Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.66/cwt on 155 head.

Average price

$200.66

155 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$976

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$46.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.81

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	408	211.67	864	9thin
Medium and Large 1	482	206.57	995	106
Medium and Large 2	519	185.59	963	34
Medium and Large 3	498	165.01	821	6thin

One grade step is worth $46.66/cwt here — about $43 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 sale155 hd

200.66

—

AR average10 barns · 1,416 hd

205.46

−4.81

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	1,625	111.04	1,804	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,260	101.48	1,279	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,144	87.63	1,002	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	903	69.80	630	19

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,189	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	967	$1,085	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$763	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$650	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$1,415	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$1,170	4thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 2	—	523	187.50/cwt	180.00–195.00	981	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	159.12/cwt	150.00–172.50	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	179.33/cwt	172.50–181.00	1,031	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	224.26/cwt	215.00–235.00	841	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	985	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	192.11/cwt	185.00–195.00	830	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	224.40/cwt	205.00–235.00	723	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	247.03/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,201	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	453	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,205	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,182	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	612	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,193	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	204.55/cwt	200.00–217.50	970	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	215.52/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,116	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	192.49/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,016	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	220.91/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,054	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	177.50/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,390	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	259.67/cwt	235.00–270.00	984	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	194.37/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,442	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	209.94/cwt	205.00–215.00	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	197.95/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,142	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	187.95/cwt	185.00–191.00	1,165	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	230.00/cwt	222.50–237.50	1,295	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	253.30/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,074	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	236.24/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,231	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	213.93/cwt	207.50–220.00	1,301	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	267.87/cwt	260.00–275.00	868	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	204.66/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,167	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	224.35/cwt	212.50–230.00	1,164	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	178.28/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,111	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	204.88/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,375	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	253.95/cwt	240.00–270.00	846	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	101.48/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,279	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	83.99/cwt	80.00–89.00	905	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	92.73/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,229	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	63.23/cwt	58.00–68.00	555	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	75.72/cwt	70.00–79.00	700	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	97.45/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,191	6
Bulls	—	—	1,755	113.51/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,992	2
Bulls	—	—	1,438	97.15/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,397	2
Bulls	—	—	1,662	118.66/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,972	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,330.43/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,330	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	107.23/cwt	105.00–110.00	872	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	1,085.34/head	725.00–1,300.00	1,085	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,188.89/head	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,189	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	988	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	762.50/head	625.00–900.00	763	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	92.21/cwt	87.00–103.00	980	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	901	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	87.11/cwt	84.00–89.00	935	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,010.47/head	850.00–1,150.00	1,010	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,414.77/head	1,125.00–1,550.00	1,415	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	252.66/cwt	230.00–270.00	925	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	186.27/cwt	185.00–187.50	984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,114	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	207.96/cwt	200.00–220.00	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	174.98/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,108	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	206.63/cwt	200.00–215.00	981	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	232.34/cwt	230.00–235.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	205.18/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,258	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	236.79/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,113	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	170.90/cwt	167.50–175.00	906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	190.41/cwt	185.00–195.00	895	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	206.39/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,094	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	210.34/cwt	200.00–220.00	883	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	240.93/cwt	225.00–252.50	985	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	194.81/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,120	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	175.23/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,171	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,023	1

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 662Last week 895Year ago 632

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 163Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 65Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	523	180.00–195.00	187.50
8	—	575	172.50–181.00	179.33
1	—	720	165.00	165.00
1	—	315	220.00	220.00
5	—	432	185.00–195.00	192.11
6	—	470	185.00–195.00	190.41
1	—	660	160.00	160.00
1	—	620	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	150.00–172.50	159.12
3	—	530	167.50–175.00	170.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	375	215.00–235.00	224.26
7	—	322	205.00–235.00	224.40
1	—	705	187.50	187.50
1	—	775	152.50	152.50
20	—	474	200.00–217.50	204.55
4	—	633	170.00–180.00	174.98
16	—	530	200.00–217.50	206.39
14	—	420	200.00–220.00	210.34
10	—	575	185.00–205.00	194.81
4	—	668	170.00–181.00	175.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	195.00	195.00
6	—	360	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	612	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	486	235.00–255.00	247.03
12	—	379	235.00–270.00	259.67
8	—	742	185.00–205.00	194.37
1	—	750	206.00	206.00
1	—	670	215.00	215.00
3	—	563	222.50–237.50	230.00
15	—	424	235.00–260.00	253.30
6	—	521	230.00–247.50	236.24
7	—	608	207.50–220.00	213.93
7	—	324	260.00–275.00	267.87
2	—	878	177.50	177.50
1	—	800	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	185.00	185.00
6	—	528	180.00–195.00	192.49
1	—	620	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	210.00–222.50	215.52
8	—	477	220.00–227.50	220.91
4	—	783	170.00–182.50	177.50
1	—	395	225.00	225.00
2	—	425	205.00–215.00	209.94
3	—	577	194.00–200.00	197.95
2	—	620	185.00–191.00	187.95
1	—	340	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	570	200.00–210.00	204.66
16	—	519	212.50–230.00	224.35
1	—	780	190.00	190.00
4	—	671	200.00–220.00	204.88
4	—	333	240.00–270.00	253.95
5	—	366	230.00–270.00	252.66
8	—	613	195.00–210.00	205.18
7	—	470	230.00–245.00	236.79
6	—	409	225.00–252.50	240.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	175.00–180.00	178.28
1	—	700	170.00	170.00
2	—	528	185.00–187.50	186.27
1	—	655	170.00	170.00
3	—	425	200.00–220.00	207.96
1	—	570	190.00	190.00
3	—	475	200.00–215.00	206.63
2	—	320	230.00–235.00	232.34
1	—	365	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	100.00–103.00	101.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,077	80.00–89.00	83.99
7	—	1,325	92.00–94.00	92.73
6	—	1,222	96.00–99.00	97.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	878	58.00–68.00	63.23
10	—	925	70.00–79.00	75.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,755	113.00–114.00	113.51
2	—	1,438	94.00–101.00	97.15
3	—	1,662	117.00–120.00	118.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,330.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	850.00–1,150.00	1,010.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,088	1,125.00–1,550.00	1,414.77
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	813	105.00–110.00	107.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	967	725.00–1,300.00	1,085.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,188.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	83.00	83.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	625.00–900.00	762.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,063	87.00–103.00	92.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	79.00	79.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,073	84.00–89.00	87.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,300	2,000.00	2,000.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

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Slaughter Cattle

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