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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jan 17
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,462 head
▲ 1,462 vs last sale 0▲ 1,462 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 0▲ 76 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 0▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

With the snowstorm last week, the sale had to be canceled, but this week, with some decent weather, there was a heavy supply of weaned feeders with quality offerings. attendance was good and demand was high. Compared to 2-weeks ago feeder steers and heifers sold $8.00-$15.00 higher on average, except for some 4-weight steers and heifers that sold $20.00-$30.00 higher on a uneven test. Strong demand for slaughter cattle this week, selling $14.00-$15.00 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $299.61/cwt on 117 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −135.39 against this barn's trailing median of $435.00.
Average price
$299.61
117 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,674
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$259
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$40.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−20.24
vs AR average
−42.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1570314.291,79055
Medium and Large 1-2530310.031,64322
Medium and Large 2560273.691,53140
One grade step is worth $40.60/cwt here — about $259 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale117 hd
299.61
—
AR average11 barns · 754 hd
319.85
−20.24
National average190 barns · 32,836 hd
342.45
−42.84
This barn, trailing median27 sales
435.00
−135.39
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—Low1,692148.482,51210
CowsBreaker 75-80%Very Low1,486128.591,9115thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,242126.701,57324
CowsLean 85-90%Average964109.571,05627

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)1,200$2,6001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,209$2,35610
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,298$2,0445
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$1,9492thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)957$1,5557
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$1,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,000$1,3684thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,100$2,4003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)815$1,6001thin

Every lot

124 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1300405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,2151
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1389382.26/cwt365.00–395.001,48710
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy390365.03/cwt350.00–372.501,4244
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2421304.60/cwt287.50–327.501,2824
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1429354.76/cwt345.00–360.001,5227
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1464359.91/cwt350.00–365.001,6705
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2467304.60/cwt282.50–325.001,4228
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed470405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,9041
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2486322.12/cwt315.00–327.501,5667
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy487330.32/cwt322.50–335.001,6098
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy488270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3182
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518284.91/cwt270.00–312.501,4769
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527326.53/cwt307.50–337.501,7219
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530310.03/cwt302.50–320.001,64322
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed533325.66/cwt312.50–337.501,7363
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy535306.29/cwt302.50–310.001,6392
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy575280.13/cwt275.00–285.001,6112
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575260.38/cwt250.00–272.501,49724
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580313.68/cwt292.00–335.001,81942
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed580289.32/cwt280.00–305.001,6784
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed600285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7101
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy615269.12/cwt257.50–271.001,6558
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed627338.19/cwt330.00–347.502,1203
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2627264.02/cwt252.50–272.501,6557
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1632303.96/cwt295.00–320.001,92135
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2661264.69/cwt260.00–266.001,75032
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2669252.46/cwt240.00–262.501,6899
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy676267.86/cwt262.50–270.001,8117
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1678290.18/cwt280.00–315.001,96720
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy700260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8201
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1717266.64/cwt260.00–290.001,91231
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2721245.67/cwt240.00–255.001,77121
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2763243.49/cwt240.00–247.001,8582
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,0731
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1819256.58/cwt255.00–259.002,10114
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1868241.28/cwt237.50–250.002,0944
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2890200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7801
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2910210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9111
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2960210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0161
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1980240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3521
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,035221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,2871
Steers1250–1300Medium and Large 11,265200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,5301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290327.50/cwt327.50–327.509501
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2321309.70/cwt300.00–325.009947
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328392.23/cwt363.00–400.001,2879
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0261
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373359.87/cwt345.00–370.001,3425
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy395325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2841
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed405300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2152
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2416273.31/cwt262.00–292.501,1375
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy418305.06/cwt300.00–310.001,2753
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3362
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1440319.63/cwt317.50–327.501,40614
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,2941
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1462318.94/cwt305.00–340.001,4745
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465256.71/cwt252.50–260.001,1943
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy478275.29/cwt260.00–282.501,3163
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485278.84/cwt275.00–285.001,3525
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4032
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521291.02/cwt282.50–297.501,51621
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530259.10/cwt252.50–265.001,3733
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy535220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1771
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4151
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562264.63/cwt260.00–272.501,48726
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576263.13/cwt263.00–265.001,51630
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy580257.48/cwt252.50–264.001,49311
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1611266.91/cwt257.50–285.001,63120
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy616251.90/cwt247.50–255.001,5524
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,5501
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5883
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663254.43/cwt245.00–272.501,68777
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2663230.19/cwt220.00–240.001,5262
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723243.98/cwt240.00–250.001,7645
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,8552
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6381
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8041
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy826216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,7847
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1930212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,9761
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4041
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed365365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3321
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2781
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1901
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2438327.88/cwt325.00–330.001,4367
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2466297.82/cwt282.50–310.001,3884
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474322.69/cwt310.00–335.001,5306
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed490310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5191
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,3261
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1511312.53/cwt300.00–327.501,5975
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565239.91/cwt230.00–250.001,3552
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy608257.47/cwt250.00–265.001,5652
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,7371
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6515
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6501
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8681
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,617138.55/cwt134.00–144.002,2403
Bulls——1,724152.73/cwt149.00–158.002,6337
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%869101.01/cwt99.00–103.008784
Cows—Lean 85-90%89595.00/cwt95.00–95.008501
Cows—Lean 85-90%959108.21/cwt105.00–112.001,03813
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020116.95/cwt113.00–122.001,1939
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238132.60/cwt129.00–139.001,6427
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243124.27/cwt117.00–137.001,54517
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,398127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,7752
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,435139.97/cwt132.00–150.002,0092
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,765109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,9241
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2983160.50/cwt139.00–177.501,5783
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,265147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,8661
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed8151,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4003
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 28001,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1505
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2800800.00/head800.00–800.008002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29751,948.72/head1,900.00–2,000.001,9492
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,936.46/head1,925.00–1,950.001,9362
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2092,355.58/head1,975.00–2,800.002,35610
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,238134.70/cwt131.00–139.001,6682
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2982,044.38/head1,700.00–2,200.002,0445
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3502,566.67/head2,400.00–2,700.002,5672
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,505130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,9571
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,510128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,9331

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.