Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-12-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend established for Feeder Steer and Feeder heifers due to light test. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand good for all classes. Facility holding special cow sale in addition to regular sale 12/29/2023.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.17/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$197.17

57 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$932

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$421

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

$25.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.68

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	202.58	962	44
Medium and Large 2	493	179.11	882	11thin
Medium and Large 3	305	177.50	541	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.08/cwt here — about $421 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 sale57 hd

197.17

—

AR average2 barns · 83 hd

198.86

−1.68

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	1,500	94.65	1,420	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	85.83	1,236	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,136	82.27	934	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	67.39	658	8thin

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)	950	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$937	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,780	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,246	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	85.75/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,009	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	84.21/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,224	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	90.62/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,238	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	80.72/cwt	80.00–82.50	902	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	78.13/cwt	76.00–79.00	845	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	62.82/cwt	60.00–65.00	614	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	731	3
Bulls	—	—	1,785	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,017	1
Bulls	—	—	1,598	101.32/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,619	2
Bulls	—	—	1,340	84.09/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,127	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	936.90/head	925.00–950.00	937	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	219.31/cwt	211.00–227.00	1,064	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	240.64/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,280	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	265.38/cwt	260.00–275.00	974	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	280.27/cwt	275.00–285.00	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	189.96/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	187.55/cwt	185.00–190.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	177.50/cwt	170.00–185.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	259.99/cwt	258.00–261.00	1,105	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	178.79/cwt	165.00–185.00	917	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	203.26/cwt	190.00–211.00	1,177	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	205.80/cwt	200.00–220.00	842	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	208.50/cwt	200.00–225.00	782	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	268.08/cwt	261.00–282.50	1,113	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	221.36/cwt	209.00–235.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	195.61/cwt	191.00–210.00	1,035	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	202.68/cwt	200.00–211.00	959	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	248.23/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,179	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	205.91/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,161	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	203.87/cwt	200.00–210.00	864	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	233.74/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,078	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	450	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,251	1

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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 222Last week 368Year ago 604

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 85Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 20Year ago 20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,177	84.00–87.00	85.75
19	—	1,118	80.00–82.50	80.72
3	—	1,082	76.00–79.00	78.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,453	81.00–87.00	84.21
6	—	1,366	89.00–93.00	90.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	978	60.00–65.00	62.82
3	—	975	75.00	75.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	113.00	113.00
2	—	1,598	98.00–104.00	101.32
3	—	1,340	82.00–87.00	84.09

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)	1	—	950	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	925.00–950.00	936.90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	211.00–227.00	219.31
4	—	424	200.00–210.00	203.87
1	—	320	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	215.00	215.00
1	—	610	223.00	223.00
6	—	532	240.00–242.00	240.64
3	—	367	260.00–275.00	265.38
2	—	323	275.00–285.00	280.27
3	—	425	258.00–261.00	259.99
3	—	564	200.00–218.00	205.91
1	—	700	223.00	223.00
4	—	461	230.00–235.00	233.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	278.00	278.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	185.00–195.00	189.96
1	—	625	180.00	180.00
5	—	579	190.00–211.00	203.26
7	—	409	200.00–220.00	205.80
7	—	375	200.00–225.00	208.50
3	—	328	209.00–235.00	221.36
11	—	529	191.00–210.00	195.61
8	—	473	200.00–211.00	202.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	170.00	170.00
2	—	388	185.00–190.00	187.55
1	—	490	180.00	180.00
4	—	513	165.00–185.00	178.79
1	—	435	170.00	170.00
1	—	320	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	170.00–185.00	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	261.00–282.50	268.08
1	—	355	287.50	287.50
1	—	335	255.00	255.00
2	—	475	242.00–255.00	248.23
1	—	590	226.00	226.00

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

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

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