Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks run off mostly all weaned and value added cattle feeders were trending softer in nearly all spots. With out compariable type cattle and less buyer attendence from the week before an accurate trend can not be established. Supply was good with a large offering of quality cattle which were mostly unweaned calves carrying more flesh which attributed to a softer market. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.22/cwt on 163 head.

Average price

$151.22

163 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$801

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$334

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$33.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.32

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	153.75	842	119
Medium and Large 1-2	465	150.00	698	5thin
Medium and Large 2	488	145.62	710	36
Medium and Large 3	423	120.00	508	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.75/cwt here — about $334 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale163 hd

151.22

—

AR average6 barns · 2,090 hd

169.54

−18.32

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,557	90.45	1,409	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,369	76.32	1,045	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,225	72.84	892	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,023	58.79	601	20

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,289	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$903	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,470	3thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	880	138.32/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,217	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	189.10/cwt	175.00–210.00	798	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	788	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	735	169.30/cwt	167.00–175.00	1,244	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	158.40/cwt	150.00–175.00	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	415	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	723	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	810	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	280	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	582	145.68/cwt	144.00–148.00	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	144.36/cwt	139.00–148.00	767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	151.85/cwt	144.00–157.00	926	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	142.17/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,045	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	156.70/cwt	150.00–164.00	744	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	178.01/cwt	176.00–180.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	131.30/cwt	130.00–134.00	941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	140.25/cwt	140.00–141.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	375	158.06/cwt	155.00–160.00	593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	803	167.33/cwt	166.00–168.00	1,344	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	163.02/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	204.68/cwt	190.00–220.00	872	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	200.37/cwt	186.00–221.00	940	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	941	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	154.96/cwt	150.00–160.00	899	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	157.96/cwt	156.00–160.00	821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	200.21/cwt	183.00–221.00	753	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	182.88/cwt	170.00–200.00	967	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	168.40/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,046	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	345	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	666	177.11/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,180	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	177.46/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,118	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	770	168.51/cwt	168.00–169.00	1,298	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	165.09/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,103	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	179.67/cwt	170.00–199.00	1,012	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	175.49/cwt	168.00–200.00	920	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	475	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	445	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	983	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	68.71/cwt	66.00–71.00	771	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	58.86/cwt	54.00–64.00	602	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	74.19/cwt	69.50–80.00	906	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	700	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	252	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	875	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	446	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	805	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	403	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	394	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	50.88/cwt	46.00–56.50	542	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	76.32/cwt	72.50–80.00	1,045	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	65.16/cwt	61.00–70.00	812	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	890	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	587	1
Bulls	—	—	1,512	90.56/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,369	7
Bulls	—	—	1,473	77.02/cwt	73.00–81.00	1,135	2
Bulls	—	—	1,800	103.49/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,863	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	902.50/head	800.00–1,000.00	903	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,289.33/head	925.00–1,550.00	1,289	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	77.43/cwt	64.00–91.00	829	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,470.14/head	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,470	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	879	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	833	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	190.57/cwt	174.00–210.00	907	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	724	146.87/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,063	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	142.85/cwt	130.00–155.00	814	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	154.23/cwt	151.00–164.00	878	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	885	124.89/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,105	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	155.05/cwt	150.00–160.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	188.68/cwt	181.00–200.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	418	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	613	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	328	157.44/cwt	150.00–165.00	516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	148.89/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,009	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	155.20/cwt	150.00–161.00	965	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	155.41/cwt	150.00–160.00	886	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	154.01/cwt	150.00–159.00	821	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	144.73/cwt	142.00–147.00	994	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	685	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	143.18/cwt	130.00–155.00	616	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	152.75/cwt	140.00–161.00	580	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	165.13/cwt	163.00–168.00	697	6

How this sale compares

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 736Last week 1,457Year ago 1,360

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 70Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 44Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	880	138.00–139.00	138.32
15	—	422	175.00–210.00	189.10
2	—	788	146.00	146.00
8	—	524	168.00–200.00	175.49
12	—	476	174.00–210.00	190.57
9	—	724	145.00–150.00	146.87
4	—	569	151.00–164.00	154.23
3	—	383	181.00–200.00	188.68
5	—	678	140.00–158.00	148.89
5	—	622	150.00–161.00	155.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	140.00–141.00	140.51
1	—	755	137.00	137.00
6	—	570	130.00–155.00	142.85
1	—	810	120.00	120.00
3	—	885	120.00–135.00	124.89
1	—	390	185.00	185.00
2	—	465	150.00–160.00	155.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	735	167.00–175.00	169.30
7	—	666	175.00–180.00	177.11
6	—	630	175.00–180.00	177.46
2	—	770	168.00–169.00	168.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	150.00–175.00	158.40
1	—	480	150.00	150.00
1	—	775	120.00	120.00
5	—	640	147.00	147.00
2	—	580	150.00–160.00	154.96
2	—	520	156.00–160.00	157.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	803	166.00–168.00	167.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	160.00–166.00	163.02
14	—	426	190.00–220.00	204.68
13	—	469	186.00–221.00	200.37
1	—	1,000	140.00	140.00
6	—	376	183.00–221.00	200.21
1	—	775	156.00	156.00
1	—	340	217.00	217.00
30	—	529	170.00–200.00	182.88
10	—	621	160.00–175.00	168.40
2	—	668	160.00–170.00	165.09
20	—	563	170.00–199.00	179.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	345	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	202.00	202.00
10	—	610	144.00–157.00	151.85
12	—	735	141.00–145.00	142.17
31	—	475	150.00–164.00	156.70
2	—	368	176.00–180.00	178.01
17	—	570	150.00–160.00	155.41
13	—	533	150.00–159.00	154.01
7	—	687	142.00–147.00	144.73
6	—	422	163.00–168.00	165.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	165.00	165.00
1	—	280	181.00	181.00
3	—	582	144.00–148.00	145.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	810	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	531	139.00–148.00	144.36
1	—	750	131.00	131.00
2	—	345	155.00	155.00
3	—	717	130.00–134.00	131.30
4	—	486	140.00–141.00	140.25
1	—	830	127.00	127.00
8	—	430	130.00–155.00	143.18
7	—	380	140.00–161.00	152.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
1	—	365	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	155.00–160.00	158.06
1	—	545	145.00	145.00
5	—	418	155.00	155.00
2	—	613	140.00	140.00
2	—	328	150.00–165.00	157.44
1	—	685	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,122	66.00–71.00	68.71
6	—	1,022	54.00–64.00	58.86
1	—	1,065	37.00	37.00
2	—	1,065	46.00–56.50	50.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,221	69.50–80.00	74.19
3	—	1,246	61.00–70.00	65.16
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	36.00	36.00
1	—	875	51.00	51.00
1	—	805	50.00	50.00
1	—	890	66.00	66.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,369	72.50–80.00	76.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,512	86.00–95.00	90.56
2	—	1,473	73.00–81.00	77.02
2	—	1,800	100.00–107.00	103.49

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	800.00–1,000.00	902.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,195	925.00–1,550.00	1,289.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,071	64.00–91.00	77.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	940	101.00	101.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,470.14
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	101.00	101.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	90.00	90.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,000.00	1,000.00

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.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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