Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Supply of feeder cattle was light, consisting mostly of unweaned calves. Demand varied based on quality and condition, with strong demand for replacement-type heifers. No trends were established due to the absence of a reported sale last week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $386.68/cwt on 24 head, down $3.17 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 23 comparable sales and sits −27.27 against this barn's trailing median of $413.94.

Average price

$386.68

▼ 3.17 vs prior sale

24 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,125

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$32.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.16

vs AR average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	397.53	2,192	16thin
Medium and Large 2	546	364.98	1,991	8thin

One grade step is worth $32.55/cwt here — about $201 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

23 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $463.16, low $371.92, median $413.94 across 23 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 sale24 hd

386.68

—

AR average8 barns · 124 hd

380.52

+6.16

This barn, trailing median23 sales

413.94

−27.27

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	—	Average	1,641	210.38	3,452	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,374	172.19	2,366	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,163	148.80	1,731	5thin

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)	1,073	$3,344	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,345	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$2,565	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	935	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$4,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	983	$3,435	3thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	615	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	484.87/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,867	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	363.36/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	390.08/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	384.74/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,193	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	453.30/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,117	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,324	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	385.78/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,214	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	458.71/cwt	457.50–460.00	1,986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,262	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	473.42/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,799	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	468.50/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,893	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	690	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	409.28/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,165	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	407.02/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,929	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	572.50/cwt	565.00–580.00	1,718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	404.93/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,037	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	441.18/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,069	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	352.58/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	572	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	675	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	368.81/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,471	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	345.12/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,285	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,563	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	3,343.94/head	3,200.00–3,450.00	3,344	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	3,434.75/head	3,000.00–3,950.00	3,435	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	159.02/cwt	158.00–160.00	2,255	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	183.95/cwt	182.00–186.00	2,428	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,441	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,673	1
Bulls	—	—	1,677	213.11/cwt	210.00–220.00	3,574	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	515	465.00/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	442.19/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	478.43/cwt	455.00–495.00	1,560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	440.11/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	426.09/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,836	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	422.88/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,245	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	455.00/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	449.82/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	412.47/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,951	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	368.49/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	434.93/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	450–500	460	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	364.34/cwt	347.50–370.00	2,044	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	365.61/cwt	357.50–375.00	1,938	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	375.92/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,827	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	447.48/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	339.91/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	382.57/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	387.53/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,089	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,401	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,565.14/head	2,350.00–2,800.00	2,565	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	377.73/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,183	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	343.05/cwt	320.00–355.00	2,127	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,204	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	166.00/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,975	2
Bulls	—	—	1,425	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,765	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,836	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1

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 288Last week 421Year ago 447

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 36Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 35Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	505.00	505.00
2	500–550	515	445.00–485.00	465.00
1	550–600	572	445.00	445.00
1	600–650	615	455.00	455.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	423	425.00–460.00	442.19
6	450–500	474	400.00–415.00	407.02
2	500–550	503	390.00–420.00	404.93
2	550–600	570	370.00–400.00	384.74
1	600–650	600	350.00	350.00
3	650–700	672	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	715	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	475.00	475.00
3	300–350	320	445.00–455.00	449.82
4	350–400	370	430.00–445.00	434.93
4	400–450	409	370.00–400.00	382.57
5	450–500	486	360.00–395.00	375.92
3	500–550	512	350.00–385.00	368.49
2	550–600	573	320.00–360.00	339.91
1	600–650	630	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	460.00	460.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	425.00	425.00
3	350–400	370	435.00–465.00	455.00
2	400–450	408	445.00–450.00	447.48
1	450–500	475	430.00	430.00
4	500–550	539	370.00–395.00	387.53
2	550–600	578	370.00–385.00	377.73
1	600–650	630	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	670	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	760	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	565.00–580.00	572.50
4	350–400	385	480.00–500.00	484.87
2	400–450	433	457.50–460.00	458.71
6	450–500	467	445.00–455.00	453.30
4	500–550	531	405.00–435.00	422.88
2	550–600	580	390.00	390.00
3	600–650	620	385.00–400.00	390.08
4	650–700	670	360.00–375.00	368.81
2	700–750	723	350.00–355.00	352.58
1	750–800	785	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	385.00	385.00
2	600–650	630	340.00–350.00	345.12
1	650–700	690	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	465.00–485.00	473.42
7	400–450	404	450.00–475.00	468.50
9	450–500	469	430.00–460.00	441.18
8	500–550	529	395.00–420.00	409.28
8	550–600	574	370.00–405.00	385.78
3	600–650	615	360.00–370.00	363.36
1	650–700	650	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	455.00–495.00	478.43
5	350–400	375	420.00–460.00	440.11
5	400–450	431	400.00–440.00	426.09
10	450–500	473	385.00–425.00	412.47
4	500–550	530	357.50–375.00	365.61
4	550–600	561	347.50–370.00	364.34
3	600–650	620	320.00–355.00	343.05

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	4,400.00	4,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	983	3,000.00–3,950.00	3,434.75
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	220.00	220.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,073	3,200.00–3,450.00	3,343.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,255	2,350.00–2,800.00	2,565.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	214.00	214.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	158.00–160.00	159.02
2	—	1,320	182.00–186.00	183.95
1	—	1,395	175.00	175.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,220	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,020	118.00	118.00
2	—	1,190	164.00–168.00	166.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,677	210.00–220.00	213.11
1	—	1,425	194.00	194.00

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

Bulls · 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

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