Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2024-09-27

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Sep 27
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
615 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 572▼ 88 vs year ago 703 · −12.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 0▼ 45 vs year ago 86 · −52.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 0▲ 5 vs year ago 16 · +31.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold $5.00 to $10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold $7.00 to $8.00 higher. Supply consisted of mostly fleshy unweaned calves. Demand was moderate to good on thinner fleshed weaned calves. On plainer unweaned calves demand was low. There was a 100% chance of rain with a cold front moving in today which made for some messy conditions outside.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $215.67/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −179.30 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.
Average price
$215.67
41 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,171
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$93
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$17.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.99
vs AR average
−24.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2532225.001,1975thin
Medium and Large 1560224.611,25915thin
Medium and Large 2533207.061,10421
One grade step is worth $17.94/cwt here — about $93 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale41 hd
215.67
—
AR average10 barns · 447 hd
228.65
−12.99
National average173 barns · 10,203 hd
240.09
−24.42
This barn, trailing median29 sales
394.97
−179.30
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—Average1,726139.322,4046thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,460116.251,6973thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,209115.961,4025thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,043101.051,05418

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)1,214$1,9375
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$1,4751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,108$1,2152thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)935$1,0901thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,3752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,350$2,0082thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$1,5882thin

Every lot

105 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275260.00/cwt260.00–260.007151
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2338279.78/cwt270.00–290.009462
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy378228.05/cwt220.00–236.008622
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385256.37/cwt240.00–279.009873
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy410220.00/cwt220.00–220.009022
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2414307.17/cwt289.00–314.001,27211
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2811
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2438246.73/cwt240.00–250.001,0813
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1443294.42/cwt280.00–309.001,3042
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468277.27/cwt264.00–292.001,2986
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2642
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed470249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,1701
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy473204.87/cwt200.00–210.009692
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2493233.48/cwt230.00–237.001,1512
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,4043
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed520256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,3311
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523265.47/cwt250.00–274.001,3886
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2526230.56/cwt210.00–242.001,2136
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned537261.48/cwt247.00–265.001,4045
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563262.64/cwt251.00–272.001,4795
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed570240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3681
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575254.20/cwt250.00–257.001,4625
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575226.48/cwt214.00–236.001,3023
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned590250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4751
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy610235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4341
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622248.16/cwt242.00–261.001,5443
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2643246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,5822
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,5851
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1701240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6825
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1862209.12/cwt193.00–218.001,8033
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy315255.00/cwt255.00–255.008031
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330271.00/cwt271.00–271.008941
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378230.05/cwt215.00–238.008707
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy395251.00/cwt251.00–251.009911
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy400235.00/cwt235.00–235.009401
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414271.04/cwt270.00–272.001,12215
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426227.23/cwt210.00–237.5096810
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,0615
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed465229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,0651
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465209.14/cwt200.00–220.009735
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy478224.02/cwt220.00–228.001,0712
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned483246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,1885
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy517197.23/cwt190.00–201.001,0207
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520219.65/cwt210.00–230.001,1427
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1975
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1535234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,2521
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy539207.52/cwt200.00–220.001,1194
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned540225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2151
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563204.29/cwt190.00–214.001,1507
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy565194.91/cwt190.00–200.001,1012
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578241.47/cwt220.00–250.001,3967
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,2641
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617231.75/cwt220.00–243.001,4307
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy617177.19/cwt170.00–182.001,0933
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed620221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,3701
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy625200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2501
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2031
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1653233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,5212
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy678197.65/cwt195.00–203.001,3403
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,4741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2313265.53/cwt240.00–285.008313
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360301.34/cwt291.00–311.001,0853
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed375290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0881
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390247.00/cwt247.00–247.009631
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421245.34/cwt240.00–255.001,0334
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1445293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,3041
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2455240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0921
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy465214.00/cwt214.00–214.009951
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3441
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517252.27/cwt240.00–261.001,3043
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518224.88/cwt220.00–230.001,1652
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed535238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,2731
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy545231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,2591
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed560235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3161
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy577224.69/cwt220.00–228.001,2963
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy580208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,2061
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610219.93/cwt211.00–229.001,3422
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618233.27/cwt229.00–238.001,4423
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2677198.19/cwt190.00–210.001,3423
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1690214.50/cwt213.00–216.001,4802
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725214.99/cwt214.00–216.001,5592
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,6051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,485130.74/cwt130.00–132.001,9412
Bulls——1,846143.61/cwt141.00–146.002,6514
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89886.54/cwt83.00–93.007773
Cows—Lean 85-90%93578.43/cwt76.00–81.007332
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080111.63/cwt111.00–112.001,2063
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,097106.76/cwt100.00–110.001,17110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,123109.99/cwt108.00–112.001,2352
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198122.91/cwt122.00–124.001,4722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,405114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,6021
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,460116.25/cwt113.00–119.001,6973
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9351,090.00/head1,090.00–1,090.001,0901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1081,215.29/head1,100.00–1,325.001,2152
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,3661
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,135112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,2711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2141,936.82/head1,750.00–2,200.001,9375
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,270123.20/cwt119.00–127.001,5652
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,555120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,8661
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28501,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9501,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,375.00/head2,350.00–2,400.002,3752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3502,008.33/head1,475.00–2,375.002,0082
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed660130.00/cwt130.00–130.008581

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.