Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2025-11-21

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Nov 21

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Nov 14Nov 21Dec 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

391 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 416▼ 161 vs year ago 552 · −29.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 38▼ 42 vs year ago 91 · −46.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 15▼ 25 vs year ago 50 · −50.0%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*SPECIAL NOTE* THERE WILL BE NO SALE NEXT FRIDAY ON 11-28-25*

Feeder cattle futures finished the week lower, setting a softer tone across the market. Demand was lighter compared to last week. Feeder steers and heifers weighing 300-500 lbs traded $15.00-$20.00 lower. Steer calves 500-700 lb sold $10.00 lower, while heifers of the same weight range traded steady to $5.00 lower. Feeder bulls traded $15.00 lower across the board. Slaughter cattle, however, held firmer footing, trading mostly steady for the week. Overall, the market showed softer trends in the feeder categories, while slaughter classes maintained stable pricing.

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 $318.99/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −75.98 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.

Average price

$318.99

19 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$21.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.81

vs AR average

−37.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	321.22	1,804	17thin
Medium and Large 2	515	300.00	1,545	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.22/cwt here — about $259 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 sale19 hd

318.99

—

AR average9 barns · 295 hd

330.80

−11.81

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−37.90

This barn, trailing median29 sales

394.97

−75.98

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	1,425	155.63	2,218	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	153.28	2,187	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	145.50	1,770	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	123.01	1,264	17

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)	1,100	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,214	$2,262	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,074	$1,977	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	985	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,900	1thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	408.87/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,582	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	405.12/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,722	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	361.49/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,551	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	415.08/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,943	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	356.80/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,730	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	387.59/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,012	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	353.19/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,865	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	530	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,882	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	357.57/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,074	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	615	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,999	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,999	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	337.66/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,232	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,275	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,620	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,752	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,267	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	354.92/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,100	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	424.14/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,400	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	365.16/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,358	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	326.99/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,357	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	367.19/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,550	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	339.95/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,584	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	307.36/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,448	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	324.58/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,711	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	568	302.49/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,718	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	323.14/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,884	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,966	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,670	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	304.84/cwt	280.00–310.00	2,158	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,683	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,080	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,119	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,381	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,282	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	419.33/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,564	14
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	372.42/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,445	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	399.92/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,640	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	366.00/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,530	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	330.43/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,553	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	381.23/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,803	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	330.99/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,738	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	362.05/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,915	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Full	545	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,526	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	350.04/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,030	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	302.14/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,792	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	603	292.47/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,764	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,704	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,030	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,610	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,028	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,070	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,284	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,290	145.72/cwt	138.00–150.00	1,880	3
Bulls	—	—	1,580	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,607	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,948	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	107.33/cwt	104.00–112.00	980	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	133.63/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,387	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	123.46/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,306	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,083	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,495	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,446	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	152.99/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,960	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,939	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	155.40/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,191	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,467	148.34/cwt	148.00–149.00	2,176	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	950	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,074	1,976.72/head	1,650.00–2,150.00	1,977	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,214	2,261.79/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,262	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,028	189.20/cwt	170.00–217.00	1,945	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 Nov 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 391Last week 416Year ago 552

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 38Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 15Year ago 50

*SPECIAL NOTE* THERE WILL BE NO SALE NEXT FRIDAY ON 11-28-25*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	350.00–360.00	354.92
8	400–450	415	325.00–335.00	326.99
6	450–500	471	300.00–325.00	307.36
2	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	668	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	765	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	440.00	440.00
6	300–350	330	420.00–425.00	424.14
3	350–400	372	360.00–370.00	365.16
9	400–450	422	350.00–375.00	367.19
5	450–500	466	335.00–345.00	339.95
6	500–550	527	320.00–327.50	324.58
9	550–600	583	310.00–335.00	323.14
1	600–650	605	325.00	325.00
2	650–700	670	300.00	300.00
6	700–750	708	280.00–310.00	304.84
1	800–850	800	260.00	260.00
2	850–900	865	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	568	300.00–305.00	302.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
4	400–450	429	340.00–370.00	361.49
3	450–500	485	350.00–365.00	356.80
3	500–550	528	340.00–360.00	353.19
1	600–650	615	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	387	400.00–430.00	408.87
4	400–450	425	400.00–410.00	405.12
2	450–500	468	410.00–420.00	415.08
4	500–550	519	380.00–390.00	387.59
11	550–600	580	350.00–365.00	357.57
2	600–650	615	350.00	350.00
8	650–700	661	330.00–350.00	337.66
1	700–750	700	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	845	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	860	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	615	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	425.00	425.00
14	350–400	373	400.00–440.00	419.33
4	400–450	410	395.00–405.00	399.92
4	450–500	473	375.00–390.00	381.23
5	500–550	529	350.00–365.00	362.05
2	550–600	580	345.00–355.00	350.04
1	600–650	635	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	725	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	845	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	388	360.00–385.00	372.42
4	400–450	418	355.00–370.00	366.00
2	450–500	470	320.00–340.00	330.43
3	500–550	525	320.00–340.00	330.99
9	550–600	593	300.00–320.00	302.14
2	600–650	603	285.00–300.00	292.47
1	700–750	710	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	805	200.00	200.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	280.00	280.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	3,300.00	3,300.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,214	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,261.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,950.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,074	1,650.00–2,150.00	1,976.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,028	170.00–217.00	189.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	148.00	148.00
1	—	1,130	128.00	128.00
2	—	1,083	138.00	138.00
4	—	1,281	150.00–160.00	152.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,410	152.00–159.00	155.40
3	—	1,467	148.00–149.00	148.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	913	104.00–112.00	107.33
4	—	1,038	131.00–136.00	133.63
10	—	1,058	118.00–128.00	123.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,290	138.00–150.00	145.72
1	—	1,580	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,675	176.00	176.00

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.