Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle receipts increased, featuring a strong supply of good-quality, weaned cattle weighing over 500 lbs. Lighter-weight calves were primarily unweaned. Demand was strong for quality offerings, while plainer cattle met softer demand. On a limited comparison to last week's light test, feeder steers and heifers traded $10.00 to $20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle also posted modest gains, trading $5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $410.66/cwt on 71 head, up $5.26 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 25 comparable sales and sits −36.28 against this barn's trailing median of $446.93.

Average price

$410.66

▲ 5.26 vs prior sale

71 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,255

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$310

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

$52.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.04

vs AR average

−55.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	429.97	2,370	45
Medium and Large 2	546	377.22	2,059	26

One grade step is worth $52.75/cwt here — about $310 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

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 sale71 hd

410.66

—

AR average7 barns · 379 hd

421.70

−11.04

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−55.67

This barn, trailing median25 sales

446.93

−36.28

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	1,731	173.34	3,000	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	162.08	2,313	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	157.35	1,948	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,067	138.53	1,479	20

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)	1,500	$3,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,778	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,500	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,233	$2,293	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,250	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	819	$1,725	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	645	$1,600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,005	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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	400–450	419	443.47/cwt	410.00–465.00	1,858	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	361.61/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,249	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	378.06/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,985	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	331.64/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	510.30/cwt	505.00–535.00	1,613	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	428	448.39/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,919	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	785	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	401.65/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,149	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	315	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	849	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,462	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	439.35/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,854	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	413.04/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,189	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	422.64/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,965	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	484.99/cwt	450.00–498.00	1,867	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	332.82/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,053	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,250	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	427.31/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	329.29/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,210	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,734	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	368.72/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,733	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	813	272.51/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,216	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	411.52/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	353.08/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,900	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	719	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,157	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	347.89/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,979	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	456.24/cwt	425.00–510.00	1,496	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	344.94/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,270	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	487	416.91/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,030	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	366.82/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,674	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	369.55/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,103	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	412.67/cwt	370.00–430.00	1,935	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	330.03/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	434.84/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,635	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	530.01/cwt	515.00–545.00	1,961	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	354.52/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,709	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	469.15/cwt	465.00–472.50	2,064	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	418.81/cwt	400.00–427.50	2,458	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	446.50/cwt	425.00–505.00	2,295	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	410.21/cwt	390.00–414.00	2,584	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	318	534.90/cwt	525.00–555.00	1,701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	510	422.50/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	502.66/cwt	470.00–525.00	2,091	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	385.99/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,621	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	459.61/cwt	445.00–500.00	2,151	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	572.07/cwt	545.00–585.00	1,888	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	404.84/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,275	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	362.03/cwt	360.00–362.50	2,375	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	760	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,432	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	163.76/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,283	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,015	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,184	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	149.02/cwt	142.00–154.00	1,709	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	136.38/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,436	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,470	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	163.05/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,035	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	154.50/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,905	8
Bulls	—	—	1,843	179.70/cwt	176.00–186.00	3,312	3
Bulls	—	—	1,666	159.72/cwt	150.00–168.00	2,661	4
Bulls	—	—	1,693	191.03/cwt	190.00–192.00	3,234	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,777.78/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,778	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,714.29/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,714	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	645	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
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	—	1,500	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	600	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	369	473.35/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,747	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	374.91/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,137	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	383.98/cwt	382.50–395.00	2,327	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	405.02/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	902	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,390	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	341.28/cwt	335.00–342.50	2,662	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,451	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	309.83/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,364	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	607	351.24/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,132	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	412.27/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,354	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	335	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	410	390.00/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	362.49/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,421	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	804	272.48/cwt	235.00–285.00	2,191	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	443.11/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	458	384.92/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	392	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,725	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	406.86/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,782	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	362.57/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	440.28/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,484	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	428.99/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,222	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	461.37/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,021	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	518	382.51/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,981	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	427.50/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,009	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	482	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,832	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 →

