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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Sep 19
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
715 head
▼ 155 vs last sale 870▲ 143 vs year ago 572 · +25.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 126▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 261 vs last sale 300▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers on a light offering traded $6.00 to $12.00 higher. On a stronger offering, feeder bulls saw significant gains, trading $15.00 to $20.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly this week, with less buyer interest noted. Prices ranged from $14.00 lower to $14.00 higher, depending on quality and condition. Demand was good for quality, weaned calves, while interest remained light for plainer, unweaned calves. Slaughter cattle traded mostly steady on a moderate test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $339.99/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 9 of 29 comparable sales and sits −54.98 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.
Average price
$339.99
32 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,835
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$152
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$27.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.72
vs AR average
−19.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541351.001,89719thin
Medium and Large 2539323.911,74513thin
One grade step is worth $27.09/cwt here — about $152 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 sale32 hd
339.99
—
AR average8 barns · 305 hd
343.71
−3.72
National average170 barns · 10,929 hd
359.66
−19.67
This barn, trailing median29 sales
394.97
−54.98
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—High1,551172.972,6829thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,595160.502,5602thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,280152.631,95312
CowsLean 85-90%High1,079131.441,41925

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$3,4505
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$2,9502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,600$2,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,375$2,5816
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,268$2,4772thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)930$2,0001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,6501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,500$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,400$4,4501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$4,0001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$3,3132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,067$3,2673thin

Every lot

113 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322506.42/cwt500.00–520.001,6313
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330427.84/cwt420.00–435.001,4122
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy333449.44/cwt435.00–465.001,4972
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368474.74/cwt465.00–490.001,7474
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2379405.11/cwt380.00–425.001,53512
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421461.19/cwt450.00–470.001,9424
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2424413.37/cwt375.00–435.001,7535
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed428440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8832
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy439430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8885
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470415.61/cwt405.00–430.001,9537
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full470380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7861
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy475350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6631
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2488376.56/cwt370.00–405.001,83814
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed490460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,2541
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2516356.37/cwt350.00–370.001,8394
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535400.28/cwt385.00–415.002,1412
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy535370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9801
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0351
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed559410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,2924
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy565350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9781
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570387.72/cwt370.00–392.502,21012
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2631358.94/cwt335.00–375.002,2655
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1638381.17/cwt370.00–397.502,43213
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673347.44/cwt345.00–352.502,3387
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,2901
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770318.25/cwt307.50–330.002,4513
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1782341.91/cwt340.00–347.502,6744
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2277366.72/cwt355.00–375.001,0163
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,2351
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed313407.44/cwt405.00–410.001,2752
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy320365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,1681
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2324367.76/cwt340.00–385.001,1928
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy350370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2951
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368351.30/cwt340.00–370.001,2937
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375383.33/cwt380.00–385.001,4373
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Full405325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3161
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy417342.49/cwt340.00–350.001,4284
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426392.34/cwt370.00–400.001,6714
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426344.26/cwt325.00–350.001,4677
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470336.84/cwt320.00–345.001,5836
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy472335.07/cwt330.00–340.001,5823
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1490360.92/cwt350.00–370.001,7695
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518358.57/cwt340.00–365.001,8578
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed525350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8381
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526320.10/cwt305.00–330.001,6848
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy543320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7382
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560351.15/cwt340.00–355.001,9669
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568325.00/cwt310.00–335.001,8464
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy614319.74/cwt300.00–330.001,9634
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2637301.95/cwt280.00–325.001,9233
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1642328.74/cwt325.00–340.002,1114
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy665313.75/cwt310.00–315.002,0864
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672345.11/cwt335.00–355.002,3197
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Full675270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8231
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8851
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2Full745245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8251
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755272.50/cwt250.00–295.002,0572
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1784315.06/cwt305.00–320.002,4705
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2835250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0881
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1890277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,4701
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1975240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2305425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2963
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,6221
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy320400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2801
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy365400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4601
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7061
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380391.82/cwt370.00–420.001,4893
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy422410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7304
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422376.48/cwt370.00–380.001,5893
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425442.12/cwt425.00–465.001,8794
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed465405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,8832
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2467356.61/cwt340.00–370.001,6653
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472418.48/cwt390.00–435.001,9758
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed515390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0091
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523347.54/cwt320.00–360.001,8184
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524375.50/cwt365.00–395.001,96810
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571372.28/cwt355.00–385.002,1264
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2597330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9703
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,0471
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1657337.49/cwt330.00–350.002,2173
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665313.54/cwt300.00–327.502,0852
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0591
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1721326.23/cwt315.00–330.002,3524
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2755282.50/cwt280.00–285.002,1332
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800283.00/cwt283.00–283.002,2643
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2815275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2411
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2910240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1843
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,440164.38/cwt150.00–179.002,3676
Bulls——1,663183.24/cwt180.00–187.003,0472
Bulls——1,990204.00/cwt204.00–204.004,0601
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%969109.21/cwt100.00–116.001,0584
Cows—Lean 85-90%982126.93/cwt122.50–130.001,2465
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115135.23/cwt132.00–143.001,50813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178138.05/cwt133.00–143.001,6262
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,233152.19/cwt144.00–158.001,8773
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250162.43/cwt160.00–165.002,0304
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,333150.96/cwt145.00–155.002,0126
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,535157.00/cwt157.00–157.002,4101
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,655164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,7141
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29302,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2682,476.92/head2,400.00–2,550.002,4772
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,950.00/head2,850.00–3,050.002,9502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3752,581.03/head2,100.00–3,100.002,5816
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,6002,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29002,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1004,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1503,426.09/head3,400.00–3,450.003,4262
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,475.00/head3,475.00–3,475.003,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,2003,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4004,450.00/head4,450.00–4,450.004,4501

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.