Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend established due to light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.99/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −148.62 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$250.99

14 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,388

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$22.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.63

vs AR average

−25.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	252.61	1,397	13thin
Medium and Large 2	550	230.00	1,265	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.61/cwt here — about $132 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

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 sale14 hd

250.99

—

AR average10 barns · 798 hd

268.63

−17.63

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−25.18

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−148.62

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	1,543	135.79	2,095	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,382	114.53	1,583	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,079	106.20	1,145	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	879	80.56	708	15

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$2,550	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,914	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,158	$1,767	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,077	$1,561	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,250	$3,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,535	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,564	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	944	$1,314	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$1,075	2thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 2	650–700	690	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	245.73/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,192	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	260.17/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,259	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	253.07/cwt	240.00–265.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	251.26/cwt	240.00–260.00	965	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	283.66/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	281.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,593	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	1,561.29/head	1,050.00–2,200.00	1,561	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	306.49/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	284.08/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,077	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	278.02/cwt	267.50–290.00	1,148	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	282.26/cwt	270.00–300.00	920	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,535.42/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	246.96/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,539	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	325.46/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,230	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	270.07/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	313.09/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,346	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	246.83/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,296	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	237.50/cwt	227.50–247.50	1,579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	277.43/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,293	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	400	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	311.64/cwt	300.00–320.00	997	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	258.97/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	332.49/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,227	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	218.51/cwt	205.00–232.50	1,580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,442	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	993	96.18/cwt	94.00–99.00	955	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	115.85/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,337	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	104.77/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,122	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	823	76.27/cwt	71.00–80.00	628	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	85.47/cwt	83.00–89.00	806	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	122.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	375	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	605	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,755	1
Bulls	—	—	1,583	133.64/cwt	133.00–135.00	2,116	3
Bulls	—	—	1,270	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,530	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	154.32/cwt	153.00–156.00	2,708	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	108.53/cwt	97.00–117.00	1,565	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	252.07/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,442	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	294.96/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	274.20/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,426	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	253.88/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	217.97/cwt	207.50–227.50	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,291	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,164	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	313.83/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,766.91/head	1,175.00–2,200.00	1,767	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	99.06/cwt	83.00–111.00	1,063	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	323.71/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,036	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,563.51/head	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,564	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	944	1,313.58/head	725.00–1,550.00	1,314	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,914.29/head	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	265.09/cwt	255.00–270.00	999	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,045	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	103.33/cwt	93.00–111.00	982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	281.57/cwt	272.50–295.00	1,205	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	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 →

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

Fri Mar 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 404Last week 405Year ago 420

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 51Year ago 131

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 22Year ago 28

No trend established due to light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	240.00–265.00	253.07
5	350–400	384	240.00–260.00	251.26
1	400–450	430	255.00	255.00
4	450–500	485	230.00–252.50	245.73
1	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	610	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	690	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	270.00–300.00	282.26
4	350–400	379	272.50–300.00	284.08
8	400–450	413	267.50–290.00	278.02
4	450–500	466	267.50–282.50	277.43
4	500–550	525	240.00–257.50	246.83
8	550–600	572	240.00–259.00	252.07
8	600–650	623	237.50–260.00	246.96
2	650–700	665	227.50–247.50	237.50
2	700–750	723	205.00–232.50	218.51
1	750–800	785	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	375	326.00	326.00
1	400–450	400	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	515	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	200.00	200.00
2	350–400	373	207.50–227.50	217.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	515	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	250.00	250.00
2	350–400	360	277.50–290.00	283.66
6	400–450	431	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	500	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	580	222.50	222.50
1	650–700	660	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	378	315.00–335.00	325.46
2	400–450	438	300.00–327.50	313.83
4	450–500	465	300.00–320.00	306.49
2	500–550	505	305.00–335.00	320.00
10	550–600	567	280.00–290.00	281.00
1	600–650	620	280.00	280.00
4	650–700	675	258.00–260.00	258.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	255.00–270.00	265.09
4	400–450	428	272.50–295.00	281.57
6	450–500	484	250.00–265.00	260.17
4	550–600	570	240.00–260.00	253.88
2	600–650	620	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	300.00–320.00	311.64
5	350–400	369	322.50–335.00	332.49
9	400–450	430	305.00–325.00	313.09
1	450–500	490	295.00	295.00
3	500–550	520	267.50–285.00	274.20
3	550–600	560	290.00–300.00	294.96
4	600–650	613	255.00–280.00	270.07
1	650–700	675	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	700	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	322.50–325.00	323.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,250	3,150.00	3,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,077	1,050.00–2,200.00	1,561.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,150	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,158	1,175.00–2,200.00	1,766.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,073	83.00–111.00	99.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,914.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	93.00–111.00	103.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,200	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,535.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,563.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	944	725.00–1,550.00	1,313.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	1,075.00	1,075.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	755	200.00	200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	103.00	103.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	993	94.00–99.00	96.18
8	—	1,154	110.00–119.00	115.85
12	—	1,071	100.00–109.00	104.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	823	71.00–80.00	76.27
7	—	943	83.00–89.00	85.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,308	120.00–125.00	122.02
5	—	1,442	97.00–117.00	108.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,583	133.00–135.00	133.64
2	—	1,270	120.00–121.00	120.50
2	—	1,755	153.00–156.00	154.32

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