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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Mar 7

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Feb 28Mar 7Mar 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

481 head

▼ 154 vs last sale 635▲ 76 vs year ago 405 · +18.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 59▼ 14 vs year ago 51 · −27.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 20▲ 15 vs year ago 22 · +68.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

SPECIAL COW SALE NEXT FRIDAY ON 3/14/25 WITH SEVERAL SETS OF HOME RAISED HEARDS 500-700 HEAD OF COWS EXPECTED COWS WILL START SELLING @5:00PM

Compared to last week, quality offerings on feeders this week were good, with a moderate supply and good demand. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to $7.00 lower, while heifers sold steady to $3.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

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 $280.34/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −114.63 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.

Average price

$280.34

27 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,538

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$33.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.42

vs AR average

−24.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	291.38	1,600	18thin
Medium and Large 2	547	258.26	1,413	9thin

One grade step is worth $33.12/cwt here — about $187 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 sale27 hd

280.34

—

AR average10 barns · 341 hd

295.76

−15.42

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−24.68

This barn, trailing median29 sales

394.97

−114.63

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 $308.40, 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	1,858	171.63	3,189	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	136.40	1,914	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,264	135.64	1,715	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	954	116.84	1,115	11

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,465	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,850	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,152	$2,800	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,033	$2,246	6

Every lot

93 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	445.00/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,335	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	360	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,224	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	386.94/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,439	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,273	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	378.93/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,603	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	336.89/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,425	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	455	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,638	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	462	339.96/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,571	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	331.60/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,559	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	505	355.73/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,796	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	510	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,670	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	523	312.39/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,634	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	296.65/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,563	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	337.15/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,784	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	570	300.74/cwt	297.50–305.00	1,714	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	323.29/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,885	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	303.43/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,857	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	618	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,163	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,918	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	293.99/cwt	293.00–300.00	2,011	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	280.09/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,025	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	254.10/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,837	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,963	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	265.66/cwt	260.00–267.50	2,162	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	293.71/cwt	285.00–300.00	952	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	355.02/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,172	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	345.96/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,308	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	296.35/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,141	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Full	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	298.75/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,276	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	339.50/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,463	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	440	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,364	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	332.17/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,568	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	273.58/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,294	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	475	296.60/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,409	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	515	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,725	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	307.14/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,588	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	263.89/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,391	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	563	254.93/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,435	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	248.29/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,415	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	281.24/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,626	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	272.44/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,703	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	263.18/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,761	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	675	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,688	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,800	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,705	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	225.03/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,861	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	417.07/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,285	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	389.40/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,452	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,292	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	332.68/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,394	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	370.29/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,566	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	339.86/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,614	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,496	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	337.86/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,733	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,416	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	525	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,628	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	316.87/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,803	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	615	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,753	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	305.91/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,903	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	289.98/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,908	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,885	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,158	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,593	164.95/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,628	2
Bulls	—	—	1,605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,408	1
Bulls	—	—	2,054	180.38/cwt	175.00–185.00	3,705	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	825	96.16/cwt	93.00–99.00	793	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	911	119.28/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,087	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	138.10/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,588	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,233	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,591	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	144.82/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,810	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,708	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,397	133.66/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,867	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,985	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,440	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,742	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,465	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,000	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	2,234.62/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,235	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,255	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 481Last week 635Year ago 405

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 59Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 20Year ago 22

SPECIAL COW SALE NEXT FRIDAY ON 3/14/25 WITH SEVERAL SETS OF HOME RAISED HEARDS 500-700 HEAD OF COWS EXPECTED COWS WILL START SELLING @5:00PM

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	345.00–370.00	355.02
4	350–400	378	330.00–365.00	345.96
9	400–450	431	325.00–345.00	339.50
9	450–500	472	320.00–345.00	332.17
7	500–550	517	290.00–320.00	307.14
8	550–600	578	272.50–287.50	281.24
5	600–650	625	262.50–285.00	272.44
7	650–700	669	252.50–270.00	263.18
1	750–800	750	240.00	240.00
7	800–850	827	220.00–240.00	225.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	515	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	675	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	285.00–300.00	293.71
4	350–400	385	285.00–315.00	296.35
3	400–450	427	285.00–305.00	298.75
6	450–500	473	260.00–287.50	273.58
5	500–550	527	250.00–280.00	263.89
3	550–600	570	245.00–250.00	248.29
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	775	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	310.00	310.00
3	450–500	475	285.00–305.00	296.60
2	550–600	563	250.00–260.00	254.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	425.00–465.00	445.00
7	350–400	372	370.00–410.00	386.94
2	400–450	423	360.00–400.00	378.93
8	500–550	529	320.00–347.50	337.15
6	550–600	583	310.00–340.00	323.29
3	600–650	612	300.00–310.00	303.43
7	650–700	684	293.00–300.00	293.99
2	700–750	723	275.00–285.00	280.09
1	750–800	785	250.00	250.00
4	800–850	814	260.00–267.50	265.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	340.00	340.00
3	450–500	462	330.00–345.00	339.96
2	500–550	523	310.00–315.00	312.39
3	550–600	570	297.50–305.00	300.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	505	355.00–360.00	355.73
2	600–650	618	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	510	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	380	335.00	335.00
3	400–450	423	325.00–345.00	336.89
3	450–500	470	315.00–345.00	331.60
3	500–550	527	290.00–310.00	296.65
1	600–650	615	260.00	260.00
3	700–750	723	245.00–260.00	254.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	673	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	400.00–435.00	417.07
2	350–400	373	380.00–400.00	389.40
8	400–450	423	345.00–385.00	370.29
6	450–500	475	320.00–360.00	339.86
12	500–550	513	315.00–355.00	337.86
5	550–600	569	305.00–330.00	316.87
5	600–650	622	285.00–315.00	305.91
2	650–700	658	285.00–295.00	289.98
1	700–750	725	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	830	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	525	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	340.00	340.00
8	400–450	419	320.00–345.00	332.68
1	450–500	475	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	515	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	505	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	615	285.00	285.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,975.00	1,975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,200	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,465	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	2,900.00	2,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,040	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,234.62

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	2,600.00	2,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,054	175.00–185.00	180.38
2	—	1,593	160.00–170.00	164.95
1	—	1,605	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	140.00–141.00	140.51
3	—	1,397	131.00–136.00	133.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	129.00	129.00
2	—	825	93.00–99.00	96.16
7	—	911	115.00–123.00	119.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	127.00	127.00
2	—	1,250	143.00–147.00	144.82
2	—	1,150	137.00–139.00	138.10
1	—	1,440	121.00	121.00

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.