Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Offerings this week were lighter with planner cattle than the previous week. On a light test across the board on feeder cattle, feeder steers sold $3.00 to $4.00 higher while feeder bulls sold $7.00 to $8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to $2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold $2.00 to $3.00 on a good test 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 $245.99/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −153.63 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$245.99

33 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,320

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$10.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.18

vs AR average

−21.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	249.86	1,349	21
Medium and Large 2	531	239.21	1,269	12thin

One grade step is worth $10.65/cwt here — about $80 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 sale33 hd

245.99

—

AR average10 barns · 422 hd

256.17

−10.18

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−21.23

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−153.63

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	1,575	166.05	2,614	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,266	136.52	1,728	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,489	135.06	2,011	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	124.23	1,288	7thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	650–700	675	245.04/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	246.71/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,379	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	530	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	250.68/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,291	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	279.43/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,210	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	294.71/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	550–600	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,231	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	296.04/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,104	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	264.95/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	274.16/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,269	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	850–900	885	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	668	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,162	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	255.09/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,451	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	231.65/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,320	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	229.20/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,460	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	255.83/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,348	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	475	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,256	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	127.46/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,434	2
Bulls	—	—	1,452	162.13/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,354	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,052	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	132.99/cwt	127.00–137.50	1,489	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	136.69/cwt	135.00–139.00	2,019	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	143.78/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,790	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	957	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	119.38/cwt	114.00–122.50	1,179	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,934	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	2,303	1
Bulls	—	—	1,708	186.19/cwt	182.20–190.00	3,180	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	134.24/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,764	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	347.44/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	240.69/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,242	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	254.61/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,102	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	266.67/cwt	255.00–275.00	981	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	258.75/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	244.65/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,135	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	290.17/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	413	298.74/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,234	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	234.91/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	567	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,429	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	483	252.44/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,088	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,179	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	246.22/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,325	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	233.69/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	239.38/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,470	9

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 273Last week 411Year ago 631

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 100Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 33Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	345.00–350.00	347.44
2	350–400	360	327.50	327.50
3	550–600	570	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	675	240.00–250.00	245.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	285.00	285.00
6	350–400	373	280.00–312.50	296.04
5	400–450	433	270.00–287.50	279.43
3	450–500	463	272.50–275.00	274.16
5	500–550	527	245.00–267.50	255.83
8	550–600	569	240.00–265.00	255.09
3	600–650	637	220.00–237.50	229.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	285.00	285.00
4	450–500	465	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	500	287.50	287.50
2	650–700	665	230.00–237.50	233.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	668	174.00	174.00
1	850–900	885	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	297.50–300.00	298.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	430	270.00	270.00
10	500–550	515	240.00–265.00	250.68
6	550–600	559	240.00–260.00	246.71
9	600–650	614	220.00–245.00	239.38
2	650–700	678	230.00–240.00	234.91
1	750–800	770	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	277.50	277.50
3	350–400	368	255.00–275.00	266.67
6	400–450	433	245.00–260.00	254.61
9	450–500	464	230.00–265.00	244.65
8	500–550	516	210.00–250.00	240.69
3	550–600	570	230.00–235.00	231.65
2	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	675	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	567	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	483	250.00–255.00	252.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	317.50	317.50
1	400–450	410	317.50	317.50
1	450–500	475	305.00	305.00
3	500–550	528	280.00–302.50	290.17
1	550–600	565	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	743	237.50–255.00	246.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	383	280.00–310.00	294.71
1	400–450	405	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	460	260.00–270.00	264.95
1	500–550	505	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	575	257.50–260.00	258.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	285.00	285.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,160	180.00	180.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	127.00–128.00	127.46
5	—	1,245	140.00–147.00	143.78
8	—	1,314	130.00–138.00	134.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	112.50	112.50
3	—	1,120	127.00–137.50	132.99
3	—	988	114.00–122.50	119.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,477	135.00–139.00	136.69
1	—	1,585	122.00	122.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,452	155.00–170.00	162.13
1	—	1,675	137.50	137.50
2	—	1,708	182.20–190.00	186.19

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

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