Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the supply of feeders was lighter this week, with mixed offerings of weaned and unweaned calves. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to $3.00 higher, while feeder bulls sold $10.00 higher. Demand was good, with stronger demand noted for feeder heifers. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $2.00 higher on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $409.91/cwt on 54 head, up $10.48 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 26 comparable sales and sits +10.29 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$409.91

▲ 10.48 vs prior sale

54 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,191

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$46.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.08

vs AR average

−1.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	423.77	2,230	38
Medium and Large 2	554	377.00	2,090	16thin

One grade step is worth $46.77/cwt here — about $141 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale54 hd

409.91

—

AR average7 barns · 247 hd

398.83

+11.08

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

−1.59

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

+10.29

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	1,632	214.67	3,503	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,258	177.69	2,236	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,415	171.50	2,427	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	144.50	1,451	10

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,500	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,877	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$2,479	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	750	$2,500	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	900	$3,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,328	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	174.97/cwt	172.00–180.00	2,219	6
Bulls	—	—	2,040	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	4,733	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	3,841	1
Bulls	—	—	1,125	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	483.91/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,829	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	354	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,487	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	361.62/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	358.77/cwt	357.50–360.00	2,576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	431.24/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,234	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	505	470.10/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	505	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	503.18/cwt	490.00–512.50	2,189	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	515.72/cwt	490.00–520.00	2,254	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	471.80/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,019	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	433.61/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,272	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	338.80/cwt	332.50–345.00	2,958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	399.87/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	470.84/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,293	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	544	410.07/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,231	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	474	440.80/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,089	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	471.68/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,406	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	388.02/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,359	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	820	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	524	398.31/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,087	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	428.85/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,419	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	389.97/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	459.77/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,120	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,479.06/head	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,479	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	177.91/cwt	171.00–184.00	2,669	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	573	375.20/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	653	352.51/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,302	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	643	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,379	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	750	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	672	343.26/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,307	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	680	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,021	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	141.45/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,347	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	170.30/cwt	168.00–172.00	1,805	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	105.87/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,120	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	156.11/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,535	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,558	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,273	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,055	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,730	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,877.47/head	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	388.49/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,055	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	458.56/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,944	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	404.51/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,573	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	359.87/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,433	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	440.94/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,909	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	359.96/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,189	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	605	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	438.75/cwt	437.50–440.00	2,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	319.90/cwt	312.50–327.50	2,351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	283.75/cwt	267.50–300.00	2,384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	424.43/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,042	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	432.42/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,045	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	447.63/cwt	425.00–470.00	1,893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	405.24/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,128	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	527.23/cwt	510.00–545.00	1,687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	368.06/cwt	330.00–385.00	2,113	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	470.03/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,753	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	460.97/cwt	425.00–485.00	1,738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,077	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,701	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	496.72/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,863	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	510.12/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,709	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	386.19/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,197	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	483.05/cwt	477.50–490.00	2,319	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	430.46/cwt	427.50–442.50	2,522	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	403.89/cwt	387.50–425.00	2,298	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	510.14/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,395	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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 595Last week 882Year ago 328

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 44Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 50Year ago 15

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,500	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	2,850.00	2,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,015	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,479.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,500	171.00–184.00	177.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,215	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,877.47
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	3,200.00	3,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	270.00	270.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	164.00	164.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	3,550.00	3,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	194.00	194.00
6	—	1,268	172.00–180.00	174.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	952	140.00–142.00	141.45
2	—	1,060	168.00–172.00	170.30
2	—	1,058	100.00–112.00	105.87
3	—	983	152.00–158.00	156.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	164.00	164.00
1	—	1,270	179.00	179.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,040	232.00	232.00
1	—	1,730	222.00	222.00
1	—	1,125	190.00	190.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	510.00–545.00	527.23
4	350–400	378	475.00–500.00	483.91
2	400–450	423	425.00–470.00	447.63
1	450–500	470	467.50	467.50
2	500–550	530	437.50–440.00	438.75
1	550–600	585	405.00	405.00
7	600–650	636	385.00–415.00	404.51
5	650–700	676	350.00–375.00	359.87
1	700–750	715	357.50	357.50
1	800–850	800	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	354	515.00	515.00
4	700–750	740	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	505.00	505.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	600.00	600.00
1	300–350	340	590.00	590.00
14	400–450	435	490.00–512.50	503.18
9	450–500	480	477.50–490.00	483.05
6	500–550	510	465.00–485.00	471.68
9	550–600	586	427.50–442.50	430.46
1	600–650	640	415.00	415.00
3	650–700	665	385.00–425.00	399.87
2	850–900	873	332.50–345.00	338.80
1	950–1000	955	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	430.00	430.00
1	650–700	680	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	465.00	465.00
1	600–650	605	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	442	470.00	470.00
5	700–750	721	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	505.00–515.00	510.14
16	400–450	437	490.00–520.00	515.72
5	450–500	461	440.00–480.00	459.77
24	500–550	518	410.00–450.00	431.24
6	550–600	569	387.50–425.00	403.89
8	600–650	608	370.00–400.00	388.02
3	650–700	673	360.00–365.00	361.62
2	700–750	718	357.50–360.00	358.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	460.00–480.00	470.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	435.00	435.00
6	500–550	524	395.00–400.00	398.31
3	650–700	672	335.00–350.00	343.26
1	800–850	820	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	490.00	490.00
5	350–400	373	450.00–490.00	470.03
11	400–450	424	440.00–475.00	458.56
4	450–500	473	425.00–440.00	432.42
7	500–550	529	370.00–405.00	388.49
9	550–600	574	330.00–385.00	368.06
2	700–750	735	312.50–327.50	319.90
1	750–800	770	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	865	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	428	470.00–480.00	471.80
6	450–500	487	460.00–475.00	470.84
8	500–550	524	430.00–460.00	433.61
5	550–600	564	415.00–435.00	428.85
3	600–650	612	380.00–410.00	389.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	474	435.00–450.00	440.80
4	500–550	544	380.00–420.00	410.07
2	550–600	573	360.00–390.00	375.20
2	600–650	643	370.00	370.00
2	650–700	653	350.00–355.00	352.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	335	500.00–520.00	510.12
3	350–400	377	425.00–485.00	460.97
5	400–450	433	420.00–450.00	440.94
10	450–500	481	400.00–440.00	424.43
4	500–550	525	380.00–425.00	405.24
4	550–600	569	370.00–400.00	386.19
2	600–650	608	350.00–370.00	359.96
1	650–700	695	340.00	340.00
2	800–850	840	267.50–300.00	283.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	375	495.00–500.00	496.72
3	600–650	622	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	350.00	350.00

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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