Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were lightly tested, no trend established. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were lightly tested last week, no trend established. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $202.03/cwt on 141 head. That ranks 3 of 6 comparable sales and sits −8.20 against this barn's trailing median of $210.23.

Average price

$202.03

141 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,106

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$39.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.29

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	211.03	1,172	86
Medium and Large 2	537	191.06	1,025	45
Medium and Large 1-2	515	180.00	927	3thin
Medium and Large 3	535	171.43	917	7thin

One grade step is worth $39.60/cwt here — about $255 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

6 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $215.06, low $188.60, median $210.23 across 6 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale141 hd

202.03

—

AR average10 barns · 1,127 hd

212.31

−10.29

This barn, trailing median6 sales

210.23

−8.20

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	1,584	107.02	1,696	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,381	97.35	1,344	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,104	88.91	981	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	967	70.25	679	23

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$1,350	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,188	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,167	$1,185	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,171	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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 1	—	618	182.96/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,131	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	490	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,137	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	325	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	178.51/cwt	170.00–185.00	944	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,039	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	247.65/cwt	236.00–260.00	1,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	927	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	631	163.59/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,032	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	233.10/cwt	220.00–255.00	867	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	659	175.09/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,154	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	183.38/cwt	175.00–196.00	1,051	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	830	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	693	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,109	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	217.28/cwt	208.00–230.00	1,126	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	213.22/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,211	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	964	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	204.26/cwt	200.00–211.00	987	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	193.20/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,005	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	495	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	168.97/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,217	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,056	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	95.18/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,071	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	1,185.00/head	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,185	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	845	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,188.37/head	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,188	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Stock Cows	Large 1	—	1,040	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	926	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	721	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,348	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,171.15/head	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,171	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,349.66/head	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,350	3
Bulls	—	—	1,564	104.52/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,635	8
Bulls	—	—	1,700	115.03/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,956	4
Bulls	—	—	1,435	101.03/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,450	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	88.34/cwt	85.00–90.00	963	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	74.91/cwt	70.00–78.00	754	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	63.01/cwt	60.00–69.00	571	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	91.49/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,020	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	938	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	93.24/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,381	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	98.21/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,336	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	293.15/cwt	270.00–308.00	932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	206.77/cwt	200.00–210.00	972	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	231.72/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,128	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	226.20/cwt	220.00–245.00	970	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	222.24/cwt	215.00–237.00	1,485	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	245.75/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,384	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	229.99/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,435	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	232.27/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,082	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	275.07/cwt	260.00–284.00	1,004	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	410	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	470	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	325	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	962	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	203.33/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	245.95/cwt	242.00–250.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	226.54/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,194	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	269.53/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,269	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	200.51/cwt	200.00–201.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	420	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	507	270.18/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,370	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,248	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	204.97/cwt	200.00–210.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	195.89/cwt	190.00–208.00	1,222	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	179.88/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	222.83/cwt	220.00–230.00	827	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	216.26/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,233	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	194.84/cwt	185.00–200.00	918	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	199.44/cwt	190.00–213.00	746	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	176.43/cwt	165.00–188.00	1,177	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	176.43/cwt	171.00–185.00	600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	613	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	259.40/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,102	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	176.09/cwt	170.00–190.00	733	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	172.58/cwt	170.00–175.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	188.10/cwt	180.00–198.00	1,074	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	213.69/cwt	204.00–226.00	996	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	575	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	208.55/cwt	200.00–220.00	878	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	196.90/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,032	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	163.36/cwt	160.00–170.00	939	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	175.10/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	211.63/cwt	200.00–220.00	895	6

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 689Last week 695Year ago 899

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 101Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 28Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	618	175.00–190.00	182.96
2	—	433	236.00–260.00	247.65
2	—	835	165.00	165.00
3	—	659	170.00–185.00	175.09
1	—	760	175.00	175.00
14	—	518	208.00–230.00	217.28
18	—	568	200.00–222.00	213.22
9	—	720	160.00–180.00	168.97
12	—	466	220.00–243.00	232.27
2	—	333	240.00	240.00
4	—	365	260.00–284.00	275.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	631	150.00–170.00	163.59
6	—	372	220.00–255.00	233.10
9	—	573	175.00–196.00	183.38
1	—	740	150.00	150.00
1	—	830	140.00	140.00
2	—	693	160.00	160.00
5	—	483	200.00–211.00	204.26
7	—	520	185.00–200.00	193.20
1	—	790	150.00	150.00
6	—	423	200.00–220.00	211.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	160.00	160.00
3	—	567	170.00	170.00
1	—	440	170.00	170.00
2	—	480	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	245.00	245.00
1	—	560	230.00	230.00
1	—	410	275.00	275.00
1	—	470	250.00	250.00
1	—	325	296.00	296.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	232.00	232.00
1	—	325	231.00	231.00
1	—	575	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	529	170.00–185.00	178.51
2	—	670	155.00	155.00
5	—	471	185.00–200.00	194.84
7	—	374	190.00–213.00	199.44
4	—	340	171.00–185.00	176.43
1	—	705	160.00	160.00
9	—	416	170.00–190.00	176.09
3	—	575	160.00–170.00	163.36
2	—	628	170.00–180.00	175.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	200.00–201.00	200.51
6	—	624	190.00–208.00	195.89
3	—	718	170.00–190.00	179.88
7	—	371	220.00–230.00	222.83
1	—	905	150.00	150.00
7	—	667	165.00–188.00	176.43
19	—	571	180.00–198.00	188.10
5	—	466	204.00–226.00	213.69
1	—	775	175.00	175.00
11	—	421	200.00–220.00	208.55
15	—	524	190.00–210.00	196.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	170.00–175.00	172.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	270.00–308.00	293.15
12	—	668	215.00–237.00	222.24
12	—	563	230.00–255.00	245.75
12	—	624	220.00–240.00	229.99
3	—	787	200.00–210.00	203.33
2	—	390	242.00–250.00	245.95
8	—	527	220.00–241.00	226.54
9	—	471	260.00–275.00	269.53
5	—	425	250.00–270.00	259.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	200.00	200.00
1	—	665	175.00	175.00
5	—	487	220.00–244.00	231.72
4	—	429	220.00–245.00	226.20
1	—	300	240.00	240.00
3	—	624	200.00	200.00
2	—	383	200.00–210.00	204.97
4	—	570	210.00–220.00	216.26
1	—	800	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	200.00–210.00	206.77
2	—	415	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	289.00	289.00
1	—	600	250.00	250.00
5	—	507	269.00–275.00	270.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	255.00	255.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	91.00	91.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,125	90.00–103.00	95.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,167	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,185.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,075	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,188.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	107.00	107.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	975	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,171.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,233	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,349.66
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	82.00	82.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	93.00	93.00
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	89.00	89.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,250.00	2,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,564	103.00–107.00	104.52
4	—	1,700	114.00–116.00	115.03
2	—	1,435	100.00–102.00	101.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,090	85.00–90.00	88.34
10	—	1,115	91.00–93.00	91.49
3	—	1,130	83.00	83.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,006	70.00–78.00	74.91
9	—	906	60.00–69.00	63.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,481	92.00–94.00	93.24
24	—	1,360	95.00–101.00	98.21

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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