Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

"Feeder cattle offerings were light this week, consisting of a mixed offering of weaned and unweaned calves. Demand remained strong for weaned calves, while unweaned calves experienced lighter interest, largely due to seasonal weather conditions. No market trends were established, as no sale was reported during the previous week."

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.15/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −62.47 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$337.15

34 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,854

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$30.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.29

vs AR average

−47.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	345.33	1,907	25
Medium and Large 2	544	314.40	1,710	9thin

One grade step is worth $30.93/cwt here — about $197 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale34 hd

337.15

—

AR average8 barns · 356 hd

354.44

−17.29

National average182 barns · 15,418 hd

384.39

−47.24

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−62.47

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	1,611	182.65	2,942	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,339	153.29	2,052	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	152.86	1,897	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	133.03	1,391	11

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	450–500	465	360.00/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	565	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	349.91/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,851	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	481.24/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,089	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	518	457.68/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	515	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,971	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	360.79/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,093	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,135	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	399.46/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,121	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	459	486.24/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,232	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	477.50/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	338.38/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	358	547.03/cwt	525.00–570.00	1,958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	350	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	658	322.49/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,122	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	377.46/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,993	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	334.96/cwt	330.00–337.50	2,194	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	390	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	760	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	346.98/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,110	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	371.29/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	346.68/cwt	345.00–347.50	2,191	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,126	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	330	387.61/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,279	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	655	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	374.35/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,595	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	527	328.80/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	577	328.32/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,894	3
Bulls	—	—	1,620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,078	1
Bulls	—	—	1,941	197.51/cwt	196.00–200.00	3,834	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	144.94/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,918	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,329	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,683	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	154.03/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,941	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,721	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	132.34/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,446	5
Bulls	—	—	1,345	169.30/cwt	164.00–178.00	2,277	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	848	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,188	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	147.21/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,935	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	385	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,656	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	165.68/cwt	156.00–178.00	1,836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	361.71/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	334.90/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,584	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	342.46/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,127	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	349.68/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,028	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	357.41/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,108	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	309.87/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	312.53/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	418.82/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,091	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	295	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	399.76/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	348.29/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,473	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	373.99/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,308	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	348.73/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	415.04/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	411.29/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	354.57/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,007	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	328	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	391	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	346.61/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,976	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	530.00/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	370.96/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,511	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	472.53/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,221	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	454.85/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,129	8

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 345Last week 613Year ago 653

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 102Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 25Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	425.00	425.00
1	300–350	340	430.00	430.00
3	350–400	368	400.00–425.00	411.29
3	400–450	423	410.00–420.00	415.04
2	450–500	465	340.00–380.00	360.00
3	500–550	518	330.00–365.00	348.73
3	550–600	570	340.00–350.00	346.61
4	600–650	621	340.00–347.50	342.46
1	650–700	670	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	745	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	455.00	455.00
1	350–400	370	485.00	485.00
2	400–450	420	475.00–480.00	477.50
1	450–500	475	445.00	445.00
6	500–550	528	370.00–390.00	377.46
6	550–600	580	350.00–365.00	360.79
3	600–650	632	345.00–347.50	346.68
1	650–700	650	342.50	342.50
3	700–750	717	330.00–345.00	338.38
1	800–850	810	262.50	262.50
1	850–900	895	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	565.00	565.00
2	450–500	470	470.00–475.00	472.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	430.00	430.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	525.00–535.00	530.00
1	350–400	370	510.00	510.00
4	400–450	434	475.00–490.00	481.24
8	450–500	468	440.00–460.00	454.85
7	500–550	531	390.00–425.00	399.46
3	550–600	577	370.00	370.00
10	600–650	617	370.00–390.00	373.99
5	650–700	677	370.00–375.00	370.96
2	700–750	723	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	525.00–570.00	547.03
8	450–500	459	480.00–490.00	486.24
2	500–550	518	450.00–465.00	457.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	455.00	455.00
1	400–450	430	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	535	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	655	352.50	352.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	400.00–440.00	418.82
3	400–450	420	380.00–410.00	399.76
1	450–500	490	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	527	350.00–375.00	361.71
4	550–600	580	340.00–370.00	349.68
1	600–650	615	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	695	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	730	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	460.00	460.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	426	365.00–380.00	374.35
4	450–500	460	365.00–380.00	371.29
5	500–550	529	340.00–355.00	349.91
12	550–600	566	340.00–370.00	354.57
4	600–650	608	340.00–355.00	346.98
3	650–700	655	330.00–337.50	334.96
1	700–750	735	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	750	312.50	312.50
1	850–900	880	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	515	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	385.00–390.00	387.61
1	350–400	350	375.00	375.00
5	500–550	527	320.00–340.00	328.80
3	550–600	577	325.00–330.00	328.32
2	650–700	658	320.00–325.00	322.49
1	750–800	760	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	310	340.00–365.00	357.41
2	350–400	368	340.00	340.00
9	400–450	423	330.00–360.00	348.29
10	450–500	473	320.00–355.00	334.90
4	500–550	529	300.00–320.00	312.53
4	550–600	566	300.00–325.00	309.87
1	650–700	670	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	430.00	430.00
4	350–400	391	390.00	390.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	190.00	190.00
4	—	1,941	196.00–200.00	197.51
5	—	1,345	164.00–178.00	169.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	144.00–146.00	144.94
1	—	1,370	170.00	170.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	147.00	147.00
5	—	1,260	152.00–156.00	154.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,093	130.00–137.00	132.34
1	—	815	104.00	104.00
2	—	928	128.00	128.00
3	—	1,123	146.00–150.00	147.21

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,495	182.00	182.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,108	156.00–178.00	165.68

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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