Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week, feeder receipts increased; however, overall quality was plainer, and the supply of feeder steers was limited, preventing the establishment of a market trend. Feeder bulls sold $15.00-$20.00 lower, while feeder heifers were $10.00 lower amid weaker demand. Slaughter cattle traded from steady to $10.00 lower, with a very light test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $398.51/cwt on 33 head, down $16.21 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 26 comparable sales and sits −1.11 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$398.51

▼ 16.21 vs prior sale

33 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,173

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$33.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.41

vs AR average

−28.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	411.55	2,219	20
Medium and Large 2	555	378.45	2,100	13thin

One grade step is worth $33.11/cwt here — about $120 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 sale33 hd

398.51

—

AR average9 barns · 283 hd

411.92

−13.41

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−28.88

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−1.11

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	1,242	183.99	2,285	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,269	174.69	2,217	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,275	170.00	2,168	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	926	149.15	1,381	16

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)	1,207	$2,984	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,975	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,134	$2,640	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$2,580	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	885	$3,000	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$3,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$2,875	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$3,267	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	833	$3,237	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$3,100	1thin

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 1Fleshy	700–750	710	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	441.31/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,854	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	388.89/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,832	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	504.83/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	401.17/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,307	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	454.74/cwt	425.00–465.00	2,224	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	463.87/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	467.13/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	417.31/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,216	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	725	2,645.45/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,645	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	480.81/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,058	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	394.83/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,077	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	340.54/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	388.49/cwt	377.50–420.00	2,389	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	844	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,891	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	400	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	496.48/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,911	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	900	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	335.00/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,261	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	580	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	480	437.63/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,101	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	367.56/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,080	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	367.31/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,292	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	365.60/cwt	352.50–375.00	2,439	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	503.23/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,078	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	528.94/cwt	525.00–530.00	2,169	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	459.79/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,161	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	468	490.95/cwt	480.00–502.50	2,298	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	440	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	483.21/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,527	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	392.65/cwt	385.00–400.00	3,004	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	450.59/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,388	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	557.55/cwt	550.00–565.00	2,191	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	538.10/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,292	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	570	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,153	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	738	125.51/cwt	120.00–132.00	926	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	136.64/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,239	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	164.84/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,698	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	152.71/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,414	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,349	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	187.83/cwt	186.00–190.00	2,414	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,020	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	159.90/cwt	158.00–162.00	2,111	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,992	1
Bulls	—	—	1,590	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,148	1
Bulls	—	—	1,068	176.99/cwt	176.00–178.00	1,890	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	2,639.58/head	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,640	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	2,983.98/head	2,600.00–3,500.00	2,984	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	800	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,376	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	840	173.92/cwt	172.00–176.00	1,461	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,580.13/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,580	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	200.80/cwt	174.00–232.00	2,014	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	835	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,628	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	700	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	900	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	3,030.88/head	2,700.00–3,450.00	3,031	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	530.70/cwt	525.00–540.00	2,038	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	520.40/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	385.51/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,251	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	734	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,422	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	568	389.87/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,214	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	413.33/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,170	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	441.14/cwt	425.00–460.00	2,135	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	482.39/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,074	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	371.39/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,306	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	472.50/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,103	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	401.61/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,474	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	482.81/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,327	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	469.22/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,435	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	415.53/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,389	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	363.76/cwt	362.50–365.00	2,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	392.02/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,058	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 Apr 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 707Last week 680Year ago 599

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 65Year ago 129

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 52Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	500.00	500.00
1	700–750	710	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	525.00	525.00
2	350–400	363	500.00–510.00	504.83
3	400–450	413	500.00–510.00	503.23
2	450–500	470	450.00–470.00	459.79
8	500–550	530	430.00–455.00	450.59
1	550–600	590	425.00	425.00
1	700–750	745	367.50	367.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	410	525.00–530.00	528.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	480.00–502.50	490.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	580.00	580.00
6	500–550	523	475.00–490.00	483.21
1	650–700	670	387.50	387.50
1	700–750	725	387.50	387.50
2	750–800	765	385.00–400.00	392.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	500.00	500.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	329	450.00–500.00	467.13
4	350–400	365	450.00–485.00	463.87
10	400–450	420	420.00–460.00	441.31
10	450–500	471	370.00–400.00	388.89
4	500–550	526	380.00–405.00	394.83
8	550–600	566	365.00–380.00	367.56
8	600–650	624	360.00–375.00	367.31
4	650–700	675	325.00–340.00	335.00
2	700–750	708	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	385	490.00–500.00	496.48
17	400–450	428	465.00–500.00	480.81
12	450–500	489	425.00–465.00	454.74
14	500–550	531	410.00–430.00	417.31
4	550–600	575	380.00–420.00	401.17
9	600–650	615	377.50–420.00	388.49
3	650–700	667	352.50–375.00	365.60
4	700–750	729	330.00–345.00	340.54
1	750–800	790	345.00	345.00
11	800–850	844	342.50	342.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per head · actual wt
66	700–750	725	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,645.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	495	385.00	385.00
2	500–550	525	380.00–405.00	392.02
1	600–650	635	362.50	362.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	900	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	425.00–450.00	437.63
1	550–600	580	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	550.00–565.00	557.55
5	400–450	426	530.00–540.00	538.10
15	450–500	482	470.00–490.00	482.81
9	500–550	519	450.00–500.00	469.22
7	550–600	575	400.00–445.00	415.53
6	600–650	616	390.00–425.00	401.61
2	650–700	665	362.50–365.00	363.76
1	700–750	725	357.50	357.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	470.00–475.00	472.50
1	500–550	525	410.00	410.00
2	550–600	568	380.00–400.00	389.87
1	600–650	620	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	500.00–545.00	520.40
6	350–400	384	525.00–540.00	530.70
15	400–450	430	450.00–500.00	482.39
4	450–500	484	425.00–460.00	441.14
3	500–550	525	390.00–425.00	413.33
10	550–600	584	375.00–387.50	385.51
7	600–650	621	360.00–390.00	371.39
1	650–700	680	355.00	355.00
4	700–750	734	330.00	330.00
1	950–1000	975	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	738	120.00–132.00	125.51
3	—	907	136.00–138.00	136.64
6	—	1,030	160.00–170.00	164.84
4	—	926	150.00–158.00	152.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	180.00	180.00
1	—	1,245	160.00	160.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	186.00–190.00	187.83
1	—	1,135	178.00	178.00
2	—	1,320	158.00–162.00	159.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	198.00	198.00
2	—	1,068	176.00–178.00	176.99

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,134	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,639.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,207	2,600.00–3,500.00	2,983.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	220.00	220.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,170	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,580.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	2,900.00	2,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,300	2,975.00	2,975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	172.00	172.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	840	172.00–176.00	173.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	195.00	195.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,003	174.00–232.00	200.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,800.00	3,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,200.00	3,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	3,650.00	3,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	2,700.00–3,450.00	3,030.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	3,100.00	3,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	885	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	3,000.00	3,000.00
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	850	2,875.00	2,875.00

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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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