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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Sep 12
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
870 head
124 vs last sale 746 449 vs year ago 421 · +106.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
44 vs last sale 82 74 vs year ago 52 · +142.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
300 head
217 vs last sale 83 300 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Receipts were heavy this week, particularly on replacement cattle and feeder offerings. Prolonged dry conditions across the region have forced many producers to reduce herd numbers due to limited forage availability and, in some areas, dwindling water supplies. Market pressure was further compounded by another sharp drop in the feeder futures board, down 6.750 today. Seasonal transitions also contributed to softer demand. As a result, feeder cattle traded sharply lower, with particularly light interest in new-crop, unweaned calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $323.63/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits 75.99 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.
Average price
$323.63
56 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,770
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$153
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$32.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
33.38
vs AR average
44.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543342.241,85820
Medium and Large 1-2547324.381,7748thin
Medium and Large 2550310.121,70528
One grade step is worth $32.12/cwt here — about $153 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale56 hd
323.63
AR average8 barns · 521 hd
357.00
−33.38
National average171 barns · 13,169 hd
368.34
−44.71
This barn, trailing median26 sales
399.62
−75.99
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
BullsHigh1,708187.183,19614
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,315163.002,1432thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,173151.911,7827thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,023143.521,4688thin

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)1,240$3,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$3,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$3,04314
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$2,9502thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$2,9504thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,300$2,90012
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,7006
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$2,6501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,000$3,5001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,000$3,0501thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,90017
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,400$4,2001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$4,0184thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,200$3,8003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$3,75315
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,100$3,7258
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,100$2,8004thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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 1Fleshy650–700678292.36/cwt280.00–305.001,9822
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450436431.45/cwt410.00–445.001,8818
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750703282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,9863
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550508332.50/cwt330.00–335.001,6893
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400355430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5271
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500455348.24/cwt340.00–355.001,5843
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy300–350305400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2201
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800773314.71/cwt305.00–325.002,4332
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300268440.14/cwt435.00–455.001,1804
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450416350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4566
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650635305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9371
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600567351.98/cwt350.00–355.001,9965
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450435395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,7181
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700695312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,1723
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750713346.43/cwt330.00–360.002,4703
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350325471.28/cwt450.00–500.001,5326
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600565322.50/cwt320.00–330.001,8224
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950905235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1271
HeifersMedium and Large 11050–11001,070222.50/cwt222.50–222.502,3811
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800767309.77/cwt295.00–317.502,3763
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500489418.59/cwt400.00–440.002,0474
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400362420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5205
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750735300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2051
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550509361.56/cwt347.50–365.001,8405
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600566343.69/cwt335.00–350.001,9458
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350340540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,8361
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700673290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9523
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450414455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8845
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650610330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0131
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400365380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3871
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800755350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6431
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400374418.49/cwt400.00–430.001,5658
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550510366.67/cwt365.00–370.001,8703
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450445400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7801
CowsBoner 80-85%1,030134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,3801
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1003,725.00/head3,725.00–3,725.003,7258
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500482383.30/cwt380.00–385.001,8486
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2969260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,5199
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500481379.49/cwt370.00–395.001,82515
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1003,963.64/head3,600.00–4,100.003,96411
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2003,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1003,175.00/head3,175.00–3,175.003,1754
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3003,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450440460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0241
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1502,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2002,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7006
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0002,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,90017
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1334,073.53/head3,950.00–4,125.004,0743
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1003,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3002,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,90012
Bulls1,665199.92/cwt197.00–205.003,3294
Bulls1,698170.82/cwt168.00–173.002,9013
CowsLean 85-90%1,044148.45/cwt143.00–153.001,5505
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,315163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,1432
CowsBoner 80-85%1,160145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6821
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4004,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
CowsBoner 80-85%1,199155.59/cwt151.00–159.001,8664
Bulls1,736186.91/cwt182.00–191.003,2457
CowsBoner 80-85%1,225162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,9851
CowsLean 85-90%960137.97/cwt134.00–141.001,3252
CowsLean 85-90%1,040130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3521
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450438382.41/cwt350.00–390.001,6759
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2403,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0003,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2002,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1003,043.18/head2,975.00–3,100.003,04314
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850820290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3781
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed250–300273493.35/cwt475.00–515.001,3472
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed300–350308442.48/cwt440.00–445.001,3632
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600570309.65/cwt300.00–320.001,7652
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed600–650635320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0321
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550521355.06/cwt340.00–360.001,8504
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450428336.10/cwt320.00–355.001,43912
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400369406.78/cwt400.00–420.001,5016
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600565346.14/cwt340.00–355.001,9564
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500469315.51/cwt300.00–325.001,4808
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650618312.88/cwt305.00–340.001,9347
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800785275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1591
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400387369.58/cwt340.00–380.001,43013
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600565313.90/cwt300.00–325.001,77415
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550531307.91/cwt290.00–325.001,63512
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500472360.94/cwt340.00–375.001,70411
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650640305.04/cwt300.00–310.001,9522
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550528366.22/cwt360.00–370.001,9346
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650607329.15/cwt320.00–332.501,99818
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500475358.31/cwt345.00–365.001,70220
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700667342.52/cwt335.00–350.002,2856
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed700–750732340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4896
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650616356.53/cwt345.00–370.002,19612
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450430370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5915
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400390445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,7361
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900850320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,7201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed600–650640345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2082
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550548300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6444
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550535337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,8062
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600578376.03/cwt350.00–385.002,17325
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500495320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5841
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400380305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1591
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500–550503380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9112
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650617314.99/cwt300.00–325.001,9433
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400–450435420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8271
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550516383.37/cwt370.00–400.001,97815
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300275425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1694
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550516341.11/cwt320.00–350.001,7605
HeifersMedium and Large 2Full500–550545280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5261
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700653300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9593
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350325387.77/cwt360.00–415.001,2607
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600551320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7636
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500471327.63/cwt320.00–340.001,5434
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350321418.62/cwt400.00–425.001,3446
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450425357.10/cwt340.00–380.001,5183
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400370351.59/cwt330.00–375.001,3012

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.