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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Feb 28
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
635 head
▲ 169 vs last sale 466▲ 65 vs year ago 570 · +11.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 52▼ 73 vs year ago 132 · −55.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 25▲ 0 vs year ago 20 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

SPECIAL NOTE SPECIAL COW SALE ON MARCH 14TH OFFERING SEVERAL HERD SELL OUTS

Compared to 2 weeks ago, last week's sale was canceled due to the winter storm we had move through on Tuesday. This week was a different story with lots of sunshine and spring-like temperatures. Supply this week was good, selling on a strong demand. Feeder steers sold $20.00-$25.00 higher, while feeder heifers sold $15.00-$20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to $5.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold $5.00-$10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $286.58/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −108.39 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.
Average price
$286.58
46 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,559
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$167
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$28.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.92
vs AR average
−20.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545293.471,59935
Medium and Large 2541264.651,43211thin
One grade step is worth $28.82/cwt here — about $167 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 sale46 hd
286.58
—
AR average10 barns · 730 hd
300.50
−13.92
National average189 barns · 18,586 hd
307.01
−20.43
This barn, trailing median29 sales
394.97
−108.39
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

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—High1,880175.603,3019thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,279142.481,82312
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,461134.871,9705thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,028108.751,11813

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$1,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$1,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$1,7251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)755$1,5501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,050$2,0501thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)888$1,2163thin

Every lot

101 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed315465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,4651
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318435.31/cwt420.00–440.001,38410
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2581
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed365415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,5151
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376416.92/cwt400.00–430.001,5687
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390380.06/cwt375.00–385.001,4823
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed403380.03/cwt375.00–385.001,5322
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420397.70/cwt380.00–425.001,6703
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425347.38/cwt335.00–355.001,4764
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy440360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5841
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy458345.03/cwt340.00–350.001,5802
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2466338.54/cwt325.00–345.001,5784
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470375.64/cwt350.00–405.001,76610
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed481350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6846
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521356.76/cwt345.00–405.001,8597
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523310.22/cwt305.00–315.001,6222
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed530337.55/cwt335.00–340.001,7892
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy530330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7491
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569333.36/cwt322.50–350.001,89722
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2576287.49/cwt280.00–295.001,6564
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed580310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7982
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed585365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1351
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy585304.96/cwt300.00–310.001,7842
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy610282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,7231
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625297.87/cwt290.00–320.001,8625
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1677287.66/cwt275.00–315.001,9479
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2682260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7736
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713282.40/cwt270.00–290.002,0144
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2745260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9371
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1041
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2795245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9481
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2002
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2317334.76/cwt315.00–355.001,0616
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328380.75/cwt360.00–385.001,2496
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2364336.04/cwt320.00–345.001,2239
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369356.68/cwt340.00–375.001,3166
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1842
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy405310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2561
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420344.64/cwt330.00–365.001,44718
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420304.20/cwt285.00–325.001,2788
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed430335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4411
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431322.02/cwt320.00–325.001,3885
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy470285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3401
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471320.46/cwt305.00–335.001,5099
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2489289.99/cwt285.00–292.501,4183
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2490262.50/cwt250.00–275.001,2862
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523299.88/cwt280.00–315.001,56822
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528266.48/cwt250.00–280.001,4076
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2557262.46/cwt240.00–275.001,4625
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1582282.63/cwt265.00–300.001,64513
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613263.74/cwt261.00–275.001,6178
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620242.68/cwt235.00–250.001,5052
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623274.95/cwt270.00–280.001,7134
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1690265.01/cwt260.00–270.001,8293
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1714251.89/cwt240.00–265.001,7984
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1766243.45/cwt237.50–250.001,8655
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815236.23/cwt235.00–237.501,9252
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2303402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,2202
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4191
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2401
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy345370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2771
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365360.84/cwt345.00–375.001,3176
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375404.94/cwt385.00–410.001,5195
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410344.98/cwt335.00–350.001,4144
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy415355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,4731
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6791
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2460365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6793
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467371.25/cwt360.00–395.001,7343
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy485345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6731
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8111
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7061
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1589310.05/cwt295.00–330.001,8267
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1619288.61/cwt275.00–305.001,7864
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1664273.81/cwt270.00–285.001,8184
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720272.43/cwt270.00–275.001,9612
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1769264.10/cwt250.00–285.002,0315
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8841
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1905235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1271
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 11,120200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,2401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,500162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,4301
Bulls——1,670155.02/cwt152.50–157.502,5892
Bulls——2,013184.73/cwt180.00–187.503,7196
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92890.71/cwt87.00–93.008426
Cows—Lean 85-90%950111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0551
Cows—Lean 85-90%965117.92/cwt115.00–121.001,1382
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,230130.66/cwt129.00–135.001,6074
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254140.30/cwt137.00–143.001,7597
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,296150.17/cwt145.00–155.001,9464
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,390127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,7651
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,420139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,9742
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,488132.11/cwt129.00–135.001,9663
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed7551,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29051,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29051,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,6301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,285143.36/cwt139.00–147.001,8422
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8881,215.76/head1,000.00–1,350.001,2163
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090167.27/cwt155.00–180.001,8232
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001

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.