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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Mar 28
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
372 head
▼ 104 vs last sale 476▼ 97 vs year ago 469 · −20.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 265 vs last sale 335▼ 24 vs year ago 94 · −25.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 255 vs last sale 335▲ 20 vs year ago 60 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

APRIL 4TH WILL BE THE 65TH ANNIVERSARY PRE-VAC & CUSTOMER SPPRECIATION SALE STARTING @1:30PM

This week's supply of feeder calves was on the plainer side. The sale was not reported last week, and compared to two weeks ago, it was too light of a test to determine a trend. A couple of herd sell-outs offered several pairs selling on a strong demand. Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady compared to two weeks ago

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $298.61/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −96.36 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.
Average price
$298.61
15 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,635
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$18.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.12
vs AR average
−23.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544306.041,6659thin
Medium and Large 1-2553287.471,5886thin
One grade step is worth $18.58/cwt here — about $77 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 sale15 hd
298.61
—
AR average10 barns · 351 hd
306.74
−8.12
National average178 barns · 15,613 hd
321.74
−23.13
This barn, trailing median29 sales
394.97
−96.36
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—Average1,541166.382,56512
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,559144.312,2504thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,276138.331,7667thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,017116.941,18918

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$2,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$2,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,100$1,9005
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,100$1,8005
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$1,6501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,000$2,1001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,152$2,5713thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,100$3,0805
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$2,9414thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$2,9004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,100$2,7507
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,067$2,6333thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$2,4754thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,165$2,23413

Every lot

93 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2343425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4584
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3802
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375373.33/cwt360.00–385.001,4003
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2384400.70/cwt395.00–420.001,5394
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418399.79/cwt387.50–410.001,6718
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420374.82/cwt370.00–380.001,5742
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7982
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467405.04/cwt395.00–410.001,8927
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468354.97/cwt350.00–360.001,6612
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2488319.90/cwt300.00–340.001,5612
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy495355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7571
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9831
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6221
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,9051
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8381
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2810257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,0861
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,1722
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2880235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0681
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,135197.50/cwt197.50–197.502,2422
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2322324.87/cwt315.00–340.001,0463
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2241
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365326.47/cwt310.00–345.001,1924
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375372.65/cwt360.00–390.001,3977
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2387353.01/cwt335.00–365.001,3665
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418343.07/cwt330.00–350.001,4343
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425312.50/cwt300.00–325.001,3282
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431339.93/cwt335.00–345.001,4655
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465314.95/cwt310.00–320.001,4652
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466325.51/cwt315.00–335.001,5177
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479300.90/cwt290.00–310.001,4415
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4211
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522298.24/cwt290.00–305.001,5573
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528305.98/cwt300.00–320.001,6165
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564306.12/cwt290.00–320.001,7274
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583276.69/cwt270.00–280.001,6133
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2608275.04/cwt265.00–285.001,6722
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8441
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4741
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,0701
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6683
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1838227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,9063
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9031
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2326382.28/cwt365.00–415.001,2464
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373404.90/cwt400.00–410.001,5102
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6151
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2387362.03/cwt345.00–375.001,4013
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420332.50/cwt325.00–340.001,3972
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2421392.67/cwt370.00–400.001,6535
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468372.97/cwt370.00–380.001,7455
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2468362.19/cwt350.00–380.001,6954
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470325.13/cwt300.00–340.001,5285
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513349.08/cwt335.00–365.001,7916
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2523345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8042
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2563308.73/cwt305.00–312.501,7382
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570336.95/cwt327.50–350.001,9214
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1627310.79/cwt290.00–325.001,9495
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy660280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8481
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2685285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9521
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2850232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,9761
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2915215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,9672
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,363150.82/cwt139.00–157.002,0565
Bulls——1,590165.45/cwt163.00–167.002,6313
Bulls——1,728186.52/cwt181.00–193.003,2234
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85590.00/cwt90.00–90.007702
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,007106.15/cwt100.00–111.001,0695
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,036122.81/cwt118.00–126.001,2727
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075133.61/cwt132.00–139.001,4364
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,120142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,5901
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245148.81/cwt145.00–152.001,8533
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,5101
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,400130.94/cwt128.00–134.001,8332
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,478141.04/cwt140.00–142.002,0852
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,640147.58/cwt145.00–150.002,4202
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1522,570.91/head2,000.00–2,800.002,5713
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9502,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,080.00/head3,050.00–3,200.003,0805
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7507
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1251,980.00/head1,900.00–2,000.001,9808
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2332,887.84/head2,150.00–3,500.002,8883
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1001,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001

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.