Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 10.00 to15.00 higher on limited comparisons to last week. Feeder steers over 500 lbs were not well tested. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower, heifers over 450 lbs were 8.00 to 10.00 higher, again on limited comparisons to last weeks sale. Slaughter cows were 5.00 to 8.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Supply was moderate and demand was good on most ranges of cattle today, with the exception of a larger than average offering of new crop unweaned and fleshy calves that were discounted by buyers pushed some classifications lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.98/cwt on 131 head.

Average price

$221.98

131 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$556

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 3

$72.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.94

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	535	245.00	1,311	1thin
Medium and Large 1	507	234.09	1,187	60
Medium and Large 2	452	214.49	969	64
Medium 2	480	200.00	960	1thin
Medium and Large 3	438	172.40	755	5thin

One grade step is worth $72.60/cwt here — about $556 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 sale131 hd

221.98

—

AR average8 barns · 1,684 hd

236.92

−14.94

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	1,604	118.18	1,896	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,311	112.43	1,474	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,129	103.69	1,171	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	950	89.19	848	20

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)	1,213	$1,605	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,129	$1,321	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,080	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,108	$2,048	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,044	$1,927	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,820	2thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	271.12/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	578	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,474	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	208.88/cwt	200.00–220.00	994	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	440	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	265.34/cwt	262.00–278.00	1,146	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	228.04/cwt	210.00–237.50	1,190	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	239.05/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,102	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	222.57/cwt	200.00–240.00	819	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	315	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	535	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,338	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	230.54/cwt	217.50–246.00	1,328	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	260.00/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,349	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,457	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	286.17/cwt	270.00–295.00	921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	213.12/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	244.60/cwt	242.50–261.00	1,514	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	267.34/cwt	258.00–278.00	1,478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	244.86/cwt	240.00–250.00	906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	242.18/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,630	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	598	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,668	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	610	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	295	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	922	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	304.15/cwt	300.00–307.50	891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	905	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	530	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,259	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	435	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,291.48/head	2,200.00–2,375.00	2,291	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	1,561.71/head	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,562	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,987.61/head	1,650.00–2,200.00	1,988	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	148.70/cwt	130.00–170.00	1,368	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	1,320.51/head	1,050.00–1,600.00	1,321	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,820.37/head	1,435.00–2,225.00	1,820	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	980	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	1,604.67/head	1,350.00–1,800.00	1,605	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,508	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	224.17/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,161	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	234.03/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,091	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	233.88/cwt	220.00–242.00	978	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	685	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	230.75/cwt	200.00–262.50	847	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	252.45/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,287	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	244.95/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,176	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	350	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	240.51/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,366	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	268.74/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,110	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	230.00/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	430	244.88/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	210.15/cwt	200.00–220.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	424	222.79/cwt	200.00–232.00	945	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	524	219.89/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,152	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	601	234.69/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,410	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	553	223.19/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,234	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	248.63/cwt	240.00–257.50	920	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	535	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	605	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	366	227.37/cwt	200.00–235.00	832	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	573	212.96/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,220	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	665	207.62/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	212.97/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,239	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	230.39/cwt	220.00–240.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	463	227.99/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,056	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	237.03/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,026	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	375	207.50/cwt	200.00–210.00	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	700	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	170.00/cwt	160.00–175.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	204.21/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,256	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	240.50/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	243.03/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,252	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	735	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	214.79/cwt	210.00–220.00	896	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	209.50/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,075	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	645	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,471	1
Bulls	—	—	1,945	127.67/cwt	123.00–137.00	2,483	4
Bulls	—	—	1,503	117.12/cwt	108.00–123.00	1,760	8
Bulls	—	—	1,328	103.45/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,374	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	780	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	725	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	833	74.06/cwt	70.00–78.00	617	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	665	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	333	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	99.77/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,165	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	100.04/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,073	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	88.09/cwt	84.00–92.00	866	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	798	83.99/cwt	81.00–86.00	670	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	106.30/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,172	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,311	112.43/cwt	103.00–117.00	1,474	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 662Last week 707Year ago 577

