Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend established due to no report published last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.58/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −137.03 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$262.58

27 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,424

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$396

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$60.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.26

vs AR average

−4.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	270.89	1,478	22
Medium and Large 2	531	230.05	1,222	4thin
Medium and Large 3	515	210.00	1,082	1thin

One grade step is worth $60.89/cwt here — about $396 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 sale27 hd

262.58

—

AR average9 barns · 267 hd

255.33

+7.26

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−4.29

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−137.03

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	—	High	1,711	153.17	2,621	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,386	130.79	1,812	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,013	113.87	1,153	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	833	90.00	750	13

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)	1,150	$1,800	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,071	$1,710	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,083	$1,707	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,038	$1,512	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$2,268	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,063	$2,026	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,107.94/head	1,675.00–2,700.00	2,108	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	279.09/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,566	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	246.01/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,402	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	573	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,745	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	283.70/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,506	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	267.50/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,383	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	267.60/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	210.45/cwt	202.50–220.00	1,517	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	720	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	311.17/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,148	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,173	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	287.70/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,375	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	290.42/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,107	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	551	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,653	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	131.26/cwt	127.50–137.50	1,810	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	893	104.95/cwt	102.50–107.50	937	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	123.72/cwt	122.50–125.00	1,426	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	119.61/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,627	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	143.66/cwt	140.00–147.50	2,080	3
Bulls	—	—	1,774	161.76/cwt	154.00–175.00	2,870	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	355	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,118	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	115.42/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,192	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	851	93.07/cwt	90.00–97.00	792	9
Bulls	—	—	1,658	144.55/cwt	141.00–147.50	2,397	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	519	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,505	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	298.18/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,246	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	440	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	490	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,458	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	258.93/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,230	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	226.55/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	248.57/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,039	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	256.70/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,317	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	225.15/cwt	220.00–230.00	941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	266.25/cwt	265.00–267.50	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	279.98/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,319	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	239.10/cwt	230.00–255.00	877	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	794	83.10/cwt	80.00–85.00	660	4
Bulls	—	—	1,568	136.06/cwt	135.00–137.00	2,133	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	268.30/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,655	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	232.53/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	479	301.35/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,443	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	302.52/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,410	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	210.04/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,523	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	210.11/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	243.08/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,723	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,774	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	293.36/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,537	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	303.59/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,308	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	2,267.57/head	1,700.00–2,700.00	2,268	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	123.23/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,316	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	1,710.29/head	1,450.00–2,100.00	1,710	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	278.77/cwt	262.50–290.00	1,171	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	408	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	290.11/cwt	280.00–305.00	946	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,729	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	129.38/cwt	116.00–135.00	1,405	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	223.42/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	390	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,730	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	263.71/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,767	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,977.10/head	1,500.00–2,425.00	1,977	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	256.84/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,192	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	230.05/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,222	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,706.92/head	1,400.00–2,150.00	1,707	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	121.24/cwt	107.50–126.00	1,417	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,512.05/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,439	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	116.91/cwt	111.00–122.00	1,323	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	232.47/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,320	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	257.57/cwt	255.00–260.00	940	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	131.47/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,680	6

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 469Last week 404Year ago 408

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 100Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 45Year ago 16

No trend established due to no report published last week.

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)	Open	3	—	1,050	1,675.00–2,700.00	2,107.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	1,700.00–2,700.00	2,267.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,070	1,500.00–2,425.00	1,977.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	137.50	137.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,150	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,068	120.00–126.00	123.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,071	1,450.00–2,100.00	1,710.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,086	116.00–135.00	129.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,083	1,400.00–2,150.00	1,706.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,169	107.50–126.00	121.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,038	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,512.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,132	111.00–122.00	116.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,278	127.00–137.00	131.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,730	168.00	168.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	335.00	335.00
4	350–400	369	305.00–320.00	311.17
7	400–450	431	300.00–315.00	303.59
8	450–500	466	290.00–310.00	302.52
10	500–550	524	280.00–300.00	293.36
1	550–600	565	260.00	260.00
2	650–700	670	262.50–265.00	263.71
4	700–750	709	237.50–255.00	243.08
1	800–850	805	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	265.00–267.50	266.25
1	450–500	465	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	530	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
3	650–700	668	220.00–230.00	223.42
1	800–850	805	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	335.00	335.00
4	600–650	610	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	345.00	345.00
6	350–400	381	270.00–300.00	290.42
12	400–450	418	270.00–305.00	298.18
10	450–500	478	270.00–300.00	287.70
13	500–550	531	275.00–290.00	283.70
23	550–600	561	250.00–290.00	279.09
10	600–650	617	260.00–280.00	268.30
2	650–700	658	225.00–240.00	232.53
5	700–750	721	202.50–220.00	210.45
1	850–900	880	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	910	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	410	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	720	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	255.00–260.00	257.57
2	450–500	475	250.00–267.50	258.93
3	500–550	513	255.00–260.00	256.70
4	550–600	568	230.00–240.00	232.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	500	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	620	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	280.00–305.00	290.11
2	350–400	390	260.00–275.00	267.60
17	400–450	420	262.50–290.00	278.77
9	450–500	471	270.00–290.00	279.98
5	500–550	517	255.00–280.00	267.50
7	550–600	570	230.00–252.50	246.01
1	600–650	630	260.00	260.00
2	650–700	688	200.00–220.00	210.11
5	700–750	725	200.00–220.00	210.04
5	750–800	793	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	875	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	479	295.00–305.00	301.35
2	550–600	573	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	307.50	307.50
5	450–500	490	297.50	297.50
4	500–550	519	290.00	290.00
4	550–600	551	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	730	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	350	220.00	220.00
2	400–450	418	220.00–230.00	225.15
3	450–500	468	220.00–230.00	226.55
1	500–550	515	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	265.00	265.00
5	350–400	367	230.00–255.00	239.10
3	400–450	418	235.00–260.00	248.57
4	450–500	464	252.50–265.00	256.84
4	500–550	531	220.00–240.00	230.05
2	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	778	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,379	127.50–137.50	131.26
4	—	1,360	115.00–123.00	119.61
3	—	1,448	140.00–147.50	143.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	893	102.50–107.50	104.95
2	—	1,153	122.50–125.00	123.72
16	—	1,033	110.00–120.00	115.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	851	90.00–97.00	93.07
4	—	794	80.00–85.00	83.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,774	154.00–175.00	161.76
4	—	1,658	141.00–147.50	144.55
2	—	1,568	135.00–137.00	136.06

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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