Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle receipts were higher. Offerings included a mixed supply of weaned calves with moderate condition and unweaned calves carrying additional flesh. Overall demand was good, with stronger interest noted on heifers. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to $10.00 lower, while feeder heifers sold $5.00-$10.00 higher. Notable sales included a draft of 60 open heifers averaging 725 lbs that brought $2,900 per head, and another draft of 10 open heifers averaging 725 lbs that brought $2,975 per head. Slaughter cattle sold with strong demand at prices $5.00-$10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $414.73/cwt on 42 head, up $7.64 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 26 comparable sales and sits +15.11 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$414.73

▲ 7.64 vs prior sale

42 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,234

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$29.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.06

vs AR average

−13.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	428.15	2,307	23
Medium and Large 2	539	398.47	2,146	19thin

One grade step is worth $29.69/cwt here — about $161 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 sale42 hd

414.73

—

AR average9 barns · 362 hd

419.78

−5.06

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−13.63

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

+15.11

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	1,823	218.52	3,983	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,312	182.18	2,389	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,560	179.14	2,795	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,019	167.75	1,709	25

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$3,143	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,650	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,123	$2,413	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,400	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,250	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,267	$3,974	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	967	$2,432	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$5,200	9

Every lot, as filed

100 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	352.31/cwt	337.50–380.00	2,938	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	462.37/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,631	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	555	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	509	436.82/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,223	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	468.75/cwt	460.00–477.50	2,273	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	412.50/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,269	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	468.25/cwt	445.00–490.00	2,248	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	383.16/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,399	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	419.70/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,981	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	559.61/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	530.34/cwt	470.00–540.00	2,021	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	518.10/cwt	500.00–555.00	2,440	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	398.07/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,082	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	453	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,220	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	381	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,981	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	417	493.24/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,057	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	349.96/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	519.20/cwt	490.00–540.00	2,217	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	504.46/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	522.89/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,024	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	276.61/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	352.41/cwt	340.00–367.50	2,678	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	412.71/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,625	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	444	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,331	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	503.04/cwt	495.00–520.00	2,113	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	983	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	589.52/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,951	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	489.86/cwt	475.00–510.00	2,523	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	566.12/cwt	540.00–600.00	2,378	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,692	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	401.56/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	336.52/cwt	330.00–352.50	2,918	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	302	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,872	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	439.82/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,278	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	517.42/cwt	515.00–520.00	2,458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	377.47/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	580.55/cwt	550.00–620.00	2,177	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	564.88/cwt	560.00–570.00	2,356	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	363	574.83/cwt	570.00–580.00	2,087	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	695	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,390	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	177.76/cwt	172.00–184.00	2,266	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,575	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,457	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	187.21/cwt	176.00–198.00	2,054	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,235	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	192.24/cwt	188.00–198.00	2,549	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	166.42/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,707	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	792	140.01/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,109	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	152.94/cwt	146.00–158.00	1,552	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	175.92/cwt	172.00–184.00	2,690	4
Bulls	—	—	1,245	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,166	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	3,819	1
Bulls	—	—	1,962	221.69/cwt	218.00–230.00	4,350	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,226	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	3,142.57/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,143	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,650.00/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	5,200.00/head	5,200.00–5,200.00	5,200	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	2,412.92/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,413	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	3,973.68/head	3,900.00–4,000.00	3,974	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	950	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	975	2,397.44/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	338.64/cwt	320.00–360.00	2,072	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	514.79/cwt	485.00–525.00	1,622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	371.20/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,120	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	443.74/cwt	420.00–480.00	2,321	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	400.62/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,332	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,291	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	602.43/cwt	565.00–630.00	2,295	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	528	393.87/cwt	390.00–397.50	2,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	725	2,910.71/head	2,900.00–2,975.00	2,911	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	332	536.61/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	550.00/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	462.95/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,018	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	612.27/cwt	600.00–625.00	2,045	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	401.64/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,301	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	469.33/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,464	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	517.99/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,932	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	504.82/cwt	480.00–525.00	2,156	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	526.08/cwt	500.00–547.50	2,446	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	468.46/cwt	445.00–490.00	2,221	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,770	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	5,487	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 680Last week 476Year ago 685

