Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 400lb to 600lb sold $9.00 to $10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 400lb to 600lb sold steady to $2.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold $3.00 to $4.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter cows sold $8.00 to $9.00 higher while slaughter bulls sold steady to $2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.30/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −144.32 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$255.30

86 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,389

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$25.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.83

vs AR average

−17.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	257.94	1,402	77
Medium and Large 2	551	232.69	1,282	9thin

One grade step is worth $25.26/cwt here — about $120 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 sale86 hd

255.30

—

AR average10 barns · 630 hd

252.47

+2.83

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−17.73

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−144.32

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	—	Average	1,570	159.12	2,498	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	141.70	2,073	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	134.58	1,619	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	983	119.92	1,178	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,189	$1,919	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,835	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,069	$1,740	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,001	$1,677	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,480	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	800	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	650	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	244.97/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,026	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	1,919.24/head	1,750.00–2,075.00	1,919	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,147	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	157.49/cwt	141.00–185.00	1,239	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	213.05/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,762	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	1,760.33/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,760	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	303.86/cwt	287.50–315.00	1,282	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	508	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,613	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,480.45/head	1,275.00–1,650.00	1,480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	311.87/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,179	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,385	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,006	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	262.55/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	293.73/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,210	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	542	309.48/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,677	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	262.84/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,107	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	604	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	230.04/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	261.79/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,251	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	505	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,237	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	233.93/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,364	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,055	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	294.73/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,105	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	258.44/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,483	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	268.00/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,386	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	485	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,164	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	270.73/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,421	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	650	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	296.75/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,074	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	94.07/cwt	92.50–95.00	859	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	139.62/cwt	135.00–144.00	2,085	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	127.03/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,427	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,693	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	136.39/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,720	9
Bulls	—	—	1,637	161.29/cwt	152.00–167.50	2,640	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,650	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	154.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,242	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	979	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	129.53/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,299	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	120.92/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,221	4
Bulls	—	—	1,435	144.40/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,072	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	248.56/cwt	200.00–263.00	1,176	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	262.64/cwt	252.50–275.00	998	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	236.86/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,234	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	262.45/cwt	250.00–270.00	856	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	227.47/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,338	4
Bulls	—	—	1,637	175.11/cwt	172.50–180.00	2,867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	298.55/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,561	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	299.13/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,283	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	286.30/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,354	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	810	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	284.79/cwt	280.00–290.00	943	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	317.29/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,199	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	293.11/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,085	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,135	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	307.43/cwt	302.50–312.50	1,045	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	277.08/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,588	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,943	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,001	1,676.80/head	1,450.00–2,000.00	1,677	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,834.86/head	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,835	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	258.25/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	256.03/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,818	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	247.25/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,573	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	583	281.26/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,640	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	497	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	515	272.40/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,403	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1350–1400	1,360	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	408	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	224.95/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	289.39/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,499	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	283.54/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,341	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	705	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	266.23/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,664	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	321.78/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,088	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	263.89/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,275	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	256.53/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,337	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	251.50/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,454	32

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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 764Last week 490Year ago 715

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 35Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 31Year ago 30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	124.00	124.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,189	1,750.00–2,075.00	1,919.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,385	155.00	155.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,053	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,760.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	134.00	134.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,040	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,834.86
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	787	141.00–185.00	157.49
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	827	200.00–222.00	213.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	150.00	150.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	940	1,275.00–1,650.00	1,480.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,001	1,450.00–2,000.00	1,676.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	160.00	160.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,025.00	1,025.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	310.00	310.00
3	350–400	362	285.00–305.00	296.75
1	400–450	435	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	485	250.00	250.00
4	500–550	525	262.50–275.00	270.73
2	550–600	583	220.00–247.50	233.93
2	600–650	610	225.00–235.00	230.04
1	1050–1100	1,055	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	287.50–315.00	303.86
5	450–500	473	275.00–292.50	283.54
4	500–550	518	287.50–290.00	289.39
2	550–600	555	257.50–267.50	262.55
2	600–650	643	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	925	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	378	300.00–315.00	311.87
6	450–500	486	285.00	285.00
4	600–650	604	267.50	267.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	250.00–270.00	262.45
10	350–400	380	252.50–275.00	262.64
7	400–450	419	220.00–270.00	244.97
12	450–500	473	200.00–263.00	248.56
5	500–550	521	220.00–242.50	236.86
4	550–600	588	220.00–230.00	227.47
1	650–700	695	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	297.50	297.50
5	400–450	421	255.00–275.00	262.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	302.50–312.50	307.43
3	350–400	370	285.00–300.00	293.11
4	400–450	412	287.50–300.00	293.73
20	450–500	483	255.00–270.00	263.89
28	500–550	521	250.00–263.00	256.53
32	550–600	578	240.00–258.00	251.50
12	600–650	636	242.50–255.00	247.25
1	650–700	650	252.50	252.50
2	700–750	728	220.00–230.00	224.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	480	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	810	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	515	270.00–275.00	272.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	497	315.00	315.00
2	500–550	508	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	542	305.00–312.50	309.48
14	550–600	583	275.00–290.00	281.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	280.00–290.00	284.79
3	350–400	375	290.00–305.00	294.73
4	450–500	478	255.00–270.00	261.79
11	500–550	517	250.00–275.00	268.00
10	550–600	574	250.00–262.50	258.44
2	600–650	620	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	650	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	745	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	505	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	338	310.00–330.00	321.78
3	350–400	378	312.00–320.00	317.29
21	400–450	429	280.00–315.00	299.13
17	450–500	473	280.00–300.00	286.30
22	500–550	523	285.00–307.50	298.55
7	550–600	573	267.50–285.00	277.08
12	600–650	625	260.00–275.00	266.23
5	650–700	673	250.00–270.00	258.25
5	700–750	710	250.00–260.00	256.03
2	1350–1400	1,360	150.00–155.00	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	913	92.50–95.00	94.07
1	—	890	110.00	110.00
6	—	1,003	125.00–133.00	129.53
4	—	1,010	119.00–124.00	120.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,493	135.00–144.00	139.62
1	—	1,250	132.00	132.00
2	—	1,448	150.00–160.00	154.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,123	122.00–131.00	127.03
1	—	1,085	156.00	156.00
9	—	1,261	132.00–142.00	136.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,637	152.00–167.50	161.29
4	—	1,435	140.00–150.00	144.40
3	—	1,637	172.50–180.00	175.11

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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