Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-12-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $201.75/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$201.75

71 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$929

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$304

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

$34.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	211.70	990	40
Medium and Large 2	461	190.64	878	27
Medium and Large 3	387	177.28	687	4thin

One grade step is worth $34.42/cwt here — about $304 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 sale71 hd

201.75

—

AR average1 barns · 71 hd

201.75

+0.00

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	1,672	114.65	1,917	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,405	88.20	1,240	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,080	79.42	857	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	68.48	697	17

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,006	$2,240	143
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,737	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	996	$1,619	13
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,167	$1,536	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,406	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,320	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,300	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	967	$1,079	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,025	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,519	$2,492	8
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,038	$1,688	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,250	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	992	$1,945	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,028	$1,423	18

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	467	245.55/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,147	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	229.59/cwt	220.00–240.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	281.37/cwt	276.00–287.00	1,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	188.43/cwt	180.00–195.00	891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	200.60/cwt	200.00–204.00	855	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	172.45/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	179.71/cwt	170.00–185.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	215.52/cwt	210.00–230.00	901	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	207.00/cwt	198.00–216.00	1,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	209.49/cwt	200.00–224.00	985	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	224.02/cwt	215.00–232.00	836	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	201.36/cwt	200.00–210.00	753	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	171.20/cwt	155.00–180.00	1,002	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	182.89/cwt	176.00–193.00	1,222	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	179.86/cwt	170.00–190.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	233.43/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,328	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	223.03/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,071	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	273.88/cwt	263.00–286.00	1,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	205.96/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	244.27/cwt	235.00–258.00	1,256	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	232.58/cwt	220.00–245.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	259.67/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,223	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	230.34/cwt	220.00–241.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	490	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	262.93/cwt	257.00–268.00	1,120	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	71.18/cwt	70.00–74.00	777	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	65.44/cwt	60.00–69.00	611	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	81.33/cwt	80.00–84.00	856	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	86.21/cwt	85.00–87.50	1,006	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	76.83/cwt	75.00–79.00	831	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,301	82.62/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,075	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	92.19/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,364	7
Bulls	—	—	1,675	119.79/cwt	117.00–125.00	2,006	4
Bulls	—	—	1,480	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,554	1
Bulls	—	—	1,733	111.00/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,924	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	927	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	1,755.60/head	1,200.00–2,350.00	1,756	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,008.33/head	1,300.00–2,050.00	2,008	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,319.57/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,320	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,405.94/head	800.00–1,600.00	1,406	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	2,240.16/head	1,825.00–2,450.00	2,240	143
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	1,079.31/head	950.00–1,200.00	1,079	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	1,535.71/head	1,250.00–1,850.00	1,536	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	1,619.31/head	1,100.00–1,750.00	1,619	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,327.50/head	1,260.00–1,800.00	1,328	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,737.21/head	1,550.00–1,900.00	1,737	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,519	2,491.77/head	1,400.00–3,250.00	2,492	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,825	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,687.65/head	1,400.00–2,000.00	1,688	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	215.33/cwt	211.00–219.00	1,092	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 222Year ago 128

Slaughter CattleReceipts 317Last week 79Year ago 335

Replacement CattleReceipts 275Last week 3Year ago 450

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	240.00–256.00	245.55
2	—	410	276.00–287.00	281.37
1	—	525	251.00	251.00
2	—	370	263.00–286.00	273.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	243.00	243.00
2	—	365	220.00–240.00	229.59
1	—	685	191.00	191.00
2	—	325	220.00	220.00
1	—	570	218.00	218.00
2	—	480	220.00–226.00	223.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	180.00–195.00	188.43
1	—	665	150.00	150.00
7	—	426	200.00–204.00	200.60
2	—	623	170.00–175.00	172.45
2	—	338	200.00	200.00
7	—	374	200.00–210.00	201.36
3	—	585	155.00–180.00	171.20
2	—	538	170.00–190.00	179.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	170.00–185.00	179.71
1	—	430	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	210.00	210.00
11	—	418	210.00–230.00	215.52
2	—	560	198.00–216.00	207.00
12	—	470	200.00–224.00	209.49
1	—	720	184.00	184.00
5	—	373	215.00–232.00	224.02
3	—	668	176.00–193.00	182.89
2	—	320	220.00–241.00	230.34
3	—	507	211.00–219.00	215.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	224.00–240.00	233.43
1	—	360	271.00	271.00
1	—	640	220.00	220.00
1	—	720	220.00	220.00
2	—	765	200.00–212.00	205.96
8	—	514	235.00–258.00	244.27
5	—	471	250.00–271.00	259.67
7	—	426	257.00–268.00	262.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	230.00	230.00
1	—	490	235.00	235.00
2	—	430	220.00	220.00
2	—	393	220.00–245.00	232.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	294.00	294.00
1	—	515	267.00	267.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,092	70.00–74.00	71.18
8	—	934	60.00–69.00	65.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,052	80.00–84.00	81.33
3	—	1,167	85.00–87.50	86.21
16	—	1,082	75.00–79.00	76.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,301	80.00–88.00	82.62
7	—	1,480	89.00–97.00	92.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,675	117.00–125.00	119.79
1	—	1,480	105.00	105.00
3	—	1,733	109.00–112.00	111.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	87.00	87.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,150	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,319.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,010	800.00–1,600.00	1,405.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	143	—	1,006	1,825.00–2,450.00	2,240.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,000	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	967	950.00–1,200.00	1,079.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,167	1,250.00–1,850.00	1,535.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	996	1,100.00–1,750.00	1,619.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,075	1,550.00–1,900.00	1,737.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	967	1,200.00–2,350.00	1,755.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,000	1,300.00–2,050.00	2,008.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,050	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,000	1,260.00–1,800.00	1,327.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,050	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	8	—	1,519	1,400.00–3,250.00	2,491.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,825	120.00	120.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	8	—	1,038	1,400.00–2,000.00	1,687.65

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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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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