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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Oct 16

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

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Feeder Cattle receipts

519 head

▼ 137 vs last sale 656▼ 31 vs year ago 550 · −5.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 70▼ 4 vs year ago 79 · −5.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 40▼ 31 vs year ago 60 · −51.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle were in moderate supply with uneven demand. Feeder steers sold $20.00 lower to $20.00 higher, while feeder heifers sold $10.00 lower to $10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold on stronger demand, selling $10.00-$15.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $340.16/cwt on 47 head, up $13.70 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 29 comparable sales and sits −54.81 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.

Average price

$340.16

▲ 13.70 vs prior sale

47 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$49.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.84

vs AR average

−32.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	354.77	1,895	33
Medium and Large 2	522	305.71	1,596	14thin

One grade step is worth $49.06/cwt here — about $299 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale47 hd

340.16

—

AR average7 barns · 244 hd

335.32

+4.84

National average193 barns · 18,908 hd

372.76

−32.60

This barn, trailing median29 sales

394.97

−54.81

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.86, low $323.57, median $394.97 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	High	1,675	166.75	2,792	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,523	121.39	1,849	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	120.49	1,488	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	98.39	1,043	20

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)	1,325	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,108	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,395	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	339	585.64/cwt	555.00–592.50	1,985	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,944	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,647	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	389.70/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,609	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	467.78/cwt	440.00–500.00	1,979	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	453.04/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,138	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,768	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	423.13/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,158	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,120	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	580	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,204	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	361.27/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,113	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	352.41/cwt	342.50–365.00	2,192	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,094	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	628	330.42/cwt	315.00–345.00	2,075	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,113	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	337.45/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,288	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	690	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,208	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,410	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,248	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,500	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,512	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	412.11/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,319	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	370	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,702	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	381	405.78/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,546	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	431.11/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,651	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	390	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,716	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	395	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,284	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	410	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,784	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	354.40/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,481	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	423	367.63/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,555	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	396.25/cwt	385.00–402.50	1,704	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	430	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,376	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	382.69/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,802	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	343.54/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,625	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,736	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	485	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,479	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	487	353.31/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,721	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	364.68/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,853	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	305.80/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,572	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	344.52/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,950	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	305.18/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,740	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,906	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	329.90/cwt	327.50–342.50	2,082	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,842	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	319.85/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,162	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	746	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,238	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,457	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,366	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,333	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	492.21/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,590	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	345	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,518	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	378.18/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,388	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	459.32/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,722	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	375	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,706	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,720	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	420	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,491	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,677	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	470	353.51/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,661	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	346.25/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,634	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	412.32/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,979	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	333.30/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,750	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	530	334.86/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,775	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	545	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,662	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	570	313.64/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,788	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	309.85/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,791	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	580	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,682	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	286.25/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,803	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,853	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	684	281.08/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,923	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	275.60/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,973	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	272.47/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,997	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,963	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,201	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,189	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,040	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,538	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,443	138.58/cwt	135.00–143.00	2,000	2
Bulls	—	—	1,707	171.42/cwt	161.00–178.00	2,926	9
Bulls	—	—	1,845	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	3,339	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	78.66/cwt	70.00–85.00	754	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	114.18/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,246	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	102.76/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,143	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,300	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	121.26/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,517	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,683	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,627	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,957	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,562	122.09/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,907	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	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 519Last week 656Year ago 550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 70Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 40Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	410	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	480.00	480.00
5	350–400	383	425.00–440.00	431.11
11	400–450	430	385.00–402.50	396.25
13	450–500	471	365.00–390.00	382.69
18	500–550	508	360.00–375.00	364.68
14	550–600	566	330.00–365.00	344.52
6	600–650	631	327.50–342.50	329.90
7	650–700	676	300.00–330.00	319.85
4	700–750	746	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	780	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	845	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	479	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	395	325.00	325.00
3	400–450	430	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	485	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	400.00–425.00	412.11
2	400–450	418	335.00–375.00	354.40
3	450–500	473	320.00–355.00	343.54
12	500–550	514	300.00–320.00	305.80
2	550–600	570	300.00–310.00	305.18
1	600–650	605	315.00	315.00
2	650–700	658	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	381	390.00–410.00	405.78
2	400–450	423	360.00–375.00	367.63
3	450–500	487	350.00–355.00	353.31
1	550–600	560	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	480.00–505.00	492.21
7	350–400	375	440.00–480.00	459.32
2	450–500	480	395.00–430.00	412.32
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
4	700–750	716	272.50–280.00	275.60
1	800–850	815	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	850	257.50	257.50
1	900–950	940	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	430.00	430.00
3	350–400	367	370.00–395.00	378.18
1	400–450	430	390.00	390.00
6	450–500	472	340.00–352.50	346.25
3	500–550	525	325.00–340.00	333.30
4	550–600	578	300.00–325.00	309.85
4	600–650	630	280.00–305.00	286.25
7	650–700	684	270.00–290.00	281.08
2	700–750	733	270.00–275.00	272.47
2	750–800	755	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	850	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	545	305.00	305.00
2	550–600	580	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	455.00	455.00
1	400–450	400	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	440.00	440.00
6	450–500	470	350.00–365.00	353.51
3	500–550	530	330.00–340.00	334.86
4	550–600	570	300.00–320.00	313.64
1	650–700	650	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	445.00	445.00
2	400–450	413	380.00–400.00	389.70
2	500–550	505	350.00	350.00
4	550–600	585	360.00–365.00	361.27
1	600–650	625	335.00	335.00
2	650–700	650	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	725	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	339	555.00–592.50	585.64
1	350–400	360	540.00	540.00
4	400–450	423	440.00–500.00	467.78
10	450–500	472	450.00–455.00	453.04
11	500–550	510	420.00–425.00	423.13
3	550–600	573	370.00	370.00
3	600–650	622	342.50–365.00	352.41
2	650–700	678	335.00–340.00	337.45
1	700–750	715	337.00	337.00
1	800–850	800	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	465.00	465.00
1	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	628	315.00–345.00	330.42
1	650–700	690	320.00	320.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,108	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	3,050.00	3,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	110.00–115.00	112.54
1	—	1,285	131.00	131.00
7	—	1,251	120.00–125.00	121.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,091	113.00–115.00	114.18
9	—	1,112	90.00–110.00	102.76
6	—	958	70.00–85.00	78.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	115.00	115.00
6	—	1,562	120.00–127.00	122.09
1	—	1,505	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	181.00	181.00
9	—	1,707	161.00–178.00	171.42
2	—	1,443	135.00–143.00	138.58

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.