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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Dec 27
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
120 head
349 vs last sale 469 48 vs year ago 168 · 28.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
41 vs last sale 59 217 vs year ago 317 · 68.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
338 head
303 vs last sale 35 63 vs year ago 275 · +22.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, with all the rain causing muddy conditions and the holidays, supply on feeders was very light selling unevenly with a much plainer offering than the previous week, no trend was determined. The replacement cow sale brought in a standing-room-only, with a strong demand. Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $278.76/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits 168.18 against this barn's trailing median of $446.93.
Average price
$278.76
4 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,555
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$71
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs AR average
+19.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558285.011,5902thin
Medium and Large 2558272.501,5192thin
One grade step is worth $12.51/cwt here — about $71 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales
498458419379median 446.9312/1902/2704/1006/1908/14
Steers 500–600 lb: high $484.24, low $392.90, median $446.93 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale4 hd
278.76
AR average1 barns · 4 hd
278.76
+0.00
National average2 barns · 6 hd
259.17
+19.58
This barn, trailing median25 sales
446.93
−168.18
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsLow1,681149.682,5167thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,250117.371,46717
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,561115.011,7964thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average995104.861,04322
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08584.009111thin

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)1,328$3,2406
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,194$2,71725
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$2,47344
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,027$2,32712
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,220$2,27311
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$2,2598
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,300$2,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,188$2,0738
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$2,0624thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)953$1,8252thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,155$1,37311
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$2,8004thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,203$4,0002thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,717$3,3046
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$3,7002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,350$3,3002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,167$3,0933thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,137$2,9114thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,233$2,6469
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,144$2,5178
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)910$1,9005

Every lot, as filed

89 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2034,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2003,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2502,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,115164.07/cwt152.50–167.501,8294
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700670251.25/cwt250.00–252.501,6832
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400360310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1161
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650600260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5601
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500495280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3861
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750715256.25/cwt255.00–257.501,8322
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500470318.19/cwt310.00–325.001,4953
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450430290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2472
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450419329.42/cwt322.50–335.001,3804
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500488282.51/cwt280.00–285.001,3792
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600558285.01/cwt282.50–287.501,5902
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550500260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3001
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500470332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,5631
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650625237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,4841
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500450300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3501
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600565267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,5111
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy700–750735247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,8191
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy750–800750220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6501
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500465251.22/cwt250.00–252.501,1682
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,08584.00/cwt84.00–84.009111
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500472290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3696
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650620229.68/cwt220.00–240.001,4242
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350330300.00/cwt300.00–300.009901
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350345325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1211
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500455265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2061
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,875123.00/cwt123.00–123.002,3061
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,410105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,4811
CowsLean 85-90%1,008102.79/cwt100.00–105.001,0363
Bulls1,655137.65/cwt136.00–139.002,2782
CowsLean 85-90%97391.43/cwt90.00–92.508902
CowsBoner 80-85%1,213121.23/cwt119.00–125.001,4719
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-21,0001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-29501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9003
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-27501,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-29001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bulls1,963145.45/cwt140.00–150.002,8552
Bulls1,510160.51/cwt157.50–167.002,4243
CowsLean 85-90%92775.44/cwt70.00–80.006993
CowsLean 85-90%1,010113.53/cwt107.50–117.001,14714
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,480116.01/cwt115.00–117.001,7172
CowsBoner 80-85%1,291113.03/cwt110.00–116.001,4598
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-28501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700680180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2241
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600575250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4381
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450420231.90/cwt220.00–245.009742
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500490297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,4581
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450435273.75/cwt260.00–287.501,1912
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400370335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2401
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550520269.52/cwt257.50–282.501,4022
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy300–350335254.85/cwt250.00–260.008542
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400375258.31/cwt255.00–260.009693
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450433316.10/cwt305.00–327.501,3694
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400380317.82/cwt300.00–337.501,2088
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350325295.00/cwt295.00–295.009591
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400377295.80/cwt292.50–297.501,1153
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500–550540295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5931
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450–500465300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3951
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy650–700655202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,3261
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450415275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1411
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1902,061.87/head1,850.00–2,300.002,0624
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2935160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4961
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2302,509.42/head2,100.00–3,100.002,50942
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1942,716.75/head2,050.00–3,100.002,71725
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500450210.00/cwt210.00–210.009451
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550533242.21/cwt230.00–255.001,2912
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,7173,303.62/head2,300.00–4,950.003,3046
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29551,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9501,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2292,154.65/head1,950.00–2,200.002,1557
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0272,326.73/head1,950.00–2,900.002,32712
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2662,367.96/head2,050.00–2,900.002,3687
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2508
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29502,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2002,800.00/head2,400.00–3,200.002,8002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2202,273.25/head1,950.00–2,600.002,27311
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3283,239.77/head2,900.00–3,300.003,2406
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3503,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3002,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1882,496.84/head2,400.00–2,600.002,4974
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1332,880.88/head2,700.00–3,100.002,8813
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2332,645.95/head2,200.00–2,800.002,6469
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1673,092.86/head2,750.00–3,250.003,0933

How this sale compares

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.