Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2026-08-28

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Aug 28
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
694 head
▲ 240 vs last sale 454▼ 50 vs year ago 744 · −6.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 40▼ 69 vs year ago 119 · −58.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
87 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 35▲ 27 vs year ago 60 · +45.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, receipts were higher as continued drought conditions across North Central Arkansas have left many producers with limited forage and water supplies, prompting increased movement of livestock to market. Feeder offerings consisted primarily of new-crop, fleshier calves. Following significant declines in cattle futures, demand was light. Feeder cattle sold $20.00 to $30.00 lower, while slaughter cattle sold $15.00 to $20.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $326.45/cwt on 38 head, down $19.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 28 comparable sales and sits −72.52 against this barn's trailing median of $398.97.
Average price
$326.45
▼ 19.90 vs prior sale
38 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,733
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$52
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$24.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.63
vs AR average
−11.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525335.821,76422
Medium and Large 1-2505320.001,6164thin
Medium and Large 2550311.411,71212thin
One grade step is worth $24.41/cwt here — about $52 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales
436394352310median 398.9702/0603/2705/2908/0709/18
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.86, low $323.57, median $398.97 across 28 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 sale38 hd
326.45
—
AR average8 barns · 211 hd
331.07
−4.63
National average160 barns · 6,296 hd
338.02
−11.57
This barn, trailing median28 sales
398.97
−72.52
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,666172.402,8739thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,215144.401,75511
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,480141.002,0872thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,039129.681,34813

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,205$3,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$3,2003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$2,9394thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,054$2,7895
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,408$2,7019
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,033$2,4232thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,307$2,2333thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$1,9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,088$3,2932thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)655$2,1001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$4,2502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)800$3,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,084$2,7986
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$2,6001thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000995255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,5371
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650635322.20/cwt322.20–322.202,0461
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450439349.15/cwt340.00–355.001,5336
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750725303.67/cwt300.00–307.502,2022
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550520340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7681
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400390395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,5411
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550517338.99/cwt330.00–350.001,75317
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550500380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9001
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850830300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4901
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500477350.67/cwt341.00–370.001,67311
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500468374.92/cwt360.00–390.001,7552
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550518366.58/cwt350.00–375.001,8996
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400368443.91/cwt420.00–455.001,6343
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350320400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2801
SteersMedium and Large 11350–14001,370210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,8771
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450415422.68/cwt415.00–430.001,7542
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500485350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6982
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600562345.42/cwt340.00–350.001,94112
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800784316.61/cwt315.00–320.002,4823
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600573325.06/cwt320.00–330.001,8633
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750725320.58/cwt315.00–327.502,3244
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350340460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,5641
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650635327.50/cwt320.00–335.002,0802
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700664310.08/cwt300.00–330.002,0595
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450435430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8711
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500450435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,9581
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600555368.63/cwt355.00–382.502,0462
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500465388.04/cwt380.00–400.001,8048
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550523325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7002
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650620320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9841
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450416389.97/cwt380.00–420.001,6224
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700660300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9801
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950940255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,3971
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900855260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2231
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600575307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,7681
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550534350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8693
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1002,821.21/head2,500.00–3,300.002,8213
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600576346.32/cwt345.00–347.501,99511
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—960222.50/cwt222.50–222.502,1361
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500473331.20/cwt320.00–340.001,5674
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0672,775.00/head2,400.00–3,050.002,7753
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1004,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed—9702,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0752,986.28/head2,200.00–3,700.002,9864
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9603,200.35/head2,950.00–3,300.003,2003
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650618285.06/cwt280.00–290.001,7622
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-2—8002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2—6552,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2—8001,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,0883,293.10/head2,700.00–3,700.003,2932
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,171143.58/cwt141.00–147.001,6816
CowsLean 85-90%—915108.33/cwt106.00–110.009913
CowsLean 85-90%—1,150114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,3111
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,440154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,2181
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,280133.54/cwt132.00–135.001,7092
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,260153.29/cwt151.00–156.001,9313
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2—9004,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
CowsLean 85-90%—1,085146.25/cwt140.00–153.001,5874
CowsLean 85-90%—1,055132.37/cwt130.00–138.001,3975
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,520128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,9461
Bulls——1,797177.50/cwt170.00–184.003,1906
Bulls——1,405162.21/cwt153.00–166.002,2793
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0332,423.00/head2,350.00–2,500.002,4232
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3072,232.91/head1,700.00–2,500.002,2333
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2053,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4082,700.55/head1,950.00–3,250.002,7019
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,195220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,6291
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2Thin Fleshed—8003,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450405321.25/cwt315.00–330.001,3014
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650615305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8761
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450415385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5981
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600560322.51/cwt317.50–330.001,8063
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450–500455355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6151
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1302,939.44/head2,600.00–3,200.002,9394
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600575320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8401
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350324376.72/cwt360.00–395.001,22111
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750704300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1124
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700671327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,1984
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500482357.71/cwt350.00–380.001,7244
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400385355.13/cwt350.00–375.001,3679
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500485337.46/cwt325.00–350.001,6376
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450405350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4181
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700665259.92/cwt250.00–270.001,7282
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350330405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3371
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400378410.10/cwt405.00–415.001,5502
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350337420.04/cwt400.00–425.001,4165
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950935220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0572
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550525302.50/cwt300.00–307.501,5883
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500471323.86/cwt320.00–330.001,52517
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600558314.38/cwt300.00–320.001,7549
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700672268.06/cwt250.00–280.001,8013
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550520334.74/cwt320.00–342.501,74113
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400–450400350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450424340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4428
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650607308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,8705
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750725265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9211
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800760287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,1851
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400378378.02/cwt370.00–380.001,4295
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700659338.68/cwt330.00–350.002,23212
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450425455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,9341
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650615329.96/cwt325.00–335.002,0292
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550519349.82/cwt340.00–370.001,8167
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed600–650625330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0631
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400–450410385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5791
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400385387.47/cwt385.00–390.001,4922
SteersMedium and Large 11250–13001,290227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,9351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550505320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6164
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450435390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6974
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400398360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4332
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700680332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,2616
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900885302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,6771
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650624350.38/cwt340.00–372.502,18613

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.