Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle supplies were light and generally steady with the previous week's offerings. Feeder steers sold steady to $5.00 lower on a very light test. Feeder heifers traded unevenly, ranging from $10.00 higher to $10.00 lower. Feeder bulls, on a stronger test compared to last week's limited offering, sold steady to $10.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $331.62/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −82.32 against this barn's trailing median of $413.94.

Average price

$331.62

15 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,820

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$27.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.81

vs AR average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	344.35	1,913	8thin
Medium and Large 2	541	317.09	1,715	7thin

One grade step is worth $27.26/cwt here — about $198 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

23 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $463.16, low $371.92, median $413.94 across 23 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 sale15 hd

331.62

—

AR average8 barns · 295 hd

346.43

−14.81

This barn, trailing median23 sales

413.94

−82.32

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	1,465	166.38	2,438	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,465	145.72	2,134	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	142.19	1,781	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	115.07	1,144	21

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,505	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$2,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 2	750–800	795	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	872	271.53/cwt	262.50–280.00	2,368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	332.37/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	305.41/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,918	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	447.07/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	401.89/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,901	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	334.84/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	437.55/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,851	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	381.31/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,132	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	343.07/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,458	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	384.19/cwt	372.50–390.00	1,871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	299.86/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,144	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	352.43/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	342.83/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,290	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	363.55/cwt	357.50–370.00	2,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	330.91/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	427.51/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,838	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	349.98/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,974	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	210.00/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	430.12/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	543	312.51/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	373	342.45/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,277	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	140.04/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,671	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	950	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,829	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,398	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	144.28/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,917	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	135.14/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,565	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	119.38/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,027	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,519	2
Bulls	—	—	1,030	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,463	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	147.02/cwt	146.00–148.00	2,011	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,978	2
Bulls	—	—	1,610	174.51/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,810	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	126.53/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,332	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,590	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,055	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	148.21/cwt	136.00–154.00	1,979	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	100.30/cwt	84.00–112.00	967	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	309.20/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,289	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	302.52/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	308.09/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	274.90/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,685	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	650–700	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	545	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	289.39/cwt	275.00–302.50	1,676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	340.05/cwt	300.00–367.50	1,438	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	338.71/cwt	337.50–340.00	2,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	352.42/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	360.40/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,352	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	378.57/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,223	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	308.75/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,115	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	314.51/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	312.02/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,626	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	350.92/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	446.22/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,736	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 278Last week 255Year ago 396

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 52Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 20Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	445	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	455	375.00	375.00
3	550–600	572	325.00–340.00	332.37
2	600–650	618	337.50–340.00	338.71
2	650–700	685	300.00–317.50	308.75
1	750–800	795	280.00	280.00
3	850–900	872	262.50–280.00	271.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	485.00	485.00
4	350–400	359	440.00–450.00	446.22
6	400–450	423	415.00–450.00	437.55
9	450–500	473	385.00–425.00	401.89
4	550–600	559	370.00–400.00	381.31
2	600–650	620	357.50–370.00	363.55
2	650–700	668	330.00–355.00	342.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	340.00–347.50	343.07
2	450–500	465	330.00–340.00	334.84
3	500–550	528	320.00–345.00	330.91
1	550–600	560	310.00	310.00
7	600–650	628	300.00–320.00	305.41
2	700–750	715	290.00–310.00	299.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	340.00–345.00	342.45
1	450–500	470	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	543	310.00–315.00	312.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	350.00–355.00	352.42
1	350–400	360	320.00	320.00
6	400–450	417	300.00–320.00	309.20
3	450–500	463	280.00–325.00	308.09
4	500–550	518	300.00–307.50	302.52
4	550–600	579	275.00–302.50	289.39
2	600–650	613	270.00–280.00	274.90
1	700–750	730	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	430.00–465.00	447.07
4	350–400	376	415.00–450.00	430.12
6	400–450	430	415.00–445.00	427.51
3	450–500	487	372.50–390.00	384.19
2	500–550	530	345.00–360.00	352.43
5	550–600	564	345.00–365.00	349.98
1	600–650	645	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	655	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	700	285.00	285.00
2	900–950	930	200.00–220.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	440	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	323	350.00–405.00	378.57
3	350–400	375	350.00–380.00	360.40
4	400–450	423	300.00–367.50	340.05
4	450–500	475	325.00–375.00	350.92
4	500–550	521	300.00–330.00	312.02
2	550–600	579	300.00–330.00	314.51
1	650–700	670	282.50	282.50
1	700–750	700	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	342.50	342.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,193	136.00–144.00	140.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,505	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,335	136.00–154.00	148.21
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,250.00	2,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	3,000.00	3,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	142.00	142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	134.00	134.00
3	—	1,537	156.00	156.00
2	—	1,368	146.00–148.00	147.02
1	—	1,540	124.00	124.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,329	140.00–148.00	144.28
6	—	1,158	130.00–138.00	135.14
2	—	1,268	156.00	156.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	860	118.00–120.00	119.38
2	—	1,125	134.00–136.00	135.00
7	—	1,053	122.00–130.00	126.53
9	—	964	84.00–112.00	100.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	142.00	142.00
3	—	1,610	170.00–177.00	174.51

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

Bulls · 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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How this sale compares

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

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