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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Sep 6

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Aug 30Sep 6Sep 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

515 head

▲ 306 vs last sale 209▼ 740 vs year ago 1,255 · −59.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 0▼ 39 vs year ago 81 · −48.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 0▼ 5 vs year ago 15 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*PRE-VAC SALE ON 11/1/2024*

Compared to last week: Supply was up from last week while demand was moderate to low on feeder cattle. On 5 and 6-weight feeder calves, steers sold $5.00 to $6.00 lower and heifers sold $2.00 to $3.00 lower, while Feeder bulls sold $16.00 to $17.00 lower.

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 $227.17/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −167.80 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.

Average price

$227.17

36 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,225

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$12.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.30

vs AR average

−13.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	231.47	1,260	20
Medium and Large 1-2	510	230.00	1,173	4thin
Medium and Large 2	540	219.05	1,183	12thin

One grade step is worth $12.43/cwt here — about $77 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale36 hd

227.17

—

AR average9 barns · 542 hd

243.47

−16.30

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−13.52

This barn, trailing median29 sales

394.97

−167.80

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	2,020	172.50	3,485	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	132.97	1,678	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,430	127.39	1,822	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	121.65	1,299	16

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)	1,255	$1,825	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	945	$1,625	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$2,500	1thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	930	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	380	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,083	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	246.93/cwt	230.00–265.00	946	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	419	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,261	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	283.65/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,217	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,090	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	455	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,301	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	261.83/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,233	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	235.18/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,124	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	510	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,326	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	266.74/cwt	250.00–274.00	1,392	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	238.20/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,255	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	540	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,296	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,409	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,448	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	570	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,283	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	250.41/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,432	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	588	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,352	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	243.86/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,505	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	648	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,588	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	241.52/cwt	237.00–244.00	1,650	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	236.66/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,697	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	250.75/cwt	240.00–260.00	810	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,016	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	242.69/cwt	230.00–265.00	915	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	259.93/cwt	250.00–270.00	996	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	262.65/cwt	259.00–264.00	1,079	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	230.84/cwt	220.00–255.00	981	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	242.21/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,102	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	469	233.54/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,095	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	226.91/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,080	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	241.83/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,161	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	490	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,176	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	518	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,217	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	232.32/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,229	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	213.61/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,132	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,397	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	203.78/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,149	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	229.90/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,317	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	228.28/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,418	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	188.67/cwt	180.00–207.00	1,185	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	221.99/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,454	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,224	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,050	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Full	830	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,411	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	948	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,602	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	797	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	296.09/cwt	285.00–300.00	965	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,045	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	258.63/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,081	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Full	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	266.70/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,160	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	440	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,122	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	460	247.47/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,138	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	230.89/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,076	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	266.73/cwt	251.00–270.00	1,251	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	474	248.33/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,177	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	502	226.64/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,138	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Full	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,345	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	577	223.28/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,288	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	595	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,398	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	220.91/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,337	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	642	203.30/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,305	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	196.66/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,412	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,020	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	3,485	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	887	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	132.25/cwt	127.50–138.00	1,394	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	121.33/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,304	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	109.16/cwt	107.50–110.00	1,239	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,750	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	126.85/cwt	126.00–127.50	1,554	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	133.64/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,705	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,578	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	131.08/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,950	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,957	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,734	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,386	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 515Last week 209Year ago 1,255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 0Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 15

*PRE-VAC SALE ON 11/1/2024*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	240.00–260.00	250.75
5	350–400	377	230.00–265.00	242.69
12	400–450	425	220.00–255.00	230.84
5	450–500	476	220.00–235.00	226.91
4	500–550	530	200.00–225.00	213.61
4	550–600	564	180.00–215.00	203.78
3	600–650	628	180.00–207.00	188.67
1	650–700	680	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	700	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	276.00	276.00
9	450–500	455	240.00–245.00	242.21
4	500–550	510	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	240.00	240.00
3	500–550	518	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	550	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	469	220.00–240.00	233.54
1	600–650	645	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	695	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	250.00–270.00	259.93
4	400–450	411	259.00–264.00	262.65
8	450–500	480	240.00–250.00	241.83
13	500–550	529	230.00–240.00	232.32
7	550–600	573	220.00–240.00	229.90
9	600–650	621	220.00–240.00	228.28
3	650–700	655	220.00–223.00	221.99
2	900–950	948	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	830	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	275.00	275.00
2	350–400	383	230.00–265.00	246.93
1	400–450	445	245.00	245.00
2	450–500	478	230.00–240.00	235.18
3	500–550	527	230.00–245.00	238.20
1	600–650	635	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	542	260.00	260.00
6	550–600	568	255.00	255.00
4	600–650	648	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	510	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	419	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	588	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	429	270.00–291.00	283.65
5	450–500	471	250.00–270.00	261.83
18	500–550	522	250.00–274.00	266.74
12	550–600	572	245.00–260.00	250.41
9	600–650	617	235.00–250.00	243.86
6	650–700	683	237.00–244.00	241.52
3	700–750	717	235.00–239.00	236.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	270.00	270.00
4	300–350	326	285.00–300.00	296.09
1	350–400	380	275.00	275.00
3	400–450	418	255.00–261.00	258.63
11	450–500	466	220.00–240.00	230.89
3	500–550	502	220.00–230.00	226.64
3	600–650	642	190.00–210.00	203.30
1	650–700	680	200.00	200.00
3	700–750	718	190.00–200.00	196.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	530	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	245.00–250.00	247.47
1	550–600	595	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	255.00	255.00
6	450–500	474	240.00–250.00	248.33
3	550–600	577	220.00–225.00	223.28
1	650–700	670	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	260.00–270.00	266.70
6	450–500	469	251.00–270.00	266.73
2	500–550	538	250.00	250.00
11	600–650	605	220.00–225.00	220.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	570	220.00	220.00

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	—	1,400	2,500.00	2,500.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,505	130.00	130.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	170.00	170.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,300.00	1,300.00

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	1	—	990	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,135	107.50–110.00	109.16
6	—	1,054	127.50–138.00	132.25
6	—	1,075	118.00–125.00	121.33
1	—	910	97.50	97.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,488	130.00–132.00	131.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,276	130.00–139.00	133.64
3	—	1,225	126.00–127.50	126.85
1	—	1,215	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,020	172.50	172.50

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.