Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison is available to last week, the sale was not reported due to inclimate weather..... But compared to two weeks ago feeder steers under 500 lbs traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of quality weaned animals trading as musch as 20.00 higher. Feeder steers over 500 lbs were 5.00 to 10.00 higher as well.

Feeder heifers traded 6.00 to 13.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were not reported two weeks ago but a strong demand was noted on both. Overall supply was moderate and demand was strong on most all ranges of cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $161.37/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$161.37

74 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$814

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$329

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

$48.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.47

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	170.27	873	40
Medium and Large 1-2	531	168.00	892	9thin
Medium and Large 2	490	150.38	736	20
Medium and Large 3	445	122.22	544	5thin

One grade step is worth $48.05/cwt here — about $329 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 sale74 hd

161.37

—

AR average7 barns · 1,887 hd

176.84

−15.47

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	—	High	1,577	102.22	1,612	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,355	92.38	1,252	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,153	83.87	967	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	968	63.94	619	11

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)	1,241	$1,227	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,007	$1,085	7
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$1,170	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	617	160.98/cwt	159.00–164.00	993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	157.77/cwt	155.00–160.00	566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	405	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	150.29/cwt	149.00–157.00	733	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	171.77/cwt	160.00–186.00	891	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	157.72/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,050	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	147.97/cwt	140.00–156.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	945	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	535	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	535	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	180.12/cwt	165.00–185.00	766	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,202	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	204.85/cwt	191.00–220.00	973	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	610	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	688	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,149	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	425	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	222.39/cwt	216.00–234.00	861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	201.03/cwt	186.00–209.00	1,033	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	158.18/cwt	150.00–165.00	906	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	155.63/cwt	151.00–161.00	805	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	221.56/cwt	219.00–224.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	495	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,069	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	210.93/cwt	195.00–217.00	884	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	161.95/cwt	160.00–164.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	215.90/cwt	185.00–223.00	900	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	218.42/cwt	208.00–229.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	983	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	994	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	69.61/cwt	67.00–73.00	717	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	523	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	65.80/cwt	60.00–69.50	676	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	92.38/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,252	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	88.07/cwt	80.50–97.00	1,047	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	878	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	571	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	770	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	347	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	70.03/cwt	68.00–72.50	714	3
Bulls	—	—	1,746	113.66/cwt	103.00–120.00	1,985	7
Bulls	—	—	1,397	91.84/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,283	5
Bulls	—	—	1,300	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	962	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,241	1,227.44/head	950.00–1,485.00	1,227	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	1,084.93/head	925.00–1,350.00	1,085	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,301	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,471	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,002	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,170.11/head	950.00–1,475.00	1,170	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	162.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	918	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	860	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	197.34/cwt	190.00–206.00	947	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	156.55/cwt	152.00–161.00	1,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	545	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	159.49/cwt	159.00–160.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	173.17/cwt	171.00–180.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	216.47/cwt	207.00–222.00	807	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	161.52/cwt	156.00–167.00	1,071	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	120.37/cwt	111.00–130.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	159.77/cwt	159.00–162.00	922	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	173.80/cwt	166.00–179.00	836	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	892	9

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 →

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 425Last week 1,924Year ago 2,319

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 50Year ago 144

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	159.00–164.00	160.98
5	—	519	160.00–186.00	171.77
4	—	666	155.00–161.00	157.72
10	—	425	165.00–185.00	180.12
4	—	577	159.00–162.00	159.77
11	—	481	166.00–179.00	173.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	359	155.00–160.00	157.77
6	—	488	149.00–157.00	150.29
2	—	573	140.00–156.00	147.97
1	—	865	120.00	120.00
1	—	610	153.00	153.00
2	—	335	159.00–160.00	159.49
1	—	830	126.00	126.00
1	—	415	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
3	—	412	111.00–130.00	120.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	163.00	163.00
1	—	600	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	531	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	120.00	120.00
1	—	450	160.00	160.00
1	—	865	139.00	139.00
3	—	573	150.00–165.00	158.18
3	—	517	151.00–161.00	155.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	174.00	174.00
1	—	550	184.00	184.00
1	—	600	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	475	191.00–220.00	204.85
1	—	590	180.00	180.00
1	—	655	178.00	178.00
1	—	700	175.00	175.00
3	—	387	216.00–234.00	222.39
7	—	514	186.00–209.00	201.03
1	—	853	163.00	163.00
2	—	328	219.00–224.00	221.56
6	—	419	195.00–217.00	210.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	166.00	166.00
2	—	688	167.00	167.00
1	—	425	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	495	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	160.00–164.00	161.95
1	—	765	139.00	139.00
2	—	463	160.00–165.00	162.43
1	—	595	140.00	140.00
4	—	369	171.00–180.00	173.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	417	185.00–223.00	215.90
2	—	333	208.00–229.00	218.42
5	—	585	168.00	168.00
1	—	540	184.00	184.00
3	—	480	190.00–206.00	197.34
2	—	708	152.00–161.00	156.55
3	—	373	207.00–222.00	216.47
2	—	663	156.00–167.00	161.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	540	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,030	67.00–73.00	69.61
17	—	1,189	80.50–97.00	88.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	55.00	55.00
4	—	1,028	60.00–69.50	65.80
3	—	1,020	68.00–72.50	70.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,355	91.00–93.00	92.38
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	878	65.00	65.00
1	—	770	45.00	45.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,746	103.00–120.00	113.66
5	—	1,397	89.00–97.00	91.84
1	—	1,300	74.00	74.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,241	950.00–1,485.00	1,227.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,007	925.00–1,350.00	1,084.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,445	90.00	90.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,540	95.50	95.50
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	95.00	95.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,113	950.00–1,475.00	1,170.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	900	900.00	900.00

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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