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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jan 16
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
563 head
▼ 877 vs last sale 1,440▼ 899 vs year ago 1,462 · −61.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 95▲ 2 vs year ago 76 · +2.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 25▲ 15 vs year ago 60 · +25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle receipts were lighter, with a reduced supply of weaned calves. Pressure from recent losses on the feeder cattle futures board, combined with the limited availability of weaned calves, resulted in lower prices for lighter-weight steers. Steer calves weighing 300-550 lbs sold $8.00 lower, while steers weighing 550-800 lbs traded $12.00 higher on stronger demand. Feeder heifers traded $14.00 lower on average across all weight classes. Slaughter cattle prices were $10.00-$15.00 lower for the week amid softer demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $367.58/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 11 of 29 comparable sales and sits −27.39 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.
Average price
$367.58
46 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,001
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$255
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$49.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.99
vs AR average
−45.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546384.202,09620
Medium and Large 1-2541363.621,96518thin
Medium and Large 2550334.951,8418thin
One grade step is worth $49.25/cwt here — about $255 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale46 hd
367.58
—
AR average8 barns · 304 hd
380.57
−12.99
National average188 barns · 26,809 hd
413.48
−45.90
This barn, trailing median29 sales
394.97
−27.39
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—Low1,538162.642,5019thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,455146.692,13412
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,203146.581,76421
CowsLean 85-90%High975116.701,13824

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)1,400$3,1002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$3,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$2,5792thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,153$2,5493thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,115$1,8244thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,179$1,8104thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,445$4,1001thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,830$3,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,150$3,6752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,000$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$2,8902thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,7551
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2295500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4751
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323512.21/cwt500.00–525.001,6542
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,8651
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2367448.05/cwt430.00–465.001,6443
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376506.85/cwt480.00–540.001,9068
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed405550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,2281
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420442.23/cwt435.00–450.001,8572
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1444496.03/cwt460.00–505.002,2026
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7021
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473472.09/cwt445.00–505.002,2334
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520441.45/cwt420.00–460.002,29616
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy545380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0711
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570451.48/cwt440.00–465.002,5733
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy610355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,1661
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618411.49/cwt410.00–412.502,5435
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660389.05/cwt387.50–400.002,5688
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy675370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4981
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810344.81/cwt330.00–350.002,7934
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1935320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,9921
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280385.54/cwt370.00–400.001,0802
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2305440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3424
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321479.71/cwt450.00–505.001,5408
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325422.85/cwt415.00–430.001,3742
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2364411.13/cwt380.00–435.001,4975
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378460.06/cwt440.00–505.001,7397
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy425396.45/cwt385.00–405.001,6853
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425391.82/cwt385.00–400.001,6653
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430423.43/cwt410.00–450.001,82110
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465406.77/cwt400.00–425.001,89111
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475386.59/cwt380.00–390.001,8369
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy478371.39/cwt350.00–385.001,7753
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2484369.99/cwt360.00–385.001,7918
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1509395.41/cwt380.00–415.002,01310
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521342.21/cwt330.00–360.001,7834
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526372.21/cwt370.00–380.001,9589
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2555355.02/cwt350.00–365.001,9709
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578327.68/cwt320.00–340.001,8944
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580379.35/cwt370.00–385.002,2008
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy590347.52/cwt345.00–350.002,0502
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620343.28/cwt340.00–350.002,1283
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0643
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy650325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1131
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665343.05/cwt340.00–352.502,2814
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1941
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718332.63/cwt325.00–340.002,3882
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2835290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4221
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,068240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,5632
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy340450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5301
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2369428.19/cwt400.00–450.001,5804
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy380459.61/cwt450.00–470.001,7472
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1382511.41/cwt500.00–530.001,9548
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424491.06/cwt465.00–530.002,0827
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy425450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9131
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425427.74/cwt400.00–450.001,8185
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476382.16/cwt360.00–400.001,8199
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480433.77/cwt420.00–455.002,08218
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed480420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0161
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1533413.39/cwt400.00–430.002,20314
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560349.82/cwt340.00–360.001,9592
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1567408.39/cwt390.00–435.002,3167
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2201
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618387.47/cwt375.00–395.002,3956
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0791
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,5381
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2331
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1825284.97/cwt280.00–290.002,3512
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1Fleshy855250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,308145.51/cwt132.00–156.001,9034
Bulls——1,693168.63/cwt167.00–171.002,8553
Bulls——1,765187.93/cwt186.00–190.003,3172
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85594.05/cwt80.00–104.008046
Cows—Lean 85-90%893112.32/cwt106.00–118.001,0036
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,059125.97/cwt120.00–130.001,3347
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,102136.17/cwt132.00–142.001,5015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,186144.06/cwt142.00–146.001,7097
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,206133.64/cwt130.00–138.001,6124
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,214153.52/cwt150.00–160.001,86410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,345136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,8291
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,383151.31/cwt150.00–155.002,0934
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,511145.58/cwt142.00–148.002,2007
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4454,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,8303,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1002,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,100220.00/head220.00–220.002201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1202,358.63/head2,050.00–2,700.002,3593
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1791,810.07/head270.00–2,900.001,8104
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,598.31/head2,500.00–2,700.002,5982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2152,579.01/head2,500.00–2,700.002,5792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4003,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2966197.15/cwt155.00–242.001,9047
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1004,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,889.58/head2,700.00–3,050.002,8902

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.