Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week, a lighter supply of weaned calves was noted. Feeder steers and heifers sold $10.00 to $15.00 lower, while feeder bulls were mostly steady. Demand for feeders was moderate. Slaughter cattle sold on good demand, selling $5.00 to $10.00 higher. A good supply of replacement cattle was available, with active buyer participation and good demand throughout.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $472.01/cwt on 25 head, down $8.47 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 23 of 25 comparable sales and sits +25.07 against this barn's trailing median of $446.93.

Average price

$472.01

▼ 8.47 vs prior sale

25 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

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

$23.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.32

vs AR average

−6.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	473.92	2,565	23
Medium and Large 2	503	450.00	2,264	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.92/cwt here — about $301 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

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $484.24, low $392.90, 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 sale25 hd

472.01

—

AR average7 barns · 214 hd

458.68

+13.32

National average173 barns · 11,948 hd

478.09

−6.08

This barn, trailing median25 sales

446.93

+25.07

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	1,503	186.27	2,800	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	175.59	2,520	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	173.91	2,152	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	975	150.88	1,471	14

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$3,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,800	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$3,443	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$3,235	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$3,200	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,267	$2,782	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,750	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$2,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,585	$6,094	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$4,900	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$4,550	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$4,500	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$4,300	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$4,100	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$3,950	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,067	$3,833	6
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$4,850	9
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,200	4thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	750–800	750	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	680	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	457	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,091	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	367.61/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,951	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	398.53/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,272	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	429.29/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	368.82/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,253	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	464.58/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	467.73/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,558	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	390	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	444.82/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,117	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	488.60/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,901	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	454.14/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,575	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,264	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	480.90/cwt	465.00–495.00	2,558	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	2,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,108	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	575.71/cwt	550.00–595.00	2,372	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	358.39/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	349.73/cwt	325.00–360.00	2,326	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	394.35/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,607	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	502.61/cwt	490.00–555.00	2,448	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	655	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	581.47/cwt	555.00–600.00	2,169	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	474.64/cwt	455.00–485.00	2,478	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	568.20/cwt	560.00–585.00	2,426	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	506.27/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,450	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	570	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	510	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,282	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	160.89/cwt	156.00–166.00	1,643	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	148.59/cwt	142.00–154.00	1,407	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	133.88/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,283	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	172.49/cwt	168.00–174.00	2,456	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	169.96/cwt	166.00–172.00	2,000	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,896	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	179.29/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,325	7
Bulls	—	—	1,708	202.57/cwt	200.00–206.00	3,460	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	179.73/cwt	176.00–186.00	2,606	3
Bulls	—	—	1,401	178.12/cwt	176.00–180.00	2,495	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,973	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	4,900.00/head	4,900.00–4,900.00	4,900	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	4,550.00/head	4,550.00–4,550.00	4,550	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,202	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,650.30/cwt	200.00–2,950.00	20,348	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,425.00/cwt	2,425.00–2,425.00	29,100	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	3,235.48/head	2,800.00–3,500.00	3,235	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	483.55/cwt	475.00–515.00	1,852	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	3,442.86/head	2,950.00–3,850.00	3,443	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	2,782.24/head	2,500.00–2,975.00	2,782	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	5
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	4,850.00/head	4,850.00–4,850.00	4,850	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,585	6,093.69/head	5,700.00–6,500.00	6,094	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	577.81/cwt	550.00–605.00	2,173	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	451.42/cwt	425.00–460.00	2,555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	478.86/cwt	455.00–495.00	1,997	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	345	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	388.54/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,382	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	466.51/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,197	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	475.00/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,043	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	426.82/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,202	8

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 560Last week 577Year ago 372

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 45Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 167Last week 56Year ago 80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	585.00	585.00
1	300–350	335	510.00	510.00
7	350–400	389	480.00–505.00	488.60
11	400–450	417	455.00–495.00	478.86
5	450–500	476	430.00–455.00	444.82
8	500–550	516	410.00–450.00	426.82
4	550–600	570	380.00–425.00	398.53
9	600–650	611	360.00–380.00	368.82
2	650–700	665	360.00–375.00	367.61
1	750–800	750	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	470.00	470.00
6	450–500	457	457.50	457.50
1	650–700	680	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	460.00–475.00	467.73
4	350–400	373	450.00–475.00	464.58
2	400–450	425	415.00–445.00	429.29
1	450–500	470	415.00	415.00
2	550–600	580	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	645	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	525.00	525.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	390	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	475	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	695.00	695.00
1	300–350	340	620.00	620.00
3	350–400	373	555.00–600.00	581.47
10	400–450	412	550.00–595.00	575.71
35	450–500	487	490.00–555.00	502.61
17	500–550	532	465.00–495.00	480.90
6	550–600	567	430.00–465.00	454.14
7	650–700	661	390.00–400.00	394.35
3	700–750	723	350.00–365.00	358.39
2	750–800	768	345.00	345.00
1	800–850	800	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	530.00	530.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	503	450.00	450.00
4	650–700	665	325.00–360.00	349.73
1	700–750	740	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	755	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	625.00	625.00
1	450–500	455	575.00	575.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	595.00	595.00
5	350–400	376	550.00–605.00	577.81
3	400–450	427	560.00–585.00	568.20
6	450–500	484	500.00–540.00	506.27
17	500–550	522	455.00–485.00	474.64
4	550–600	566	425.00–460.00	451.42
7	600–650	613	380.00–405.00	388.54
1	850–900	865	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	430.00	430.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	525.00	525.00
10	350–400	383	475.00–515.00	483.55
2	400–450	430	450.00–500.00	475.00
7	450–500	471	450.00–475.00	466.51
1	550–600	575	370.00	370.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,021	156.00–166.00	160.89
7	—	947	142.00–154.00	148.59
2	—	958	132.00–136.00	133.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,424	168.00–174.00	172.49
3	—	1,450	176.00–186.00	179.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,177	166.00–172.00	169.96
1	—	1,185	160.00	160.00
7	—	1,297	175.00–184.00	179.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,708	200.00–206.00	202.57
4	—	1,401	176.00–180.00	178.12

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	211.00	211.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	202.00	202.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,000	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,100	3,750.00	3,750.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,200	4,900.00	4,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,000	4,300.00	4,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,000	4,550.00	4,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,000	4,500.00	4,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,200	4,100.00	4,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,100	3,950.00	3,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,000	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,200	3,800.00	3,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,850.00	3,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,233	200.00–2,950.00	1,650.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,200	2,425.00	2,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,240	2,800.00–3,500.00	3,235.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,225	2,950.00–3,850.00	3,442.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,267	2,500.00–2,975.00	2,782.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,200	2,750.00	2,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,300.00	2,300.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,000	4,850.00	4,850.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,585	5,700.00–6,500.00	6,093.69

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

Steers · 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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