Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 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 $219.11/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$219.11

114 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,087

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$70.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.49

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	225.28	1,133	88
Medium and Large 2	441	203.88	899	23
Medium and Large 3	728	155.00	1,129	3thin

One grade step is worth $70.28/cwt here — about $4 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 sale114 hd

219.11

—

AR average9 barns · 1,883 hd

223.60

−4.49

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	1,627	112.61	1,832	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,426	91.23	1,301	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,070	86.50	926	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,129	67.69	764	3thin

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)	1,020	$1,194	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,084	$1,111	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,033	$1,404	3thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,179	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,194.12/head	1,000.00–1,360.00	1,194	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	1,111.19/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,111	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,280.49/head	1,050.00–1,500.00	1,280	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	956	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	268.84/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,027	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	230.55/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,187	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	378	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	241.06/cwt	235.00–250.00	774	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	222.74/cwt	210.00–234.00	1,051	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	230.79/cwt	220.00–245.00	979	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	195.08/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	195.83/cwt	190.00–210.00	807	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	568	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	205.16/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,370	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	212.14/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,220	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	232.05/cwt	220.00–240.00	877	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	205.21/cwt	190.00–220.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	245.30/cwt	240.00–255.00	878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	254.55/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,329	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	231.31/cwt	220.00–245.00	983	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	234.89/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,346	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	246.31/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,525	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	251.33/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,412	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	265.18/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,480	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	275.35/cwt	260.00–280.00	909	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	285.98/cwt	285.00–288.00	1,041	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	267.21/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,272	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	273.63/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,149	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	257.54/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	215.01/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	266.18/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,113	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	237.08/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,337	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	219.66/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,336	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	87.55/cwt	86.00–89.00	955	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	83.74/cwt	80.00–85.00	852	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	65.03/cwt	61.00–69.00	737	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	818	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	88.39/cwt	85.00–92.50	1,296	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	95.02/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,305	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	90.89/cwt	90.00–92.50	1,048	6
Bulls	—	—	2,005	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,466	1
Bulls	—	—	1,608	113.78/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,830	7
Bulls	—	—	1,380	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,297	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	96.16/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,224	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	232.33/cwt	220.00–245.00	997	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	235.10/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,112	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	236.77/cwt	228.00–250.00	895	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	187.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,266	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	283.26/cwt	275.00–285.00	904	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	840	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	950	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	493	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,228	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	217.94/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,351	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	262.81/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,225	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	229.99/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,207	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	440	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	213.37/cwt	200.00–220.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	205.18/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,063	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	860	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	205.04/cwt	200.00–215.00	773	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

Fri Sep 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 703Last week 755Year ago 818

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 99Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 25Year ago 60

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	97.00	97.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,020	1,000.00–1,360.00	1,194.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,084	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,111.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,273	94.00–98.00	96.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	1,050.00–1,500.00	1,280.49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	382	250.00–280.00	268.84
3	—	680	205.00–230.00	215.01
1	—	750	194.00	194.00
9	—	418	255.00–275.00	266.18
9	—	564	230.00–255.00	237.08
5	—	608	215.00–228.00	219.66
9	—	319	275.00–285.00	283.26
4	—	466	255.00–270.00	262.81
14	—	525	220.00–243.00	229.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	200.00	200.00
4	—	429	220.00–245.00	232.33
7	—	473	230.00–240.00	235.10
4	—	378	228.00–250.00	236.77
2	—	675	185.00–190.00	187.50
1	—	840	185.00	185.00
1	—	715	170.00	170.00
1	—	950	155.00	155.00
1	—	640	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	515	220.00–245.00	230.55
5	—	321	235.00–250.00	241.06
10	—	472	210.00–234.00	222.74
10	—	424	220.00–245.00	230.79
3	—	668	200.00–215.00	205.16
1	—	750	200.00	200.00
14	—	575	200.00–224.00	212.14
13	—	378	220.00–240.00	232.05
10	—	620	210.00–230.00	217.94
1	—	710	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	190.00–200.00	195.08
7	—	412	190.00–210.00	195.83
3	—	332	200.00–220.00	213.37
6	—	518	200.00–215.00	205.18
3	—	377	200.00–215.00	205.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	155.00	155.00
1	—	580	170.00	170.00
1	—	860	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	235.00	235.00
4	—	493	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	245.00	245.00
1	—	335	255.00	255.00
1	—	620	230.00	230.00
3	—	358	240.00–255.00	245.30
4	—	425	220.00–245.00	231.31
2	—	573	230.00–240.00	234.89
1	—	790	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	190.00–220.00	205.21
1	—	575	210.00	210.00
1	—	525	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	522	250.00–260.00	254.55
5	—	619	235.00–260.00	246.31
5	—	562	245.00–257.00	251.33
5	—	330	260.00–280.00	275.35
1	—	755	230.00	230.00
1	—	705	220.00	220.00
3	—	364	285.00–288.00	285.98
11	—	476	250.00–271.00	267.21
7	—	420	260.00–280.00	273.63
2	—	680	255.00–260.00	257.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	558	250.00–269.00	265.18
4	—	751	240.00	240.00
1	—	325	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,091	86.00–89.00	87.55
13	—	1,018	80.00–85.00	83.74
6	—	1,153	90.00–92.50	90.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	61.00–69.00	65.03
1	—	1,120	73.00	73.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,466	85.00–92.50	88.39
6	—	1,373	93.00–98.00	95.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,005	123.00	123.00
7	—	1,608	110.00–117.00	113.78
1	—	1,380	94.00	94.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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