Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*SPECIAL NOTE PRE-VAC SALE NEXT FRIDAY 11/1/24*

Compared to last week: Offering mostly new crop unweaned calves this week, feeder steers and feeder bulls sold $10.00-$15.00 lower, while feeder heifers sold $9.00-$10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to $2.00 higher, while slaughter bulls sold $6.00-$7.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $255.02/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −191.92 against this barn's trailing median of $446.93.

Average price

$255.02

41 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,385

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$38.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.53

vs AR average

−44.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	261.25	1,429	32
Medium and Large 1-2	520	254.00	1,321	3thin
Medium and Large 2	532	222.28	1,183	6thin

One grade step is worth $38.97/cwt here — about $247 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

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $484.24, low $392.90, median $446.93 across 25 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

255.02

—

AR average10 barns · 560 hd

263.55

−8.53

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−44.02

This barn, trailing median25 sales

446.93

−191.92

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	—	Low	1,638	150.38	2,464	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,702	126.78	2,157	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,338	117.93	1,577	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,110	104.71	1,162	17

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)	1,374	$2,787	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,365	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,223	$1,688	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	850	$1,100	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,700	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	785	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,452	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,374	2,786.74/head	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,787	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	202.55/cwt	190.00–214.00	1,159	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,113	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	241.98/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,643	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	237.00/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,481	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	805	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,321	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	276.67/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,342	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,404	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,165	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,584	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	830	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	224.56/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,053	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	214.03/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,543	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	205.49/cwt	199.00–213.00	1,379	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	241.92/cwt	233.00–252.00	1,384	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	190.02/cwt	187.50–192.50	1,440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	768	175.08/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	262.66/cwt	250.00–275.00	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	221.46/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,138	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	225.05/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,115	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	203.63/cwt	190.00–210.00	963	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	191.94/cwt	180.00–210.00	820	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	220.09/cwt	210.00–230.00	830	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	198.01/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,045	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	235.05/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,105	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	223.91/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,272	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	180.11/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,111	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	242.43/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	213.62/cwt	200.00–228.00	1,126	5
Bulls	—	—	1,454	140.64/cwt	135.00–144.00	2,045	5
Bulls	—	—	1,718	170.21/cwt	168.00–172.50	2,924	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	109.75/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,450	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	88.05/cwt	85.00–91.00	836	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	117.75/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,784	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	116.41/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,528	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	129.36/cwt	127.00–132.00	2,270	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	130.49/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,792	9
Bulls	—	—	1,791	152.18/cwt	146.00–159.00	2,726	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	98.11/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,061	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	119.68/cwt	116.00–127.00	1,478	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	109.21/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,246	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	198.75/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,242	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,075	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	715	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,037	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	835	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	613	200.37/cwt	190.00–211.00	1,228	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	100.23/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,346	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	257.37/cwt	240.00–270.00	955	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	263.92/cwt	257.00–271.00	1,148	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	181.01/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	672	190.86/cwt	180.00–202.00	1,283	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	755	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	875	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	254.04/cwt	253.00–256.00	1,207	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	248.64/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,318	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	209.05/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,187	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	222.27/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,156	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	579	255.09/cwt	237.00–261.00	1,477	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	272.57/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,262	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	305.27/cwt	296.00–315.00	1,267	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	211.77/cwt	204.00–229.00	1,298	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	249.18/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,525	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	718	224.37/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	481	254.41/cwt	249.00–260.00	1,224	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	300.06/cwt	285.00–311.00	1,086	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	270.55/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,385	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	532	208.00/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,107	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	638	239.01/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	270.95/cwt	261.00–281.00	1,376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	365	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	434	226.66/cwt	220.00–230.00	984	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	568	206.45/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,173	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 →

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 555Last week 610Year ago 513

