Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold $8.00-$12.00 higher, while supply was good this week the trend was not well tested due to light supply last week. Demand was good with a strong demand on heifers. Slaughter cattle sold $4.00-$500 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.55/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −144.06 against this barn's trailing median of $399.62.

Average price

$255.55

33 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,410

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$35.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.01

vs AR average

−38.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	277.50	1,532	3thin
Medium and Large 1	571	268.85	1,535	13thin
Medium and Large 2	537	241.51	1,297	17thin

One grade step is worth $35.99/cwt here — about $235 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 sale33 hd

255.55

—

AR average3 barns · 145 hd

255.55

+0.01

National average41 barns · 9,437 hd

293.63

−38.08

This barn, trailing median26 sales

399.62

−144.06

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	1,861	141.27	2,628	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	111.77	1,448	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,637	108.61	1,778	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,126	95.51	1,075	12

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,273	$1,826	23
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,300	$1,825	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$2,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	985	$1,928	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,500	$2,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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	700–750	726	253.10/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,838	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	267.52/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,568	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	290.67/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,668	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	294.17/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,359	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	380.16/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	309.58/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	308.18/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,297	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,245	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	555	256.25/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	287.39/cwt	272.50–292.50	1,767	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	698	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	322.53/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	256.79/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,946	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	731	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	628	241.25/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	755	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	269.95/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,949	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	276.25/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	278.72/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	690	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	627	249.16/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	277.58/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	335	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	315.38/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,318	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	269.16/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,314	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	697	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	94.56/cwt	90.00–100.00	993	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,308	105.94/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,386	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	833	1
Bulls	—	—	1,772	131.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,331	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	111.83/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,467	35
Bulls	—	—	2,135	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	3,309	1
Bulls	—	—	1,859	143.84/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,674	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	120.84/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,491	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	105.41/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,310	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	111.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,773	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	281.77/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,200	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	264.22/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	270.05/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,377	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	287.40/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,078	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	231.39/cwt	220.00–252.50	1,312	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	258.66/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,244	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	304.17/cwt	287.50–325.00	1,308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	226.91/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,420	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	249.99/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,297	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	307.52/cwt	305.00–310.00	963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	325.26/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,246	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	306.65/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,450	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	276.31/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,572	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,072	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	660	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	515	268.74/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	236.56/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,135	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	235.00/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	307.50/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,092	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	1,826.46/head	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,826	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,928.43/head	1,500.00–2,300.00	1,928	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	588	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	306.25/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	261.25/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	365.13/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,908	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	287.44/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	312.45/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	258.33/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,723	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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

Fri Jan 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 436Last week 120Year ago 168

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 100Year ago 317

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 338Year ago 275

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	310.00–315.00	312.45
6	400–450	421	295.00–320.00	308.18
9	450–500	462	285.00–310.00	294.17
2	500–550	518	285.00–290.00	287.44
9	550–600	586	255.00–272.00	267.52
2	600–650	630	257.50–265.00	261.25
3	650–700	667	252.50–265.00	258.33
4	700–750	726	252.50–255.00	253.10
3	750–800	763	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	965	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	555	255.00–257.50	256.25
2	600–650	628	240.00–242.50	241.25
3	650–700	698	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	755	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	355	305.00–310.00	307.50
2	500–550	515	267.50–270.00	268.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	313	305.00–310.00	307.52
4	350–400	375	270.00–300.00	287.40
9	400–450	426	270.00–290.00	281.77
9	450–500	481	250.00–270.00	258.66
7	500–550	519	240.00–260.00	249.99
6	550–600	567	220.00–252.50	231.39
5	600–650	626	215.00–240.00	226.91
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	715	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	755	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	230.00–240.00	236.56
1	500–550	510	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	555	200.00	200.00
2	650–700	660	200.00–210.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	552	277.50	277.50
3	650–700	690	230.00–245.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	385	360.00–370.00	365.13
1	450–500	475	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	515	300.00–312.50	306.25
1	550–600	590	282.50	282.50
1	650–700	650	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	470	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	525	270.00–282.50	276.25
2	550–600	570	277.50–280.00	278.72
3	600–650	627	247.50–250.00	249.16
2	650–700	690	235.00	235.00
6	700–750	731	233.00	233.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	352.50	352.50
1	300–350	345	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	385	330.00	330.00
5	400–450	418	300.00–330.00	315.38
3	450–500	488	267.50–270.00	269.16
3	500–550	528	275.00–282.50	277.58
3	550–600	568	260.00–270.00	264.22
1	600–650	640	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	740	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	390.00	390.00
3	350–400	372	375.00–385.00	380.16
1	400–450	445	355.00	355.00
3	450–500	492	317.50–330.00	322.53
6	500–550	515	305.00–320.00	309.58
7	550–600	574	285.00–300.00	290.67
6	600–650	615	272.50–292.50	287.39
1	650–700	690	277.50	277.50
3	700–750	722	265.00–280.00	269.95
14	750–800	758	255.00–257.50	256.79
1	850–900	885	242.50	242.50
1	950–1000	960	205.00	205.00
1	1200–1250	1,245	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	383	310.00–340.00	325.26
3	400–450	430	287.50–325.00	304.17
3	450–500	473	300.00–315.00	306.65
6	500–550	510	260.00–290.00	270.05
6	550–600	569	270.00–285.00	276.31
1	600–650	640	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	685	257.50	257.50
1	700–750	745	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	690	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	588	292.50	292.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	70.00	70.00
6	—	1,050	90.00–100.00	94.56
4	—	1,308	102.00–109.00	105.94
1	—	980	85.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,312	110.00–115.00	111.83
4	—	1,234	118.00–123.00	120.84
6	—	1,243	99.00–109.00	105.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,593	110.00–115.00	111.31
3	—	1,695	105.00	105.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,772	130.00–135.00	131.56
1	—	2,135	155.00	155.00
6	—	1,859	140.00–149.00	143.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	—	1,273	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,826.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,300	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	985	1,500.00–2,300.00	1,928.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,400.00	2,400.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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