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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Nov 22
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
552 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 556▲ 552 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 61▲ 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 30▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL COW SALE ON DEC 27TH

THERE WILL NOT BE A SALE NEXT FRIDAY 11/29/24 WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY!! THANKSGIVING!! ON BEHALF OF ASH FLAT LIVESTOCK AUCTION

Compared to last week: 300lb feeder steers sold $10.00-$11.00 higher, while 400lb-600lb feeder steers sold $3.00-$4.00 higher on a light test with a plainer offering than last week. 400lb-600lb feeder heifers sold $11.00-$12.00 higher and feeder bulls sold$13.00-$14.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to $2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold $10.00 higher. This week's sale had good attendance and good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $231.63/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −163.33 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.
Average price
$231.63
37 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,261
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$154
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$33.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.64
vs AR average
−35.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532245.691,30817thin
Medium and Large 1-2570231.501,3208thin
Medium and Large 2545211.811,15412thin
One grade step is worth $33.89/cwt here — about $154 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale37 hd
231.63
—
AR average10 barns · 476 hd
243.28
−11.64
National average196 barns · 21,141 hd
267.05
−35.42
This barn, trailing median29 sales
394.97
−163.33
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—Low1,722149.232,5707thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,241114.171,41718
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,483113.841,6888thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09395.681,0468thin

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)1,229$2,4456
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,118$2,1863thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,368$1,9892thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,335$1,9624thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,110$1,9053thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)2,207$1,8813thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,320$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,200$3,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,167$2,6493thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,100$1,4901thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,0692
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed305355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,0831
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310318.23/cwt315.00–325.009873
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy345280.00/cwt280.00–280.009662
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370340.90/cwt330.00–360.001,2614
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370303.29/cwt300.00–310.001,1223
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy390325.65/cwt320.00–327.501,2704
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Full395317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,2541
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2398315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2542
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,2141
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417340.57/cwt330.00–357.501,4203
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy418303.77/cwt300.00–307.501,2702
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy420240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0082
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4851
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465284.52/cwt270.00–300.001,3232
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy485220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0671
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2488249.92/cwt245.00–255.001,2202
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,2851
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516284.45/cwt275.00–292.501,4684
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy525255.79/cwt252.50–260.001,3433
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3801
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy575237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,3661
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,5463
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,5152
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,4551
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610261.08/cwt247.50–267.501,5935
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed655250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6381
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673243.68/cwt240.00–247.501,6402
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy675230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5531
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy700240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6801
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2830190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5771
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1292300.00/cwt300.00–300.008763
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy345278.75/cwt270.00–287.509622
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed365280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0221
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0361
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377252.49/cwt250.00–257.509523
Heifers350–400Large 2Thin Fleshed380291.62/cwt285.00–295.001,1083
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy380270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0261
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1400275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1001
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420248.79/cwt240.00–260.001,0454
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470263.03/cwt250.00–275.001,2366
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477232.29/cwt220.00–240.001,1083
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed485250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2131
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2372
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516249.29/cwt240.00–260.001,28611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy528229.20/cwt225.00–232.501,2103
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530209.95/cwt200.00–220.001,1138
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574215.52/cwt210.00–229.001,2374
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2592227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,3446
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1597249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,4873
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed610229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,3971
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622232.93/cwt228.00–236.001,4493
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,3391
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665203.67/cwt200.00–207.501,3542
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1666227.42/cwt222.50–230.001,5155
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy675210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4181
Heifers700–750Large 2700225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5751
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1713228.11/cwt225.00–230.001,6264
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy715220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5731
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,7061
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5581
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2835155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2941
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380283.72/cwt282.50–285.001,0782
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1383328.63/cwt322.50–335.001,2592
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1416333.71/cwt332.50–335.001,3888
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2448297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,3332
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4421
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed465277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,2901
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474246.89/cwt240.00–250.001,1704
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518242.34/cwt230.00–255.001,2555
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1532272.82/cwt260.00–282.001,45114
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574259.40/cwt255.00–265.001,4894
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2577225.56/cwt217.50–230.001,3015
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2613220.53/cwt217.50–222.501,3525
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1614249.37/cwt237.50–257.501,5314
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed622247.54/cwt242.50–255.001,5403
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy635200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2701
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy644231.66/cwt225.00–235.001,4923
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2660235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5512
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1679246.25/cwt240.00–250.001,6724
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy690225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5531
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6451
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy700222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,5581
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765228.50/cwt227.00–230.001,7482
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,483134.09/cwt131.00–138.001,9892
Bulls——1,525174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,6541
Bulls——1,891150.61/cwt145.00–158.002,8484
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85575.00/cwt75.00–75.006411
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07387.96/cwt85.00–91.009443
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080101.09/cwt100.00–102.001,0922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185106.21/cwt104.00–108.001,2595
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,255112.21/cwt109.00–116.001,4082
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,261114.82/cwt113.00–117.001,4488
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,264121.10/cwt118.00–124.001,5315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,400118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,6521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,495113.25/cwt110.00–116.001,6937
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,905.26/head1,800.00–2,000.001,9053
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1182,186.07/head1,900.00–2,500.002,1863
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2292,444.68/head1,900.00–2,750.002,4456
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,245120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4941
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3201,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3351,962.41/head1,900.00–2,050.001,9624
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,360120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,6321
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3681,988.71/head1,975.00–2,000.001,9892
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,415121.10/cwt115.00–128.001,7144
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-22,2071,881.42/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8813
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,490.00/head1,490.00–1,490.001,4901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1672,648.93/head2,250.00–3,275.002,6493
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501

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.