Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, with some much-needed rain and a moderate offering of feeders this week, demand was stronger, with feeders selling $15.00-$20.00 higher on a mixed offering of weaned and unweaned calves. Slaughter cattle sold on good demand, mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $421.86/cwt on 22 head, up $23.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 26 comparable sales and sits +22.24 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$421.86

▲ 23.35 vs prior sale

22 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,344

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

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

$33.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.69

vs AR average

−0.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	432.66	2,442	15thin
Medium and Large 2	537	398.70	2,140	7thin

One grade step is worth $33.96/cwt here — about $302 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 sale22 hd

421.86

—

AR average9 barns · 240 hd

403.17

+18.69

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−0.31

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

+22.24

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	1,635	214.69	3,511	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	175.17	2,475	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	174.79	2,157	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,018	159.68	1,626	17

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	$3,400	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,213	$3,350	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,128	$2,911	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$2,850	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$2,806	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,700	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,108	$2,695	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$3,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$3,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$2,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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 2	450–500	460	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	496.60/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,120	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	516.74/cwt	505.00–525.00	2,206	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	485.37/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	364.92/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,226	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	459.92/cwt	435.00–475.00	2,309	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	327.54/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	514.63/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,956	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	471.41/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,074	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	397.78/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,084	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,097	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	467	471.64/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,203	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	606.59/cwt	560.00–630.00	2,602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	425.85/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,470	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,992	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	424.14/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,019	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	416.20/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,447	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	453.40/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,426	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	589.73/cwt	580.00–600.00	2,211	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	575.11/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	543.47/cwt	525.00–555.00	1,929	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	370	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,850	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,749	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	854	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,968	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	551.63/cwt	545.00–555.00	2,587	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	494.67/cwt	490.00–520.00	2,646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	408.30/cwt	407.00–425.00	2,719	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	472.68/cwt	455.00–495.00	2,448	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	552.51/cwt	550.00–555.00	2,309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,291	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,160	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	162.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,990	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	186.24/cwt	185.00–187.50	2,449	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	175.01/cwt	172.00–177.50	2,128	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	171.69/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,926	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	146.36/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,443	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	175.17/cwt	172.50–177.50	2,475	2
Bulls	—	—	1,515	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,879	1
Bulls	—	—	1,643	223.08/cwt	217.50–227.50	3,665	5
Bulls	—	—	1,656	210.37/cwt	205.00–215.00	3,484	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	158.84/cwt	155.00–162.50	1,539	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	2,695.49/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,695	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,149	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,151	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	3,349.52/head	2,850.00–3,650.00	3,350	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	217.79/cwt	210.00–225.00	2,370	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	2,910.56/head	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,911	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,805.56/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,806	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	900	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	850	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	3,220	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	3,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	476.72/cwt	455.00–500.00	2,283	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	502	445.02/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,234	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	380.09/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	475.43/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,244	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	512.83/cwt	495.00–530.00	2,180	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	457.19/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	352.43/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,428	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	374.89/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,129	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 572Last week 707Year ago 496

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 85Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 100Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	570.00–580.00	575.11
3	350–400	355	525.00–555.00	543.47
3	400–450	427	490.00–500.00	496.60
1	450–500	460	450.00	450.00
3	500–550	535	450.00–460.00	453.40
4	550–600	588	395.00–425.00	416.20
1	800–850	800	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	580.00–600.00	589.73
3	400–450	429	560.00–630.00	606.59
10	450–500	469	545.00–555.00	551.63
6	500–550	535	490.00–520.00	494.67
14	650–700	666	407.00–425.00	408.30
4	850–900	854	347.50	347.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	550.00	550.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	748	367.50	367.50
5	800–850	832	342.50	342.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	505.00–525.00	516.74
5	450–500	479	455.00–500.00	476.72
3	500–550	502	440.00–450.00	445.02
2	550–600	580	375.00–385.00	380.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	595.00	595.00
2	400–450	418	550.00–555.00	552.51
1	450–500	460	520.00	520.00
4	500–550	518	455.00–495.00	472.68
1	550–600	570	440.00	440.00
1	650–700	695	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	700	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	560.00	560.00
4	300–350	336	475.00–520.00	485.37
2	350–400	365	450.00–465.00	457.19
11	400–450	440	455.00–480.00	471.41
6	450–500	476	400.00–440.00	424.14
4	500–550	524	380.00–405.00	397.78
2	550–600	568	370.00–380.00	374.89
3	600–650	610	360.00–370.00	364.92
2	650–700	685	325.00–330.00	327.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	465.00–480.00	471.64
1	500–550	525	450.00	450.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	550.00	550.00
6	350–400	383	520.00	520.00
14	400–450	425	495.00–530.00	512.83
15	450–500	472	450.00–500.00	475.43
3	500–550	502	435.00–475.00	459.92
12	550–600	580	405.00–435.00	425.85
18	650–700	689	350.00–357.50	352.43
3	700–750	728	347.50	347.50
3	800–850	800	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	380	510.00–515.00	514.63
5	450–500	466	450.00	450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	160.00–165.00	162.44
2	—	1,315	185.00–187.50	186.24
8	—	1,216	172.00–177.50	175.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,122	165.00–175.00	171.69
4	—	986	145.00–150.00	146.36
8	—	969	155.00–162.50	158.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	172.50–177.50	175.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	190.00	190.00
5	—	1,643	217.50–227.50	223.08
4	—	1,656	205.00–215.00	210.37

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,300	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,108	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,695.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	174.00	174.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,213	2,850.00–3,650.00	3,349.52
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,100	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,400	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,128	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,910.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	900	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,805.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	265.00	265.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	227.50	227.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	230.00	230.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,088	210.00–225.00	217.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	3,950.00	3,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	4,100.00	4,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	3,300.00	3,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	3,250.00	3,250.00

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

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

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