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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Dec 20
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
469 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 512▲ 247 vs year ago 222 · +111.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 36▼ 20 vs year ago 79 · −25.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 15▲ 32 vs year ago 3 · +1,066.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

SPECIAL REPLACEMENT COW SALE ON DEC. 27TH NEXT FRIDAY, COWS WILL START SELLING @5:00PM

*CLOSE*

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls sold $4.00-$8.00 higher, while feeder heifers sold steady to $2.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $5.00-$6.00 higher. Attendance was good with a good demand on a moderate supply

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $266.68/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −128.29 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.
Average price
$266.68
32 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,456
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$213
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$35.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.56
vs AR average
−18.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550279.941,54019thin
Medium and Large 1-2518265.001,3732thin
Medium and Large 2544244.071,32711thin
One grade step is worth $35.87/cwt here — about $213 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 sale32 hd
266.68
—
AR average10 barns · 342 hd
265.11
+1.56
National average180 barns · 17,940 hd
284.95
−18.27
This barn, trailing median29 sales
394.97
−128.29
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,241121.611,50910
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,521121.161,8435thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03593.3696713

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,275$2,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,404$2,1295
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,388$1,8418
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$1,5923thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)785$1,0251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)776$8204thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$2,9501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,7001thin

Every lot

111 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed300365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,0951
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0721
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1338392.56/cwt385.00–400.001,3272
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy340360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2241
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2431
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy355350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2431
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1367363.32/cwt360.00–370.001,3333
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2511
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1405362.50/cwt360.00–365.001,4682
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2511
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy434346.52/cwt332.50–355.001,5045
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469329.49/cwt320.00–350.001,5455
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2492277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,3653
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy498310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5442
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2508284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,4436
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1512316.72/cwt300.00–325.001,6226
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531263.13/cwt262.50–265.001,3974
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy565275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5542
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567285.26/cwt280.00–300.001,6178
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585233.22/cwt220.00–240.001,3643
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed595275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6362
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy600262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,5751
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed610270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6472
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617279.97/cwt272.50–290.001,7277
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4881
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1657265.00/cwt260.00–272.501,7413
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2666230.94/cwt215.00–245.001,5385
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8551
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,9821
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed307345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,0596
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328295.57/cwt280.00–310.009692
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed332325.39/cwt325.00–327.501,0806
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy334316.48/cwt310.00–325.001,0575
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365316.23/cwt315.00–317.501,1542
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy375295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1061
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383281.63/cwt260.00–295.001,0794
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416306.45/cwt295.00–315.001,2757
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed428284.91/cwt280.00–290.001,2192
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy428284.18/cwt280.00–287.501,2163
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435267.21/cwt260.00–272.501,1628
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed455275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2511
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471288.84/cwt270.00–295.001,3608
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy475255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2111
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481252.06/cwt240.00–262.501,2124
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3732
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521253.06/cwt250.00–257.501,3185
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526287.21/cwt275.00–295.001,5119
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy530230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2191
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed555260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4431
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572273.40/cwt260.00–295.001,56410
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573232.36/cwt225.00–245.001,3314
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624252.93/cwt250.00–255.001,5786
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy630235.17/cwt220.00–245.001,4823
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2632226.68/cwt220.00–230.001,4333
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2638240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5318
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2667216.65/cwt200.00–220.001,4456
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672246.27/cwt240.00–250.001,6554
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy680220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4961
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6801
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy700220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5401
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,4631
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5001
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy790220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7381
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2300325.00/cwt325.00–325.009751
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed305375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1441
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1308382.32/cwt375.00–390.001,1782
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy350350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2251
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed360360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2961
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368319.80/cwt310.00–330.001,1772
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375372.47/cwt370.00–375.001,3972
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1404353.85/cwt350.00–365.001,4304
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420332.59/cwt330.00–335.001,3972
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy435330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4361
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2447290.78/cwt280.00–312.501,3003
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy450312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,4061
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465322.50/cwt320.00–325.001,5002
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480255.10/cwt250.00–260.001,2242
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2517255.81/cwt245.00–275.001,3239
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy540285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5391
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565276.31/cwt270.00–285.001,5614
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573244.89/cwt240.00–250.001,4032
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2579280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6216
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed580310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7981
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy600240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4401
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2637224.15/cwt220.00–227.501,4283
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy658241.25/cwt240.00–242.501,5872
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7501
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7281
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6071
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1Full795215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7091
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1Full830210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7431
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2935160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4961
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91889.69/cwt86.00–95.008236
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08574.63/cwt72.50–76.008102
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10398.00/cwt98.00–98.001,0812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,155118.53/cwt118.00–119.001,3694
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,192110.09/cwt107.00–115.001,3123
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298123.66/cwt120.00–129.001,6056
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,420123.94/cwt121.00–126.001,7603
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,673116.99/cwt116.00–118.001,9572
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27751,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2776820.00/head820.00–820.008204
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27851,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29151,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2752,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2831,824.85/head1,800.00–1,850.001,8252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4042,128.70/head2,000.00–2,250.002,1295
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4761,939.35/head1,700.00–2,150.001,9397
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3502,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501

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.