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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Mar 13
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
429 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 448▼ 47 vs year ago 476 · −9.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 25▼ 272 vs year ago 335 · −81.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 111 vs last sale 39▼ 185 vs year ago 335 · −55.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, on a light test, feeder cattle sold unevenly with a mixed offering of weaned and unweaned calves. Feeder steers and heifers sold from $10.00 lower to $10.00 higher, while feeder bulls sold mostly $10.00 to $15.00 higher. Overall demand for feeder cattle was strong. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5.00 lower. A good supply of replacement cattle was offered, with good buyer attendance and good demand noted.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $412.73/cwt on 19 head, up $19.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 29 comparable sales and sits +17.76 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.
Average price
$412.73
▲ 19.13 vs prior sale
19 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,145
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$209
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$31.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.15
vs AR average
−1.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1524422.522,21213thin
Medium and Large 2512391.522,0036thin
One grade step is worth $31.00/cwt here — about $209 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 sale19 hd
412.73
—
AR average8 barns · 120 hd
406.58
+6.15
National average182 barns · 10,991 hd
413.78
−1.05
This barn, trailing median29 sales
394.97
+17.76
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—Low1,612179.882,9008thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,390165.952,3072thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,186161.951,92114
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,025143.401,47028

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,213$4,5694thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$3,7006
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$3,6676
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,257$3,6595
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,300$3,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$3,2172thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,082$2,9474thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,060$2,7005
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$2,6503thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,125$2,6004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)850$1,7504thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,560$5,4001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,140$3,3682thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,300$4,6797
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,121$4,58314
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,220$3,75010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,110$3,1315
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)800$3,0001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)967$4,2033thin

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,6151
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2357471.29/cwt450.00–510.001,6833
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed365600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,1901
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383557.65/cwt545.00–565.002,1364
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy385525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,0211
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430520.18/cwt505.00–555.002,2377
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed440510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,2442
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440465.00/cwt455.00–470.002,0463
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2463474.59/cwt460.00–490.002,1972
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1464520.77/cwt510.00–540.002,4166
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy465490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,2791
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1532484.42/cwt475.00–490.002,5778
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1561454.14/cwt425.00–475.002,5488
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed600445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,6701
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1607429.78/cwt400.00–440.002,6094
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635390.08/cwt385.00–395.002,4772
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,6831
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy680350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3801
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,7741
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323444.87/cwt425.00–460.001,4373
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324525.91/cwt505.00–545.001,7049
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed328560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,8373
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375518.83/cwt480.00–535.001,9464
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378438.60/cwt420.00–465.001,6588
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed385480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8481
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy390455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7751
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414479.79/cwt465.00–505.001,9865
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424423.37/cwt400.00–440.001,7957
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy430455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,9571
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed468510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,3872
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468460.02/cwt455.00–470.002,1533
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy470420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9741
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470387.53/cwt370.00–400.001,8214
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed475455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,1612
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1501
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed505465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,3481
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy512405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,0745
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2514383.82/cwt370.00–400.001,9735
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522427.50/cwt427.50–427.502,2323
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy525485.10/cwt475.00–495.002,5472
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1841
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy565360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0341
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1603380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2912
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy615425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,6141
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2322
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,5124
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,7661
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed340550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,8701
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1342557.02/cwt540.00–565.001,9055
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy345520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7941
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373567.45/cwt560.00–575.002,1172
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375490.02/cwt460.00–525.001,8384
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed379571.98/cwt570.00–580.002,1685
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy380500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9001
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed408542.18/cwt525.00–560.002,2122
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,3164
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy425500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,1251
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2455455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,0701
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475502.50/cwt480.00–525.002,3874
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1503480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,4142
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed505460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,3231
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy540435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,3491
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed570480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,7361
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy625380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3751
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630388.76/cwt387.50–390.002,4492
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,5414
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,6281
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1541
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5841
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy792290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2973
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2855290.00/cwt280.00–300.002,4802
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,388161.70/cwt149.00–179.002,2443
Bulls——1,700189.24/cwt185.00–195.003,2174
Bulls——1,935197.00/cwt197.00–197.003,8121
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%888122.98/cwt120.00–127.501,0923
Cows—Lean 85-90%935135.59/cwt130.00–142.001,2689
Cows—Lean 85-90%980100.00/cwt100.00–100.009801
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,110155.07/cwt145.00–163.001,72115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,113148.60/cwt147.50–150.001,6542
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,151158.98/cwt157.00–162.001,8307
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265171.44/cwt168.00–173.002,1695
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,390165.95/cwt165.00–167.002,3072
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1403,368.42/head3,200.00–3,500.003,3682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5605,400.00/head5,400.00–5,400.005,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28002,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28502,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1464,755.03/head4,600.00–4,900.004,75513
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1503,278.26/head2,600.00–3,800.003,2782
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2004,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2203,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,75010
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3004,678.57/head4,250.00–5,000.004,6797
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28252,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28501,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7504
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29502,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0753,217.44/head3,050.00–3,350.003,2172
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1252,600.00/head2,300.00–2,950.002,6004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1673,095.71/head2,750.00–3,400.003,0963
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,205172.50/cwt172.50–172.502,0791
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2134,569.07/head3,200.00–5,400.004,5694
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2252,925.51/head2,900.00–2,950.002,9262
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2573,658.63/head3,650.00–3,700.003,6595
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,666.67/head3,600.00–3,800.003,6676
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5951
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,153198.76/cwt177.50–217.502,2928
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,158171.09/cwt169.00–173.001,9812
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29504,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29754,153.85/head4,000.00–4,300.004,1542

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.