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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Oct 30

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Oct 16Oct 30latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

522 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 519▲ 267 vs year ago 255 · +104.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 75▲ 23 vs year ago 52 · +44.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 29▲ 20 vs year ago 20 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder cattle were offered in moderate supply, with offerings consisting primarily of unweaned calves. Following significant declines in cattle futures, demand was lighter, particularly for fleshier, new-crop unweaned calves. No price trends were established due to the sale not being reported the previous week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $383.96/cwt on 35 head, down $10.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 28 comparable sales and sits −55.44 against this barn's trailing median of $439.41.

Average price

$383.96

▼ 10.77 vs prior sale

35 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,128

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$405

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

$61.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.67

vs AR average

−52.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	398.02	2,223	27
Medium and Large 2	540	336.52	1,818	8thin

One grade step is worth $61.51/cwt here — about $405 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale35 hd

383.96

—

AR average8 barns · 298 hd

375.29

+8.67

National average183 barns · 33,853 hd

436.40

−52.44

This barn, trailing median28 sales

439.41

−55.44

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $484.24, low $347.89, median $439.41 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,373	150.66	2,069	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,620	120.94	1,959	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,249	120.88	1,510	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	102.16	1,038	18

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)	1,300	$3,300	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,567	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$2,341	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,333	$2,323	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,625	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,987	2thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	544.84/cwt	535.00–555.00	1,662	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	315	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,559	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	457.48/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,546	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,796	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	413.53/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,600	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	371.67/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,561	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	439.59/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,877	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	355.11/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,634	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	412.89/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,936	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	470	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,457	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	480	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,752	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,975	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	333.64/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,752	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	530	365.00/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,935	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	417.52/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,234	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	402.80/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,264	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	326.28/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,837	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	585	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,872	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	595	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,845	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,250	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	625	310.00/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,938	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,937	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	306.50/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,060	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,247	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,080	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,320	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	740	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,220	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,635	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,768	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	372.62/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,192	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	346.47/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,292	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	387.29/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,491	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	334.88/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,440	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	397.45/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,737	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	438	329.91/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,445	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	379.52/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,742	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	308.07/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,463	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	306.46/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,612	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	324.16/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,715	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	284.77/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,617	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,764	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	244.92/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,519	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	635	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,778	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	277.45/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,839	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,811	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,597	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	323	467.36/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,510	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	394.70/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,310	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	365	435.21/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,589	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,492	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	383	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,609	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	414.63/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,700	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	369.88/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,565	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	444	323.72/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,437	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	445	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,647	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,758	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	478	322.41/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,541	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	303.36/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,477	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	304.42/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,586	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	327.45/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,719	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	327.49/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,857	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	575	283.30/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,629	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,937	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	276.96/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,714	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	283.52/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,894	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,713	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,849	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,691	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,898	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,670	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,353	157.74/cwt	153.00–164.00	2,134	3
Bulls	—	—	1,403	140.03/cwt	132.00–149.00	1,965	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	83.86/cwt	80.00–87.00	837	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	111.89/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,127	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	98.10/cwt	93.00–103.00	995	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	121.52/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,310	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	114.48/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,374	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	120.62/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,496	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,883	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	120.94/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,959	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Heifers	—	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	1,000	2,625.00/head	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,625	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,986.96/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	2,987	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	2,340.54/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,341	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	3,300.00/head	3,250.00–3,350.00	3,300	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,566.67/head	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,567	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,333	2,322.50/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,323	3

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 522Last week 519Year ago 255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 75Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 29Year ago 20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,950.00	2,950.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	2,900.00–3,100.00	2,986.96

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,300	3,250.00–3,350.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,233	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,340.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,333	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,322.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,300	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,566.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	385	380.00–415.00	387.29
6	400–450	437	385.00–400.00	397.45
9	450–500	459	360.00–385.00	379.52
7	500–550	529	320.00–335.00	324.16
4	550–600	569	310.00	310.00
8	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
4	650–700	663	260.00–290.00	277.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	320	355.00–390.00	372.62
6	350–400	373	335.00–370.00	346.47
3	400–450	430	320.00–350.00	334.88
3	450–500	475	300.00–325.00	308.07
9	500–550	526	300.00–320.00	306.46
3	550–600	568	275.00–300.00	284.77
2	600–650	620	240.00–250.00	244.92
1	800–850	805	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	325.00–335.00	329.91
1	500–550	535	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	635	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	495.00	495.00
1	500–550	500	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	455.00–460.00	457.48
3	350–400	387	400.00–435.00	413.53
3	400–450	420	365.00–380.00	371.67
2	450–500	460	350.00–360.00	355.11
4	500–550	525	320.00–350.00	333.64
2	550–600	563	320.00–332.50	326.28
1	600–650	635	305.00	305.00
3	650–700	672	300.00–320.00	306.50
1	700–750	705	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	595	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	530	360.00–370.00	365.00
1	550–600	585	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	625	300.00–320.00	310.00
1	700–750	740	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	535.00–555.00	544.84
2	350–400	378	475.00	475.00
3	400–450	427	425.00–455.00	439.59
9	450–500	469	405.00–420.00	412.89
2	500–550	535	415.00–420.00	417.52
22	550–600	562	370.00–410.00	402.80
4	600–650	600	375.00	375.00
5	650–700	681	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	725	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	775	340.00	340.00
1	850–900	865	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	515.00	515.00
2	400–450	410	400.00–430.00	414.63
1	450–500	475	370.00	370.00
4	500–550	525	320.00–335.00	327.45
8	550–600	567	320.00–335.00	327.49
1	600–650	615	315.00	315.00
3	650–700	668	270.00–300.00	283.52
5	700–750	711	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	825	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	444	320.00–335.00	323.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	380.00–425.00	394.70
2	350–400	373	400.00	400.00
5	400–450	423	360.00–395.00	369.88
3	450–500	487	300.00–310.00	303.36
8	500–550	521	280.00–315.00	304.42
2	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
10	600–650	619	260.00–290.00	276.96
1	650–700	685	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	735	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	835	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	450.00–485.00	467.36
2	350–400	365	430.00–440.00	435.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	445	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	478	320.00–325.00	322.41
1	500–550	500	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	575	280.00–290.00	283.30
2	600–650	620	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,353	153.00–164.00	157.74
2	—	1,403	132.00–149.00	140.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	120.00–122.00	120.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,007	107.00–117.00	111.89
3	—	998	80.00–87.00	83.86
8	—	1,014	93.00–103.00	98.10
2	—	1,078	120.00–123.00	121.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,200	114.00–115.00	114.48
5	—	1,240	118.00–126.00	120.62

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.