Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

SPECIAL NOTE MORE HERD SELLOUTS COMING NEXT FRIDAY ON 8/29/25

Compared to last week, on a light test, feeder cattle traded sharply higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold with strong demand, bringing $10.00 to $20.00 higher prices across most weight classes.

Slaughter cattle remained steady with good demand, showing no significant change in price levels from the previous week. There was a good supply of replacement cows, which drew strong interest from the crowd. Demand for replacements was reported as strong, contributing to competitive bidding throughout the sale. Overall, market conditions were firm with active buyer participation and solid demand across all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $361.80/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 2 of 26 comparable sales and sits −37.81 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$361.80

17 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,957

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$31.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.51

vs AR average

+2.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	372.85	1,992	11thin
Medium and Large 2	554	341.56	1,891	6thin

One grade step is worth $31.29/cwt here — about $101 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 sale17 hd

361.80

—

AR average8 barns · 319 hd

360.29

+1.51

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

+2.00

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−37.81

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	—	Low	1,683	189.57	3,191	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,451	168.63	2,447	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	159.66	1,945	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,052	142.00	1,493	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)	1,180	$3,124	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,173	$2,873	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,033	$2,783	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,688	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$2,500	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,467	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$2,244	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,175	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	889	$1,744	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,833	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,350	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$3,277	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	700	$2,150	2thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	430.00/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	391.59/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	437.50/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	363.78/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,110	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	420.13/cwt	395.00–435.00	2,147	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	381.19/cwt	377.50–385.00	2,382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,261	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	375.85/cwt	365.00–392.50	2,330	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	555	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	415.02/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,005	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	407.38/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	397.46/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,999	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	680	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,142	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	680	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,142	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	417.05/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,727	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	680	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	390.47/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,269	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	375.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	428	385.09/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,648	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,775.00/head	3,775.00–3,775.00	3,775	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,381.25/head	3,375.00–3,400.00	3,381	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,309	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	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	—	1,100	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,688.04/head	2,675.00–2,700.00	2,688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	383	408.30/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	473	352.14/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,666	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	700	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	717	1,359.30/head	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,359	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	700	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	1,883.33/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,883	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,833.33/head	3,700.00–3,900.00	3,833	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,100	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,961	1
Bulls	—	—	1,495	175.52/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,624	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	154.21/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,755	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,085	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,178	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	140.84/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,499	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,923	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	164.55/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,004	3
Bulls	—	—	1,746	194.25/cwt	186.00–200.00	3,392	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	173.89/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,640	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	166.00/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,354	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,783	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	2,873.26/head	2,650.00–2,950.00	2,873	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,466.67/head	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,467	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,605.21/head	2,525.00–2,700.00	2,605	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	3,123.73/head	2,700.00–3,550.00	3,124	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	357.56/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	367.06/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	353.26/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	410.94/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	200–250	220	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	372.71/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,442	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	381.65/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,252	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	349.96/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	387.14/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,626	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	431.12/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,832	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	329.85/cwt	312.50–340.00	1,864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	480	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	392.57/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,829	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	850–900	875	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	394.29/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,490	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	404.92/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,923	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	365.04/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	325.13/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	374.86/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,964	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,301	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	575	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,580	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 383Last week 532Year ago 691

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 76Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 150Last week 15Year ago 16

SPECIAL NOTE MORE HERD SELLOUTS COMING NEXT FRIDAY ON 8/29/25

Compared to last week, on a light test, feeder cattle traded sharply higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold with strong demand, bringing $10.00 to $20.00 higher prices across most weight classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	425.00–435.00	430.00
4	400–450	425	420.00–440.00	431.12
13	450–500	475	390.00–425.00	404.92
5	500–550	511	395.00–435.00	420.13
5	550–600	581	375.00–400.00	390.47
2	600–650	625	377.50–385.00	381.19
2	650–700	690	360.00–370.00	365.04
1	700–750	705	355.00	355.00
2	750–800	765	342.50	342.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	510.00	510.00
2	500–550	513	355.00–360.00	357.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	540.00	540.00
1	350–400	355	445.00	445.00
1	450–500	480	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	405.00–410.00	407.38
3	400–450	423	385.00–400.00	391.59
7	450–500	466	375.00–415.00	392.57
9	500–550	524	360.00–395.00	374.86
2	550–600	580	360.00–367.50	363.78
1	600–650	620	352.50	352.50
1	650–700	660	342.50	342.50
1	700–750	740	345.00	345.00
2	750–800	780	295.00	295.00
1	800–850	820	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	380.00–390.00	385.09
2	450–500	473	345.00–360.00	352.14
1	650–700	680	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	385.00–435.00	410.94
6	300–350	328	375.00–395.00	381.65
7	350–400	387	350.00–395.00	372.71
6	400–450	424	340.00–385.00	367.06
3	450–500	470	340.00–360.00	349.96
3	500–550	542	340.00–365.00	353.26
3	550–600	565	312.50–340.00	329.85
1	600–650	630	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	660	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	340	425.00–450.00	437.50
6	400–450	414	415.00–420.00	417.05
7	450–500	483	400.00–430.00	415.02
2	500–550	503	390.00–405.00	397.46
2	550–600	560	370.00–380.00	375.00
3	600–650	620	365.00–392.50	375.85
1	650–700	655	352.50	352.50
1	850–900	890	300.00	300.00
1	900–950	905	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	405.00–410.00	408.30
1	450–500	495	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	555	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	615	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	680	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	378	385.00–405.00	394.29
4	400–450	420	365.00–405.00	387.14
1	450–500	485	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	505	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	568	315.00–335.00	325.13
1	600–650	635	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	745	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	750	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	830	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	385.00	385.00
1	850–900	875	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	350.00	350.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,100	3,775.00	3,775.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,100	3,375.00–3,400.00	3,381.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,000	3,700.00–3,900.00	3,833.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	2,150.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,100	2,175.00	2,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,405	2,900.00	2,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	2,675.00–2,700.00	2,688.04
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,173	2,650.00–2,950.00	2,873.26
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,100	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	3,250.00	3,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	900	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,466.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	2,525.00–2,700.00	2,605.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,180	2,700.00–3,550.00	3,123.73
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	717	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,359.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	750	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,883.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	172.00	172.00
2	—	1,265	152.00	152.00
3	—	1,218	160.00–168.00	164.55
1	—	1,205	148.00	148.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,138	150.00–158.00	154.21
1	—	875	124.00	124.00
1	—	920	128.00	128.00
4	—	1,064	136.00–146.00	140.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	170.00–180.00	173.89
6	—	1,418	162.00–168.00	166.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,495	170.00–179.00	175.52
9	—	1,746	186.00–200.00	194.25

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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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Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

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