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

Fri Jan 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,440Last week 187Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 29Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	425.00–510.00	456.24
16	350–400	376	425.00–460.00	434.84
4	400–450	419	410.00–465.00	443.47
13	450–500	469	370.00–430.00	412.67
11	500–550	525	360.00–410.00	378.06
13	550–600	569	360.00–390.00	369.55
6	600–650	622	360.00–370.00	361.61
2	650–700	658	340.00–350.00	344.94
2	750–800	785	325.00–335.00	330.03
1	800–850	800	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	540.00	540.00
3	400–450	428	445.00–450.00	448.39
5	450–500	487	400.00–430.00	416.91
3	500–550	535	400.00–405.00	401.65
1	750–800	785	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	370	515.00–545.00	530.01
19	400–450	416	470.00–525.00	502.66
28	450–500	468	445.00–500.00	459.61
20	500–550	514	425.00–505.00	446.50
22	550–600	587	400.00–427.50	418.81
61	600–650	630	390.00–414.00	410.21
24	650–700	679	370.00–405.00	385.99
7	700–750	729	355.00–380.00	366.82
15	750–800	764	350.00–375.00	354.52
5	800–850	808	331.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	400–450	440	465.00–472.50	469.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	525.00–555.00	534.90
2	500–550	510	420.00–425.00	422.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	316	505.00–535.00	510.30
21	350–400	385	450.00–498.00	484.99
8	400–450	422	430.00–470.00	439.35
26	450–500	465	390.00–435.00	422.64
38	500–550	530	385.00–425.00	413.04
7	550–600	571	385.00–420.00	412.27
10	600–650	606	382.50–395.00	383.98
15	650–700	668	335.00–370.00	362.49
3	700–750	740	330.00–335.00	331.64
6	750–800	780	335.00–342.50	341.28
6	800–850	849	290.00	290.00
5	900–950	902	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	455.00	455.00
2	300–350	330	415.00–440.00	427.31
3	350–400	383	395.00–420.00	411.52
3	400–450	408	400.00–415.00	405.02
23	450–500	470	355.00–370.00	368.72
13	500–550	538	340.00–365.00	353.08
12	550–600	569	325.00–360.00	347.89
7	600–650	617	320.00–340.00	332.82
4	650–700	671	320.00–332.50	329.29
4	700–750	719	300.00	300.00
3	750–800	763	300.00–315.00	309.83
2	800–850	813	270.00–275.00	272.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	312	465.00	465.00
7	350–400	394	440.00	440.00
4	450–500	456	410.00	410.00
3	700–750	703	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	445.00	445.00
8	350–400	392	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	410	380.00–400.00	390.00
2	450–500	458	380.00–390.00	384.92
1	550–600	570	360.00	360.00
4	600–650	607	350.00–355.00	351.24
2	650–700	665	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	545.00–585.00	572.07
2	350–400	375	530.00	530.00
11	400–450	438	450.00–485.00	461.37
2	450–500	470	410.00–445.00	427.50
6	500–550	518	415.00–450.00	428.99
3	550–600	562	395.00–410.00	404.84
1	600–650	605	380.00	380.00
11	650–700	656	360.00–362.50	362.03
1	750–800	750	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	369	470.00–475.00	473.35
3	450–500	482	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	518	380.00–385.00	382.51
2	550–600	570	370.00–380.00	374.91
1	750–800	760	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	337	425.00–450.00	440.28
3	350–400	383	425.00–460.00	443.11
8	400–450	438	380.00–425.00	406.86
1	450–500	460	405.00	405.00
2	500–550	530	360.00–365.00	362.57
1	600–650	645	320.00	320.00
4	800–850	804	235.00–285.00	272.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,394	160.00–168.00	163.76
1	—	1,625	152.00	152.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	114.00	114.00
1	—	940	126.00	126.00
6	—	1,147	142.00–154.00	149.02
12	—	1,053	130.00–140.00	136.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,248	160.00–166.00	163.05
8	—	1,233	152.00–158.00	154.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,843	176.00–186.00	179.70
4	—	1,666	150.00–168.00	159.72
2	—	1,693	190.00–192.00	191.03

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	800	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,500	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,350	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,777.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,400	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,714.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,500	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	645	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	600	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	850	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,005	3,500.00	3,500.00

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