Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, supply and demand were lighter. Several days of losses in the cattle futures market, along with the hot weather forecast for the coming week, resulted in less aggressive buyer participation. On a light test, feeder steers sold $20.00 to $25.00 lower, while feeder heifers sold $25.00 to $30.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $374.43/cwt on 22 head, down $35.03 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 26 comparable sales and sits −25.19 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$374.43

▼ 35.03 vs prior sale

22 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,088

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$27.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.86

vs AR average

−21.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	382.03	2,137	16thin
Medium and Large 2	553	354.18	1,959	6thin

One grade step is worth $27.84/cwt here — about $179 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

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 sale22 hd

374.43

—

AR average9 barns · 218 hd

382.29

−7.86

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

−21.62

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−25.19

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	1,604	205.25	3,293	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	176.27	2,167	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,544	175.77	2,713	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,064	158.21	1,683	7thin

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)	1,205	$4,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,400	$3,500	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,360	$3,199	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,298	$2,952	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,238	$2,566	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$4,300	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$3,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$3,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,976	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	173.65/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,723	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,691	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,671	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,240	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	159.70/cwt	157.00–163.00	1,777	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	4,450.00/head	4,450.00–4,450.00	4,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,790	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	4,779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	685	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,253	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	618	382.45/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,364	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	632	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,275	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	463.88/cwt	460.00–467.50	1,948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	381.45/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,174	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	383.75/cwt	380.00–387.50	2,026	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,210	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	408.50/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,124	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	342.48/cwt	337.50–350.00	2,288	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	429.30/cwt	412.50–455.00	2,438	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,224	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	456.53/cwt	447.50–465.00	2,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	446.61/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,331	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,301	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	422.69/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,016	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	442.63/cwt	440.00–443.00	1,859	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	365.64/cwt	355.00–372.50	2,088	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	464.81/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	435.23/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	413.37/cwt	402.50–425.00	2,141	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	419.43/cwt	400.00–437.50	1,732	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	408.09/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,922	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	867	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,298	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	446.60/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,144	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	345.53/cwt	340.00–352.50	2,284	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	389.49/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,014	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	433.26/cwt	410.00–452.50	1,824	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	345.02/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,994	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	438.38/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	390.99/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,892	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	353	465.11/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	379.66/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,202	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	361.65/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,278	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,874	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	2,951.62/head	2,600.00–3,050.00	2,952	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	2,566.36/head	2,250.00–2,850.00	2,566	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	3,199.08/head	3,150.00–3,250.00	3,199	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	450.15/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,693	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	324.06/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,961	5
Bulls	—	—	1,580	184.20/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,910	3
Bulls	—	—	1,546	214.34/cwt	208.00–220.00	3,314	4
Bulls	—	—	1,910	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	4,431	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	175.31/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,193	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,910	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	4,374	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	5

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 421Last week 509Year ago 367

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 40Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 23Year ago 20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	183.00	183.00
7	—	1,251	171.00–179.00	175.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	170.00–177.00	173.65
1	—	1,495	180.00	180.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	175.00	175.00
1	—	925	134.00	134.00
5	—	1,113	157.00–163.00	159.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,580	180.00–188.00	184.20
4	—	1,546	208.00–220.00	214.34
1	—	1,910	232.00	232.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	4,000.00	4,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,700.00	3,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	4,450.00	4,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	3,900.00	3,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	4,500.00	4,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,298	2,600.00–3,050.00	2,951.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,238	2,250.00–2,850.00	2,566.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,360	3,150.00–3,250.00	3,199.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,400	3,500.00	3,500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,790	267.00	267.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,910	229.00	229.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	490.00	490.00
2	450–500	495	400.00	400.00
4	500–550	528	380.00–387.50	383.75
12	550–600	570	360.00–400.00	381.45
3	600–650	614	360.00	360.00
3	650–700	668	337.50–350.00	342.48
2	700–750	700	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	750	312.50	312.50
1	850–900	880	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	400–450	420	440.00–443.00	442.63
26	450–500	477	420.00–425.00	422.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	425.00–445.00	435.23
10	350–400	376	440.00–455.00	450.15
8	400–450	413	400.00–437.50	419.43
4	450–500	484	370.00–410.00	390.99
2	500–550	503	372.50	372.50
4	550–600	578	330.00–350.00	345.02
5	600–650	605	320.00–340.00	324.06
1	700–750	710	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	370.00	370.00
3	600–650	632	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	520.00	520.00
1	450–500	465	440.00	440.00
2	500–550	520	400.00–417.50	408.50
8	550–600	556	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	630	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	740	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	480.00	480.00
2	350–400	353	450.00–480.00	465.11
7	400–450	421	410.00–452.50	433.26
9	450–500	471	385.00–425.00	408.09
5	500–550	517	370.00–400.00	389.49
4	550–600	571	355.00–372.50	365.64
1	600–650	610	355.00	355.00
4	650–700	661	340.00–352.50	345.53
1	750–800	775	300.00	300.00
3	850–900	867	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	425.00	425.00
2	600–650	618	380.00–385.00	382.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	460.00–467.50	463.88
2	450–500	470	447.50–465.00	456.53
3	500–550	522	440.00–450.00	446.61
3	550–600	568	412.50–455.00	429.30
5	600–650	602	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	364	500.00	500.00
4	500–550	535	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	450.00–480.00	464.81
3	400–450	427	430.00–450.00	438.38
3	450–500	480	440.00–450.00	446.60
2	500–550	518	402.50–425.00	413.37
2	550–600	580	360.00–400.00	379.66
3	600–650	630	350.00–370.00	361.65
1	650–700	665	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	715	350.00	350.00
1	900–950	910	267.50	267.50

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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