Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*PRE-VAC SALE ON 11/1/2024*

Compared to last week: Supply was up from last week while demand was moderate to low on feeder cattle. On 5 and 6-weight feeder calves, steers sold $5.00 to $6.00 lower and heifers sold $2.00 to $3.00 lower, while Feeder bulls sold $16.00 to $17.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $227.17/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −172.45 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$227.17

36 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,225

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$12.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.30

vs AR average

−13.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	231.47	1,260	20
Medium and Large 1-2	510	230.00	1,173	4thin
Medium and Large 2	540	219.05	1,183	12thin

One grade step is worth $12.43/cwt here — about $77 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale36 hd

227.17

—

AR average9 barns · 542 hd

243.47

−16.30

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−13.52

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−172.45

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	2,020	172.50	3,485	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	132.97	1,678	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,430	127.39	1,822	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	121.65	1,299	16

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)	1,255	$1,825	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	945	$1,625	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	238.20/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,255	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	235.18/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	250.75/cwt	240.00–260.00	810	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	246.93/cwt	230.00–265.00	946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	595	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	550	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	196.66/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,412	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	203.30/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,305	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	510	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	296.09/cwt	285.00–300.00	965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	419	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,261	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	242.21/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,102	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,957	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	188.67/cwt	180.00–207.00	1,185	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	502	226.64/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,138	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	203.78/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,149	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	258.63/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,081	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	242.69/cwt	230.00–265.00	915	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	230.84/cwt	220.00–255.00	981	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	230.89/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,076	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	213.61/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,132	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	109.16/cwt	107.50–110.00	1,239	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,578	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	131.08/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,950	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	133.64/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,705	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	126.85/cwt	126.00–127.50	1,554	3
Bulls	—	—	2,020	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	3,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	490	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,176	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,750	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	132.25/cwt	127.50–138.00	1,394	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	121.33/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,304	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	518	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,217	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	247.47/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	226.91/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,080	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	948	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	474	248.33/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,177	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	577	223.28/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,288	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	221.99/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	469	233.54/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,095	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	570	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	588	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	830	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	232.32/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,229	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	236.66/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	266.74/cwt	250.00–274.00	1,392	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	250.41/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,432	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	261.83/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,233	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	259.93/cwt	250.00–270.00	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	241.52/cwt	237.00–244.00	1,650	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	220.91/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,337	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	241.83/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,161	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	262.65/cwt	259.00–264.00	1,079	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	243.86/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,505	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	283.65/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,217	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	228.28/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,418	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	266.70/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,160	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	229.90/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,317	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	266.73/cwt	251.00–270.00	1,251	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,448	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,386	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1

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 515Last week 209Year ago 1,255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 0Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 15

*PRE-VAC SALE ON 11/1/2024*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	240.00–260.00	250.75
5	350–400	377	230.00–265.00	242.69
12	400–450	425	220.00–255.00	230.84
5	450–500	476	220.00–235.00	226.91
4	500–550	530	200.00–225.00	213.61
4	550–600	564	180.00–215.00	203.78
3	600–650	628	180.00–207.00	188.67
1	650–700	680	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	700	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	276.00	276.00
9	450–500	455	240.00–245.00	242.21
4	500–550	510	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	240.00	240.00
3	500–550	518	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	550	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	469	220.00–240.00	233.54
1	600–650	645	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	695	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	250.00–270.00	259.93
4	400–450	411	259.00–264.00	262.65
8	450–500	480	240.00–250.00	241.83
13	500–550	529	230.00–240.00	232.32
7	550–600	573	220.00–240.00	229.90
9	600–650	621	220.00–240.00	228.28
3	650–700	655	220.00–223.00	221.99
2	900–950	948	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	830	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	275.00	275.00
2	350–400	383	230.00–265.00	246.93
1	400–450	445	245.00	245.00
2	450–500	478	230.00–240.00	235.18
3	500–550	527	230.00–245.00	238.20
1	600–650	635	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	542	260.00	260.00
6	550–600	568	255.00	255.00
4	600–650	648	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	510	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	419	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	588	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	429	270.00–291.00	283.65
5	450–500	471	250.00–270.00	261.83
18	500–550	522	250.00–274.00	266.74
12	550–600	572	245.00–260.00	250.41
9	600–650	617	235.00–250.00	243.86
6	650–700	683	237.00–244.00	241.52
3	700–750	717	235.00–239.00	236.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	286.00	286.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	270.00	270.00
4	300–350	326	285.00–300.00	296.09
1	350–400	380	275.00	275.00
3	400–450	418	255.00–261.00	258.63
11	450–500	466	220.00–240.00	230.89
3	500–550	502	220.00–230.00	226.64
3	600–650	642	190.00–210.00	203.30
1	650–700	680	200.00	200.00
3	700–750	718	190.00–200.00	196.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	530	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	245.00–250.00	247.47
1	550–600	595	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	255.00	255.00
6	450–500	474	240.00–250.00	248.33
3	550–600	577	220.00–225.00	223.28
1	650–700	670	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	260.00–270.00	266.70
6	450–500	469	251.00–270.00	266.73
2	500–550	538	250.00	250.00
11	600–650	605	220.00–225.00	220.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	570	220.00	220.00

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	—	1,400	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,505	130.00	130.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	170.00	170.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,300.00	1,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,135	107.50–110.00	109.16
6	—	1,054	127.50–138.00	132.25
6	—	1,075	118.00–125.00	121.33
1	—	910	97.50	97.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,488	130.00–132.00	131.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,276	130.00–139.00	133.64
3	—	1,225	126.00–127.50	126.85
1	—	1,215	144.00	144.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,020	172.50	172.50

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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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

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