Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs traded un-even to steady. Steers over 500 lbs were 2.00 to 5.00 higher with a few exceptions of 600 lb value added cattle trading 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers were mostly steady across all ranges. Slaughter cows and bulls were not reported last week so no comparison is availabe, however a strong demand was noted. Supply was good and demand was strong across all ranges of cattle with good buyer attendance and interest.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $169.44/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$169.44

118 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$51.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.52

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	486	175.02	850	89
Medium and Large 2	476	154.44	736	27
Medium and Large 3	475	124.00	589	2thin

One grade step is worth $51.02/cwt here — about $261 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 sale118 hd

169.44

—

AR average6 barns · 1,009 hd

181.97

−12.52

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	1,629	105.14	1,713	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,423	92.04	1,310	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	88.68	1,087	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	74.78	790	27

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)	1,175	$999	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	750	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	513	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	485	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	934	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	495	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	149.35/cwt	140.00–159.00	933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	184.54/cwt	170.00–197.50	696	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	184.81/cwt	173.00–200.00	1,151	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	207.03/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,052	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	465	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	885	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	181.00/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,236	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	166.70/cwt	160.00–170.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	520	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	152.05/cwt	140.00–158.00	797	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	224.87/cwt	210.00–235.00	834	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	435	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	224.26/cwt	207.50–235.00	940	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	528	178.53/cwt	172.00–185.00	943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	219.75/cwt	212.00–227.50	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	616	202.92/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,250	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	488	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,122	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	982	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	164.93/cwt	160.00–170.00	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	545	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	210.84/cwt	200.00–217.00	991	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	169.34/cwt	168.00–171.00	1,055	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	188.49/cwt	180.00–195.00	888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	195.71/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,018	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	222.24/cwt	187.00–235.00	847	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	209.07/cwt	180.00–227.50	895	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	460	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	863	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	512	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	83.87/cwt	81.00–88.00	910	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	92.82/cwt	87.00–99.00	1,326	9
Bulls	—	—	1,836	114.68/cwt	105.00–122.00	2,106	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	394	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	81.67/cwt	79.00–84.00	954	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	73.54/cwt	60.00–79.00	796	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	89.62/cwt	81.00–97.00	1,105	15
Bulls	—	—	1,570	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,335	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,165	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	810	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	551	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	880	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	440	1
Bulls	—	—	1,322	97.92/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,295	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	887	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	999.47/head	800.00–1,175.00	999	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,168	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	225.74/cwt	212.00–232.50	720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	183.37/cwt	168.00–204.00	1,047	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	164.82/cwt	150.00–175.00	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	160.36/cwt	157.00–164.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	157.54/cwt	140.00–167.50	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	345	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	435	166.24/cwt	165.00–167.50	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	154.96/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	173.46/cwt	161.00–190.00	899	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	377	169.17/cwt	165.00–172.50	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	473	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	143.96/cwt	140.00–150.00	669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	184.23/cwt	170.00–195.00	790	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	166.23/cwt	161.00–172.50	954	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	178.03/cwt	170.00–190.00	844	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	576	156.19/cwt	150.00–160.00	900	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	165.10/cwt	157.00–172.50	1,017	5

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 608Last week 684Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 148Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last 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
1	—	750	148.00	148.00
11	—	377	170.00–197.50	184.54
2	—	678	151.00–159.00	154.96
1	—	330	190.00	190.00
9	—	518	161.00–190.00	173.46
10	—	429	170.00–195.00	184.23
8	—	574	161.00–172.50	166.23
23	—	474	170.00–190.00	178.03
5	—	616	157.00–172.50	165.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	191.00	191.00
3	—	485	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	172.50	172.50
1	—	520	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	128.00	128.00
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	140.00–159.00	149.35
1	—	595	155.00	155.00
1	—	325	160.00	160.00
8	—	524	140.00–158.00	152.05
2	—	375	157.00–164.00	160.36
5	—	423	140.00–167.50	157.54
1	—	295	177.00	177.00
5	—	465	140.00–150.00	143.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	175.00	175.00
2	—	435	165.00–167.50	166.24
1	—	530	145.00	145.00
3	—	377	165.00–172.50	169.17
2	—	473	155.00	155.00
4	—	576	150.00–160.00	156.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	623	173.00–200.00	184.81
5	—	508	200.00–213.00	207.03
2	—	683	180.00–182.00	181.00
7	—	371	210.00–235.00	224.87
7	—	419	207.50–235.00	224.26
1	—	765	177.00	177.00
2	—	340	212.00–227.50	219.75
1	—	555	207.50	207.50
12	—	470	200.00–217.00	210.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	190.00	190.00
2	—	528	172.00–185.00	178.53
1	—	570	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	885	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	170.00	170.00
3	—	470	160.00–170.00	166.70
1	—	595	165.00	165.00
2	—	513	160.00–170.00	164.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	180.00	180.00
1	—	435	192.50	192.50
1	—	545	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	616	200.00–205.00	202.92
5	—	488	230.00	230.00
1	—	500	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	168.00–171.00	169.34
4	—	471	180.00–195.00	188.49
10	—	520	190.00–200.00	195.71
9	—	381	187.00–235.00	222.24
12	—	428	180.00–227.50	209.07
4	—	319	212.00–232.50	225.74
5	—	571	168.00–204.00	183.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	225.00	225.00
1	—	520	176.00	176.00
1	—	370	170.00	170.00
3	—	462	150.00–175.00	164.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	56.00	56.00
11	—	1,085	81.00–88.00	83.87
1	—	985	40.00	40.00
12	—	1,083	60.00–79.00	73.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,429	87.00–99.00	92.82
1	—	1,370	85.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	79.00–84.00	81.67
15	—	1,233	81.00–97.00	89.62
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	68.00	68.00
1	—	880	50.00	50.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,836	105.00–122.00	114.68
2	—	1,570	85.00	85.00
5	—	1,322	92.00–104.00	97.92

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	102.00	102.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	800.00–1,175.00	999.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	92.00	92.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,350.00	1,350.00

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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