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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Aug 2

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Jul 19Aug 2Aug 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

348 head

▼ 196 vs last sale 544▲ 38 vs year ago 310 · +12.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 103▲ 5 vs year ago 35 · +14.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 20▲ 10 vs year ago 25 · +40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to sale not being reported the previous week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $266.72/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −123.13 against this barn's trailing median of $389.85.

Average price

$266.72

26 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,474

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$18.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.46

vs AR average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	277.24	1,507	11thin
Medium and Large 2	559	259.01	1,448	15thin

One grade step is worth $18.23/cwt here — about $59 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 sale26 hd

266.72

—

AR average10 barns · 135 hd

272.19

−5.46

This barn, trailing median25 sales

389.85

−123.13

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

25 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $457.38, low $307.99, median $389.85 across 25 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	1,482	170.26	2,522	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,368	144.00	1,969	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,294	138.59	1,793	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	975	126.29	1,232	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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$3,099	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,236	$2,440	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,900	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,045	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$2,586	5

Every lot

77 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,055	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	363	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,180	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	279.83/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,044	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,219	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,502	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	296.73/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,270	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	264.34/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,242	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	303.63/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,473	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	303.71/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,579	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	272.79/cwt	262.50–278.00	1,528	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	565	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,766	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,639	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	262.12/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,494	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,693	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	257.53/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,592	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	265.04/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,749	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,995	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,627	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,118	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,963	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,007	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,170	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	256.48/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,098	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,251	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	242.37/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,122	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	273.38/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,293	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,358	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,258	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	510	253.32/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,292	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	233.23/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,194	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	513	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,436	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	238.98/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,369	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,633	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	920	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,656	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	336.11/cwt	315.00–343.00	1,247	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	292.80/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,113	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	390	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,238	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,224	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,473	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	281.05/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,321	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	317.97/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,517	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	505	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,540	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	287.90/cwt	287.50–288.00	1,491	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	252.18/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,319	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Full	523	237.49/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,242	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	260.08/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,506	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	277.54/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,610	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	245.12/cwt	237.50–252.50	1,544	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	236.29/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,583	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	225.05/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,638	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,405	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,664	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,398	150.35/cwt	147.50–153.00	2,102	2
Bulls	—	—	1,443	173.19/cwt	166.00–179.00	2,499	6
Bulls	—	—	1,880	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	3,619	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	107.80/cwt	105.00–110.00	986	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	836	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	120.95/cwt	117.00–127.50	1,177	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	136.49/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,354	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	131.90/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,646	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	141.55/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,795	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,882	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,058	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	148.99/cwt	146.00–152.00	2,101	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	166.02/cwt	157.50–175.00	1,901	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	145.50/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,678	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	3,098.96/head	1,850.00–4,000.00	3,099	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,236	2,439.86/head	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,440	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,863	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,483	154.80/cwt	140.00–180.00	2,296	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	146.79/cwt	146.00–147.50	1,626	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	2,586.49/head	2,250.00–3,500.00	2,586	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	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 Aug 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 348Last week 544Year ago 310

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 103Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 20Year ago 25

No trend due to sale not being reported the previous week.

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)	10	—	1,236	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,439.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,153	145.00–146.00	145.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	149.00	149.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,205	1,850.00–4,000.00	3,098.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,483	140.00–180.00	154.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,145	157.50–175.00	166.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,250	1,900.00	1,900.00

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	2	—	1,108	146.00–147.50	146.79

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	5	—	1,110	2,250.00–3,500.00	2,586.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,250.00	2,250.00

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	335	315.00	315.00
4	350–400	373	270.00–290.00	279.83
3	400–450	428	290.00–300.00	296.73
2	450–500	470	250.00–277.50	264.34
3	550–600	570	250.00–282.50	262.12
2	600–650	618	250.00–265.00	257.53
1	700–750	715	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	745	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	325.00	325.00
9	400–450	422	356.00	356.00
2	450–500	485	292.50–315.00	303.63
2	500–550	520	300.00–307.50	303.71
1	550–600	565	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	610	277.50	277.50
4	650–700	660	250.00–270.00	265.04
1	700–750	700	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	785	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	560	262.50–278.00	272.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	510	250.00–255.00	253.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	270.00	270.00
6	400–450	428	240.00–270.00	256.48
5	450–500	463	230.00–257.50	242.37
7	500–550	512	227.50–240.00	233.23
1	900–950	920	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	287.50	287.50
3	450–500	473	270.00–280.00	273.38
2	500–550	503	270.00	270.00
7	550–600	573	230.00–252.50	238.98
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	695	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	418	280.00	280.00
5	500–550	503	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	285.00–300.00	292.80
2	450–500	470	275.00–287.50	281.05
2	500–550	523	245.00–260.00	252.18
10	550–600	579	250.00–265.00	260.08
2	650–700	670	235.00–237.50	236.29
1	700–750	730	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	317.50	317.50
1	500–550	505	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	371	315.00–343.00	336.11
1	400–450	430	342.50	342.50
5	450–500	477	300.00–322.50	317.97
5	500–550	518	287.50–288.00	287.90
4	550–600	580	272.50–290.00	277.54
2	600–650	630	237.50–252.50	245.12
3	700–750	728	220.00–235.00	225.05
1	750–800	765	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	235.00–240.00	237.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	408	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,443	166.00–179.00	173.19
1	—	1,880	192.50	192.50
2	—	1,398	147.50–153.00	150.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	87.50	87.50
3	—	973	117.00–127.50	120.95
9	—	992	130.00–138.00	136.49
2	—	915	105.00–110.00	107.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,248	130.00–135.00	131.90
2	—	1,268	140.00–143.00	141.55
2	—	1,410	146.00–152.00	148.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	147.00	147.00
1	—	1,335	141.00	141.00

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.