Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2026-03-20

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Mar 20
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
577 head
▲ 148 vs last sale 429▲ 577 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 63▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 94 vs last sale 150▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

An offering of 62 cows from a single consignment, including approximately 40-50 cow/calf pairs and 4 bulls, is scheduled to sell Friday, March 27, 2026.

Compared to the previous week, on a moderate supply of feeder calves with several quality offerings, feeder steers sold $15.00-$25.00 higher, while feeder heifers sold $15.00-$20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold on strong demand, trading $5.00-$10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $420.05/cwt on 29 head, up $7.32 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 28 of 29 comparable sales and sits +25.08 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.
Average price
$420.05
▲ 7.32 vs prior sale
29 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,224
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$123
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.96
vs AR average
+3.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530426.122,25721
Medium and Large 2528404.112,1358thin
One grade step is worth $22.02/cwt here — about $123 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 sale29 hd
420.05
—
AR average9 barns · 303 hd
411.09
+8.96
National average164 barns · 8,069 hd
416.12
+3.93
This barn, trailing median29 sales
394.97
+25.08
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—Average1,780201.843,5936thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,207167.232,0189thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,433165.812,3766thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low994139.491,38613

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,110$3,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,191$3,4175
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,235$3,3002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,058$3,0722thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$2,7842thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,292$2,6913thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,023$2,6543thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$3,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$3,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,9443thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,067$2,8583thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330504.32/cwt450.00–555.001,6645
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1334592.75/cwt565.00–625.001,9805
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373577.87/cwt555.00–605.002,1554
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373489.53/cwt480.00–500.001,8262
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418594.42/cwt555.00–605.002,48510
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430471.72/cwt440.00–525.002,0284
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470520.23/cwt500.00–547.502,44511
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475488.50/cwt480.00–500.002,3204
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy479463.53/cwt455.00–480.002,2203
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517496.94/cwt475.00–530.002,5697
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy528454.98/cwt450.00–460.002,4022
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2538429.72/cwt410.00–450.002,3122
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565487.93/cwt475.00–510.002,7575
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2603370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2312
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668416.32/cwt412.50–420.002,7812
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,5351
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,4501
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2765335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5631
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,7911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315488.60/cwt435.00–535.001,5395
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1317551.31/cwt545.00–570.001,7487
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy325510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,6581
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1364505.01/cwt500.00–525.001,8385
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy378471.04/cwt450.00–480.001,7814
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379463.14/cwt440.00–525.001,7557
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed380525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,9954
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2416442.24/cwt395.00–470.001,8409
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy424463.36/cwt450.00–470.001,9659
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427501.35/cwt475.00–525.002,14118
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464484.87/cwt455.00–510.002,25021
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed465450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0932
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473417.60/cwt395.00–440.001,9757
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy478419.91/cwt415.00–425.002,0075
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy510390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,9891
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515442.97/cwt425.00–450.002,28113
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed520428.01/cwt410.00–450.002,2263
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524392.21/cwt370.00–405.002,0554
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Full540400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1603
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1661
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3004
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,4811
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2632356.75/cwt340.00–370.002,2553
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy655425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,7841
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4671
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6001
Bulls300–350Small and Medium 2330495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6344
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1336624.09/cwt580.00–640.002,0977
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed353625.00/cwt625.00–625.002,2063
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368507.55/cwt500.00–515.001,8682
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1389550.61/cwt545.00–560.002,1427
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed395560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,2121
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2414494.09/cwt470.00–520.002,0468
Bulls400–450Small and Medium 2421465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,9589
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428544.95/cwt535.00–575.002,3327
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy433490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,1222
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1464511.20/cwt480.00–545.002,3724
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482469.98/cwt465.00–480.002,2655
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy495470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,3273
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed505470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,3741
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526470.39/cwt455.00–505.002,4747
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy528439.95/cwt415.00–455.002,3233
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540447.48/cwt445.00–450.002,4162
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed555440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,4421
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1581435.65/cwt425.00–447.502,5314
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy590415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,4491
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2638383.75/cwt382.50–385.002,4482
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1690384.96/cwt380.00–390.002,6562
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4261
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed755350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6431
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2865230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9901
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2915277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,5391
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,580189.89/cwt186.00–194.003,0002
Bulls——1,880207.82/cwt204.00–212.003,9074
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%879122.19/cwt118.00–128.001,0744
Cows—Boner 80-85%955156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,4901
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,021155.53/cwt150.00–162.001,5884
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,064140.50/cwt134.00–146.001,4955
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230175.48/cwt170.00–182.002,1583
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243164.53/cwt162.00–167.002,0455
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,328173.42/cwt170.00–177.502,3032
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,412164.01/cwt162.00–166.002,3163
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,705156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,6601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0232,654.15/head2,300.00–2,850.002,6543
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0583,072.10/head2,500.00–3,600.003,0722
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1103,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1602,784.48/head2,350.00–3,250.002,7842
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,8331
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1913,417.46/head3,400.00–3,500.003,4175
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2353,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2922,690.65/head2,400.00–3,000.002,6913
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,152205.25/cwt190.00–230.002,3643
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29003,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0002,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1503,186.96/head2,650.00–3,600.003,1872
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1503,141.30/head3,000.00–3,250.003,1412

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.