Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Note: A special cow sale is scheduled for Saturday, December 27th. There will be no sale on Friday, December 26th.

This week's feeder supply consisted of a mixed offering, including several quality groups of both weaned and unweaned calves that traded on good demand. No price trends were reported as there was no sale the previous week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $341.16/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −58.46 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$341.16

25 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$27.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.30

vs AR average

−29.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	354.08	1,899	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	581	335.00	1,946	4thin
Medium and Large 2	548	326.67	1,791	9thin

One grade step is worth $27.41/cwt here — about $109 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 sale25 hd

341.16

—

AR average8 barns · 396 hd

363.45

−22.30

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−29.29

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−58.46

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	1,670	175.13	2,925	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	157.61	2,298	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,124	142.21	1,599	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,021	119.23	1,217	20

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1	350–400	369	475.69/cwt	455.00–510.00	1,755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	399.26/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,172	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,722	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	502.62/cwt	465.00–525.00	1,578	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	385.15/cwt	380.00–412.50	2,245	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	364.47/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,424	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,615	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	403.80/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,116	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	351.53/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,958	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	383.02/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,796	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	375.06/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,639	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	331.15/cwt	327.50–335.00	2,212	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	374.89/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,038	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,946	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	673	337.30/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,270	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	373.11/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,317	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	431.48/cwt	410.00–465.00	2,032	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	312.34/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	337.72/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	425.76/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	477.51/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,115	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	398.97/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,432	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	413.94/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,958	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,862	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	137.30/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,561	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	160.51/cwt	158.00–162.00	2,425	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	136.01/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,616	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	945	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,455	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	143.91/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,613	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	128.40/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,335	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	95.93/cwt	90.00–104.00	844	4
Bulls	—	—	1,918	186.97/cwt	186.00–188.00	3,586	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	116.93/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,211	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,818	1
Bulls	—	—	1,402	155.27/cwt	140.00–165.00	2,177	3
Bulls	—	—	1,825	193.09/cwt	190.00–196.00	3,524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	673	302.45/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	453.96/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,911	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	393.34/cwt	370.00–417.50	2,281	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	393.18/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,620	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	357.73/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,268	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	356.01/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	328.39/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,731	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	334.03/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	345.00/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,122	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	319.80/cwt	312.50–327.50	2,303	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	376.73/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,748	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,481	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	363.95/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,871	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	595	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,950	3

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 458Last week 391Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 49Year ago 0

Special Note: A special cow sale is scheduled for Saturday, December 27th. There will be no sale on Friday, December 26th.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	314	465.00–525.00	502.62
4	350–400	369	455.00–510.00	475.69
2	400–450	443	475.00–480.00	477.51
7	450–500	471	410.00–465.00	431.48
8	500–550	544	390.00–415.00	399.26
9	550–600	583	380.00–412.50	385.15
9	600–650	621	360.00–385.00	373.11
4	650–700	665	360.00–375.00	364.47
11	700–750	745	351.00	351.00
1	750–800	780	345.00	345.00
16	800–850	820	332.00	332.00
1	900–950	900	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
5	400–450	417	420.00–430.00	425.76
2	450–500	470	370.00–380.00	374.89
1	500–550	500	345.00	345.00
2	550–600	575	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	660	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	395.00	395.00
2	650–700	673	330.00–345.00	337.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	505.00	505.00
4	400–450	421	430.00–475.00	453.96
9	450–500	473	405.00–440.00	413.94
5	500–550	524	380.00–415.00	403.80
2	550–600	580	370.00–417.50	393.34
5	600–650	634	350.00–370.00	357.73
1	700–750	725	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	570	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	635	325.00	325.00
2	650–700	673	300.00–305.00	302.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	385	440.00	440.00
5	400–450	412	370.00–405.00	393.18
8	450–500	464	360.00–385.00	376.73
4	500–550	520	345.00–375.00	356.01
1	550–600	565	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	633	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	690	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	405.00	405.00
9	350–400	359	395.00–415.00	398.97
18	400–450	437	365.00–385.00	375.06
10	450–500	469	370.00–395.00	383.02
5	500–550	514	350.00–380.00	363.95
6	550–600	557	340.00–365.00	351.53
4	600–650	615	340.00–350.00	345.00
2	650–700	668	327.50–335.00	331.15
10	700–750	720	312.50–327.50	319.80
15	800–850	808	307.00	307.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	581	335.00	335.00
5	600–650	627	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	395	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	428	325.00–350.00	337.72
5	450–500	471	325.00–350.00	334.03
6	500–550	527	320.00–345.00	328.39
2	550–600	588	300.00–325.00	312.34
3	600–650	600	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	710	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	525	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	345.00	345.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,137	136.00–138.00	137.30
6	—	1,040	124.00–132.00	128.40
4	—	880	90.00–104.00	95.93
7	—	1,036	110.00–122.00	116.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,511	158.00–162.00	160.51
1	—	1,245	146.00	146.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	134.00–138.00	136.01
1	—	945	154.00	154.00
4	—	1,121	142.00–146.00	143.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,918	186.00–188.00	186.97
3	—	1,402	140.00–165.00	155.27
2	—	1,825	190.00–196.00	193.09

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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