Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold $2.00 to $3.00 dollars lower. Feeder heifers sold $9.00 to $10.00 lower and feeder bulls sold $6.00 to $7.00 lower. Slaughter cows remained steady to $1.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.55/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −152.06 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$247.55

57 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,343

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$14.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.09

vs AR average

−20.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	252.60	1,358	37
Medium and Large 2	552	238.22	1,314	20

One grade step is worth $14.38/cwt here — about $44 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale57 hd

247.55

—

AR average10 barns · 747 hd

261.64

−14.09

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

−20.07

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−152.06

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	1,630	162.23	2,644	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	133.19	1,667	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	128.00	1,990	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	117.94	1,168	8thin

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	983	$2,114	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	917	$1,850	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$1,838	2thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	450–500	466	294.45/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,372	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	244.47/cwt	237.50–251.00	1,900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	255.81/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,553	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	1,635.58/head	1,325.00–1,750.00	1,636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	273.49/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,436	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	1,861.61/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,862	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	135.35/cwt	120.00–149.00	1,791	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	128.42/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,592	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,344	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,750	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	2,231	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,359	127.21/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,729	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	2,063.79/head	1,550.00–2,450.00	2,064	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,025.00/head	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	240.26/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,281	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	279.51/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,079	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	271.19/cwt	264.00–275.00	1,567	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	328.28/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	233.37/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,599	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	237.98/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,364	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	282.38/cwt	275.00–290.00	904	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	128.05/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,677	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	119.42/cwt	113.00–122.50	1,146	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,990	1
Bulls	—	—	1,802	171.68/cwt	170.00–174.00	3,094	3
Bulls	—	—	1,635	160.64/cwt	155.00–167.50	2,626	7
Bulls	—	—	1,075	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	266.97/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,116	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	297.39/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,282	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	102.92/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,007	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,382	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	135.24/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,661	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	267.04/cwt	257.50–276.00	1,538	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,130	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	588	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	239.96/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,147	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	285.41/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,356	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	304.09/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,332	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	482	246.57/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,188	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	331.32/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,242	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,190	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	260.01/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,630	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	535	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	285.48/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,664	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	282.15/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,470	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,075	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	233.10/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,674	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	257.26/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,739	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	326.87/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,343	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	247.72/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,553	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	296.01/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,243	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	314.02/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,507	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	251.00/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,817	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	237.49/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	251.67/cwt	248.00–257.50	1,412	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	273.40/cwt	265.00–283.00	1,271	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	253.23/cwt	247.50–262.50	1,322	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	229.91/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,874	2

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 490Last week 284Year ago 783

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 50Year ago 188

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 16Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	327.50	327.50
2	350–400	375	330.00–332.50	331.32
1	400–450	415	315.00	315.00
4	450–500	466	285.00–302.50	294.45
10	500–550	525	260.00–287.50	273.49
4	550–600	576	257.50–276.00	267.04
3	600–650	607	252.50–257.50	255.81
1	700–750	700	242.50	242.50
3	750–800	777	237.50–251.00	244.47
2	800–850	815	225.00–235.00	229.91
1	1050–1100	1,075	190.00	190.00
1	1150–1200	1,190	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	270.00	270.00
4	400–450	431	280.00–307.50	297.39
1	450–500	455	250.00	250.00
6	650–700	685	220.00–236.00	233.37
1	700–750	705	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	275.00–290.00	282.38
6	350–400	386	270.00–287.50	279.51
11	400–450	418	255.00–280.00	266.97
4	450–500	478	230.00–245.00	239.96
10	500–550	533	240.00–242.50	240.26
9	550–600	573	235.00–245.00	237.98
1	600–650	600	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	685	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	545	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	240.00–250.00	246.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	285.00–315.00	296.01
7	450–500	465	265.00–283.00	273.40
22	500–550	522	247.50–262.50	253.23
15	550–600	561	248.00–257.50	251.67
9	600–650	627	240.00–262.50	247.72
3	650–700	682	232.50–242.50	237.49
4	700–750	718	220.00–245.00	233.10
1	950–1000	995	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	320.00–337.50	328.28
3	400–450	438	300.00–312.50	304.09
7	450–500	475	270.00–295.00	285.41
23	550–600	578	264.00–275.00	271.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	588	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	332.50	332.50
4	400–450	411	320.00–337.50	326.87
5	450–500	480	307.50–320.00	314.02
11	500–550	521	270.00–292.50	282.15
6	550–600	583	280.00–300.00	285.48
14	600–650	627	255.00–275.00	260.01
16	650–700	676	250.00–270.00	257.26
9	700–750	724	240.00–255.00	251.00
1	750–800	755	252.50	252.50
1	950–1000	985	202.00	202.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	867	1,325.00–1,750.00	1,635.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	933	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,861.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	967	1,550.00–2,450.00	2,063.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,700.00	1,700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,323	120.00–149.00	135.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	126.00–131.00	128.42
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	140.00	140.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,750	127.50	127.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,359	120.00–135.00	127.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,330	128.00	128.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	122.50	122.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	126.00–130.00	128.05
5	—	1,228	132.00–140.00	135.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	960	113.00–122.50	119.42
2	—	978	102.00–104.00	102.92
2	—	1,063	130.00	130.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	128.00	128.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,802	170.00–174.00	171.68
7	—	1,635	155.00–167.50	160.64
1	—	1,075	145.00	145.00

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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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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Replacement Cattle

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