Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2024-08-09

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Aug 9
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
408 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 348▼ 299 vs year ago 707 · −42.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 40▼ 47 vs year ago 114 · −41.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 35▼ 55 vs year ago 70 · −78.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold uneven with no test on feeder bulls. Feeder steers sold $9.00 $10.00 lower and Feeder Heifers selling steady to $1.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.08/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −154.89 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.
Average price
$240.08
21 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,302
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$162
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$49.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.73
vs AR average
−4.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2525249.831,3124thin
Medium and Large 1549249.711,3728thin
Medium and Large 2540230.591,2458thin
Medium and Large 3575200.001,1501thin
One grade step is worth $49.83/cwt here — about $162 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 sale21 hd
240.08
—
AR average10 barns · 415 hd
248.81
−8.73
National average152 barns · 6,273 hd
245.07
−4.99
This barn, trailing median29 sales
394.97
−154.89
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—Low1,747167.172,92011
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,203134.331,61621
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,448131.891,9094thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,062119.781,27215

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,585$2,4501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,195$2,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$2,1292thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$1,7542thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,017$1,6823thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)835$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,200$3,0001thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1300340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0201
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345270.00/cwt270.00–270.009321
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1350322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,1291
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1252
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed382305.58/cwt300.00–307.501,1675
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2436278.92/cwt275.00–292.501,2167
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed440305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3421
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468279.92/cwt272.20–290.001,3104
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471305.96/cwt300.00–310.001,4415
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed475285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3541
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4541
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added520322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,6771
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2526262.69/cwt250.00–270.001,3825
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,6301
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568291.63/cwt287.50–297.501,6563
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2586254.44/cwt242.50–265.001,4914
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619269.50/cwt267.50–270.001,6685
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy630249.96/cwt245.00–255.001,5752
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673241.62/cwt240.00–245.001,6263
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1688252.53/cwt250.00–255.001,7372
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy700245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7151
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,8281
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Fleshy855226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,9321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335283.64/cwt280.00–287.509502
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,0633
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363301.28/cwt300.00–302.501,0942
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3373250.37/cwt240.00–260.009345
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378289.78/cwt285.00–297.501,0958
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0451
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2406289.40/cwt277.50–292.501,1755
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1762
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423260.22/cwt250.00–275.001,1016
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3427228.40/cwt220.00–235.009753
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455275.05/cwt270.00–280.001,2512
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463262.98/cwt260.00–272.501,2185
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed475277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,3181
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475237.47/cwt230.00–240.001,1284
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0561
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy485247.58/cwt240.00–255.001,2012
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518263.17/cwt255.00–270.001,3633
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525249.83/cwt240.00–257.501,3124
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy525240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2601
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529225.44/cwt220.00–237.501,1935
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2558239.16/cwt235.00–245.001,3353
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy575228.86/cwt222.50–235.001,3162
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1501
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1583255.21/cwt245.00–265.001,4882
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616238.92/cwt230.00–247.501,4725
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2655217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,4251
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4592
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy665210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3971
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2683189.96/cwt180.00–200.001,2972
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1708212.47/cwt210.00–215.001,5042
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3725170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2331
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2751
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,6261
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5411
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1890192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,7131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2310290.00/cwt290.00–290.008991
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3330225.00/cwt225.00–225.007431
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2379303.56/cwt300.00–307.501,1504
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1261
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2417282.75/cwt270.00–285.001,1799
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428303.32/cwt302.50–305.001,2983
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2432300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2969
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3440240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0562
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2475280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3301
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2484258.14/cwt250.00–270.001,2497
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1498287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,4324
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2500270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3501
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2516260.70/cwt250.00–270.001,3454
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Full530230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2191
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1535280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4981
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563245.03/cwt240.00–250.001,3803
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2578256.22/cwt255.00–257.501,4812
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy585255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4921
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2617219.17/cwt217.50–220.001,3523
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,4071
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2705225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5861
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760196.04/cwt180.00–212.501,4902
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2805180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4491
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,550180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,7901
Bulls——1,743167.65/cwt164.00–171.002,9229
Bulls——1,975150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,9631
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83092.50/cwt92.50–92.507681
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,054122.95/cwt117.50–127.501,29610
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,097111.91/cwt105.00–115.001,2283
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,148121.27/cwt120.00–122.501,3922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,187137.14/cwt135.00–141.001,62811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190145.06/cwt144.00–146.001,7262
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,256129.96/cwt126.00–133.001,6326
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,265139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,7581
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,420134.52/cwt132.50–137.001,9103
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,530124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,8971
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,430167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,3881
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2740775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29902,129.17/head2,050.00–2,200.002,1292
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,754.26/head1,275.00–2,025.001,7542
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1552,135.93/head1,900.00–2,400.002,1362
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1952,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5852,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28351,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001

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.