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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jun 26

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Jun 19Jun 26Jul 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

305 head

▼ 290 vs last sale 595▲ 305 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 27▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 25▲ 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle were lightly tested due to limited receipts. On a light comparison, feeder steers sold steady, while feeder heifers sold $10.00 higher on stronger demand. Slaughter cattle traded on active demand, selling $5.00 to $10.00 higher.

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 $407.34/cwt on 24 head, down $2.57 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 29 comparable sales and sits +12.37 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.

Average price

$407.34

▼ 2.57 vs prior sale

24 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,253

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$33.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.92

vs AR average

−8.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	427.03	2,329	10thin
Medium and Large 2	559	393.27	2,198	14thin

One grade step is worth $33.75/cwt here — about $131 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 sale24 hd

407.34

—

AR average6 barns · 172 hd

397.41

+9.92

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−8.49

This barn, trailing median29 sales

394.97

+12.37

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	1,602	212.88	3,409	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,570	192.00	3,014	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	176.85	2,215	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,039	159.73	1,659	15

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)	1,503	$3,333	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,365	$3,001	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,247	$2,932	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,167	$3,800	3thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	290	584.00/cwt	580.00–585.00	1,694	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,840	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	328	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,837	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,025	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	509.64/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,140	2
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	492	467.51/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,300	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	454.85/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,342	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,359	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	538	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,394	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,220	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	445.64/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,576	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	417.53/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,559	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	625	401.43/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,509	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	431.92/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,704	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,683	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,686	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	260	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,755	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,372	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	584.59/cwt	560.00–610.00	1,783	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	512.67/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,707	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	527.30/cwt	515.00–545.00	2,020	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,738	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	449.76/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,867	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	503.71/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,121	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	430	481.53/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,071	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	483.89/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,318	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	423.06/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,026	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	490	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,107	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,050	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	451.29/cwt	425.00–475.00	2,401	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	400.73/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,132	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	411.02/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,322	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	387.68/cwt	360.00–397.50	2,245	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,540	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,546	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	880	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,552	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	516.58/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,638	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	496.68/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,947	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	500.84/cwt	500.00–502.50	2,078	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	484.99/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,022	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	465.77/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,222	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	441.56/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,111	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	414.97/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,087	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	515	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,060	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	439.81/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,305	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	418.57/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,424	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	385.39/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,235	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	417.47/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,559	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	675	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,278	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,553	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,374	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,599	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,508	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,866	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,510	203.49/cwt	200.00–206.00	3,073	2
Bulls	—	—	1,693	222.27/cwt	216.00–228.00	3,763	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	181.06/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,798	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	164.99/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,665	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	152.65/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,621	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,833	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	167.02/cwt	166.00–168.00	2,026	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	201.40/cwt	198.00–205.00	2,554	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	174.64/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,253	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,014	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,247	2,932.42/head	2,650.00–3,500.00	2,932	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	2,750.00/cwt	2,750.00–2,750.00	34,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	3,000.79/head	2,900.00–3,150.00	3,001	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,503	3,332.78/head	2,900.00–3,800.00	3,333	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	308.45/cwt	280.00–345.00	2,662	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	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 305Last week 595Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 27Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	675.00	675.00
3	400–450	430	475.00–490.00	481.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	560.00–610.00	584.59
4	350–400	383	515.00–545.00	527.30
4	400–450	421	495.00–510.00	503.71
9	450–500	479	465.00–500.00	483.89
4	500–550	532	425.00–475.00	451.29
5	550–600	565	405.00–420.00	411.02
3	600–650	635	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	670	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	500	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	490.00	490.00
2	300–350	333	505.00–520.00	512.67
1	350–400	395	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	415	440.00–460.00	449.76
5	450–500	479	400.00–445.00	423.06
6	500–550	532	380.00–425.00	400.73
8	550–600	579	360.00–397.50	387.68
1	600–650	615	350.00	350.00
1	850–900	880	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	460	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	530	445.00	445.00
1	550–600	555	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	613	410.00–425.00	417.53
1	750–800	790	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	575.00	575.00
2	400–450	420	500.00–520.00	509.64
4	450–500	492	460.00–470.00	467.51
2	500–550	515	450.00–460.00	454.85
8	550–600	578	440.00–455.00	445.64
5	600–650	626	430.00–440.00	431.92
2	700–750	730	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	538	445.00	445.00
3	600–650	625	385.00–420.00	401.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	290	580.00–585.00	584.00
3	300–350	328	560.00	560.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	500.00–502.50	500.84
12	450–500	477	455.00–480.00	465.77
6	500–550	524	425.00–450.00	439.81
4	550–600	579	400.00–430.00	418.57
2	600–650	613	415.00–420.00	417.47
1	650–700	690	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	770	337.50	337.50
1	850–900	875	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	675	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	500.00–525.00	516.58
6	350–400	392	480.00–500.00	496.68
5	400–450	417	475.00–490.00	484.99
6	450–500	478	425.00–455.00	441.56
3	500–550	503	400.00–425.00	414.97
2	550–600	580	370.00–400.00	385.39
1	700–750	725	327.50	327.50
1	750–800	790	317.50	317.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,247	2,650.00–3,500.00	2,932.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,503	2,900.00–3,800.00	3,332.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,900.00	2,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	2,750.00	2,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,365	2,900.00–3,150.00	3,000.79

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	2	—	863	280.00–345.00	308.45

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	4,200.00	4,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,400.00	3,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,800.00	3,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	176.00–186.00	181.06
4	—	1,009	160.00–170.00	164.99
9	—	1,062	148.00–158.00	152.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	198.00–205.00	201.40
3	—	1,290	172.00–178.00	174.64
2	—	1,213	166.00–168.00	167.02
1	—	1,190	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,693	216.00–228.00	222.27
2	—	1,510	200.00–206.00	203.49

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.