Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend established due to light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.46/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$203.46

70 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$955

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$38.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.09

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	208.86	982	52
Medium and Large 2	464	188.91	876	17thin
Medium and Large 3	510	170.00	867	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.86/cwt here — about $115 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 sale70 hd

203.46

—

AR average10 barns · 2,011 hd

213.55

−10.09

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	1,689	121.05	2,044	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,352	102.38	1,384	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,146	94.49	1,083	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	845	68.41	578	6thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,023	$1,078	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$925	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,138	$1,531	4thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 1Fancy	—	595	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	194.95/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,018	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	244.40/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,066	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	210.06/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,082	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	209.94/cwt	200.00–220.00	980	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	203.81/cwt	198.00–210.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	217.53/cwt	210.00–225.00	785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	229.39/cwt	225.00–230.00	718	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	171.00/cwt	170.00–172.00	958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	189.95/cwt	180.00–200.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	214.01/cwt	200.00–220.00	905	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	242.76/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,136	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	231.94/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,222	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	215.47/cwt	206.00–220.00	1,008	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	219.77/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,253	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	248.58/cwt	235.00–260.00	907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	203.03/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	270.33/cwt	260.00–285.00	865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	234.89/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	229.95/cwt	220.00–240.00	844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	206.72/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,108	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	234.18/cwt	225.00–250.00	993	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	192.12/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,178	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	177.54/cwt	176.00–179.00	1,284	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	189.00/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,015	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	190.87/cwt	181.00–203.00	1,105	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	188.02/cwt	177.00–192.00	901	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	890	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	178.00/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,184	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	181.02/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	204.84/cwt	200.00–210.00	973	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	963	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	925.00/head	850.00–1,000.00	925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,158	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	1,077.53/head	750.00–1,300.00	1,078	20
Bulls	—	—	1,903	125.32/cwt	122.00–128.00	2,385	6
Bulls	—	—	1,355	112.49/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,524	2
Bulls	—	—	1,535	118.91/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,825	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	950	89.71/cwt	88.00–91.00	852	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,339	104.22/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,396	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	97.98/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,355	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	76.19/cwt	74.00–79.00	722	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	93.62/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,083	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	98.02/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,219	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	638	52.86/cwt	50.00–55.00	337	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 →

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

Fri Jun 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 370Last week 631Year ago 823

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 40Year ago 200

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 10Year ago 56

No trend established due to light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	185.00	185.00
2	—	475	230.00–240.00	234.89
3	—	367	220.00–240.00	229.95
8	—	536	200.00–220.00	206.72
6	—	424	225.00–250.00	234.18
2	—	665	170.00–186.00	178.00
2	—	575	180.00–182.00	181.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	175.00	175.00
2	—	723	176.00–179.00	177.54
3	—	537	187.00–190.00	189.00
1	—	890	156.00	156.00
2	—	475	200.00–210.00	204.84
1	—	550	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	190.00–199.00	194.95
2	—	320	198.00–210.00	203.81
1	—	605	179.00	179.00
2	—	560	170.00–172.00	171.00
3	—	360	180.00–200.00	189.95
6	—	479	177.00–192.00	188.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	200.00–220.00	210.06
1	—	875	171.00	171.00
10	—	467	200.00–220.00	209.94
4	—	361	210.00–225.00	217.53
9	—	313	225.00–230.00	229.39
11	—	423	200.00–220.00	214.01
5	—	613	185.00–200.00	192.12
1	—	760	184.00	184.00
8	—	579	181.00–203.00	190.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	436	240.00–250.00	244.40
12	—	468	230.00–250.00	242.76
1	—	650	202.00	202.00
5	—	527	220.00–240.00	231.94
3	—	570	210.00–230.00	219.77
3	—	365	235.00–260.00	248.58
2	—	728	200.00–206.00	203.03
2	—	630	220.00	220.00
1	—	1,055	184.00	184.00
3	—	320	260.00–285.00	270.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	189.00	189.00
3	—	468	206.00–220.00	215.47

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	3	—	1,150	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	950	850.00–1,000.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	99.00	99.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,023	750.00–1,300.00	1,077.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,903	122.00–128.00	125.32
2	—	1,355	111.00–114.00	112.49
4	—	1,535	117.00–120.00	118.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	950	88.00–91.00	89.71
9	—	1,157	93.00–95.00	93.62
9	—	1,244	97.00–100.00	98.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,339	101.00–106.00	104.22
5	—	1,383	95.00–100.00	97.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	948	74.00–79.00	76.19
2	—	638	50.00–55.00	52.86

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle