00	326.44
2	550–600	565	300.00–340.00	320.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	450	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	540	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	477.50–500.00	491.84
6	350–400	368	425.00–455.00	449.84
6	400–450	418	400.00–420.00	413.09
30	450–500	487	380.00–415.00	397.21
5	500–550	521	380.00–405.00	388.47
14	550–600	580	370.00–400.00	375.58
13	600–650	615	355.00–387.50	379.04
3	650–700	658	340.00–370.00	353.27
1	700–750	715	320.00	320.00
5	800–850	824	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	535	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	400.00	400.00
5	400–450	414	380.00–400.00	395.94
5	450–500	460	360.00–370.00	364.02
3	500–550	518	332.50–360.00	350.54
2	600–650	618	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	337.50	337.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	440.00–450.00	444.96
1	350–400	365	420.00	420.00
9	400–450	434	380.00–400.00	393.32
8	450–500	479	370.00–392.50	373.23
6	500–550	523	350.00–370.00	364.20
11	550–600	576	355.00–370.00	359.76
4	600–650	610	340.00–355.00	351.31
2	650–700	680	325.00–337.50	331.20
1	700–750	700	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	775	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	535	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	425.00	425.00
1	300–350	325	420.00	420.00
9	350–400	371	370.00–400.00	393.98
4	400–450	428	360.00–380.00	364.74
9	450–500	472	335.00–360.00	350.98
1	500–550	520	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	575	340.00	340.00
1	900–950	900	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	441	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	695	317.50	317.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,248	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,169.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,247	2,650.00–3,025.00	2,877.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,150.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,233	152.00–186.00	167.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,473	176.00–180.00	178.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,350.00	2,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,345	168.00–173.00	169.73
3	—	1,373	159.00–164.00	161.01
2	—	1,513	146.00–156.00	151.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,173	152.00–159.00	156.25
4	—	1,250	168.00–176.00	172.44
3	—	1,312	160.00–162.00	160.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	948	114.00–118.00	115.86
4	—	1,053	124.00–130.00	126.89
1	—	1,060	134.00	134.00
1	—	1,395	150.00	150.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,671	208.00–216.00	213.26
2	—	1,750	196.00–201.00	198.71
3	—	1,655	170.00–174.00	171.56

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle