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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Oct 24
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
650 head
▲ 100 vs last sale 550▲ 95 vs year ago 555 · +17.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 79▲ 4 vs year ago 88 · +4.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 60▲ 0 vs year ago 30 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

It was a rough week in the cattle futures, with the feeder board nearly $20.00 lower closing the week. Despite the downturn in the futures market, demand remained good for quality offerings, while lighter demand was noted on plainer, lower-quality cattle. Feeder steers and heifers traded $10.00 to $20.00 lower across the board. Buyers were more selective this week, focusing on well-conditioned, higher-quality calves, while less interest was shown for cattle showing flesh or lacking uniformity. Overall, a challenging week for the feeder market as pressure from declining futures weighed heavily on the cash trade. However, steady slaughter cattle prices provided some optimism heading into next week's trade.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $325.74/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits −68.54 against this barn's trailing median of $394.28.
Average price
$325.74
53 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,817
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$407
per head · Large 2 over Medium and Large 2
$43.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.62
vs AR average
−65.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 2595340.832,0283thin
Medium and Large 1560336.561,88535
Medium and Large 2545297.501,62115thin
One grade step is worth $43.33/cwt here — about $407 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 sale53 hd
325.74
—
AR average7 barns · 403 hd
344.37
−18.62
National average186 barns · 24,193 hd
390.82
−65.08
This barn, trailing median30 sales
394.28
−68.54
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

30 sales
436389342294median 394.2802/2704/1707/1009/0410/30
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.86, low $308.40, median $394.28 across 30 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—Low1,693181.013,0646thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,418160.702,2787thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,184153.021,81213
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,073132.191,41922

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,455$3,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,520$2,8501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,215$3,2501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$3,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,100$2,9001thin

Every lot

104 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 2313426.14/cwt420.00–450.001,3345
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4631
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363480.21/cwt450.00–490.001,7434
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2376399.17/cwt370.00–410.001,50112
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390439.88/cwt435.00–445.001,7168
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Full390400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5602
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy405400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6201
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420453.47/cwt437.50–460.001,90511
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420403.37/cwt385.00–425.001,6943
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478434.10/cwt410.00–452.502,07517
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy485400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9401
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2486368.63/cwt350.00–395.001,79211
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2509354.21/cwt350.00–365.001,8036
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529403.12/cwt380.00–430.002,13314
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1590368.57/cwt360.00–370.002,1757
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2594365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1684
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full615345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1221
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621367.01/cwt360.00–380.002,27913
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy628347.51/cwt345.00–350.002,1822
Steers600–650Large 2Thin Fleshed648390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,5272
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673356.63/cwt350.00–360.002,4003
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1761
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy700320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2401
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1703350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4612
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725325.03/cwt320.00–330.002,3562
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1763350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6712
Steers750–800Large 2Thin Fleshed765352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,6974
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy310360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1161
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318397.49/cwt375.00–405.001,2648
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332353.57/cwt340.00–370.001,1746
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378375.10/cwt370.00–380.001,4182
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379354.28/cwt340.00–370.001,34331
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy410345.06/cwt340.00–350.001,4152
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423379.67/cwt360.00–405.001,60618
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428331.13/cwt315.00–350.001,4178
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466351.14/cwt340.00–360.001,63612
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476323.33/cwt305.00–340.001,5396
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy480320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5361
Heifers450–500Large 2Thin Fleshed483355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7153
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517308.25/cwt280.00–325.001,5949
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521339.34/cwt330.00–350.001,7688
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added538365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,9646
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy565317.41/cwt310.00–320.001,7934
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585329.71/cwt320.00–340.001,92917
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2587281.37/cwt270.00–310.001,6526
Heifers550–600Large 2Thin Fleshed595340.83/cwt337.50–342.502,0283
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed625350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1881
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0001
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9051
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy640300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9202
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8671
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1658326.25/cwt315.00–335.002,1474
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2738263.22/cwt250.00–285.001,9433
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2795220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7491
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3231
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,080215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,3221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1294450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3235
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1310450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3951
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2334389.89/cwt380.00–400.001,3024
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2365429.00/cwt429.00–429.001,5666
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy370400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4801
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2376390.18/cwt380.00–410.001,4676
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy410400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6401
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423370.70/cwt350.00–380.001,56812
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1439434.85/cwt410.00–447.501,90911
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2467361.34/cwt340.00–375.001,6873
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy480385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8481
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1487420.00/cwt395.00–432.502,0457
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528356.21/cwt350.00–365.001,8814
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1532363.26/cwt360.00–370.001,9333
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2549370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0316
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575327.96/cwt320.00–340.001,8865
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1585341.70/cwt340.00–345.001,9993
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9682
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7281
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1658312.41/cwt305.00–315.002,0564
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2667300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0013
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9251
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723317.47/cwt315.00–320.002,2952
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1591
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2884260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2984
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1900270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4301
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2930230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,1392
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,505156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,3481
Bulls——1,608175.99/cwt174.00–178.002,8302
Bulls——1,812192.70/cwt190.00–197.003,4923
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%999115.71/cwt112.50–117.501,1564
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,012133.57/cwt130.00–139.001,3528
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035122.91/cwt120.00–125.001,2724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,171142.90/cwt140.00–147.001,6734
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,182154.56/cwt150.00–157.501,8276
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205163.42/cwt160.00–166.001,9693
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,230147.51/cwt145.00–150.001,8146
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,343156.87/cwt153.00–159.002,1073
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,474163.57/cwt161.00–168.002,4114
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29803,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2153,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,122172.24/cwt160.00–185.001,9333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,203171.18/cwt152.00–185.002,0594
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4553,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5202,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed680177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,2071
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2993197.39/cwt195.00–200.001,9602

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.