Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, with some gains in the cattle futures market giving way today, 300-500 lb steers, heifers, and bulls traded $10.00 to $20.00 lower. Steers and bulls weighing 500-700 lbs sold steady to $10.00 higher, while feeder heifers were mostly steady. Demand was lighter for plainer-type cattle, and slaughter cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $341.92/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −57.70 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$341.92

24 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,833

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$38.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.48

vs AR average

−55.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	350.02	1,876	19thin
Medium and Large 2	537	311.12	1,671	5thin

One grade step is worth $38.90/cwt here — about $205 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 sale24 hd

341.92

—

AR average8 barns · 480 hd

368.39

−26.48

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−55.94

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−57.70

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	1,649	180.16	2,971	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,472	158.17	2,329	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,279	154.32	1,973	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	130.22	1,361	8thin

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	853	$2,292	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	933	$3,299	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$3,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,750	2thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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	700–750	725	328.25/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,380	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	391.59/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,017	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	426.49/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,064	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	426.67/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,044	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	432.93/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,424	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	342.98/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,945	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	322.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,999	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	350.78/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,143	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	835	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	457.76/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,936	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	367.61/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,114	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	459.73/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,683	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	385.49/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,449	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	357.53/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	331.29/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,196	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	360.63/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,720	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	495.08/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	383	345.10/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	331.47/cwt	310.00–342.50	2,393	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	450	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,530	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	3,498.68/head	3,275.00–3,700.00	3,499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	528	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,954	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	147.06/cwt	146.00–148.00	2,044	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,122	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	153.36/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,822	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	116.56/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,064	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	163.03/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,124	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	164.97/cwt	164.00–166.00	2,356	2
Bulls	—	—	1,060	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,632	1
Bulls	—	—	2,045	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,926	1
Bulls	—	—	1,713	184.94/cwt	180.00–188.00	3,168	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	140.43/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,472	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	153.63/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,308	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	135.27/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,585	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,258	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,573	161.59/cwt	156.00–171.00	2,542	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,505	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	2,291.50/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,292	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	282.50/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	410.40/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	333.34/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	351.34/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,356	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	318.90/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	362.43/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,044	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	336.78/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,441	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	316.59/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	476.32/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,053	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	376.45/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,634	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	350.11/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,117	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	398.33/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,338	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	356.29/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,849	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	348.59/cwt	342.50–357.50	2,499	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	419.94/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	485.07/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,809	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,526	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	422.10/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,136	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	382.35/cwt	370.00–402.50	2,371	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,964	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,142	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	335.07/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	365.87/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,946	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	625	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	354.23/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,076	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	392.19/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	359.98/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,850	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.

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 550Last week 345Year ago 610

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 62Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 30Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	425.00–435.00	432.93
11	350–400	376	380.00–400.00	385.49
17	400–450	434	360.00–390.00	376.45
18	450–500	477	350.00–390.00	360.63
12	500–550	519	340.00–370.00	356.29
5	550–600	567	340.00–345.00	342.98
1	600–650	620	345.00	345.00
4	650–700	663	320.00–335.00	331.29
3	700–750	725	320.00–332.50	328.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	340.00–350.00	345.10
1	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	450	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	545	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	575	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	620	320.00–325.00	322.48
2	650–700	675	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	360.00–365.00	362.43
4	300–350	319	340.00–360.00	350.11
4	350–400	386	345.00–360.00	351.34
8	400–450	428	325.00–355.00	336.78
4	450–500	465	330.00–340.00	335.07
4	500–550	524	300.00–335.00	318.90
1	550–600	590	280.00	280.00
3	600–650	612	300.00–330.00	316.59
2	650–700	670	280.00–285.00	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	385.00	385.00
2	750–800	765	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	490.00–500.00	495.08
9	350–400	366	440.00–465.00	459.73
4	400–450	423	450.00–465.00	457.76
18	450–500	479	420.00–455.00	426.67
3	500–550	515	380.00–405.00	391.59
2	550–600	575	355.00–380.00	367.61
6	600–650	611	340.00–355.00	350.78
1	650–700	655	345.00	345.00
3	700–750	722	310.00–342.50	331.47
1	800–850	820	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	860	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	395.00	395.00
2	500–550	528	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	560	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	625	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	455.00	455.00
2	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
10	350–400	359	425.00	425.00
4	400–450	418	370.00–415.00	392.19
3	450–500	474	330.00–340.00	333.34
5	500–550	514	350.00–365.00	359.98
1	550–600	550	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	715	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	780	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	510.00	510.00
2	300–350	330	480.00	480.00
4	350–400	373	475.00–495.00	485.07
4	400–450	431	470.00–490.00	476.32
20	450–500	484	415.00–450.00	426.49
7	500–550	506	415.00–425.00	422.10
7	550–600	587	390.00–420.00	398.33
10	600–650	620	370.00–402.50	382.35
2	650–700	683	355.00–360.00	357.53
9	700–750	717	342.50–357.50	348.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	440.00	440.00
2	550–600	565	370.00	370.00
1	800–850	835	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	375	400.00–420.00	410.40
4	400–450	429	400.00–430.00	419.94
1	450–500	465	370.00	370.00
6	500–550	532	355.00–385.00	365.87
8	550–600	586	350.00–370.00	354.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	491	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	380.00	380.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	2,750.00	2,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	3,275.00–3,700.00	3,498.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	3,200.00	3,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,420	159.00	159.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,573	156.00–171.00	161.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	142.00	142.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	853	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,291.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	146.00–148.00	147.06
3	—	1,188	152.00–154.00	153.36
2	—	1,303	161.00–165.00	163.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	122.00	122.00
2	—	913	115.00–118.00	116.56
2	—	1,048	140.00–141.00	140.43
3	—	1,172	130.00–139.00	135.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	164.00–166.00	164.97
3	—	1,502	152.00–157.00	153.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	154.00	154.00
1	—	2,045	192.00	192.00
3	—	1,713	180.00–188.00	184.94

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

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