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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jun 28

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Jun 21Jun 28Jul 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

523 head

▲ 250 vs last sale 273▲ 153 vs year ago 370 · +41.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 55▲ 17 vs year ago 50 · +34.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 10▼ 24 vs year ago 30 · −80.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*THERE WILL BE A SALE ON 7/5/24*

Compared to last week: The strongest test was on 4 and 5-weight feeders this week with unweaned calves being discounted heavily while weaned calves brought a premium. 4 and 5-weight steers sold $2.00 to $3.00 higher and feeder heifers sold $3.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold steady. On a strong test slaughter cows sold $4.00 to $5.00 higher. Supply was good with a strong demand

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 47 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

47 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,382

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$36.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.09

vs AR average

−13.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	256.75	1,396	41
Medium and Large 1-2	520	251.88	1,310	4thin
Large 2	545	245.00	1,335	1thin
Medium and Large 2	520	220.00	1,144	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.75/cwt here — about $252 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale47 hd

255.30

—

AR average10 barns · 423 hd

255.21

+0.09

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−13.98

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	—	Low	1,549	170.86	2,646	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,369	146.14	2,001	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,234	138.24	1,706	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	123.38	1,208	21

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)	1,250	$2,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,167	$2,235	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,150	1thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,052	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	770	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,134	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	435	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,327	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	455	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,388	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	254.07/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,164	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	292.47/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,360	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	330.17/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,582	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	325.36/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,685	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	272.36/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,416	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	298.68/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,714	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	578	267.47/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,546	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	247.53/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,431	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	263.33/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,606	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	274.82/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,712	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	268.23/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,792	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	685	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,678	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,921	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	732	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	276.54/cwt	260.00–285.00	913	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	262.65/cwt	250.00–277.50	961	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	284.55/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,096	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	282.95/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,200	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	260.06/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,113	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	256.58/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,201	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	249.34/cwt	235.00–262.50	1,179	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	283.32/cwt	267.50–292.50	1,349	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	485	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,237	1
Heifers	450–500	Large 2	488	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,244	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	496	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,476	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	260.89/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,357	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	251.88/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,310	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	540	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,296	1
Heifers	500–550	Large 2	545	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,335	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	252.61/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,447	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	602	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,671	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	245.58/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,523	16
Heifers	600–650	Large 2	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	247.07/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,633	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	1
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	224.98/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,627	2
Heifers	750–800	Large 2	750	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,556	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2Full	825	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,320	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	331.50/cwt	325.00–338.00	1,028	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,101	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	317.45/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,184	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,027	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,148	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	306.40/cwt	292.50–320.00	1,302	3
Bulls	400–450	Large 2	435	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,131	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,104	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,318	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	295.52/cwt	287.50–317.50	1,416	8
Bulls	450–500	Large 2	485	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,261	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	253.78/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,353	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	545	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,363	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	289.28/cwt	286.00–292.50	1,606	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	264.69/cwt	257.50–272.50	1,490	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Full	585	234.96/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,375	2
Bulls	600–650	Large 2	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,676	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Bulls	650–700	Large 1	665	231.26/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,538	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	210.04/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,449	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,369	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	765	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,473	1
Bulls	800–850	Large 2	810	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,681	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,679	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,490	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	2,421	1
Bulls	—	—	1,568	173.64/cwt	172.50–175.00	2,723	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	710	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	763	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	820	91.85/cwt	91.00–93.00	753	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	120.35/cwt	117.50–125.00	1,195	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	133.69/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,373	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	142.09/cwt	137.50–147.50	1,596	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	154.38/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,811	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	132.19/cwt	127.50–135.00	1,666	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,369	146.14/cwt	144.00–148.00	2,001	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,472	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,803	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,177.27/head	2,000.00–2,325.00	2,177	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 523Last week 273Year ago 370

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 55Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 10Year ago 30

*THERE WILL BE A SALE ON 7/5/24*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	420	270.00	270.00
3	450–500	458	247.50–260.00	254.07
2	500–550	520	265.00–280.00	272.36
2	550–600	578	240.00–255.00	247.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	455	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	290.00–295.00	292.47
3	600–650	610	260.00–265.00	263.33
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	545	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	578	260.00–275.00	267.47
1	650–700	685	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	479	315.00–337.50	330.17
6	500–550	518	320.00–330.00	325.36
8	550–600	574	280.00–312.50	298.68
5	600–650	623	270.00–282.50	274.82
10	650–700	668	260.00–280.00	268.23
1	800–850	835	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	410	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	475	277.50	277.50
2	500–550	533	247.50–260.00	253.78
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	690	205.00–215.00	210.04
1	700–750	740	185.00	185.00
1	800–850	815	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	297.50	297.50
8	550–600	563	257.50–272.50	264.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	230.00–240.00	234.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	325.00–338.00	331.50
2	350–400	373	310.00–325.00	317.45
3	400–450	425	292.50–320.00	306.40
8	450–500	479	287.50–317.50	295.52
1	500–550	530	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	555	286.00–292.50	289.28
1	600–650	615	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	485	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	605	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	810	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	460	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	665	230.00–232.50	231.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	655	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	765	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	665	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	468	250.00–265.00	256.58
4	500–550	520	242.50–255.00	251.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	385	280.00–292.50	284.55
5	400–450	424	275.00–285.00	282.95
16	450–500	476	267.50–292.50	283.32
22	500–550	520	250.00–272.50	260.89
18	550–600	573	242.50–260.00	252.61
16	600–650	620	230.00–255.00	245.58
12	650–700	661	242.50–247.50	247.07
2	700–750	723	220.00–230.00	224.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	496	297.50	297.50
3	600–650	602	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	260.00–285.00	276.54
4	350–400	366	250.00–277.50	262.65
8	400–450	428	250.00–275.00	260.06
6	450–500	473	235.00–262.50	249.34
1	500–550	520	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	825	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	545	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	630	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	750	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	685	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	480	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	540	240.00	240.00

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)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	2,000.00–2,325.00	2,177.27

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)	1	—	1,250	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,300	2,550.00	2,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,369	144.00–148.00	146.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,472	122.50	122.50
6	—	1,173	148.00–158.00	154.38
6	—	1,123	137.50–147.50	142.09
12	—	1,260	127.50–135.00	132.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	993	117.50–125.00	120.35
2	—	820	91.00–93.00	91.85
1	—	710	107.50	107.50
10	—	1,027	131.00–137.00	133.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	162.50	162.50
3	—	1,568	172.50–175.00	173.64

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.