Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were lightly tested. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-5.00 lower. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.56/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$206.56

169 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$950

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$59.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.45

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	333	229.00	763	9thin
Medium and Large 1	472	208.94	986	130
Medium and Large 2	450	190.18	856	29
Medium and Large 3	340	170.00	578	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.00/cwt here — about $185 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 sale169 hd

206.56

—

AR average2 barns · 234 hd

206.11

+0.45

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	—	Low	1,599	115.40	1,846	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,383	108.25	1,498	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,099	95.22	1,046	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	894	77.74	695	9thin

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)	1,250	$1,800	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,750	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,321	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,423	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,067	$1,270	3thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	170.13/cwt	160.00–180.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,123	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	224.15/cwt	212.00–234.00	715	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	204.00/cwt	199.00–220.00	1,057	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	413	226.03/cwt	225.00–227.00	934	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	204.20/cwt	194.00–214.00	1,058	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	198.52/cwt	189.00–206.00	1,128	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	172.92/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	188.18/cwt	181.00–191.00	995	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	195.23/cwt	193.00–198.00	832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	197.86/cwt	191.00–201.00	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	588	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,058	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	233.34/cwt	221.00–240.00	1,223	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	210.02/cwt	200.00–220.00	897	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	215.74/cwt	205.00–224.00	813	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	235.96/cwt	230.00–242.00	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	221.47/cwt	210.00–234.00	950	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	190.41/cwt	180.00–200.00	720	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	709	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	222.03/cwt	217.00–226.00	1,483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	225.14/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,290	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	218.98/cwt	206.00–229.00	1,362	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	203.08/cwt	195.00–208.00	1,263	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	247.16/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,050	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	258.16/cwt	250.00–260.00	855	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	220.47/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	250.33/cwt	250.00–251.00	934	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	193.50/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,151	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	217.17/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,021	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	240.78/cwt	235.00–258.00	1,134	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	224.23/cwt	210.00–230.00	962	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	187.64/cwt	182.00–189.00	1,197	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	244.45/cwt	230.00–259.00	914	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	201.97/cwt	198.00–208.00	1,157	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	111.93/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,544	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	95.16/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,024	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,630	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,695	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	535	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	105.85/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,455	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	100.07/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,399	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	79.21/cwt	74.00–83.00	716	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	99.52/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,178	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,013	89.63/cwt	84.00–93.00	908	16
Bulls	—	—	1,523	101.69/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,549	3
Bulls	—	—	1,790	126.37/cwt	119.00–137.00	2,262	6
Bulls	—	—	1,512	108.15/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,635	5
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,120	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,422	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,321.15/head	975.00–1,725.00	1,321	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,170	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	117.51/cwt	112.50–120.00	1,384	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	855	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,317.86/head	1,175.00–1,425.00	1,318	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,496.08/head	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,496	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,373.86/head	925.00–1,825.00	1,374	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,678	123.47/cwt	123.00–124.00	2,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	228.32/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,064	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	204.58/cwt	200.00–216.00	667	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	182.52/cwt	180.00–185.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	178.90/cwt	174.00–184.00	868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,284	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	177.93/cwt	170.00–191.00	925	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	209.87/cwt	204.00–215.00	993	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	196.58/cwt	190.00–200.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	213.41/cwt	200.00–220.00	815	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	190.50/cwt	190.00–192.00	895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	208.38/cwt	200.00–221.00	965	14

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 Jul 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 668Last week 370Year ago 1,023

Slaughter CattleReceipts 197Last week 50Year ago 266

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 30Year ago 100

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were lightly tested. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-5.00 lower. Demand good for all classes.

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,175.00–1,425.00	1,317.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,496.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	925.00–1,825.00	1,373.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,250	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	975	975.00–1,725.00	1,321.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	100.00	100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,150	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,178	112.50–120.00	117.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,678	123.00–124.00	123.47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	160.00–180.00	170.13
2	—	313	180.00–185.00	182.52
2	—	485	174.00–184.00	178.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	164.00	164.00
5	—	326	200.00–216.00	204.58
4	—	520	170.00–191.00	177.93
4	—	473	204.00–215.00	209.87
3	—	428	190.00–200.00	196.58
1	—	560	180.00	180.00
6	—	382	200.00–220.00	213.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	194.00–214.00	204.20
21	—	429	210.00–230.00	224.23
5	—	638	182.00–189.00	187.64
5	—	374	230.00–259.00	244.45
1	—	340	240.00	240.00
3	—	573	198.00–208.00	201.97
11	—	466	220.00–240.00	228.32
2	—	655	196.00	196.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	319	212.00–234.00	224.15
32	—	518	199.00–220.00	204.00
11	—	568	189.00–206.00	198.52
28	—	427	200.00–220.00	210.02
12	—	377	205.00–224.00	215.74
16	—	622	195.00–208.00	203.08
14	—	463	200.00–221.00	208.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	225.00–227.00	226.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	185.00	185.00
2	—	628	170.00–176.00	172.92
7	—	529	181.00–191.00	188.18
4	—	426	193.00–198.00	195.23
4	—	325	191.00–201.00	197.86
7	—	378	180.00–200.00	190.41
4	—	470	190.00–192.00	190.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	307	231.00	231.00
2	—	425	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	524	221.00–240.00	233.34
4	—	668	217.00–226.00	222.03
1	—	805	182.00	182.00
9	—	573	220.00–232.00	225.14
7	—	622	206.00–229.00	218.98
13	—	425	240.00–259.00	247.16
19	—	331	250.00–260.00	258.16
4	—	720	218.00–225.00	220.47
3	—	373	250.00–251.00	250.33
15	—	471	235.00–258.00	240.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	230.00–242.00	235.96
1	—	520	215.00	215.00
1	—	335	230.00	230.00
5	—	429	210.00–234.00	221.47
2	—	595	190.00–197.00	193.50
5	—	470	200.00–230.00	217.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,379	110.00–115.00	111.93
22	—	1,375	102.00–109.00	105.85
2	—	1,398	99.00–101.00	100.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,076	94.00–96.00	95.16
21	—	1,184	98.00–101.00	99.52
16	—	1,013	84.00–93.00	89.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	104.00	104.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	66.00	66.00
8	—	904	74.00–83.00	79.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,523	96.00–105.00	101.69
6	—	1,790	119.00–137.00	126.37
5	—	1,512	106.00–112.00	108.15
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	127.00	127.00

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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