Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Due to a light light run of feeders today and few comparable cattle to last week no solid trend was established. However, A higher tone was noted compared to last weeks sale on all classes of cattle. Supply was light and demand for weaned and and value added cattle was high. Soft, fleshy new crop cattle were still in demand but were discounted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $228.60/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$228.60

68 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,031

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$23

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

$31.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.00

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	399	248.05	989	19thin
Medium and Large 1	477	226.87	1,082	21
Medium and Large 2	467	216.70	1,012	28

One grade step is worth $31.35/cwt here — about −$23 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 sale68 hd

228.60

—

AR average8 barns · 879 hd

231.61

−3.00

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	1,540	127.46	1,963	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,344	115.94	1,558	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,133	111.58	1,264	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	102.69	991	11

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,499	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,240	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1-2	—	491	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,041	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	233.16/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,080	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	231.81/cwt	228.00–243.00	999	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	215.67/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,247	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	194.98/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	271.69/cwt	267.00–278.00	1,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	349	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	925	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,033	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	310	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	335	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	298	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	250.36/cwt	239.00–257.50	1,407	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	245.65/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,287	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	265.18/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,244	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	508	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,118	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	325	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	946	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,005	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	235.24/cwt	230.00–241.00	979	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	229.86/cwt	200.00–250.00	850	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	264.10/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,154	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	271.98/cwt	262.00–285.00	1,134	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	530	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	202.89/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	455	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	205.27/cwt	200.00–210.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	202.41/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,172	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	216.25/cwt	210.00–222.50	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	219.96/cwt	200.00–230.00	895	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	213.80/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,112	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	562	206.63/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,161	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	201.95/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	488	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,074	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,227	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	236.32/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,252	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	240.47/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,142	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	212.13/cwt	192.00–230.00	1,027	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,017	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	112.97/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,344	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,316	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,240.00/head	1,240.00–1,240.00	1,240	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	117.29/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,349	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,499.26/head	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,499	2
Bulls	—	—	1,540	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,963	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	832	95.34/cwt	93.00–100.00	793	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	885	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	956	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	111.58/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,264	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,344	115.94/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,558	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	967	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	107.10/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,105	6

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 310Last week 307Year ago 494

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 96Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 30Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	491	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	232.00–235.00	233.16
5	—	431	228.00–243.00	231.81
3	—	578	208.00–220.00	215.67
1	—	545	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	190.00–200.00	194.98
2	—	370	200.00–210.00	205.27
1	—	695	178.00	178.00
7	—	579	200.00–205.00	202.41
2	—	460	210.00–222.50	216.25
5	—	407	200.00–230.00	219.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	349	265.00	265.00
5	—	425	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	232.50	232.50
3	—	298	272.50	272.50
2	—	488	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	201.00–210.00	206.63
3	—	525	200.00–205.00	201.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	369	267.00–278.00	271.69
3	—	562	239.00–257.50	250.36
1	—	290	300.00	300.00
5	—	524	240.00–251.00	245.65
4	—	469	260.00–270.00	265.18
1	—	300	300.00	300.00
1	—	880	224.00	224.00
3	—	437	260.00–272.50	264.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	220.00	220.00
1	—	480	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	325	291.00	291.00
4	—	385	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	206.00	206.00
1	—	510	200.00	200.00
4	—	416	230.00–241.00	235.24
1	—	340	251.00	251.00
5	—	370	200.00–250.00	229.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	219.00	219.00
1	—	380	265.00	265.00
3	—	417	262.00–285.00	271.98
1	—	340	260.00	260.00
5	—	530	230.00–247.00	236.32
10	—	475	230.00–255.00	240.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	200.00–206.00	202.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	520	200.00–220.00	213.80
1	—	370	220.00	220.00
1	—	705	174.00	174.00
1	—	605	195.00	195.00
4	—	484	192.00–230.00	212.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	156.00	156.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,285	157.00	157.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,190	112.00–114.00	112.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	117.00	117.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,240.00	1,240.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,150	111.00–121.00	117.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,499.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	125.00–130.00	127.46
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	832	93.00–100.00	95.34
1	—	885	108.00	108.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,133	105.00–119.00	111.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,344	113.00–118.00	115.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	93.00	93.00
6	—	1,032	104.00–109.00	107.10

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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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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