Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold steady to $1.00 higher overall and Feeder heifer sold steady to $1.00 lower. Supply was strong with a lot of unweaned and fleshier calves. Demand was moderate to low on feeders while strong on slaughter cattle

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.20/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −162.42 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$237.20

49 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,288

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$7

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

$21.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.62

vs AR average

−7.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	517	243.33	1,258	9thin
Medium and Large 1	540	241.27	1,303	29
Medium and Large 2	572	221.45	1,266	11thin

One grade step is worth $21.89/cwt here — about −$7 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 sale49 hd

237.20

—

AR average10 barns · 375 hd

235.57

+1.62

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−7.21

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−162.42

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	1,768	166.89	2,950	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,298	137.92	1,791	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,678	132.72	2,226	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,084	119.83	1,299	24

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)	1,160	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,043	$1,914	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	925	$1,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	960	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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 1-2	450–500	464	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,322	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	953	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	428	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,475	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,263	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,322	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	747	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,718	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	255.83/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,092	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	418	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,254	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	227.87/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,192	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	413	310.99/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,284	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	350–400	385	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	285.08/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,180	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	238.27/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,115	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,253	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	265.72/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,305	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	247.59/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	287.75/cwt	275.00–301.00	1,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	458	235.08/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,077	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	550–600	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	700	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	244.36/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,405	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	650–700	665	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	243.14/cwt	241.00–247.50	912	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	111.46/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,177	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	133.98/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,526	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	122.21/cwt	117.00–127.50	1,331	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,535	1
Bulls	—	—	1,876	168.23/cwt	162.50–177.50	3,156	4
Bulls	—	—	1,810	186.14/cwt	182.50–190.00	3,369	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,407	133.14/cwt	132.50–134.00	1,873	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	137.76/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,730	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	90.09/cwt	85.00–95.00	872	2
Bulls	—	—	1,595	152.26/cwt	150.00–157.50	2,429	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	136.32/cwt	135.00–138.00	2,283	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	129.12/cwt	126.00–132.00	2,169	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	300–350	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	222.52/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,306	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	456	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,322	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	234.37/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,472	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	145.86/cwt	144.00–147.50	1,985	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	245.13/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,275	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	252.49/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	326.50/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,257	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	232.46/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	524	238.68/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,251	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	700	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	260.49/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,381	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	252.96/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	632	222.69/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,407	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	564	233.47/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,317	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	247.09/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,399	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	285.89/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,224	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	628	241.96/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	277.36/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,548	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	1,914.45/head	1,625.00–2,250.00	1,914	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,838	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	307.87/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	262.51/cwt	262.00–263.00	1,103	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	983	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	205.91/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	579	254.86/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,476	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	237.59/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	238.95/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,443	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	296.35/cwt	291.00–303.00	1,396	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	319.53/cwt	317.00–322.00	1,390	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	900–950	908	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	252.23/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,541	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 →

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 691Last week 287Year ago 149

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 45Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 15Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	428	285.00–287.00	285.89
5	450–500	464	285.00	285.00
3	700–750	747	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	355.00	355.00
8	350–400	385	300.00–332.50	326.50
2	400–450	435	317.00–322.00	319.53
2	450–500	458	300.00–316.00	307.87
1	500–550	540	275.00	275.00
5	550–600	558	270.00–288.00	277.36
4	600–650	611	250.00–256.00	252.23
2	650–700	653	250.00–255.00	252.49
5	700–750	715	230.00–245.00	237.59
1	750–800	775	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	428	324.00	324.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	300.00	300.00
7	450–500	456	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	275.00–301.00	287.75
1	400–450	435	288.00	288.00
12	450–500	491	255.00–275.00	265.72
1	550–600	585	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	755	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	260.00–261.00	260.49
8	550–600	579	246.00–260.00	254.86
2	600–650	628	240.00–244.00	241.96
1	650–700	670	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	287.50	287.50
4	350–400	378	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	420	262.00–263.00	262.51
1	450–500	480	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	510	251.00–255.00	252.96
8	550–600	566	240.00–255.00	247.09
4	600–650	604	231.00–245.00	238.95
1	650–700	675	230.00	230.00
2	950–1000	953	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	427	254.00–260.00	255.83
7	500–550	522	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	241.00–247.50	243.14
2	400–450	420	240.00–255.00	247.59
3	450–500	468	230.00–245.00	238.27
2	500–550	523	225.00–231.00	227.87
8	550–600	587	210.00–225.00	222.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	385	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	545	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	524	230.00–245.00	238.68
4	550–600	564	231.00–235.00	233.47
7	600–650	632	220.00–226.00	222.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	908	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	472	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	535	261.00	261.00
2	550–600	590	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	365	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	425	295.00	295.00
7	450–500	471	291.00–303.00	296.35
3	500–550	520	240.00–250.00	245.13
1	550–600	585	253.00	253.00
2	650–700	680	230.00–235.00	232.46
3	750–800	767	200.00–209.00	205.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	310.00–312.00	310.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	414	280.00–290.00	285.08
3	450–500	470	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	575	240.00–248.00	244.36
2	600–650	628	230.00–239.00	234.37
1	650–700	665	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	230.00–240.00	235.08
1	500–550	535	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	580	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	300.00	300.00

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)	1	—	995	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,050.00	2,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,043	1,625.00–2,250.00	1,914.45
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,150.00	1,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,056	105.00–115.00	111.46
7	—	1,139	129.00–139.00	133.98
8	—	1,089	117.00–127.50	122.21
2	—	968	85.00–95.00	90.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	115.00	115.00
3	—	1,407	132.50–134.00	133.14
16	—	1,256	135.00–142.00	137.76
5	—	1,361	144.00–147.50	145.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,675	135.00–138.00	136.32
2	—	1,680	126.00–132.00	129.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,876	162.50–177.50	168.23
2	—	1,810	182.50–190.00	186.14
3	—	1,595	150.00–157.50	152.26

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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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