Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*SPECIAL NOTE THERE WILL BE A PRE-VAC SALE ON 11/1/24*

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold $16.00-$17.00 higher. Feeder heifers 300lb-500lb sold steady to $2.00 higher while feeder heifer 600lb-700lb sold $9.00-$10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $2.00 lower on a lighter test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $214.56/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −185.05 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$214.56

38 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,166

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$19.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.95

vs AR average

−43.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	222.70	1,214	22
Medium and Large 2	541	203.37	1,100	16thin

One grade step is worth $19.34/cwt here — about $114 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 sale38 hd

214.56

—

AR average7 barns · 475 hd

230.51

−15.95

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−43.25

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−185.05

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	1,440	139.74	2,011	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,494	125.25	1,871	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	121.99	1,486	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,042	102.24	1,065	13

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)	1,375	$2,103	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,243	$2,100	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,178	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	221.76/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,366	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,091	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	314	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	936	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,520	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	222.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,241	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,352	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,102.73/head	1,950.00–2,175.00	2,103	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	268.19/cwt	260.00–275.00	850	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,022	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,194	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,005	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	252.72/cwt	241.00–260.00	1,069	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	980	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	241.34/cwt	230.00–255.00	767	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	982	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	122.02/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,812	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	221.27/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,190	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	390	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	262.65/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,467	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	338	299.89/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,014	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	214.01/cwt	203.00–225.00	1,019	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	729	200.75/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	560	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	254.97/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,168	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	234.35/cwt	220.00–245.00	862	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	240.25/cwt	240.00–241.00	935	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	207.71/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,070	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	201.58/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,163	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	226.27/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,534	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	118.63/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,457	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	127.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,532	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,103	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	97.84/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,047	4
Bulls	—	—	1,498	144.49/cwt	140.00–152.50	2,164	4
Bulls	—	—	1,381	134.98/cwt	132.50–137.50	1,864	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	900	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	127.88/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,954	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,710	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	106.96/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,152	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	195.00/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,209	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	243.18/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,291	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	229.14/cwt	220.00–235.00	981	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	925	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,050	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	607	207.93/cwt	199.00–215.00	1,262	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	468	223.78/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,047	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	238.64/cwt	227.50–257.50	1,145	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	195.55/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	271.38/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,414	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	505	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	463	274.95/cwt	268.00–282.50	1,273	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	206.55/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,301	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	693	202.49/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	668	206.80/cwt	202.50–211.00	1,381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	322.45/cwt	312.00–332.50	1,380	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	266.76/cwt	262.50–273.00	1,507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	213.35/cwt	207.50–230.00	1,436	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	700	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	275.15/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,183	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	241.68/cwt	237.00–242.50	1,136	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	246.94/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,761	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	305.86/cwt	298.00–310.00	1,462	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	254.20/cwt	247.50–256.00	1,683	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	239.22/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,041	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	206.48/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,084	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	213.76/cwt	205.00–224.00	1,554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	285.94/cwt	275.00–292.00	1,498	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	320	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	205.56/cwt	190.00–217.50	1,172	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	236.52/cwt	231.00–238.00	1,265	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	254.26/cwt	242.50–262.00	1,564	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	266.79/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,027	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	311.48/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,333	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 610Last week 653Year ago 689

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 54Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 30Year ago 30

*SPECIAL NOTE THERE WILL BE A PRE-VAC SALE ON 11/1/24*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	358	329.00	329.00
2	400–450	428	308.00–315.00	311.48
11	500–550	521	260.00–280.00	271.38
1	550–600	565	246.00	246.00
1	600–650	620	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	780	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	815	183.00	183.00
1	950–1000	960	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	262.50	262.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	250.00	250.00
4	350–400	389	240.00–241.00	240.25
4	400–450	423	241.00–260.00	252.72
3	450–500	480	227.50–257.50	238.64
2	500–550	538	220.00–222.50	221.27
1	600–650	640	185.00	185.00
2	650–700	668	191.00–200.00	195.55
4	700–750	729	190.00–210.00	200.75
1	850–900	865	160.00	160.00
1	950–1000	980	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	285.00–315.00	299.89
1	350–400	390	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	270.00–282.50	275.15
1	500–550	515	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	585	225.00	225.00
3	600–650	630	200.00–212.50	206.55
2	650–700	693	200.00–205.00	202.49
1	700–750	700	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	385	260.00–268.00	266.79
7	450–500	470	237.00–242.50	241.68
11	500–550	535	231.00–238.00	236.52
2	550–600	558	220.00–225.00	222.49
10	600–650	616	216.00–230.00	221.76
5	650–700	673	207.50–230.00	213.35
4	700–750	727	205.00–224.00	213.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	317	260.00–275.00	268.19
7	400–450	426	240.00	240.00
4	450–500	496	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	314	298.00	298.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	230.00–255.00	241.34
4	350–400	368	220.00–245.00	234.35
5	400–450	428	220.00–235.00	229.14
12	450–500	476	203.00–225.00	214.01
9	500–550	515	190.00–220.00	207.71
6	550–600	577	180.00–210.00	201.58
2	600–650	620	180.00–210.00	195.00
1	650–700	695	185.00	185.00
1	700–750	725	196.00	196.00
1	800–850	815	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	170.00	170.00
1	550–600	560	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	255.00	255.00
6	400–450	435	235.00–245.00	239.22
4	450–500	468	220.00–227.50	223.78
3	500–550	525	190.00–220.00	206.48
6	550–600	570	190.00–217.50	205.56
3	600–650	607	199.00–215.00	207.93
2	650–700	668	202.50–211.00	206.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	320.00	320.00
8	400–450	428	312.00–332.50	322.45
3	450–500	478	298.00–310.00	305.86
14	500–550	524	275.00–292.00	285.94
3	550–600	565	262.50–273.00	266.76
13	600–650	615	242.50–262.00	254.26
8	650–700	662	247.50–256.00	254.20
9	700–750	713	242.50–255.00	246.94
1	800–850	800	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	297.50	297.50
2	350–400	388	255.00–270.00	262.65
1	400–450	410	265.00	265.00
2	450–500	458	250.00–260.00	254.97
4	500–550	531	235.00–255.00	243.18
2	550–600	565	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	678	220.00–232.50	226.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	284.00	284.00
4	450–500	463	268.00–282.50	274.95
1	500–550	505	265.00	265.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	157.50	157.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	135.00	135.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	124.00	124.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,375	1,950.00–2,175.00	2,102.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	120.00	120.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,485	121.00–123.00	122.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	122.00	122.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	121.00	121.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,228	114.00–123.00	118.63
6	—	1,201	125.00–130.00	127.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	118.00	118.00
4	—	1,070	92.00–102.00	97.84
6	—	1,077	104.00–112.00	106.96
2	—	935	89.00	89.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	126.00–130.00	127.88
1	—	1,425	120.00	120.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,498	140.00–152.50	144.49
4	—	1,381	132.50–137.50	134.98

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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