Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No report published last week. Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 1.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.87/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$213.87

67 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,036

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$325

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

$40.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.84

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	222.23	1,116	47
Medium and Large 2	446	199.67	890	14thin
Medium and Large 3	436	181.53	792	6thin

One grade step is worth $40.70/cwt here — about $325 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 sale67 hd

213.87

—

AR average10 barns · 1,204 hd

221.72

−7.84

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	1,615	113.32	1,830	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,443	114.90	1,658	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,129	104.91	1,184	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	902	95.47	861	10

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,438	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,414	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,113	$1,925	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,133	$1,488	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,260	2thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	80.79/cwt	77.00–84.00	727	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	982	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	98.30/cwt	93.00–103.00	883	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	117.06/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,788	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	113.51/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,577	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	108.72/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,270	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	101.10/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,101	4
Bulls	—	—	1,455	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,426	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	123.05/cwt	122.00–124.00	2,338	2
Bulls	—	—	1,410	111.26/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,569	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	109.01/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,205	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,013	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,413.62/head	1,275.00–1,550.00	1,414	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,437.50/head	1,125.00–1,750.00	1,438	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	106.76/cwt	97.00–115.00	1,231	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,183	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,488.24/head	1,250.00–1,625.00	1,488	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,260.12/head	1,000.00–1,475.00	1,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	219.84/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	213.73/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,325	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	272.74/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,026	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	234.51/cwt	224.00–242.00	1,212	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	429	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,047	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	540	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,253	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	205.43/cwt	190.00–216.00	1,072	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	204.97/cwt	200.00–210.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	183.80/cwt	180.00–185.00	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	565	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	460	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	840	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	230.47/cwt	226.00–238.00	1,295	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	209.95/cwt	201.00–216.00	1,417	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	233.79/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	915	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	247.76/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,410	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	246.23/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,268	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	248.74/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,167	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	279.88/cwt	272.00–288.00	896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	219.01/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	225.55/cwt	220.00–231.00	963	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	215.95/cwt	202.00–225.00	1,248	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	505	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	490	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	236.75/cwt	236.00–237.50	1,546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	199.85/cwt	190.00–212.50	867	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	206.60/cwt	200.00–213.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	191.98/cwt	185.00–201.00	989	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	221.02/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	228.13/cwt	224.00–230.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	229.31/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,082	10

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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 307Last week 0Year ago 768

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 0Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	77.00–84.00	80.79
1	—	935	105.00	105.00
7	—	898	93.00–103.00	98.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,527	116.00–121.00	117.06
14	—	1,389	109.00–116.00	113.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,168	108.00–111.00	108.72
4	—	1,089	98.00–106.00	101.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	98.00	98.00
2	—	1,900	122.00–124.00	123.05
2	—	1,410	109.00–113.00	111.26

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	94.00	94.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,105	104.00–115.00	109.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	96.00	96.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,150	1,275.00–1,550.00	1,413.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,125.00–1,750.00	1,437.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,153	97.00–115.00	106.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	110.00	110.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,100	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,133	1,250.00–1,625.00	1,488.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,000.00–1,475.00	1,260.12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	210.00–230.00	219.84
1	—	750	215.00	215.00
4	—	620	210.00–219.00	213.73
7	—	376	255.00–277.50	272.74
6	—	517	224.00–242.00	234.51
1	—	700	210.00	210.00
1	—	415	229.00	229.00
3	—	562	226.00–238.00	230.47
3	—	675	201.00–216.00	209.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	246.00	246.00
1	—	675	187.00	187.00
1	—	565	217.00	217.00
1	—	450	220.00	220.00
3	—	522	190.00–216.00	205.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	429	244.00	244.00
4	—	540	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	213.00	213.00
2	—	388	200.00–210.00	204.97
4	—	434	190.00–212.50	199.85
2	—	330	200.00–213.00	206.60
5	—	515	185.00–201.00	191.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	184.00	184.00
4	—	428	180.00–185.00	183.80
1	—	515	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	246.00	246.00
5	—	427	220.00–231.00	225.55
6	—	578	202.00–225.00	215.95
1	—	620	206.00	206.00
1	—	720	176.00	176.00
1	—	920	140.00	140.00
2	—	650	182.50	182.50
1	—	865	160.00	160.00
2	—	525	220.00–222.00	221.02
3	—	337	224.00–230.00	228.13
10	—	472	225.00–247.00	229.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	220.00–242.00	233.79
4	—	569	247.00–250.00	247.76
13	—	515	230.00–254.00	246.23
10	—	469	240.00–252.00	248.74
1	—	755	227.50	227.50
2	—	320	272.00–288.00	279.88
1	—	375	230.00	230.00
1	—	705	237.00	237.00
2	—	653	236.00–237.50	236.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	915	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	229.00	229.00
1	—	450	206.00	206.00
1	—	545	223.00	223.00
1	—	750	183.00	183.00
2	—	580	218.00–220.00	219.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	190.00	190.00
1	—	335	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	268.00	268.00
1	—	490	270.00	270.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle