Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2024-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend established due to no report last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $257.62/cwt on 339 head.

Average price

$257.62

339 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,312

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$357

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

$79.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.25

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	268.75	1,369	250
Medium and Large 1-2	376	260.18	978	24
Medium and Large 2	564	218.79	1,234	54
Medium and Large 3	534	189.55	1,012	11thin

One grade step is worth $79.21/cwt here — about $357 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 sale339 hd

257.62

—

AR average9 barns · 2,145 hd

260.86

−3.25

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	—	Low	1,670	110.73	1,849	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,485	91.27	1,355	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,032	82.74	854	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	915	72.45	663	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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,650	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,102	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	908	$904	6

Every lot, as filed

84 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 2	—	459	191.60/cwt	180.00–200.00	879	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	196.92/cwt	185.00–200.00	729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	311	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	840	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	375	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	994	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	187.74/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,061	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	210.00/cwt	200.00–220.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	550	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,276	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	260.17/cwt	250.00–273.00	1,340	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	222.73/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,523	31
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	317.23/cwt	300.00–322.50	971	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	271.90/cwt	263.00–280.00	1,150	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	584	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,022	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	214.97/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	233.45/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,457	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	264.45/cwt	255.00–282.50	1,248	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	237.88/cwt	225.00–248.00	1,363	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	293.31/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,071	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	214.83/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,341	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	216.56/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,124	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	196.35/cwt	191.00–210.00	1,316	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	239.03/cwt	220.00–253.00	1,133	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	221.55/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,261	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	376	260.18/cwt	255.00–265.00	978	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	254.69/cwt	245.00–270.00	835	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	247.90/cwt	237.00–253.00	947	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	368	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,159	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	473	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,395	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	808	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,616	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	559	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,448	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	235.05/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,211	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	212.00/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,323	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	390	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,331	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,021	81.43/cwt	80.00–84.00	831	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	68.50/cwt	68.00–69.00	661	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	73.76/cwt	70.00–76.00	662	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	87.19/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,269	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	95.34/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,443	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	996	78.37/cwt	77.00–79.00	781	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	88.41/cwt	87.00–91.00	955	7
Bulls	—	—	1,385	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,260	1
Bulls	—	—	1,913	123.44/cwt	119.00–128.00	2,361	2
Bulls	—	—	1,620	109.31/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,771	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,102.03/head	850.00–1,400.00	1,102	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	903.67/head	800.00–1,000.00	904	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	250.63/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,175	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	230.04/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,005	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	493	213.77/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,054	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	237.35/cwt	235.00–240.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	199.65/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,170	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	180.07/cwt	170.00–190.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	355	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	825	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	580	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	210.46/cwt	200.00–220.00	993	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,390	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	222.05/cwt	210.00–232.00	944	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	213.45/cwt	200.00–223.00	1,123	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	187.42/cwt	180.00–190.00	982	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	183.04/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,236	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	778	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	225.02/cwt	210.00–230.00	835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	202.43/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,285	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	668	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,369	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	449	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,154	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,128	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,169Last week 168Year ago 736

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 317Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 275Year ago 35

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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	459	180.00–200.00	191.60
5	—	370	185.00–200.00	196.92
11	—	565	180.00–200.00	187.74
4	—	313	200.00–220.00	210.00
1	—	620	185.00	185.00
4	—	524	180.00–190.00	187.42
2	—	428	200.00	200.00
1	—	705	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	311	270.00	270.00
44	—	375	265.00	265.00
16	—	550	232.00	232.00
12	—	668	205.00	205.00
30	—	449	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	586	190.00–210.00	199.65
19	—	472	200.00–220.00	210.46
9	—	772	180.00	180.00
1	—	830	160.00	160.00
1	—	740	185.00	185.00
6	—	425	210.00–232.00	222.05
37	—	526	200.00–223.00	213.45
5	—	675	170.00–190.00	183.04
4	—	371	210.00–230.00	225.02
1	—	320	235.00	235.00
19	—	635	190.00–210.00	202.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	170.00–190.00	180.07
1	—	310	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	355	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	324	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	190.00	190.00
1	—	340	230.00	230.00
7	—	584	175.00	175.00
1	—	445	220.00	220.00
1	—	380	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	515	250.00–273.00	260.17
31	—	684	220.00–241.00	222.73
14	—	306	300.00–322.50	317.23
9	—	423	263.00–280.00	271.90
3	—	720	210.00–225.00	214.97
26	—	624	220.00–245.00	233.45
8	—	472	255.00–282.50	264.45
25	—	573	225.00–248.00	237.88
8	—	365	275.00–300.00	293.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	180.00	180.00
6	—	624	210.00–225.00	214.83
4	—	519	212.00–220.00	216.56
1	—	440	248.00	248.00
17	—	670	191.00–210.00	196.35
10	—	474	220.00–253.00	239.03
7	—	569	220.00–230.00	221.55
4	—	328	245.00–270.00	254.69
3	—	382	237.00–253.00	247.90
1	—	720	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	376	255.00–265.00	260.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	368	315.00	315.00
34	—	473	295.00	295.00
8	—	808	200.00	200.00
8	—	559	259.00	259.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	230.00–240.00	235.05
1	—	565	242.50	242.50
5	—	624	200.00–215.00	212.00
4	—	469	237.50–260.00	250.63
1	—	335	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	220.00	220.00
3	—	437	220.00–240.00	230.04
2	—	493	210.00–217.50	213.77
2	—	325	235.00–240.00	237.35
1	—	560	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	292.50	292.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,021	80.00–84.00	81.43
7	—	996	77.00–79.00	78.37
7	—	1,080	87.00–91.00	88.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	68.00–69.00	68.50
6	—	898	70.00–76.00	73.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,456	86.00–89.00	87.19
4	—	1,514	94.00–97.00	95.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	91.00	91.00
2	—	1,913	119.00–128.00	123.44
4	—	1,620	106.00–114.00	109.31

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	925	850.00–1,400.00	1,102.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	908	800.00–1,000.00	903.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,050	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,185	119.00	119.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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