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 58Year ago 129

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 25Year ago 15

*SPECIAL NOTE PRE-VAC SALE NEXT FRIDAY 11/1/24*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	785	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	250.00	250.00
2	350–400	355	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	469	220.00–240.00	224.56
7	500–550	520	220.00–225.00	222.27
11	550–600	568	200.00–220.00	209.05
7	600–650	613	204.00–229.00	211.77
1	650–700	675	208.00	208.00
1	700–750	720	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	750	183.00	183.00
1	800–850	830	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	240.00	240.00
3	400–450	434	220.00–230.00	226.66
6	500–550	532	200.00–214.00	208.00
4	550–600	568	200.00–217.00	206.45
2	600–650	613	190.00–211.00	200.37
3	650–700	672	180.00–202.00	190.86
2	750–800	768	170.00–180.00	175.08
1	800–850	830	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	230.00	230.00
3	350–400	377	210.00–230.00	220.09
5	400–450	427	180.00–210.00	191.94
11	450–500	473	190.00–210.00	203.63
5	500–550	528	190.00–200.00	198.01
1	550–600	550	210.00	210.00
3	600–650	617	170.00–190.00	180.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	230.00	230.00
2	350–400	380	250.00–275.00	262.66
2	400–450	423	230.00–255.00	242.43
2	450–500	465	220.00–230.00	225.05
5	500–550	527	200.00–228.00	213.62
3	550–600	572	190.00–214.00	202.55
2	600–650	625	197.50–200.00	198.75
2	650–700	660	180.00–182.00	181.01
1	700–750	705	170.00	170.00
1	750–800	750	155.00	155.00
1	850–900	870	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	312.50	312.50
2	400–450	420	265.00	265.00
2	450–500	455	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	260.00–285.00	272.57
2	500–550	508	261.00–281.00	270.95
3	550–600	572	233.00–252.00	241.92
9	600–650	625	225.00–245.00	237.00
6	650–700	671	199.00–213.00	205.49
4	700–750	721	210.00–220.00	214.03
2	750–800	758	187.50–192.50	190.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	420	261.00	261.00
3	450–500	475	253.00–256.00	254.04
1	500–550	535	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	550	226.00	226.00
1	600–650	615	190.00	190.00
1	650–700	675	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	362	285.00–311.00	300.06
2	400–450	415	296.00–315.00	305.27
9	450–500	485	275.00–285.00	276.67
12	500–550	512	260.00–287.50	270.55
1	550–600	560	292.50	292.50
17	600–650	612	246.00–256.00	249.18
8	650–700	679	230.00–246.00	241.98
1	700–750	700	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	770	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	520	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	371	240.00–270.00	257.37
2	400–450	435	257.00–271.00	263.92
3	450–500	470	230.00–245.00	235.05
4	500–550	514	215.00–230.00	221.46
2	550–600	568	220.00–228.00	223.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	430	270.00	270.00
5	450–500	481	249.00–260.00	254.41
4	500–550	530	240.00–256.00	248.64
15	550–600	579	237.00–261.00	255.09
2	600–650	638	238.00–240.00	239.01
2	700–750	718	219.00–230.00	224.37
1	750–800	755	221.00	221.00
1	850–900	875	212.00	212.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,365	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,374	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,786.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	123.00	123.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	137.00	137.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	113.00	113.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	850	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	975.00	975.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	118.00	118.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	148.00	148.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	145.00	145.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,454	135.00–144.00	140.64
2	—	1,718	168.00–172.50	170.21
5	—	1,791	146.00–159.00	152.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,321	108.00–112.00	109.75
8	—	1,313	115.00–122.00	116.41
9	—	1,373	126.00–135.00	130.49
2	—	1,343	94.00–106.00	100.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	950	85.00–91.00	88.05
4	—	1,081	94.00–104.00	98.11
3	—	1,235	116.00–127.00	119.68
7	—	1,141	105.00–114.00	109.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	114.00–121.00	117.75
7	—	1,755	127.00–132.00	129.36

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Steers · 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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