Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle receipts increased, with a mixed offering of weaned and unweaned calves, consisting mostly of plainer-quality offerings. Feeder steers sold unevenly, ranging from $7.00 lower to $12.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold $7.00 higher on a light test, compared to last week's limited supply. Slaughter cattle sold $5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $374.39/cwt on 40 head, down $20.58 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 26 comparable sales and sits −25.22 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$374.39

▼ 20.58 vs prior sale

40 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,054

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$32.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.25

vs AR average

+0.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	387.29	2,100	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	552	372.19	2,053	17thin
Medium and Large 2	554	354.89	1,967	8thin

One grade step is worth $32.41/cwt here — about $133 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 sale40 hd

374.39

—

AR average8 barns · 356 hd

384.64

−10.25

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

+0.36

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−25.22

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	1,555	206.66	3,214	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	172.98	2,413	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	169.13	1,959	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,121	150.34	1,685	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,442	$3,207	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,197	$2,407	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,275	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$4,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1-2	350–400	350	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	388.54/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,017	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	441.44/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,488	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,045	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	506.65/cwt	485.00–515.00	1,844	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,092	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	405.60/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,939	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	396.72/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	565	405.09/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,289	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	351.68/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,026	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	393.14/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,671	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	382.46/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	497.43/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,562	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	360.23/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	363.70/cwt	362.50–365.00	2,084	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,751	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	363.26/cwt	347.50–372.50	2,252	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	406.57/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	422.18/cwt	380.00–435.00	1,630	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	2,406.82/head	2,150.00–2,650.00	2,407	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,442	3,206.76/head	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,207	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	—	—	1,528	207.19/cwt	200.00–212.00	3,166	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	171.64/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,360	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	174.98/cwt	174.00–176.00	2,493	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	152.95/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,736	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	133.57/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,326	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	168.47/cwt	166.00–172.00	1,964	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,146	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	164.56/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,966	4
Bulls	—	—	1,560	190.78/cwt	184.00–198.00	2,976	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	220.43/cwt	214.00–226.00	3,659	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	176.03/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,086	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	300	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	404.68/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,064	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	383.29/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,173	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,220	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	533	371.10/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,978	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	362.45/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	405.81/cwt	397.50–415.00	2,329	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	411.74/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,178	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	375.12/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	385	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	680	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	380.72/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,022	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	426.11/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,781	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	495	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	447.94/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	385.78/cwt	384.00–400.00	2,388	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	474.19/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,067	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	409.34/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,916	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	387.50/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,189	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	420.30/cwt	406.00–430.00	1,980	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	421	461.51/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,943	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	388	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,144	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	451.07/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,183	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	307	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,642	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 571Last week 288Year ago 585

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 34Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 25Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	495.00	495.00
3	350–400	350	465.00	465.00
8	400–450	418	420.00–430.00	426.11
31	450–500	468	400.00–417.50	409.34
10	500–550	531	380.00–385.00	380.72
7	550–600	581	360.00	360.00
2	700–750	728	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	337	440.00–450.00	441.44
4	350–400	386	380.00–435.00	422.18
10	400–450	425	380.00–415.00	393.14
2	450–500	468	380.00–385.00	382.46
3	500–550	518	350.00–370.00	360.23
5	550–600	576	340.00–365.00	351.68
1	750–800	775	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	420.00	420.00
4	500–550	533	350.00–385.00	371.10
1	550–600	585	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	525.00	525.00
28	450–500	471	406.00–430.00	420.30
8	500–550	536	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	565	370.00–405.00	387.50
1	600–650	605	367.50	367.50
1	850–900	885	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	900	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	340	515.00	515.00
1	350–400	380	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	415	420.00	420.00
6	450–500	478	385.00–425.00	405.60
4	500–550	519	370.00–410.00	388.54
2	550–600	573	362.50–365.00	363.70
3	600–650	620	347.50–372.50	363.26
1	850–900	885	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	307	535.00	535.00
7	350–400	364	485.00–515.00	506.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	421	450.00–465.00	461.51
2	550–600	565	400.00–410.00	405.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	436	460.00–490.00	474.19
9	450–500	484	445.00–465.00	451.07
20	500–550	529	405.00–435.00	411.74
24	550–600	574	397.50–415.00	405.81
15	600–650	619	384.00–400.00	385.78
2	650–700	663	360.00–365.00	362.45
1	700–750	710	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	314	460.00–510.00	497.43
3	350–400	380	435.00–465.00	447.94
4	400–450	423	390.00–425.00	406.57
3	450–500	478	390.00–400.00	396.72
1	500–550	500	395.00	395.00
2	550–600	568	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	605	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	665	335.00	335.00
1	900–950	945	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	460.00	460.00
5	500–550	510	400.00–415.00	404.68
3	550–600	567	380.00–390.00	383.29
2	600–650	620	360.00–390.00	375.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	525.00	525.00
1	350–400	385	480.00	480.00
1	650–700	680	345.00	345.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,197	2,150.00–2,650.00	2,406.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,442	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,206.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,650.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,900.00	3,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	4,050.00	4,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,528	200.00–212.00	207.19
2	—	1,560	184.00–198.00	190.78
2	—	1,660	214.00–226.00	220.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,375	170.00–173.00	171.64
2	—	1,425	174.00–176.00	174.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,135	148.00–156.00	152.95
2	—	993	130.00–138.00	133.57
1	—	1,005	114.00	114.00
4	—	1,195	160.00–168.00	164.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,166	166.00–172.00	168.47
2	—	1,185	174.00–178.00	176.03
1	—	1,075	158.00	158.00

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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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle