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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Apr 24

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Apr 17Apr 24May 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

572 head

▼ 135 vs last sale 707▲ 76 vs year ago 496 · +15.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 85▼ 16 vs year ago 76 · −21.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 100▲ 42 vs year ago 30 · +140.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, with some much-needed rain and a moderate offering of feeders this week, demand was stronger, with feeders selling $15.00-$20.00 higher on a mixed offering of weaned and unweaned calves. Slaughter cattle sold on good demand, mostly steady.

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 $421.86/cwt on 22 head, up $23.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 29 comparable sales and sits +26.89 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.

Average price

$421.86

▲ 23.35 vs prior sale

22 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,344

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

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

$33.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.69

vs AR average

−0.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	432.66	2,442	15thin
Medium and Large 2	537	398.70	2,140	7thin

One grade step is worth $33.96/cwt here — about $302 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 sale22 hd

421.86

—

AR average9 barns · 240 hd

403.17

+18.69

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−0.31

This barn, trailing median29 sales

394.97

+26.89

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	1,635	214.69	3,511	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	175.17	2,475	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	174.79	2,157	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,018	159.68	1,626	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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$3,400	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,213	$3,350	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,128	$2,911	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$2,850	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$2,806	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,700	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,108	$2,695	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$3,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$3,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$2,900	1thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	575.11/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,915	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	543.47/cwt	525.00–555.00	1,929	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	370	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,035	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	589.73/cwt	580.00–600.00	2,211	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	496.60/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,120	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	606.59/cwt	560.00–630.00	2,602	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,070	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	551.63/cwt	545.00–555.00	2,587	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	494.67/cwt	490.00–520.00	2,646	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	453.40/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,426	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	416.20/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,447	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	408.30/cwt	407.00–425.00	2,719	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	748	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,749	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,560	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	832	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,850	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	854	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,968	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,512	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,777	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	485.37/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,631	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	457.19/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,669	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	514.63/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,956	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,992	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	512.83/cwt	495.00–530.00	2,180	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	471.41/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,074	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,097	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	467	471.64/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,203	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	475.43/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,244	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	424.14/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,019	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	502	459.92/cwt	435.00–475.00	2,309	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	397.78/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,084	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	525	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,363	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	374.89/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,129	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	425.85/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,470	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	364.92/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,226	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	327.54/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,244	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	689	352.43/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,428	18
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,530	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,620	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,291	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	552.51/cwt	550.00–555.00	2,309	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	516.74/cwt	505.00–525.00	2,206	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,392	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	476.72/cwt	455.00–500.00	2,283	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	502	445.02/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,234	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	472.68/cwt	455.00–495.00	2,448	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	540	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,160	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,508	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	380.09/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,205	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,572	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,695	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,515	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,879	1
Bulls	—	—	1,643	223.08/cwt	217.50–227.50	3,665	5
Bulls	—	—	1,656	210.37/cwt	205.00–215.00	3,484	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	969	158.84/cwt	155.00–162.50	1,539	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	146.36/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,443	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,122	171.69/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,926	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	175.01/cwt	172.00–177.50	2,128	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	162.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,990	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	186.24/cwt	185.00–187.50	2,449	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	175.17/cwt	172.50–177.50	2,475	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	2,805.56/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,806	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	2,695.49/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,695	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	2,910.56/head	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,911	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	3,349.52/head	2,850.00–3,650.00	3,350	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	3,220	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,149	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	3,014	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,151	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	217.79/cwt	210.00–225.00	2,370	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	850	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	900	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 572Last week 707Year ago 496

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 85Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 100Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	570.00–580.00	575.11
3	350–400	355	525.00–555.00	543.47
3	400–450	427	490.00–500.00	496.60
1	450–500	460	450.00	450.00
3	500–550	535	450.00–460.00	453.40
4	550–600	588	395.00–425.00	416.20
1	800–850	800	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	580.00–600.00	589.73
3	400–450	429	560.00–630.00	606.59
10	450–500	469	545.00–555.00	551.63
6	500–550	535	490.00–520.00	494.67
14	650–700	666	407.00–425.00	408.30
4	850–900	854	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	550.00	550.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	748	367.50	367.50
5	800–850	832	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	505.00–525.00	516.74
5	450–500	479	455.00–500.00	476.72
3	500–550	502	440.00–450.00	445.02
2	550–600	580	375.00–385.00	380.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	595.00	595.00
2	400–450	418	550.00–555.00	552.51
1	450–500	460	520.00	520.00
4	500–550	518	455.00–495.00	472.68
1	550–600	570	440.00	440.00
1	650–700	695	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	700	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	560.00	560.00
4	300–350	336	475.00–520.00	485.37
2	350–400	365	450.00–465.00	457.19
11	400–450	440	455.00–480.00	471.41
6	450–500	476	400.00–440.00	424.14
4	500–550	524	380.00–405.00	397.78
2	550–600	568	370.00–380.00	374.89
3	600–650	610	360.00–370.00	364.92
2	650–700	685	325.00–330.00	327.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	465.00–480.00	471.64
1	500–550	525	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	550.00	550.00
6	350–400	383	520.00	520.00
14	400–450	425	495.00–530.00	512.83
15	450–500	472	450.00–500.00	475.43
3	500–550	502	435.00–475.00	459.92
12	550–600	580	405.00–435.00	425.85
18	650–700	689	350.00–357.50	352.43
3	700–750	728	347.50	347.50
3	800–850	800	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	380	510.00–515.00	514.63
5	450–500	466	450.00	450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	160.00–165.00	162.44
2	—	1,315	185.00–187.50	186.24
8	—	1,216	172.00–177.50	175.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,122	165.00–175.00	171.69
4	—	986	145.00–150.00	146.36
8	—	969	155.00–162.50	158.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	172.50–177.50	175.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	190.00	190.00
5	—	1,643	217.50–227.50	223.08
4	—	1,656	205.00–215.00	210.37

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,300	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,108	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,695.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	174.00	174.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,213	2,850.00–3,650.00	3,349.52
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,100	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,400	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,128	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,910.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	900	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,805.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	265.00	265.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	227.50	227.50

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	—	935	230.00	230.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,088	210.00–225.00	217.79

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	3,950.00	3,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	4,100.00	4,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	3,300.00	3,300.00

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	1	—	900	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	3,250.00	3,250.00

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.