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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-30

Feeder Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Aug 30

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Aug 23Aug 30Sep 6 →

Receipts

209 head

▼ 482 vs last sale 691▼ 358 vs year ago 567 · −63.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold on a light test this week with feeder steers 500lb to 600lb selling $10.00 lower and feeder heifers 500lb to 600lb selling $11.00 lower. On a more uneven test, feeder bulls sold $7.00 to $8.00 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 $230.42/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −164.55 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.

Average price

$230.42

14 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,258

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$32.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.76

vs AR average

−11.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	235.07	1,268	12thin
Medium and Large 2	585	202.50	1,185	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.57/cwt here — about $84 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale14 hd

230.42

—

AR average8 barns · 251 hd

238.18

−7.76

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−11.46

This barn, trailing median29 sales

394.97

−164.55

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.

Every lot

52 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,256	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,183	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	281.64/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,290	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	257.64/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,185	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	302.31/cwt	292.00–322.00	1,445	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	495	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,396	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	267.79/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,427	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,475	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,605	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,654	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2Full	815	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,760	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	305	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	811	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	320	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	832	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	267.85/cwt	260.00–270.00	962	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	254.01/cwt	250.00–257.00	947	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	415	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	959	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	227.93/cwt	225.00–231.00	957	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	246.72/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,041	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	231.36/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,085	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	477	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,073	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,150	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	237.24/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,139	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	237.84/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,230	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	232.75/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,327	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	575	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,294	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Full	585	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,185	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	234.06/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,442	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,216	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,544	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,653	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	297.24/cwt	292.00–300.00	975	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	994	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,148	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	281.38/cwt	272.00–292.00	1,342	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	269.33/cwt	259.00–279.00	1,422	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	242.38/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,292	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,437	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	570	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,368	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	230.84/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,323	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	245.05/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,409	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	608	234.56/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,426	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	221.01/cwt	208.00–230.00	1,366	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,419	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,530	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,358	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	920	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,472	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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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	477	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	359	260.00–270.00	267.85
3	400–450	422	240.00–250.00	246.72
4	450–500	480	234.00–240.00	237.24
7	500–550	517	230.00–247.00	237.84
4	550–600	570	230.00–237.00	232.75
5	600–650	616	230.00–240.00	234.06
1	700–750	725	213.00	213.00
1	750–800	760	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	250.00–257.00	254.01
2	400–450	420	225.00–231.00	227.93
4	450–500	469	225.00–240.00	231.36
1	600–650	630	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	715	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	415	231.00	231.00
1	550–600	575	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	635	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	655	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	479	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	458	280.00–285.00	281.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	430	275.00	275.00
2	450–500	460	245.00–270.00	257.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	405	310.00	310.00
3	450–500	478	292.00–322.00	302.31
5	500–550	533	266.00–270.00	267.79
1	550–600	565	261.00	261.00
3	600–650	642	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	675	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	282.00	282.00
1	650–700	670	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	292.00–300.00	297.24
1	350–400	355	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	425	270.00	270.00
3	500–550	533	237.00–250.00	242.38
2	550–600	573	227.00–235.00	230.84
6	600–650	618	208.00–230.00	221.01
1	650–700	660	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	730	186.00	186.00
1	900–950	920	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	608	230.00–239.00	234.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	477	272.00–292.00	281.38
2	500–550	528	259.00–279.00	269.33
1	550–600	555	259.00	259.00
1	700–750	725	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	575	242.00–248.00	245.05

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.