Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle supply was moderate, consisting primarily of unweaned calves. Feeder steers were not tested sufficiently to establish a market trend, while feeder bulls sold steady to $5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold $5.00 to $10.00 lower; feeder bulls saw better demand this week, while overall demand for feeder heifers and steers was softer. Slaughter cattle were also seeing lighter demand, with cattle selling $10.00 to $15.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $346.34/cwt on 22 head, down $21.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 30 comparable sales and sits −50.40 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$346.34

▼ 21.25 vs prior sale

22 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,883

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$35.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.64

vs AR average

−4.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	364.08	1,972	11thin
Medium and Large 2	546	328.60	1,793	11thin

One grade step is worth $35.48/cwt here — about $180 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.86, low $323.57, median $396.74 across 30 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

346.34

—

AR average8 barns · 159 hd

349.99

−3.64

National average160 barns · 5,295 hd

350.92

−4.58

This barn, trailing median30 sales

396.74

−50.40

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	1,742	185.51	3,232	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,294	162.06	2,097	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,504	153.46	2,308	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,024	143.22	1,467	11

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,583	$2,724	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,053	$2,707	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,374	$2,621	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,476	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$2,282	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,803	$5,259	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$4,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1	1050–1100	1,055	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	392.01/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	421.85/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	375.83/cwt	367.50–380.00	2,217	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	330.11/cwt	300.00–332.50	2,430	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	350.51/cwt	350.00–352.50	2,061	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	368.88/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,977	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	367.39/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,076	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	469.47/cwt	460.00–505.00	1,742	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	331.25/cwt	330.00–332.50	2,319	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	468	353.24/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	320	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,261	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,480	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	388.14/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,018	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	363.57/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	378.22/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,486	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	850	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,374	2,620.93/head	2,100.00–2,950.00	2,621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,803	5,258.67/head	5,000.00–5,500.00	5,259	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	423.87/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,009	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	676	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,298	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,853	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	902	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	132.84/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,375	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,264	3
Bulls	—	—	1,603	174.08/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,791	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,149	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	160.19/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,384	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,602	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	160.86/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,106	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,382	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	148.68/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,595	7
Bulls	—	—	1,968	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,936	2
Bulls	—	—	1,655	182.44/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,019	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,583	2,724.37/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,724	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,476.38/head	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,476	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	2,707.01/head	2,400.00–2,950.00	2,707	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,281.71/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,282	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	311.12/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,941	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	391.22/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,667	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	278.75/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	349.72/cwt	337.50–370.00	1,651	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	334.09/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,724	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	292.20/cwt	292.20–292.20	2,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,072	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	381.78/cwt	360.00–392.50	2,008	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	373.30/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,796	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	318.14/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	398.66/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,906	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	400.65/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	352.18/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,884	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	385.50/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,438	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	402.52/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	352.54/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,027	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	440	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	356.51/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,537	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	322.02/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,871	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	421.70/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,952	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 454Last week 494Year ago 383

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 25Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 17Year ago 150

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	415.00	415.00
3	450–500	477	370.00–395.00	378.22
9	500–550	536	360.00–370.00	368.88
1	550–600	590	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	610	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	695	340.00	340.00
13	700–750	736	300.00–332.50	330.11
1	750–800	755	292.50	292.50
1	800–850	820	280.00	280.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	468	350.00–360.00	353.24
1	500–550	545	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	620	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	400.00–405.00	402.52
6	350–400	373	370.00–400.00	385.50
13	400–450	431	350.00–385.00	356.51
10	450–500	472	337.50–370.00	349.72
6	500–550	516	325.00–360.00	334.09
5	550–600	581	320.00–322.50	322.02
4	600–650	624	300.00–315.00	311.12
1	650–700	675	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	750	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	455.00	455.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	535.00	535.00
1	350–400	385	450.00	450.00
5	450–500	474	415.00–440.00	423.87
3	500–550	520	375.00–400.00	388.14
4	550–600	565	360.00–370.00	367.39
4	600–650	628	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	665	350.00	350.00
2	700–750	700	330.00–332.50	331.25
1	750–800	755	340.00	340.00
3	800–850	813	305.00	305.00
2	850–900	888	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	588	350.00–352.50	350.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	357.50–370.00	363.57
1	550–600	560	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	370.00	370.00
3	350–400	372	380.00–425.00	400.65
5	400–450	426	375.00–405.00	391.22
4	450–500	481	360.00–385.00	373.30
8	500–550	535	340.00–360.00	352.18
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	620	300.00	300.00
3	650–700	660	300.00–335.00	318.14
2	700–750	713	277.50–280.00	278.75
1	750–800	775	292.20	292.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	425.00	425.00
1	550–600	550	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	400.00–445.00	421.85
4	400–450	430	370.00–410.00	392.01
4	450–500	478	385.00–410.00	398.66
8	500–550	526	360.00–392.50	381.78
2	550–600	575	350.00–355.00	352.54
1	600–650	605	342.50	342.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	371	460.00–505.00	469.47
4	450–500	463	410.00–435.00	421.70
1	500–550	510	415.00	415.00
3	550–600	590	367.50–380.00	375.83
2	800–850	825	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	457.50	457.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	485.00	485.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	676	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	440.00	440.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	4,250.00	4,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,374	2,100.00–2,950.00	2,620.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,583	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,724.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,270	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,476.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,053	2,400.00–2,950.00	2,707.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,230	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,281.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,803	5,000.00–5,500.00	5,258.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	112.00	112.00
2	—	1,035	130.00–136.00	132.84
1	—	880	157.00	157.00
7	—	1,073	144.00–154.00	148.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,332	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,120	143.00	143.00
4	—	1,309	155.00–165.00	160.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,488	155.00–165.00	160.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,603	170.00–178.00	174.08
2	—	1,968	200.00	200.00
2	—	1,655	180.00–185.00	182.44

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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