Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle receipts were lighter, with a reduced supply of weaned calves. Pressure from recent losses on the feeder cattle futures board, combined with the limited availability of weaned calves, resulted in lower prices for lighter-weight steers. Steer calves weighing 300-550 lbs sold $8.00 lower, while steers weighing 550-800 lbs traded $12.00 higher on stronger demand. Feeder heifers traded $14.00 lower on average across all weight classes. Slaughter cattle prices were $10.00-$15.00 lower for the week amid softer demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $367.58/cwt on 46 head, down $22.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 26 comparable sales and sits −32.04 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$367.58

▼ 22.65 vs prior sale

46 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$49.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.99

vs AR average

−45.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	384.20	2,096	20
Medium and Large 1-2	541	363.62	1,965	18thin
Medium and Large 2	550	334.95	1,841	8thin

One grade step is worth $49.25/cwt here — about $255 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 sale46 hd

367.58

—

AR average8 barns · 304 hd

380.57

−12.99

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

−45.90

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−32.04

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	1,538	162.64	2,501	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,455	146.69	2,134	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	146.58	1,764	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	975	116.70	1,138	24

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$3,100	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,579	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,153	$2,549	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,824	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,179	$1,810	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,445	$4,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,830	$3,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$3,675	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,890	2thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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	600–650	618	411.49/cwt	410.00–412.50	2,543	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	391.82/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	479.71/cwt	450.00–505.00	1,540	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	406.77/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,891	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,342	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	389.05/cwt	387.50–400.00	2,568	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	460.06/cwt	440.00–505.00	1,739	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	372.21/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,958	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	385.54/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	379.35/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,200	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	342.21/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,783	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	343.05/cwt	340.00–352.50	2,281	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	422.85/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	355.02/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,970	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	395.41/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,013	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	386.59/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,836	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	423.43/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,821	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	347.52/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	425	396.45/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	441.45/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,296	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	675	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	411.13/cwt	380.00–435.00	1,497	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,068	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	472.09/cwt	445.00–505.00	2,233	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	451.48/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	506.85/cwt	480.00–540.00	1,906	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	448.05/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	496.03/cwt	460.00–505.00	2,202	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	610	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	442.23/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	512.21/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	344.81/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	511.41/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,954	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	382.16/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,819	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	480	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	855	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	425	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	459.61/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,747	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	133.64/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,612	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	153.52/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,864	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	144.06/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,709	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	136.17/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,501	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	94.05/cwt	80.00–104.00	804	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,829	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	112.32/cwt	106.00–118.00	1,003	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	151.31/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,093	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	145.58/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,200	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	125.97/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,334	7
Bulls	—	—	1,308	145.51/cwt	132.00–156.00	1,903	4
Bulls	—	—	1,765	187.93/cwt	186.00–190.00	3,317	2
Bulls	—	—	1,693	168.63/cwt	167.00–171.00	2,855	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,579.01/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,579	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	197.15/cwt	155.00–242.00	1,904	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,100	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,100	220.00/head	220.00–220.00	220	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	1,810.07/head	270.00–2,900.00	1,810	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,358.63/head	2,050.00–2,700.00	2,359	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,598.31/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,598	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,889.58/head	2,700.00–3,050.00	2,890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,830	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	349.82/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	491.06/cwt	465.00–530.00	2,082	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	428.19/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	408.39/cwt	390.00–435.00	2,316	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	413.39/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,203	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	427.74/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,818	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	387.47/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,395	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	284.97/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	650	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	327.68/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	343.28/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,128	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	478	371.39/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	433.77/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,082	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	332.63/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	369.99/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,791	8

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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 563Last week 1,440Year ago 1,462

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 95Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 25Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	605.00	605.00
1	300–350	330	565.00	565.00
8	350–400	376	480.00–540.00	506.85
6	400–450	444	460.00–505.00	496.03
4	450–500	473	445.00–505.00	472.09
16	500–550	520	420.00–460.00	441.45
3	550–600	570	440.00–465.00	451.48
5	600–650	618	410.00–412.50	411.49
8	650–700	660	387.50–400.00	389.05
4	800–850	810	330.00–350.00	344.81
1	900–950	935	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	610	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	675	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	323	500.00–525.00	512.21
3	350–400	367	430.00–465.00	448.05
2	400–450	420	435.00–450.00	442.23
1	450–500	460	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	550.00	550.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	370.00–400.00	385.54
2	300–350	325	415.00–430.00	422.85
5	350–400	364	380.00–435.00	411.13
3	400–450	425	385.00–400.00	391.82
8	450–500	484	360.00–385.00	369.99
4	500–550	521	330.00–360.00	342.21
4	550–600	578	320.00–340.00	327.68
3	600–650	645	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	675	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	835	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	321	450.00–505.00	479.71
7	350–400	378	440.00–505.00	460.06
10	400–450	430	410.00–450.00	423.43
11	450–500	465	400.00–425.00	406.77
10	500–550	509	380.00–415.00	395.41
8	550–600	580	370.00–385.00	379.35
4	650–700	665	340.00–352.50	343.05
2	700–750	718	325.00–340.00	332.63
2	1050–1100	1,068	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	305	440.00	440.00
9	450–500	475	380.00–390.00	386.59
9	500–550	526	370.00–380.00	372.21
9	550–600	555	350.00–365.00	355.02
3	600–650	620	340.00–350.00	343.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	385.00–405.00	396.45
3	450–500	478	350.00–385.00	371.39
2	550–600	590	345.00–350.00	347.52
1	650–700	650	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	382	500.00–530.00	511.41
7	400–450	424	465.00–530.00	491.06
18	450–500	480	420.00–455.00	433.77
14	500–550	533	400.00–430.00	413.39
7	550–600	567	390.00–435.00	408.39
6	600–650	618	375.00–395.00	387.47
1	700–750	715	355.00	355.00
2	800–850	825	280.00–290.00	284.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	400.00–450.00	428.19
5	400–450	425	400.00–450.00	427.74
9	450–500	476	360.00–400.00	382.16
2	550–600	560	340.00–360.00	349.82
1	600–650	600	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	660	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	770	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	380	450.00–470.00	459.61
1	400–450	425	450.00	450.00
1	850–900	855	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,206	130.00–138.00	133.64
10	—	1,214	150.00–160.00	153.52
7	—	1,186	142.00–146.00	144.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,102	132.00–142.00	136.17
6	—	855	80.00–104.00	94.05
6	—	893	106.00–118.00	112.32
7	—	1,059	120.00–130.00	125.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	136.00	136.00
4	—	1,383	150.00–155.00	151.31
7	—	1,511	142.00–148.00	145.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,308	132.00–156.00	145.51
2	—	1,765	186.00–190.00	187.93
3	—	1,693	167.00–171.00	168.63

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 (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,215	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,579.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,400	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,179	270.00–2,900.00	1,810.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,120	2,050.00–2,700.00	2,358.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,180	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,598.31
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	220.00	220.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	966	155.00–242.00	197.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	4,400.00	4,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	2,700.00–3,050.00	2,889.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,830	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,445	4,100.00	4,100.00

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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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

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

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Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

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