Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Cow Sale scheduled for Saturday, December 27. Calves will sell beginning at 1:30 p.m., followed by the cow sale at 5:00 p.m.

Compared to last week, feeder cattle supply was light; however, demand remained strong with good buyer attendance, closing the year on a firm note. On limited receipts, feeder steers and heifers traded $10.00 to $20.00 higher, with the most reliable test on 300-500 lb feeders. Receipts of 600-700 lb feeders were very limited. Slaughter cows were met with stronger demand and sold $5.00 to $10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $357.61/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −42.01 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$357.61

24 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,942

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$26.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.05

vs AR average

−32.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	366.32	2,012	16thin
Medium and Large 2	531	340.19	1,805	8thin

One grade step is worth $26.14/cwt here — about $207 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

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

357.61

—

AR average8 barns · 423 hd

366.66

−9.05

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−32.30

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−42.01

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	1,724	174.11	3,002	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,393	169.74	2,364	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,286	154.93	1,992	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	133.92	1,440	14

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)	1,065	$2,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$2,505	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,238	$2,103	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,000	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$3,650	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	900	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1Full	650–700	685	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,261	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	435.59/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,261	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	419.58/cwt	405.00–450.00	2,413	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	490.63/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,272	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	342.57/cwt	325.00–360.00	2,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	446.28/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,339	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	503.54/cwt	480.00–535.00	1,903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	703	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,187	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	510.27/cwt	495.00–525.00	2,158	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	363.91/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	357.31/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,055	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,227	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	428.22/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,751	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	307.38/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,391	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	377.91/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,950	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,091	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	501	342.95/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,718	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	390.85/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	335.58/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	458.60/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	374.02/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,780	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	434.21/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,615	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	121.39/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,135	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	146.99/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,680	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	129.29/cwt	126.00–134.00	1,408	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	169.74/cwt	168.00–174.00	2,364	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,460	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,390	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	154.40/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,037	4
Bulls	—	—	1,828	187.07/cwt	186.00–188.00	3,420	2
Bulls	—	—	1,620	161.15/cwt	158.00–164.00	2,611	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	2,103.43/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,103	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,504.93/head	2,450.00–2,550.00	2,505	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,231	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	387.46/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	415.00/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	421.08/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,760	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	700–750	735	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	465	374.89/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	377.43/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	523.79/cwt	505.00–545.00	1,954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	495.00/cwt	485.00–505.00	1,683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	411.72/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	808	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	321.26/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,178	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,924	4

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 Dec 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 328Last week 406Year ago 469

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 75Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 11Year ago 35

Special Cow Sale scheduled for Saturday, December 27. Calves will sell beginning at 1:30 p.m., followed by the cow sale at 5:00 p.m.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	485.00–505.00	495.00
2	350–400	373	505.00–545.00	523.79
1	400–450	410	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	490	450.00	450.00
6	500–550	519	420.00–450.00	435.59
1	550–600	590	405.00	405.00
2	600–650	613	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	675	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	745	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	378	400.00–435.00	415.00
6	400–450	418	405.00–440.00	421.08
2	450–500	483	380.00–395.00	387.46
2	500–550	525	370.00–385.00	377.43
1	550–600	565	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	480.00–535.00	503.54
2	400–450	423	495.00–525.00	510.27
6	450–500	463	470.00–495.00	490.63
9	500–550	524	435.00–460.00	446.28
4	550–600	575	405.00–450.00	419.58
1	600–650	635	410.00	410.00
5	650–700	675	360.00–380.00	363.91
1	700–750	700	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	390.00	390.00
2	600–650	613	325.00–360.00	342.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	405.00	405.00
1	600–650	625	365.00	365.00
2	700–750	703	337.50	337.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	445.00–475.00	458.60
8	350–400	372	410.00–450.00	434.21
6	400–450	409	415.00–450.00	428.22
4	450–500	481	400.00	400.00
7	500–550	516	370.00–385.00	377.91
9	550–600	575	350.00–375.00	357.31
1	600–650	615	340.00	340.00
4	650–700	678	320.00–325.00	321.26
2	700–750	735	320.00	320.00
4	750–800	778	300.00–320.00	307.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	405.00–420.00	411.72
5	400–450	433	365.00–400.00	390.85
9	450–500	476	360.00–385.00	374.02
5	500–550	501	320.00–360.00	342.95
3	550–600	580	330.00–347.50	335.58
1	750–800	755	295.00	295.00
2	800–850	808	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	370.00–380.00	374.89
1	700–750	720	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	935	120.00–122.00	121.39
5	—	1,143	142.00–152.00	146.99
6	—	1,089	126.00–134.00	129.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	168.00–174.00	169.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	146.00	146.00
1	—	1,440	166.00	166.00
4	—	1,319	152.00–158.00	154.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,828	186.00–188.00	187.07
2	—	1,620	158.00–164.00	161.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,238	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,103.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,975.00	2,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,115	2,450.00–2,550.00	2,504.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	169.00	169.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	3,650.00	3,650.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,450.00	2,450.00

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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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

How this sale compares

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