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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Feb 7
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
575 head
▲ 406 vs last sale 169▼ 125 vs year ago 700 · −17.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 49▼ 10 vs year ago 91 · −11.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 14▼ 29 vs year ago 74 · −39.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder supply this week was good while selling on an uneven test due to the light supply last week. Feeder steers and bulls sold $16.00-$20.00 lower, while feeder heifers sold steady to $3.00 higher, with a stronger demand on 500lb-700lb heifers. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $287.24/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −107.73 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.
Average price
$287.24
48 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,563
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$173
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$39.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.29
vs AR average
−11.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539299.731,61533
Medium and Large 2555259.761,44315thin
One grade step is worth $39.97/cwt here — about $173 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale48 hd
287.24
—
AR average10 barns · 421 hd
284.95
+2.29
National average192 barns · 21,303 hd
298.86
−11.62
This barn, trailing median29 sales
394.97
−107.73
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—High1,674154.062,57814
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,475136.972,0209thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,192132.641,58110
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,053111.901,17814

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 Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$2,5003thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$2,5003thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$2,4002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$2,3982thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$1,9503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,8501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,6002thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,4504thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$3,5004thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$3,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,050$2,7502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,4223thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,100$2,4001thin

Every lot

107 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,1831
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1303400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2122
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1471
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2374328.93/cwt305.00–340.001,2304
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377357.74/cwt350.00–375.001,3493
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed385390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5021
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed395350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3831
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy395300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1851
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2403340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3703
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420320.72/cwt307.50–330.001,3473
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4451
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy430325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3981
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added444345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5329
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy460312.23/cwt300.00–325.001,4362
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2464310.48/cwt295.00–325.001,4416
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed470330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5511
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,6173
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2500305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5252
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed505315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5911
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4141
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510316.32/cwt310.00–325.001,6137
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1556311.32/cwt305.00–315.001,7316
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568275.23/cwt267.50–282.501,5632
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy595250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4881
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6641
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618294.82/cwt280.00–310.001,8222
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685275.07/cwt270.00–280.001,8842
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7601
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718258.36/cwt257.50–260.001,8556
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy730250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8251
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1955220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1011
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,018210.17/cwt200.00–220.002,1402
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy300300.00/cwt300.00–300.009001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2331296.55/cwt280.00–325.009824
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2921
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy370312.37/cwt300.00–315.001,1566
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371290.41/cwt280.00–310.001,0777
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed380322.57/cwt320.00–325.001,2262
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1384334.49/cwt325.00–355.001,28412
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3201
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418288.07/cwt270.00–305.001,20410
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421321.58/cwt310.00–330.001,3547
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473271.28/cwt255.00–280.001,2835
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy478277.41/cwt275.00–280.001,3262
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1482312.46/cwt300.00–327.501,5067
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5751
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518305.97/cwt280.00–315.001,58517
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525252.24/cwt235.00–260.001,3244
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1561293.10/cwt280.00–295.001,64416
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573257.24/cwt255.00–257.501,47410
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1636269.27/cwt255.00–285.001,7136
Heifers600–650Large 2649272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,7696
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1657261.90/cwt230.00–267.001,72110
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4961
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9581
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3351
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2338312.59/cwt300.00–325.001,0572
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1363350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2717
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378329.69/cwt310.00–340.001,2463
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419345.76/cwt340.00–350.001,4496
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424315.02/cwt300.00–335.001,3367
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy429323.73/cwt320.00–325.001,3894
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy468299.63/cwt285.00–315.001,4023
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474321.40/cwt315.00–335.001,5237
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475288.84/cwt280.00–300.001,3723
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed505315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5911
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy505295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4901
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518313.54/cwt295.00–327.501,6249
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4582
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568298.17/cwt285.00–310.001,6943
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580248.88/cwt240.00–262.501,4446
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1603288.77/cwt285.00–292.501,7412
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy618260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6072
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2633244.56/cwt230.00–260.001,5488
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5301
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1689253.30/cwt250.00–267.501,7455
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1790220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7381
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2Full805215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7311
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,554142.11/cwt135.00–147.502,2085
Bulls——1,696153.18/cwt150.00–160.002,5984
Bulls——1,775166.72/cwt163.00–170.002,9595
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02591.92/cwt85.00–99.009423
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0761
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,059125.08/cwt121.00–130.001,3255
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,066112.30/cwt111.00–115.001,1975
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,102124.76/cwt121.00–129.001,3753
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,155147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,6981
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243134.19/cwt131.00–139.501,6686
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,453135.72/cwt133.00–139.001,9728
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,650147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,4261
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920180.12/cwt172.50–187.501,6572
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,8231
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,382.61/head2,000.00–2,800.002,3832
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5004
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1252,397.78/head2,300.00–2,500.002,3982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,950.00/head1,850.00–2,000.001,9503
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,450.00/head2,300.00–2,500.002,4504

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.