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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Mar 13
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
429 head
19 vs last sale 448 47 vs year ago 476 · 9.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
38 vs last sale 25 272 vs year ago 335 · 81.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
150 head
111 vs last sale 39 185 vs year ago 335 · 55.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, on a light test, feeder cattle sold unevenly with a mixed offering of weaned and unweaned calves. Feeder steers and heifers sold from $10.00 lower to $10.00 higher, while feeder bulls sold mostly $10.00 to $15.00 higher. Overall demand for feeder cattle was strong. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5.00 lower. A good supply of replacement cattle was offered, with good buyer attendance and good demand noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $412.73/cwt on 19 head, up $19.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 26 comparable sales and sits +13.11 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.
Average price
$412.73
19.13 vs prior sale
19 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,145
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$209
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$31.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.15
vs AR average
1.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1524422.522,21213thin
Medium and Large 2512391.522,0036thin
One grade step is worth $31.00/cwt here — about $209 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.

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 sale19 hd
412.73
AR average8 barns · 120 hd
406.58
+6.15
National average182 barns · 10,991 hd
413.78
−1.05
This barn, trailing median26 sales
399.62
+13.11
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
BullsLow1,612179.882,9008thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,390165.952,3072thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,186161.951,92114
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,025143.401,47028

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,213$4,5694thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$3,7006
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$3,6676
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,257$3,6595
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,300$3,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$3,2172thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,082$2,9474thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,060$2,7005
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$2,6503thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,125$2,6004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)850$1,7504thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,560$5,4001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,140$3,3682thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,300$4,6797
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,121$4,58314
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,220$3,75010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,110$3,1315
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)800$3,0001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)967$4,2033thin

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-28003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-28502,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1464,755.03/head4,600.00–4,900.004,75513
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1503,278.26/head2,600.00–3,800.003,2782
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5605,400.00/head5,400.00–5,400.005,4001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1403,368.42/head3,200.00–3,500.003,3682
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400380500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9001
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450421550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,3164
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450425500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,1251
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550540435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,3491
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650625380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3751
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550503480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,4142
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750725362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,6281
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650630388.76/cwt387.50–390.002,4492
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750730295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1541
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900855290.00/cwt280.00–300.002,4802
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400373567.45/cwt560.00–575.002,1172
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy750–800792290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2973
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800760340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5841
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700660385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,5414
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350342557.02/cwt540.00–565.001,9055
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350330535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,7661
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500475502.50/cwt480.00–525.002,3874
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400375490.02/cwt460.00–525.001,8384
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500470387.53/cwt370.00–400.001,8214
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550512405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,0745
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600565360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0341
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy600–650615425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,6141
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550525485.10/cwt475.00–495.002,5472
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500455455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,0701
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650620360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2322
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350323444.87/cwt425.00–460.001,4373
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400378438.60/cwt420.00–465.001,6588
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750723347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,5124
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350324525.91/cwt505.00–545.001,7049
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1252,600.00/head2,300.00–2,950.002,6004
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2865300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5951
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,153198.76/cwt177.50–217.502,2928
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,158171.09/cwt169.00–173.001,9812
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0753,217.44/head3,050.00–3,350.003,2172
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28252,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2134,569.07/head3,200.00–5,400.004,5694
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2573,658.63/head3,650.00–3,700.003,6595
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28501,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2003,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7006
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3003,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3003,666.67/head3,600.00–3,800.003,6676
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2252,925.51/head2,900.00–2,950.002,9262
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2002,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6503
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-29502,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1673,095.71/head2,750.00–3,400.003,0963
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-28002,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2004,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-29754,153.85/head4,000.00–4,300.004,1542
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-29504,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,205172.50/cwt172.50–172.502,0791
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3004,678.57/head4,250.00–5,000.004,6797
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2203,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,75010
Bulls1,388161.70/cwt149.00–179.002,2443
Bulls1,700189.24/cwt185.00–195.003,2174
Bulls1,935197.00/cwt197.00–197.003,8121
CowsLean 85-90%888122.98/cwt120.00–127.501,0923
CowsLean 85-90%980100.00/cwt100.00–100.009801
CowsBoner 80-85%1,151158.98/cwt157.00–162.001,8307
CowsBoner 80-85%1,265171.44/cwt168.00–173.002,1695
CowsBoner 80-85%1,113148.60/cwt147.50–150.001,6542
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,390165.95/cwt165.00–167.002,3072
CowsLean 85-90%935135.59/cwt130.00–142.001,2689
CowsLean 85-90%1,110155.07/cwt145.00–163.001,72115
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy300–350345520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7941
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400–450408542.18/cwt525.00–560.002,2122
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350–400379571.98/cwt570.00–580.002,1685
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500–550505460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,3231
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed300–350340550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,8701
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed550–600570480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,7361
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed600–650600445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,6701
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450440465.00/cwt455.00–470.002,0463
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650607429.78/cwt400.00–440.002,6094
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450430520.18/cwt505.00–555.002,2377
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750730380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,7741
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400383557.65/cwt545.00–565.002,1364
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700680350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3801
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500465490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,2791
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700675397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,6831
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550532484.42/cwt475.00–490.002,5778
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400365600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,1901
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650635390.08/cwt385.00–395.002,4772
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600560390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1841
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450–500475455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,1612
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350340475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,6151
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500464520.77/cwt510.00–540.002,4166
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600561454.14/cwt425.00–475.002,5488
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400–450440510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,2442
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650603380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2912
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500468460.02/cwt455.00–470.002,1533
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400385525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,0211
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400357471.29/cwt450.00–510.001,6833
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500463474.59/cwt460.00–490.002,1972
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300–350328560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,8373
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500470420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9741
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450424423.37/cwt400.00–440.001,7957
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500–550500430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1501
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350–400385480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8481
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375518.83/cwt480.00–535.001,9464
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550514383.82/cwt370.00–400.001,9735
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400390455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7751
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450430455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,9571
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550522427.50/cwt427.50–427.502,2323
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500–550505465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,3481
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500468510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,3872
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450414479.79/cwt465.00–505.001,9865

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.