Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend established due to no report last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $195.13/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$195.13

118 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$381

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

$19.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.96

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	201.53	1,041	73
Medium and Large 2	459	185.35	851	35
Medium and Large 1-2	576	183.00	1,054	7thin
Medium and Large 3	363	181.74	660	3thin

One grade step is worth $19.79/cwt here — about $381 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 sale118 hd

195.13

—

AR average9 barns · 1,620 hd

202.09

−6.96

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	1,712	107.51	1,840	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,404	91.12	1,279	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,115	81.88	913	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	69.33	730	13

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)	968	$1,455	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 1	—	567	189.49/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,074	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	209.19/cwt	200.00–220.00	985	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	213.87/cwt	202.00–224.00	1,200	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	217.51/cwt	204.00–226.00	918	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	191.69/cwt	180.00–201.00	997	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	187.61/cwt	185.00–190.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,054	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	174.00/cwt	170.00–175.00	898	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	185.07/cwt	170.00–190.00	881	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	188.57/cwt	180.00–200.00	786	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	194.75/cwt	180.00–200.00	726	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	440	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	184.85/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,128	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	227.42/cwt	225.00–230.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	176.29/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,007	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	206.20/cwt	200.00–213.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	223.05/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	222.43/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,179	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	253.00/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,321	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	256.64/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,206	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	227.51/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,306	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	712	228.87/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,630	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	395	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,149	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	190.30/cwt	186.00–193.00	1,741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	248.01/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,037	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	719	175.45/cwt	166.00–185.00	1,261	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,324	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	526	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,262	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	370	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	520	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	745	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	220.53/cwt	204.00–226.00	823	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	705	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	680	202.39/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,376	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	173.46/cwt	170.00–180.00	985	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	213.52/cwt	210.00–220.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	213.99/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,006	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	254.67/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,085	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	231.87/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,115	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	185.98/cwt	182.00–190.00	898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,183	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	212.43/cwt	203.00–226.00	1,103	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	257.44/cwt	247.00–270.00	947	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	197.00/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,239	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	184.50/cwt	178.00–191.00	956	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	975	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,054	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	222.40/cwt	220.00–225.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	177.58/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	232.42/cwt	220.00–240.00	965	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,094	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	1,455.21/head	850.00–1,590.00	1,455	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	99.03/cwt	98.00–100.00	876	2
Bulls	—	—	1,587	99.14/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,573	3
Bulls	—	—	1,805	113.79/cwt	112.00–115.00	2,054	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	90.96/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,267	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,450	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	71.63/cwt	70.00–74.00	761	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	64.14/cwt	62.00–65.00	663	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	82.39/cwt	80.00–84.00	938	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	85.89/cwt	85.00–87.00	965	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	76.67/cwt	75.00–79.00	823	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	85.71/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,089	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 513Last week 689Year ago 540

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 128Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 30Year ago 45

No trend established due to no report last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	567	185.00–205.00	189.49
13	—	471	200.00–220.00	209.19
11	—	422	204.00–226.00	217.51
10	—	520	180.00–201.00	191.69
1	—	675	170.00	170.00
5	—	610	175.00–190.00	184.85
2	—	325	225.00–230.00	227.42
6	—	373	204.00–226.00	220.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	150.00	150.00
5	—	516	170.00–175.00	174.00
7	—	476	170.00–190.00	185.07
10	—	417	180.00–200.00	188.57
6	—	373	180.00–200.00	194.75
4	—	571	170.00–180.00	176.29
2	—	330	200.00–213.00	206.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	185.00–190.00	187.61
1	—	430	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	576	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	203.00	203.00
5	—	680	200.00–206.00	202.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	561	202.00–224.00	213.87
1	—	675	225.00	225.00
5	—	719	166.00–185.00	175.45
1	—	770	172.00	172.00
1	—	305	281.00	281.00
1	—	815	179.00	179.00
11	—	426	245.00–270.00	254.67
11	—	481	220.00–243.00	231.87
14	—	519	203.00–226.00	212.43
4	—	368	247.00–270.00	257.44
4	—	629	190.00–205.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	240.00	240.00
1	—	370	297.50	297.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	170.00–180.00	173.46
3	—	322	210.00–220.00	213.52
3	—	470	210.00–218.00	213.99
5	—	518	178.00–191.00	184.50
1	—	975	115.00	115.00
2	—	365	220.00–225.00	222.40
2	—	620	175.00–180.00	177.58
7	—	415	220.00–240.00	232.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	182.00–190.00	185.98
1	—	420	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	643	184.00	184.00
7	—	439	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	278.00	278.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	220.00–226.00	223.05
5	—	522	250.00–255.00	253.00
12	—	470	249.00–265.00	256.64
4	—	574	224.00–230.00	227.51
3	—	915	186.00–193.00	190.30
3	—	418	225.00–260.00	248.01
1	—	780	208.00	208.00
1	—	665	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	155.00	155.00
1	—	535	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	220.00–225.00	222.43
1	—	475	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	712	227.00–230.00	228.87
5	—	395	291.00	291.00

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	1	—	1,100	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	125.00	125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	968	850.00–1,590.00	1,455.21
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	885	98.00–100.00	99.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,587	97.00–103.00	99.14
4	—	1,805	112.00–115.00	113.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,393	88.00–94.00	90.96
5	—	1,526	95.00	95.00
3	—	1,270	83.00–87.00	85.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,062	70.00–74.00	71.63
4	—	1,034	62.00–65.00	64.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,138	80.00–84.00	82.39
10	—	1,123	85.00–87.00	85.89
9	—	1,074	75.00–79.00	76.67

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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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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