Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold $5.00 to $10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold $7.00 to $8.00 higher. Supply consisted of mostly fleshy unweaned calves. Demand was moderate to good on thinner fleshed weaned calves. On plainer unweaned calves demand was low. There was a 100% chance of rain with a cold front moving in today which made for some messy conditions outside.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $215.67/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −183.95 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$215.67

41 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,171

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$17.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.99

vs AR average

−24.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	225.00	1,197	5thin
Medium and Large 1	560	224.61	1,259	15thin
Medium and Large 2	533	207.06	1,104	21

One grade step is worth $17.94/cwt here — about $93 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 sale41 hd

215.67

—

AR average10 barns · 447 hd

228.65

−12.99

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−24.42

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−183.95

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	1,726	139.32	2,404	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	116.25	1,697	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	115.96	1,402	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	101.05	1,054	18

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)	1,214	$1,937	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,108	$1,215	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$1,090	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,375	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$2,008	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,588	2thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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 2	550–600	575	226.48/cwt	214.00–236.00	1,302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	580	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	256.37/cwt	240.00–279.00	987	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	233.48/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,151	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	230.56/cwt	210.00–242.00	1,213	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,281	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,366	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,214	1,936.82/head	1,750.00–2,200.00	1,937	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	473	204.87/cwt	200.00–210.00	969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	617	177.19/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,093	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	246.73/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,081	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	465	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,061	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,197	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	520	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,404	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	123.20/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,565	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	1,215.29/head	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,215	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,008.33/head	1,475.00–2,375.00	2,008	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,375.00/head	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	307.17/cwt	289.00–314.00	1,272	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	950	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	241.47/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,396	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	219.65/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,142	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	535	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	209.14/cwt	200.00–220.00	973	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	410	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	378	228.05/cwt	220.00–236.00	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	230.05/cwt	215.00–238.00	870	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	570	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	560	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	219.93/cwt	211.00–229.00	1,342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	265.53/cwt	240.00–285.00	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	517	197.23/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,020	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	224.88/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,165	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	204.29/cwt	190.00–214.00	1,150	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	715	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	227.23/cwt	210.00–237.50	968	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	245.34/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,033	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	106.76/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,171	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	78.43/cwt	76.00–81.00	733	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	116.25/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,697	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	122.91/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,472	2
Bulls	—	—	1,846	143.61/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,651	4
Bulls	—	—	1,485	130.74/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	198.19/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,342	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,602	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	109.99/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,235	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	86.54/cwt	83.00–93.00	777	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	111.63/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,206	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	315	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	400	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,203	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	279.78/cwt	270.00–290.00	946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	620	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	478	224.02/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,071	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	395	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	991	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	539	207.52/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,119	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	577	224.69/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,296	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,259	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	678	197.65/cwt	195.00–203.00	1,340	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	194.91/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,101	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	590	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	537	261.48/cwt	247.00–265.00	1,404	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	265.47/cwt	250.00–274.00	1,388	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	214.99/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	254.20/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,462	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,582	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	935	1,090.00/head	1,090.00–1,090.00	1,090	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	231.75/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,430	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	271.04/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,122	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,135	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,264	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	483	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,188	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	301.34/cwt	291.00–311.00	1,085	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	701	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	252.27/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,304	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	233.27/cwt	229.00–238.00	1,442	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	248.16/cwt	242.00–261.00	1,544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	262.64/cwt	251.00–272.00	1,479	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	540	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	294.42/cwt	280.00–309.00	1,304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	209.12/cwt	193.00–218.00	1,803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	610	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	214.50/cwt	213.00–216.00	1,480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	277.27/cwt	264.00–292.00	1,298	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,521	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 →

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 615Last week 572Year ago 703

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 0Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 0Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	260.00	260.00
2	300–350	338	270.00–290.00	279.78
3	350–400	385	240.00–279.00	256.37
3	400–450	438	240.00–250.00	246.73
2	450–500	493	230.00–237.00	233.48
6	500–550	526	210.00–242.00	230.56
3	550–600	575	214.00–236.00	226.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	470	249.00	249.00
1	500–550	520	256.00	256.00
1	550–600	570	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	220.00–236.00	228.05
2	400–450	410	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	473	200.00–210.00	204.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	414	289.00–314.00	307.17
2	450–500	468	270.00	270.00
3	500–550	518	271.00	271.00
5	550–600	575	250.00–257.00	254.20
2	600–650	643	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	280.00–309.00	294.42
6	450–500	468	264.00–292.00	277.27
6	500–550	523	250.00–274.00	265.47
5	550–600	563	251.00–272.00	262.64
3	600–650	622	242.00–261.00	248.16
1	650–700	655	242.00	242.00
5	700–750	701	240.00	240.00
3	850–900	862	193.00–218.00	209.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	537	247.00–265.00	261.48
1	550–600	590	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	214.00	214.00
1	550–600	580	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	535	238.00	238.00
1	550–600	560	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	240.00–285.00	265.53
1	350–400	390	247.00	247.00
4	400–450	421	240.00–255.00	245.34
1	450–500	455	240.00	240.00
2	500–550	518	220.00–230.00	224.88
2	600–650	610	211.00–229.00	219.93
3	650–700	677	190.00–210.00	198.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	231.00	231.00
3	550–600	577	220.00–228.00	224.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	291.00–311.00	301.34
1	400–450	445	293.00	293.00
1	450–500	480	280.00	280.00
3	500–550	517	240.00–261.00	252.27
3	600–650	618	229.00–238.00	233.27
2	650–700	690	213.00–216.00	214.50
2	700–750	725	214.00–216.00	214.99
1	750–800	750	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	517	190.00–201.00	197.23
3	600–650	617	170.00–182.00	177.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	435	244.00	244.00
5	500–550	532	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	229.00	229.00
1	600–650	620	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	414	270.00–272.00	271.04
1	500–550	535	234.00	234.00
7	550–600	578	220.00–250.00	241.47
7	600–650	617	220.00–243.00	231.75
2	650–700	653	233.00	233.00
1	750–800	760	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	271.00	271.00
7	350–400	378	215.00–238.00	230.05
10	400–450	426	210.00–237.50	227.23
5	450–500	465	200.00–220.00	209.14
7	500–550	520	210.00–230.00	219.65
7	550–600	563	190.00–214.00	204.29
1	600–650	605	209.00	209.00
1	650–700	650	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	395	251.00	251.00
1	400–450	400	235.00	235.00
2	450–500	478	220.00–228.00	224.02
4	500–550	539	200.00–220.00	207.52
2	550–600	565	190.00–200.00	194.91
1	600–650	625	200.00	200.00
3	650–700	678	195.00–203.00	197.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	483	246.00	246.00
1	500–550	540	225.00	225.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	122.00	122.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,214	1,750.00–2,200.00	1,936.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,475.00	1,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,270	119.00–127.00	123.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,108	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,215.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,555	120.00	120.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,090.00	1,090.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	112.00	112.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	1,475.00–2,375.00	2,008.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,425.00	1,425.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,097	100.00–110.00	106.76
2	—	935	76.00–81.00	78.43
3	—	898	83.00–93.00	86.54
3	—	1,080	111.00–112.00	111.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,460	113.00–119.00	116.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	122.00–124.00	122.91
1	—	1,405	114.00	114.00
2	—	1,123	108.00–112.00	109.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,846	141.00–146.00	143.61
2	—	1,485	130.00–132.00	130.74

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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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