Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle supply was moderate, with mostly plainer offerings and new crop calves. Stronger demand was noted for feeders carrying extra condition. Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly, ranging from $15.00 lower to $15.00 higher, with price differences largely dependent on condition. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5.00 higher. This region received widespread rainfall, providing some much-needed relief to producers. Hopefully, the recent triple-digit temperatures are behind us, and additional rainfall will follow. Water supplies and pastures remain in very poor condition.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $368.05/cwt on 16 head, up $11.46 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 25 comparable sales and sits −78.88 against this barn's trailing median of $446.93.

Average price

$368.05

▲ 11.46 vs prior sale

16 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,034

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$42.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.65

vs AR average

−22.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	388.08	2,162	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	553	370.00	2,046	6thin
Medium and Large 2	548	345.67	1,894	5thin

One grade step is worth $42.41/cwt here — about $268 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

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $484.24, low $347.89, median $446.93 across 25 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 sale16 hd

368.05

—

AR average6 barns · 151 hd

358.40

+9.65

National average134 barns · 6,067 hd

390.59

−22.54

This barn, trailing median25 sales

446.93

−78.88

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	1,715	190.18	3,262	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	142.77	1,789	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	141.70	2,090	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	122.64	1,260	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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,385	$2,507	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,252	$2,432	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$2,134	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$2,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,600	$2,981	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,165	$2,565	3thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	319.54/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,662	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	307.89/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	349.19/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,634	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	374.34/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,595	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	331.17/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	390.08/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	896	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,882	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	301.68/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	585	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	570	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	390	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	445	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,046	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	348.60/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,502	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	466	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,943	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,666	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	459.33/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,773	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	673	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	520	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	340.29/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	317.35/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	314.85/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,157	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	304.97/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	383.74/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,408	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	630	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,363	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,550.00/cwt	2,550.00–2,550.00	33,533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	610	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	432.67/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,860	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	862	115.98/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,000	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	103.46/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,097	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	137.99/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	2,980.86/head	2,900.00–3,050.00	2,981	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	2,432.16/head	2,100.00–2,950.00	2,432	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	138.25/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,728	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	149.54/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,881	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	140.13/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,990	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,509	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	190.18/cwt	187.00–192.00	3,262	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	127.76/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,376	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	2,247.49/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,247	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	344.11/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	338.33/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,675	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,134.45/head	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,134	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	2,506.86/head	2,100.00–3,000.00	2,507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	730	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	410	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	718	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	331.62/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,870	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	735	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	379.69/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	316.28/cwt	292.50–325.00	2,242	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	710	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	309.85/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	330.15/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,245	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	387.60/cwt	380.00–402.50	2,205	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	358.34/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,340	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	419.31/cwt	412.50–445.00	1,950	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	357.03/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,707	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	363.75/cwt	357.50–370.00	2,255	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,214	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	408	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	338.80/cwt	335.00–342.50	2,660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	346.88/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,825	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	341.00/cwt	320.00–347.50	2,414	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	429.69/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,794	1

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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 526Last week 487Year ago 870

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 35Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 29Year ago 300

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	380.00–400.00	390.08
5	350–400	367	370.00–400.00	383.74
11	400–450	431	335.00–360.00	348.60
3	450–500	475	300.00–325.00	307.89
13	500–550	520	300.00–335.00	319.54
4	550–600	556	300.00–310.00	304.97
1	600–650	615	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	445	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	520	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	570	342.50	342.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	673	382.00	382.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	495	335.00–340.00	338.33
1	500–550	530	322.50	322.50
1	700–750	735	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	356	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	445	360.00	360.00
10	450–500	478	350.00–380.00	357.03
8	500–550	526	340.00–355.00	346.88
6	550–600	564	325.00–335.00	331.62
2	600–650	605	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	680	320.00–340.00	330.15
5	700–750	703	315.00	315.00
1	950–1000	970	262.50	262.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	395.00	395.00
6	400–450	426	340.00–395.00	374.34
10	450–500	468	340.00–365.00	349.19
1	500–550	530	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	585	300.00–335.00	317.35
3	600–650	612	300.00–305.00	301.68
1	650–700	690	300.00	300.00
4	850–900	896	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	415.00	415.00
2	400–450	430	425.00–440.00	432.67
1	450–500	460	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	610	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	415.00–445.00	429.69
1	400–450	435	412.50	412.50
2	450–500	480	370.00–390.00	379.69
1	500–550	520	355.00	355.00
3	550–600	573	340.00–347.50	344.11
1	650–700	665	315.00	315.00
11	700–750	709	292.50–325.00	316.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	470	375.00	375.00
3	500–550	525	325.00–355.00	340.29
1	550–600	580	315.00	315.00
2	600–650	623	325.00–337.50	331.17
3	650–700	685	300.00–325.00	314.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	435.00	435.00
1	550–600	585	392.50	392.50
1	600–650	630	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	380.00	380.00
6	550–600	553	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	466	417.00	417.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	525.00	525.00
6	300–350	340	490.00	490.00
18	350–400	386	445.00–465.00	459.33
1	400–450	430	420.00	420.00
7	450–500	465	412.50–445.00	419.31
1	500–550	510	390.00	390.00
4	550–600	569	380.00–402.50	387.60
2	600–650	620	357.50–370.00	363.75
3	650–700	653	355.00–360.00	358.34
7	700–750	708	320.00–347.50	341.00
2	750–800	785	335.00–342.50	338.80
2	800–850	833	300.00–320.00	309.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	405.00	405.00
2	700–750	718	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	760	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	480.00	480.00
1	700–750	710	372.50	372.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,252	2,100.00–2,950.00	2,432.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,045	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,134.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,385	2,100.00–3,000.00	2,506.86
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,600	2,900.00–3,050.00	2,980.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	3,200.00	3,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,048	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,247.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	862	112.00–120.00	115.98
2	—	1,060	103.00–104.00	103.46
2	—	1,213	137.00–139.00	137.99
8	—	1,077	122.00–132.00	127.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,250	135.00–141.00	138.25
2	—	1,258	149.00–150.00	149.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,420	133.00–145.00	140.13
1	—	1,695	148.00	148.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,715	187.00–192.00	190.18

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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