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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, May 29

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← May 22May 29Jun 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

337 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 329▼ 162 vs year ago 499 · −32.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 82▲ 7 vs year ago 43 · +16.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 0▲ 4 vs year ago 30 · +13.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Widespread rainfall and weaker cattle futures may have contributed to lower receipts. Demand was not well tested, and with limited comparable sales, no trend could be established.

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 $406.11/cwt on 12 head, down $6.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 29 comparable sales and sits +11.14 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.

Average price

$406.11

▼ 6.40 vs prior sale

12 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,138

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$41.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.87

vs AR average

−1.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	412.97	2,183	10thin
Medium and Large 2	515	371.84	1,915	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.13/cwt here — about $268 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 sale12 hd

406.11

—

AR average9 barns · 257 hd

390.24

+15.87

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−1.33

This barn, trailing median29 sales

394.97

+11.14

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	1,563	212.37	3,319	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	181.04	2,223	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,494	180.68	2,699	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,127	156.61	1,765	11

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,355	$3,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,253	$3,183	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$2,607	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$2,558	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,287	$2,538	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$4,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$3,200	1thin

Every lot

71 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	1,932	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,750	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	515.05/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,998	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,112	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	452.54/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,914	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,343	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,158	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	495	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,265	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,040	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	462.57/cwt	457.50–467.50	2,419	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	458.31/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,553	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	597	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,298	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	432.45/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,625	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	640	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,432	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,560	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	875	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,188	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,460	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	520.16/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,586	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	348	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,705	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	440.27/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,660	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	427.98/cwt	417.50–440.00	1,802	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,934	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	371.84/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,915	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	416.53/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,153	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	398.72/cwt	397.50–400.00	2,293	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,250	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	329.88/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,039	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,085	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,485	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,540	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,684	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,655	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	288	489.91/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,411	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	503.23/cwt	485.00–527.50	1,635	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	444.93/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,646	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,955	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,091	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	447.60/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,871	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	471.71/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,198	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	432.42/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,140	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,132	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,441	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,369	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,375	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,412	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	332.45/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,271	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,644	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,158	194.88/cwt	190.00–200.00	2,257	2
Bulls	—	—	1,628	213.26/cwt	210.00–216.00	3,472	6
Bulls	—	—	1,980	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	4,792	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	166.33/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,796	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	143.33/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,591	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	175.95/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,009	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,904	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	153.02/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,867	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,260	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,663	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	189.12/cwt	184.00–198.00	2,464	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,659	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	179.02/cwt	178.00–180.00	2,718	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,315	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	2,558.33/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,558	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	3,182.71/head	2,600.00–3,700.00	3,183	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,287	2,538.21/head	2,100.00–3,000.00	2,538	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	2,606.82/head	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,607	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,439	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 May 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 337Last week 329Year ago 499

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 82Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 0Year ago 30

Widespread rainfall and weaker cattle futures may have contributed to lower receipts. Demand was not well tested, and with limited comparable sales, no trend could be established.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	495.00	495.00
1	400–450	410	510.00	510.00
6	450–500	466	450.00–480.00	471.71
2	500–550	525	465.00	465.00
1	600–650	625	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	670	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	705	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	480.00–500.00	489.91
4	300–350	325	485.00–527.50	503.23
2	350–400	370	440.00–450.00	444.93
2	400–450	418	445.00–450.00	447.60
4	450–500	495	425.00–455.00	432.42
1	500–550	520	410.00	410.00
3	550–600	585	405.00	405.00
2	650–700	683	320.00–345.00	332.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	655.00	655.00
4	350–400	388	500.00–530.00	515.05
2	400–450	410	515.00	515.00
1	450–500	455	515.00	515.00
2	500–550	523	457.50–467.50	462.57
3	550–600	557	455.00–460.00	458.31
4	600–650	607	425.00–435.00	432.45
1	800–850	800	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	457.50	457.50
5	600–650	640	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	423	450.00–455.00	452.54
1	450–500	485	445.00	445.00
1	500–550	510	400.00	400.00
3	550–600	597	385.00	385.00
1	850–900	875	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	510.00–530.00	520.16
1	450–500	455	425.00	425.00
8	500–550	517	400.00–430.00	416.53
2	550–600	575	397.50–400.00	398.72
2	600–650	608	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	710	350.00	350.00
1	800–850	800	317.50	317.50
1	850–900	880	305.00	305.00
1	900–950	900	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	278	525.00	525.00
6	300–350	348	490.00	490.00
3	350–400	377	430.00–455.00	440.27
4	400–450	421	417.50–440.00	427.98
2	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	515	350.00–395.00	371.84
2	600–650	618	320.00–340.00	329.88
1	650–700	695	300.00	300.00

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	1	—	1,200	4,100.00	4,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	3,200.00	3,200.00

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	1	—	945	245.00	245.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	3,700.00	3,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,287	2,100.00–3,000.00	2,538.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,253	2,600.00–3,700.00	3,182.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,170	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,558.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,320	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,606.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	178.00	178.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	132.00	132.00
2	—	1,110	140.00–148.00	143.33
6	—	1,080	162.00–170.00	166.33
2	—	1,220	152.00–154.00	153.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	184.00	184.00
2	—	1,518	178.00–180.00	179.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,142	172.00–178.00	175.95
6	—	1,303	184.00–198.00	189.12
1	—	1,205	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,628	210.00–216.00	213.26
1	—	1,980	242.00	242.00
2	—	1,158	190.00–200.00	194.88

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.