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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jun 7

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← May 31Jun 7Jun 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

764 head

▲ 274 vs last sale 490▲ 49 vs year ago 715 · +6.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

98 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 35▼ 12 vs year ago 110 · −10.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 31▲ 10 vs year ago 30 · +33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 400lb to 600lb sold $9.00 to $10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 400lb to 600lb sold steady to $2.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold $3.00 to $4.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter cows sold $8.00 to $9.00 higher while slaughter bulls sold steady to $2.00 higher.

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 $255.30/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −139.67 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.

Average price

$255.30

86 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,389

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$25.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.83

vs AR average

−17.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	257.94	1,402	77
Medium and Large 2	551	232.69	1,282	9thin

One grade step is worth $25.26/cwt here — about $120 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 sale86 hd

255.30

—

AR average10 barns · 630 hd

252.47

+2.83

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−17.73

This barn, trailing median29 sales

394.97

−139.67

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	1,570	159.12	2,498	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	141.70	2,073	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	134.58	1,619	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	983	119.92	1,178	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,189	$1,919	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,835	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,069	$1,740	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,001	$1,677	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,480	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	800	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	650	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$950	1thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	284.79/cwt	280.00–290.00	943	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	321.78/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,088	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	294.73/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,105	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	317.29/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,199	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	299.13/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,283	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	286.30/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,354	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	261.79/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,251	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	485	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,164	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	497	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,566	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	505	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,237	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	508	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,613	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	268.00/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,386	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	298.55/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,561	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	542	309.48/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,677	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	277.08/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,588	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	258.44/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,483	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	583	281.26/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,640	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,581	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	266.23/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,664	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	258.25/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,738	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	705	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,692	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	256.03/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,818	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,714	1
Steers	1350–1400	Medium and Large 1	1,360	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,074	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	262.45/cwt	250.00–270.00	856	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,006	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	307.43/cwt	302.50–312.50	1,045	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	293.11/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,085	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	262.64/cwt	252.50–275.00	998	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Full	408	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,122	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	293.73/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,210	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	244.97/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,026	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	262.84/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,107	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	445	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,135	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	248.56/cwt	200.00–263.00	1,176	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	263.89/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,275	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	515	272.40/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,403	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	256.53/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,337	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	236.86/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,234	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	251.50/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,454	32
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	227.47/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,338	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	247.25/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,573	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,641	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,529	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	224.95/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,638	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	810	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,620	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	977	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	296.75/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,074	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	311.87/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,179	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	303.86/cwt	287.50–315.00	1,282	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	445	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,224	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	283.54/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,341	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,385	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	289.39/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,499	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	270.73/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,421	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	262.55/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,457	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	233.93/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,364	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	604	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,616	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	230.04/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,403	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,543	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,943	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,055	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,005	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,435	144.40/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,072	4
Bulls	—	—	1,637	175.11/cwt	172.50–180.00	2,867	3
Bulls	—	—	1,637	161.29/cwt	152.00–167.50	2,640	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	979	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	94.07/cwt	92.50–95.00	859	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	129.53/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,299	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	120.92/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,221	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,693	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	127.03/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,427	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,250	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,650	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	136.39/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,720	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	154.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,242	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	139.62/cwt	135.00–144.00	2,085	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	1,834.86/head	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,835	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	1,760.33/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,760	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,521	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,189	1,919.24/head	1,750.00–2,075.00	1,919	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,562	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,147	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,020	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	157.49/cwt	141.00–185.00	1,239	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	213.05/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,762	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,400	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	1,480.45/head	1,275.00–1,650.00	1,480	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,001	1,676.80/head	1,450.00–2,000.00	1,677	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	650	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 764Last week 490Year ago 715

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 35Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 31Year ago 30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	124.00	124.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,189	1,750.00–2,075.00	1,919.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,385	155.00	155.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,053	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,760.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	134.00	134.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,040	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,834.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	787	141.00–185.00	157.49
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	827	200.00–222.00	213.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	150.00	150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	940	1,275.00–1,650.00	1,480.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,001	1,450.00–2,000.00	1,676.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	160.00	160.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,025.00	1,025.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	310.00	310.00
3	350–400	362	285.00–305.00	296.75
1	400–450	435	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	485	250.00	250.00
4	500–550	525	262.50–275.00	270.73
2	550–600	583	220.00–247.50	233.93
2	600–650	610	225.00–235.00	230.04
1	1050–1100	1,055	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	287.50–315.00	303.86
5	450–500	473	275.00–292.50	283.54
4	500–550	518	287.50–290.00	289.39
2	550–600	555	257.50–267.50	262.55
2	600–650	643	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	925	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	378	300.00–315.00	311.87
6	450–500	486	285.00	285.00
4	600–650	604	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	625	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	250.00–270.00	262.45
10	350–400	380	252.50–275.00	262.64
7	400–450	419	220.00–270.00	244.97
12	450–500	473	200.00–263.00	248.56
5	500–550	521	220.00–242.50	236.86
4	550–600	588	220.00–230.00	227.47
1	650–700	695	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	297.50	297.50
5	400–450	421	255.00–275.00	262.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	302.50–312.50	307.43
3	350–400	370	285.00–300.00	293.11
4	400–450	412	287.50–300.00	293.73
20	450–500	483	255.00–270.00	263.89
28	500–550	521	250.00–263.00	256.53
32	550–600	578	240.00–258.00	251.50
12	600–650	636	242.50–255.00	247.25
1	650–700	650	252.50	252.50
2	700–750	728	220.00–230.00	224.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	480	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	810	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	515	270.00–275.00	272.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	497	315.00	315.00
2	500–550	508	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	542	305.00–312.50	309.48
14	550–600	583	275.00–290.00	281.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	280.00–290.00	284.79
3	350–400	375	290.00–305.00	294.73
4	450–500	478	255.00–270.00	261.79
11	500–550	517	250.00–275.00	268.00
10	550–600	574	250.00–262.50	258.44
2	600–650	620	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	650	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	745	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	505	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	338	310.00–330.00	321.78
3	350–400	378	312.00–320.00	317.29
21	400–450	429	280.00–315.00	299.13
17	450–500	473	280.00–300.00	286.30
22	500–550	523	285.00–307.50	298.55
7	550–600	573	267.50–285.00	277.08
12	600–650	625	260.00–275.00	266.23
5	650–700	673	250.00–270.00	258.25
5	700–750	710	250.00–260.00	256.03
2	1350–1400	1,360	150.00–155.00	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	913	92.50–95.00	94.07
1	—	890	110.00	110.00
6	—	1,003	125.00–133.00	129.53
4	—	1,010	119.00–124.00	120.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,493	135.00–144.00	139.62
1	—	1,250	132.00	132.00
2	—	1,448	150.00–160.00	154.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,123	122.00–131.00	127.03
1	—	1,085	156.00	156.00
9	—	1,261	132.00–142.00	136.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,637	152.00–167.50	161.29
4	—	1,435	140.00–150.00	144.40
3	—	1,637	172.50–180.00	175.11

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.