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 114Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 70Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	265.00–277.50	271.12
11	—	432	262.00–278.00	265.34
4	—	519	255.00–262.50	260.00
3	—	322	270.00–295.00	286.17
10	—	619	242.50–261.00	244.60
3	—	553	258.00–278.00	267.34
5	—	673	240.00–250.00	242.18
3	—	293	300.00–307.50	304.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	210.00–237.50	228.04
7	—	576	217.50–246.00	230.54
3	—	475	200.00–220.00	213.12
1	—	285	258.00	258.00
2	—	370	240.00–250.00	244.86
1	—	725	230.00	230.00
1	—	438	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	315.00	315.00
19	—	598	279.00	279.00
9	—	295	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	529	253.00	253.00
4	—	628	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	240.00	240.00
1	—	610	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	578	255.00	255.00
1	—	625	250.00	250.00
1	—	440	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	162.00	162.00
1	—	505	190.00	190.00
3	—	360	160.00–175.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	200.00–220.00	208.88
18	—	368	200.00–240.00	222.57
3	—	582	200.00–221.00	212.97
2	—	323	220.00–240.00	230.39
3	—	615	200.00–210.00	204.21
1	—	655	200.00	200.00
13	—	417	210.00–220.00	214.79
10	—	513	200.00–215.00	209.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	232.50–247.50	239.05
1	—	715	220.00	220.00
1	—	290	300.00	300.00
2	—	370	240.00–257.50	248.63
2	—	433	232.00–242.00	237.03
2	—	600	240.00–241.00	240.50
2	—	515	240.00–246.00	243.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	200.00–232.00	222.79
4	—	524	200.00–230.00	219.89
7	—	366	200.00–235.00	227.37
5	—	573	200.00–220.00	212.96
3	—	665	200.00–222.00	207.62
3	—	463	220.00–232.00	227.99
1	—	335	220.00	220.00
1	—	610	212.00	212.00
1	—	735	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	185.00	185.00
4	—	375	200.00–210.00	207.50
1	—	700	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	189.00	189.00
1	—	665	210.00	210.00
1	—	370	250.00	250.00
2	—	510	250.00–255.00	252.45
2	—	480	240.00–250.00	244.95
1	—	250	250.00	250.00
5	—	568	235.00–242.50	240.51
25	—	413	245.00–280.00	268.74
1	—	310	287.50	287.50
8	—	601	230.00–242.50	234.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	237.50	237.50
1	—	435	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	210.00	210.00
1	—	525	230.00	230.00
1	—	555	220.00	220.00
1	—	685	210.00	210.00
2	—	430	240.00–250.00	244.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	518	200.00–235.00	224.17
5	—	466	220.00–242.50	234.03
5	—	418	220.00–242.00	233.88
1	—	680	210.00	210.00
9	—	367	200.00–262.50	230.75
3	—	645	225.00–232.50	230.00
2	—	340	200.00–220.00	210.15
1	—	725	197.50	197.50
3	—	553	215.00–227.50	223.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	170.00	170.00

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	—	1,100	2,200.00–2,375.00	2,291.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	988	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,561.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,090	1,650.00–2,200.00	1,987.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,025	1,435.00–2,225.00	1,820.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,325.00	2,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	920	130.00–170.00	148.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,129	1,050.00–1,600.00	1,320.51
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	800	122.50	122.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,213	1,350.00–1,800.00	1,604.67
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,800.00	1,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,945	123.00–137.00	127.67
8	—	1,503	108.00–123.00	117.12
2	—	1,328	102.00–105.00	103.45
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	93.00	93.00
2	—	833	70.00–78.00	74.06
1	—	665	50.00	50.00
3	—	798	81.00–86.00	83.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,168	95.00–102.00	99.77
6	—	1,103	103.00–110.00	106.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,073	95.00–105.00	100.04
5	—	983	84.00–92.00	88.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,311	103.00–117.00	112.43

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