Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Supply was good but the quality of feeder steers was down compared to the previous week with feeder steers 400lb to 600lb selling 2.00 to 3.00 dollars lower. While feeder heifers 400lb to 600lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 dollars higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with a light test on slaughter bulls selling 2.00 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.64/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −145.98 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$253.64

24 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,413

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$22.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.69

vs AR average

−16.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	259.01	1,442	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	562	256.13	1,439	13thin
Medium and Large 2	542	236.14	1,279	4thin

One grade step is worth $22.87/cwt here — about $163 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale24 hd

253.64

—

AR average11 barns · 440 hd

256.33

−2.69

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−16.36

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−145.98

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	1,518	153.63	2,331	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,165	127.93	1,491	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,349	118.86	1,603	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	926	105.52	977	16

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,373	$1,978	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,107	$1,634	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	775	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,425	2thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	253.35/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,368	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	535	310.54/cwt	308.00–316.00	1,661	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	280.77/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,331	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	269.76/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,511	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,346	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	1,634.22/head	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	869	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	256.13/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,439	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	261.53/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,287	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	284.79/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,227	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	240.67/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,617	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	218.84/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,659	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	995	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,393	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	287.50/cwt	265.00–310.00	1,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	455	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	232.28/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	278.17/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,307	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	259.92/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,365	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	258.31/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,222	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	279.08/cwt	260.00–302.50	1,049	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	262.82/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,382	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	253.29/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,211	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,243	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	291.31/cwt	282.50–300.00	985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	255.46/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,101	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	121.52/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,328	3
Bulls	—	—	1,304	139.64/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,821	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	107.96/cwt	105.00–112.50	1,003	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	113.72/cwt	110.00–117.50	1,527	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	135.00/cwt	132.50–140.00	1,659	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	126.49/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,442	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,448	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,680	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	119.53/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,360	4
Bulls	—	—	1,666	165.74/cwt	164.00–167.50	2,761	4
Bulls	—	—	1,636	159.01/cwt	157.50–161.00	2,601	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	851	96.57/cwt	93.00–100.00	822	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	276.84/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,177	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	235.02/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	281.93/cwt	260.00–295.00	925	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	311.30/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,317	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	291.17/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	251.29/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	370	296.28/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	252.75/cwt	252.50–253.00	1,853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	313.93/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,209	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,815	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	1,977.60/head	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,661	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	261.88/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	299.98/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,164	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	283.31/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	248.01/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,572	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	950–1000	965	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	271.01/cwt	262.50–282.50	1,550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	296.31/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,236	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	273.88/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,534	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	225.08/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	314.16/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,319	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	238.70/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	227.43/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	282.41/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,350	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,174	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	263.11/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,644	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	294.93/cwt	293.00–302.50	1,551	5

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 503Last week 873Year ago 602

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 60Year ago 122

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 15Year ago 25

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,107	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,634.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,373	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,977.60
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	150.00	150.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	312.50	312.50
1	350–400	385	305.00	305.00
5	400–450	417	285.00–307.50	296.31
16	450–500	478	270.00–287.00	282.41
3	500–550	540	250.00–255.00	253.35
3	550–600	572	262.50–282.50	271.01
11	600–650	634	240.00–255.00	248.01
2	750–800	778	220.00–235.00	227.43
1	850–900	865	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	431	280.00–297.50	284.79
13	450–500	492	260.00–265.00	261.53
13	550–600	562	250.00–260.00	256.13
7	650–700	672	230.00–245.00	240.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	260.00–295.00	281.93
7	350–400	376	260.00–302.50	279.08
8	400–450	431	240.00–270.00	255.46
3	450–500	478	220.00–275.00	253.29
2	500–550	518	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	565	220.00–245.00	232.28
2	600–650	603	230.00–240.00	235.02
1	750–800	775	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	800	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	295.00–297.50	296.28
1	550–600	560	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	535	308.00–316.00	310.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	474	277.50–285.00	280.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	285.00	285.00
3	400–450	425	265.00–285.00	276.84
3	450–500	473	255.00–265.00	258.31
8	500–550	525	250.00–275.00	259.92
1	550–600	585	247.50	247.50
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	665	232.50	232.50
1	700–750	720	215.00	215.00
2	750–800	758	210.00–227.50	218.84
1	800–850	810	185.00	185.00
1	950–1000	995	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	295.00–305.00	299.98
2	400–450	423	302.50–320.00	311.30
1	450–500	480	305.00	305.00
3	500–550	523	282.50–285.00	283.31
7	550–600	560	265.00–277.50	273.88
5	600–650	621	250.00–270.00	261.88
2	650–700	688	247.50–255.00	251.29
1	700–750	730	222.50	222.50
2	750–800	783	220.00–230.00	225.08
1	800–850	810	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	720	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	292.50	292.50
8	550–600	560	269.00–275.00	269.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	282.50–300.00	291.31
2	350–400	380	265.00–310.00	287.50
1	400–450	445	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	470	270.00–286.00	278.17
6	500–550	526	255.00–270.00	262.82
1	550–600	555	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	660	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	700	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	300.00–327.50	313.93
12	400–450	420	310.00–320.00	314.16
1	450–500	450	320.00	320.00
5	500–550	526	293.00–302.50	294.93
3	550–600	557	280.00–300.00	291.17
7	600–650	625	250.00–270.00	263.11
1	650–700	685	265.00	265.00
2	700–750	733	252.50–253.00	252.75
3	750–800	772	230.00–243.00	238.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	965	214.00	214.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,093	115.00–125.00	121.52
6	—	929	105.00–112.50	107.96
7	—	851	93.00–100.00	96.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	110.00–117.50	113.72
2	—	1,355	124.00	124.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,229	132.50–140.00	135.00
16	—	1,140	121.00–131.00	126.49
4	—	1,138	118.00–120.00	119.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,304	135.00–146.00	139.64
4	—	1,666	164.00–167.50	165.74
4	—	1,636	157.50–161.00	159.01

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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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

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