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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, May 30
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
499 head
▼ 191 vs last sale 690▲ 9 vs year ago 490 · +1.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 75▲ 8 vs year ago 35 · +22.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 20▼ 1 vs year ago 31 · −3.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Supply was good this week, considering the very wet and muddy conditions across the area. No trends were determined due to the sale not being reported last week. Demand was strong on weaned calves, while demand was held back on unweaned calves.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $300.21/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −94.76 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.
Average price
$300.21
43 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,660
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$33
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$22.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.76
vs AR average
−32.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2516315.001,6257thin
Medium and Large 1576301.991,74018thin
Medium and Large 2544292.681,59218thin
One grade step is worth $22.32/cwt here — about $33 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 sale43 hd
300.21
—
AR average7 barns · 283 hd
316.97
−16.76
National average127 barns · 6,029 hd
332.69
−32.48
This barn, trailing median29 sales
394.97
−94.76
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—Average1,767193.093,4118thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,599158.672,5373thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,233155.161,91315
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,069135.461,44813

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$2,4852thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,017$2,3153thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$2,2003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$2,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)950$1,7502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$3,6001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)867$2,6503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,067$2,6173thin

Every lot

100 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 1-2333445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,4827
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2337430.02/cwt425.00–435.001,4493
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6063
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4061
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415423.00/cwt423.00–423.001,7552
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430386.24/cwt370.00–400.001,6615
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1438433.63/cwt425.00–445.001,8999
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7836
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469398.21/cwt380.00–420.001,8689
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full490325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5931
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy495325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6091
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full505350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7681
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518380.87/cwt370.00–400.001,97318
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2524340.35/cwt320.00–350.001,7835
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530353.00/cwt350.00–365.001,8715
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy565332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,8792
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2569330.97/cwt315.00–340.001,8834
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576355.26/cwt340.00–370.002,04615
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full600325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9501
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9074
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619343.70/cwt340.00–345.002,1288
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy655310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0313
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2750270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0251
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1930250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323364.78/cwt350.00–375.001,1785
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378337.49/cwt320.00–360.001,2763
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385380.00/cwt370.00–390.001,4632
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed390360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4041
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy430325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3981
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431352.01/cwt350.00–352.501,5175
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433318.40/cwt300.00–330.001,3797
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed440370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6281
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470338.58/cwt330.00–355.001,59112
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy475315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4961
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480328.19/cwt325.00–335.001,5756
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2486289.97/cwt280.00–320.001,4098
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510330.00/cwt320.00–340.001,6832
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy510315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6071
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513302.32/cwt280.00–315.001,5518
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6257
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569284.96/cwt275.00–290.001,62110
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585303.09/cwt290.00–315.001,77310
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy595280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6661
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Full599287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,7224
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1608303.11/cwt290.00–312.501,84311
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy615270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6611
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7281
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1662278.31/cwt275.00–280.001,8423
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673245.09/cwt230.00–265.001,6493
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710247.52/cwt245.00–255.001,7574
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0951
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750222.50/cwt220.00–225.001,6692
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2845215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8171
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315421.49/cwt395.00–440.001,3284
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5841
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5411
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418428.27/cwt425.00–435.001,7903
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy420390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6381
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433378.25/cwt360.00–400.001,6383
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2463364.86/cwt360.00–385.001,6895
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473386.16/cwt380.00–410.001,8278
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2488331.74/cwt325.00–340.001,6193
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518330.78/cwt315.00–345.001,7138
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526350.95/cwt340.00–370.001,8464
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed530360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9081
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2556327.14/cwt310.00–335.001,8197
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574341.72/cwt330.00–360.001,9618
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy581313.97/cwt300.00–325.001,8244
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed605325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9661
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628290.04/cwt280.00–315.001,8217
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1639329.29/cwt320.00–342.502,1045
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1663320.08/cwt312.50–327.502,1222
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7941
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8551
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2710272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,9352
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy775265.85/cwt255.00–277.502,0603
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780256.21/cwt250.00–262.501,9982
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,715188.19/cwt184.00–190.003,2274
Bulls——1,818197.99/cwt196.00–200.003,5994
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,053134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,4112
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,062142.99/cwt138.00–148.001,5197
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,088123.01/cwt118.00–128.001,3384
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,197150.81/cwt146.00–156.001,8057
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,264158.96/cwt157.00–164.002,0098
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,510164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,4761
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,643156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,5632
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29001,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29502,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0172,314.75/head2,100.00–2,650.002,3153
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,225.00/head2,150.00–2,300.002,2252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,484.78/head2,250.00–2,700.002,4852
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28502,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29002,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001

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.