Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Had a good supply of feeder cattle this week. Feeder steers selling 4.00 to 5.00 dollars higher and feeder heifers selling 9.00 dollars higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.32/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −143.30 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$256.32

43 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,393

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$20.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.96

vs AR average

−11.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	258.25	1,406	39
Medium and Large 2	536	237.54	1,272	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.71/cwt here — about $134 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale43 hd

256.32

—

AR average8 barns · 351 hd

257.28

−0.96

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−11.27

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−143.30

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	—	Low	1,633	152.82	2,495	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	122.45	1,494	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,393	121.71	1,695	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	105.52	1,041	19

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)	1,000	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,625	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	967	$1,937	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,875	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	820	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,168	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,992.31/head	1,935.00–2,075.00	1,992	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,056	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	313.34/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,488	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	249.70/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,321	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	229.58/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	279.30/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,433	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,798	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	280.55/cwt	275.00–297.50	1,237	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	373	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,235	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	319.41/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,029	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	515	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,674	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	232.68/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,194	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	445	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,213	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	237.71/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,505	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,825.00/head	1,600.00–2,075.00	1,825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	315.44/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,151	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	231.97/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,454	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	251.98/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,197	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	485	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	242.40/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	231.35/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	280.90/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,185	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	299.99/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,128	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	295.91/cwt	285.00–307.50	991	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	269.08/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,127	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1100–1150	1,140	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	554	263.39/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,459	7
Bulls	—	—	1,215	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,519	1
Bulls	—	—	1,960	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,528	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	97.05/cwt	95.00–99.00	985	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	104.69/cwt	100.00–107.50	1,008	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	133.00/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,607	3
Bulls	—	—	1,648	152.93/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,520	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	123.40/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,787	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,475	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	116.16/cwt	112.50–117.50	1,342	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	955	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	123.27/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,545	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	113.93/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,129	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	296.25/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,253	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	271.31/cwt	255.00–277.00	1,441	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	284.98/cwt	280.00–290.00	955	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	289.08/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,367	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	278.89/cwt	267.50–295.00	1,043	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1250–1300	1,255	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	416	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,269	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	758	205.05/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	236.25/cwt	222.50–250.00	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	243.44/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	680	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	257.48/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	820	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	251.68/cwt	242.50–261.00	1,686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	528	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,320	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	269.97/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	267.73/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	358.13/cwt	335.00–361.00	1,361	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	255.20/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,450	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	266.60/cwt	257.50–272.50	1,365	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	321.85/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,493	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	333.14/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,446	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	294.25/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,518	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	304.33/cwt	302.00–312.50	1,309	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	703	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	303.58/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,154	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	282.23/cwt	273.00–302.50	1,643	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	244.99/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,788	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	274.07/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,305	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	249.61/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,533	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,588	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 873Last week 327Year ago 792

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 67Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 7Year ago 20

Compared to last week: Had a good supply of feeder cattle this week. Feeder steers selling 4.00 to 5.00 dollars higher and feeder heifers selling 9.00 dollars higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	322	317.50–322.50	319.41
1	350–400	365	320.00	320.00
6	400–450	430	302.00–312.50	304.33
1	450–500	455	300.00	300.00
11	500–550	513	270.00–287.00	279.30
3	550–600	565	260.00–280.00	269.97
1	600–650	620	262.50	262.50
1	700–750	705	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	310.00–317.50	313.34
1	500–550	525	302.50	302.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	285.00–307.50	295.91
11	350–400	376	285.00–310.00	299.99
5	400–450	422	270.00–295.00	280.90
8	500–550	529	240.00–267.50	249.70
1	900–950	905	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	600	222.50–250.00	236.25
1	650–700	680	235.00	235.00
2	750–800	758	200.00–210.00	205.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	319	331.00	331.00
21	350–400	380	300.00–312.50	303.58
27	400–450	441	275.00–297.50	280.55
31	450–500	476	260.00–285.00	274.07
14	500–550	512	257.50–272.50	266.60
21	550–600	568	245.00–262.00	255.20
19	600–650	614	240.00–260.00	249.61
6	700–750	716	227.50–230.00	229.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	331.00	331.00
5	400–450	416	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	335	280.00–290.00	284.98
12	350–400	374	267.50–295.00	278.89
11	400–450	419	260.00–275.00	269.08
11	450–500	475	240.00–260.00	251.98
2	500–550	513	220.00–245.00	232.68
2	550–600	558	235.00–250.00	242.40
5	600–650	627	230.00–235.00	231.97
1	750–800	760	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	528	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	820	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	390	311.00	311.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	332.50	332.50
5	350–400	365	300.00–325.00	315.44
9	400–450	423	280.00–305.00	296.25
8	450–500	473	265.00–305.00	289.08
9	500–550	531	255.00–277.00	271.31
7	550–600	554	250.00–271.00	263.39
2	600–650	633	220.00–255.00	237.71
2	650–700	678	222.50–240.00	231.35
1	1100–1150	1,140	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	350–400	380	335.00–361.00	358.13
13	400–450	434	315.00–340.00	333.14
12	450–500	464	310.00–340.00	321.85
8	500–550	516	280.00–310.00	294.25
8	550–600	582	273.00–302.50	282.23
3	600–650	618	260.00–280.00	267.73
2	650–700	670	242.50–261.00	251.68
6	700–750	730	240.00–260.00	244.99
2	750–800	763	240.00–247.00	243.44
1	1250–1300	1,255	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	535	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	590	255.00–260.00	257.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	703	258.00	258.00

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)	Open	4	—	975	1,935.00–2,075.00	1,992.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	1,600.00–2,075.00	1,825.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,625.00	1,625.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,960	180.00	180.00
6	—	1,648	150.00–155.00	152.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,015	95.00–99.00	97.05
9	—	963	100.00–107.50	104.69
1	—	1,085	88.00	88.00
6	—	991	110.00–118.00	113.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,208	130.00–136.00	133.00
7	—	1,155	112.50–117.50	116.16
15	—	1,253	120.00–129.00	123.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,448	120.00–125.00	123.40
2	—	1,255	117.50	117.50

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

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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