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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jun 21

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

273 head

▼ 138 vs last sale 411▼ 358 vs year ago 631 · −56.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 100▲ 15 vs year ago 40 · +37.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 33▲ 0 vs year ago 10 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Offerings this week were lighter with planner cattle than the previous week. On a light test across the board on feeder cattle, feeder steers sold $3.00 to $4.00 higher while feeder bulls sold $7.00 to $8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to $2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold $2.00 to $3.00 on a good test 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 $245.99/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −148.98 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.

Average price

$245.99

33 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,320

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$10.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.18

vs AR average

−21.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	249.86	1,349	21
Medium and Large 2	531	239.21	1,269	12thin

One grade step is worth $10.65/cwt here — about $80 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 sale33 hd

245.99

—

AR average10 barns · 422 hd

256.17

−10.18

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−21.23

This barn, trailing median29 sales

394.97

−148.98

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	1,575	166.05	2,614	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,266	136.52	1,728	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,489	135.06	2,011	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	124.23	1,288	7thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,700	1thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	976	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	294.71/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,129	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,254	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,256	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,302	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	430	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,355	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	264.95/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,219	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,449	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	480	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,368	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,414	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	290.17/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,532	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	258.75/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,488	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Full	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	246.22/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,829	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	957	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,044	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	266.67/cwt	255.00–275.00	981	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	254.61/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,102	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	244.65/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,135	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	483	252.44/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,219	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	250.68/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,291	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	240.69/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,242	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	530	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,325	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	246.71/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,379	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	567	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,429	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	231.65/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,320	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	239.38/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,470	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	234.91/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,593	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	347.44/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,070	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	941	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,179	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	296.04/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,104	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	413	298.74/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,234	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,231	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	279.43/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,210	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	274.16/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,269	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,325	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Full	475	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,164	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,438	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	255.83/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,348	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	255.09/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,451	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	229.20/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,460	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	233.69/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,554	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	668	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,162	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	245.04/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,654	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	885	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,505	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,452	162.13/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,354	3
Bulls	—	—	1,675	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	2,303	1
Bulls	—	—	1,708	186.19/cwt	182.20–190.00	3,180	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,052	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	119.38/cwt	114.00–122.50	1,179	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	132.99/cwt	127.00–137.50	1,489	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	127.46/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,434	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	143.78/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,790	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	134.24/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,764	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,477	136.69/cwt	135.00–139.00	2,019	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,934	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,088	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	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 Jun 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 273Last week 411Year ago 631

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 100Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 33Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	345.00–350.00	347.44
2	350–400	360	327.50	327.50
3	550–600	570	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	675	240.00–250.00	245.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	285.00	285.00
6	350–400	373	280.00–312.50	296.04
5	400–450	433	270.00–287.50	279.43
3	450–500	463	272.50–275.00	274.16
5	500–550	527	245.00–267.50	255.83
8	550–600	569	240.00–265.00	255.09
3	600–650	637	220.00–237.50	229.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	285.00	285.00
4	450–500	465	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	500	287.50	287.50
2	650–700	665	230.00–237.50	233.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	668	174.00	174.00
1	850–900	885	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	297.50–300.00	298.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	430	270.00	270.00
10	500–550	515	240.00–265.00	250.68
6	550–600	559	240.00–260.00	246.71
9	600–650	614	220.00–245.00	239.38
2	650–700	678	230.00–240.00	234.91
1	750–800	770	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	277.50	277.50
3	350–400	368	255.00–275.00	266.67
6	400–450	433	245.00–260.00	254.61
9	450–500	464	230.00–265.00	244.65
8	500–550	516	210.00–250.00	240.69
3	550–600	570	230.00–235.00	231.65
2	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	675	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	567	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	483	250.00–255.00	252.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	317.50	317.50
1	400–450	410	317.50	317.50
1	450–500	475	305.00	305.00
3	500–550	528	280.00–302.50	290.17
1	550–600	565	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	743	237.50–255.00	246.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	383	280.00–310.00	294.71
1	400–450	405	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	460	260.00–270.00	264.95
1	500–550	505	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	575	257.50–260.00	258.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	285.00	285.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,160	180.00	180.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	127.00–128.00	127.46
5	—	1,245	140.00–147.00	143.78
8	—	1,314	130.00–138.00	134.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	112.50	112.50
3	—	1,120	127.00–137.50	132.99
3	—	988	114.00–122.50	119.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,477	135.00–139.00	136.69
1	—	1,585	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,452	155.00–170.00	162.13
1	—	1,675	137.50	137.50
2	—	1,708	182.20–190.00	186.19

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.