Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, receipts were very light. No price trends were determined due to the limited supply. Slaughter and replacement cattle were not reported due to the reporter was not present.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $317.22/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −82.40 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$317.22

16 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$45.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.71

vs AR average

−57.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	337.02	1,837	9thin
Medium and Large 2	534	291.75	1,559	7thin

One grade step is worth $45.26/cwt here — about $278 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale16 hd

317.22

—

AR average8 barns · 209 hd

335.92

−18.71

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−57.67

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−82.40

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

53 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 1Fleshy	450–500	455	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	415	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	338.52/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	378.25/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,456	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	295.44/cwt	280.00–317.50	1,530	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	323.98/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,212	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	344.92/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	333.76/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,115	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	330.11/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	282.54/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,174	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	303.92/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,261	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	373.68/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	379.08/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	312.07/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,919	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	343.31/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,916	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	427	329.92/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	297.29/cwt	287.50–307.50	2,325	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	383.51/cwt	382.50–387.50	2,167	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	320.85/cwt	320.00–322.50	2,317	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	288.75/cwt	270.00–295.00	2,122	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	345.01/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	300	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	272.50/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	655	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	369.98/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,728	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	353.86/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,875	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	500	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,108	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	610	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,484	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	472.74/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	282.13/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,902	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,364	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.

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Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

Fri Oct 31, 2025

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

Receipts 255Last week 650Year ago 1,307

Compared to last week, receipts were very light. No price trends were determined due to the limited supply. Slaughter and replacement cattle were not reported due to the reporter was not present.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	455	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	535	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	610	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	370.00–385.00	378.25
4	400–450	426	370.00–380.00	373.68
3	450–500	467	325.00–350.00	338.52
3	500–550	533	325.00–340.00	330.11
1	550–600	560	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	615	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	360	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	440	390.00	390.00
10	450–500	467	360.00–390.00	369.98
4	500–550	530	350.00–360.00	353.86
3	550–600	567	340.00–350.00	345.01
1	650–700	680	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	375	380.00	380.00
5	400–450	429	370.00–395.00	379.08
2	450–500	473	340.00–350.00	344.92
1	500–550	540	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	595	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	490.00	490.00
2	350–400	388	460.00–485.00	472.74
1	450–500	470	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	530	390.00	390.00
5	550–600	565	382.50–387.50	383.51
3	700–750	722	320.00–322.50	320.85
1	750–800	795	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	325.00–340.00	333.76
7	350–400	374	305.00–345.00	323.98
7	400–450	415	280.00–325.00	303.92
2	450–500	480	260.00–285.00	272.50
5	500–550	518	280.00–317.50	295.44
2	550–600	575	280.00–285.00	282.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	385	390.00	390.00
5	400–450	418	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	490	325.00	325.00
7	550–600	558	320.00–347.50	343.31
5	600–650	615	300.00–315.00	312.07
4	650–700	674	270.00–310.00	282.13
4	700–750	735	270.00–295.00	288.75
6	750–800	782	287.50–307.50	297.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	325.00–335.00	329.92
1	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	500	310.00–320.00	315.00
1	650–700	655	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	385.00	385.00

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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