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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Aug 7

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Jul 31Aug 7Aug 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

571 head

▲ 283 vs last sale 288▼ 14 vs year ago 585 · −2.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 34▼ 6 vs year ago 46 · −13.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 25▼ 4 vs year ago 20 · −20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle receipts increased, with a mixed offering of weaned and unweaned calves, consisting mostly of plainer-quality offerings. Feeder steers sold unevenly, ranging from $7.00 lower to $12.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold $7.00 higher on a light test, compared to last week's limited supply. Slaughter cattle sold $5.00 lower.

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 $374.39/cwt on 40 head, down $20.58 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 29 comparable sales and sits −20.58 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.

Average price

$374.39

▼ 20.58 vs prior sale

40 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,054

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$32.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.25

vs AR average

+0.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	387.29	2,100	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	552	372.19	2,053	17thin
Medium and Large 2	554	354.89	1,967	8thin

One grade step is worth $32.41/cwt here — about $133 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 sale40 hd

374.39

—

AR average8 barns · 356 hd

384.64

−10.25

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

+0.36

This barn, trailing median29 sales

394.97

−20.58

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	—	High	1,555	206.66	3,214	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,395	172.98	2,413	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,158	169.13	1,959	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,121	150.34	1,685	12

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,442	$3,207	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,197	$2,407	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,275	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$4,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,900	1thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	307	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,642	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,751	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	364	506.65/cwt	485.00–515.00	1,844	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,615	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	388	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,552	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,743	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	421	461.51/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,943	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	474.19/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,067	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	405.60/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,939	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	451.07/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,183	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	388.54/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,017	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	411.74/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,178	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	560	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,072	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	565	405.09/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,289	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	363.70/cwt	362.50–365.00	2,084	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	405.81/cwt	397.50–415.00	2,329	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	385.78/cwt	384.00–400.00	2,388	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	363.26/cwt	347.50–372.50	2,252	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	362.45/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,403	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,556	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	885	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,876	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,668	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	441.44/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,488	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,628	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,943	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	422.18/cwt	380.00–435.00	1,630	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	426.11/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,781	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	393.14/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,671	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	435	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,827	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	409.34/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,916	31
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	382.46/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,790	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	420.30/cwt	406.00–430.00	1,980	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	495	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,980	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	360.23/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,866	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	380.72/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,022	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	533	371.10/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,978	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,144	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	387.50/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,189	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	351.68/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,026	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,092	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	585	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,048	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,223	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,184	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,131	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,478	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,520	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,575	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	314	497.43/cwt	460.00–510.00	1,562	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	447.94/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,702	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	385	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,848	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	406.57/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,720	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,070	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	396.72/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,896	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,975	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	404.68/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,064	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	383.29/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,173	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,045	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,148	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	375.12/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,326	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,228	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	680	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,346	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	945	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,890	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,528	207.19/cwt	200.00–212.00	3,166	8
Bulls	—	—	1,560	190.78/cwt	184.00–198.00	2,976	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	220.43/cwt	214.00–226.00	3,659	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	133.57/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,326	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,146	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,699	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	152.95/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,736	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	168.47/cwt	166.00–172.00	1,964	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	176.03/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,086	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	164.56/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,966	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	171.64/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,360	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	174.98/cwt	174.00–176.00	2,493	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,197	2,406.82/head	2,150.00–2,650.00	2,407	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,220	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,442	3,206.76/head	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,207	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	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 Aug 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 571Last week 288Year ago 585

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 34Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 25Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	314	460.00–510.00	497.43
3	350–400	380	435.00–465.00	447.94
4	400–450	423	390.00–425.00	406.57
3	450–500	478	390.00–400.00	396.72
1	500–550	500	395.00	395.00
2	550–600	568	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	605	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	665	335.00	335.00
1	900–950	945	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	525.00	525.00
1	350–400	385	480.00	480.00
1	650–700	680	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	460.00	460.00
5	500–550	510	400.00–415.00	404.68
3	550–600	567	380.00–390.00	383.29
2	600–650	620	360.00–390.00	375.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	436	460.00–490.00	474.19
9	450–500	484	445.00–465.00	451.07
20	500–550	529	405.00–435.00	411.74
24	550–600	574	397.50–415.00	405.81
15	600–650	619	384.00–400.00	385.78
2	650–700	663	360.00–365.00	362.45
1	700–750	710	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	421	450.00–465.00	461.51
2	550–600	565	400.00–410.00	405.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	307	535.00	535.00
7	350–400	364	485.00–515.00	506.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	340	515.00	515.00
1	350–400	380	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	415	420.00	420.00
6	450–500	478	385.00–425.00	405.60
4	500–550	519	370.00–410.00	388.54
2	550–600	573	362.50–365.00	363.70
3	600–650	620	347.50–372.50	363.26
1	850–900	885	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	495.00	495.00
3	350–400	350	465.00	465.00
8	400–450	418	420.00–430.00	426.11
31	450–500	468	400.00–417.50	409.34
10	500–550	531	380.00–385.00	380.72
7	550–600	581	360.00	360.00
2	700–750	728	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	525.00	525.00
28	450–500	471	406.00–430.00	420.30
8	500–550	536	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	565	370.00–405.00	387.50
1	600–650	605	367.50	367.50
1	850–900	885	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	900	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	420.00	420.00
4	500–550	533	350.00–385.00	371.10
1	550–600	585	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	337	440.00–450.00	441.44
4	350–400	386	380.00–435.00	422.18
10	400–450	425	380.00–415.00	393.14
2	450–500	468	380.00–385.00	382.46
3	500–550	518	350.00–370.00	360.23
5	550–600	576	340.00–365.00	351.68
1	750–800	775	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	400.00	400.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,200.00	2,200.00

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	—	1,180	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,442	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,206.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,197	2,150.00–2,650.00	2,406.82

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	4,050.00	4,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,900.00	3,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	158.00	158.00
2	—	1,185	174.00–178.00	176.03
4	—	1,166	166.00–172.00	168.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,195	160.00–168.00	164.56
1	—	1,005	114.00	114.00
2	—	993	130.00–138.00	133.57
5	—	1,135	148.00–156.00	152.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	174.00–176.00	174.98
3	—	1,375	170.00–173.00	171.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,660	214.00–226.00	220.43
2	—	1,560	184.00–198.00	190.78
8	—	1,528	200.00–212.00	207.19

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.