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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Mar 15

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Mar 8Mar 15Mar 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

404 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 405▼ 16 vs year ago 420 · −3.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 51▼ 31 vs year ago 131 · −23.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 22▲ 17 vs year ago 28 · +60.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend established due to light test.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.99/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −143.98 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.

Average price

$250.99

14 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,388

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$22.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.63

vs AR average

−25.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	252.61	1,397	13thin
Medium and Large 2	550	230.00	1,265	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.61/cwt here — about $132 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale14 hd

250.99

—

AR average10 barns · 798 hd

268.63

−17.63

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−25.18

This barn, trailing median29 sales

394.97

−143.98

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.86, low $308.40, median $394.97 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,543	135.79	2,095	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,382	114.53	1,583	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,079	106.20	1,145	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	879	80.56	708	15

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$2,550	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,914	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,158	$1,767	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,077	$1,561	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,250	$3,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,535	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,564	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	944	$1,314	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$1,075	2thin

Every lot

81 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	283.66/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,021	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	925	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	325.46/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,230	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,164	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	313.83/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,375	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	306.49/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,425	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	320.00/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,616	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,210	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	281.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,593	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,291	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,419	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	258.97/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,748	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	282.26/cwt	270.00–300.00	920	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	253.07/cwt	240.00–265.00	835	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	217.97/cwt	207.50–227.50	813	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	375	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,223	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	284.08/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,077	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	251.26/cwt	240.00–260.00	965	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,240	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	278.02/cwt	267.50–290.00	1,148	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,097	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	277.43/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,293	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	245.73/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,192	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	515	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,442	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	246.83/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,296	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	252.07/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,442	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	246.96/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,539	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	237.50/cwt	227.50–247.50	1,579	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,432	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	218.51/cwt	205.00–232.50	1,580	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,668	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	320	323.71/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,036	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	311.64/cwt	300.00–320.00	997	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	332.49/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,227	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	265.09/cwt	255.00–270.00	999	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	281.57/cwt	272.50–295.00	1,205	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	313.09/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,346	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	260.17/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,259	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,446	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	274.20/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,426	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	294.96/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,652	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	253.88/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,447	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	605	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,755	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	270.07/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,656	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,654	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,715	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,270	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,530	2
Bulls	—	—	1,583	133.64/cwt	133.00–135.00	2,116	3
Bulls	—	—	1,755	154.32/cwt	153.00–156.00	2,708	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	823	76.27/cwt	71.00–80.00	628	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	943	85.47/cwt	83.00–89.00	806	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	993	96.18/cwt	94.00–99.00	955	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,071	104.77/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,122	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	115.85/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,337	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,308	122.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,596	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	108.53/cwt	97.00–117.00	1,565	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	103.33/cwt	93.00–111.00	982	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,914.29/head	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,914	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	99.06/cwt	83.00–111.00	1,063	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,077	1,561.29/head	1,050.00–2,200.00	1,561	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	1,766.91/head	1,175.00–2,200.00	1,767	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	1,563.51/head	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,564	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	944	1,313.58/head	725.00–1,550.00	1,314	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,535.42/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,535	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,045	1

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 404Last week 405Year ago 420

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 51Year ago 131

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 22Year ago 28

No trend established due to light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	240.00–265.00	253.07
5	350–400	384	240.00–260.00	251.26
1	400–450	430	255.00	255.00
4	450–500	485	230.00–252.50	245.73
1	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	610	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	690	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	270.00–300.00	282.26
4	350–400	379	272.50–300.00	284.08
8	400–450	413	267.50–290.00	278.02
4	450–500	466	267.50–282.50	277.43
4	500–550	525	240.00–257.50	246.83
8	550–600	572	240.00–259.00	252.07
8	600–650	623	237.50–260.00	246.96
2	650–700	665	227.50–247.50	237.50
2	700–750	723	205.00–232.50	218.51
1	750–800	785	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	375	326.00	326.00
1	400–450	400	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	515	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	200.00	200.00
2	350–400	373	207.50–227.50	217.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	515	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	250.00	250.00
2	350–400	360	277.50–290.00	283.66
6	400–450	431	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	500	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	580	222.50	222.50
1	650–700	660	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	378	315.00–335.00	325.46
2	400–450	438	300.00–327.50	313.83
4	450–500	465	300.00–320.00	306.49
2	500–550	505	305.00–335.00	320.00
10	550–600	567	280.00–290.00	281.00
1	600–650	620	280.00	280.00
4	650–700	675	258.00–260.00	258.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	255.00–270.00	265.09
4	400–450	428	272.50–295.00	281.57
6	450–500	484	250.00–265.00	260.17
4	550–600	570	240.00–260.00	253.88
2	600–650	620	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	300.00–320.00	311.64
5	350–400	369	322.50–335.00	332.49
9	400–450	430	305.00–325.00	313.09
1	450–500	490	295.00	295.00
3	500–550	520	267.50–285.00	274.20
3	550–600	560	290.00–300.00	294.96
4	600–650	613	255.00–280.00	270.07
1	650–700	675	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	700	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	322.50–325.00	323.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,250	3,150.00	3,150.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,077	1,050.00–2,200.00	1,561.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,150	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,158	1,175.00–2,200.00	1,766.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,073	83.00–111.00	99.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,914.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	93.00–111.00	103.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,200	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,535.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,563.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	944	725.00–1,550.00	1,313.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	1,075.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	755	200.00	200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	103.00	103.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	993	94.00–99.00	96.18
8	—	1,154	110.00–119.00	115.85
12	—	1,071	100.00–109.00	104.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	823	71.00–80.00	76.27
7	—	943	83.00–89.00	85.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,308	120.00–125.00	122.02
5	—	1,442	97.00–117.00	108.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,583	133.00–135.00	133.64
2	—	1,270	120.00–121.00	120.50
2	—	1,755	153.00–156.00	154.32

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.