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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-20

Feeder Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Sep 20

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Sep 13Sep 20Sep 27 →

Receipts

572 head

▲ 572 vs last sale 0▲ 572 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test 5-weight steers and bulls sold $5.00 to $10.00 lower and 5-weight heifers sold $2.00 to $3.00 lower. There were an additional 60 head of slaughter cattle and 15 head of replacement cattle sold that were not reported due to the reporter not being in attendance.

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 $210.29/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −184.67 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.

Average price

$210.29

45 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,155

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$17.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.56

vs AR average

−26.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	217.25	1,210	22
Medium and Large 1-2	536	213.36	1,144	6thin
Medium and Large 2	545	200.22	1,090	17thin

One grade step is worth $17.03/cwt here — about $119 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 sale45 hd

210.29

—

AR average10 barns · 508 hd

225.86

−15.56

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−26.72

This barn, trailing median29 sales

394.97

−184.67

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

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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	961	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	252.52/cwt	250.00–255.00	942	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	378	299.51/cwt	299.00–300.00	1,132	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	410	282.02/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,156	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	285.49/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,199	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	241.24/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,037	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	238.61/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,102	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	269.60/cwt	258.00–283.00	1,273	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	483	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,232	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	506	224.96/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,138	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	525	243.49/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,278	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	260.44/cwt	248.00–270.00	1,375	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	545	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,281	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,348	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	255.55/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,431	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	224.98/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,267	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	249.01/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,556	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,440	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	251.52/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,658	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	685	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,610	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	229.13/cwt	219.00–240.00	1,641	8
Steers	750–800	Large 2	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	231.46/cwt	223.00–237.00	1,771	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,771	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	210.25/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,871	4
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,013	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,925	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,030	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,792	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,040	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,768	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,080	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,944	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	763	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	819	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	320	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	832	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	325	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	796	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	373	244.24/cwt	240.00–246.00	911	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	227.09/cwt	220.00–235.00	879	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	413	233.61/cwt	222.00–240.00	965	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	207.66/cwt	180.00–220.00	880	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	441	236.18/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,042	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450	217.50/cwt	210.00–225.00	979	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	232.51/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,086	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	206.40/cwt	180.00–220.00	974	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	225.30/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,088	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	490	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	833	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	525	213.27/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,120	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	525	174.95/cwt	170.00–180.00	918	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	202.40/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,065	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	225.94/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,193	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	530	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,113	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	215.04/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,159	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	568	204.99/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,164	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	227.99/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,309	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	205.36/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,189	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	220.75/cwt	206.00–230.00	1,369	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,246	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	2
Heifers	600–650	Large 2	630	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,197	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	632	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,264	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,242	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	205.21/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,375	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	678	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,288	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	200.10/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,425	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,555	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,568	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	993	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	302.05/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,102	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	375	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,050	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	249.33/cwt	230.00–285.00	937	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	292.07/cwt	274.00–299.00	1,241	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	234.05/cwt	220.00–250.00	997	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	220.05/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,030	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	475	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,335	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	256.39/cwt	247.00–260.00	1,228	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	490	232.53/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,139	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	212.51/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,114	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	525	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,229	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	246.59/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,314	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	535	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,204	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	195.20/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,109	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	232.19/cwt	221.00–242.00	1,326	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	573	223.26/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,279	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	225.45/cwt	212.00–233.00	1,407	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	206.04/cwt	204.00–208.00	1,304	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	655	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,336	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	216.29/cwt	190.00–223.00	1,453	15
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	206.03/cwt	201.00–211.00	1,473	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,287	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	187.70/cwt	180.00–199.00	1,421	3

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.

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Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

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Receipts 572Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	299.00–300.00	299.51
2	400–450	410	280.00–284.00	282.02
3	450–500	483	250.00–260.00	255.00
3	500–550	525	240.00–251.00	243.49
1	550–600	550	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	305.00	305.00
2	350–400	373	250.00–255.00	252.52
4	400–450	430	220.00–255.00	241.24
5	450–500	462	220.00–255.00	238.61
4	500–550	506	220.00–230.00	224.96
2	550–600	563	220.00–230.00	224.98
1	600–650	640	225.00	225.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,013	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	280.00–290.00	285.49
3	450–500	472	258.00–283.00	269.60
11	500–550	528	248.00–270.00	260.44
2	550–600	560	250.00–261.00	255.55
3	600–650	625	247.00–250.00	249.01
10	650–700	659	240.00–254.00	251.52
8	700–750	716	219.00–240.00	229.13
9	750–800	765	223.00–237.00	231.46
1	800–850	805	220.00	220.00
4	850–900	890	207.00–220.00	210.25
1	1000–1050	1,030	174.00	174.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	260.00	260.00
4	350–400	373	240.00–246.00	244.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	483	220.00–228.00	225.30
4	500–550	539	210.00–220.00	215.04
2	600–650	625	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	170.00	170.00
2	500–550	525	170.00–180.00	174.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	250.00	250.00
5	350–400	387	220.00–235.00	227.09
9	400–450	424	180.00–220.00	207.66
14	450–500	472	180.00–220.00	206.40
9	500–550	526	190.00–220.00	202.40
6	550–600	579	200.00–210.00	205.36
2	600–650	623	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	650	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	630	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	245.00	245.00
3	400–450	413	222.00–240.00	233.61
2	450–500	450	210.00–225.00	217.50
3	500–550	525	210.00–220.00	213.27
8	550–600	568	200.00–210.00	204.99
3	600–650	632	200.00	200.00
2	650–700	678	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	260.00	260.00
5	400–450	441	235.00–240.00	236.18
5	450–500	467	230.00–240.00	232.51
4	500–550	528	220.00–230.00	225.94
7	550–600	574	220.00–234.00	227.99
14	600–650	620	206.00–230.00	220.75
8	650–700	670	200.00–219.00	205.21
7	700–750	712	190.00–210.00	200.10
1	750–800	755	206.00	206.00
1	800–850	825	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	270.00	270.00
5	350–400	376	230.00–285.00	249.33
6	400–450	426	220.00–250.00	234.05
2	450–500	468	210.00–230.00	220.05
4	500–550	524	200.00–220.00	212.51
2	550–600	568	180.00–210.00	195.20
2	600–650	633	204.00–208.00	206.04
1	700–750	715	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	525	234.00	234.00
3	550–600	573	220.00–230.00	223.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	230.00–235.00	232.53
1	500–550	535	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	655	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	331	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	365	300.00–304.00	302.05
12	400–450	425	274.00–299.00	292.07
4	450–500	479	247.00–260.00	256.39
12	500–550	533	240.00–255.00	246.59
14	550–600	571	221.00–242.00	232.19
9	600–650	624	212.00–233.00	225.45
15	650–700	672	190.00–223.00	216.29
2	700–750	715	201.00–211.00	206.03
3	750–800	757	180.00–199.00	187.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	281.00	281.00

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.