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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Nov 1
● Final129 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,307 head
▲ 752 vs last sale 555▲ 632 vs year ago 675 · +93.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 88▼ 86 vs year ago 136 · −63.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 30▲ 2 vs year ago 26 · +7.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: With a strong offering of weaned feeder calves this week, feeder steers 400lb-600lb sold $8.00-$9.00 higher, while feeder bulls sold $3.00-$4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400lb-600lb sold $15.00-$16.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $3.00 lower on a lighter test. Attendance was strong with a good demand

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $265.84/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −169.17 against this barn's trailing median of $435.00.
Average price
$265.84
71 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,467
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$190
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$23.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.42
vs AR average
−34.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553269.041,48753
Medium and Large 1-2560262.001,46612thin
Medium and Large 2529245.181,2976thin
One grade step is worth $23.86/cwt here — about $190 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 sale71 hd
265.84
—
AR average10 barns · 428 hd
261.42
+4.42
National average185 barns · 40,108 hd
300.69
−34.85
This barn, trailing median27 sales
435.00
−169.17
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

27 sales
494441387334median 435.0003/0604/1707/1009/0410/30
Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.48, low $347.89, median $435.00 across 27 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—Average1,703146.932,5022thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,330128.001,7021thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,329122.401,6268thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,100105.231,15718

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,433$1,8752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,128$1,7193thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,6501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$1,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,032$1,3833thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)900$1,2001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)740$9632thin

Every lot

129 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 · Steers49 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2287312.50/cwt312.50–312.508976
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added327352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,15113
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy340315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0711
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363329.20/cwt325.00–335.001,1953
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed365300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0951
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383276.96/cwt260.00–285.001,0613
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2384302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,1624
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added390340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,32611
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy390251.39/cwt240.00–255.009804
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed410345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4151
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415298.43/cwt290.00–307.501,2382
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed418285.97/cwt285.00–287.001,1952
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440261.02/cwt251.00–275.001,14811
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy455200.00/cwt200.00–200.009101
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2462251.70/cwt250.00–255.001,1633
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added469312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,46318
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478294.90/cwt277.50–305.001,41013
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy480260.10/cwt250.00–270.001,2482
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485270.81/cwt261.00–287.501,31319
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1514281.83/cwt262.50–290.001,4499
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,4026
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2524241.72/cwt228.00–255.001,2675
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy551245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,35013
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,4571
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added556282.17/cwt278.00–287.001,56913
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571270.53/cwt257.50–280.001,54518
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2596256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,5266
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy600220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3201
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2602251.36/cwt240.00–259.001,5135
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616255.11/cwt247.00–261.001,57128
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4381
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy632203.38/cwt200.00–210.001,2853
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4521
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy683230.27/cwt220.00–233.001,57310
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685254.15/cwt246.00–267.001,74129
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy700224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,5681
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2703216.79/cwt206.00–227.501,5242
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1704247.50/cwt247.00–249.001,7424
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2709240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7027
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added730244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,7819
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6611
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy775230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7831
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2777230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7875
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778241.23/cwt240.00–242.501,8772
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed810225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8231
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1812233.89/cwt230.00–236.001,8995
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2860205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7631
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Fleshy875190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6631
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1888225.01/cwt220.00–230.001,9982
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added294290.00/cwt290.00–290.008536
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315295.00/cwt295.00–295.009291
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2317270.00/cwt270.00–270.008563
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328275.00/cwt275.00–275.009022
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1353290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0243
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368241.48/cwt220.00–250.008895
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy387242.49/cwt240.00–257.509387
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added396284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,12529
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0581
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418214.20/cwt190.00–242.508958
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420280.93/cwt272.50–285.001,1803
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0346
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy424241.22/cwt230.00–255.001,02315
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468242.96/cwt235.00–250.001,13715
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469218.28/cwt190.00–230.001,02410
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy481229.63/cwt220.00–235.001,10515
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2493235.06/cwt230.00–238.001,1598
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515210.03/cwt200.00–220.001,0823
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy523220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1514
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529234.85/cwt227.50–245.001,24220
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy560224.66/cwt220.00–225.001,25815
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added565260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,46924
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571235.02/cwt230.00–245.001,3429
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy630218.62/cwt206.00–225.001,3773
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1631228.20/cwt220.00–230.001,44025
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668218.91/cwt206.00–225.001,46210
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy695200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3901
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1734209.46/cwt206.00–220.001,5374
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750202.00/cwt190.00–214.001,5152
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1395325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2841
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395250.00/cwt250.00–250.009881
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2415272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,1314
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425290.06/cwt280.00–305.001,2337
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430245.59/cwt235.00–255.001,0563
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2467228.74/cwt220.00–237.501,0685
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473274.30/cwt261.00–277.501,2979
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy473250.33/cwt246.00–255.001,1842
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1508271.24/cwt254.00–275.001,3786
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy512235.01/cwt230.00–237.501,2033
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2518244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,2648
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2538230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2372
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy538200.14/cwt190.00–210.001,0772
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560245.04/cwt241.00–249.001,3722
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy565228.21/cwt220.00–236.001,2892
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,3571
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1614231.32/cwt225.00–235.001,4206
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,2671
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1685230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5761
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1738207.53/cwt200.00–215.001,5322
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,2011
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1810192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,5591
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2855120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,703146.93/cwt142.00–152.002,5022
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89085.00/cwt85.00–85.007571
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,079107.77/cwt104.00–111.001,1638
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09695.49/cwt93.00–98.001,0475
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,199117.39/cwt113.00–123.001,4084
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,292124.43/cwt122.00–127.001,6085
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,330128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,7021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,390119.01/cwt117.00–120.001,6543
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28951,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed9301,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0551,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2721
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3261
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3321
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,180129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,5221
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,228117.75/cwt113.00–122.001,4463
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,903.01/head1,550.00–2,150.001,9032
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,309130.34/cwt126.00–133.001,7065
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,405125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,7561
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4331,874.69/head1,850.00–1,900.001,8752
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2705900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed7751,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed780152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,1901
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,5081

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.