Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, widespread rainfall across the region resulted in reduced offerings as muddy conditions limited movement. Feeder offerings this week consisted primarily of unweaned calves and were of overall plainer quality. Demand for unweaned calves was lighter as cooler weather approaches. Feeder steers sold $10.00 lower, while feeder heifers sold unevenly, ranging from $10.00 lower to $10.00 higher, with stronger demand noted for heifers. Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $333.23/cwt on 18 head, down $6.57 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits −63.51 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$333.23

▼ 6.57 vs prior sale

18 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$351

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

$43.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.14

vs AR average

−19.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	345.28	1,974	13thin
Medium and Large 2	537	301.90	1,622	5thin

One grade step is worth $43.38/cwt here — about $351 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

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.86, low $323.57, median $396.74 across 30 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 sale18 hd

333.23

—

AR average8 barns · 375 hd

339.37

−6.14

National average179 barns · 12,503 hd

352.96

−19.73

This barn, trailing median30 sales

396.74

−63.51

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	1,697	176.22	2,991	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	131.92	1,563	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,638	125.00	2,047	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	107.30	1,103	8thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,252	$3,347	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$2,482	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	967	$3,250	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$3,188	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$2,700	3thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	369.48/cwt	367.50–372.50	2,132	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,205	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	462.46/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	307.89/cwt	300.00–340.00	2,029	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	513.98/cwt	480.00–525.00	1,866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	441.86/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,648	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	358.11/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,188	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	342.84/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,304	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,310	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	387.73/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,846	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	394.83/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	463.18/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	347.86/cwt	337.50–370.00	2,018	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	415	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,241	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	331.25/cwt	330.00–332.50	2,428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	705	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	415	374.82/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	543	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	395	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	310	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	460	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	380.60/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,222	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	327.18/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	304.47/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,732	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	303.16/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	330	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,856	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,197	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,902	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	119.51/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,337	4
Bulls	—	—	1,645	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	292.56/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	305.77/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,887	3
Bulls	—	—	1,710	178.28/cwt	173.00–180.00	3,049	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,505	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,037	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	90.80/cwt	86.00–95.00	844	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	141.84/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,702	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	370.61/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,397	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	344.96/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,407	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	367.71/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,732	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	393.61/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	416.39/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,574	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	373.20/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,418	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	336.30/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,762	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	380	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,292	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	333.46/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	510	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	377.46/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	438	322.54/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,413	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	865	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,436	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,116	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	488	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,481	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	3,347.30/head	3,000.00–3,800.00	3,347	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,482.37/head	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,482	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	321.08/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,029	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	418	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,986	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	375.51/cwt	372.50–380.00	1,938	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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 450Last week 786Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 80Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 59Year ago 0

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	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	3,300.00	3,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,850.00	2,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,330	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,252	3,000.00–3,800.00	3,347.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,120	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,482.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,500.00	2,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	166.00	166.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,058	200.00	200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	480.00–525.00	513.98
3	400–450	427	455.00–475.00	463.18
1	450–500	475	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	540	415.00	415.00
10	550–600	577	367.50–372.50	369.48
4	600–650	611	350.00–365.00	358.11
7	650–700	672	340.00–357.50	342.84
2	700–750	733	330.00–332.50	331.25
2	750–800	770	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	525.00	525.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	415	445.00	445.00
1	450–500	460	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	645	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	705	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	400.00	400.00
5	350–400	378	395.00–440.00	416.39
4	400–450	414	380.00–400.00	393.61
5	450–500	471	350.00–380.00	367.71
3	500–550	527	340.00	340.00
3	550–600	568	320.00–350.00	333.46
1	600–650	645	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	690	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	510	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	418	475.00	475.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	516	372.50–380.00	375.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	373	415.00–445.00	441.86
3	400–450	430	390.00–405.00	394.83
6	450–500	476	365.00–410.00	387.73
1	500–550	545	350.00	350.00
10	550–600	580	337.50–370.00	347.86
7	600–650	632	320.00–327.50	321.08
5	650–700	659	300.00–340.00	307.89
2	700–750	735	300.00	300.00
3	750–800	770	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	415	370.00–380.00	374.82
1	450–500	475	355.00	355.00
2	500–550	543	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	321	365.00–405.00	380.60
6	350–400	377	350.00–385.00	370.61
3	400–450	408	340.00–355.00	344.96
2	450–500	475	320.00–335.00	327.18
3	500–550	527	300.00–310.00	303.16
2	550–600	553	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	617	300.00–317.50	305.77
1	650–700	650	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	760	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	438	320.00–325.00	322.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	475.00	475.00
2	400–450	418	460.00–465.00	462.46
1	700–750	710	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	360.00–390.00	373.20
2	400–450	428	375.00–380.00	377.46
4	500–550	524	330.00–345.00	336.30
6	550–600	569	290.00–320.00	304.47
4	600–650	625	260.00–310.00	292.56
1	650–700	675	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	865	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	445.00	445.00
1	450–500	495	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	470.00	470.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,585	120.00	120.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,119	115.00–127.00	119.51
1	—	960	108.00	108.00
3	—	930	86.00–95.00	90.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	127.00	127.00
2	—	1,200	140.00–144.00	141.84
1	—	1,155	117.00	117.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	168.00	168.00
4	—	1,710	173.00–180.00	178.28

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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