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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Mar 6

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Feb 27Mar 6Mar 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

448 head

▼ 334 vs last sale 782▼ 33 vs year ago 481 · −6.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 54▼ 12 vs year ago 37 · −32.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 86 vs last sale 125▲ 2 vs year ago 37 · +5.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle futures closed $6.975 lower, creating some uneven demand for feeder cattle during the sale this week. Feeder steers sold, from $10.00 lower to $10.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded more consistently, selling steady to $5.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold on a light test, with prices steady to $5.00 higher.

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 $393.59/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 14 of 29 comparable sales and sits −1.37 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.

Average price

$393.59

51 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,217

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$40.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.50

vs AR average

−27.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	398.32	2,248	45
Medium and Large 2	555	358.14	1,988	6thin

One grade step is worth $40.18/cwt here — about $260 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 sale51 hd

393.59

—

AR average8 barns · 333 hd

407.10

−13.50

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−27.37

This barn, trailing median29 sales

394.97

−1.37

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	1,652	180.86	2,988	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,144	166.09	1,900	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	858	130.67	1,122	3thin

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)	1,300	$4,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$3,630	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,268	$3,075	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$2,791	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,400	$4,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$4,132	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$2,503	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$4,100	1thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	793.06/cwt	780.00–805.00	1,784	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	755.00/cwt	755.00–755.00	2,152	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	288	529.22/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,524	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,010	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	555.08/cwt	545.00–565.00	1,793	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	370	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,943	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,192	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	415	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,469	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	536.53/cwt	525.00–565.00	2,286	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	435	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,816	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	484.95/cwt	475.00–515.00	2,143	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	507.96/cwt	490.00–550.00	2,372	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	472.22/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,474	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	466.51/cwt	452.50–485.00	2,589	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,128	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,632	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,451	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,574	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	663	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,519	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,676	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,939	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,799	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	328	481.62/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,580	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	446.70/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,510	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	502.26/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,833	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	432.81/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,580	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	373	447.85/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,670	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	387	463.32/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,793	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	441.26/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,836	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	506.37/cwt	460.00–520.00	2,122	39
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	470	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,927	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	401.22/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,886	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	458.30/cwt	425.00–465.00	2,223	47
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	413.56/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,151	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	385.02/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,052	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	331.26/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,911	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	393.49/cwt	380.00–407.50	2,290	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	595	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,083	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,318	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	340.10/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,085	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	670	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,345	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	364.83/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,455	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	352.50/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,573	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,584	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	622.13/cwt	610.00–635.00	2,084	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,725	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	540.02/cwt	525.00–565.00	1,987	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	510.83/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,956	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	395	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,975	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	405	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,025	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,764	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	515.78/cwt	495.00–545.00	2,161	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	430	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,043	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	472.44/cwt	455.00–490.00	2,178	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	425.75/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,014	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	405.90/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,123	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	445.21/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,360	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,228	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	434.96/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,466	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	570	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,394	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,460	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	670	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,831	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	880	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,200	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,589	173.25/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,753	6
Bulls	—	—	1,740	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	3,689	1
Bulls	—	—	1,798	188.10/cwt	186.00–190.00	3,382	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	790	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,074	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,654	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	163.64/cwt	158.00–166.00	1,870	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	170.99/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,958	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,370	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,268	3,075.10/head	2,600.00–3,600.00	3,075	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	2,790.98/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,791	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	3,629.55/head	3,450.00–3,800.00	3,630	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,403	166.84/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,341	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,313	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,880	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	975	2,253.85/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,254	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	4,132.00/head	3,950.00–4,300.00	4,132	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	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

Fri Mar 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 448Last week 782Year ago 481

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 54Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 125Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	780.00–805.00	793.06
1	250–300	285	755.00	755.00
6	300–350	319	630.00	630.00
1	350–400	395	555.00	555.00
16	400–450	426	525.00–565.00	536.53
18	450–500	467	490.00–550.00	507.96
7	500–550	524	470.00–475.00	472.22
5	550–600	555	452.50–485.00	466.51
1	600–650	605	435.00	435.00
1	650–700	660	390.00	390.00
9	700–750	709	377.50	377.50
2	850–900	858	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	525.00	525.00
2	650–700	663	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	417.50	417.50
1	450–500	490	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	595.00	595.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	500.00–560.00	529.22
2	300–350	323	545.00–565.00	555.08
4	400–450	442	475.00–515.00	484.95
1	550–600	575	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	645	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	550.00	550.00
10	350–400	365	460.00–510.00	502.26
39	400–450	419	460.00–520.00	506.37
47	450–500	485	425.00–465.00	458.30
13	500–550	520	400.00–425.00	413.56
31	550–600	582	380.00–407.50	393.49
11	600–650	610	380.00	380.00
2	650–700	673	360.00–370.00	364.83
2	700–750	730	350.00–355.00	352.50
1	750–800	760	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	460.00–470.00	463.32
1	650–700	670	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	430.00–460.00	446.70
2	350–400	365	425.00–440.00	432.81
7	400–450	416	410.00–455.00	441.26
4	450–500	470	390.00–415.00	401.22
3	500–550	533	380.00–395.00	385.02
3	550–600	577	320.00–350.00	331.26
2	600–650	613	335.00–345.00	340.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	475.00–490.00	481.62
2	350–400	373	440.00–455.00	447.85
1	450–500	470	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	595	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	422.50	422.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	610.00–635.00	622.13
3	350–400	368	525.00–565.00	540.02
4	400–450	419	495.00–545.00	515.78
4	450–500	461	455.00–490.00	472.44
11	500–550	530	430.00–455.00	445.21
4	550–600	567	425.00–440.00	434.96
1	600–650	615	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	500.00	500.00
4	400–450	430	475.00	475.00
1	550–600	570	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	500.00	500.00
6	350–400	383	510.00–515.00	510.83
1	400–450	415	425.00	425.00
6	450–500	473	410.00–445.00	425.75
4	500–550	523	385.00–420.00	405.90
1	550–600	550	405.00	405.00
1	850–900	880	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,060	156.00	156.00
1	—	790	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	170.00–172.00	170.99
4	—	1,143	158.00–166.00	163.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,589	170.00–176.00	173.25
1	—	1,740	212.00	212.00
2	—	1,798	186.00–190.00	188.10

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,345	3,450.00–3,800.00	3,629.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	200.00	200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,268	2,600.00–3,600.00	3,075.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,330	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,790.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	4,100.00	4,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,403	160.00–172.00	166.84

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	200.00	200.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	250.00	250.00

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)	Open	2	—	1,250	3,950.00–4,300.00	4,132.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,000.00	3,000.00

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	2	—	975	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,253.85

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	4,100.00	4,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,400	4,100.00	4,100.00

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.