Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2026-02-13

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Feb 13
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
544 head
▲ 125 vs last sale 419▲ 78 vs year ago 466 · +16.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 20▲ 23 vs year ago 52 · +44.2%
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, receipts increased, with the majority of feeder cattle offerings consisting of unweaned calves. Demand was strongest for lightweight calves, as 300-400 lb steers and heifers sold $20.00-$30.00 higher. Steers and bulls weighing over 500 lbs traded $10.00-$15.00 lower, while heifers over 500 lbs sold $10.00 higher on good demand. Slaughter cattle traded $10.00 higher compared to the previous week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $391.27/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 14 of 29 comparable sales and sits −3.70 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.
Average price
$391.27
26 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,163
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$231
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$39.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.02
vs AR average
−32.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548403.262,20918thin
Medium and Large 1-2585365.002,1354thin
Medium and Large 2544363.571,9784thin
One grade step is worth $39.69/cwt here — about $231 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale26 hd
391.27
—
AR average9 barns · 579 hd
408.29
−17.02
National average187 barns · 18,214 hd
423.95
−32.68
This barn, trailing median29 sales
394.97
−3.70
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
436389342294median 394.9703/0604/2407/1009/0410/30
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,766189.553,34813
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,230164.902,0295thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,411162.872,2986thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,018145.011,4754thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,122$3,1803thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,023$3,1392thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$2,9022thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,000$2,5003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,158$2,4746
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,178$2,4575
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)905$2,5653thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,500$3,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,133$2,8203thin

Every lot

96 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,6341
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,9011
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,7851
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1364561.89/cwt545.00–570.002,0455
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365514.93/cwt510.00–520.001,8792
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy375527.40/cwt520.00–535.001,9782
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy385450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7331
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2412438.26/cwt425.00–450.001,8063
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed418520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,1744
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy422491.04/cwt480.00–500.002,0725
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1429538.00/cwt510.00–560.002,30819
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full460452.45/cwt450.00–455.002,0812
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485497.63/cwt485.00–510.002,4142
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,1041
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515471.35/cwt450.00–495.002,4274
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy522431.39/cwt425.00–445.002,2523
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2569394.58/cwt365.00–415.002,2454
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573438.83/cwt422.50–455.002,5146
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy620375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,3251
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1632420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,6543
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1658407.45/cwt395.00–420.002,6812
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2661346.48/cwt340.00–365.002,2904
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735362.50/cwt360.00–370.002,6644
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2767340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,6083
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2805320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5761
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1845342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,8942
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1925310.00/cwt300.00–320.002,8682
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,2351
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed285545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,5531
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1288549.96/cwt545.00–555.001,5842
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330511.67/cwt485.00–525.001,6893
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4996
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed360485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,7461
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed365520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,8982
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377482.96/cwt450.00–505.001,82110
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2393432.58/cwt420.00–445.001,7002
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed410518.00/cwt518.00–518.002,1243
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419410.91/cwt390.00–420.001,7225
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422455.80/cwt435.00–470.001,92317
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed455465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,1163
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466437.72/cwt410.00–455.002,0408
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473374.87/cwt370.00–380.001,7732
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522413.57/cwt400.00–435.002,1597
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525374.81/cwt365.00–385.001,9682
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563352.33/cwt345.00–360.001,9842
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564396.70/cwt370.00–415.002,23711
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1354
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616366.84/cwt355.00–400.002,26010
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2634348.30/cwt345.00–350.002,2083
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed655345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2601
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667353.56/cwt345.00–360.002,3587
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,6051
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1331573.87/cwt570.00–580.001,9004
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,5131
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed365575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,0991
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377525.28/cwt515.00–545.001,9807
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy410450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8451
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435429.81/cwt420.00–440.001,8703
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1437481.85/cwt470.00–500.002,1063
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy475425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,0191
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478471.50/cwt450.00–485.002,2546
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485422.04/cwt400.00–445.002,0472
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1529452.53/cwt440.00–470.002,3944
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530402.62/cwt385.00–425.002,1344
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy535414.81/cwt405.00–425.002,2192
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568419.21/cwt400.00–440.002,3816
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2588370.06/cwt350.00–380.002,1764
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1612395.19/cwt380.00–420.002,4193
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2401
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2663310.04/cwt300.00–320.002,0562
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678369.74/cwt360.00–380.002,5072
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5201
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1752356.63/cwt340.00–380.002,6823
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2950270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,5651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,707187.26/cwt175.00–194.003,1977
Bulls——1,783210.21/cwt204.00–216.003,7483
Bulls——1,888174.25/cwt170.00–176.003,2903
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%870136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1831
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005145.02/cwt144.00–146.001,4572
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,133173.19/cwt170.00–176.001,9622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,135152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,7251
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,190154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,8331
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,375163.05/cwt162.00–164.002,2422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,411162.87/cwt160.00–168.002,2986
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5003,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,099182.17/cwt162.00–219.002,0024
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18152,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29502,647.63/head2,600.00–2,700.002,6482
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0233,139.00/head2,650.00–3,650.003,1392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1223,179.57/head2,900.00–3,450.003,1803
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1582,474.32/head2,200.00–2,800.002,4746
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1782,456.54/head2,000.00–2,800.002,4575
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,901.60/head2,400.00–3,350.002,9022
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,654.76/head2,550.00–2,750.002,6552
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501

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.