Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were lightly tested. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were lightly tested. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $211.38/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$211.38

150 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$21.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.64

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	218.19	1,134	103
Medium and Large 2	495	196.47	973	47

One grade step is worth $21.72/cwt here — about $161 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 sale150 hd

211.38

—

AR average8 barns · 1,326 hd

215.02

−3.64

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	—	Average	1,505	103.41	1,557	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,310	99.28	1,300	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,101	87.40	962	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	962	73.96	712	16

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)	1,195	$1,635	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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 1Guaranteed Open	—	935	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	375	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	223.42/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,191	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	495	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	500	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	217.46/cwt	210.00–220.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	197.45/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,039	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	211.06/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,220	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	241.92/cwt	225.00–250.00	907	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	553	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,266	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	469	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,243	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	669	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,505	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	212.86/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,324	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	197.23/cwt	190.00–200.00	848	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	204.51/cwt	200.00–213.00	771	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	189.36/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,165	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	217.85/cwt	206.00–228.00	911	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	195.20/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,398	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	247.67/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,290	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	252.48/cwt	250.00–255.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	222.08/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,146	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	214.69/cwt	205.00–228.00	1,018	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	195.23/cwt	185.00–201.00	1,312	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	824	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	290.00/cwt	270.00–305.00	954	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	248.16/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,077	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	216.67/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	505	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	219.28/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	232.59/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,442	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	293.32/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,106	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	209.58/cwt	200.00–220.00	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	223.28/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,190	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	241.05/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,128	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	283.22/cwt	279.00–286.00	1,170	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	236.78/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,584	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	241.07/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,391	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	175.35/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,338	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	543	198.51/cwt	196.00–201.00	1,078	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,237	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	264.19/cwt	260.00–270.00	964	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,214	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,754	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	93.60/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,054	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,291	99.25/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,281	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	76.10/cwt	72.00–80.00	759	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	87.59/cwt	86.00–90.00	964	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	83.28/cwt	81.00–85.00	904	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	812	64.69/cwt	61.00–68.00	525	3
Bulls	—	—	1,710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,967	1
Bulls	—	—	1,323	87.83/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,162	2
Bulls	—	—	1,665	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,048	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	99.99/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,230	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	95.17/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,154	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	939	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,018	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	452	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	100.64/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,233	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,635.25/head	1,575.00–1,675.00	1,635	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,338	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	632	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	185.98/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,071	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	208.22/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,285	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	190.00/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,273	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	250.41/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,052	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	436	215.10/cwt	200.00–230.00	938	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	235.08/cwt	230.00–240.00	867	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	216.09/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,234	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	278.42/cwt	260.00–285.00	899	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	247.33/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,182	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	279.61/cwt	269.00–300.00	1,180	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	188.34/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,173	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	410	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	453	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,123	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	224.96/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,053	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,091	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	202.25/cwt	190.00–218.00	951	11

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 695Last week 703Year ago 943

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 86Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 16Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	245.00	245.00
2	—	553	229.00	229.00
1	—	410	239.00	239.00
2	—	453	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	210.00–220.00	217.46
12	—	578	200.00–220.00	211.06
11	—	375	225.00–250.00	241.92
10	—	622	200.00–225.00	212.86
10	—	418	206.00–228.00	217.85
4	—	716	190.00–201.00	195.20
17	—	516	210.00–233.00	222.08
16	—	474	205.00–228.00	214.69
5	—	672	185.00–201.00	195.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	200.00	200.00
9	—	526	190.00–206.00	197.45
2	—	558	190.00	190.00
7	—	430	190.00–200.00	197.23
7	—	377	200.00–213.00	204.51
8	—	615	185.00–190.00	189.36
1	—	705	161.00	161.00
1	—	665	164.00	164.00
11	—	470	190.00–218.00	202.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	669	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	533	210.00–235.00	223.42
3	—	763	170.00–181.00	175.35
3	—	365	260.00–270.00	264.19
8	—	617	200.00–220.00	208.22
4	—	670	185.00–200.00	190.00
10	—	571	210.00–225.00	216.09
4	—	323	260.00–285.00	278.42
9	—	478	240.00–260.00	247.33
9	—	422	269.00–300.00	279.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	196.00–201.00	198.51
5	—	576	180.00–190.00	185.98
12	—	420	240.00–261.00	250.41
4	—	369	230.00–240.00	235.08
3	—	623	185.00–190.00	188.34
1	—	320	250.00	250.00
6	—	468	220.00–240.00	224.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	505	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	220.00	220.00
5	—	436	200.00–230.00	215.10
1	—	605	170.00	170.00
1	—	450	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	265.00	265.00
1	—	505	269.00	269.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	240.00	240.00
1	—	560	220.00	220.00
1	—	605	220.00	220.00
2	—	388	250.00–255.00	252.48
5	—	434	235.00–255.00	248.16
2	—	475	200.00–220.00	209.58
3	—	533	220.00–230.00	223.28
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	190.00	190.00
1	—	710	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	521	240.00–260.00	247.67
4	—	329	270.00–305.00	290.00
1	—	1,245	140.00	140.00
3	—	712	210.00–220.00	216.67
3	—	760	210.00–228.00	219.28
11	—	620	220.00–244.00	232.59
4	—	377	290.00–301.00	293.32
8	—	468	230.00–255.00	241.05
5	—	413	279.00–286.00	283.22
20	—	669	220.00–245.00	236.78
12	—	577	225.00–250.00	241.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	824	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	93.00	93.00
1	—	1,655	106.00	106.00
18	—	1,291	96.00–103.00	99.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,126	92.00–95.00	93.60
10	—	1,101	86.00–90.00	87.59
11	—	1,085	81.00–85.00	83.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	997	72.00–80.00	76.10
3	—	812	61.00–68.00	64.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	115.00	115.00
2	—	1,323	86.00–91.00	87.83
1	—	1,665	123.00	123.00

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)	8	—	1,230	93.00–103.00	99.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,213	93.00–97.00	95.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	89.00	89.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,225	90.00–106.00	100.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,195	1,575.00–1,675.00	1,635.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,470	91.00	91.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	79.00	79.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	110.00	110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	70.00	70.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,600	118.00	118.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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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Slaughter Cattle

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