Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers were lightly tested. No trend established. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.62/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −144.99 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$254.62

15 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,384

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$37.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.10

vs AR average

−17.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	257.10	1,406	14thin
Medium and Large 2	500	220.00	1,100	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.10/cwt here — about $306 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

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 sale15 hd

254.62

—

AR average8 barns · 397 hd

259.72

−5.10

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−17.29

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−144.99

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,524	127.53	1,944	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,343	122.21	1,642	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,139	114.72	1,307	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	974	90.94	886	7thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,083	$1,677	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	867	$1,038	3thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	555	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	280.04/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	275.87/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,324	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	238.19/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	311.60/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	308.95/cwt	292.50–315.00	989	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	301.09/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,280	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	205.02/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,595	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	259.13/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,091	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	303.31/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,432	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	260.16/cwt	247.50–272.50	1,379	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	321.65/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,071	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,665	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	224.87/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	248.61/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,422	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	311.33/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,441	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	321.29/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,250	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	287.32/cwt	277.50–295.00	1,488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	284.83/cwt	277.50–292.50	1,604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	222.54/cwt	220.00–225.00	2,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	385	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	400	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	307.41/cwt	300.00–320.00	965	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	660	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	555	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	545	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,126	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	278.30/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,080	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,663	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	106.83/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,173	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	131.05/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,478	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	870	1
Bulls	—	—	1,476	122.46/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,808	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	770	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	647	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	127.04/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,734	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	390	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,375	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,564	131.76/cwt	130.00–137.00	2,061	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,317	116.42/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,533	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	115.56/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,350	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	92.90/cwt	89.00–98.00	915	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	325	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	625	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	304.15/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,141	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	310	367.74/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	268.85/cwt	260.00–285.00	839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	246.61/cwt	240.00–260.00	945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	237.30/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	255.24/cwt	250.00–260.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	246.86/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,200	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	287.46/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,259	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,404	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	122.92/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,482	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,921	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,676.92/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,067	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	286.25/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,374	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	1,038.46/head	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,038	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,444	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,303	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	100.75/cwt	90.00–108.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,479	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	252.49/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	317.16/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,335	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,980	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	125.17/cwt	118.00–133.00	1,421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	236.57/cwt	225.00–250.00	994	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 405Last week 570Year ago 454

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 132Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 20Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	385	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	400	282.50	282.50
1	550–600	555	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	292.50–315.00	308.95
3	350–400	388	270.00–285.00	278.30
4	400–450	421	252.50–270.00	259.13
11	450–500	480	260.00–285.00	275.87
8	500–550	530	247.50–272.50	260.16
5	550–600	572	245.00–255.00	248.61
3	600–650	627	235.00–245.00	238.19
3	650–700	683	210.00–232.50	224.87
2	750–800	778	200.00–210.00	205.02
1	800–850	800	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	260.00–285.00	268.85
3	350–400	383	240.00–260.00	246.61
5	400–450	420	225.00–250.00	236.57
4	450–500	486	240.00–255.00	246.86
1	500–550	500	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	615	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	770	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	210.00–220.00	215.00
1	450–500	490	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	487	267.50	267.50
6	600–650	608	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	314	300.00–320.00	307.41
5	350–400	375	295.00–320.00	304.15
3	400–450	425	290.00–315.00	301.09
7	450–500	472	290.00–315.00	303.31
3	500–550	518	277.50–295.00	287.32
4	550–600	578	267.50–287.50	280.04
2	600–650	640	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	693	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	725	227.50	227.50
2	750–800	753	230.00–235.00	232.51
1	800–850	820	225.00	225.00
2	900–950	915	220.00–225.00	222.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	360.00–375.00	367.74
1	350–400	390	352.50	352.50
1	400–450	405	332.50	332.50
1	500–550	545	317.50	317.50
1	550–600	555	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	660	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	630	225.00–250.00	237.30
1	650–700	650	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	300.00–335.00	321.65
4	350–400	389	310.00–335.00	321.29
5	400–450	421	300.00–335.00	317.16
6	450–500	463	300.00–320.00	311.33
3	500–550	540	295.00–325.00	311.60
2	550–600	563	277.50–292.50	284.83
2	600–650	638	250.00–255.00	252.49
1	700–750	740	242.50	242.50
1	800–850	825	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	357.50	357.50
1	350–400	365	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	625	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	250.00–260.00	255.24
1	350–400	395	270.00	270.00
2	400–450	438	285.00–290.00	287.46
2	450–500	480	282.50–290.00	286.25
1	500–550	525	277.50	277.50
1	600–650	640	250.00	250.00
2	750–800	750	235.00	235.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,325.00	2,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	867	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,038.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,665	139.00	139.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,206	115.00–128.00	122.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,455	132.00	132.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,083	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,676.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,135	118.00–133.00	125.17
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	745	90.00–108.00	100.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,098	104.00–109.00	106.83
2	—	1,128	128.00–134.00	131.05
8	—	1,168	111.00–119.00	115.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	74.00	74.00
1	—	935	107.00	107.00
4	—	985	89.00–98.00	92.90
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	84.00	84.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,365	125.00–132.00	127.04
5	—	1,317	113.00–119.00	116.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,476	119.00–125.00	122.46
6	—	1,564	130.00–137.00	131.76

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle