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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Apr 10
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
680 head
▲ 204 vs last sale 476▼ 5 vs year ago 685 · −0.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 65▲ 18 vs year ago 47 · +38.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 50▲ 2 vs year ago 50 · +4.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle receipts were higher. Offerings included a mixed supply of weaned calves with moderate condition and unweaned calves carrying additional flesh. Overall demand was good, with stronger interest noted on heifers. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to $10.00 lower, while feeder heifers sold $5.00-$10.00 higher. Notable sales included a draft of 60 open heifers averaging 725 lbs that brought $2,900 per head, and another draft of 10 open heifers averaging 725 lbs that brought $2,975 per head. Slaughter cattle sold with strong demand at prices $5.00-$10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $414.73/cwt on 42 head, up $7.64 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 29 comparable sales and sits +19.76 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.
Average price
$414.73
▲ 7.64 vs prior sale
42 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,234
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$161
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$29.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.06
vs AR average
−13.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539428.152,30723
Medium and Large 2539398.472,14619thin
One grade step is worth $29.69/cwt here — about $161 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 sale42 hd
414.73
—
AR average9 barns · 362 hd
419.78
−5.06
National average175 barns · 10,626 hd
428.36
−13.63
This barn, trailing median29 sales
394.97
+19.76
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—Low1,823218.523,9838thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,312182.182,38918
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,560179.142,7955thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,019167.751,70925

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$3,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$3,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,263$3,1432thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$2,6502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,123$2,4132thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$2,4005
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$2,2503thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,267$3,9743thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)967$2,4323thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$5,2009

Every lot

100 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,9141
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed302620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,8727
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2331589.52/cwt550.00–600.001,9517
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345610.00/cwt610.00–610.002,1051
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375580.55/cwt550.00–620.002,1774
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed380559.61/cwt550.00–570.002,1272
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2381530.34/cwt470.00–540.002,02113
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420566.12/cwt540.00–600.002,3789
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420503.04/cwt495.00–520.002,1133
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy444525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,3317
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471518.10/cwt500.00–555.002,44014
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed475517.42/cwt515.00–520.002,4582
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485468.75/cwt460.00–477.502,2732
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515489.86/cwt475.00–510.002,52310
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518439.82/cwt425.00–450.002,2783
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550412.50/cwt400.00–425.002,2692
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569462.37/cwt435.00–470.002,63116
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy615402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,4751
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2627401.56/cwt395.00–410.002,5183
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1636412.71/cwt410.00–425.002,6257
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,6928
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1745377.47/cwt375.00–385.002,8124
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2765340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,6011
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1834352.31/cwt337.50–380.002,9384
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1867336.52/cwt330.00–352.502,9188
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2975272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,6571
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1983305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,9983
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315514.79/cwt485.00–525.001,6225
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed332536.61/cwt535.00–540.001,7823
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1345550.00/cwt540.00–560.001,8982
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370504.46/cwt495.00–515.001,8672
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed381520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,9818
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1387522.89/cwt500.00–550.002,0243
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed417493.24/cwt490.00–500.002,0573
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427519.20/cwt490.00–540.002,21715
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2436462.95/cwt450.00–470.002,0185
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed453490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,2206
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472419.70/cwt400.00–435.001,9813
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480468.25/cwt445.00–490.002,24816
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed509436.82/cwt425.00–440.002,2235
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523443.74/cwt420.00–480.002,32115
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523398.07/cwt380.00–415.002,0826
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy528393.87/cwt390.00–397.502,0802
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed555400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2201
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571371.20/cwt350.00–385.002,1207
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1582400.62/cwt395.00–430.002,3326
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2612338.64/cwt320.00–360.002,0723
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626383.16/cwt370.00–405.002,39912
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3291
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2911
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open7252,910.71/head2,900.00–2,975.002,91170
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1731349.96/cwt340.00–360.002,5585
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760352.41/cwt340.00–367.502,6784
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1814325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6465
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1913276.61/cwt270.00–280.002,5253
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed325585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,9011
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1334612.27/cwt600.00–625.002,0454
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,7341
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed363574.83/cwt570.00–580.002,0872
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373517.99/cwt500.00–530.001,9323
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1381602.43/cwt565.00–630.002,2954
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1417564.88/cwt560.00–570.002,3563
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427504.82/cwt480.00–525.002,1568
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465526.08/cwt500.00–547.502,44619
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474468.46/cwt445.00–490.002,2214
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525469.33/cwt450.00–485.002,4647
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,3851
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573401.64/cwt385.00–410.002,3013
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy590405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,3901
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1640400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,5601
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy695370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,5721
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,6091
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1881
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2990257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,5491
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,245174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,1661
Bulls——1,565244.00/cwt244.00–244.003,8191
Bulls——1,962221.69/cwt218.00–230.004,3506
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%792140.01/cwt138.00–142.001,1093
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,015152.94/cwt146.00–158.001,5524
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,026166.42/cwt160.00–172.001,70710
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,097187.21/cwt176.00–198.002,0548
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275177.76/cwt172.00–184.002,26610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,326192.24/cwt188.00–198.002,5497
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,529175.92/cwt172.00–184.002,6904
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,575156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,4571
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,685192.00/cwt192.00–192.003,2351
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,770310.00/cwt310.00–310.005,4871
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,2261
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29602,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1232,412.92/head2,200.00–2,600.002,4132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,650.00/head2,400.00–2,900.002,6502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2633,142.57/head3,000.00–3,300.003,1432
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29005,200.00/head5,200.00–5,200.005,2009
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9752,397.44/head2,300.00–2,500.002,3972
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2673,973.68/head3,900.00–4,000.003,9743

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.