Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-07-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer sold unevenly this week, selling $4.00 lower while feeder heifers sold $5.00 to $6.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold $11.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold $2.00 to $3.00 lower, and slaughter bulls sold $5.00 lower. Supply was steady and buyer attendance was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $282.38/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −117.24 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$282.38

63 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$27.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.47

vs AR average

+5.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	283.24	1,540	61
Medium and Large 2	523	256.16	1,340	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.08/cwt here — about $200 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 sale63 hd

282.38

—

AR average2 barns · 80 hd

275.91

+6.47

National average18 barns · 1,550 hd

276.94

+5.44

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−117.24

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	1,514	164.86	2,496	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	140.04	1,982	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	137.36	1,714	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	981	121.17	1,188	10

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)	1,490	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	650	$700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	260.35/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,505	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,359	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	298.35/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,447	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	415	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,619	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	272.78/cwt	255.00–282.50	1,577	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	285.93/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,181	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	149.65/cwt	147.00–152.50	2,013	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	495	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	251.33/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	281.47/cwt	280.00–283.00	1,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,218	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	261.38/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,385	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	293.99/cwt	280.00–307.50	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	243.18/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	256.16/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	280.02/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	245.17/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	259.22/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,200	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	260.84/cwt	250.00–270.00	999	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	395	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	247.90/cwt	240.00–255.00	813	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	650	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,323	156.11/cwt	155.00–157.00	2,065	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,584	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	131.53/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,743	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	137.96/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,723	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	136.06/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,895	3
Bulls	—	—	1,610	169.23/cwt	167.50–170.00	2,725	4
Steers	Large 2	550–600	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Large 2	550–600	590	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,401	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	91.32/cwt	86.00–95.00	753	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	134.30/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,351	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	122.97/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,270	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,114	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	816	1
Bulls	Large 1	550–600	550	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,499	1
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	718	236.21/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,696	2
Steers	Large 1	500–550	510	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	655	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	700	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	292.46/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,339	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	237.44/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	287.70/cwt	282.50–293.00	1,597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	343.91/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,434	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	277.73/cwt	273.00–282.50	1,702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	273.16/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	244.95/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	263.00/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	281.62/cwt	276.00–287.50	1,887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,426	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	250.73/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	540	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,553	50

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 335Last week 523Year ago 668

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 67Year ago 197

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	302.50	302.50
5	400–450	413	270.00–295.00	285.93
6	450–500	481	282.50	282.50
4	500–550	528	270.00	270.00
7	550–600	578	250.00–272.50	260.35
3	600–650	612	240.00–252.50	244.95
3	650–700	667	242.50–260.00	250.73
1	700–750	740	222.50	222.50
1	750–800	750	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	280.00–283.00	281.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	287.50	287.50
4	350–400	383	250.00–270.00	260.84
3	400–450	425	230.00–250.00	243.18
6	450–500	463	245.00–262.50	259.22
2	500–550	523	250.00–262.50	256.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	240.00–255.00	247.90
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	265.00	265.00
2	700–750	718	225.00–247.50	236.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
50	500–550	540	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	347.50	347.50
3	400–450	417	332.50–350.00	343.91
3	450–500	485	297.50–300.00	298.35
1	500–550	520	295.00	295.00
9	550–600	578	255.00–282.50	272.78
2	600–650	613	273.00–282.50	277.73
2	650–700	660	261.00–265.00	263.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	317.50	317.50
1	450–500	495	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	280.00–307.50	293.99
1	300–350	310	317.50	317.50
1	400–450	435	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	458	285.00–300.00	292.46
4	500–550	530	250.00–277.50	261.38
2	550–600	565	242.50–260.00	251.33
3	650–700	668	235.00–240.00	237.44
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	700	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	400–450	415	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	362.50	362.50
1	350–400	395	327.50	327.50
1	400–450	425	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	275.00–285.00	280.02
2	550–600	575	235.00–255.00	245.17
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	715	175.00	175.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	530	295.00	295.00
2	550–600	555	282.50–293.00	287.70
4	600–650	623	260.00–285.00	273.16
2	650–700	670	276.00–287.50	281.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	275.00	275.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,345	147.00–152.50	149.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,490	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,500	150.00	150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	155.00–157.00	156.11
4	—	1,610	167.50–170.00	169.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	146.00	146.00
2	—	1,325	130.00–133.00	131.53
5	—	1,249	135.00–140.00	137.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	134.00–138.00	136.06
2	—	1,448	146.00	146.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	86.00–95.00	91.32
4	—	1,006	131.00–140.00	134.30
4	—	1,033	115.00–128.00	122.97

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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