Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Note: A pre-vac sale will be held next Friday, January 9. The sale will start at 1:30 p.m.

This week marked the first sale of the year, with receipts remaining light due to the holiday week, as producers have not yet returned to normal marketing schedules. Buyer attendance was good, and quality offerings sold on strong demand. No market trend was established as no sale was held the previous week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $405.40/cwt on 11 head, down $30.30 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 25 comparable sales and sits −41.53 against this barn's trailing median of $446.93.

Average price

$405.40

▼ 30.30 vs prior sale

11 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,213

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$350

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

$48.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.40

vs AR average

−46.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	418.68	2,311	8thin
Medium and Large 2	530	370.00	1,961	3thin

One grade step is worth $48.68/cwt here — about $350 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $484.24, low $392.90, median $446.93 across 25 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 sale11 hd

405.40

—

AR average3 barns · 43 hd

407.80

−2.40

National average24 barns · 3,960 hd

452.16

−46.76

This barn, trailing median25 sales

446.93

−41.53

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	—	High	1,771	198.57	3,517	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	154.23	2,302	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,272	153.95	1,959	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,030	127.91	1,317	16

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,860	$3,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,219	$2,655	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	600–650	618	334.94/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	510.68/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	477.34/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	413.69/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,383	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	270	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	419.68/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	374.95/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	370.00/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	407.54/cwt	380.00–435.00	1,704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	414.92/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	493.33/cwt	485.00–505.00	1,904	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	423.66/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,237	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	467.67/cwt	450.00–505.00	2,016	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	417.63/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,971	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,072	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	470.02/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,200	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	563.87/cwt	520.00–605.00	1,748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	444.62/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,694	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	453.38/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,054	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,205	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	700	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	341.06/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,934	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	462.22/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	344.28/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,263	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	527.29/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,006	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	955	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,860	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,307	2,839.35/head	2,650.00–3,150.00	2,839	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,629	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,855	204.21/cwt	196.00–210.00	3,788	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	153.66/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,825	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	154.00/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,292	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	160.52/cwt	158.00–162.00	2,284	4
Bulls	—	—	1,435	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,526	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	793	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	129.41/cwt	126.00–134.00	1,407	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	160.67/cwt	158.00–164.00	2,222	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	142.32/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,719	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,318	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	144.68/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,691	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	119.96/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,116	6

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 187Last week 328Year ago 436

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 45Year ago 144

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 15Year ago 50

Special Note: A pre-vac sale will be held next Friday, January 9. The sale will start at 1:30 p.m.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	250	505.00	505.00
1	300–350	300	485.00	485.00
1	350–400	370	455.00	455.00
1	450–500	480	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	535	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	565	355.00	355.00
2	600–650	618	320.00–350.00	334.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	565.00	565.00
2	250–300	273	520.00–535.00	527.29
1	300–350	320	545.00	545.00
2	350–400	368	490.00–530.00	510.68
3	450–500	453	440.00–465.00	453.38
1	500–550	545	425.00	425.00
2	550–600	588	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	495.00	495.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	475.00–480.00	477.34
3	350–400	378	445.00–485.00	462.22
1	400–450	400	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	470	405.00–435.00	419.68
2	500–550	515	370.00–380.00	374.95
1	900–950	900	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	330	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	400	415.00	415.00
3	450–500	463	320.00–360.00	344.28
2	500–550	520	365.00	365.00
5	550–600	567	320.00–350.00	341.06
1	600–650	620	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	675	345.00	345.00
1	800–850	830	267.50	267.50
1	850–900	870	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	585.00	585.00
2	300–350	310	520.00–605.00	563.87
6	350–400	386	485.00–505.00	493.33
6	400–450	431	450.00–505.00	467.67
4	450–500	468	465.00–485.00	470.02
4	500–550	528	400.00–435.00	423.66
4	550–600	576	400.00–420.00	413.69
2	600–650	610	405.00–425.00	414.92
1	650–700	660	375.00	375.00
1	750–800	780	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	510.00	510.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	485.00	485.00
1	300–350	340	425.00	425.00
4	350–400	381	420.00–465.00	444.62
4	400–450	418	380.00–435.00	407.54
3	450–500	472	390.00–435.00	417.63
2	500–550	515	360.00–380.00	370.00
1	550–600	560	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	600	350.00	350.00
1	850–900	850	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	3,700.00	3,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,860	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,307	2,650.00–3,150.00	2,839.35
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	182.00	182.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,855	196.00–210.00	204.21
1	—	1,435	176.00	176.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,188	150.00–156.00	153.66
9	—	1,383	158.00–164.00	160.67
5	—	1,208	138.00–146.00	142.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	152.00–156.00	154.00
4	—	1,423	158.00–162.00	160.52
3	—	1,588	146.00	146.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	101.00	101.00
5	—	1,087	126.00–134.00	129.41
4	—	1,169	142.00–147.00	144.68
6	—	930	115.00–124.00	119.96

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

Steers · 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

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

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