Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

REPLACEMENT COW SALE ON 12/27/24 STARTING @ 5:00PM FOLLOWING THE CALF SALE

*Close*

No trend was determined due to the sale not being reported the previous week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $269.00/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −130.62 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$269.00

28 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,441

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$34.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.80

vs AR average

−11.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	276.37	1,470	22
Medium and Large 2	549	241.98	1,328	6thin

One grade step is worth $34.39/cwt here — about $143 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale28 hd

269.00

—

AR average10 barns · 707 hd

264.19

+4.80

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−11.30

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−130.62

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	1,801	149.75	2,697	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	112.67	1,425	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,613	110.67	1,785	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	993	93.24	926	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)	1,167	$2,180	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,272	$2,137	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,900	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,800	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	935	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$1,975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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	300–350	339	284.00/cwt	270.00–300.00	963	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,860	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	2,180.00/head	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,180	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	319.26/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,054	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	317.33/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,504	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	266.19/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,539	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	314.30/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,314	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	247.50/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	530	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	431	286.32/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,234	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	385	296.51/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,142	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,125	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	275.04/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,293	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	279.03/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,356	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	400	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,080	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	273.80/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	254.66/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,205	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	263.77/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	266.00/cwt	252.50–277.50	1,508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	413	343.56/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	270.59/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,020	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	317.36/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,165	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	580	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	320.85/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,386	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	241.08/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,369	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	256.54/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,241	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	935	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	243.77/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	665	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,779	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,760	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,829	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	112.67/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,425	4
Bulls	—	—	1,750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,275	1
Bulls	—	—	1,895	159.58/cwt	156.00–163.00	3,024	3
Bulls	—	—	1,685	144.87/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	235.00/cwt	222.50–247.50	1,462	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	305	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,106	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	770	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	87.41/cwt	86.00–89.00	807	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	102.03/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,176	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	94.46/cwt	90.00–99.00	878	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	414	343.23/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,421	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	267.50/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	263.80/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,124	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	236.25/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	335	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	291.79/cwt	282.50–315.00	1,564	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	306.13/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	488	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,440	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	376.24/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	273.09/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	810	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	367.53/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,334	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	286.25/cwt	282.50–292.50	1,363	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	285.62/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,622	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	326.02/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	655	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	256.42/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	313.81/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,158	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	356.33/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,465	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	298.05/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,544	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	2,380.48/head	1,875.00–2,800.00	2,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	370.99/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,232	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	352.32/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	302.26/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,291	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	271.62/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,820	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,882	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	950	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	965	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	281.36/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,446	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	278.02/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,724	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 →

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 512Last week 552Year ago 368

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 91Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 50Year ago 20

REPLACEMENT COW SALE ON 12/27/24 STARTING @ 5:00PM FOLLOWING THE CALF SALE

*Close*

No trend was determined due to the sale not being reported the previous week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	339	270.00–300.00	284.00
6	350–400	377	255.00–280.00	270.59
4	400–450	426	250.00–270.00	263.80
12	450–500	473	242.50–265.00	254.66
2	500–550	510	242.50–245.00	243.77
4	550–600	568	230.00–250.00	241.08
3	600–650	622	222.50–247.50	235.00
2	650–700	670	235.00–237.50	236.25
1	750–800	780	162.50	162.50
1	800–850	805	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	495	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	520	252.50	252.50
1	550–600	555	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	600	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	810	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	317.50–325.00	319.26
4	350–400	369	307.50–320.00	313.81
14	400–450	427	290.00–315.00	302.26
4	450–500	476	282.50–292.50	286.25
14	500–550	514	267.50–287.50	281.36
6	550–600	572	260.00–280.00	273.09
5	600–650	616	250.00–265.00	256.42
3	650–700	675	245.00–250.00	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	385	295.00–300.00	296.51
4	400–450	431	280.00–292.50	286.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	775	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	367	307.50–325.00	317.36
3	400–450	418	307.50–325.00	314.30
9	450–500	486	270.00–285.00	279.03
2	500–550	538	270.00–277.50	273.80
3	550–600	580	240.00–267.50	256.54
2	600–650	628	262.50–265.00	263.77
1	800–850	805	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	540	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	580	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	362.50	362.50
1	350–400	375	365.00	365.00
2	400–450	413	337.50–350.00	343.56
1	650–700	665	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
6	400–450	414	335.00–345.00	343.23
2	450–500	480	302.50–310.00	306.13
1	650–700	655	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	363	360.00–380.00	367.53
5	400–450	411	350.00–375.00	356.33
5	450–500	466	315.00–340.00	326.02
8	500–550	518	290.00–315.00	298.05
7	550–600	568	270.00–295.00	285.62
4	600–650	620	272.50–282.50	278.02
3	650–700	670	265.00–280.00	271.62
1	750–800	780	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	860	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	370.00–375.00	370.99
3	350–400	368	365.00–382.50	376.24
4	400–450	406	335.00–365.00	352.32
12	450–500	474	310.00–320.00	317.33
13	500–550	536	282.50–315.00	291.79
6	550–600	578	250.00–280.00	266.19
3	600–650	618	260.00–272.50	267.50
1	650–700	650	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	365	340.00	340.00
6	400–450	432	315.00–325.00	320.85
3	450–500	470	267.50–280.00	275.04
3	550–600	567	252.50–277.50	266.00
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	460	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	488	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	665	235.00	235.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,167	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,180.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,345	1,875.00–2,800.00	2,380.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	141.00	141.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,975.00	1,975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,645	107.00	107.00
1	—	1,550	118.00	118.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,265	111.00–115.00	112.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	70.00	70.00
2	—	923	86.00–89.00	87.41
3	—	1,153	100.00–104.00	102.03
7	—	930	90.00–99.00	94.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,895	156.00–163.00	159.58
2	—	1,685	140.00–150.00	144.87

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

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How this sale compares

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