Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle this week sold unevenly with offerings of planer fleshy calves on a light test. Feeder steers 500lb to 600lb sold $9.00 to $10.00 lower and feeder heifers sold $4.00 to $5.00 lower. No test on feeder bulls. Slaughter cattle sold $3.00 to $4.00 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.77/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −161.85 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$237.77

39 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,294

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$18.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.42

vs AR average

−14.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	523	243.71	1,275	3thin
Medium and Large 1	550	238.82	1,315	32
Medium and Large 2	509	224.89	1,145	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.82/cwt here — about $130 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 sale39 hd

237.77

—

AR average9 barns · 388 hd

247.19

−9.42

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−14.17

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−161.85

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	—	High	1,578	175.23	2,765	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,558	136.63	2,128	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	135.23	1,610	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	103.43	1,026	5thin

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)	1,205	$1,903	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$2,150	2thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	1,210	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	223.75/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	345.10/cwt	342.50–355.00	963	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	528	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,584	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,902.80/head	1,450.00–2,200.00	1,903	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	994	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	268.12/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,148	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,005	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	243.71/cwt	231.00–250.00	1,275	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	261.53/cwt	255.00–276.00	1,229	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	435	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	224.89/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,145	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	335	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	274.84/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,053	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	265.09/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,166	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	274.94/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,141	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	231.48/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,076	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	315.35/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	266.00/cwt	250.00–275.00	878	4
Bulls	—	—	1,723	186.31/cwt	180.00–191.00	3,210	3
Bulls	—	—	1,571	172.62/cwt	165.00–177.50	2,712	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	121.30/cwt	120.00–122.50	1,838	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	150.45/cwt	142.00–157.00	2,336	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,365	1
Bulls	—	—	1,180	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,829	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	138.71/cwt	138.00–139.00	2,106	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	93.88/cwt	90.00–97.50	894	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	132.16/cwt	127.50–135.00	1,618	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,119	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	140.61/cwt	137.50–144.00	1,590	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,263	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	304.86/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	580	253.36/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,469	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	268.46/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,248	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	678	224.98/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	800	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	284.45/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	529	238.47/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,262	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	788	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	880	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	610	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	311.99/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	251.41/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	484	246.80/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,195	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	237.39/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,327	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	265.62/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,642	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	557	233.98/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,303	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	338.39/cwt	334.00–342.50	1,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	730	232.51/cwt	231.00–234.00	1,697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	239.19/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	252.01/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,318	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	248.51/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	287.09/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,533	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	247.46/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,757	2

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 287Last week 408Year ago 662

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 67Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 15Year ago 30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	141.00	141.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,205	1,450.00–2,200.00	1,902.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,350.00	2,350.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	279	342.50–355.00	345.10
2	300–350	310	334.00–342.50	338.39
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	595	254.00	254.00
2	650–700	658	247.00–250.00	248.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	297.00	297.00
2	450–500	455	291.00	291.00
1	500–550	525	275.00	275.00
3	550–600	580	250.00–260.00	253.36
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	415	270.00–280.00	274.94
3	450–500	465	260.00–275.00	268.46
1	500–550	505	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	620	222.00	222.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	275.00	275.00
2	650–700	678	220.00–230.00	224.98
1	800–850	800	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	336.00	336.00
4	500–550	523	247.50–260.00	252.01
19	550–600	559	230.00–240.00	237.39
1	600–650	615	236.00	236.00
2	700–750	700	222.50–225.00	223.75
1	800–850	830	196.00	196.00
4	900–950	918	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	428	265.00–270.00	268.12
2	450–500	465	245.00	245.00
3	500–550	523	231.00–250.00	243.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	250.00–275.00	266.00
2	350–400	368	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	420	240.00	240.00
4	450–500	465	220.00–240.00	231.48
4	500–550	509	210.00–230.00	224.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	286.00	286.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	484	240.00–250.00	246.80
4	500–550	529	235.00–240.00	238.47
5	550–600	557	230.00–235.00	233.98
1	600–650	640	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	528	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	260.00	260.00
4	550–600	573	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	310.00–320.00	315.35
2	350–400	383	270.00–280.00	274.84
3	400–450	440	250.00–275.00	265.09
4	450–500	470	255.00–276.00	261.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	300.00–310.00	304.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	300.00–325.00	311.99
1	400–450	430	310.00	310.00
7	500–550	534	285.00–300.00	287.09
4	550–600	571	280.00–288.00	284.45
8	600–650	618	252.50–270.00	265.62
2	650–700	675	240.00–263.00	251.41
2	700–750	710	245.00–250.00	247.46
4	750–800	760	230.00–245.00	239.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	610	235.00	235.00
2	750–800	788	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	880	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	730	231.00–234.00	232.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,723	180.00–191.00	186.31
5	—	1,571	165.00–177.50	172.62
1	—	1,180	155.00	155.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	120.00–122.50	121.30
2	—	1,553	142.00–157.00	150.45
3	—	1,518	138.00–139.00	138.71
2	—	1,665	135.00	135.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	123.00	123.00
3	—	952	90.00–97.50	93.88
1	—	995	112.50	112.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,224	127.50–135.00	132.16
4	—	1,131	137.50–144.00	140.61

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

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

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