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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Aug 22
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
383 head
▼ 149 vs last sale 532▼ 308 vs year ago 691 · −44.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 76▼ 3 vs year ago 72 · −4.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 135 vs last sale 15▲ 134 vs year ago 16 · +837.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

SPECIAL NOTE MORE HERD SELLOUTS COMING NEXT FRIDAY ON 8/29/25

Compared to last week, on a light test, feeder cattle traded sharply higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold with strong demand, bringing $10.00 to $20.00 higher prices across most weight classes.

Slaughter cattle remained steady with good demand, showing no significant change in price levels from the previous week. There was a good supply of replacement cows, which drew strong interest from the crowd. Demand for replacements was reported as strong, contributing to competitive bidding throughout the sale. Overall, market conditions were firm with active buyer participation and solid demand across all classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $361.80/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 11 of 29 comparable sales and sits −33.17 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.
Average price
$361.80
17 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,957
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$101
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$31.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.51
vs AR average
+2.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534372.851,99211thin
Medium and Large 2554341.561,8916thin
One grade step is worth $31.29/cwt here — about $101 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale17 hd
361.80
—
AR average8 barns · 319 hd
360.29
+1.51
National average158 barns · 7,895 hd
359.80
+2.00
This barn, trailing median29 sales
394.97
−33.17
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

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—Low1,683189.573,19112
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,451168.632,4479thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,218159.661,9457thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,052142.001,4939thin

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)1,180$3,1245
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,173$2,87311
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,033$2,7833thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,150$2,6882thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,100$2,5003thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$2,4673thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$2,2444thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$2,1753thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)889$1,7444thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$3,8336
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$3,3509
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,100$3,27711
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,200$2,8502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)700$2,1502thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed220540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,1881
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,4541
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed355445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,5801
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1388430.00/cwt425.00–435.001,6683
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425431.12/cwt420.00–440.001,8324
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475404.92/cwt390.00–425.001,92313
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed480400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9201
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy490350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7151
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1511420.13/cwt395.00–435.002,1475
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2513357.56/cwt355.00–360.001,8342
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1581390.47/cwt375.00–400.002,2695
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625381.19/cwt377.50–385.002,3822
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full680350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3801
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1690365.04/cwt360.00–370.002,5192
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,5031
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,6202
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265410.94/cwt385.00–435.001,0892
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328381.65/cwt375.00–395.001,2526
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373407.38/cwt405.00–410.001,5202
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2387372.71/cwt350.00–395.001,4427
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423391.59/cwt385.00–400.001,6563
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424367.06/cwt340.00–385.001,5566
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy428385.09/cwt380.00–390.001,6482
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466392.57/cwt375.00–415.001,8297
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470349.96/cwt340.00–360.001,6453
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy473352.14/cwt345.00–360.001,6662
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524374.86/cwt360.00–395.001,9649
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2542353.26/cwt340.00–365.001,9153
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565329.85/cwt312.50–340.001,8643
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580363.78/cwt360.00–367.502,1102
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,1861
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9221
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,2611
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1121
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy680315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1421
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1740345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,5531
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,3012
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3781
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1295450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3281
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1340437.50/cwt425.00–450.001,4882
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378394.29/cwt385.00–405.001,4907
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy383408.30/cwt405.00–410.001,5643
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1414417.05/cwt415.00–420.001,7276
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420387.14/cwt365.00–405.001,6264
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Full425350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4881
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1483415.02/cwt400.00–430.002,0057
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9161
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy495395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9551
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1503397.46/cwt390.00–405.001,9992
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6411
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy555365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0261
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560375.00/cwt370.00–380.002,1002
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568325.13/cwt315.00–335.001,8472
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed575385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,2141
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy615355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,1831
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620375.85/cwt365.00–392.502,3303
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0961
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,3091
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy680315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1421
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9741
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2750280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1001
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2830240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9921
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed875265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3191
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1890300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6701
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1905285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,5791
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,495175.52/cwt170.00–179.002,6243
Bulls——1,746194.25/cwt186.00–200.003,3929
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%875124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0851
Cows—Lean 85-90%920128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1781
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,064140.84/cwt136.00–146.001,4994
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,138154.21/cwt150.00–158.001,7553
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,140172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,9611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,7831
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,218164.55/cwt160.00–168.002,0043
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,9232
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,418166.00/cwt162.00–168.002,3546
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,518173.89/cwt170.00–180.002,6403
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-27002,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,833.33/head3,700.00–3,900.003,8336
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,775.00/head3,775.00–3,775.003,7756
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,381.25/head3,375.00–3,400.003,3818
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27001,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27171,359.30/head1,200.00–1,475.001,3593
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27501,883.33/head1,750.00–2,000.001,8832
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29002,466.67/head2,300.00–2,550.002,4673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,688.04/head2,675.00–2,700.002,6882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1732,873.26/head2,650.00–2,950.002,87311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1803,123.73/head2,700.00–3,550.003,1245
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,605.21/head2,525.00–2,700.002,6052
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4052,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001

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.