Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold uneven with no test on feeder bulls. Feeder steers sold $9.00 $10.00 lower and Feeder Heifers selling steady to $1.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.08/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −159.54 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$240.08

21 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,302

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$49.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.73

vs AR average

−4.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	525	249.83	1,312	4thin
Medium and Large 1	549	249.71	1,372	8thin
Medium and Large 2	540	230.59	1,245	8thin
Medium and Large 3	575	200.00	1,150	1thin

One grade step is worth $49.83/cwt here — about $162 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 sale21 hd

240.08

—

AR average10 barns · 415 hd

248.81

−8.73

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

−4.99

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−159.54

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	1,747	167.17	2,920	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	134.33	1,616	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	131.89	1,909	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,062	119.78	1,272	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,585	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$2,129	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$1,754	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,017	$1,682	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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 1	700–750	710	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	212.47/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	269.50/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	252.53/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	255.21/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	275.05/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	301.28/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,094	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	263.17/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	238.92/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,472	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	498	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,432	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	303.32/cwt	302.50–305.00	1,298	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	520	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,677	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,754.26/head	1,275.00–2,025.00	1,754	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,388	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,135.93/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,136	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	2,129.17/head	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,129	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	303.56/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,150	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	241.62/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	700	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	249.96/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	291.63/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	305.96/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,441	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	855	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	250.37/cwt	240.00–260.00	934	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	228.86/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	247.58/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,201	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	145.06/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,233	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	768	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	122.95/cwt	117.50–127.50	1,296	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	121.27/cwt	120.00–122.50	1,392	2
Bulls	—	—	1,975	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,963	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	111.91/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,228	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,758	1
Bulls	—	—	1,743	167.65/cwt	164.00–171.00	2,922	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	129.96/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,632	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	137.14/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,628	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	134.52/cwt	132.50–137.00	1,910	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,897	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,790	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	740	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	228.40/cwt	220.00–235.00	975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	440	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	196.04/cwt	180.00–212.50	1,490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	219.17/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	283.64/cwt	280.00–287.50	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	189.96/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,297	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	278.92/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,216	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	237.47/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,128	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	225.44/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,193	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	260.22/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,101	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	239.16/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,335	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	254.44/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,491	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	262.69/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,382	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	279.92/cwt	272.20–290.00	1,310	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	262.98/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,218	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	406	289.40/cwt	277.50–292.50	1,175	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	249.83/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,312	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,063	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,296	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	256.22/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	289.78/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,095	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,126	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	245.03/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,380	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	382	305.58/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,167	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	260.70/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,345	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	282.75/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,179	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	530	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	258.14/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,249	7

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 Aug 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 408Last week 348Year ago 707

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 40Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 35Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	350	322.50	322.50
5	450–500	471	300.00–310.00	305.96
1	500–550	530	307.50	307.50
3	550–600	568	287.50–297.50	291.63
5	600–650	619	267.50–270.00	269.50
2	650–700	688	250.00–255.00	252.53
1	700–750	710	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	285.00	285.00
3	650–700	673	240.00–245.00	241.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	630	245.00–255.00	249.96
1	700–750	700	245.00	245.00
1	850–900	855	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	382	300.00–307.50	305.58
1	400–450	440	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	475	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	270.00	270.00
2	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
7	400–450	436	275.00–292.50	278.92
4	450–500	468	272.20–290.00	279.92
5	500–550	526	250.00–270.00	262.69
4	550–600	586	242.50–265.00	254.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	300.00–302.50	301.28
2	450–500	455	270.00–280.00	275.05
3	500–550	518	255.00–270.00	263.17
2	550–600	583	245.00–265.00	255.21
5	600–650	616	230.00–247.50	238.92
2	650–700	663	220.00	220.00
2	700–750	708	210.00–215.00	212.47
1	750–800	765	212.50	212.50
1	850–900	890	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	373	240.00–260.00	250.37
3	400–450	427	220.00–235.00	228.40
1	450–500	480	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	575	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	725	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	240.00–255.00	247.58
1	500–550	525	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	575	222.50–235.00	228.86
1	650–700	665	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	475	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	280.00–287.50	283.64
1	350–400	380	275.00	275.00
6	400–450	423	250.00–275.00	260.22
4	450–500	475	230.00–240.00	237.47
5	500–550	529	220.00–237.50	225.44
3	550–600	558	235.00–245.00	239.16
2	650–700	683	180.00–200.00	189.96
1	750–800	750	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	312.50	312.50
8	350–400	378	285.00–297.50	289.78
5	400–450	406	277.50–292.50	289.40
5	450–500	463	260.00–272.50	262.98
4	500–550	525	240.00–257.50	249.83
1	650–700	655	217.50	217.50
1	750–800	790	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	302.50–305.00	303.32
4	450–500	498	287.50	287.50
1	500–550	535	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	300.00–307.50	303.56
9	400–450	432	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	500	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	578	255.00–257.50	256.22
1	700–750	705	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	225.00	225.00
2	400–450	440	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	395	285.00	285.00
9	400–450	417	270.00–285.00	282.75
7	450–500	484	250.00–270.00	258.14
4	500–550	516	250.00–270.00	260.70
3	550–600	563	240.00–250.00	245.03
3	600–650	617	217.50–220.00	219.17
1	650–700	695	202.50	202.50
2	750–800	760	180.00–212.50	196.04
1	800–850	805	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	230.00	230.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,115	1,275.00–2,025.00	1,754.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,155	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,135.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	990	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,129.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,585	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,430	167.00	167.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,000.00	3,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	144.00–146.00	145.06
2	—	1,148	120.00–122.50	121.27
6	—	1,256	126.00–133.00	129.96
11	—	1,187	135.00–141.00	137.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	92.50	92.50
10	—	1,054	117.50–127.50	122.95
3	—	1,097	105.00–115.00	111.91
1	—	1,265	139.00	139.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,420	132.50–137.00	134.52
1	—	1,530	124.00	124.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,975	150.00	150.00
9	—	1,743	164.00–171.00	167.65
1	—	1,550	180.00	180.00

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

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

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Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

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