Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Receipts of feeder cattle this week were moderate, with a few offerings of weaned calves over 500 lbs. selling on a strong demand. Lightweight calves under 500 lbs. were mostly unweaned and carrying moderate flesh condition. No trend comparison was available due to the absence of a reported sale the previous week. Slaughter cattle sold on a strong demand as well, though no trends could be established.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $461.26/cwt on 38 head, up $0.26 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 17 of 25 comparable sales and sits +14.33 against this barn's trailing median of $446.93.

Average price

$461.26

▲ 0.26 vs prior sale

38 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,524

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$26.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.81

vs AR average

−26.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	469.69	2,571	26
Medium and Large 2	547	443.00	2,422	12thin

One grade step is worth $26.69/cwt here — about $149 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 sale38 hd

461.26

—

AR average8 barns · 531 hd

476.07

−14.81

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

−26.29

This barn, trailing median25 sales

446.93

+14.33

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	1,686	215.06	3,626	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,249	182.23	2,276	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,510	168.71	2,548	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,096	161.56	1,771	19

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)	1,335	$3,524	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$2,850	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,594	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,224	$2,450	12
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,120	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$3,700	1thin

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,432	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	127.06/cwt	118.00–134.00	1,150	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	155.26/cwt	154.00–156.00	1,692	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,212	173.42/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,102	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	164.74/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,773	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	173.07/cwt	172.00–174.00	2,605	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	196.39/cwt	192.00–200.00	2,651	4
Bulls	—	—	1,437	190.94/cwt	186.00–198.00	2,744	3
Bulls	—	—	1,956	236.55/cwt	226.00–258.00	4,627	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	175.93/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,118	9
Bulls	—	—	1,575	210.51/cwt	206.00–214.00	3,316	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,593.52/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,594	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	225.13/cwt	200.00–250.00	2,314	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	3,524.03/head	3,000.00–3,850.00	3,524	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,850.48/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,850	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	785	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	459.83/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,184	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	305	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	605	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	449.21/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,835	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	466.99/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,629	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,028	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,412	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	505	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	580	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	433.28/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,864	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	456.15/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,390	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	539.04/cwt	525.00–542.50	2,539	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	492.54/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,576	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	592.20/cwt	585.00–600.00	2,191	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,195	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	315.02/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	362.58/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	490.98/cwt	470.00–515.00	2,347	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	640	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	345	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	355	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	556.81/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,400	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	509.29/cwt	480.00–540.00	2,164	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	538	460.03/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	412.87/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,560	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	433	517.80/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,242	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	387.52/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	418.06/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,387	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	685	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	374.37/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,351	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	403.91/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,076	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	526	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,841	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	483	505.03/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	568	431.55/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,451	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	400–450	410	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	464.99/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,944	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	429.43/cwt	422.50–445.00	1,988	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	351.99/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,531	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	2,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	604	431.00/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	394.87/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	470.54/cwt	450.00–495.00	2,230	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	685	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	595	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,098	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	460.17/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	444.84/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,304	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	473.26/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,035	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	484.06/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	332.54/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	511.99/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	388	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	943	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	423.37/cwt	405.00–450.00	2,384	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	810	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	544.07/cwt	525.00–560.00	1,757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	423.05/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,221	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	484.76/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	443.75/cwt	437.50–450.00	2,840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	472.55/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,268	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	501.74/cwt	485.00–520.00	2,157	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 →

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

Fri May 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 477Last week 572Year ago 542

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 60Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 72Year ago 40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,505	172.00–174.00	173.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	905	118.00–134.00	127.06
3	—	1,090	154.00–156.00	155.26
5	—	1,212	170.00–178.00	173.42
9	—	1,076	160.00–168.00	164.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,350	192.00–200.00	196.39
9	—	1,204	170.00–182.00	175.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,437	186.00–198.00	190.94
4	—	1,956	226.00–258.00	236.55
3	—	1,575	206.00–214.00	210.51

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	3,500.00	3,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,200	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,593.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,224	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,335	3,000.00–3,850.00	3,524.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,225	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,850.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	3,700.00	3,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,700.00	3,700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,028	200.00–250.00	225.13
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	3,400.00	3,400.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	600.00	600.00
2	450–500	480	470.00–475.00	472.55
1	750–800	785	345.00	345.00
1	800–850	810	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	525.00–560.00	544.07
2	350–400	365	500.00–525.00	511.99
3	400–450	430	485.00–520.00	501.74
5	450–500	475	440.00–480.00	459.83
6	500–550	525	400.00–450.00	423.05
1	550–600	595	405.00	405.00
1	700–750	715	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	765	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	545.00	545.00
1	450–500	485	515.00	515.00
2	500–550	523	475.00–495.00	484.76
1	550–600	560	450.00	450.00
2	600–650	640	437.50–450.00	443.75
1	800–850	830	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	540.00	540.00
1	600–650	605	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	655.00	655.00
2	350–400	370	585.00–600.00	592.20
5	400–450	431	550.00–570.00	556.81
6	450–500	471	525.00–542.50	539.04
8	500–550	523	480.00–515.00	492.54
11	550–600	563	450.00–475.00	466.99
6	600–650	631	445.00–450.00	449.21
8	650–700	661	420.00–445.00	433.28
1	700–750	705	405.00	405.00
2	800–850	815	350.00–375.00	362.58
1	850–900	865	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	530.00	530.00
1	500–550	505	490.00	490.00
1	550–600	580	455.00	455.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	555.00	555.00
1	350–400	385	570.00	570.00
2	400–450	425	480.00–540.00	509.29
8	450–500	478	470.00–515.00	490.98
5	500–550	524	445.00–470.00	456.15
5	550–600	571	400.00–440.00	418.06
1	600–650	630	410.00	410.00
2	650–700	675	385.00–390.00	387.52
2	800–850	818	310.00–320.00	315.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	685	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	575.00	575.00
1	350–400	355	575.00	575.00
2	400–450	433	500.00–535.00	517.80
2	450–500	483	500.00–510.00	505.03
4	500–550	538	450.00–465.00	460.03
3	550–600	568	425.00–440.00	431.55
5	600–650	604	430.00–435.00	431.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	474	450.00–495.00	470.54
3	500–550	518	435.00–460.00	444.84
4	550–600	563	405.00–450.00	423.37
11	600–650	620	400.00–430.00	412.87
5	700–750	719	340.00–365.00	351.99
4	750–800	766	325.00–335.00	332.54
2	900–950	943	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	470.00–500.00	484.06
4	350–400	374	450.00–465.00	460.17
5	400–450	418	440.00–475.00	464.99
13	450–500	463	422.50–445.00	429.43
4	500–550	514	380.00–425.00	403.91
2	550–600	570	390.00–400.00	394.87
3	600–650	628	360.00–395.00	374.37
1	700–750	720	330.00	330.00
1	800–850	820	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	526	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	410	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	392.50	392.50
1	650–700	685	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	461	455.00	455.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	480.00	480.00
3	400–450	430	470.00–480.00	473.26
1	450–500	485	445.00	445.00
1	500–550	535	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	580	400.00	400.00

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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