Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Supply on feeders this week was good, with several offerings of weaned calves. Demand was good, with a stronger demand noted on heifers. No trends were determined due to the sale not being reported last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $435.00/cwt on 77 head, down $23.94 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 25 comparable sales and sits −11.93 against this barn's trailing median of $446.93.

Average price

$435.00

▼ 23.94 vs prior sale

77 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,421

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$18.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.67

vs AR average

−18.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	438.83	2,454	61
Medium and Large 2	546	420.40	2,296	16thin

One grade step is worth $18.43/cwt here — about $157 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale77 hd

435.00

—

AR average8 barns · 463 hd

433.34

+1.67

National average163 barns · 9,671 hd

453.72

−18.72

This barn, trailing median25 sales

446.93

−11.93

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	—	High	1,748	203.88	3,564	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	178.00	2,786	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,300	172.67	2,245	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,041	145.73	1,517	21

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,179	$3,317	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,304	$3,097	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,436	$3,016	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,032	$2,300	6
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$2,000	7
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,048	$3,400	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$2,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,770	$4,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,775	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$3,400	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	700	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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 1Fleshy	650–700	675	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	433.89/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,230	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	645	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	397.34/cwt	375.00–417.50	2,261	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	383	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	430.13/cwt	415.00–465.00	2,194	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,246	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	410.57/cwt	395.00–435.00	2,385	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	500.29/cwt	480.00–530.00	2,136	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	355.05/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,291	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	393.04/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,661	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	512.77/cwt	495.00–545.00	1,918	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	467.75/cwt	435.00–485.00	2,189	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	696	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,540	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	460.77/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,447	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	427.30/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,581	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	468.06/cwt	465.00–505.00	2,233	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,889	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,635	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,150	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	415	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	618	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	330	487.54/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	548	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,356	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,100	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	305	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,770	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,032	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,436	3,016.19/head	2,500.00–3,300.00	3,016	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,283	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,403	3,228.74/head	2,600.00–4,200.00	3,229	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	125.21/cwt	118.00–132.00	1,152	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	145.73/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,527	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	164.66/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,042	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	152.74/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,555	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,786	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,106	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,529	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,421	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,209	1
Bulls	—	—	2,098	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	4,616	2
Bulls	—	—	1,598	207.68/cwt	202.00–212.00	3,319	2
Bulls	—	—	1,548	183.97/cwt	178.00–190.00	2,848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	486.33/cwt	480.00–525.00	1,863	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	945	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,257	3,472.81/head	2,650.00–4,000.00	3,473	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,005	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	382.29/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,984	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	483.79/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,095	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	452.55/cwt	415.00–470.00	2,132	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	429.96/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,279	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	486	483.30/cwt	455.00–490.00	2,349	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	505	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	445.22/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,888	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	278.32/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,101	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	487.95/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	330.04/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,257	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	368.30/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	358.42/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,011	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	476.88/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,774	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	963	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	415.16/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,997	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	339.89/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,118	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	399.37/cwt	370.00–425.00	2,324	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	493.79/cwt	475.00–515.00	1,842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	985	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	434.04/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,470	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	436.30/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,859	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	404.81/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,145	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	425.89/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,010	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	565	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	513.95/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	591.67/cwt	555.00–610.00	1,864	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 Jun 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 882Last week 337Year ago 318

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 50Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 34Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	470	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	675	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	550.00	550.00
6	400–450	402	470.00	470.00
2	450–500	483	465.00	465.00
4	500–550	514	425.00–440.00	433.89
7	550–600	581	395.00–435.00	410.57
1	650–700	670	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	710	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	775	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	485.00	485.00
2	350–400	373	475.00–515.00	493.79
4	400–450	426	420.00–450.00	436.30
6	450–500	472	405.00–445.00	425.89
2	500–550	530	395.00–415.00	404.81
1	550–600	575	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	745	305.00	305.00
1	950–1000	985	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	500.00	500.00
7	500–550	548	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	645	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	555.00–610.00	591.67
27	450–500	477	465.00–505.00	468.06
12	500–550	531	450.00–485.00	460.77
42	550–600	569	430.00–445.00	434.04
13	600–650	604	425.00–445.00	427.30
8	650–700	677	375.00–400.00	393.04
1	700–750	715	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	765	372.50	372.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	500.00–530.00	513.95
12	350–400	383	480.00–525.00	486.33
16	400–450	433	470.00–490.00	483.79
18	450–500	471	415.00–470.00	452.55
11	500–550	530	400.00–445.00	429.96
5	550–600	582	370.00–425.00	399.37
3	650–700	683	365.00–370.00	368.30
1	800–850	810	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	540.00	540.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	374	495.00–545.00	512.77
17	400–450	427	480.00–530.00	500.29
26	450–500	468	435.00–485.00	467.75
17	500–550	510	415.00–465.00	430.13
15	550–600	569	375.00–417.50	397.34
7	600–650	603	380.00	380.00
7	650–700	696	365.00	365.00
3	700–750	738	350.00–365.00	355.05
1	800–850	800	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	485.00–490.00	487.54
1	400–450	415	450.00	450.00
2	600–650	618	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	460.00–500.00	487.95
5	350–400	372	465.00–490.00	476.88
5	400–450	424	425.00–465.00	445.22
12	450–500	481	400.00–445.00	415.16
8	500–550	519	360.00–400.00	382.29
9	550–600	561	350.00–370.00	358.42
5	600–650	623	335.00–350.00	339.89
4	650–700	684	320.00–340.00	330.04
1	700–750	715	310.00	310.00
6	750–800	755	270.00–280.00	278.32
1	800–850	805	275.00	275.00
2	950–1000	963	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	490.00	490.00
5	450–500	486	455.00–490.00	483.30
1	500–550	505	415.00	415.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,100	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,032	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,436	2,500.00–3,300.00	3,016.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	196.00	196.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,403	2,600.00–4,200.00	3,228.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,345	188.00	188.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,257	2,650.00–4,000.00	3,472.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,770	4,050.00	4,050.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	2,800.00	2,800.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,048	3,400.00	3,400.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	3,400.00	3,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	920	118.00–132.00	125.21
2	—	1,048	144.00–148.00	145.73
5	—	1,240	160.00–170.00	164.66
7	—	1,018	150.00–158.00	152.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	178.00	178.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	162.00	162.00
1	—	1,345	180.00	180.00
1	—	1,255	176.00	176.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,098	220.00	220.00
2	—	1,598	202.00–212.00	207.68
2	—	1,548	178.00–190.00	183.97

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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