Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to sale not being reported the previous week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $266.72/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −147.22 against this barn's trailing median of $413.94.

Average price

$266.72

26 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,474

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$18.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.46

vs AR average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	277.24	1,507	11thin
Medium and Large 2	559	259.01	1,448	15thin

One grade step is worth $18.23/cwt here — about $59 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

23 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $463.16, low $371.92, median $413.94 across 23 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 sale26 hd

266.72

—

AR average10 barns · 135 hd

272.19

−5.46

This barn, trailing median23 sales

413.94

−147.22

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	1,482	170.26	2,522	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,368	144.00	1,969	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,294	138.59	1,793	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	975	126.29	1,232	15

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)	1,205	$3,099	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,236	$2,440	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,900	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,045	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$2,586	5

Every lot, as filed

77 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 1-2	—	1,236	2,439.86/head	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,440	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	262.12/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,494	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	145.50/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	257.53/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	363	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	510	253.32/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,292	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	281.05/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,321	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	279.83/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,044	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	242.37/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,122	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	296.73/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,270	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	390	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	260.08/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,506	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	252.18/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	256.48/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,098	6
Bulls	—	—	1,443	173.19/cwt	166.00–179.00	2,499	6
Bulls	—	—	1,880	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	3,619	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	836	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	120.95/cwt	117.00–127.50	1,177	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	131.90/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,646	4
Bulls	—	—	1,398	150.35/cwt	147.50–153.00	2,102	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,058	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,882	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	141.55/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,795	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	136.49/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,354	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	148.99/cwt	146.00–152.00	2,101	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	107.80/cwt	105.00–110.00	986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	264.34/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,242	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	236.29/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	233.23/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,194	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	505	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	265.04/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	565	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	287.90/cwt	287.50–288.00	1,491	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	277.54/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,502	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	225.05/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	317.97/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,517	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	303.63/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	336.11/cwt	315.00–343.00	1,247	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	303.71/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	245.12/cwt	237.50–252.50	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	513	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,358	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	146.79/cwt	146.00–147.50	1,626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	238.98/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,369	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,863	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	3,098.96/head	1,850.00–4,000.00	3,099	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,483	154.80/cwt	140.00–180.00	2,296	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,251	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	166.02/cwt	157.50–175.00	1,901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	273.38/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,293	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	272.79/cwt	262.50–278.00	1,528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,258	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,586.49/head	2,250.00–3,500.00	2,586	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	292.80/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,113	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	523	237.49/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,170	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,224	4

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 348Last week 544Year ago 310

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 103Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 20Year ago 25

No trend due to sale not being reported the previous week.

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)	10	—	1,236	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,439.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,153	145.00–146.00	145.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	149.00	149.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,205	1,850.00–4,000.00	3,098.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,483	140.00–180.00	154.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,145	157.50–175.00	166.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,250	1,900.00	1,900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,108	146.00–147.50	146.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,110	2,250.00–3,500.00	2,586.49
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,250.00	2,250.00

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	335	315.00	315.00
4	350–400	373	270.00–290.00	279.83
3	400–450	428	290.00–300.00	296.73
2	450–500	470	250.00–277.50	264.34
3	550–600	570	250.00–282.50	262.12
2	600–650	618	250.00–265.00	257.53
1	700–750	715	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	745	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	325.00	325.00
9	400–450	422	356.00	356.00
2	450–500	485	292.50–315.00	303.63
2	500–550	520	300.00–307.50	303.71
1	550–600	565	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	610	277.50	277.50
4	650–700	660	250.00–270.00	265.04
1	700–750	700	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	785	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	560	262.50–278.00	272.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	510	250.00–255.00	253.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	270.00	270.00
6	400–450	428	240.00–270.00	256.48
5	450–500	463	230.00–257.50	242.37
7	500–550	512	227.50–240.00	233.23
1	900–950	920	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	287.50	287.50
3	450–500	473	270.00–280.00	273.38
2	500–550	503	270.00	270.00
7	550–600	573	230.00–252.50	238.98
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	695	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	418	280.00	280.00
5	500–550	503	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	285.00–300.00	292.80
2	450–500	470	275.00–287.50	281.05
2	500–550	523	245.00–260.00	252.18
10	550–600	579	250.00–265.00	260.08
2	650–700	670	235.00–237.50	236.29
1	700–750	730	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	317.50	317.50
1	500–550	505	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	371	315.00–343.00	336.11
1	400–450	430	342.50	342.50
5	450–500	477	300.00–322.50	317.97
5	500–550	518	287.50–288.00	287.90
4	550–600	580	272.50–290.00	277.54
2	600–650	630	237.50–252.50	245.12
3	700–750	728	220.00–235.00	225.05
1	750–800	765	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	235.00–240.00	237.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	408	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,443	166.00–179.00	173.19
1	—	1,880	192.50	192.50
2	—	1,398	147.50–153.00	150.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	87.50	87.50
3	—	973	117.00–127.50	120.95
9	—	992	130.00–138.00	136.49
2	—	915	105.00–110.00	107.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,248	130.00–135.00	131.90
2	—	1,268	140.00–143.00	141.55
2	—	1,410	146.00–152.00	148.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	147.00	147.00
1	—	1,335	141.00	141.00

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.

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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

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Slaughter Cattle