Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs were 1.00 to 9.00 lower. Steers between 450 lbs and 650 lbs were 2.00 to 8.00 higher, over 650 lbs were not well tested. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady. Slaughter cows were steady to 6.00 higher and slaughter bulls traded steady. Supply was moderate and demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.52/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$158.52

140 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$336

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$48.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.20

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	470	168.70	792	27
Medium and Large 1	501	161.63	809	84
Medium and Large 2	475	144.21	685	24
Medium and Large 3	380	120.00	456	5thin

One grade step is worth $48.70/cwt here — about $336 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 sale140 hd

158.52

—

AR average7 barns · 1,321 hd

166.72

−8.20

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	1,650	94.51	1,559	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,297	77.47	1,005	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,498	76.54	1,147	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	61.58	652	14

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)	1,000	$1,090	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,091	5

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	148.66/cwt	140.00–155.00	993	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	149.06/cwt	145.00–153.00	932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	178.00/cwt	177.00–183.00	684	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	142.38/cwt	135.00–150.00	658	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	159.95/cwt	150.00–163.00	833	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	873	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	449	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	763	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	163.62/cwt	155.00–170.00	682	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	147.91/cwt	140.00–155.00	627	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	710	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	612	164.49/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,007	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	183.05/cwt	175.00–189.00	1,032	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	144.48/cwt	144.00–145.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	463	144.66/cwt	144.00–145.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	418	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	185.74/cwt	169.00–196.00	981	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	167.00/cwt	164.00–170.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	151.14/cwt	145.00–165.00	869	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	660	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,116	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	163.01/cwt	160.00–165.00	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	710	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	199.28/cwt	181.00–213.00	953	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	193.93/cwt	185.00–204.00	815	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	488	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	168.50/cwt	167.00–170.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	728	170.44/cwt	168.00–176.00	1,241	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	188.52/cwt	179.00–199.00	905	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	589	166.90/cwt	151.00–173.00	983	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	910	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	175.63/cwt	170.00–179.00	904	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	202.40/cwt	182.00–220.00	759	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	520	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	853	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	419	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	76.54/cwt	73.00–81.00	1,147	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	805	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	765	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	275	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	70.08/cwt	67.00–74.00	826	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	64.92/cwt	64.00–66.00	684	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	346	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	79.56/cwt	71.00–84.00	1,043	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	875	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	569	1
Bulls	—	—	1,578	91.58/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,445	7
Bulls	—	—	1,583	65.20/cwt	60.00–70.00	1,032	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	103.30/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,777	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,090.00/head	1,090.00–1,090.00	1,090	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,090.79/head	950.00–1,300.00	1,091	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	216.01/cwt	193.00–228.00	706	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	167.94/cwt	166.00–170.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	679	152.63/cwt	146.00–165.00	1,036	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	159.86/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,004	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	153.99/cwt	151.00–157.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	139.39/cwt	130.00–150.00	945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	152.44/cwt	150.00–155.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	167.50/cwt	165.00–170.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	151.43/cwt	140.00–160.00	724	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	560	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	197.38/cwt	160.00–217.00	841	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	159.49/cwt	150.00–170.00	774	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	139.66/cwt	139.00–140.00	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	130.02/cwt	125.00–135.00	804	2

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 591Last week 736Year ago 441

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 117Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 35Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	668	140.00–155.00	148.66
2	—	625	145.00–153.00	149.06
5	—	300	177.00	177.00
11	—	384	177.00–183.00	178.00
23	—	521	150.00–163.00	159.95
10	—	417	155.00–170.00	163.62
1	—	765	140.00	140.00
6	—	575	145.00–165.00	151.14
10	—	485	150.00–170.00	159.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	462	135.00–150.00	142.38
7	—	424	140.00–155.00	147.91
2	—	573	144.00–145.00	144.48
1	—	360	145.00	145.00
3	—	538	139.00–140.00	139.66
2	—	618	125.00–135.00	130.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	529	165.00	165.00
20	—	449	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	612	163.00–165.00	164.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	120.00	120.00
2	—	463	120.00	120.00
2	—	300	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
1	—	405	150.00	150.00
1	—	560	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	564	175.00–189.00	183.05
6	—	528	169.00–196.00	185.74
3	—	610	160.00–165.00	163.01
1	—	310	200.00	200.00
9	—	478	181.00–213.00	199.28
8	—	420	185.00–204.00	193.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	144.00–145.00	144.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	164.00–170.00	167.00
1	—	505	161.00	161.00
1	—	600	149.00	149.00
2	—	455	167.00–170.00	168.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	600	186.00	186.00
4	—	728	168.00–176.00	170.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	384	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	488	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	480	179.00–199.00	188.52
8	—	589	151.00–173.00	166.90
1	—	910	126.00	126.00
5	—	515	170.00–179.00	175.63
11	—	375	182.00–220.00	202.40
11	—	327	193.00–228.00	216.01
6	—	679	146.00–165.00	152.63
6	—	628	155.00–170.00	159.86
1	—	800	129.00	129.00
1	—	770	130.00	130.00
13	—	426	160.00–217.00	197.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	143.00	143.00
2	—	423	166.00–170.00	167.94
2	—	538	151.00–157.00	153.99
3	—	678	130.00–150.00	139.39
2	—	568	150.00–155.00	152.44
2	—	380	165.00–170.00	167.50
6	—	478	140.00–160.00	151.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	45.00	45.00
6	—	1,178	67.00–74.00	70.08
4	—	1,054	64.00–66.00	64.92
1	—	960	36.00	36.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,498	73.00–81.00	76.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	66.00	66.00
11	—	1,311	71.00–84.00	79.56
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	36.00	36.00
1	—	875	65.00	65.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,578	87.00–96.00	91.58
2	—	1,583	60.00–70.00	65.20
9	—	1,720	98.00–110.00	103.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,095	105.00	105.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,090.00	1,090.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,140	950.00–1,300.00	1,090.79

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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