Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2026-03-27

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Mar 27
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
560 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 577▲ 188 vs year ago 372 · +50.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 45▼ 10 vs year ago 70 · −14.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
167 head
▲ 111 vs last sale 56▲ 87 vs year ago 80 · +108.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week, a lighter supply of weaned calves was noted. Feeder steers and heifers sold $10.00 to $15.00 lower, while feeder bulls were mostly steady. Demand for feeders was moderate. Slaughter cattle sold on good demand, selling $5.00 to $10.00 higher. A good supply of replacement cattle was available, with active buyer participation and good demand throughout.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $472.01/cwt on 25 head, down $8.47 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 26 of 27 comparable sales and sits +37.00 against this barn's trailing median of $435.00.
Average price
$472.01
▼ 8.47 vs prior sale
25 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,540
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$301
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$23.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.32
vs AR average
−6.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541473.922,56523
Medium and Large 2503450.002,2642thin
One grade step is worth $23.92/cwt here — about $301 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 sale25 hd
472.01
—
AR average7 barns · 214 hd
458.68
+13.32
National average173 barns · 11,948 hd
478.09
−6.08
This barn, trailing median27 sales
435.00
+37.00
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

27 sales
494441387334median 435.0003/0604/1707/1009/0410/30
Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.48, low $347.89, median $435.00 across 27 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—Average1,503186.272,8006thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,435175.592,5207thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,238173.912,15214
CowsLean 85-90%High975150.881,47114

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$3,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$3,8008
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$3,4434thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,240$3,2355
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$3,2006
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,267$2,7823thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$2,7503thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,085$2,3001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,585$6,0942thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,200$4,9004thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$4,5503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$4,5004thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$4,3006
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$4,1005
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,100$3,9505
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,067$3,8336
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$4,8509
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$2,2004thin

Every lot

91 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290695.00/cwt695.00–695.002,0161
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340620.00/cwt620.00–620.002,1081
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373581.47/cwt555.00–600.002,1693
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400625.00/cwt625.00–625.002,5001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1412575.71/cwt550.00–595.002,37210
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy440530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,3321
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed455575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,6161
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1487502.61/cwt490.00–555.002,44835
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2503450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2642
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1532480.90/cwt465.00–495.002,55817
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567454.14/cwt430.00–465.002,5756
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed655380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4891
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1661394.35/cwt390.00–400.002,6077
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665349.73/cwt325.00–360.002,3264
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723358.39/cwt350.00–365.002,5913
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5161
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3411
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1768345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,6502
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,7601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,5801
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333467.73/cwt460.00–475.001,5586
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,7091
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy345450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5531
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373464.58/cwt450.00–475.001,7334
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1389488.60/cwt480.00–505.001,9017
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy390460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7941
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed410525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,1531
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417478.86/cwt455.00–495.001,99711
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,9741
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425429.29/cwt415.00–445.001,8242
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed457457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,0916
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9511
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy475420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9951
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476444.82/cwt430.00–455.002,1175
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516426.82/cwt410.00–450.002,2028
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570398.53/cwt380.00–425.002,2724
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0302
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1611368.82/cwt360.00–380.002,2539
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2901
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665367.61/cwt360.00–375.002,4452
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed680350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3801
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,7381
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,6542
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,9341
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1376577.81/cwt550.00–605.002,1735
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383483.55/cwt475.00–515.001,85210
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427568.20/cwt560.00–585.002,4263
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430475.00/cwt450.00–500.002,0432
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471466.51/cwt450.00–475.002,1977
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1484506.27/cwt500.00–540.002,4506
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy510370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8871
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522474.64/cwt455.00–485.002,47817
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566451.42/cwt425.00–460.002,5554
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed570430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,4511
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1281
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy585390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2821
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613388.54/cwt380.00–405.002,3827
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1865290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,5091
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,401178.12/cwt176.00–180.002,4954
Bulls——1,708202.57/cwt200.00–206.003,4602
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%947148.59/cwt142.00–154.001,4077
Cows—Lean 85-90%958133.88/cwt132.00–136.001,2832
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,021160.89/cwt156.00–166.001,6435
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,177169.96/cwt166.00–172.002,0006
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,8961
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,297179.29/cwt175.00–184.002,3257
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,424172.49/cwt168.00–174.002,4564
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,450179.73/cwt176.00–186.002,6063
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,5856,093.69/head5,700.00–6,500.006,0942
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2935211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,9731
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2004
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090202.00/cwt202.00–202.002,2021
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0004,550.00/head4,550.00–4,550.004,5503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0004,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0004,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3006
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0004,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9505
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2004,900.00/head4,900.00–4,900.004,9004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2004,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1005
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0852,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8008
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,425.00/cwt2,425.00–2,425.0029,1003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2253,442.86/head2,950.00–3,850.003,4434
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2331,650.30/cwt200.00–2,950.0020,3482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2403,235.48/head2,800.00–3,500.003,2355
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2672,782.24/head2,500.00–2,975.002,7823
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0004,850.00/head4,850.00–4,850.004,8509

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.