Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Supply of feeder cattle was moderate with a mixed offering of weaned and unweaned calves. No market trend was established as no sale was held last week due to the holiday. Demand was good, with particularly strong interest in feeder heifers. Slaughter cattle sold on good demand with a moderate supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $409.46/cwt on 40 head, up $2.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 26 comparable sales and sits +9.84 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$409.46

▲ 2.12 vs prior sale

40 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,253

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$311

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

$34.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.07

vs AR average

−6.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	418.16	2,336	25
Medium and Large 1-2	547	412.50	2,256	6thin
Medium and Large 2	529	383.27	2,026	9thin

One grade step is worth $34.88/cwt here — about $311 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale40 hd

409.46

—

AR average8 barns · 337 hd

402.39

+7.07

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

−6.65

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

+9.84

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	1,641	209.17	3,432	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,353	179.64	2,430	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,568	173.00	2,712	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,133	156.80	1,777	12

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,320	$3,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,355	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$3,081	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,328	$2,664	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$3,700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	770	$1,200	4thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,298	174.02/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,259	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	164.65/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,844	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,278	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	189.77/cwt	186.00–194.00	2,700	2
Bulls	—	—	1,800	229.00/cwt	228.00–230.00	4,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	510.34/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,909	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	446	482.86/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,154	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	461.90/cwt	430.00–480.00	2,596	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	386.09/cwt	372.50–400.00	2,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	416.47/cwt	412.50–422.50	2,595	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	517.76/cwt	505.00–530.00	1,879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	481.13/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,353	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	452.61/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	337.54/cwt	320.00–355.00	2,407	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	417.16/cwt	385.00–435.00	2,369	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,896	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	3,081.47/head	2,300.00–3,400.00	3,081	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	432	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,987	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	425.01/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,270	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,133	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	815	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	450	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	355	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,775	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,688	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,732	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	176.99/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,338	4
Bulls	—	—	1,552	198.55/cwt	194.00–204.00	3,081	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	149.19/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,638	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	123.65/cwt	112.00–132.00	1,290	2
Bulls	—	—	1,703	215.87/cwt	210.00–220.00	3,676	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	2,663.84/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,664	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	770	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	435.02/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,923	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,109	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	394	459.98/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	303.85/cwt	300.00–307.50	2,060	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	505.01/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,742	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	424.52/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,038	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	401.44/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,096	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	435.05/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,232	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	431.08/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,052	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	334.14/cwt	315.00–350.00	2,252	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	385.09/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,249	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	358.23/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,246	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	384.21/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,002	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	315.25/cwt	300.00–319.00	2,333	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	437.56/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,074	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,256	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	457.23/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,984	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	480.89/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,606	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	486.10/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,891	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	460.73/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,161	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	467.44/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	490.03/cwt	470.00–525.00	1,838	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	334.98/cwt	332.50–337.50	2,958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	460.97/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,941	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	319.55/cwt	316.00–337.50	2,608	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	511.48/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,184	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,278	4

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 509Last week 305Year ago 549

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 40Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 44Year ago 20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	170.00–178.00	174.02
6	—	1,120	162.00–168.00	164.65
2	—	1,098	148.00–150.00	149.19
2	—	1,043	112.00–132.00	123.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	170.00	170.00
2	—	1,423	186.00–194.00	189.77
4	—	1,321	174.00–178.00	176.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	168.00	168.00
1	—	1,535	178.00	178.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,800	228.00–230.00	229.00
5	—	1,552	194.00–204.00	198.55
2	—	1,703	210.00–220.00	215.87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	374	500.00–525.00	510.34
2	500–550	503	455.00	455.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	385	520.00	520.00
3	400–450	427	500.00–535.00	511.48
4	450–500	489	475.00–500.00	481.13
2	500–550	518	465.00–470.00	467.44
13	550–600	562	430.00–480.00	461.90
21	600–650	623	412.50–422.50	416.47
1	650–700	665	410.00	410.00
2	800–850	810	350.00	350.00
2	850–900	883	332.50–337.50	334.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	445	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	450	460.00	460.00
1	800–850	815	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	345	500.00–535.00	505.01
10	350–400	375	470.00–525.00	490.03
5	400–450	421	450.00–480.00	460.97
4	450–500	474	425.00–450.00	437.56
2	500–550	513	425.00–445.00	435.05
1	650–700	675	367.50	367.50
1	700–750	705	357.50	357.50
1	750–800	750	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	610.00	610.00
1	300–350	325	580.00	580.00
1	350–400	395	480.00	480.00
7	400–450	446	470.00–485.00	482.86
9	450–500	469	455.00–470.00	460.73
6	500–550	534	410.00–430.00	425.01
18	550–600	568	385.00–435.00	417.16
2	600–650	628	372.50–400.00	386.09
1	650–700	655	360.00	360.00
3	700–750	713	320.00–355.00	337.54
12	800–850	816	316.00–337.50	319.55
1	950–1000	975	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	500.00	500.00
6	300–350	334	470.00–495.00	480.89
1	350–400	380	470.00	470.00
5	400–450	442	425.00–440.00	435.02
8	450–500	480	400.00–440.00	424.52
7	500–550	521	370.00–410.00	384.21
2	550–600	555	380.00	380.00
3	600–650	627	340.00–370.00	358.23
2	650–700	678	300.00–307.50	303.85
5	700–750	740	300.00–319.00	315.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	389	480.00–490.00	486.10
6	500–550	547	412.50	412.50
4	650–700	675	337.50	337.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	540.00	540.00
2	350–400	363	505.00–530.00	517.76
1	400–450	435	500.00	500.00
2	450–500	475	450.00–455.00	452.61
1	500–550	525	435.00	435.00
1	550–600	560	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	630	395.00	395.00
1	650–700	690	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	700	370.00	370.00
1	800–850	830	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	460.00	460.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	394	450.00–465.00	459.98
17	400–450	434	440.00–480.00	457.23
5	450–500	476	425.00–440.00	431.08
3	500–550	522	380.00–425.00	401.44
4	550–600	584	360.00–395.00	385.09
1	600–650	615	355.00	355.00
4	650–700	674	315.00–350.00	334.14
1	700–750	725	340.00	340.00
1	850–900	875	280.00	280.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,205	2,300.00–3,400.00	3,081.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,328	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,663.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	3,550.00	3,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	335.00	335.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	3,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,700.00	3,700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	770	1,200.00	1,200.00

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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