Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower. 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 $224.71/cwt on 206 head.

Average price

$224.71

206 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,133

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$406

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

$42.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.28

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	228.77	1,175	161
Medium and Large 1-2	576	220.00	1,267	13thin
Medium and Large 2	431	210.74	908	26
Medium and Large 3	412	186.65	769	6thin

One grade step is worth $42.12/cwt here — about $406 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 sale206 hd

224.71

—

AR average10 barns · 3,577 hd

236.99

−12.28

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	1,605	116.63	1,872	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,348	107.22	1,445	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,036	98.88	1,025	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	807	75.87	612	5thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,133	$1,362	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,226	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,400	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,063	$1,881	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,667	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	232.47/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,104	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	219.18/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,127	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	215.55/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,533	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	648	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,426	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	589	214.55/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,264	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,287	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	635	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	227.46/cwt	218.00–236.00	1,294	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,336	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	261.91/cwt	250.00–276.00	1,084	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	263.53/cwt	251.00–279.00	1,244	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,109	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	229.77/cwt	220.00–240.00	871	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	231.06/cwt	220.00–245.00	994	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	950	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	268.11/cwt	260.00–283.00	853	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	219.13/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,372	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	259.84/cwt	250.00–270.00	977	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	241.13/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,254	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	206.36/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,387	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	1,524.63/head	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,525	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	110.55/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,335	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,963.46/head	1,825.00–2,050.00	1,963	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	112.95/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,666.67/head	1,350.00–2,000.00	1,667	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,361.76/head	1,100.00–1,750.00	1,362	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,225.58/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,226	2
Bulls	—	—	1,533	109.80/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,683	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,026	95.54/cwt	94.00–96.00	980	8
Bulls	—	—	1,715	125.48/cwt	122.00–131.00	2,152	3
Bulls	—	—	1,609	117.57/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,892	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	825	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	767	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	100.59/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,058	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	108.37/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,461	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	807	75.87/cwt	70.00–82.00	612	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	248.11/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,432	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	243.86/cwt	239.00–253.00	1,787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	269.27/cwt	255.00–281.00	1,271	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	282.37/cwt	255.00–290.00	873	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	223.44/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,397	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	234.45/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	280.06/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,081	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	266.68/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,405	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	228.54/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,211	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	227.55/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	245.07/cwt	240.00–250.00	895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	232.12/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,126	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	470	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,241	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	403	195.03/cwt	190.00–200.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	410	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	370	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	266.31/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,180	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	385	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,167	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	233.76/cwt	220.00–243.00	991	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	224.18/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,166	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	206.87/cwt	190.00–220.00	976	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	251.16/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,552	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	216.58/cwt	210.00–220.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	225.81/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,522	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	245.67/cwt	240.00–255.00	811	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	221.69/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,268	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	233.00/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,097	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	205.07/cwt	200.00–210.00	869	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	220.53/cwt	200.00–225.00	732	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	224.06/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,385	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	184.94/cwt	180.00–190.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	238.55/cwt	225.00–250.00	887	16

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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 914Last week 1,255Year ago 1,682

Slaughter CattleReceipts 239Last week 81Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 15Year ago 40

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Demand good for all classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	475	220.00–240.00	232.47
1	—	645	200.00	200.00
5	—	514	214.00–222.00	219.18
11	—	589	200.00–217.00	214.55
1	—	820	190.00	190.00
4	—	379	220.00–240.00	229.77
5	—	430	220.00–245.00	231.06
3	—	672	200.00–210.00	206.36
2	—	305	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	200.00	200.00
1	—	315	200.00	200.00
1	—	490	180.00	180.00
2	—	403	190.00–200.00	195.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	613	210.00	210.00
6	—	696	192.00	192.00
3	—	472	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	194.00	194.00
1	—	770	191.00	191.00
18	—	569	218.00–236.00	227.46
14	—	414	250.00–276.00	261.91
25	—	472	251.00–279.00	263.53
1	—	950	192.00	192.00
4	—	318	260.00–283.00	268.11
9	—	626	210.00–230.00	219.13
1	—	1,010	176.00	176.00
1	—	685	245.00	245.00
7	—	376	250.00–270.00	259.84
13	—	520	230.00–250.00	241.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	264.00	264.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	260.00	260.00
1	—	410	285.00	285.00
1	—	370	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	711	200.00–220.00	215.55
1	—	750	225.00	225.00
18	—	424	220.00–243.00	233.76
23	—	520	210.00–235.00	224.18
7	—	674	210.00–235.00	225.81
14	—	330	240.00–255.00	245.67
32	—	572	210.00–235.00	221.69
22	—	471	220.00–243.00	233.00
1	—	825	200.00	200.00
17	—	618	210.00–231.00	224.06
16	—	372	225.00–250.00	238.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	648	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	200.00	200.00
2	—	620	200.00	200.00
1	—	750	200.00	200.00
5	—	472	190.00–220.00	206.87
3	—	365	210.00–220.00	216.58
4	—	424	200.00–210.00	205.07
9	—	332	200.00–225.00	220.53
1	—	510	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	190.00	190.00
1	—	485	180.00	180.00
2	—	435	180.00–190.00	184.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	577	245.00–260.00	248.11
3	—	733	239.00–253.00	243.86
19	—	472	255.00–281.00	269.27
9	—	309	255.00–290.00	282.37
1	—	950	216.00	216.00
2	—	658	230.00–239.00	234.45
12	—	386	260.00–287.00	280.06
5	—	527	260.00–279.00	266.68
10	—	443	260.00–281.00	266.31
11	—	618	240.00–263.00	251.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	230.00	230.00
3	—	625	220.00–230.00	223.44
1	—	810	225.00	225.00
3	—	530	220.00–240.00	228.54
3	—	425	230.00	230.00
2	—	740	225.00	225.00
2	—	775	225.00–230.00	227.55
2	—	365	240.00–250.00	245.07
5	—	485	220.00–240.00	232.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	622	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	303.00	303.00

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	3	—	1,117	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,524.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,050	1,825.00–2,050.00	1,963.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,100	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	1,350.00–2,000.00	1,666.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,208	107.00–113.00	110.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,040	108.00–118.00	112.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	113.00	113.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,133	1,100.00–1,750.00	1,361.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,075	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,225.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,533	106.00–112.00	109.80
3	—	1,715	122.00–131.00	125.48
8	—	1,609	113.00–120.00	117.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,026	94.00–96.00	95.54
1	—	825	93.00	93.00
19	—	1,052	97.00–105.00	100.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,348	106.00–111.00	108.37
1	—	1,345	98.00	98.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	807	70.00–82.00	75.87

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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