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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Sep 5
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
746 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 744▲ 231 vs year ago 515 · +44.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 119▲ 40 vs year ago 42 · +95.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
83 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 60▲ 73 vs year ago 10 · +730.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

HERD SELL OUT NEXT FRIDAY WITH 165 HEAD OFF ONE FARM

Compared to last week, feeder cattle supply remained steady, though offerings of weaned calves were lighter. Feeder steers weighing 400-600 lbs traded $10.00 to $15.00 higher, reflecting strong demand. Heavier steers over 600 lbs were not well tested, leaving the market trend in that category largely undetermined. Feeder heifers sold on an uneven trend, with prices ranging from $8.00 lower to $10.00 higher, depending on quality and buyer interest. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $10.00 higher, particularly where higher-quality offerings were available. Overall demand was strong, supported by good buyer attendance throughout the sale.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $369.92/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 12 of 29 comparable sales and sits −25.05 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.
Average price
$369.92
58 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,016
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$147
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$37.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.59
vs AR average
−1.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2532387.502,0623thin
Medium and Large 1544384.922,09530
Medium and Large 2547349.821,91525
One grade step is worth $37.68/cwt here — about $147 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 sale58 hd
369.92
—
AR average8 barns · 581 hd
376.51
−6.59
National average145 barns · 7,681 hd
371.51
−1.59
This barn, trailing median29 sales
394.97
−25.05
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—High1,675192.923,23217
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,425169.202,41111
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,208168.092,03111
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,052141.631,48918

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,300$3,4505
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$3,4005
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,260$3,20510
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,155$2,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,244$2,6334thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,4501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$4,3758
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$4,0753thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,000$3,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,007$2,92215

Every lot

112 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,4341
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy340412.50/cwt410.00–415.001,4032
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1367485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,7803
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375430.27/cwt420.00–440.001,6142
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy420392.44/cwt390.00–395.001,6482
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424482.89/cwt450.00–502.502,04715
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425434.07/cwt415.00–445.001,8455
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed435450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9581
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2464421.99/cwt395.00–440.001,95812
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added465530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,4652
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1484449.26/cwt435.00–475.002,17415
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy528384.76/cwt375.00–395.002,0322
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530383.98/cwt370.00–405.002,0355
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1533423.72/cwt410.00–430.002,2588
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full557380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1177
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563420.10/cwt405.00–440.002,36522
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580373.53/cwt360.00–395.002,16611
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy590375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2131
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2612375.05/cwt365.00–380.002,2954
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615395.74/cwt380.00–415.002,43412
Steers600–650Large 2616402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,4795
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full628362.55/cwt360.00–365.002,2772
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full650355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3081
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1678366.50/cwt355.00–375.002,4853
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2441
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718362.51/cwt360.00–365.002,6032
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy775320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4801
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1795350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,7831
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,6571
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1880325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,8601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed322505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,6263
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2338432.78/cwt420.00–445.001,4632
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy340375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2751
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373381.27/cwt360.00–400.001,42212
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed383422.45/cwt420.00–425.001,6182
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1390425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6581
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2417372.52/cwt350.00–380.001,55314
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425414.14/cwt410.00–425.001,76012
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy440385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6941
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy470370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7392
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471368.87/cwt350.00–380.001,7378
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1481409.81/cwt380.00–420.001,97127
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516417.55/cwt385.00–430.002,15511
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518356.10/cwt350.00–370.001,8458
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed523380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9873
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy528361.93/cwt350.00–375.001,9114
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,0623
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy535340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8191
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy567343.16/cwt335.00–355.001,9463
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570373.10/cwt360.00–385.002,12712
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572339.74/cwt320.00–355.001,94313
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610357.60/cwt350.00–365.002,1814
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Full615340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0911
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy627326.54/cwt317.50–335.002,0475
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630309.84/cwt300.00–320.001,9522
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy675332.52/cwt330.00–335.002,2452
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1681352.81/cwt345.00–365.002,4037
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy725320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3201
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2738270.05/cwt255.00–285.001,9932
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1421
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2805290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3351
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1855295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,5221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1215555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,1931
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318423.60/cwt420.00–427.501,3472
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,7331
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2367413.68/cwt385.00–430.001,5183
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380454.93/cwt450.00–460.001,7292
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420441.59/cwt440.00–445.001,8553
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426395.76/cwt375.00–405.001,6865
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480431.97/cwt410.00–465.002,0739
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2489388.70/cwt375.00–400.001,9014
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2517361.82/cwt350.00–370.001,8713
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521411.97/cwt395.00–435.002,1467
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed525400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1001
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1578389.15/cwt380.00–395.002,2496
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580356.17/cwt345.00–370.002,0664
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610353.79/cwt340.00–360.002,1584
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Full613345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1152
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615363.01/cwt350.00–370.002,2333
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1451
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668357.58/cwt350.00–365.002,3892
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed670355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3791
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1733324.91/cwt320.00–335.002,3823
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1925265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,4511
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2940225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,1151
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 21,035245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,5361
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,529177.86/cwt168.00–188.002,7197
Bulls——1,688196.42/cwt192.00–200.003,3166
Bulls——1,913214.02/cwt212.00–218.004,0944
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%875134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1731
Cows—Lean 85-90%999143.82/cwt140.00–148.001,4378
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,048121.45/cwt116.00–126.001,2734
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,157167.72/cwt164.00–170.001,9415
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,174155.78/cwt150.00–160.001,8295
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,177156.73/cwt150.00–160.001,8453
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,325180.07/cwt177.00–182.002,3863
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,368186.96/cwt186.00–188.002,5582
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,410167.47/cwt166.00–170.002,3616
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,492160.81/cwt157.00–164.002,3993
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1552,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1552,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2603,205.16/head2,800.00–3,450.003,20510
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2732,744.37/head2,450.00–3,000.002,7443
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4005
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2007
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1254,375.00/head4,375.00–4,375.004,3758
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,2004,075.00/head4,075.00–4,075.004,0753
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,2003,603.57/head3,550.00–3,675.003,6047

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.