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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Apr 17
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
707 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 680▲ 108 vs year ago 599 · +18.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 65▼ 44 vs year ago 129 · −34.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 52▲ 50 vs year ago 50 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week, feeder receipts increased; however, overall quality was plainer, and the supply of feeder steers was limited, preventing the establishment of a market trend. Feeder bulls sold $15.00-$20.00 lower, while feeder heifers were $10.00 lower amid weaker demand. Slaughter cattle traded from steady to $10.00 lower, with a very light test on slaughter bulls.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $398.51/cwt on 33 head, down $16.21 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 29 comparable sales and sits +3.54 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.
Average price
$398.51
▼ 16.21 vs prior sale
33 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,173
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$120
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$33.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.41
vs AR average
−28.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539411.552,21920
Medium and Large 2555378.452,10013thin
One grade step is worth $33.11/cwt here — about $120 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale33 hd
398.51
—
AR average9 barns · 283 hd
411.92
−13.41
National average182 barns · 12,591 hd
427.39
−28.88
This barn, trailing median29 sales
394.97
+3.54
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

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—Average1,242183.992,2853thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,269174.692,2175thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,275170.002,1682thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low926149.151,38116

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)1,207$2,9843thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,300$2,9759
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)945$2,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,134$2,6404thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,170$2,5804thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)885$3,0004thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$3,0001thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)850$2,8752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$3,2673thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)833$3,2373thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$3,1001thin

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,7591
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,0881
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2363504.83/cwt500.00–510.001,8332
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410528.94/cwt525.00–530.002,1695
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2413503.23/cwt500.00–510.002,0783
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy435500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,1751
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full440500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,2001
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed468490.95/cwt480.00–502.502,2982
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470459.79/cwt450.00–470.002,1612
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523483.21/cwt475.00–490.002,5276
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530450.59/cwt430.00–455.002,3888
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,5081
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,5961
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy710330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3431
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,8091
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2745367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,7381
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765392.65/cwt385.00–400.003,0042
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2329467.13/cwt450.00–500.001,5377
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365463.87/cwt450.00–485.001,6934
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385496.48/cwt490.00–500.001,91110
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy400450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8001
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420441.31/cwt420.00–460.001,85410
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428480.81/cwt465.00–500.002,05817
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471388.89/cwt370.00–400.001,83210
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed480437.63/cwt425.00–450.002,1012
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1489454.74/cwt425.00–465.002,22412
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy495385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9061
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy525392.02/cwt380.00–405.002,0582
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526394.83/cwt380.00–405.002,0774
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1531417.31/cwt410.00–430.002,21614
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2566367.56/cwt365.00–380.002,0808
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575401.17/cwt380.00–420.002,3074
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed580400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3201
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615388.49/cwt377.50–420.002,3899
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2624367.31/cwt360.00–375.002,2928
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy635362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,3021
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667365.60/cwt352.50–375.002,4393
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675335.00/cwt325.00–340.002,2614
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2708300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1242
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open7252,645.45/head2,600.00–2,700.002,64566
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1729340.54/cwt330.00–345.002,4834
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1790345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,7261
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1844342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,89111
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Fancy900330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,9701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2333520.40/cwt500.00–545.001,7333
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2384530.70/cwt525.00–540.002,0386
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1393557.55/cwt550.00–565.002,1912
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426538.10/cwt530.00–540.002,2925
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430482.39/cwt450.00–500.002,07415
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy445472.50/cwt470.00–475.002,1032
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1482482.81/cwt470.00–490.002,32715
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2484441.14/cwt425.00–460.002,1354
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519469.22/cwt450.00–500.002,4359
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525413.33/cwt390.00–425.002,1703
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy525410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,1531
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy568389.87/cwt380.00–400.002,2142
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed570435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,4801
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575415.53/cwt400.00–445.002,3897
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2584385.51/cwt375.00–387.502,25110
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1616401.61/cwt390.00–425.002,4746
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy620375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,3251
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2621371.39/cwt360.00–390.002,3067
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665363.76/cwt362.50–365.002,4192
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4141
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,5921
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2734330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4224
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2975270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,6331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,068176.99/cwt176.00–178.001,8902
Bulls——1,590198.00/cwt198.00–198.003,1481
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%738125.51/cwt120.00–132.009263
Cows—Lean 85-90%907136.64/cwt136.00–138.001,2393
Cows—Lean 85-90%926152.71/cwt150.00–158.001,4144
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,030164.84/cwt160.00–170.001,6986
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,135178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,0201
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,245160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,9921
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,285187.83/cwt186.00–190.002,4142
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,305180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,3491
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,320159.90/cwt158.00–162.002,1112
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed800172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,3761
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29452,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1342,639.58/head2,300.00–2,850.002,6404
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1702,580.13/head2,500.00–2,700.002,5804
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2072,983.98/head2,600.00–3,500.002,9843
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9759
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed835195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6281
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed840173.92/cwt172.00–176.001,4612
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,003200.80/cwt174.00–232.002,0143
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-27002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28003,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28503,030.88/head2,700.00–3,450.003,0312
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9003,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28502,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8752
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28853,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0004
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001

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.