Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, receipts increased, with the majority of feeder cattle offerings consisting of unweaned calves. Demand was strongest for lightweight calves, as 300-400 lb steers and heifers sold $20.00-$30.00 higher. Steers and bulls weighing over 500 lbs traded $10.00-$15.00 lower, while heifers over 500 lbs sold $10.00 higher on good demand. Slaughter cattle traded $10.00 higher compared to the previous week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $391.27/cwt on 26 head, up $13.25 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 26 comparable sales and sits −8.35 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$391.27

▲ 13.25 vs prior sale

26 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,163

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$39.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.02

vs AR average

−32.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	403.26	2,209	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	585	365.00	2,135	4thin
Medium and Large 2	544	363.57	1,978	4thin

One grade step is worth $39.69/cwt here — about $231 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 sale26 hd

391.27

—

AR average9 barns · 579 hd

408.29

−17.02

National average187 barns · 18,214 hd

423.95

−32.68

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−8.35

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	1,766	189.55	3,348	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	164.90	2,029	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,411	162.87	2,298	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,018	145.01	1,475	4thin

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)	1,122	$3,180	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,023	$3,139	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,902	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,000	$2,500	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,158	$2,474	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,178	$2,457	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	905	$2,565	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,500	$3,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,133	$2,820	3thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	374.87/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	432.58/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	410.91/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	348.30/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,208	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	455.80/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,923	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	396.70/cwt	370.00–415.00	2,237	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	352.33/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	374.81/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	482.96/cwt	450.00–505.00	1,821	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	437.72/cwt	410.00–455.00	2,040	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	655	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,116	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	460	452.45/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	522	431.39/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,252	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	375	527.40/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	422	491.04/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,072	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	362.50/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,664	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	346.48/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,290	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	438.26/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	514.93/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	385	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	310.00/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	407.45/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	394.58/cwt	365.00–415.00	2,245	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	767	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	497.63/cwt	485.00–510.00	2,414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	538.00/cwt	510.00–560.00	2,308	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	438.83/cwt	422.50–455.00	2,514	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	471.35/cwt	450.00–495.00	2,427	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	561.89/cwt	545.00–570.00	2,045	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	418	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,174	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	356.63/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	395.19/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,419	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	369.74/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,099	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,019	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	410	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,845	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	173.19/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,962	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	163.05/cwt	162.00–164.00	2,242	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,833	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	145.02/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,457	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,183	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	162.87/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,298	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,725	1
Bulls	—	—	1,707	187.26/cwt	175.00–194.00	3,197	7
Bulls	—	—	1,888	174.25/cwt	170.00–176.00	3,290	3
Bulls	—	—	1,783	210.21/cwt	204.00–216.00	3,748	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,099	182.17/cwt	162.00–219.00	2,002	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,647.63/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,648	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	3,139.00/head	2,650.00–3,650.00	3,139	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	3,179.57/head	2,900.00–3,450.00	3,180	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,901.60/head	2,400.00–3,350.00	2,902	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	2,474.32/head	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,474	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	2,456.54/head	2,000.00–2,800.00	2,457	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,654.76/head	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,655	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	573.87/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,900	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	525.28/cwt	515.00–545.00	1,980	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,135	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,499	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	511.67/cwt	485.00–525.00	1,689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	413.57/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,159	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	353.56/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,358	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	549.96/cwt	545.00–555.00	1,584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	366.84/cwt	355.00–400.00	2,260	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	429.81/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	402.62/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,134	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	419.21/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,381	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	518.00/cwt	518.00–518.00	2,124	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	285	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	370.06/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,176	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	481.85/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,106	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	452.53/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,394	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	471.50/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,254	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	310.04/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	414.81/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	422.04/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,047	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 →

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

Fri Feb 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 544Last week 419Year ago 466

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 20Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 30Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	520.00	520.00
3	400–450	410	518.00	518.00
3	450–500	455	465.00	465.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	475.00	475.00
6	300–350	333	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	393	420.00–445.00	432.58
5	400–450	419	390.00–420.00	410.91
2	450–500	473	370.00–380.00	374.87
2	500–550	525	365.00–385.00	374.81
2	550–600	563	345.00–360.00	352.33
3	600–650	634	345.00–350.00	348.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	545.00–555.00	549.96
3	300–350	330	485.00–525.00	511.67
10	350–400	377	450.00–505.00	482.96
17	400–450	422	435.00–470.00	455.80
8	450–500	466	410.00–455.00	437.72
7	500–550	522	400.00–435.00	413.57
11	550–600	564	370.00–415.00	396.70
10	600–650	616	355.00–400.00	366.84
7	650–700	667	345.00–360.00	353.56
1	750–800	755	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	545.00	545.00
1	350–400	360	485.00	485.00
1	650–700	655	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	585	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	570.00–580.00	573.87
7	350–400	377	515.00–545.00	525.28
3	400–450	437	470.00–500.00	481.85
6	450–500	478	450.00–485.00	471.50
4	500–550	529	440.00–470.00	452.53
6	550–600	568	400.00–440.00	419.21
3	600–650	612	380.00–420.00	395.19
2	650–700	678	360.00–380.00	369.74
1	700–750	720	350.00	350.00
3	750–800	752	340.00–380.00	356.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	575.00	575.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	475	425.00	425.00
2	500–550	535	405.00–425.00	414.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	445.00	445.00
3	400–450	435	420.00–440.00	429.81
2	450–500	485	400.00–445.00	422.04
4	500–550	530	385.00–425.00	402.62
4	550–600	588	350.00–380.00	370.06
1	600–650	640	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	663	300.00–320.00	310.04
1	950–1000	950	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	520.00–535.00	527.40
5	400–450	422	480.00–500.00	491.04
3	500–550	522	425.00–445.00	431.39
1	600–650	620	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	525.00	525.00
2	350–400	365	510.00–520.00	514.93
3	400–450	412	425.00–450.00	438.26
1	450–500	495	425.00	425.00
4	550–600	569	365.00–415.00	394.58
4	650–700	661	340.00–365.00	346.48
3	750–800	767	340.00	340.00
1	800–850	805	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	450.00–455.00	452.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	605.00	605.00
1	300–350	325	585.00	585.00
5	350–400	364	545.00–570.00	561.89
19	400–450	429	510.00–560.00	538.00
2	450–500	485	485.00–510.00	497.63
4	500–550	515	450.00–495.00	471.35
6	550–600	573	422.50–455.00	438.83
3	600–650	632	420.00	420.00
2	650–700	658	395.00–420.00	407.45
4	700–750	735	360.00–370.00	362.50
2	800–850	845	342.50	342.50
2	900–950	925	300.00–320.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	450.00	450.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	418	520.00	520.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	170.00–176.00	173.19
2	—	1,375	162.00–164.00	163.05
1	—	1,135	152.00	152.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	154.00	154.00
2	—	1,005	144.00–146.00	145.02
1	—	870	136.00	136.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,411	160.00–168.00	162.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,707	175.00–194.00	187.26
3	—	1,888	170.00–176.00	174.25
3	—	1,783	204.00–216.00	210.21

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,099	162.00–219.00	182.17
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,647.63
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,023	2,650.00–3,650.00	3,139.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,122	2,900.00–3,450.00	3,179.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	2,400.00–3,350.00	2,901.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,158	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,474.32
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,000	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,178	2,000.00–2,800.00	2,456.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,654.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,150.00	3,150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,500	3,750.00	3,750.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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