Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

An offering of 62 cows from a single consignment, including approximately 40-50 cow/calf pairs and 4 bulls, is scheduled to sell Friday, March 27, 2026.

Compared to the previous week, on a moderate supply of feeder calves with several quality offerings, feeder steers sold $15.00-$25.00 higher, while feeder heifers sold $15.00-$20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold on strong demand, trading $5.00-$10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $420.05/cwt on 29 head, up $7.32 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 26 of 26 comparable sales and sits +20.44 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$420.05

▲ 7.32 vs prior sale

29 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,224

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$22.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.96

vs AR average

+3.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	426.12	2,257	21
Medium and Large 2	528	404.11	2,135	8thin

One grade step is worth $22.02/cwt here — about $123 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale29 hd

420.05

—

AR average9 barns · 303 hd

411.09

+8.96

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

+3.93

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

+20.44

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	1,780	201.84	3,593	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,207	167.23	2,018	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	165.81	2,376	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	139.49	1,386	13

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$3,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,191	$3,417	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$3,300	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,058	$3,072	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,784	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,292	$2,691	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,023	$2,654	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$3,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,944	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,067	$2,858	3thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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	600–650	632	356.75/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,255	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	505.01/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,231	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	489.53/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	392.21/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,055	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	442.24/cwt	395.00–470.00	1,840	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	528	454.98/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	479	463.53/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,220	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,300	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	478	419.91/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,007	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	325	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	540	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,160	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	551.31/cwt	545.00–570.00	1,748	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	442.97/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,281	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	488.60/cwt	435.00–535.00	1,539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	378	471.04/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	655	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	510	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	417.60/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,975	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	463.14/cwt	440.00–525.00	1,755	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,995	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	353	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,206	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	592.75/cwt	565.00–625.00	1,980	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	577.87/cwt	555.00–605.00	2,155	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	416.32/cwt	412.50–420.00	2,781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	484.87/cwt	455.00–510.00	2,250	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	501.35/cwt	475.00–525.00	2,141	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	471.72/cwt	440.00–525.00	2,028	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	504.32/cwt	450.00–555.00	1,664	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	594.42/cwt	555.00–605.00	2,485	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	429.72/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	520.23/cwt	500.00–547.50	2,445	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	496.94/cwt	475.00–530.00	2,569	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	487.93/cwt	475.00–510.00	2,757	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	488.50/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,320	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	505	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	395	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	555	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,327	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	433	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,122	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,449	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	955	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,490	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	175.48/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,158	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	879	122.19/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,074	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	173.42/cwt	170.00–177.50	2,303	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	164.01/cwt	162.00–166.00	2,316	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,660	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	140.50/cwt	134.00–146.00	1,495	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	155.53/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,588	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	164.53/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,045	5
Bulls	—	—	1,580	189.89/cwt	186.00–194.00	3,000	2
Bulls	—	—	1,880	207.82/cwt	204.00–212.00	3,907	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	3,417.46/head	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,417	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	205.25/cwt	190.00–230.00	2,364	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,186.96/head	2,650.00–3,600.00	3,187	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,141.30/head	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,141	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	2,654.15/head	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,654	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	3,072.10/head	2,500.00–3,600.00	3,072	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	2,690.65/head	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,691	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	900	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,784.48/head	2,350.00–3,250.00	2,784	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	750–800	755	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	624.09/cwt	580.00–640.00	2,097	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	520	428.01/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,226	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	424	463.36/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,965	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	511.20/cwt	480.00–545.00	2,372	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	447.48/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,416	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	400–450	421	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,958	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	384.96/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	435.65/cwt	425.00–447.50	2,531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	469.98/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,265	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	494.09/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,046	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	507.55/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,868	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	300–350	330	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	528	439.95/cwt	415.00–455.00	2,323	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	383.75/cwt	382.50–385.00	2,448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	470.39/cwt	455.00–505.00	2,474	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	550.61/cwt	545.00–560.00	2,142	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	544.95/cwt	535.00–575.00	2,332	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,833	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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

