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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Aug 15
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
532 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 585▲ 245 vs year ago 287 · +85.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 46▲ 31 vs year ago 45 · +68.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 20▲ 0 vs year ago 15 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing 500 to 700 pounds sold $5.00 to $10.00 higher. Feeder heifers were lightly tested and traded unevenly, with prices ranging from $5.00 lower to $10.00 higher depending on quality and weight. Overall demand for feeder cattle was good, with a stronger demand on feeders weighing 600 to 700 pounds. Slaughter cattle traded steady to $10.00 higher this week, driven by strong demand and supportive market conditions.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $379.83/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 7 of 27 comparable sales and sits −55.17 against this barn's trailing median of $435.00.
Average price
$379.83
44 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,046
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$198
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$37.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.70
vs AR average
−7.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539389.332,09729
Medium and Large 1-2538380.002,0445thin
Medium and Large 2539352.201,89810thin
One grade step is worth $37.13/cwt here — about $198 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale44 hd
379.83
—
AR average6 barns · 312 hd
390.53
−10.70
National average151 barns · 7,160 hd
387.49
−7.66
This barn, trailing median27 sales
435.00
−55.17
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

27 sales
494441387334median 435.0003/0604/1707/1009/0410/30
Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.48, low $347.89, median $435.00 across 27 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—High1,699192.243,2679thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,452166.052,4119thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,219163.901,99813
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,020137.721,40516

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,118$2,9762thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,298$2,4502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,365$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$3,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)950$2,4502thin

Every lot

119 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed280550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5401
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2295470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,3871
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305422.46/cwt420.00–425.001,2892
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed310520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,6121
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,6911
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed363500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8152
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed375450.40/cwt440.00–460.001,6892
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2376397.94/cwt380.00–425.001,4965
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6593
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed408452.45/cwt450.00–455.001,8462
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2419389.90/cwt380.00–400.001,6345
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426410.65/cwt395.00–440.001,74910
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460402.26/cwt380.00–425.001,8502
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470367.54/cwt360.00–375.001,7274
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy478364.87/cwt360.00–370.001,7442
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519392.72/cwt380.00–406.002,03818
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy520350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8201
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy525335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7591
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed535417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,2341
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535355.88/cwt340.00–365.001,9048
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0445
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed580420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,4361
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580379.27/cwt370.00–390.002,2008
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9891
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610317.60/cwt305.00–330.001,9372
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy629351.93/cwt347.50–355.002,2144
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2636340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1626
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1642366.81/cwt362.50–370.002,35511
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy655340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2271
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1656368.20/cwt350.00–375.002,4156
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy725325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3561
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1731350.93/cwt350.00–351.002,56514
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1243447.58/cwt440.00–455.001,0882
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275398.55/cwt380.00–420.001,0962
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,2831
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3801
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,4021
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318395.16/cwt380.00–410.001,2573
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy326356.15/cwt350.00–365.001,1614
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365357.38/cwt345.00–375.001,3045
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed370430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5911
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378387.35/cwt380.00–395.001,4642
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415384.96/cwt380.00–390.001,5983
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed425395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6791
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429343.76/cwt330.00–360.001,47512
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7194
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy478340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6252
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480337.45/cwt325.00–350.001,6204
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed485352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,7102
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy505340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7172
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy520307.43/cwt300.00–315.001,5992
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521350.39/cwt340.00–375.001,8265
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2531325.60/cwt320.00–335.001,7298
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed537350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8803
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy555320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7762
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2561315.04/cwt305.00–330.001,7677
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565334.87/cwt330.00–340.001,8922
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Full590320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8881
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8601
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613332.49/cwt330.00–335.002,0382
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy625320.84/cwt320.00–322.502,0053
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0311
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1442
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy685310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1241
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2850200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265447.45/cwt445.00–450.001,1862
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1284485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,3776
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315415.71/cwt400.00–445.001,3093
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1331453.62/cwt450.00–465.001,5014
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy345415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,4321
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385390.19/cwt370.00–415.001,5024
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy385340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3091
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy415385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5981
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426364.86/cwt350.00–385.001,5547
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435395.00/cwt390.00–400.001,7182
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1462378.01/cwt360.00–395.001,7463
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2463354.91/cwt350.00–360.001,6434
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2472352.93/cwt350.00–360.001,6667
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed475370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7581
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy478350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6732
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed510365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8621
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527356.50/cwt350.00–365.001,8793
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530345.66/cwt325.00–357.501,8323
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2560352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,9743
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570332.30/cwt325.00–340.001,8942
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1587343.32/cwt340.00–350.002,0153
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy605327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,9811
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1627338.39/cwt330.00–345.002,1223
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628318.42/cwt310.00–325.002,0005
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1662331.66/cwt325.00–340.002,1963
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy665315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0951
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730266.71/cwt260.00–280.001,9473
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3941
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1Full775265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0541
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8601
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2840230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,658196.95/cwt190.00–202.003,2654
Bulls——1,704181.59/cwt176.00–188.003,0944
Bulls——1,845216.00/cwt216.00–216.003,9851
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%893126.44/cwt124.00–128.001,1293
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,027136.93/cwt132.00–142.001,4065
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,063151.43/cwt146.00–159.001,6106
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,063115.49/cwt115.00–116.001,2282
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150153.74/cwt150.00–157.001,7682
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195163.35/cwt160.00–165.001,9525
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,6941
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,273173.29/cwt170.00–176.002,2065
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,365158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,1571
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,447165.78/cwt164.00–168.002,3997
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,575176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,7721
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29002,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed870230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0011
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1182,975.95/head2,950.00–3,000.002,9762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,260191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,4071
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2982,450.29/head2,400.00–2,500.002,4502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3652,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001

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.