Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle was not well tested due low supply. Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower bulls sold steady but was lightly tested

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.91/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −157.71 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$241.91

14 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,315

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$27.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.99

vs AR average

−26.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	247.88	1,338	11thin
Medium and Large 2	558	220.00	1,228	3thin

One grade step is worth $27.88/cwt here — about $110 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

241.91

—

AR average9 barns · 239 hd

249.90

−7.99

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−26.47

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−157.71

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	2,025	159.50	3,230	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	122.32	1,452	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	119.63	1,708	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	980	100.09	981	9thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,774	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,980	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	270.14/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,534	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	309.00/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,443	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,940	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,774.11/head	1,400.00–2,100.00	1,774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	249.00/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,412	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	246.54/cwt	232.50–257.50	1,250	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	274.79/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,157	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	274.71/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,277	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	322.46/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,151	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,308	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	174.32/cwt	150.00–202.50	1,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	243.54/cwt	220.00–252.50	1,042	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	293.70/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,275	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	306.71/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,135	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	289.55/cwt	270.00–300.00	956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	277.16/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,020	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,398	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,271	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	103.66/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,050	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	129.69/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,613	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	121.41/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,419	26
Bulls	—	—	2,270	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,995	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	271.50/cwt	270.50–272.50	1,474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	294.84/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,409	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	83.96/cwt	80.00–87.00	798	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	102.65/cwt	101.00–104.00	946	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	119.63/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,708	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	113.00/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	755	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	350.24/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	248.37/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,167	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	264.93/cwt	247.50–282.50	1,571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	252.25/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	302.96/cwt	290.00–315.50	1,269	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,416	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	257.45/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	332.52/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	322.83/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,007	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	297.71/cwt	287.50–315.00	1,533	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	252.45/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,333	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 May 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 327Last week 642Year ago 684

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 116Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 21Year ago 21

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle was not well tested due low supply. Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower bulls sold steady but was lightly tested

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	325	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	385	337.50	337.50
1	400–450	410	325.00	325.00
5	450–500	467	290.00–325.00	309.00
7	500–550	515	287.50–315.00	297.71
4	550–600	568	260.00–280.00	270.14
2	600–650	618	240.00–265.00	252.25
4	850–900	890	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	340.00–360.00	350.24
3	350–400	370	305.00–310.00	306.71
4	400–450	434	285.00–300.00	293.70
2	450–500	478	285.00–305.00	294.84
2	500–550	543	270.50–272.50	271.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	312	310.00–325.00	322.83
1	350–400	395	310.00	310.00
4	400–450	421	260.00–295.00	274.79
11	450–500	465	260.00–285.00	274.71
5	500–550	507	232.50–257.50	246.54
6	550–600	567	240.00–260.00	249.00
1	600–650	625	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	720	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	270.00–300.00	289.55
3	350–400	368	265.00–290.00	277.16
6	400–450	428	220.00–252.50	243.54
6	450–500	470	240.00–255.00	248.37
1	500–550	545	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	565	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	357	315.00–327.50	322.46
1	400–450	420	285.50	285.50
1	450–500	470	297.50	297.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	330.00–335.00	332.52
5	400–450	419	290.00–315.50	302.96
3	450–500	468	302.50	302.50
2	500–550	515	255.00–260.00	257.45
2	550–600	593	247.50–282.50	264.93
2	600–650	623	240.00–265.00	252.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	995	195.00	195.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,030	1,400.00–2,100.00	1,774.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,525.00	1,525.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	918	150.00–202.50	174.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	114.00	114.00
3	—	1,013	97.00–107.00	103.66
2	—	950	80.00–87.00	83.96
3	—	922	101.00–104.00	102.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,244	127.00–135.00	129.69
26	—	1,169	115.00–125.00	121.41
3	—	1,215	110.00–116.00	113.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	117.00–122.00	119.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,270	176.00	176.00
1	—	1,780	143.00	143.00

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