Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

It was a rough week in the cattle futures, with the feeder board nearly $20.00 lower closing the week. Despite the downturn in the futures market, demand remained good for quality offerings, while lighter demand was noted on plainer, lower-quality cattle. Feeder steers and heifers traded $10.00 to $20.00 lower across the board. Buyers were more selective this week, focusing on well-conditioned, higher-quality calves, while less interest was shown for cattle showing flesh or lacking uniformity. Overall, a challenging week for the feeder market as pressure from declining futures weighed heavily on the cash trade. However, steady slaughter cattle prices provided some optimism heading into next week's trade.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $325.74/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −73.87 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$325.74

53 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$407

per head · Large 2 over Medium and Large 2

$43.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.62

vs AR average

−65.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 2	595	340.83	2,028	3thin
Medium and Large 1	560	336.56	1,885	35
Medium and Large 2	545	297.50	1,621	15thin

One grade step is worth $43.33/cwt here — about $407 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 sale53 hd

325.74

—

AR average7 barns · 403 hd

344.37

−18.62

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

−65.08

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−73.87

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	1,693	181.01	3,064	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	160.70	2,278	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,184	153.02	1,812	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,073	132.19	1,419	22

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,455	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,520	$2,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$3,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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	650–700	667	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,001	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	538	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,964	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	367.01/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,279	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	397.49/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,264	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	375.10/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	439.88/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,716	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	403.12/cwt	380.00–430.00	2,133	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	326.25/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,147	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	339.34/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,768	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	351.14/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,636	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	368.57/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,175	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	312.41/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	329.71/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,929	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	310	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,080	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	317.41/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	294	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,323	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	341.70/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,999	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	356.63/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	379.67/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,606	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	317.47/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	363.26/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,933	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	615	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	410	345.06/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	700	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,240	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	420.00/cwt	395.00–432.50	2,045	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	628	347.51/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,182	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	163.42/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,969	3
Bulls	—	—	1,505	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,348	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	156.87/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,107	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	163.57/cwt	161.00–168.00	2,411	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	142.90/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,673	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	154.56/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,827	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	115.71/cwt	112.50–117.50	1,156	4
Bulls	—	—	1,608	175.99/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,830	2
Bulls	—	—	1,812	192.70/cwt	190.00–197.00	3,492	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	122.91/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,272	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	147.51/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,814	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	133.57/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,352	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	172.24/cwt	160.00–185.00	1,933	3
Steers	Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	648	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,527	2
Heifers	Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	595	340.83/cwt	337.50–342.50	2,028	3
Heifers	Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	483	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,715	3
Steers	Large 2Thin Fleshed	750–800	765	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	368.63/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,792	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	594	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,168	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	680	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,207	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	171.18/cwt	152.00–185.00	2,059	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	197.39/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	399.17/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,501	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	331.13/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,417	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	281.37/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	354.28/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,343	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	361.34/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	426.14/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,334	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	625	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	434.85/cwt	410.00–447.50	1,909	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	434.10/cwt	410.00–452.50	2,075	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	453.47/cwt	437.50–460.00	1,905	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	549	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,031	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	389.89/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,302	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,566	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	480.21/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	354.21/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,803	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	325.03/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	308.25/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,594	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	327.96/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,886	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	390.18/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,467	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	884	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,298	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	353.57/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,174	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	356.21/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,881	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	323.33/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	263.22/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	403.37/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	370.70/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,568	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,139	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 →

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

Fri Oct 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 650Last week 550Year ago 555

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 79Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 60Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	380.00–400.00	389.89
6	350–400	376	380.00–410.00	390.18
12	400–450	423	350.00–380.00	370.70
3	450–500	467	340.00–375.00	361.34
4	500–550	528	350.00–365.00	356.21
5	550–600	575	320.00–340.00	327.96
1	600–650	640	270.00	270.00
3	650–700	667	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	700	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	785	275.00	275.00
4	850–900	884	260.00	260.00
2	900–950	930	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	294	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	310	450.00	450.00
11	400–450	439	410.00–447.50	434.85
7	450–500	487	395.00–432.50	420.00
3	500–550	532	360.00–370.00	363.26
3	550–600	585	340.00–345.00	341.70
2	600–650	615	320.00	320.00
4	650–700	658	305.00–315.00	312.41
2	700–750	723	315.00–320.00	317.47
1	900–950	900	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	480	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	365	429.00	429.00
6	500–550	549	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	538	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	318	375.00–405.00	397.49
2	350–400	378	370.00–380.00	375.10
18	400–450	423	360.00–405.00	379.67
12	450–500	466	340.00–360.00	351.14
8	500–550	521	330.00–350.00	339.34
17	550–600	585	320.00–340.00	329.71
1	600–650	625	320.00	320.00
4	650–700	658	315.00–335.00	326.25
1	800–850	815	285.00	285.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	410	340.00–350.00	345.06
1	450–500	480	320.00	320.00
4	550–600	565	310.00–320.00	317.41
2	600–650	640	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	483	355.00	355.00
3	550–600	595	337.50–342.50	340.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	332	340.00–370.00	353.57
31	350–400	379	340.00–370.00	354.28
8	400–450	428	315.00–350.00	331.13
6	450–500	476	305.00–340.00	323.33
9	500–550	517	280.00–325.00	308.25
6	550–600	587	270.00–310.00	281.37
1	600–650	635	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	655	285.00	285.00
3	700–750	738	250.00–285.00	263.22
1	750–800	795	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
4	350–400	363	450.00–490.00	480.21
11	400–450	420	437.50–460.00	453.47
17	450–500	478	410.00–452.50	434.10
14	500–550	529	380.00–430.00	403.12
7	550–600	590	360.00–370.00	368.57
13	600–650	621	360.00–380.00	367.01
3	650–700	673	350.00–360.00	356.63
2	700–750	703	350.00	350.00
2	750–800	763	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	390	435.00–445.00	439.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	485	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	628	345.00–350.00	347.51
1	700–750	700	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	615	345.00	345.00
Steers — Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	648	390.00	390.00
4	750–800	765	352.50	352.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	313	420.00–450.00	426.14
12	350–400	376	370.00–410.00	399.17
3	400–450	420	385.00–425.00	403.37
11	450–500	486	350.00–395.00	368.63
6	500–550	509	350.00–365.00	354.21
4	550–600	594	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	680	320.00	320.00
2	700–750	725	320.00–330.00	325.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	3,250.00	3,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,455	3,100.00	3,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,122	160.00–185.00	172.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,520	2,850.00	2,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,203	152.00–185.00	171.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,900.00	2,900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	177.50	177.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	993	195.00–200.00	197.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,205	160.00–166.00	163.42
4	—	1,171	140.00–147.00	142.90
6	—	1,182	150.00–157.50	154.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,343	153.00–159.00	156.87
4	—	1,474	161.00–168.00	163.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	999	112.50–117.50	115.71
4	—	1,035	120.00–125.00	122.91
6	—	1,230	145.00–150.00	147.51
8	—	1,012	130.00–139.00	133.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	156.00	156.00
2	—	1,608	174.00–178.00	175.99
3	—	1,812	190.00–197.00	192.70

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

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Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

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Slaughter Cattle