Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend established due to light test last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $232.77/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$232.77

107 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,146

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$546

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

$84.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.45

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	508	260.00	1,321	6thin
Medium and Large 1	489	238.84	1,168	80
Medium and Large 2	511	206.27	1,053	18thin
Medium and Large 3	442	175.33	774	3thin

One grade step is worth $84.67/cwt here — about $546 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 sale107 hd

232.77

—

AR average9 barns · 1,819 hd

238.22

−5.45

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	1,694	124.45	2,108	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,256	112.27	1,410	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,065	98.90	1,053	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	859	77.62	667	4thin

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,760	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,500	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,441	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,365	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,300	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,705	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,016	$1,589	5

Every lot, as filed

97 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	—	470	242.91/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,142	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	239.00/cwt	230.00–251.00	918	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	209.86/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,318	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	209.14/cwt	200.00–225.00	880	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	211.93/cwt	200.00–220.00	975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	494	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,275	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	508	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,321	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	263.74/cwt	250.00–274.00	1,379	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	269.74/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	261.89/cwt	248.00–271.00	1,634	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	250.02/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	265.45/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,242	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	243.15/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,726	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	272.27/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,157	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	225.38/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,077	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	255.33/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,458	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	240.32/cwt	230.00–257.00	795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	531	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,381	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	207.92/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,391	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	232.78/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,224	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	228.68/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,294	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	176.85/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,282	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	300	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	960	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	296.60/cwt	291.00–300.00	988	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	569	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,491	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	315	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	890	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	97.70/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,049	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,208	103.50/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,250	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	976	91.13/cwt	86.00–93.00	889	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	104.53/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,160	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	735	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	515	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	119.42/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,609	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	80.16/cwt	77.00–83.00	721	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	112.15/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,402	32
Bulls	—	—	1,385	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,454	1
Bulls	—	—	1,993	130.78/cwt	126.00–141.00	2,606	4
Bulls	—	—	1,398	122.49/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,712	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,440.91/head	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,441	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,760.00/head	1,760.00–1,760.00	1,760	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	981	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	1,747.84/head	1,550.00–2,075.00	1,748	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,362	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,635.31/head	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,635	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,535.00/head	1,535.00–1,535.00	1,535	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,520.73/head	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,521	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,365.34/head	1,225.00–1,500.00	1,365	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	755	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	227.59/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	234.02/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,100	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,098	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	266.40/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,247	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	244.16/cwt	235.00–253.00	1,275	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	818	181.01/cwt	175.00–193.00	1,481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	248.36/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,438	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	270.42/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,017	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,145	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	239.94/cwt	230.00–250.00	979	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	257.73/cwt	240.00–270.00	827	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	268.35/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,116	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	335	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	615	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	241.91/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,031	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	393	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,012	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	223.98/cwt	215.00–231.00	1,393	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	780	1

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 567Last week 149Year ago 580

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 30Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 10Year ago 0

No trend established due to light test last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	470	225.00–250.00	242.91
1	—	800	207.00	207.00
9	—	384	230.00–251.00	239.00
4	—	628	200.00–220.00	209.86
4	—	331	230.00–257.00	240.32
4	—	669	200.00–215.00	207.92
7	—	526	220.00–240.00	232.78
6	—	566	220.00–241.00	228.68
1	—	730	215.00	215.00
17	—	426	230.00–250.00	241.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	200.00	200.00
4	—	421	200.00–225.00	209.14
3	—	460	200.00–220.00	211.93
1	—	300	200.00	200.00
1	—	375	225.00	225.00
1	—	770	185.00	185.00
1	—	605	185.00	185.00
3	—	725	170.00–190.00	176.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	494	258.00	258.00
7	—	531	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	508	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	190.00	190.00
1	—	500	170.00	170.00
1	—	470	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	275.00	275.00
1	—	660	230.00	230.00
1	—	615	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	200.00	200.00
1	—	480	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	250.00–274.00	263.74
2	—	385	260.00–280.00	269.74
6	—	624	248.00–271.00	261.89
4	—	676	245.00–255.00	250.02
1	—	1,145	164.00	164.00
1	—	335	255.00	255.00
1	—	855	200.00	200.00
6	—	468	255.00–272.50	265.45
5	—	710	230.00–250.00	243.15
1	—	930	192.00	192.00
3	—	425	260.00–281.00	272.27
1	—	760	230.00	230.00
13	—	571	250.00–267.00	255.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	220.00	220.00
4	—	478	220.00–240.00	225.38
1	—	550	230.00	230.00
1	—	610	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	184.00	184.00
1	—	755	192.00	192.00
1	—	735	191.00	191.00
2	—	658	220.00–235.00	227.59
9	—	468	250.00–275.00	266.40
13	—	522	235.00–253.00	244.16
3	—	818	175.00–193.00	181.01
9	—	579	235.00–255.00	248.36
5	—	376	262.00–275.00	270.42
7	—	321	240.00–270.00	257.73
10	—	416	255.00–280.00	268.35
6	—	622	215.00–231.00	223.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	200.00	200.00
1	—	545	220.00	220.00
1	—	345	200.00	200.00
1	—	585	227.00	227.00
4	—	470	225.00–240.00	234.02
2	—	408	230.00–250.00	239.94
1	—	675	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	333	291.00–300.00	296.60
5	—	424	259.00	259.00
2	—	473	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	569	262.00	262.00
2	—	315	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,074	95.00–100.00	97.70
9	—	976	86.00–93.00	91.13
15	—	1,110	101.00–106.00	104.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	103.00–104.00	103.50
3	—	1,347	118.00–121.00	119.42
32	—	1,250	107.00–117.00	112.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	70.00	70.00
3	—	900	77.00–83.00	80.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	105.00	105.00
4	—	1,993	126.00–141.00	130.78
3	—	1,398	119.00–125.00	122.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,440.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,100	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	13	—	1,100	1,760.00	1,760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	114.00	114.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	970	1,225.00–1,500.00	1,365.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,000	1,500.00	1,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	943	103.00–105.00	104.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,013	1,550.00–2,075.00	1,747.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,010	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,635.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,535.00	1,535.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,520.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,160	125.00	125.00

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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