Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $223.15/cwt on 174 head.

Average price

$223.15

174 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,102

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$52.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.63

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	227.85	1,133	144
Medium and Large 2	475	202.42	962	28
Medium and Large 3	525	175.00	919	2thin

One grade step is worth $52.85/cwt here — about $214 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 sale174 hd

223.15

—

AR average7 barns · 1,633 hd

233.78

−10.63

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	1,549	119.80	1,856	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,406	94.20	1,325	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,092	87.42	955	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	70.14	731	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)	1,306	$1,524	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,461	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,167	$1,316	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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%	—	1,110	65.52/cwt	60.00–70.00	727	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	74.76/cwt	71.00–78.00	728	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	95.37/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,310	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	82.84/cwt	81.00–85.00	862	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	92.06/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,053	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	211.70/cwt	210.00–215.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	386	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	980	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	613	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	222.43/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,166	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	232.40/cwt	220.00–247.00	874	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	347	271.27/cwt	260.00–275.00	941	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	223.83/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,162	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	622	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	233.19/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,012	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	236.79/cwt	230.00–240.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	242.51/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,016	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	676	176.99/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,196	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	202.45/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,241	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	267.29/cwt	256.00–275.00	1,125	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	925	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,249	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	225.86/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,080	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	219.50/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,273	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	167.50/cwt	155.00–180.00	1,256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	258.07/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,187	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	214.75/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,439	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	239.15/cwt	230.00–255.00	875	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,183	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,461.00/head	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,461	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,306	1,523.80/head	1,200.00–1,775.00	1,524	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	927	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,590	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,606	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	1,315.71/head	1,125.00–1,575.00	1,316	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	96.81/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,113	2
Bulls	—	—	1,789	127.71/cwt	126.00–130.00	2,285	4
Bulls	—	—	1,293	112.01/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,448	5
Bulls	—	—	1,578	120.46/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,901	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,324	100.32/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,328	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	88.38/cwt	86.00–90.00	975	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	90.04/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,334	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	460	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	430	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	272.52/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,022	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	225.32/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	242.73/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,257	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	236.30/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,356	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	240.96/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,361	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	256.25/cwt	245.00–268.00	1,579	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	260.41/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,477	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	244.84/cwt	240.00–250.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	261.14/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,392	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	189.42/cwt	179.00–200.00	1,212	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	194.93/cwt	180.00–220.00	901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	251.32/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,103	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	252.32/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,706	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	237.51/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	281.70/cwt	265.00–291.00	1,197	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	390	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	825	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	244.81/cwt	225.00–258.00	1,146	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	268.72/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	229.34/cwt	215.00–236.00	1,073	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	219.82/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,273	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	222.81/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,488	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	262.44/cwt	260.00–270.00	848	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	233.06/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,219	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	273.27/cwt	259.00–284.00	1,293	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	204.38/cwt	195.00–210.00	948	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	202.89/cwt	190.00–210.00	883	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,234	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	232.23/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	231.31/cwt	220.00–242.00	743	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	199.30/cwt	190.00–208.00	1,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	200.01/cwt	198.00–202.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	196.58/cwt	190.00–200.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	218.68/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,594	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	218.85/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,357	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	196.62/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,125	3

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 755Last week 914Year ago 1,682

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 239Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 45Year ago 40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,110	60.00–70.00	65.52
5	—	974	71.00–78.00	74.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,374	94.00–97.00	95.37
4	—	1,324	99.00–102.00	100.32
9	—	1,482	88.00–93.00	90.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,040	81.00–85.00	82.84
6	—	1,144	91.00–93.00	92.06
14	—	1,103	86.00–90.00	88.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,789	126.00–130.00	127.71
5	—	1,293	107.00–115.00	112.01
11	—	1,578	117.00–124.00	120.46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	210.00–215.00	211.70
10	—	464	195.00–210.00	204.38
4	—	435	190.00–210.00	202.89
1	—	620	199.00	199.00
2	—	523	190.00–208.00	199.30
2	—	693	198.00–202.00	200.01
3	—	332	190.00–200.00	196.58
3	—	572	190.00–200.00	196.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	386	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	524	210.00–233.00	222.43
17	—	376	220.00–247.00	232.40
14	—	434	220.00–246.00	233.19
19	—	468	215.00–236.00	229.34
19	—	579	210.00–231.00	219.82
7	—	668	210.00–230.00	222.81
17	—	321	220.00–242.00	231.31
8	—	729	210.00–230.00	218.68
9	—	620	215.00–230.00	218.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	190.00	190.00
1	—	655	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	248.00	248.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	347	260.00–275.00	271.27
11	—	421	256.00–275.00	267.29
4	—	460	250.00–267.00	258.07
5	—	670	200.00–220.00	214.75
7	—	375	260.00–285.00	272.52
2	—	625	220.00–231.00	225.32
3	—	518	240.00–248.00	242.73
10	—	574	225.00–247.00	236.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	519	210.00–235.00	223.83
1	—	805	150.00	150.00
3	—	317	230.00–240.00	236.79
8	—	419	240.00–245.00	242.51
4	—	676	170.00–180.00	176.99
2	—	613	200.00–205.00	202.45
2	—	925	135.00	135.00
4	—	478	220.00–240.00	225.86
4	—	580	219.00–220.00	219.50
2	—	750	155.00–180.00	167.50
4	—	366	230.00–255.00	239.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	210.00	210.00
2	—	383	220.00	220.00
1	—	490	200.00	200.00
1	—	680	170.00	170.00
1	—	530	200.00	200.00
1	—	605	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	278.00	278.00
1	—	430	281.00	281.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	565	230.00–247.00	240.96
1	—	640	240.00	240.00
2	—	383	240.00–250.00	244.84
4	—	439	240.00–260.00	251.32
6	—	468	225.00–258.00	244.81
3	—	523	220.00–240.00	233.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	616	245.00–268.00	256.25
15	—	567	250.00–275.00	260.41
10	—	533	255.00–270.00	261.14
11	—	676	240.00–260.00	252.32
1	—	955	197.00	197.00
2	—	768	235.00–240.00	237.51
20	—	425	265.00–291.00	281.70
2	—	385	260.00–277.00	268.72
4	—	323	260.00–270.00	262.44
17	—	473	259.00–284.00	273.27
2	—	818	220.00–245.00	232.23
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	179.00–200.00	189.42
3	—	462	180.00–220.00	194.93
1	—	825	160.00	160.00
2	—	513	200.00	200.00
1	—	390	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	270.00	270.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	91.00	91.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,250	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,461.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,306	1,200.00–1,775.00	1,523.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	85.00	85.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,590	101.00	101.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,167	1,125.00–1,575.00	1,315.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	92.00–101.00	96.81

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

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

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