Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test 5-weight steers and bulls sold $5.00 to $10.00 lower and 5-weight heifers sold $2.00 to $3.00 lower. There were an additional 60 head of slaughter cattle and 15 head of replacement cattle sold that were not reported due to the reporter not being in attendance.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $210.29/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −189.32 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$210.29

45 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,155

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$17.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.56

vs AR average

−26.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	217.25	1,210	22
Medium and Large 1-2	536	213.36	1,144	6thin
Medium and Large 2	545	200.22	1,090	17thin

One grade step is worth $17.03/cwt here — about $119 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 sale45 hd

210.29

—

AR average10 barns · 508 hd

225.86

−15.56

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−26.72

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−189.32

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	550	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	373	244.24/cwt	240.00–246.00	911	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	530	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	225.30/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,088	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	215.04/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,159	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	525	174.95/cwt	170.00–180.00	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	243.49/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,278	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	483	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,232	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	282.02/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,156	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	241.24/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,037	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	195.20/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	252.52/cwt	250.00–255.00	942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,040	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	224.96/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,138	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	224.98/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,267	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	238.61/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,102	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	206.40/cwt	180.00–220.00	974	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	202.40/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,065	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	207.66/cwt	180.00–220.00	880	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	205.36/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,189	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	227.09/cwt	220.00–235.00	879	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	249.33/cwt	230.00–285.00	937	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	212.51/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,114	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	206.04/cwt	204.00–208.00	1,304	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	220.05/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	234.05/cwt	220.00–250.00	997	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	573	223.26/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,279	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	232.53/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	655	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,204	1
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,013	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,925	2
Steers	Large 2	750–800	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	1
Heifers	Large 2	600–650	630	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,197	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	187.70/cwt	180.00–199.00	1,421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	213.27/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	413	233.61/cwt	222.00–240.00	965	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	678	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	450	217.50/cwt	210.00–225.00	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	325	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	302.05/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,102	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	285.49/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,199	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	685	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	568	204.99/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,164	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	632	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,264	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	256.39/cwt	247.00–260.00	1,228	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	232.19/cwt	221.00–242.00	1,326	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	251.52/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,658	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	206.03/cwt	201.00–211.00	1,473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	260.44/cwt	248.00–270.00	1,375	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	231.46/cwt	223.00–237.00	1,771	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	229.13/cwt	219.00–240.00	1,641	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	210.25/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	227.99/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,309	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	378	299.51/cwt	299.00–300.00	1,132	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	993	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	225.45/cwt	212.00–233.00	1,407	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	292.07/cwt	274.00–299.00	1,241	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	246.59/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,314	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	216.29/cwt	190.00–223.00	1,453	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	225.94/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,193	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	232.51/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,086	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	200.10/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,425	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	205.21/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,375	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	220.75/cwt	206.00–230.00	1,369	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	269.60/cwt	258.00–283.00	1,273	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	236.18/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,042	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,080	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	255.55/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	249.01/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,556	3

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.

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As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	299.00–300.00	299.51
2	400–450	410	280.00–284.00	282.02
3	450–500	483	250.00–260.00	255.00
3	500–550	525	240.00–251.00	243.49
1	550–600	550	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	305.00	305.00
2	350–400	373	250.00–255.00	252.52
4	400–450	430	220.00–255.00	241.24
5	450–500	462	220.00–255.00	238.61
4	500–550	506	220.00–230.00	224.96
2	550–600	563	220.00–230.00	224.98
1	600–650	640	225.00	225.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	170.00	170.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,013	190.00	190.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	280.00–290.00	285.49
3	450–500	472	258.00–283.00	269.60
11	500–550	528	248.00–270.00	260.44
2	550–600	560	250.00–261.00	255.55
3	600–650	625	247.00–250.00	249.01
10	650–700	659	240.00–254.00	251.52
8	700–750	716	219.00–240.00	229.13
9	750–800	765	223.00–237.00	231.46
1	800–850	805	220.00	220.00
4	850–900	890	207.00–220.00	210.25
1	1000–1050	1,030	174.00	174.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	260.00	260.00
4	350–400	373	240.00–246.00	244.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	483	220.00–228.00	225.30
4	500–550	539	210.00–220.00	215.04
2	600–650	625	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	170.00	170.00
2	500–550	525	170.00–180.00	174.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	250.00	250.00
5	350–400	387	220.00–235.00	227.09
9	400–450	424	180.00–220.00	207.66
14	450–500	472	180.00–220.00	206.40
9	500–550	526	190.00–220.00	202.40
6	550–600	579	200.00–210.00	205.36
2	600–650	623	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	650	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	630	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	245.00	245.00
3	400–450	413	222.00–240.00	233.61
2	450–500	450	210.00–225.00	217.50
3	500–550	525	210.00–220.00	213.27
8	550–600	568	200.00–210.00	204.99
3	600–650	632	200.00	200.00
2	650–700	678	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	260.00	260.00
5	400–450	441	235.00–240.00	236.18
5	450–500	467	230.00–240.00	232.51
4	500–550	528	220.00–230.00	225.94
7	550–600	574	220.00–234.00	227.99
14	600–650	620	206.00–230.00	220.75
8	650–700	670	200.00–219.00	205.21
7	700–750	712	190.00–210.00	200.10
1	750–800	755	206.00	206.00
1	800–850	825	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	270.00	270.00
5	350–400	376	230.00–285.00	249.33
6	400–450	426	220.00–250.00	234.05
2	450–500	468	210.00–230.00	220.05
4	500–550	524	200.00–220.00	212.51
2	550–600	568	180.00–210.00	195.20
2	600–650	633	204.00–208.00	206.04
1	700–750	715	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	525	234.00	234.00
3	550–600	573	220.00–230.00	223.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	230.00–235.00	232.53
1	500–550	535	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	655	204.00	204.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	331	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	365	300.00–304.00	302.05
12	400–450	425	274.00–299.00	292.07
4	450–500	479	247.00–260.00	256.39
12	500–550	533	240.00–255.00	246.59
14	550–600	571	221.00–242.00	232.19
9	600–650	624	212.00–233.00	225.45
15	650–700	672	190.00–223.00	216.29
2	700–750	715	201.00–211.00	206.03
3	750–800	757	180.00–199.00	187.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	281.00	281.00

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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