Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, receipts were higher. The feeder board showed some losses over the last two days, causing feeder cattle to trade unevenly, ranging from $10.00 lower to $15.00 higher across classes and weights. A larger offering of replacement cows was available this week, drawing a strong crowd and selling on good demand. Slaughter cattle sold steady compared to the previous week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $382.64/cwt on 25 head, down $24.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 26 comparable sales and sits −16.97 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$382.64

▼ 24.51 vs prior sale

25 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,100

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$23.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.29

vs AR average

−47.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	392.84	2,169	14thin
Medium and Large 2	545	369.67	2,014	11thin

One grade step is worth $23.16/cwt here — about $155 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 sale25 hd

382.64

—

AR average9 barns · 195 hd

398.94

−16.29

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−47.77

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−16.97

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	1,667	188.60	3,144	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,483	166.67	2,472	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	161.81	1,926	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,015	129.01	1,310	10

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$3,950	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,850	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$3,820	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$3,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$3,500	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,267	$3,118	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,700	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$4,550	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$4,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,254	$4,418	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$4,050	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$3,618	17

Every lot, as filed

92 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 1Fleshy	500–550	538	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	523.46/cwt	515.00–535.00	2,785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	515.88/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,914	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	504.09/cwt	465.00–525.00	2,092	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	491.70/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,535	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	511.16/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,948	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	473	439.92/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,250	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	458.73/cwt	430.00–490.00	2,184	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	349.25/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,487	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	382.48/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,821	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	477.55/cwt	470.00–515.00	1,533	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	384.48/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,222	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	386.67/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	421.28/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,191	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,371	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	453	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,310	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	461.16/cwt	430.00–485.00	1,725	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,949	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	479.39/cwt	465.00–525.00	2,105	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	368.27/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,073	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	420.13/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,596	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	532.90/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	354.95/cwt	345.00–362.50	2,733	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	362.46/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	467.50/cwt	445.00–490.00	2,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	597.56/cwt	595.00–600.00	1,930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	548.23/cwt	530.00–570.00	2,248	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	451.80/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,381	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	522.08/cwt	505.00–560.00	2,516	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	386.42/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,361	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	447.08/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,066	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,105	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	530.80/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,277	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	390	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	374	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,982	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,125	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,997	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	100.12/cwt	94.00–106.00	849	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	134.32/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,255	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,296	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	170.01/cwt	168.00–172.00	2,100	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	160.57/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,843	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,161	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	938	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,267	150.19/cwt	146.00–159.00	1,903	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	151.99/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,836	2
Bulls	—	—	1,669	198.23/cwt	197.00–200.00	3,308	4
Bulls	—	—	1,493	167.13/cwt	162.00–174.00	2,495	2
Bulls	—	—	1,735	189.48/cwt	182.00–194.00	3,287	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	3,117.98/head	2,350.00–3,300.00	3,118	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,411.11/head	3,000.00–3,900.00	3,411	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	4,361.54/head	4,300.00–4,400.00	4,362	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,850.00/head	3,400.00–4,000.00	3,850	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,820.00/head	3,700.00–3,950.00	3,820	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	207.34/cwt	205.00–210.00	2,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	4,550.00/head	4,550.00–4,550.00	4,550	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,700.00/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,700	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	4,466.67/head	4,350.00–4,600.00	4,467	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	489.62/cwt	460.00–515.00	1,831	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	519.80/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,474	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	481.04/cwt	465.00–510.00	2,540	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	336.65/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	374.98/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,149	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	396.50/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	482.34/cwt	460.00–505.00	1,654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	371.36/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,942	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	436.32/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,815	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	525.83/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,641	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,551	4

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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 782Last week 616Year ago 635

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 97Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 45Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	538	470.00	470.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	595.00–600.00	597.56
1	350–400	385	575.00	575.00
3	400–450	410	530.00–570.00	548.23
25	450–500	482	505.00–560.00	522.08
3	500–550	532	515.00–535.00	523.46
3	550–600	555	480.00–505.00	491.70
7	600–650	618	410.00–435.00	420.13
7	650–700	685	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	725	370.00	370.00
7	750–800	770	345.00–362.50	354.95
1	850–900	860	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	930	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	322	510.00–540.00	532.90
4	350–400	371	500.00–530.00	515.88
7	400–450	439	465.00–525.00	479.39
2	450–500	455	445.00–490.00	467.50
3	500–550	527	430.00–465.00	451.80
7	600–650	611	380.00–400.00	386.42
2	650–700	685	360.00–365.00	362.46
1	700–750	740	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	312	525.00–530.00	525.83
21	350–400	381	500.00–545.00	511.16
19	400–450	415	465.00–525.00	504.09
7	450–500	476	430.00–490.00	458.73
3	500–550	520	405.00–445.00	421.28
8	550–600	578	370.00–410.00	384.48
2	600–650	625	370.00	370.00
3	650–700	668	355.00	355.00
7	700–750	712	330.00–365.00	349.25
4	900–950	911	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	425.00–455.00	439.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	450	500.00	500.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	321	470.00–515.00	477.55
5	350–400	374	430.00–485.00	461.16
5	400–450	416	420.00–465.00	436.32
4	450–500	476	375.00–390.00	382.48
5	500–550	523	350.00–385.00	371.36
6	550–600	563	360.00–380.00	368.27
1	700–750	720	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	385.00–390.00	386.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	453	510.00	510.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	600.00	600.00
1	300–350	335	565.00	565.00
11	350–400	361	540.00	540.00
21	400–450	429	520.00–540.00	530.80
9	450–500	476	500.00–550.00	519.80
12	500–550	528	465.00–510.00	481.04
1	550–600	570	425.00	425.00
3	600–650	628	380.00–410.00	396.50
1	650–700	665	367.50	367.50
3	700–750	742	330.00–340.00	336.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	460.00–505.00	482.34
4	350–400	374	460.00–515.00	489.62
1	400–450	425	450.00	450.00
5	450–500	462	435.00–460.00	447.08
2	550–600	573	370.00–380.00	374.98
2	600–650	610	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	765	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	535.00	535.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	374	530.00	530.00
1	600–650	625	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	180.00	180.00
1	—	1,400	164.00	164.00
1	—	1,385	156.00	156.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	848	94.00–106.00	100.12
4	—	934	130.00–140.00	134.32
1	—	920	102.00	102.00
3	—	1,267	146.00–159.00	150.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,235	168.00–172.00	170.01
4	—	1,148	158.00–164.00	160.57
2	—	1,208	150.00–154.00	151.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,669	197.00–200.00	198.23
2	—	1,493	162.00–174.00	167.13
5	—	1,735	182.00–194.00	189.48

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,267	2,350.00–3,300.00	3,117.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	3,700.00	3,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,250	3,700.00–3,950.00	3,820.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,200	3,950.00	3,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,300	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,200	3,850.00	3,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,300	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,200	3,000.00–3,900.00	3,411.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,200	4,300.00–4,400.00	4,361.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,200	3,400.00–4,000.00	3,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,200	4,050.00	4,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,200	4,550.00	4,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,300	4,350.00–4,600.00	4,466.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	4,500.00	4,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	205.00–210.00	207.34

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle