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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Aug 16

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Aug 9Aug 16Aug 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

287 head

▼ 121 vs last sale 408▼ 375 vs year ago 662 · −56.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 67▼ 45 vs year ago 90 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 15▼ 15 vs year ago 30 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle this week sold unevenly with offerings of planer fleshy calves on a light test. Feeder steers 500lb to 600lb sold $9.00 to $10.00 lower and feeder heifers sold $4.00 to $5.00 lower. No test on feeder bulls. Slaughter cattle sold $3.00 to $4.00 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 $237.77/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −157.20 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.

Average price

$237.77

39 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,294

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$18.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.42

vs AR average

−14.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	523	243.71	1,275	3thin
Medium and Large 1	550	238.82	1,315	32
Medium and Large 2	509	224.89	1,145	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.82/cwt here — about $130 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 sale39 hd

237.77

—

AR average9 barns · 388 hd

247.19

−9.42

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−14.17

This barn, trailing median29 sales

394.97

−157.20

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	—	High	1,578	175.23	2,765	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,558	136.63	2,128	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	135.23	1,610	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	103.43	1,026	5thin

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)	1,205	$1,903	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$2,150	2thin

Every lot

79 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	323	315.35/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,019	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	360	304.86/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,097	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	311.99/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,139	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	274.84/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,053	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,333	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	265.09/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,166	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	261.53/cwt	255.00–276.00	1,229	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	528	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,584	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	287.09/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,533	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	284.45/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,624	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,475	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	575	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,553	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	610	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,434	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	265.62/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,642	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	251.41/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,697	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	247.46/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,757	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	730	232.51/cwt	231.00–234.00	1,697	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	239.19/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,818	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	788	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,734	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	880	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,866	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	974	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	266.00/cwt	250.00–275.00	878	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	335	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	958	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	994	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	268.12/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,148	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,139	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	231.48/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,076	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	484	246.80/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,195	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	509	224.89/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,145	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	252.01/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,318	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	243.71/cwt	231.00–250.00	1,275	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	529	238.47/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,262	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	557	233.98/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,303	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	237.39/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,327	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,451	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	640	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,421	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	223.75/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,566	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,627	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,652	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	345.10/cwt	342.50–355.00	963	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	338.39/cwt	334.00–342.50	1,049	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	274.94/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,141	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	435	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,292	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	455	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,324	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	268.46/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,248	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,263	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	515	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,416	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	525	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,444	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	580	253.36/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,469	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,511	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,376	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	248.51/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,635	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	678	224.98/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,525	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,600	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,005	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,508	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,180	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,829	1
Bulls	—	—	1,571	172.62/cwt	165.00–177.50	2,712	5
Bulls	—	—	1,723	186.31/cwt	180.00–191.00	3,210	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	952	93.88/cwt	90.00–97.50	894	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,119	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,365	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,131	140.61/cwt	137.50–144.00	1,590	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	132.16/cwt	127.50–135.00	1,618	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	121.30/cwt	120.00–122.50	1,838	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	138.71/cwt	138.00–139.00	2,106	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,553	150.45/cwt	142.00–157.00	2,336	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,248	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	1,902.80/head	1,450.00–2,200.00	1,903	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,706	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 287Last week 408Year ago 662

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 67Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 15Year ago 30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,210	141.00	141.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,205	1,450.00–2,200.00	1,902.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 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
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,350.00	2,350.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	279	342.50–355.00	345.10
2	300–350	310	334.00–342.50	338.39
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	595	254.00	254.00
2	650–700	658	247.00–250.00	248.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	297.00	297.00
2	450–500	455	291.00	291.00
1	500–550	525	275.00	275.00
3	550–600	580	250.00–260.00	253.36
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	415	270.00–280.00	274.94
3	450–500	465	260.00–275.00	268.46
1	500–550	505	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	620	222.00	222.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	275.00	275.00
2	650–700	678	220.00–230.00	224.98
1	800–850	800	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	336.00	336.00
4	500–550	523	247.50–260.00	252.01
19	550–600	559	230.00–240.00	237.39
1	600–650	615	236.00	236.00
2	700–750	700	222.50–225.00	223.75
1	800–850	830	196.00	196.00
4	900–950	918	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	428	265.00–270.00	268.12
2	450–500	465	245.00	245.00
3	500–550	523	231.00–250.00	243.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	250.00–275.00	266.00
2	350–400	368	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	420	240.00	240.00
4	450–500	465	220.00–240.00	231.48
4	500–550	509	210.00–230.00	224.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	484	240.00–250.00	246.80
4	500–550	529	235.00–240.00	238.47
5	550–600	557	230.00–235.00	233.98
1	600–650	640	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	528	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	260.00	260.00
4	550–600	573	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	310.00–320.00	315.35
2	350–400	383	270.00–280.00	274.84
3	400–450	440	250.00–275.00	265.09
4	450–500	470	255.00–276.00	261.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	300.00–310.00	304.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	300.00–325.00	311.99
1	400–450	430	310.00	310.00
7	500–550	534	285.00–300.00	287.09
4	550–600	571	280.00–288.00	284.45
8	600–650	618	252.50–270.00	265.62
2	650–700	675	240.00–263.00	251.41
2	700–750	710	245.00–250.00	247.46
4	750–800	760	230.00–245.00	239.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	610	235.00	235.00
2	750–800	788	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	880	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	730	231.00–234.00	232.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,723	180.00–191.00	186.31
5	—	1,571	165.00–177.50	172.62
1	—	1,180	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	120.00–122.50	121.30
2	—	1,553	142.00–157.00	150.45
3	—	1,518	138.00–139.00	138.71
2	—	1,665	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	123.00	123.00
3	—	952	90.00–97.50	93.88
1	—	995	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,224	127.50–135.00	132.16
4	—	1,131	137.50–144.00	140.61

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.