Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle receipts were lower, with triple-digit temperatures continuing to contribute to lighter cattle placements. Offerings were light, but overall quality was good, consisting mostly of unweaned new-crop calves. Demand remained strong on limited supplies, with feeder steers and bulls selling $25.00-$30.00 higher and feeder heifers selling $15.00-$20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle experienced lighter demand, selling $5.00-$10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.70/cwt on 25 head, up $9.36 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 29 comparable sales and sits −60.81 against this barn's trailing median of $398.51.

Average price

$337.70

▲ 9.36 vs prior sale

25 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,835

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$38.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.94

vs AR average

−16.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	351.54	1,894	16thin
Medium and Large 2	552	313.10	1,727	9thin

One grade step is worth $38.44/cwt here — about $167 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

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.86, low $323.57, median $398.51 across 29 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

337.70

—

AR average9 barns · 339 hd

359.64

−21.94

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

−16.61

This barn, trailing median29 sales

398.51

−60.81

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	1,715	169.28	2,903	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	133.56	1,653	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,459	132.52	1,933	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	119.89	1,219	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)	1,085	$3,030	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,164	$2,997	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$2,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	933	$2,804	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$3,150	1thin
Open Heifers	N/A	(<2 yrs)	875	$2,150	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	356.69/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	365.35/cwt	365.00–367.50	1,637	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,148	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	340	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	337.53/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,153	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	346.38/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,027	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	350.03/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	390.20/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	336.87/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,593	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	312.40/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	378.47/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,404	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	310.59/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	315.11/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,828	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	2,996.82/head	2,900.00–3,050.00	2,997	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,921	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	108.71/cwt	104.00–112.00	984	3
Bulls	—	—	1,683	160.02/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,693	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	3,029.95/head	2,750.00–3,250.00	3,030	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	2,803.75/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,804	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,160	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	132.52/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,933	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	850	1
Bulls	—	—	1,747	178.54/cwt	170.00–186.00	3,119	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	125.58/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,262	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	131.72/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,481	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	133.56/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,653	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	533	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,759	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Open Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,642	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,779	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,042	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	350	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	593	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,016	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	355.00/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,183	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	371.24/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,075	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	585	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	448.66/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,113	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	514.93/cwt	490.00–545.00	1,962	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	710	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	364.29/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,470	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	404.77/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	368.27/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,878	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	338.01/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,923	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	542.56/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	364.18/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,232	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	481.68/cwt	460.00–510.00	2,004	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	430.77/cwt	427.50–440.00	2,076	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	324.62/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,211	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	333.77/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,029	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	316.78/cwt	312.50–335.00	2,183	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,526	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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 299Last week 526Year ago 715

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 50Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 40Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	370.00	370.00
3	400–450	427	370.00–405.00	390.20
1	450–500	485	360.00	360.00
3	500–550	518	340.00–370.00	356.69
1	550–600	565	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	600	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	685	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	745	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	460.00	460.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	350	475.00	475.00
1	400–450	445	415.00	415.00
6	450–500	482	427.50–440.00	430.77
1	500–550	520	395.00	395.00
4	550–600	559	365.00–375.00	371.24
2	600–650	615	340.00–370.00	355.00
5	650–700	689	312.50–335.00	316.78
1	700–750	715	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	425.00	425.00
2	550–600	593	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	448	365.00–367.50	365.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	360.00	360.00
4	350–400	371	370.00–390.00	378.47
4	400–450	420	325.00–370.00	346.38
5	450–500	473	325.00–350.00	336.87
4	500–550	516	300.00–320.00	310.59
5	550–600	580	310.00–320.00	315.11
2	600–650	610	300.00–325.00	312.40
1	650–700	660	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	340.00	340.00
4	500–550	533	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	405.00	405.00
1	700–750	710	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	455.00	455.00
5	350–400	353	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	420	395.00	395.00
3	450–500	462	370.00	370.00
6	500–550	510	365.00–370.00	368.27
5	550–600	569	330.00–345.00	338.01
12	600–650	608	325.00–350.00	333.77
14	650–700	681	320.00–327.50	324.62
1	800–850	810	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	558	385.00	385.00
2	600–650	635	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	385.00–425.00	404.77
1	450–500	485	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	525	340.00–365.00	350.03
2	550–600	563	360.00	360.00
2	600–650	638	330.00–345.00	337.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	495	412.50	412.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	540.00–545.00	542.56
4	350–400	381	490.00–545.00	514.93
5	400–450	416	460.00–510.00	481.68
4	450–500	471	435.00–470.00	448.66
1	500–550	500	435.00	435.00
6	600–650	613	360.00–370.00	364.18
7	650–700	678	355.00–370.00	364.29

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,164	2,900.00–3,050.00	2,996.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,085	2,750.00–3,250.00	3,029.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,950.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,440	150.00	150.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	933	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,803.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	3,150.00	3,150.00
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	875	2,150.00	2,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	165.00	165.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	164.00	164.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	905	104.00–112.00	108.71
1	—	955	89.00	89.00
3	—	1,005	124.00–128.00	125.58
4	—	1,124	130.00–136.00	131.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,459	130.00–140.00	132.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	130.00–138.00	133.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,683	155.00–165.00	160.02
3	—	1,747	170.00–186.00	178.54

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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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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle