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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Apr 18
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
599 head
▼ 86 vs last sale 685▲ 599 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
▲ 82 vs last sale 47▲ 129 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 50▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder offerings this week were mostly new crop, fleshier calves. Feeder steers sold $10.00-$20.00 higher, while heifers sold $5.00-$10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $10.00 higher. Attendance was good, with a good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $285.49/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −108.79 against this barn's trailing median of $394.28.
Average price
$285.49
28 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,572
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$184
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.72
vs AR average
−35.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556292.961,62713thin
Medium and Large 1-2557286.801,5978thin
Medium and Large 2534270.111,4437thin
One grade step is worth $22.84/cwt here — about $184 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 sale28 hd
285.49
—
AR average9 barns · 364 hd
301.21
−15.72
National average175 barns · 12,815 hd
321.18
−35.69
This barn, trailing median30 sales
394.28
−108.79
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

30 sales
436389342294median 394.2802/2704/1707/1009/0410/30
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.86, low $308.40, median $394.28 across 30 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—Average1,727189.643,27512
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,167142.331,66022
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,436139.051,9976thin
CowsLean 85-90%High955123.281,17732

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$2,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,100$1,9008
Cow-Calf Pairs3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,000$2,8501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,100$2,8005
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,020$2,50910
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,000$2,5001thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed310492.50/cwt492.50–492.501,5271
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy315415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3071
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330412.12/cwt400.00–425.001,3602
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365444.28/cwt430.00–460.001,6226
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed365415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,5151
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375380.02/cwt370.00–395.001,4253
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy390422.47/cwt420.00–425.001,6482
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2411388.28/cwt380.00–390.001,5966
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed420455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,9111
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy421385.82/cwt375.00–395.001,6244
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1440406.07/cwt400.00–410.001,78715
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2455365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6612
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2474340.04/cwt325.00–345.001,6124
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1486359.61/cwt350.00–382.501,74827
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517351.52/cwt345.00–365.001,8173
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531319.17/cwt310.00–325.001,6956
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575345.33/cwt325.00–360.001,98612
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590285.02/cwt282.50–287.501,6822
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0701
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy640305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9523
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8501
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1721294.40/cwt287.50–300.002,1234
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2745272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,0301
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1790272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,1531
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326387.85/cwt375.00–395.001,2647
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335352.06/cwt340.00–375.001,17911
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2348377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,3146
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy360360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2961
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed370350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2951
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374334.24/cwt315.00–355.001,2506
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380352.47/cwt350.00–355.001,3392
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4001
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418342.47/cwt330.00–350.001,43231
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4072
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438302.49/cwt300.00–310.001,3254
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy440300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3201
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2464297.42/cwt260.00–310.001,3805
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,59811
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478317.23/cwt310.00–325.001,5162
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy485300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4553
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy510284.95/cwt280.00–290.001,4532
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520265.66/cwt240.00–300.001,3815
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530304.36/cwt300.00–307.501,6134
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2546297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,6244
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4691
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568276.10/cwt265.00–280.001,5684
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed575302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,7391
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1582293.52/cwt287.50–312.501,7086
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy590260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5341
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy605262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,5881
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605247.44/cwt240.00–255.001,4972
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7051
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5931
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,7853
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1762247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,8863
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2337387.08/cwt370.00–415.001,3043
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373361.43/cwt350.00–375.001,3484
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed380400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5201
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380391.43/cwt370.00–405.001,4873
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1383412.81/cwt410.00–427.501,58116
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6602
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy415325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3491
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,5511
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426341.55/cwt340.00–350.001,45513
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy455350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5931
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473361.94/cwt360.00–370.001,7125
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2478344.92/cwt340.00–350.001,6492
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5451
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517350.81/cwt340.00–360.001,8146
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy528300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5843
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2535332.87/cwt331.00–345.001,7817
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy573300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7192
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8131
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy633285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8042
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,8281
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2Fleshy715240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7161
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy755250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8881
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1795270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1471
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,005220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,2111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,495160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,3921
Bulls——1,741200.53/cwt192.50–209.003,4917
Bulls——1,760178.00/cwt175.00–180.003,1334
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%895116.26/cwt110.00–120.001,0415
Cows—Lean 85-90%89797.29/cwt85.00–110.008735
Cows—Lean 85-90%917125.26/cwt120.00–132.001,1499
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,027134.60/cwt132.00–140.001,38213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,126139.68/cwt136.00–144.001,5739
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194133.11/cwt132.00–134.001,5894
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195149.08/cwt146.00–152.501,7829
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,390148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,0571
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,390130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,8071
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,459139.08/cwt136.00–145.002,0294
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0002,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
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 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0132,562.35/head2,350.00–2,600.002,5628
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0502,295.24/head2,200.00–2,400.002,2952
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8005
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2865174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,5051
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0852,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,7661
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1001,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9008

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.