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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Nov 14
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
416 head
▲ 138 vs last sale 278▼ 140 vs year ago 556 · −25.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 60▼ 23 vs year ago 61 · −37.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 15▼ 15 vs year ago 30 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

"Compared to last week, overall supply increased slightly. With light comparisons available, feeder steers sold steady to $5.00 higher. Feeder bulls were mostly $10.00 higher, and feeder heifers over 300lb sold $10.00-$15.00 higher. There were no comparable sales on 300-lb heifers to establish a trend; however, demand for this weight class was very active at times, with prices trading over a wide range. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5.00 lower

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $324.28/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 3 of 29 comparable sales and sits −70.68 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.
Average price
$324.28
32 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,786
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$266
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$33.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−20.74
vs AR average
−39.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557331.511,84625
Medium and Large 2529298.491,5807thin
One grade step is worth $33.01/cwt here — about $266 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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
324.28
—
AR average9 barns · 637 hd
345.02
−20.74
National average183 barns · 20,348 hd
363.96
−39.68
This barn, trailing median29 sales
394.97
−70.68
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—Average1,584161.192,5534thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,515152.002,3031thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,232143.991,77513
CowsLean 85-90%High1,014116.401,18013

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$2,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,180$2,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)965$2,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$2,0004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$2,8001thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375457.70/cwt450.00–465.001,7162
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2393381.40/cwt355.00–405.001,4994
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3811
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428444.63/cwt430.00–460.001,9036
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468358.64/cwt340.00–380.001,67812
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473401.76/cwt385.00–415.001,90014
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517388.34/cwt370.00–410.002,00814
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8871
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy579339.10/cwt337.50–350.001,9638
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1593368.35/cwt360.00–370.002,18412
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616369.89/cwt355.00–385.002,2794
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0311
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660345.00/cwt342.50–352.502,2774
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Full665300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9951
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9241
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5841
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2945207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,9611
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,015190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,9291
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2215395.00/cwt395.00–395.008491
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,0661
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1343414.93/cwt405.00–425.001,4232
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2369360.45/cwt330.00–385.001,3309
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379407.66/cwt375.00–455.001,5458
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy410350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4351
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426327.49/cwt315.00–350.001,3957
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1432372.15/cwt350.00–385.001,6089
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473352.78/cwt340.00–380.001,6699
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473321.49/cwt315.00–345.001,52113
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5455
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Full525300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5751
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526333.99/cwt320.00–350.001,7579
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy530300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5901
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565294.73/cwt280.00–310.001,6652
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1581334.41/cwt320.00–340.001,94314
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy600300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8001
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9071
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7501
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670319.31/cwt300.00–337.502,1392
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5531
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1751
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1850270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed250435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,0881
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1131
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1295435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,2831
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320464.06/cwt445.00–485.001,4852
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy328432.37/cwt430.00–435.001,4182
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed355445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,5801
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1363420.14/cwt400.00–440.001,5252
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed410460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,8861
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427357.35/cwt350.00–367.501,5263
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1431421.60/cwt385.00–445.001,8176
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475333.63/cwt325.00–345.001,5854
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476392.53/cwt375.00–420.001,8687
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2514342.45/cwt325.00–360.001,7608
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy515355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8281
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1529369.86/cwt365.00–390.001,95711
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565319.52/cwt300.00–335.001,8056
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0521
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy582323.32/cwt320.00–325.001,8823
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2613307.41/cwt300.00–315.001,8842
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628324.59/cwt320.00–335.002,0387
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7281
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2755240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8121
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2860240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,370140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,9181
Bulls——1,655168.25/cwt163.00–178.002,7853
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77073.34/cwt72.00–75.005652
Cows—Lean 85-90%990114.81/cwt112.00–116.001,1373
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070124.64/cwt119.00–129.001,3345
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,107132.96/cwt132.00–135.001,4723
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,169135.23/cwt134.00–139.001,5816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,268145.48/cwt141.00–148.001,8453
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,301156.00/cwt152.00–161.002,0304
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,3031
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29652,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0402,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,193154.86/cwt142.00–172.001,8473
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9502,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001

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.