Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2024-07-19

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jul 19
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
544 head
▲ 209 vs last sale 335▼ 105 vs year ago 649 · −16.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 39▼ 79 vs year ago 182 · −43.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 8▼ 15 vs year ago 35 · −42.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend was reported due to sale not being reported last week. Supply this week was good with a strong buyer attendance.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $259.99/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −134.98 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.
Average price
$259.99
28 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,409
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$68
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$18.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.81
vs AR average
+2.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552264.801,46114thin
Medium and Large 1-2521262.021,3655thin
Medium and Large 2525253.831,3336thin
Large 1565246.521,3933thin
One grade step is worth $18.28/cwt here — about $68 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale28 hd
259.99
—
AR average10 barns · 453 hd
253.19
+6.81
National average156 barns · 7,883 hd
257.80
+2.19
This barn, trailing median29 sales
394.97
−134.98
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
436389342294median 394.9703/0604/2407/1009/0410/30
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,563166.172,5983thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,239140.001,73527
CowsBreaker 75-80%Very Low1,489130.061,9375thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average987122.851,21226

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,300$2,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)925$2,1882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,063$1,9704thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$1,5501thin

Every lot

108 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1245395.00/cwt395.00–395.009681
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305320.00/cwt320.00–320.009761
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1901
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed363347.48/cwt345.00–350.001,2612
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426346.77/cwt335.00–365.001,4775
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed440325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4301
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2443302.58/cwt287.50–317.501,3402
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477330.03/cwt320.00–340.001,5747
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483307.69/cwt300.00–315.001,4862
Steers450–500Large 1495312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,5471
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6541
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572293.45/cwt285.00–305.001,6793
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed585322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,8871
Steers550–600Large 2585250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4631
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2613268.31/cwt262.50–272.501,6453
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616281.18/cwt275.00–287.501,7327
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,7462
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675272.39/cwt267.50–277.501,8392
Steers650–700Large 2675242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,6371
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735249.97/cwt247.50–252.501,8372
Steers700–750Large 1738252.47/cwt242.50–262.501,8632
Steers750–800Large 1763254.95/cwt250.00–260.001,9452
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7271
Steers800–850Large 1810235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9041
Steers900–950Large 1905235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1271
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,030212.50/cwt212.50–212.502,1891
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2261279.26/cwt270.00–287.507294
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285327.50/cwt327.50–327.509331
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2322283.87/cwt270.00–297.509143
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375320.73/cwt315.00–325.001,2033
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382277.49/cwt272.50–292.501,0607
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428267.38/cwt255.00–282.501,1446
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,3381
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468284.08/cwt280.00–290.001,3293
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,3315
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479253.85/cwt240.00–265.001,2168
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2251
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515280.07/cwt270.00–292.501,4423
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518253.59/cwt240.00–260.001,3145
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521262.02/cwt260.00–270.001,3655
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy530252.43/cwt250.00–255.001,3382
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4281
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562269.54/cwt260.00–285.001,5156
Heifers550–600Large 1565246.52/cwt240.00–250.001,3933
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy582248.30/cwt245.00–250.001,4453
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4031
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613256.12/cwt250.00–262.501,5702
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615251.22/cwt240.00–255.001,5454
Heifers600–650Large 1622242.01/cwt240.00–250.001,5055
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy630220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3861
Heifers600–650Large 2645225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4511
Heifers650–700Large 1675233.26/cwt230.00–240.001,5753
Heifers700–750Large 1715220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5731
Heifers700–750Large 2725210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5231
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2738200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4763
Heifers750–800Large 1750220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6501
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770212.35/cwt205.00–220.001,6352
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1850190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6151
Heifers850–900Large 1860195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6771
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2215375.00/cwt375.00–375.008061
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2292390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1393
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed310350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0851
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318332.56/cwt330.00–335.001,0582
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2732
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2363327.86/cwt315.00–350.001,1904
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374363.85/cwt340.00–375.001,3614
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3201
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420331.85/cwt320.00–345.001,3943
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467335.51/cwt332.50–345.001,5674
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468298.92/cwt292.50–305.001,3992
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy470280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3161
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2482322.31/cwt315.00–325.001,5549
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed505300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5151
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,4952
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530292.43/cwt290.00–295.001,5502
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2537270.92/cwt265.00–277.501,4553
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2557265.03/cwt250.00–275.001,4763
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,7111
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2625275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7192
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635254.21/cwt240.00–262.501,6143
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675238.42/cwt227.50–250.001,6092
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2755235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7742
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2800225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8001
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1873214.36/cwt209.00–220.001,8712
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,450171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,4801
Bulls——1,620163.75/cwt162.50–165.002,6532
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79896.21/cwt95.00–97.507682
Cows—Lean 85-90%906111.15/cwt105.00–115.001,0075
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,019133.64/cwt130.00–140.001,36210
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,037123.28/cwt120.00–129.001,2789
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,148132.15/cwt130.00–134.001,5174
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,190130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,5471
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235139.06/cwt135.00–144.001,71717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,311147.91/cwt145.00–155.001,9396
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490143.16/cwt140.00–146.002,1332
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,615110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,7771
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,660124.00/cwt124.00–124.002,0581
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-27001,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27502,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29001,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2252,402.04/head2,300.00–2,500.002,4022
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,4971
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,7121
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,7361

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.