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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Dec 13

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Nov 22Dec 13Dec 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

512 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 552▲ 144 vs year ago 368 · +39.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 91▼ 49 vs year ago 85 · −57.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 50▼ 5 vs year ago 20 · −25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

REPLACEMENT COW SALE ON 12/27/24 STARTING @ 5:00PM FOLLOWING THE CALF SALE

*Close*

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

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 $269.00/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −125.97 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.

Average price

$269.00

28 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,441

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$34.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.80

vs AR average

−11.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	276.37	1,470	22
Medium and Large 2	549	241.98	1,328	6thin

One grade step is worth $34.39/cwt here — about $143 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale28 hd

269.00

—

AR average10 barns · 707 hd

264.19

+4.80

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−11.30

This barn, trailing median29 sales

394.97

−125.97

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	—	Low	1,801	149.75	2,697	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	112.67	1,425	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,613	110.67	1,785	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	993	93.24	926	13

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,167	$2,180	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,272	$2,137	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,900	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,800	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	935	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$1,975	1thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	305	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,106	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	367.53/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,334	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	317.36/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,165	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	375	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,369	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,080	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	356.33/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,465	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	413	343.56/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,419	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	414	343.23/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,421	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	314.30/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,314	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	326.02/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,519	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	480	306.13/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,469	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	279.03/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,356	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	298.05/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,544	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	273.80/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,473	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	285.62/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,622	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	256.54/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,488	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	580	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,363	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	278.02/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,724	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	263.77/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,656	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	655	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,670	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	665	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,779	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	271.62/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,820	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,860	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,950	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,610	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,000	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	319.26/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,054	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	339	284.00/cwt	270.00–300.00	963	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	313.81/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,158	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	270.59/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,020	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	385	296.51/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,142	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	263.80/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,124	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	302.26/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,291	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	431	286.32/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,234	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	254.66/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,205	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	286.25/cwt	282.50–292.50	1,363	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	495	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,287	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	243.77/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,243	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	281.36/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,446	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	520	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,313	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	241.08/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,369	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	273.09/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,562	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,470	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	256.42/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,580	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	235.00/cwt	222.50–247.50	1,462	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	236.25/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,583	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	247.50/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,671	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,268	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,650	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	810	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,644	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,087	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	370.99/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,232	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	335	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,223	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,241	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	376.24/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,385	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	352.32/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,430	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	320.85/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,386	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	460	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,403	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	275.04/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,293	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	317.33/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,504	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	488	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,440	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	530	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,219	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	291.79/cwt	282.50–315.00	1,564	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	266.00/cwt	252.50–277.50	1,508	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	266.19/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,539	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	267.50/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,653	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,674	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	665	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,563	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,685	144.87/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,441	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,275	1
Bulls	—	—	1,895	159.58/cwt	156.00–163.00	3,024	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	87.41/cwt	86.00–89.00	807	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	94.46/cwt	90.00–99.00	878	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	770	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	102.03/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,176	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	112.67/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,425	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,829	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,645	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,760	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	935	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	965	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,125	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,167	2,180.00/head	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,180	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,882	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	2,380.48/head	1,875.00–2,800.00	2,380	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	950	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	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 Dec 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 512Last week 552Year ago 368

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 91Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 50Year ago 20

REPLACEMENT COW SALE ON 12/27/24 STARTING @ 5:00PM FOLLOWING THE CALF SALE

*Close*

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	339	270.00–300.00	284.00
6	350–400	377	255.00–280.00	270.59
4	400–450	426	250.00–270.00	263.80
12	450–500	473	242.50–265.00	254.66
2	500–550	510	242.50–245.00	243.77
4	550–600	568	230.00–250.00	241.08
3	600–650	622	222.50–247.50	235.00
2	650–700	670	235.00–237.50	236.25
1	750–800	780	162.50	162.50
1	800–850	805	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	495	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	520	252.50	252.50
1	550–600	555	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	600	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	810	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	317.50–325.00	319.26
4	350–400	369	307.50–320.00	313.81
14	400–450	427	290.00–315.00	302.26
4	450–500	476	282.50–292.50	286.25
14	500–550	514	267.50–287.50	281.36
6	550–600	572	260.00–280.00	273.09
5	600–650	616	250.00–265.00	256.42
3	650–700	675	245.00–250.00	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	385	295.00–300.00	296.51
4	400–450	431	280.00–292.50	286.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	775	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	367	307.50–325.00	317.36
3	400–450	418	307.50–325.00	314.30
9	450–500	486	270.00–285.00	279.03
2	500–550	538	270.00–277.50	273.80
3	550–600	580	240.00–267.50	256.54
2	600–650	628	262.50–265.00	263.77
1	800–850	805	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	540	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	580	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	362.50	362.50
1	350–400	375	365.00	365.00
2	400–450	413	337.50–350.00	343.56
1	650–700	665	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
6	400–450	414	335.00–345.00	343.23
2	450–500	480	302.50–310.00	306.13
1	650–700	655	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	363	360.00–380.00	367.53
5	400–450	411	350.00–375.00	356.33
5	450–500	466	315.00–340.00	326.02
8	500–550	518	290.00–315.00	298.05
7	550–600	568	270.00–295.00	285.62
4	600–650	620	272.50–282.50	278.02
3	650–700	670	265.00–280.00	271.62
1	750–800	780	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	860	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	370.00–375.00	370.99
3	350–400	368	365.00–382.50	376.24
4	400–450	406	335.00–365.00	352.32
12	450–500	474	310.00–320.00	317.33
13	500–550	536	282.50–315.00	291.79
6	550–600	578	250.00–280.00	266.19
3	600–650	618	260.00–272.50	267.50
1	650–700	650	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	365	340.00	340.00
6	400–450	432	315.00–325.00	320.85
3	450–500	470	267.50–280.00	275.04
3	550–600	567	252.50–277.50	266.00
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	460	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	488	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	665	235.00	235.00

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)	3	—	1,167	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,180.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,345	1,875.00–2,800.00	2,380.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	141.00	141.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,975.00	1,975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,645	107.00	107.00
1	—	1,550	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,265	111.00–115.00	112.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	70.00	70.00
2	—	923	86.00–89.00	87.41
3	—	1,153	100.00–104.00	102.03
7	—	930	90.00–99.00	94.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,895	156.00–163.00	159.58
2	—	1,685	140.00–150.00	144.87

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.