Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Returning from a one-week layoff due to winter weather, feeder cattle offerings were moderate. Overall condition showed improvement, though some muddy conditions persisted as snow and ice continue to melt in pastures. Supply of weaned calves was limited; however, demand for feeder cattle remained strong. The highlight of the sale was an 865-lb F1 crossbred heifer that brought $460.00 per cwt. With no sale reported last week, no price trends were established.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $378.02/cwt on 18 head, up $10.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 26 comparable sales and sits −21.60 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$378.02

▲ 10.44 vs prior sale

18 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,115

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$12.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.40

vs AR average

−53.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	382.04	2,205	12thin
Medium and Large 2	524	369.98	1,939	6thin

One grade step is worth $12.07/cwt here — about $265 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 sale18 hd

378.02

—

AR average7 barns · 103 hd

393.42

−15.40

National average145 barns · 12,920 hd

431.54

−53.52

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−21.60

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	1,510	182.10	2,750	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	154.67	1,799	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	126.18	1,301	6thin

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)	1,180	$2,708	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,004	$1,569	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,900	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$2,850	2thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	370.97/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,903	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	380.41/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,206	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	504.92/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,646	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	421.34/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,997	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	432.75/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	388.96/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,809	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	305	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	865	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	640	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	368.78/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,279	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	402.53/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,530	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	364.56/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	533.19/cwt	515.00–545.00	1,989	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	503.50/cwt	480.00–525.00	2,387	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	440.87/cwt	425.00–475.00	1,715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	517.03/cwt	490.00–550.00	2,156	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	500.98/cwt	490.00–530.00	2,134	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	444.05/cwt	425.00–470.00	1,443	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	478	462.70/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,212	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	390	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	488.98/cwt	460.00–505.00	2,518	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,210	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,273	145.10/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,847	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,187	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,802	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	985	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,438	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	107.45/cwt	100.00–114.00	924	2
Bulls	—	—	1,688	184.52/cwt	182.00–188.00	3,115	2
Bulls	—	—	1,183	166.01/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,964	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	195.77/cwt	190.00–200.00	3,250	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	893	1,275.21/head	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,275	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,157.14/head	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,157	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,368	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,298	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,900.00/head	3,650.00–4,150.00	3,900	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,466	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,707.98/head	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,708	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,850.00/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	412.10/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	429.74/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	490.08/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,308	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	381.46/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,029	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	305	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,293	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	373.63/cwt	360.00–387.50	2,167	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	387	431.70/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	400.45/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	413.28/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,587	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,109	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	462.98/cwt	450.00–467.50	1,722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	427.49/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,851	2

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 419Last week 563Year ago 575

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 78Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 75Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	305	435.00	435.00
12	350–400	380	375.00–430.00	402.53
4	400–450	421	370.00–425.00	400.45
6	450–500	465	380.00–405.00	388.96
5	500–550	513	360.00–385.00	370.97
1	550–600	580	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	605	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	326	485.00–520.00	504.92
4	350–400	372	450.00–467.50	462.98
2	400–450	433	425.00–430.00	427.49
6	450–500	474	400.00–445.00	421.34
1	500–550	545	400.00	400.00
11	550–600	580	370.00–385.00	380.41
4	600–650	618	365.00–370.00	368.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	425.00	425.00
1	850–900	865	460.00	460.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	387	430.00–435.00	431.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	389	425.00–475.00	440.87
3	400–450	430	400.00–450.00	432.75
1	450–500	480	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	535	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	595	380.00	380.00
2	650–700	675	350.00–380.00	364.56
1	700–750	700	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	530.00	530.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	373	515.00–545.00	533.19
5	400–450	417	490.00–550.00	517.03
4	450–500	474	480.00–525.00	503.50
1	500–550	510	485.00	485.00
3	550–600	567	465.00	465.00
1	600–650	625	435.00	435.00
1	700–750	710	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	470.00	470.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	590.00	590.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	545.00	545.00
15	400–450	426	490.00–530.00	500.98
4	450–500	471	480.00–505.00	490.08
4	500–550	515	460.00–505.00	488.98
2	550–600	580	415.00–445.00	429.74
9	600–650	626	400.00–415.00	413.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	515.00	515.00
3	300–350	325	425.00–470.00	444.05
4	400–450	431	380.00–425.00	412.10
1	450–500	460	435.00	435.00
6	500–550	532	360.00–400.00	381.46
2	550–600	580	360.00–387.50	373.63
1	650–700	650	375.00	375.00
2	700–750	700	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	775	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	525.00	525.00
2	450–500	478	450.00–475.00	462.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	474	445.00	445.00
3	550–600	588	390.00	390.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	126.00	126.00
2	—	1,273	142.00–148.00	145.10
2	—	860	100.00–114.00	107.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	162.00	162.00
1	—	1,155	156.00	156.00
1	—	985	146.00	146.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,688	182.00–188.00	184.52
2	—	1,183	160.00–172.00	166.01
2	—	1,660	190.00–200.00	195.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	893	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,275.21
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,225	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,157.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,368	168.00	168.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,180	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,707.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	3,650.00–4,150.00	3,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	182.00	182.00

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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