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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Aug 28
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
694 head
▲ 240 vs last sale 454▼ 50 vs year ago 744 · −6.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 40▼ 69 vs year ago 119 · −58.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
87 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 35▲ 27 vs year ago 60 · +45.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, receipts were higher as continued drought conditions across North Central Arkansas have left many producers with limited forage and water supplies, prompting increased movement of livestock to market. Feeder offerings consisted primarily of new-crop, fleshier calves. Following significant declines in cattle futures, demand was light. Feeder cattle sold $20.00 to $30.00 lower, while slaughter cattle sold $15.00 to $20.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $326.45/cwt on 38 head, down $19.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 29 comparable sales and sits −68.52 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.
Average price
$326.45
▼ 19.90 vs prior sale
38 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,733
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$52
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$24.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.63
vs AR average
−11.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525335.821,76422
Medium and Large 1-2505320.001,6164thin
Medium and Large 2550311.411,71212thin
One grade step is worth $24.41/cwt here — about $52 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 sale38 hd
326.45
—
AR average8 barns · 211 hd
331.07
−4.63
National average160 barns · 6,296 hd
338.02
−11.57
This barn, trailing median29 sales
394.97
−68.52
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—Average1,666172.402,8739thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,215144.401,75511
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,480141.002,0872thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,039129.681,34813

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,205$3,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$3,2003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$2,9394thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,054$2,7895
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,408$2,7019
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,033$2,4232thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,307$2,2333thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$1,9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,088$3,2932thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)655$2,1001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$4,2502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)800$3,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,084$2,7986
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$2,6001thin

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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3371
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,5641
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368443.91/cwt420.00–455.001,6343
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378410.10/cwt405.00–415.001,5502
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415422.68/cwt415.00–430.001,7542
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5981
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed425455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,9341
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6974
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,9581
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465388.04/cwt380.00–400.001,8048
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2482357.71/cwt350.00–380.001,7244
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1500380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2519349.82/cwt340.00–370.001,8167
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy534350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8693
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555368.63/cwt355.00–382.502,0462
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560322.51/cwt317.50–330.001,8063
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy576346.32/cwt345.00–347.501,99511
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615329.96/cwt325.00–335.002,0292
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy620320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9841
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1624350.38/cwt340.00–372.502,18613
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1659338.68/cwt330.00–350.002,23212
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2671327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,1984
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,2616
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2704300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1124
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725320.58/cwt315.00–327.502,3244
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1784316.61/cwt315.00–320.002,4823
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4901
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1885302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,6771
Steers1250–1300Medium and Large 11,290227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,9351
Steers1350–1400Medium and Large 11,370210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,8771
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2801
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2324376.72/cwt360.00–395.001,22111
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385387.47/cwt385.00–390.001,4922
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385355.13/cwt350.00–375.001,3679
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2398360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4332
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4001
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2405321.25/cwt315.00–330.001,3014
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4428
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1439349.15/cwt340.00–355.001,5336
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed455355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6151
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471323.86/cwt320.00–330.001,52517
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy473331.20/cwt320.00–340.001,5674
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477350.67/cwt341.00–370.001,67311
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6164
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517338.99/cwt330.00–350.001,75317
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy523325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7002
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525302.50/cwt300.00–307.501,5883
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2558314.38/cwt300.00–320.001,7549
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573325.06/cwt320.00–330.001,8633
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8761
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635322.20/cwt322.20–322.202,0461
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1664310.08/cwt300.00–330.002,0595
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665259.92/cwt250.00–270.001,7282
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725303.67/cwt300.00–307.502,2022
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,1851
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1855260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2231
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1940255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,3971
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1995255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,5371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2337420.04/cwt400.00–425.001,4165
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378378.02/cwt370.00–380.001,4295
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1390395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,5411
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2405350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4181
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed410385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5791
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1416389.97/cwt380.00–420.001,6224
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed435430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8711
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468374.92/cwt360.00–390.001,7552
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy485350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6982
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485337.46/cwt325.00–350.001,6376
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518366.58/cwt350.00–375.001,8996
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy520340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7681
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520334.74/cwt320.00–342.501,74113
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1562345.42/cwt340.00–350.001,94112
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8401
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy575307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,7681
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2607308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,8705
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy618285.06/cwt280.00–290.001,7622
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed625330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0631
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1635327.50/cwt320.00–335.002,0802
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9801
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2672268.06/cwt250.00–280.001,8013
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9211
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2935220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0572
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,405162.21/cwt153.00–166.002,2793
Bulls——1,797177.50/cwt170.00–184.003,1906
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%915108.33/cwt106.00–110.009913
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055132.37/cwt130.00–138.001,3975
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,085146.25/cwt140.00–153.001,5874
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,150114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,3111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,171143.58/cwt141.00–147.001,6816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260153.29/cwt151.00–156.001,9313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280133.54/cwt132.00–135.001,7092
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,2181
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,520128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,9461
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed8003,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29004,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0672,775.00/head2,400.00–3,050.002,7753
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1004,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,821.21/head2,500.00–3,300.002,8213
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960222.50/cwt222.50–222.502,1361
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28001,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29603,200.35/head2,950.00–3,300.003,2003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9702,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0332,423.00/head2,350.00–2,500.002,4232
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,986.28/head2,200.00–3,700.002,9864
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,939.44/head2,600.00–3,200.002,9394
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,195220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,6291
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2053,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3072,232.91/head1,700.00–2,500.002,2333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4082,700.55/head1,950.00–3,250.002,7019
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-26552,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0883,293.10/head2,700.00–3,700.003,2932

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.