Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were lightly tested. No trend established. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.91/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$197.91

80 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$996

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$46.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.62

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	207.07	1,010	55
Medium and Large 2	539	181.08	977	21
Medium and Large 3	528	160.25	845	4thin

One grade step is worth $46.82/cwt here — about $165 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 sale80 hd

197.91

—

AR average9 barns · 1,441 hd

215.53

−17.62

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	1,605	95.91	1,539	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,376	90.64	1,247	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,148	82.12	943	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	63.55	657	6thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,184	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	933	$1,131	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,186	$1,102	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 2	—	435	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	259.92/cwt	250.00–270.00	866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	221.74/cwt	217.00–231.00	1,452	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	212.11/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,145	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	200.04/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,166	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,204	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	257.75/cwt	252.00–268.00	1,217	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	196.82/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,020	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	505	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	178.79/cwt	176.00–182.00	1,033	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	277.86/cwt	263.00–290.00	995	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	192.91/cwt	182.00–200.00	820	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	211.19/cwt	204.00–221.00	988	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	231.60/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,302	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	225.96/cwt	219.00–235.00	834	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	215.42/cwt	212.00–225.00	883	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	238.78/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,203	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	249.59/cwt	237.00–257.00	1,186	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	179.71/cwt	170.00–187.00	881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	158.48/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	183.54/cwt	181.00–186.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	233.99/cwt	215.00–239.00	786	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	177.96/cwt	169.00–187.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	210.21/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	179.01/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	198.12/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,030	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	200.29/cwt	193.00–203.00	1,124	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	177.01/cwt	176.00–178.00	1,253	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	772	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	86.09/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,213	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,757	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	86.44/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,012	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	80.42/cwt	80.00–81.00	843	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,339	92.49/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,238	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	77.04/cwt	74.00–79.00	922	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	62.06/cwt	55.00–66.00	653	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	664	1
Bulls	—	—	1,628	95.55/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,556	3
Bulls	—	—	1,198	87.43/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,047	2
Bulls	—	—	1,852	101.93/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,888	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,253	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,251	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,183.52/head	800.00–1,325.00	1,184	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	1,101.84/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,102	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	1,131.43/head	975.00–1,230.00	1,131	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	236.45/cwt	225.00–247.00	981	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	191.49/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,308	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	990	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,307	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	236.85/cwt	230.00–250.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	182.00/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,037	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	267.34/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,139	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,153	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	221.53/cwt	209.00–232.00	1,150	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	845	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	214.20/cwt	207.00–230.00	1,013	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	264.90/cwt	255.00–270.00	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	776	2

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 Dec 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 368Last week 823Year ago 604

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 121Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 26Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	220.00	220.00
1	—	485	201.00	201.00
2	—	540	200.00–224.00	212.11
2	—	583	190.00–210.00	200.04
1	—	650	200.00	200.00
1	—	385	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	250.00–270.00	259.92
1	—	1,215	110.00	110.00
3	—	655	217.00–231.00	221.74
1	—	610	223.00	223.00
3	—	358	263.00–290.00	277.86
1	—	1,110	112.00	112.00
7	—	562	231.00–235.00	231.60
4	—	504	230.00–249.00	238.78
3	—	475	237.00–257.00	249.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	579	208.00	208.00
1	—	770	167.00	167.00
3	—	472	252.00–268.00	257.75
2	—	628	200.00–221.00	210.21
2	—	708	176.00–178.00	177.01
2	—	683	190.00–193.00	191.49
1	—	990	132.00	132.00
3	—	355	230.00–250.00	236.85
7	—	426	250.00–272.00	267.34
8	—	519	209.00–232.00	221.53
1	—	845	168.00	168.00
3	—	333	255.00–270.00	264.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	190.00–204.00	196.82
1	—	315	245.00	245.00
4	—	415	225.00–247.00	236.45
2	—	570	179.00–185.00	182.00
1	—	620	186.00	186.00
4	—	473	207.00–230.00	214.20
2	—	388	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	204.00	204.00
2	—	400	220.00	220.00
2	—	310	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	165.00	165.00
5	—	578	176.00–182.00	178.79
1	—	755	167.00	167.00
1	—	315	200.00	200.00
4	—	425	182.00–200.00	192.91
3	—	490	170.00–187.00	179.71
2	—	728	157.00–160.00	158.48
1	—	660	173.00	173.00
2	—	523	181.00–186.00	183.54
1	—	395	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	204.00–221.00	211.19
1	—	800	150.00	150.00
6	—	369	219.00–235.00	225.96
9	—	410	212.00–225.00	215.42
7	—	336	215.00–239.00	233.99
2	—	618	169.00–187.00	177.96
2	—	680	178.00–180.00	179.01
1	—	760	176.00	176.00
11	—	520	190.00–206.00	198.12
13	—	561	193.00–203.00	200.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	160.00	160.00
1	—	665	150.00	150.00
1	—	510	160.00	160.00
1	—	370	171.00	171.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,409	83.00–88.00	86.09
1	—	1,775	99.00	99.00
20	—	1,339	89.00–100.00	92.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,171	85.00–88.00	86.44
5	—	1,048	80.00–81.00	80.42
6	—	1,197	74.00–79.00	77.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,053	55.00–66.00	62.06
1	—	935	71.00	71.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,628	94.00–98.00	95.55
2	—	1,198	84.00–90.00	87.43
3	—	1,852	100.00–104.00	101.93

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)	1	—	1,440	87.00	87.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	91.00	91.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,100	800.00–1,325.00	1,183.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,186	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,101.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	933	975.00–1,230.00	1,131.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,225.00	1,225.00

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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