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 65Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 50Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	660.00	660.00
1	300–350	345	610.00	610.00
4	350–400	375	550.00–620.00	580.55
9	400–450	420	540.00–600.00	566.12
14	450–500	471	500.00–555.00	518.10
10	500–550	515	475.00–510.00	489.86
16	550–600	569	435.00–470.00	462.37
7	600–650	636	410.00–425.00	412.71
8	650–700	673	400.00	400.00
4	700–750	745	375.00–385.00	377.47
4	800–850	834	337.50–380.00	352.31
8	850–900	867	330.00–352.50	336.52
3	950–1000	983	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	331	550.00–600.00	589.52
13	350–400	381	470.00–540.00	530.34
3	400–450	420	495.00–520.00	503.04
2	450–500	485	460.00–477.50	468.75
3	500–550	518	425.00–450.00	439.82
2	550–600	550	400.00–425.00	412.50
3	600–650	627	395.00–410.00	401.56
1	750–800	765	340.00	340.00
1	950–1000	975	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	302	620.00	620.00
2	350–400	380	550.00–570.00	559.61
2	450–500	475	515.00–520.00	517.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	444	525.00	525.00
1	600–650	615	402.50	402.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	535.00–540.00	536.61
8	350–400	381	520.00	520.00
3	400–450	417	490.00–500.00	493.24
6	450–500	453	490.00	490.00
5	500–550	509	425.00–440.00	436.82
1	550–600	555	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	540.00–560.00	550.00
3	350–400	387	500.00–550.00	522.89
15	400–450	427	490.00–540.00	519.20
16	450–500	480	445.00–490.00	468.25
15	500–550	523	420.00–480.00	443.74
6	550–600	582	395.00–430.00	400.62
12	600–650	626	370.00–405.00	383.16
5	700–750	731	340.00–360.00	349.96
4	750–800	760	340.00–367.50	352.41
5	800–850	814	325.00	325.00
3	900–950	913	270.00–280.00	276.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	315	485.00–525.00	514.79
2	350–400	370	495.00–515.00	504.46
5	400–450	436	450.00–470.00	462.95
3	450–500	472	400.00–435.00	419.70
6	500–550	523	380.00–415.00	398.07
7	550–600	571	350.00–385.00	371.20
3	600–650	612	320.00–360.00	338.64
1	650–700	685	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	705	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	390.00–397.50	393.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per head · actual wt
70	700–750	725	2,900.00–2,975.00	2,910.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	600.00–625.00	612.27
4	350–400	381	565.00–630.00	602.43
3	400–450	417	560.00–570.00	564.88
19	450–500	465	500.00–547.50	526.08
7	500–550	525	450.00–485.00	469.33
1	600–650	640	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	585.00	585.00
2	350–400	363	570.00–580.00	574.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	405.00	405.00
1	650–700	695	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	510.00	510.00
3	350–400	373	500.00–530.00	517.99
8	400–450	427	480.00–525.00	504.82
4	450–500	474	445.00–490.00	468.46
1	500–550	530	450.00	450.00
3	550–600	573	385.00–410.00	401.64
1	700–750	705	370.00	370.00
1	850–900	875	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	990	257.50	257.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,275	172.00–184.00	177.76
1	—	1,575	156.00	156.00
7	—	1,326	188.00–198.00	192.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,097	176.00–198.00	187.21
10	—	1,026	160.00–172.00	166.42
3	—	792	138.00–142.00	140.01
4	—	1,015	146.00–158.00	152.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	192.00	192.00
4	—	1,529	172.00–184.00	175.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	174.00	174.00
1	—	1,565	244.00	244.00
6	—	1,962	218.00–230.00	221.69

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	210.00	210.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,263	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,142.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,200	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,300.00	3,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,200	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,200.00	3,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,123	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,412.92
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	900	5,200.00	5,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,267	3,900.00–4,000.00	3,973.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,397.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,770	310.00	310.00

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

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