Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*THERE WILL BE A SALE ON 7/5/24*

Compared to last week: The strongest test was on 4 and 5-weight feeders this week with unweaned calves being discounted heavily while weaned calves brought a premium. 4 and 5-weight steers sold $2.00 to $3.00 higher and feeder heifers sold $3.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold steady. On a strong test slaughter cows sold $4.00 to $5.00 higher. Supply was good with a strong demand

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.30/cwt on 47 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

47 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,382

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$36.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.09

vs AR average

−13.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	256.75	1,396	41
Medium and Large 1-2	520	251.88	1,310	4thin
Large 2	545	245.00	1,335	1thin
Medium and Large 2	520	220.00	1,144	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.75/cwt here — about $252 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale47 hd

255.30

—

AR average10 barns · 423 hd

255.21

+0.09

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−13.98

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	—	Low	1,549	170.86	2,646	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,369	146.14	2,001	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,234	138.24	1,706	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	123.38	1,208	21

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)	1,250	$2,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,167	$2,235	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	455	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	264.69/cwt	257.50–272.50	1,490	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	256.58/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,201	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	263.33/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	292.47/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	224.98/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,627	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,177.27/head	2,000.00–2,325.00	2,177	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550–600	585	234.96/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	247.07/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,633	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	295.52/cwt	287.50–317.50	1,416	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	496	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,476	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	249.34/cwt	235.00–262.50	1,179	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	251.88/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,310	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	247.53/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	272.36/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	253.78/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	262.65/cwt	250.00–277.50	961	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	276.54/cwt	260.00–285.00	913	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	800–850	825	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	210.04/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	260.06/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,113	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	254.07/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,164	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	146.14/cwt	144.00–148.00	2,001	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,472	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,803	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	154.38/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,811	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	120.35/cwt	117.50–125.00	1,195	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	142.09/cwt	137.50–147.50	1,596	6
Bulls	—	—	1,490	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	2,421	1
Bulls	Large 2	800–850	810	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,681	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	91.85/cwt	91.00–93.00	753	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	710	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	763	1
Bulls	—	—	1,568	173.64/cwt	172.50–175.00	2,723	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	132.19/cwt	127.50–135.00	1,666	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	133.69/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,373	10
Bulls	Large 2	450–500	485	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,261	1
Heifers	Large 2	450–500	488	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,244	2
Heifers	Large 2	500–550	545	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,335	1
Heifers	Large 2	600–650	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Large 2	750–800	750	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,556	1
Bulls	Large 2	600–650	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	1
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Large 1	650–700	665	231.26/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,538	2
Bulls	Large 2	400–450	435	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	245.58/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,523	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	685	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	306.40/cwt	292.50–320.00	1,302	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	268.23/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,792	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	282.95/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,200	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	435	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	317.45/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	602	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	252.61/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,447	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	330.17/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,582	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	284.55/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,096	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	331.50/cwt	325.00–338.00	1,028	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	274.82/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,712	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	325.36/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	298.68/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,714	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	283.32/cwt	267.50–292.50	1,349	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	289.28/cwt	286.00–292.50	1,606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	545	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	578	267.47/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	260.89/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,357	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	765	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,237	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 →

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

Fri Jun 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 523Last week 273Year ago 370

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 55Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 10Year ago 30

*THERE WILL BE A SALE ON 7/5/24*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	420	270.00	270.00
3	450–500	458	247.50–260.00	254.07
2	500–550	520	265.00–280.00	272.36
2	550–600	578	240.00–255.00	247.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	455	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	290.00–295.00	292.47
3	600–650	610	260.00–265.00	263.33
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	545	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	578	260.00–275.00	267.47
1	650–700	685	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	479	315.00–337.50	330.17
6	500–550	518	320.00–330.00	325.36
8	550–600	574	280.00–312.50	298.68
5	600–650	623	270.00–282.50	274.82
10	650–700	668	260.00–280.00	268.23
1	800–850	835	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	410	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	475	277.50	277.50
2	500–550	533	247.50–260.00	253.78
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	690	205.00–215.00	210.04
1	700–750	740	185.00	185.00
1	800–850	815	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	297.50	297.50
8	550–600	563	257.50–272.50	264.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	230.00–240.00	234.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	325.00–338.00	331.50
2	350–400	373	310.00–325.00	317.45
3	400–450	425	292.50–320.00	306.40
8	450–500	479	287.50–317.50	295.52
1	500–550	530	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	555	286.00–292.50	289.28
1	600–650	615	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	485	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	605	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	810	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	460	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	665	230.00–232.50	231.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	655	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	765	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	665	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	468	250.00–265.00	256.58
4	500–550	520	242.50–255.00	251.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	385	280.00–292.50	284.55
5	400–450	424	275.00–285.00	282.95
16	450–500	476	267.50–292.50	283.32
22	500–550	520	250.00–272.50	260.89
18	550–600	573	242.50–260.00	252.61
16	600–650	620	230.00–255.00	245.58
12	650–700	661	242.50–247.50	247.07
2	700–750	723	220.00–230.00	224.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	496	297.50	297.50
3	600–650	602	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	260.00–285.00	276.54
4	350–400	366	250.00–277.50	262.65
8	400–450	428	250.00–275.00	260.06
6	450–500	473	235.00–262.50	249.34
1	500–550	520	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	825	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	545	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	630	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	750	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	685	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	480	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	540	240.00	240.00

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	1	—	1,300	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	2,000.00–2,325.00	2,177.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,300	2,550.00	2,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,369	144.00–148.00	146.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,472	122.50	122.50
6	—	1,173	148.00–158.00	154.38
6	—	1,123	137.50–147.50	142.09
12	—	1,260	127.50–135.00	132.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	993	117.50–125.00	120.35
2	—	820	91.00–93.00	91.85
1	—	710	107.50	107.50
10	—	1,027	131.00–137.00	133.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	162.50	162.50
3	—	1,568	172.50–175.00	173.64

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 this sale compares

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