Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend was reported due to sale not being reported last week. Supply this week was good with a strong buyer attendance.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $259.99/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −139.62 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$259.99

28 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,409

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$18.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.81

vs AR average

+2.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	264.80	1,461	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	521	262.02	1,365	5thin
Medium and Large 2	525	253.83	1,333	6thin
Large 1	565	246.52	1,393	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.28/cwt here — about $68 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale28 hd

259.99

—

AR average10 barns · 453 hd

253.19

+6.81

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

+2.19

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−139.62

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	1,563	166.17	2,598	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	140.00	1,735	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,489	130.06	1,937	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	122.85	1,212	26

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$2,188	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,063	$1,970	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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 2	500–550	537	270.92/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,455	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	307.69/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	265.03/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,476	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,331	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,476	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	123.28/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,278	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	139.06/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,717	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,777	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,058	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	143.16/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,133	2
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	675	233.26/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,575	3
Steers	Large 2	650–700	675	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,637	1
Steers	Large 2	550–600	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Large 2	700–750	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Large 2	600–650	645	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,451	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	327.86/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,190	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	262.02/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,365	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	292	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,139	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	322.31/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,554	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,273	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	806	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,736	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	111.15/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,007	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,712	1
Steers	Large 1	450–500	495	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,547	1
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	715	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,573	1
Steers	Large 1	750–800	763	254.95/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,945	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,497	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	251.22/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	284.08/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	269.54/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,515	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	331.85/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,394	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,402.04/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	253.59/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,314	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	302.58/cwt	287.50–317.50	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	267.38/cwt	255.00–282.50	1,144	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	254.21/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	238.42/cwt	227.50–250.00	1,609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	363	347.48/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,261	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	440	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	332.56/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	268.31/cwt	262.50–272.50	1,645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,727	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	700	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	261	279.26/cwt	270.00–287.50	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	253.85/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,216	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	298.92/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,399	2
Bulls	—	—	1,620	163.75/cwt	162.50–165.00	2,653	2
Bulls	—	—	1,450	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,480	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	133.64/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,362	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	96.21/cwt	95.00–97.50	768	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,190	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,547	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	147.91/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,939	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	132.15/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,517	4
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	622	242.01/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,505	5
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	750	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Large 1	850–900	860	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	1
Steers	Large 1	800–850	810	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,904	1
Steers	Large 1	900–950	905	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,127	1
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	565	246.52/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,393	3
Steers	Large 1	700–750	738	252.47/cwt	242.50–262.50	1,863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	277.49/cwt	272.50–292.50	1,060	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	335.51/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	280.07/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	256.12/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	585	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	292.43/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	346.77/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,477	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	320.73/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,203	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	272.39/cwt	267.50–277.50	1,839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	249.97/cwt	247.50–252.50	1,837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	363.85/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,361	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	933	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	214.36/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	330.03/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,574	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	212.35/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	582	248.30/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	252.43/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	293.45/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	281.18/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,732	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	283.87/cwt	270.00–297.50	914	3

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 Jul 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 544Last week 335Year ago 649

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 39Year ago 182

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 8Year ago 35

No trend was reported due to sale not being reported last week. Supply this week was good with a strong buyer attendance.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	375.00	375.00
2	300–350	318	330.00–335.00	332.56
4	350–400	363	315.00–350.00	327.86
2	450–500	468	292.50–305.00	298.92
3	500–550	537	265.00–277.50	270.92
3	550–600	557	250.00–275.00	265.03
3	600–650	635	240.00–262.50	254.21
2	650–700	675	227.50–250.00	238.42
2	750–800	755	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	800	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	292	390.00	390.00
2	300–350	335	380.00	380.00
9	450–500	482	315.00–325.00	322.31
2	500–550	520	287.50	287.50
2	600–650	625	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	340.00–375.00	363.85
3	400–450	420	320.00–345.00	331.85
4	450–500	467	332.50–345.00	335.51
2	500–550	530	290.00–295.00	292.43
1	600–650	620	276.00	276.00
2	850–900	873	209.00–220.00	214.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	400	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	505	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	443	287.50–317.50	302.58
2	450–500	483	300.00–315.00	307.69
3	600–650	613	262.50–272.50	268.31
2	650–700	665	262.50	262.50
1	750–800	785	220.00	220.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	675	242.50	242.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	312.50	312.50
2	700–750	738	242.50–262.50	252.47
2	750–800	763	250.00–260.00	254.95
1	800–850	810	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	905	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	395.00	395.00
1	300–350	345	345.00	345.00
5	400–450	426	335.00–365.00	346.77
7	450–500	477	320.00–340.00	330.03
1	500–550	525	315.00	315.00
3	550–600	572	285.00–305.00	293.45
7	600–650	616	275.00–287.50	281.18
2	650–700	675	267.50–277.50	272.39
2	700–750	735	247.50–252.50	249.97
1	1000–1050	1,030	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	345.00–350.00	347.48
1	400–450	440	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	472	282.00	282.00
5	500–550	521	260.00–270.00	262.02
4	600–650	615	240.00–255.00	251.22
3	700–750	738	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	565	240.00–250.00	246.52
5	600–650	622	240.00–250.00	242.01
3	650–700	675	230.00–240.00	233.26
1	700–750	715	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	750	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	860	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	725	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	327.50	327.50
3	350–400	375	315.00–325.00	320.73
1	400–450	435	307.50	307.50
3	450–500	468	280.00–290.00	284.08
3	500–550	515	270.00–292.50	280.07
6	550–600	562	260.00–285.00	269.54
2	600–650	613	250.00–262.50	256.12
2	750–800	770	205.00–220.00	212.35
1	850–900	850	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	261	270.00–287.50	279.26
3	300–350	322	270.00–297.50	283.87
7	350–400	382	272.50–292.50	277.49
6	400–450	428	255.00–282.50	267.38
8	450–500	479	240.00–265.00	253.85
5	500–550	518	240.00–260.00	253.59
1	550–600	560	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	610	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	530	250.00–255.00	252.43
3	550–600	582	245.00–250.00	248.30
1	600–650	630	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,037	120.00–129.00	123.28
5	—	906	105.00–115.00	111.15
10	—	1,019	130.00–140.00	133.64
2	—	798	95.00–97.50	96.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,235	135.00–144.00	139.06
6	—	1,311	145.00–155.00	147.91
4	—	1,148	130.00–134.00	132.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,660	124.00	124.00
2	—	1,490	140.00–146.00	143.16
1	—	1,190	130.00	130.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	162.50–165.00	163.75
1	—	1,450	171.00	171.00

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	—	1,100	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,402.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	2,125.00	2,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	140.00	140.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	160.00	160.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	149.00	149.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,800.00	1,800.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

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

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Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

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