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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Feb 7
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
575 head
406 vs last sale 169 125 vs year ago 700 · 17.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
32 vs last sale 49 10 vs year ago 91 · 11.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
31 vs last sale 14 29 vs year ago 74 · 39.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder supply this week was good while selling on an uneven test due to the light supply last week. Feeder steers and bulls sold $16.00-$20.00 lower, while feeder heifers sold steady to $3.00 higher, with a stronger demand on 500lb-700lb heifers. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $287.24/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits 112.38 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.
Average price
$287.24
48 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,563
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$173
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$39.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.29
vs AR average
11.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539299.731,61533
Medium and Large 2555259.761,44315thin
One grade step is worth $39.97/cwt here — about $173 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales
436405374344median 399.6212/1902/2704/1706/1908/14
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.86, low $357.61, median $399.62 across 26 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 sale48 hd
287.24
AR average10 barns · 421 hd
284.95
+2.29
National average192 barns · 21,303 hd
298.86
−11.62
This barn, trailing median26 sales
399.62
−112.38
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
BullsHigh1,674154.062,57814
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,475136.972,0209thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,192132.641,58110
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,053111.901,17814

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$2,5003thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$2,5003thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$2,4002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$2,3982thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$1,9503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,8501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,6002thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,4504thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$3,5004thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$3,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,050$2,7502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,4223thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,100$2,4001thin

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsLean 85-90%1,02591.92/cwt85.00–99.009423
CowsLean 85-90%1,035104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0761
CowsLean 85-90%1,066112.30/cwt111.00–115.001,1975
CowsLean 85-90%1,059125.08/cwt121.00–130.001,3255
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,650147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,4261
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,453135.72/cwt133.00–139.001,9728
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450418288.07/cwt270.00–305.001,20410
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800785170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550500305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5252
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450403340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3703
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2920180.12/cwt172.50–187.501,6572
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5004
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,105165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,8231
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450444345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5329
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1252,397.78/head2,300.00–2,500.002,3982
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400–450400330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3201
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500–550500315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1502,382.61/head2,000.00–2,800.002,3832
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0002,450.00/head2,300.00–2,500.002,4504
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550540270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4582
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
BullsMedium and Large 2Full800–850805215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7311
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350–400395350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3831
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350–400380322.57/cwt320.00–325.001,2262
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700690255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7601
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500–550505315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5911
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450–500470330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5511
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350338312.59/cwt300.00–325.001,0572
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600595250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4881
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy300–350300300.00/cwt300.00–300.009001
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500464310.48/cwt295.00–325.001,4416
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450424315.02/cwt300.00–335.001,3367
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650633244.56/cwt230.00–260.001,5488
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350331296.55/cwt280.00–325.009824
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400395300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1851
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600568275.23/cwt267.50–282.501,5632
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550525252.24/cwt235.00–260.001,3244
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650605275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6641
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550505280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4141
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600573257.24/cwt255.00–257.501,47410
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700665230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5301
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450420320.72/cwt307.50–330.001,3473
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400374328.93/cwt305.00–340.001,2304
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350310370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1471
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400378329.69/cwt310.00–340.001,2463
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400371290.41/cwt280.00–310.001,0777
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500473271.28/cwt255.00–280.001,2835
CowsBoner 80-85%1,102124.76/cwt121.00–129.001,3753
CowsBoner 80-85%1,243134.19/cwt131.00–139.501,6686
CowsBoner 80-85%1,155147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,6981
Bulls1,775166.72/cwt163.00–170.002,9595
Bulls1,554142.11/cwt135.00–147.502,2085
Bulls1,696153.18/cwt150.00–160.002,5984
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700680220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4961
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500–550505315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5911
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500475288.84/cwt280.00–300.001,3723
HeifersLarge 2600–650649272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,7696
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500460312.23/cwt300.00–325.001,4362
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400370312.37/cwt300.00–315.001,1566
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500478277.41/cwt275.00–280.001,3262
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450429323.73/cwt320.00–325.001,3894
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500468299.63/cwt285.00–315.001,4023
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600580248.88/cwt240.00–262.501,4446
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750718258.36/cwt257.50–260.001,8556
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650618260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6072
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550505295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4901
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700685275.07/cwt270.00–280.001,8842
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550510316.32/cwt310.00–325.001,6137
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650618294.82/cwt280.00–310.001,8222
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450425340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4451
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy700–750730250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8251
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450430325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3981
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500472342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,6173
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400377357.74/cwt350.00–375.001,3493
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350340380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2921
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350303400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2122
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600556311.32/cwt305.00–315.001,7316
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,018210.17/cwt200.00–220.002,1402
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0002,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700689253.30/cwt250.00–267.501,7455
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650636269.27/cwt255.00–285.001,7136
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,950.00/head1,850.00–2,000.001,9503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1003,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650603288.77/cwt285.00–292.501,7412
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400363350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2717
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500474321.40/cwt315.00–335.001,5237
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550518313.54/cwt295.00–327.501,6249
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800790220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7381
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600561293.10/cwt280.00–295.001,64416
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000955220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1011
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400385390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5021
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450419345.76/cwt340.00–350.001,4496
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450421321.58/cwt310.00–330.001,3547
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500482312.46/cwt300.00–327.501,5067
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400384334.49/cwt325.00–355.001,28412
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300275430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,1831
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550518305.97/cwt280.00–315.001,58517
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750725270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9581
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600568298.17/cwt285.00–310.001,6943
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700657261.90/cwt230.00–267.001,72110

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.