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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Oct 18
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
610 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 653▼ 79 vs year ago 689 · −11.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 54▼ 70 vs year ago 128 · −54.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 30▼ 5 vs year ago 30 · −16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*SPECIAL NOTE THERE WILL BE A PRE-VAC SALE ON 11/1/24*

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold $16.00-$17.00 higher. Feeder heifers 300lb-500lb sold steady to $2.00 higher while feeder heifer 600lb-700lb sold $9.00-$10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $2.00 lower on a lighter test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $214.56/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −180.41 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.
Average price
$214.56
38 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,166
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$114
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$19.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.95
vs AR average
−43.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545222.701,21422
Medium and Large 2541203.371,10016thin
One grade step is worth $19.34/cwt here — about $114 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 sale38 hd
214.56
—
AR average7 barns · 475 hd
230.51
−15.95
National average191 barns · 21,361 hd
257.81
−43.25
This barn, trailing median29 sales
394.97
−180.41
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—Average1,440139.742,0118thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,494125.251,8713thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,218121.991,48616
CowsLean 85-90%High1,042102.241,06513

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)1,375$2,1033thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,243$2,1002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$1,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)925$1,6251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$1,4251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$1,7502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$1,5001thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330297.50/cwt297.50–297.509822
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1782
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2388262.65/cwt255.00–270.001,0192
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0871
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428322.45/cwt312.00–332.501,3808
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy440284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,2501
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2458254.97/cwt250.00–260.001,1682
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy463274.95/cwt268.00–282.501,2734
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478305.86/cwt298.00–310.001,4623
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy505265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3381
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524285.94/cwt275.00–292.001,49814
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531243.18/cwt235.00–255.001,2914
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565266.76/cwt262.50–273.001,5073
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2432
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615254.26/cwt242.50–262.001,56413
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1662254.20/cwt247.50–256.001,6838
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2678226.27/cwt220.00–232.501,5342
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713246.94/cwt242.50–255.001,7619
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,7801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed314298.00/cwt298.00–298.009364
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2317268.19/cwt260.00–275.0085014
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318241.34/cwt230.00–255.007673
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy320255.00/cwt255.00–255.008161
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368234.35/cwt220.00–245.008624
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385266.79/cwt260.00–268.001,0276
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0227
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428229.14/cwt220.00–235.009815
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy435239.22/cwt235.00–245.001,0416
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy435170.00/cwt170.00–170.007401
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy468223.78/cwt220.00–227.501,0474
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470241.68/cwt237.00–242.501,1367
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476214.01/cwt203.00–225.001,01912
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2496220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0914
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515207.71/cwt190.00–220.001,0709
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy525206.48/cwt190.00–220.001,0843
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1535236.52/cwt231.00–238.001,26511
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1558222.49/cwt220.00–225.001,2412
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy560175.00/cwt175.00–175.009801
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy570205.56/cwt190.00–217.501,1726
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577201.58/cwt180.00–210.001,1636
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy607207.93/cwt199.00–215.001,2623
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616221.76/cwt216.00–230.001,36610
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620195.00/cwt180.00–210.001,2092
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy668206.80/cwt202.50–211.001,3812
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673213.35/cwt207.50–230.001,4365
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2861
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,4211
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1727213.76/cwt205.00–224.001,5544
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2815180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4671
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2333250.00/cwt250.00–250.008332
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed338299.89/cwt285.00–315.001,0142
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1358329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,1785
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2389240.25/cwt240.00–241.009354
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed390280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0921
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423252.72/cwt241.00–260.001,0694
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428311.48/cwt308.00–315.001,3332
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy430275.15/cwt270.00–282.501,1834
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2455262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,1942
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480238.64/cwt227.50–257.501,1453
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy515250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2881
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521271.38/cwt260.00–280.001,41411
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2538221.27/cwt220.00–222.501,1902
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,3901
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy585225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3161
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5191
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy630206.55/cwt200.00–212.501,3013
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1841
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668195.55/cwt191.00–200.001,3062
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy693202.49/cwt200.00–205.001,4032
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy700208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,4561
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2729200.75/cwt190.00–210.001,4634
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4821
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,4911
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2865160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3841
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1960162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,5601
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2980125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,381134.98/cwt132.50–137.501,8644
Bulls——1,498144.49/cwt140.00–152.502,1644
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%935118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1031
Cows—Lean 85-90%93589.00/cwt89.00–89.008322
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07097.84/cwt92.00–102.001,0474
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,077106.96/cwt104.00–112.001,1526
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,201127.60/cwt125.00–130.001,5326
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228118.63/cwt114.00–123.001,45710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,425120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,7101
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,528127.88/cwt126.00–130.001,9542
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2965157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,5201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29251,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,000135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0051,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0501,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,3521
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,3481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,180120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4161
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3752,102.73/head1,950.00–2,175.002,1033
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4352,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,485122.02/cwt121.00–123.001,8122
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed9001,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001

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.