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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Sep 25
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
786 head
▲ 487 vs last sale 299▲ 173 vs year ago 613 · +28.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 30▼ 22 vs year ago 102 · −21.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 25▲ 34 vs year ago 25 · +136.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle receipts were significantly higher as the fall run got underway. Lightweight calves were in strong demand, with 300- to 500-pound steers and heifers selling $5.00 to $10.00 higher. Feeder bulls weighing under 500 pounds sold $20.00 higher, while feeder bulls and heifers over 500 pounds sold mostly steady. Feeder steers over 500 pounds were not well tested due to limited receipts last week. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5.00 lower, with the exception of high-yielding bulls, which met strong demand. Overall quality on feeders was good, with a mixed offering of weaned and unweaned calves.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $339.79/cwt on 54 head, up $2.09 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 29 comparable sales and sits −55.17 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.
Average price
$339.79
▲ 2.09 vs prior sale
54 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,894
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$139
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$24.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.23
vs AR average
−16.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558348.741,94534
Medium and Large 2557324.581,80620
One grade step is worth $24.16/cwt here — about $139 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 sale54 hd
339.79
—
AR average8 barns · 559 hd
355.03
−15.23
National average179 barns · 11,869 hd
356.10
−16.31
This barn, trailing median29 sales
394.97
−55.17
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—Low1,678186.253,1267thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,201130.131,5639thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,459125.001,8244thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,070113.901,21918

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)1,135$3,0695
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,068$3,0532thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,198$2,7858
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,268$2,5003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,320$2,3213thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,390$2,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,132$2,1974thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)890$2,4502thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)725$2,4001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,460$3,1001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$3,3001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,200$2,7501thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)913$3,4864thin

Every lot

107 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed310615.00/cwt615.00–615.001,9071
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1317559.84/cwt545.00–585.001,7753
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5531
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2376445.02/cwt425.00–450.001,6736
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed380480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8241
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1381514.49/cwt480.00–530.001,9604
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy390450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7551
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9091
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415414.64/cwt405.00–425.001,7212
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed418525.03/cwt520.00–530.002,1952
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1437481.05/cwt465.00–515.002,10210
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy445445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,9801
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,2501
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed465430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0001
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy465400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8601
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468454.88/cwt445.00–485.002,1296
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475403.07/cwt390.00–415.001,9153
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523383.15/cwt375.00–390.002,0044
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530420.93/cwt400.00–435.002,23130
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed550377.50/cwt375.00–380.002,0762
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570398.84/cwt380.00–415.002,27310
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy583367.60/cwt360.00–375.002,1432
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2583350.51/cwt340.00–367.502,0436
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy615355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,1831
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622381.61/cwt370.00–395.002,37415
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1695345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3981
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715312.52/cwt310.00–315.002,2352
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735337.52/cwt335.00–340.002,4812
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1790320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5282
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2800285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2801
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1843325.03/cwt315.00–335.002,7402
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1873306.12/cwt300.00–312.502,6722
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1922301.94/cwt295.00–305.002,7845
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3901
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,6801
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363428.80/cwt420.00–450.001,5575
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371384.28/cwt360.00–410.001,4268
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415373.21/cwt355.00–390.001,54911
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421410.81/cwt400.00–425.001,7306
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy460350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6101
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473343.69/cwt325.00–360.001,6268
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480376.17/cwt360.00–390.001,80632
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529333.80/cwt320.00–340.001,7669
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1532356.84/cwt345.00–365.001,89813
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy543327.49/cwt325.00–330.001,7782
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577345.44/cwt330.00–357.501,99319
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2579317.04/cwt300.00–327.501,83611
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy605315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9061
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627329.34/cwt320.00–345.002,0659
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2627309.46/cwt300.00–317.501,9406
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1687321.76/cwt317.50–332.502,21011
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0021
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717306.97/cwt300.00–310.002,2015
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1751
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed305612.46/cwt610.00–615.001,8682
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1348530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,8442
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1376500.17/cwt460.00–515.001,8816
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6201
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424398.47/cwt380.00–415.001,6904
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1434459.21/cwt432.50–475.001,99315
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed445430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9141
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475378.94/cwt360.00–405.001,8006
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1479432.46/cwt420.00–465.002,0719
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed490410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,0091
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,9111
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2521349.72/cwt335.00–375.001,8228
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523374.84/cwt365.00–385.001,9604
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy530350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8551
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy555345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9152
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1559382.87/cwt380.00–385.002,1407
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2572331.58/cwt310.00–345.001,8976
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615329.91/cwt325.00–335.002,0293
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623311.68/cwt300.00–325.001,9429
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1664327.94/cwt320.00–335.002,1785
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1421
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1712301.59/cwt290.00–320.002,1476
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy715270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9311
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2726286.25/cwt275.00–295.002,0784
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2815270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2011
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1820300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,393159.41/cwt159.00–160.002,2212
Bulls——1,688179.36/cwt174.00–185.003,0282
Bulls——1,862208.74/cwt197.00–222.003,8873
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97385.35/cwt80.00–90.008302
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,018106.38/cwt100.00–110.001,0835
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,107120.49/cwt117.00–127.001,3349
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,130139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,5711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,130131.57/cwt130.00–133.001,4872
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,135120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,221130.31/cwt128.00–133.001,5917
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,415120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,6982
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,503130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,9542
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4603,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27252,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28902,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0683,053.40/head3,000.00–3,100.003,0532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1322,197.39/head2,000.00–2,600.002,1974
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1353,068.73/head2,850.00–3,350.003,0695
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1982,784.53/head2,300.00–2,900.002,7858
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2682,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3202,321.40/head2,000.00–2,600.002,3213
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3902,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28253,222.73/head3,150.00–3,300.003,2232
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,750.00/head3,500.00–4,000.003,7502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29003,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501

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.