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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jan 31

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Jan 24Jan 31Feb 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

169 head

▼ 303 vs last sale 472▼ 921 vs year ago 1,090 · −84.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 85▼ 69 vs year ago 118 · −58.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 20▼ 61 vs year ago 75 · −81.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, with 8 to 9 inches of rain on Thursday, it caused wide spread flooding in the surrounding areas, holding supply back this week. With the very light test on feeders no trend was determined. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $2.00 higher on a slightly better test.

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 $265.54/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −129.43 against this barn's trailing median of $394.97.

Average price

$265.54

15 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,491

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$8.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.59

vs AR average

−39.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	268.50	1,525	10thin
Medium and Large 2	549	259.62	1,425	5thin

One grade step is worth $8.88/cwt here — about $100 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale15 hd

265.54

—

AR average9 barns · 502 hd

292.13

−26.59

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−39.10

This barn, trailing median29 sales

394.97

−129.43

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	—	Average	1,372	149.17	2,047	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,608	141.38	2,273	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,259	137.70	1,733	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	109.73	1,082	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	968	$2,425	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$2,198	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$1,842	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	715	$1,350	1thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,406	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	385.63/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,473	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,697	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,364	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,934	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	680	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,836	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	275.88/cwt	265.00–280.00	2,025	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,771	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,050	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,183	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	923	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	282.45/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,054	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	333.69/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,298	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	320.02/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,382	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	298.22/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,297	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	269.73/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,235	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	317.57/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,470	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	485	292.50/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,419	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	274.00/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,537	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	257.02/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,442	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	587	258.75/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,519	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,632	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	620	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,535	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	245.06/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,527	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	235.76/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,556	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	236.21/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,672	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	270.80/cwt	267.50–272.50	1,942	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,875	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,789	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,995	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	959	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,089	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,350	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,376	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	361.02/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,549	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	293.05/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,392	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	271.16/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,529	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	315.31/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,807	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,635	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,886	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	231.28/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,665	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,001	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,244	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	980	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,936	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,195	136.58/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,632	2
Bulls	—	—	1,490	157.57/cwt	149.00–167.00	2,348	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	882	104.96/cwt	103.00–109.00	926	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	914	88.88/cwt	83.00–93.00	812	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	113.31/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,125	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	122.67/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,313	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	131.03/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,572	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	141.04/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,817	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,608	141.38/cwt	140.00–143.00	2,273	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	2,425.19/head	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,425	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	1,842.26/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,842	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	2,198.32/head	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,198	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,792	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	148.80/cwt	147.50–150.00	1,607	2

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 Jan 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 472Year ago 1,090

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 85Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 20Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	325.00	325.00
7	350–400	389	320.00–337.00	333.69
3	400–450	432	315.00–325.00	320.02
2	450–500	463	315.00–320.00	317.57
1	500–550	525	280.00	280.00
5	550–600	561	270.00–285.00	274.00
1	600–650	610	267.50	267.50
3	700–750	717	267.50–272.50	270.80
1	750–800	750	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	985	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	302.50	302.50
2	350–400	373	280.00–285.00	282.45
3	400–450	435	285.00–310.00	298.22
3	450–500	458	255.00–295.00	269.73
1	500–550	500	270.00	270.00
4	550–600	561	250.00–267.50	257.02
2	600–650	623	240.00–250.00	245.06
3	650–700	660	220.00–247.50	235.76
2	700–750	708	225.00–247.50	236.21
1	750–800	795	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	290.00–295.00	292.50
4	550–600	587	255.00–260.00	258.75
1	600–650	620	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	505	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	770	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	375.00–400.00	385.63
5	450–500	465	365.00	365.00
6	600–650	614	315.00	315.00
6	700–750	734	265.00–280.00	275.88
1	800–850	820	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	900	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	295	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	335	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	375	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	420	327.50	327.50
3	450–500	475	280.00–300.00	293.05
4	550–600	564	260.00–280.00	271.16
2	600–650	600	270.00–275.00	272.50
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	720	230.00–232.50	231.28
1	850–900	870	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	980	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
4	400–450	429	355.00–375.00	361.02
1	450–500	495	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	573	305.00–325.00	315.31
1	700–750	705	267.50	267.50
1	950–1000	965	232.50	232.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	968	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,425.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,263	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,198.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,260	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,842.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,080	147.50–150.00	148.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	167.50	167.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,288	138.00–145.00	141.04
4	—	1,200	125.00–135.00	131.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	882	103.00–109.00	104.96
4	—	914	83.00–93.00	88.88
7	—	1,070	119.00–128.00	122.67
2	—	993	112.00–115.00	113.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	140.00–143.00	141.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,490	149.00–167.00	157.57
2	—	1,195	133.00–141.00	136.58

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.