Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were lightly tested, no trend established. Feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand good for all classes .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.72/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$213.72

147 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$39.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.99

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	224.03	1,142	98
Medium and Large 2	506	195.63	990	36
Medium and Large 1-2	519	190.00	986	4thin
Medium and Large 3	487	184.47	899	9thin

One grade step is worth $39.55/cwt here — about $244 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 sale147 hd

213.72

—

AR average8 barns · 1,306 hd

232.71

−18.99

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	1,591	105.20	1,673	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,339	97.54	1,306	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,062	86.46	918	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	75.34	706	12

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)	1,033	$1,294	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	974	$1,087	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	967	$1,393	3thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	375	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	242.78/cwt	237.50–247.00	1,736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	214.33/cwt	202.00–225.00	1,211	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	230.18/cwt	220.00–240.00	971	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	183.97/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,260	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	255.75/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,222	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	263.88/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	217.75/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,145	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	986	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	199.10/cwt	189.00–210.00	950	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	586	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,582	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	215.06/cwt	211.00–219.00	1,856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	232.65/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,075	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	421	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,053	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	218.85/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,254	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	179.95/cwt	175.00–185.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	199.45/cwt	190.00–211.00	1,215	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	226.65/cwt	222.00–230.00	750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	236.86/cwt	220.00–245.00	886	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	179.99/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,280	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	200.69/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,333	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	224.89/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	253.95/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,557	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	215.95/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,332	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	465	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	241.41/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,637	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	244.93/cwt	240.00–255.00	931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	227.58/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,206	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	293.96/cwt	272.50–307.50	1,264	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	255.72/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,360	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	234.69/cwt	229.00–252.50	1,347	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	293.08/cwt	270.00–306.00	923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	297.12/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,144	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	288.17/cwt	270.00–307.50	1,331	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	180.52/cwt	173.00–188.00	1,368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	250.52/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,187	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	286.94/cwt	270.00–310.00	941	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	770	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	640	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	665	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,480	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	76.28/cwt	72.00–79.00	718	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	93.36/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,319	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,332	97.96/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,305	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,041	82.50/cwt	81.00–83.00	859	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	86.69/cwt	84.00–90.00	909	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	92.20/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,042	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	585	1
Bulls	—	—	1,848	116.26/cwt	113.00–120.00	2,148	5
Bulls	—	—	1,432	95.70/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,370	6
Bulls	—	—	1,563	105.34/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,646	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,293.87/head	1,100.00–1,440.00	1,294	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,277	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	97.91/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,144	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,289.19/head	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,289	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	96.43/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,196	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,015	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	100.55/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,084	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	1,086.64/head	900.00–1,300.00	1,087	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	590	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	435	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	234.32/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,003	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	319	248.31/cwt	240.00–265.00	792	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	681	191.86/cwt	185.00–209.00	1,307	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	509	253.75/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,292	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	178.88/cwt	173.00–185.00	1,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	198.27/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,043	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	716	181.07/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,296	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	261.13/cwt	250.00–286.00	1,107	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	990	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	175.18/cwt	170.00–180.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	198.07/cwt	190.00–210.00	828	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	195.54/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,120	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	186.93/cwt	170.00–198.00	1,166	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	190.06/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,099	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	276.22/cwt	266.00–295.00	1,039	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	564	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,342	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	658	222.19/cwt	217.00–227.50	1,462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	222.05/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,372	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	960	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	212.00/cwt	205.00–221.00	1,113	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	253.34/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,315	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	380	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	253.53/cwt	250.00–260.00	923	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	217.40/cwt	207.00–233.00	1,235	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	227.19/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,066	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.

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 675Last week 513Year ago 648

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 129Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 15Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	280.00	280.00
1	—	375	327.50	327.50
1	—	465	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	237.50–247.00	242.78
2	—	863	211.00–219.00	215.06
2	—	828	220.00–230.00	224.89
8	—	613	235.00–260.00	253.95
1	—	765	268.00	268.00
9	—	678	230.00–252.50	241.41
7	—	430	272.50–307.50	293.96
6	—	532	240.00–267.50	255.72
1	—	1,175	170.00	170.00
7	—	574	229.00–252.50	234.69
3	—	315	270.00–306.00	293.08
10	—	385	290.00–306.00	297.12
6	—	462	270.00–307.50	288.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	218.00	218.00
5	—	565	202.00–225.00	214.33
7	—	478	240.00–265.00	255.75
3	—	420	260.00–271.00	263.88
5	—	617	200.00–220.00	215.95
2	—	328	250.00	250.00
1	—	760	235.00	235.00
3	—	380	240.00–255.00	244.93
5	—	530	220.00–234.00	227.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	586	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	230.00	230.00
1	—	530	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	422	220.00–240.00	230.18
1	—	810	207.00	207.00
15	—	526	205.00–225.00	217.75
22	—	462	220.00–246.00	232.65
6	—	573	211.00–225.00	218.85
7	—	609	190.00–211.00	199.45
4	—	331	222.00–230.00	226.65
7	—	374	220.00–245.00	236.86
1	—	755	205.00	205.00
5	—	711	170.00–190.00	179.99
4	—	664	190.00–210.00	200.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	200.00–210.00	205.00
4	—	685	180.00–188.00	183.97
1	—	310	200.00	200.00
5	—	477	189.00–210.00	199.10
2	—	613	173.00–185.00	178.88
6	—	526	190.00–200.00	198.27
10	—	418	190.00–210.00	198.07
6	—	573	190.00–200.00	195.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	250.00	250.00
4	—	509	250.00–255.00	253.75
5	—	564	238.00	238.00
2	—	658	217.00–227.50	222.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	175.00–185.00	179.95
5	—	521	190.00	190.00
2	—	425	170.00–180.00	175.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	173.00–188.00	180.52
11	—	474	240.00–267.50	250.52
6	—	328	270.00–310.00	286.94
11	—	681	185.00–209.00	191.86
5	—	716	170.00–190.00	181.07
8	—	424	250.00–286.00	261.13
6	—	376	266.00–295.00	276.22
4	—	618	212.00–230.00	222.05
1	—	960	170.00	170.00
8	—	519	240.00–256.00	253.34
10	—	568	207.00–233.00	217.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	202.50	202.50
1	—	640	237.00	237.00
1	—	665	222.50	222.50
1	—	590	275.00	275.00
1	—	435	305.00	305.00
1	—	380	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	230.00–240.00	234.32
4	—	319	240.00–265.00	248.31
1	—	750	183.00	183.00
5	—	624	170.00–198.00	186.93
3	—	578	185.00–200.00	190.06
3	—	525	205.00–221.00	212.00
1	—	820	175.00	175.00
7	—	364	250.00–260.00	253.53
1	—	690	177.50	177.50
6	—	469	220.00–234.00	227.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	220.00	220.00
1	—	450	200.00	200.00
1	—	445	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	941	72.00–79.00	76.28
1	—	900	65.00	65.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,413	93.00–94.00	93.36
30	—	1,332	95.00–102.00	97.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,041	81.00–83.00	82.50
13	—	1,048	84.00–90.00	86.69
5	—	1,130	91.00–94.00	92.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,848	113.00–120.00	116.26
6	—	1,432	92.00–100.00	95.70
12	—	1,563	101.00–110.00	105.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,033	1,100.00–1,440.00	1,293.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	124.00	124.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,168	93.00–102.00	97.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,240	92.00–102.00	96.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	89.00	89.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,078	100.00–101.00	100.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	974	900.00–1,300.00	1,086.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,289.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,600.00	1,600.00

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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