Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, on a moderate supply, quality was mostly plainer, with some offerings carrying condition. With some good gains on the feeder board this week, feeder steers sold $20.00-$25.00 higher, while feeder heifers sold $15.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold with strong demand at $5.00-$10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $407.08/cwt on 20 head, down $0.68 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 26 comparable sales and sits +7.47 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$407.08

▼ 0.68 vs prior sale

20 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,147

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$51.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.30

vs AR average

−16.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	430.17	2,222	11thin
Medium and Large 2	540	378.87	2,048	9thin

One grade step is worth $51.30/cwt here — about $175 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale20 hd

407.08

—

AR average9 barns · 273 hd

407.39

−0.30

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−16.11

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

+7.47

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	1,645	215.96	3,552	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,276	176.66	2,255	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,461	168.12	2,456	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	984	148.52	1,462	24

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)	1,135	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,166	$2,806	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,700	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$5,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$4,260	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$4,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$3,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$3,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1	600–650	600	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	487.91/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,054	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	436.87/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,237	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	507.55/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,944	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	390	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	402.38/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,923	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	385.00/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	374.96/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,976	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	510	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	468.28/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,817	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	556.72/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	508.42/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	361.19/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,283	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	547.41/cwt	545.00–550.00	2,299	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	628	387.41/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	448.80/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,100	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	450	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	395	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,266	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	506.40/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	558.17/cwt	535.00–600.00	2,595	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	442.32/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	602.68/cwt	575.00–625.00	2,531	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	620.17/cwt	600.00–630.00	2,369	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	546.75/cwt	525.00–570.00	2,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,659	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	476.56/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,440	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	665.00/cwt	650.00–705.00	2,101	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	435	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	570	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	464.74/cwt	445.00–475.00	2,431	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	590.18/cwt	580.00–600.00	2,166	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,860	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	166.33/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,046	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	173.46/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,578	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	186.42/cwt	182.00–194.00	2,491	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	837	97.59/cwt	92.00–106.00	817	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	149.75/cwt	142.00–158.00	1,551	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	165.40/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,704	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	748	127.18/cwt	122.00–132.00	951	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	161.00/cwt	156.00–166.00	2,299	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	175.52/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,203	6
Bulls	—	—	1,643	217.38/cwt	204.00–224.00	3,572	5
Bulls	—	—	1,473	184.99/cwt	184.00–186.00	2,725	2
Bulls	—	—	1,820	243.37/cwt	240.00–246.00	4,429	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	2,806.30/head	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,806	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,527	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	4,325.00/head	4,300.00–4,400.00	4,325	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	519.69/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	545.00/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	529.36/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	434.65/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,065	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	563.05/cwt	550.00–600.00	2,309	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	691	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,419	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	503.74/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,227	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,266	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,410	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	443.97/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	459.23/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,933	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 476Last week 560Year ago 221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 167Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	640.00	640.00
3	350–400	367	580.00–600.00	590.18
6	400–450	410	550.00–600.00	563.05
2	450–500	488	500.00–540.00	519.69
5	500–550	523	445.00–475.00	464.74
5	550–600	569	425.00–455.00	443.97
3	600–650	600	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	660	370.00	370.00
3	750–800	772	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	650.00	650.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	600.00	600.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	500.00–550.00	529.36
2	350–400	375	540.00–550.00	545.00
4	400–450	442	500.00–515.00	503.74
3	450–500	475	415.00–450.00	434.65
1	500–550	515	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	691	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	497	485.00	485.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	500.00–525.00	508.42
6	350–400	388	450.00–480.00	468.28
8	400–450	421	440.00–470.00	459.23
6	450–500	478	385.00–425.00	402.38
5	500–550	527	370.00–385.00	374.96
3	550–600	573	370.00	370.00
8	600–650	632	360.00–370.00	361.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	550.00–560.00	556.72
4	350–400	383	500.00–510.00	507.55
11	400–450	421	470.00–510.00	487.91
8	450–500	468	440.00–450.00	448.80
9	500–550	512	400.00–450.00	436.87
1	550–600	550	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	635	370.00–400.00	385.00
1	650–700	655	380.00	380.00
1	750–800	755	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	480.00	480.00
1	500–550	525	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	500.00–520.00	506.40
1	450–500	475	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	510	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	555.00	555.00
2	400–450	420	545.00–550.00	547.41
1	450–500	450	525.00	525.00
1	500–550	530	440.00	440.00
2	600–650	628	380.00–395.00	387.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	520.00	520.00
2	350–400	378	525.00–570.00	546.75
1	450–500	495	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	515	440.00	440.00
1	600–650	605	380.00	380.00
1	850–900	875	300.00	300.00
2	900–950	925	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	650.00–705.00	665.00
3	350–400	382	600.00–630.00	620.17
9	400–450	420	575.00–625.00	602.68
8	450–500	465	535.00–600.00	558.17
6	500–550	512	460.00–485.00	476.56
4	550–600	554	480.00	480.00
2	600–650	620	435.00–450.00	442.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	570.00	570.00
1	550–600	570	440.00	440.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,230	164.00–168.00	166.33
6	—	1,336	182.00–194.00	186.42
6	—	1,255	172.00–178.00	175.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,486	172.00–178.00	173.46
3	—	1,428	156.00–166.00	161.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	837	92.00–106.00	97.59
8	—	1,036	142.00–158.00	149.75
11	—	1,030	160.00–170.00	165.40
2	—	748	122.00–132.00	127.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,643	204.00–224.00	217.38
2	—	1,473	184.00–186.00	184.99
2	—	1,820	240.00–246.00	243.37

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,166	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,806.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	3,150.00	3,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,245	2,900.00	2,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	234.00	234.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	3,700.00	3,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	4,000.00	4,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,200	4,300.00–4,400.00	4,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	4,000.00	4,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,300	5,000.00	5,000.00

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.

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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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