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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-07-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jul 5

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Jun 28Jul 5Jul 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

335 head

▼ 188 vs last sale 523▼ 333 vs year ago 668 · −49.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 67▼ 158 vs year ago 197 · −80.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 6▼ 23 vs year ago 31 · −74.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer sold unevenly this week, selling $4.00 lower while feeder heifers sold $5.00 to $6.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold $11.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold $2.00 to $3.00 lower, and slaughter bulls sold $5.00 lower. Supply was steady and buyer attendance was good.

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 $282.38/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −112.59 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.

Average price

$282.38

63 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$27.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.47

vs AR average

+5.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	283.24	1,540	61
Medium and Large 2	523	256.16	1,340	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.08/cwt here — about $200 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 sale63 hd

282.38

—

AR average2 barns · 80 hd

275.91

+6.47

National average18 barns · 1,550 hd

276.94

+5.44

This barn, trailing median29 sales

394.97

−112.59

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	1,514	164.86	2,496	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	140.04	1,982	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	137.36	1,714	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	981	121.17	1,188	10

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)	1,490	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	650	$700	1thin

Every lot

74 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 3	320	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	816	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	330	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,196	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,311	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	395	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,294	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	415	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,619	25
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	440	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,210	1
Steers	500–550	Large 1	510	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,377	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,564	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	280.02/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,507	2
Steers	550–600	Large 2	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	287.70/cwt	282.50–293.00	1,597	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	245.17/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,410	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	273.16/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,702	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	281.62/cwt	276.00–287.50	1,887	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,251	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	906	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	247.90/cwt	240.00–255.00	813	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,074	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	260.84/cwt	250.00–270.00	999	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	285.93/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,181	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	243.18/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,034	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	430	281.47/cwt	280.00–283.00	1,210	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	440	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,155	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	259.22/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,200	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,359	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	256.16/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,340	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,426	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	540	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,553	50
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	260.35/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,505	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	244.95/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,499	3
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	655	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,736	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	250.73/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,672	3
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	718	236.21/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,696	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,647	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,725	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	293.99/cwt	280.00–307.50	838	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	984	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,234	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	415	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,318	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	343.91/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,434	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,218	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	292.46/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,339	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	298.35/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,447	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	495	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,448	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	495	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,287	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,534	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	261.38/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,385	4
Bulls	550–600	Large 1	550	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,499	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	251.33/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,420	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	272.78/cwt	255.00–282.50	1,577	9
Bulls	550–600	Large 2	590	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,401	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	277.73/cwt	273.00–282.50	1,702	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	263.00/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,736	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	237.44/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,586	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,733	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,323	156.11/cwt	155.00–157.00	2,065	2
Bulls	—	—	1,610	169.23/cwt	167.50–170.00	2,725	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	825	91.32/cwt	86.00–95.00	753	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	134.30/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,351	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	122.97/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,270	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,584	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	137.96/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,723	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	131.53/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,743	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	136.06/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,895	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,114	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	149.65/cwt	147.00–152.50	2,013	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,490	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	650	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	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 335Last week 523Year ago 668

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 67Year ago 197

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	302.50	302.50
5	400–450	413	270.00–295.00	285.93
6	450–500	481	282.50	282.50
4	500–550	528	270.00	270.00
7	550–600	578	250.00–272.50	260.35
3	600–650	612	240.00–252.50	244.95
3	650–700	667	242.50–260.00	250.73
1	700–750	740	222.50	222.50
1	750–800	750	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	280.00–283.00	281.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	287.50	287.50
4	350–400	383	250.00–270.00	260.84
3	400–450	425	230.00–250.00	243.18
6	450–500	463	245.00–262.50	259.22
2	500–550	523	250.00–262.50	256.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	240.00–255.00	247.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	265.00	265.00
2	700–750	718	225.00–247.50	236.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
50	500–550	540	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	347.50	347.50
3	400–450	417	332.50–350.00	343.91
3	450–500	485	297.50–300.00	298.35
1	500–550	520	295.00	295.00
9	550–600	578	255.00–282.50	272.78
2	600–650	613	273.00–282.50	277.73
2	650–700	660	261.00–265.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	317.50	317.50
1	450–500	495	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	280.00–307.50	293.99
1	300–350	310	317.50	317.50
1	400–450	435	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	458	285.00–300.00	292.46
4	500–550	530	250.00–277.50	261.38
2	550–600	565	242.50–260.00	251.33
3	650–700	668	235.00–240.00	237.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	700	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	400–450	415	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	362.50	362.50
1	350–400	395	327.50	327.50
1	400–450	425	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	275.00–285.00	280.02
2	550–600	575	235.00–255.00	245.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	715	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	530	295.00	295.00
2	550–600	555	282.50–293.00	287.70
4	600–650	623	260.00–285.00	273.16
2	650–700	670	276.00–287.50	281.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	275.00	275.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,350	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,345	147.00–152.50	149.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,490	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,500	150.00	150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	155.00–157.00	156.11
4	—	1,610	167.50–170.00	169.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	146.00	146.00
2	—	1,325	130.00–133.00	131.53
5	—	1,249	135.00–140.00	137.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	134.00–138.00	136.06
2	—	1,448	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	86.00–95.00	91.32
4	—	1,006	131.00–140.00	134.30
4	—	1,033	115.00–128.00	122.97

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.