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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jul 18

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Jul 11Jul 18Aug 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

367 head

▼ 182 vs last sale 549▼ 177 vs year ago 544 · −32.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 66▼ 67 vs year ago 103 · −65.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 20▲ 0 vs year ago 20 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the supply of feeders this week was down, with fewer offerings of weaned calves. On a light test, 500 -600 lb steers and heifers sold $15.00-$17.00 lower. With very hot temperatures expected over the next several days, demand for unweaned calves was held back. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $10.00 lower

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 $312.29/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −82.68 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.

Average price

$312.29

24 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$11.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.57

vs AR average

−26.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	315.57	1,717	17thin
Medium and Large 2	524	304.31	1,595	7thin

One grade step is worth $11.26/cwt here — about $122 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale24 hd

312.29

—

AR average6 barns · 256 hd

327.86

−15.57

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

−26.45

This barn, trailing median29 sales

394.97

−82.68

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	—	Low	1,555	179.28	2,788	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,383	160.75	2,223	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,157	158.48	1,834	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	130.91	1,261	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)	1,242	$2,791	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,306	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,108	$2,272	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,150	1thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	392.61/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,335	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	385.00/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,386	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	402.50/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,570	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	410	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,804	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	411.57/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,749	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	369.94/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,583	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	383.73/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,796	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	355.89/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,690	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,850	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	333.72/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,762	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	366.50/cwt	350.00–387.50	1,942	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,022	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	292.70/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,668	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	342.19/cwt	332.50–360.00	2,115	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	321.53/cwt	320.00–323.00	2,035	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	298	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,073	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,148	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,190	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	379.16/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,395	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	332.55/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,240	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	405	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,316	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	359.44/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,499	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	323.18/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,364	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	312.61/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,469	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	345.26/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,630	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	305.03/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,586	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	314.99/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,651	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	319.98/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,801	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	309.25/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,939	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	310.46/cwt	280.00–332.50	2,071	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	257.45/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,758	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,775	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,976	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,034	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,269	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	315	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,402	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	360.91/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,332	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	402.13/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,512	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	357.00/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,489	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,695	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	468	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,732	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	341.80/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,617	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	330.03/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,673	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	344.58/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,840	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	296.31/cwt	282.50–310.00	1,653	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	338.30/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,945	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	593	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,898	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,755	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	332.40/cwt	325.00–342.50	2,051	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,911	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	304.97/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,196	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	875	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,188	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,300	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,119	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	184.71/cwt	184.00–185.00	3,029	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,157	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	118.27/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,112	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	134.19/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,315	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,462	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	154.32/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,744	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	165.22/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,938	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,692	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	158.15/cwt	152.00–161.00	2,159	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	164.00/cwt	162.00–166.00	2,304	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	970	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	2,272.23/head	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,272	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	2,608.65/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,609	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,242	2,790.94/head	2,550.00–2,950.00	2,791	3

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 Jul 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 367Last week 549Year ago 544

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 66Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 20Year ago 20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,365	152.00–161.00	158.15
4	—	1,405	162.00–166.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	980	132.00–136.00	134.19
1	—	1,015	144.00	144.00
1	—	890	130.00	130.00
2	—	940	116.00–120.00	118.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	144.00	144.00
4	—	1,173	162.00–167.00	165.22
3	—	1,130	152.00–157.00	154.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	163.00	163.00
3	—	1,640	184.00–185.00	184.71

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,108	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,272.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,128	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,608.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,242	2,550.00–2,950.00	2,790.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,150.00	2,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,700.00	1,700.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	385.00–400.00	392.61
4	350–400	360	380.00–400.00	385.00
2	400–450	428	360.00–380.00	369.94
3	450–500	475	350.00–362.50	355.89
2	500–550	528	327.50–340.00	333.72
2	550–600	570	285.00–300.00	292.70
2	600–650	633	320.00–323.00	321.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	390	400.00–410.00	402.50
3	400–450	425	400.00–420.00	411.57
4	450–500	468	380.00–385.00	383.73
4	500–550	530	350.00–387.50	366.50
5	550–600	554	365.00	365.00
5	600–650	618	332.50–360.00	342.19
2	650–700	675	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	495	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	505	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	575	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	298	360.00	360.00
3	300–350	328	350.00	350.00
4	350–400	373	325.00–340.00	332.55
12	400–450	422	300.00–345.00	323.18
10	450–500	470	300.00–325.00	312.61
6	500–550	520	300.00–310.00	305.03
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	683	255.00–260.00	257.45
1	700–750	710	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	368	370.00–410.00	379.16
3	400–450	417	340.00–370.00	359.44
6	450–500	472	330.00–365.00	345.26
7	500–550	524	310.00–325.00	314.99
8	550–600	563	310.00–330.00	319.98
8	600–650	627	300.00–320.00	309.25
3	650–700	667	280.00–332.50	310.46
1	700–750	725	272.50	272.50
1	750–800	775	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	369	350.00–375.00	360.91
5	400–450	417	340.00–370.00	357.00
6	450–500	473	325.00–350.00	341.80
3	500–550	507	325.00–340.00	330.03
2	550–600	558	282.50–310.00	296.31
1	600–650	605	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	695	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	875	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	445.00	445.00
2	450–500	468	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	380.00	380.00
2	550–600	593	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	376	390.00–425.00	402.13
2	450–500	458	370.00	370.00
6	500–550	534	335.00–360.00	344.58
3	550–600	575	335.00–340.00	338.30
3	600–650	617	325.00–342.50	332.40
1	650–700	690	300.00	300.00
3	700–750	720	300.00–310.00	304.97

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.