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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Feb 14

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Feb 7Feb 14Feb 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

466 head

▼ 109 vs last sale 575▼ 106 vs year ago 572 · −18.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 81▼ 32 vs year ago 84 · −38.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 45▼ 13 vs year ago 38 · −34.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

SPECIAL COW SALE ON MARCH 14TH FOLLOWED BY THE REGULAR CALF SALE. COWS WILL START SELLING @5PM MORE DETAILS TO COME

On an uneven test, feeder steers sold steady compared to last week, while feeder heifers sold $10.00-$11.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $280.01/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −154.99 against this barn's trailing median of $435.00.

Average price

$280.01

28 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

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

$44.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.53

vs AR average

−58.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	309.99	1,714	9thin
Medium and Large 2	541	265.81	1,437	19thin

One grade step is worth $44.18/cwt here — about $276 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 sale28 hd

280.01

—

AR average9 barns · 155 hd

310.54

−30.53

National average155 barns · 9,244 hd

338.67

−58.66

This barn, trailing median27 sales

435.00

−154.99

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

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.48, low $347.89, median $435.00 across 27 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	1,448	160.19	2,319	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,575	133.51	2,103	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,279	132.99	1,701	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	992	104.93	1,041	15
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,110	141.00	1,565	1thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$2,209	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,008	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,365	$1,984	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$2,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$4,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,500	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,167	$2,417	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,250	1thin

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,259	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,463	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	323.15/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,234	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,509	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	289.13/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,252	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,553	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,170	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	282.56/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,345	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	492	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,574	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	497	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,665	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	272.76/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,421	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	535	294.95/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,578	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,674	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	315.00/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,767	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	256.26/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,456	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	303.92/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,881	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,690	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	625	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,734	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,773	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,802	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,867	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,965	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,691	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	809	254.40/cwt	254.00–255.00	2,058	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	308.35/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,042	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	360	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,170	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	281.59/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,048	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	375	307.10/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,152	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	402	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,166	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	308.24/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,313	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	263.00/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,131	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	258.77/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,234	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	294.96/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,434	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	255.17/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,322	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	287.19/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,513	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	237.27/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,350	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	276.90/cwt	274.00–285.00	1,606	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	585	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,550	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	252.49/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,596	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	258.77/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,762	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,744	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,788	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,125	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,307	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	310.09/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,271	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	312.52/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,456	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,690	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,730	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	296.39/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,847	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,594	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,802	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,001	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,401	155.63/cwt	151.00–161.00	2,180	5
Bulls	—	—	1,565	171.59/cwt	167.50–175.00	2,685	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	107.22/cwt	103.00–110.00	979	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	91.97/cwt	80.00–99.00	897	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	125.93/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,404	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	117.06/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,311	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	142.44/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,781	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,517	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,813	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	127.03/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,663	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	129.81/cwt	127.00–132.00	2,083	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,628	136.28/cwt	135.00–137.00	2,219	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,110	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,565	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,693	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	900	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,525.00/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	2,007.85/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,008	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	2,209.34/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,209	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	1,984.13/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,984	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1

This sale against other markets

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 →

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

Fri Feb 14, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 466Last week 575Year ago 572

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 81Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 45Year ago 38

SPECIAL COW SALE ON MARCH 14TH FOLLOWED BY THE REGULAR CALF SALE. COWS WILL START SELLING @5PM MORE DETAILS TO COME

On an uneven test, feeder steers sold steady compared to last week, while feeder heifers sold $10.00-$11.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	290.00	290.00
4	400–450	410	300.00–320.00	310.09
1	600–650	625	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	680	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	390	335.00	335.00
4	450–500	466	300.00–335.00	312.52
1	500–550	545	310.00	310.00
2	550–600	558	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	623	285.00–307.50	296.39
1	750–800	755	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	345.00	345.00
6	650–700	669	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	382	310.00–335.00	323.15
6	400–450	433	280.00–310.00	289.13
4	450–500	476	270.00–305.00	282.56
11	500–550	521	260.00–290.00	272.76
8	550–600	568	255.00–260.00	256.26
6	600–650	619	273.00	273.00
1	650–700	680	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	805	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	497	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	425	355.00	355.00
3	450–500	492	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	540	310.00	310.00
6	550–600	561	310.00–316.00	315.00
14	600–650	619	290.00–305.00	303.92
1	650–700	685	272.50	272.50
9	700–750	708	277.50	277.50
5	800–850	809	254.00–255.00	254.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	290.00–300.00	294.95
1	600–650	625	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	402	290.00	290.00
4	650–700	684	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	426	300.00–320.00	308.24
4	450–500	486	280.00–315.00	294.96
9	500–550	527	285.00–300.00	287.19
6	550–600	580	274.00–285.00	276.90
1	600–650	620	280.00	280.00
4	650–700	681	255.00–270.00	258.77
1	700–750	715	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	300.00–315.00	308.35
3	350–400	372	280.00–285.00	281.59
5	400–450	430	250.00–270.00	263.00
4	450–500	477	250.00–265.00	258.77
2	500–550	518	250.00–260.00	255.17
4	550–600	569	220.00–250.00	237.27
7	600–650	632	240.00–255.00	252.49
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	375	300.00–315.00	307.10
1	550–600	585	265.00	265.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	157.50	157.50

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	—	955	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	900	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,300	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	2,200.00	2,200.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,365	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,984.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,245	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,209.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,210	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,007.85

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,310	4,100.00	4,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	975	80.00–99.00	91.97
5	—	913	103.00–110.00	107.22
2	—	1,115	125.00–127.00	125.93
2	—	1,120	115.00–119.00	117.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	139.00–149.00	142.44
1	—	1,275	119.00	119.00
4	—	1,309	125.00–129.00	127.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,628	135.00–137.00	136.28
4	—	1,605	127.00–132.00	129.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	167.50–175.00	171.59
5	—	1,401	151.00–161.00	155.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	141.00	141.00

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.