Fri Mar 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 577Last week 429Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 63Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 150Year ago 0

An offering of 62 cows from a single consignment, including approximately 40-50 cow/calf pairs and 4 bulls, is scheduled to sell Friday, March 27, 2026.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	315	435.00–535.00	488.60
7	350–400	379	440.00–525.00	463.14
9	400–450	416	395.00–470.00	442.24
7	450–500	473	395.00–440.00	417.60
4	500–550	524	370.00–405.00	392.21
1	550–600	570	380.00	380.00
3	600–650	632	340.00–370.00	356.75
1	750–800	770	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	317	545.00–570.00	551.31
5	350–400	364	500.00–525.00	505.01
18	400–450	427	475.00–525.00	501.35
21	450–500	464	455.00–510.00	484.87
13	500–550	515	425.00–450.00	442.97
4	550–600	575	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	605	410.00	410.00
1	700–750	715	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	510.00	510.00
4	350–400	378	450.00–480.00	471.04
9	400–450	424	450.00–470.00	463.36
5	450–500	478	415.00–425.00	419.91
1	500–550	510	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	540	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	425.00	425.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	525.00	525.00
2	450–500	465	450.00	450.00
3	500–550	520	410.00–450.00	428.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	450.00–555.00	504.32
2	350–400	373	480.00–500.00	489.53
4	400–450	430	440.00–525.00	471.72
4	450–500	475	480.00–500.00	488.50
2	500–550	538	410.00–450.00	429.72
2	600–650	603	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	685	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	705	347.50	347.50
1	750–800	765	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	479	455.00–480.00	463.53
2	500–550	528	450.00–460.00	454.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	334	565.00–625.00	592.75
4	350–400	373	555.00–605.00	577.87
10	400–450	418	555.00–605.00	594.42
11	450–500	470	500.00–547.50	520.23
7	500–550	517	475.00–530.00	496.94
5	550–600	565	475.00–510.00	487.93
2	650–700	668	412.50–420.00	416.32
1	800–850	815	342.50	342.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	353	625.00	625.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	560.00	560.00
1	500–550	505	470.00	470.00
1	550–600	555	440.00	440.00
1	750–800	755	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	490.00	490.00
3	450–500	495	470.00	470.00
3	500–550	528	415.00–455.00	439.95
1	550–600	590	415.00	415.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	336	580.00–640.00	624.09
7	350–400	389	545.00–560.00	550.61
7	400–450	428	535.00–575.00	544.95
4	450–500	464	480.00–545.00	511.20
7	500–550	526	455.00–505.00	470.39
4	550–600	581	425.00–447.50	435.65
2	650–700	690	380.00–390.00	384.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	368	500.00–515.00	507.55
8	400–450	414	470.00–520.00	494.09
5	450–500	482	465.00–480.00	469.98
2	500–550	540	445.00–450.00	447.48
2	600–650	638	382.50–385.00	383.75
1	700–750	735	330.00	330.00
1	850–900	865	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	915	277.50	277.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	495.00	495.00
9	400–450	421	465.00	465.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	156.00	156.00
3	—	1,230	170.00–182.00	175.48
5	—	1,243	162.00–167.00	164.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	879	118.00–128.00	122.19
5	—	1,064	134.00–146.00	140.50
4	—	1,021	150.00–162.00	155.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	170.00–177.50	173.42
3	—	1,412	162.00–166.00	164.01
1	—	1,705	156.00	156.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	186.00–194.00	189.89
4	—	1,880	204.00–212.00	207.82

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,191	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,417.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,023	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,654.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,058	2,500.00–3,600.00	3,072.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,292	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,690.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,235	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,160	2,350.00–3,250.00	2,784.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	3,450.00	3,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	156.00	156.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,152	190.00–230.00	205.25
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	3,250.00	3,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	2,650.00–3,600.00	3,186.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,141.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,600.00	3,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,550.00	2,550.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

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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

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Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

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