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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Oct 17

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Oct 10Oct 17Oct 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

550 head

▲ 205 vs last sale 345▼ 60 vs year ago 610 · −9.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

79 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 62▲ 21 vs year ago 58 · +36.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 30▲ 35 vs year ago 25 · +140.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, with some gains in the cattle futures market giving way today, 300-500 lb steers, heifers, and bulls traded $10.00 to $20.00 lower. Steers and bulls weighing 500-700 lbs sold steady to $10.00 higher, while feeder heifers were mostly steady. Demand was lighter for plainer-type cattle, and slaughter cattle sold mostly 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 $341.92/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 10 of 29 comparable sales and sits −53.05 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.

Average price

$341.92

24 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,833

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$38.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.48

vs AR average

−55.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	350.02	1,876	19thin
Medium and Large 2	537	311.12	1,671	5thin

One grade step is worth $38.90/cwt here — about $205 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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

341.92

—

AR average8 barns · 480 hd

368.39

−26.48

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−55.94

This barn, trailing median29 sales

394.97

−53.05

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	1,649	180.16	2,971	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,472	158.17	2,329	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,279	154.32	1,973	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	130.22	1,361	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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	853	$2,292	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	933	$3,299	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$3,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,750	2thin

Every lot

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,454	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,395	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,584	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	485.07/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,809	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	410.40/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,539	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	380	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,672	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	419.94/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,802	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	476.32/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,053	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,721	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	426.49/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,064	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,964	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	422.10/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,136	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	365.87/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,946	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	354.23/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,076	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	398.33/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,338	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	382.35/cwt	370.00–402.50	2,371	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	625	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,375	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	357.53/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,442	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	348.59/cwt	342.50–357.50	2,499	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	835	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,463	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	288	362.43/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,044	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	350.11/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,117	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	432.93/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,424	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,394	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	385.49/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,449	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	380	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,501	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	383	345.10/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,322	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	351.34/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,356	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	336.78/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,441	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	376.45/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,634	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,530	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	335.07/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,558	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	360.63/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,720	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	356.29/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,849	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	318.90/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,671	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	342.98/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,945	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,652	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	316.59/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,938	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,139	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	620	322.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,999	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	331.29/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,196	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	282.50/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,893	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	328.25/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,380	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,142	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,274	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	495.08/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,535	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	359	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,526	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	459.73/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,683	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	392.19/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,639	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	457.76/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,936	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	333.34/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,580	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	426.67/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,044	18
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	490	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,936	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	359.98/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,850	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	391.59/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,017	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	528	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,954	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,953	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	367.61/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,114	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	350.78/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,143	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	625	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,000	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,260	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,002	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	331.47/cwt	310.00–342.50	2,393	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,262	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,542	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,408	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,060	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,632	1
Bulls	—	—	1,713	184.94/cwt	180.00–188.00	3,168	3
Bulls	—	—	2,045	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,926	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	116.56/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,064	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,122	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	140.43/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,472	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,172	135.27/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,585	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	153.36/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,822	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	163.03/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,124	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	147.06/cwt	146.00–148.00	2,044	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	164.97/cwt	164.00–166.00	2,356	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,502	153.63/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,308	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	3,498.68/head	3,275.00–3,700.00	3,499	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,505	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,420	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,258	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,573	161.59/cwt	156.00–171.00	2,542	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	853	2,291.50/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,292	2

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 550Last week 345Year ago 610

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 62Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 30Year ago 25

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	329	425.00–435.00	432.93
11	350–400	376	380.00–400.00	385.49
17	400–450	434	360.00–390.00	376.45
18	450–500	477	350.00–390.00	360.63
12	500–550	519	340.00–370.00	356.29
5	550–600	567	340.00–345.00	342.98
1	600–650	620	345.00	345.00
4	650–700	663	320.00–335.00	331.29
3	700–750	725	320.00–332.50	328.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	340.00–350.00	345.10
1	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	450	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	545	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	575	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	620	320.00–325.00	322.48
2	650–700	675	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	288	360.00–365.00	362.43
4	300–350	319	340.00–360.00	350.11
4	350–400	386	345.00–360.00	351.34
8	400–450	428	325.00–355.00	336.78
4	450–500	465	330.00–340.00	335.07
4	500–550	524	300.00–335.00	318.90
1	550–600	590	280.00	280.00
3	600–650	612	300.00–330.00	316.59
2	650–700	670	280.00–285.00	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	385.00	385.00
2	750–800	765	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	380	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	490.00–500.00	495.08
9	350–400	366	440.00–465.00	459.73
4	400–450	423	450.00–465.00	457.76
18	450–500	479	420.00–455.00	426.67
3	500–550	515	380.00–405.00	391.59
2	550–600	575	355.00–380.00	367.61
6	600–650	611	340.00–355.00	350.78
1	650–700	655	345.00	345.00
3	700–750	722	310.00–342.50	331.47
1	800–850	820	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	860	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	395.00	395.00
2	500–550	528	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	560	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	625	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	455.00	455.00
2	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
10	350–400	359	425.00	425.00
4	400–450	418	370.00–415.00	392.19
3	450–500	474	330.00–340.00	333.34
5	500–550	514	350.00–365.00	359.98
1	550–600	550	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	715	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	780	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	510.00	510.00
2	300–350	330	480.00	480.00
4	350–400	373	475.00–495.00	485.07
4	400–450	431	470.00–490.00	476.32
20	450–500	484	415.00–450.00	426.49
7	500–550	506	415.00–425.00	422.10
7	550–600	587	390.00–420.00	398.33
10	600–650	620	370.00–402.50	382.35
2	650–700	683	355.00–360.00	357.53
9	700–750	717	342.50–357.50	348.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	440.00	440.00
2	550–600	565	370.00	370.00
1	800–850	835	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	375	400.00–420.00	410.40
4	400–450	429	400.00–430.00	419.94
1	450–500	465	370.00	370.00
6	500–550	532	355.00–385.00	365.87
8	550–600	586	350.00–370.00	354.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	491	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	380.00	380.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	2,750.00	2,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	3,275.00–3,700.00	3,498.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	3,200.00	3,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,200.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,420	159.00	159.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,573	156.00–171.00	161.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	142.00	142.00

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)	2	—	853	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,291.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	146.00–148.00	147.06
3	—	1,188	152.00–154.00	153.36
2	—	1,303	161.00–165.00	163.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	122.00	122.00
2	—	913	115.00–118.00	116.56
2	—	1,048	140.00–141.00	140.43
3	—	1,172	130.00–139.00	135.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	164.00–166.00	164.97
3	—	1,502	152.00–157.00	153.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	154.00	154.00
1	—	2,045	192.00	192.00
3	—	1,713	180.00–188.00	184.94

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.