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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Oct 2

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Sep 25Oct 2Oct 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

450 head

▼ 336 vs last sale 786▲ 450 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 80▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 59▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, widespread rainfall across the region resulted in reduced offerings as muddy conditions limited movement. Feeder offerings this week consisted primarily of unweaned calves and were of overall plainer quality. Demand for unweaned calves was lighter as cooler weather approaches. Feeder steers sold $10.00 lower, while feeder heifers sold unevenly, ranging from $10.00 lower to $10.00 higher, with stronger demand noted for heifers. Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady on a light test.

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 $333.23/cwt on 18 head, down $6.57 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 29 comparable sales and sits −61.74 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.

Average price

$333.23

▼ 6.57 vs prior sale

18 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$351

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

$43.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.14

vs AR average

−19.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	345.28	1,974	13thin
Medium and Large 2	537	301.90	1,622	5thin

One grade step is worth $43.38/cwt here — about $351 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 sale18 hd

333.23

—

AR average8 barns · 375 hd

339.37

−6.14

National average184 barns · 12,638 hd

352.66

−19.43

This barn, trailing median29 sales

394.97

−61.74

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	—	Average	1,697	176.22	2,991	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,185	131.92	1,563	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,638	125.00	2,047	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,028	107.31	1,103	8thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,252	$3,347	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$2,482	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	967	$3,250	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$3,188	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$2,700	3thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	310	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,426	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	513.98/cwt	480.00–525.00	1,866	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	416.39/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,574	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	393.61/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,630	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	415	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,847	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	418	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,986	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	420	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,205	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	463.18/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,978	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	460	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,840	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	367.71/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,732	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,066	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	510	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,658	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	375.51/cwt	372.50–380.00	1,938	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,792	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,241	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	333.46/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,894	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	369.48/cwt	367.50–372.50	2,132	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	358.11/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,188	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	342.84/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,304	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	705	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,256	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	331.25/cwt	330.00–332.50	2,428	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,541	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	380.60/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,222	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	325	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,381	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	441.86/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,648	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	370.61/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,397	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	380	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,292	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	395	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,521	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	344.96/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,407	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	415	374.82/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,556	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	394.83/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,698	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	438	322.54/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,413	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	475	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,686	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	327.18/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,554	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	387.73/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,846	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	303.16/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,598	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	543	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,792	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,908	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,659	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	347.86/cwt	337.50–370.00	2,018	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	305.77/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,887	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	321.08/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,029	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,015	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	307.89/cwt	300.00–340.00	2,029	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,205	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,310	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	315	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,481	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	330	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,469	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,686	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	373.20/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,418	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	462.46/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,933	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	377.46/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,616	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	488	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,586	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	495	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,856	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	336.30/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,762	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	304.47/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,732	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	292.56/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,829	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,688	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,166	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	865	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,163	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,645	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,764	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	178.28/cwt	173.00–180.00	3,049	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	90.80/cwt	86.00–95.00	844	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,037	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	119.51/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,337	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,351	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,505	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	141.84/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,702	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,902	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,197	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	2,482.37/head	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,482	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,252	3,347.30/head	3,000.00–3,800.00	3,347	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	865	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,436	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,116	3

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 450Last week 786Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 80Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 59Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	516	372.50–380.00	375.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	418	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	510	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	400.00	400.00
5	350–400	378	395.00–440.00	416.39
4	400–450	414	380.00–400.00	393.61
5	450–500	471	350.00–380.00	367.71
3	500–550	527	340.00	340.00
3	550–600	568	320.00–350.00	333.46
1	600–650	645	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	690	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	415	445.00	445.00
1	450–500	460	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	645	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	705	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	480.00–525.00	513.98
3	400–450	427	455.00–475.00	463.18
1	450–500	475	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	540	415.00	415.00
10	550–600	577	367.50–372.50	369.48
4	600–650	611	350.00–365.00	358.11
7	650–700	672	340.00–357.50	342.84
2	700–750	733	330.00–332.50	331.25
2	750–800	770	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	525.00	525.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	373	415.00–445.00	441.86
3	400–450	430	390.00–405.00	394.83
6	450–500	476	365.00–410.00	387.73
1	500–550	545	350.00	350.00
10	550–600	580	337.50–370.00	347.86
7	600–650	632	320.00–327.50	321.08
5	650–700	659	300.00–340.00	307.89
2	700–750	735	300.00	300.00
3	750–800	770	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	438	320.00–325.00	322.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	321	365.00–405.00	380.60
6	350–400	377	350.00–385.00	370.61
3	400–450	408	340.00–355.00	344.96
2	450–500	475	320.00–335.00	327.18
3	500–550	527	300.00–310.00	303.16
2	550–600	553	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	617	300.00–317.50	305.77
1	650–700	650	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	760	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	415	370.00–380.00	374.82
1	450–500	475	355.00	355.00
2	500–550	543	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	360.00–390.00	373.20
2	400–450	428	375.00–380.00	377.46
4	500–550	524	330.00–345.00	336.30
6	550–600	569	290.00–320.00	304.47
4	600–650	625	260.00–310.00	292.56
1	650–700	675	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	865	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	445.00	445.00
1	450–500	495	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	475.00	475.00
2	400–450	418	460.00–465.00	462.46
1	700–750	710	305.00	305.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	1,200	3,300.00	3,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,750.00	2,750.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,120	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,482.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,252	3,000.00–3,800.00	3,347.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,330	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,058	200.00	200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	166.00	166.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	117.00	117.00
2	—	1,200	140.00–144.00	141.84
1	—	1,185	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	930	86.00–95.00	90.80
1	—	960	108.00	108.00
4	—	1,119	115.00–127.00	119.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,690	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,710	173.00–180.00	178.28
1	—	1,645	168.00	168.00

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