Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2023-06-09

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jun 9
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
715 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 783▼ 322 vs year ago 1,037 · −31.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 188▼ 107 vs year ago 217 · −49.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 50▼ 73 vs year ago 103 · −70.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Demand good for all classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.06/cwt on 165 head.
Average price
$202.06
165 head · 482 lb average
Value per head Derived
$975
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$246
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$44.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.45
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1485208.561,012121
Medium and Large 2477189.3590335
Medium and Large 3467164.057669thin
One grade step is worth $44.52/cwt here — about $246 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 sale165 hd
202.06
—
AR average10 barns · 2,386 hd
216.51
−14.45
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,429107.251,53315
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,476102.691,51520
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13991.991,04836
CowsLean 85-90%Low85575.4464514

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,2122thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$1,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$1,0495
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)956$1,0134thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,150$1,3251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,2001thin

Every lot

95 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1333264.89/cwt247.00–285.0088212
Steers—Medium and Large 2335231.00/cwt231.00–231.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 1374254.10/cwt235.00–265.009508
Steers—Medium and Large 2385200.00/cwt200.00–200.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 2419223.05/cwt210.00–230.009355
Steers—Medium and Large 1425252.30/cwt240.00–266.001,07223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added442258.69/cwt256.00–260.001,14315
Steers—Medium and Large 1471236.02/cwt225.00–250.001,1127
Steers—Medium and Large 2477217.41/cwt215.00–220.001,0376
Steers—Medium and Large 3485160.00/cwt160.00–160.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added506254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,2855
Steers—Medium and Large 1515235.02/cwt230.00–250.001,21011
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy525259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,3601
Steers—Medium and Large 2528209.87/cwt200.00–220.001,1083
Steers—Medium and Large 1575225.04/cwt220.00–230.001,2944
Steers—Medium and Large 2580190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1021
Steers—Medium and Large 1615219.20/cwt218.00–221.001,3486
Steers—Medium and Large 1665209.59/cwt197.00–220.001,3946
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added688189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,3003
Steers—Medium and Large 2690175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2081
Steers—Medium and Large 1705210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4811
Steers—Medium and Large 1780191.91/cwt180.00–200.001,4973
Steers—Medium and Large 1875187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,6361
Steers—Medium and Large 2945140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3231
Steers—Medium and Large 11,013175.04/cwt169.00–181.001,7732
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320205.31/cwt200.00–210.006572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332224.92/cwt220.00–230.007476
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy350240.00/cwt240.00–240.008401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373196.56/cwt190.00–200.007336
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376221.09/cwt210.00–232.0083115
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425183.29/cwt180.00–185.007793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428218.25/cwt210.00–233.0093428
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432198.99/cwt192.00–207.008607
Heifers—Medium and Large 3457169.69/cwt164.00–175.007753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471210.74/cwt200.00–223.0099325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480191.24/cwt180.00–199.009189
Heifers—Medium and Large 3519139.16/cwt132.50–142.507223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522208.19/cwt200.00–216.001,0879
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525180.38/cwt170.00–190.009472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy560209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,1704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569194.48/cwt185.00–203.501,10716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2584177.89/cwt170.00–182.001,0396
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy605210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2608170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612187.28/cwt175.00–193.001,14611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675179.73/cwt171.00–189.001,2132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2695155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728172.44/cwt170.00–175.001,2552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1795155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2321
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320260.00/cwt260.00–260.008321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367255.20/cwt250.00–257.009378
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed375235.00/cwt235.00–235.008811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415247.05/cwt235.00–250.001,0256
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430228.79/cwt220.00–240.009845
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468236.60/cwt225.00–245.001,1076
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470177.50/cwt177.50–177.508341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485214.96/cwt190.00–230.001,0435
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527218.51/cwt209.00–230.001,15212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530209.86/cwt200.00–215.001,1123
Bulls—Medium and Large 2562201.24/cwt190.00–221.001,1313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563210.04/cwt200.00–220.001,1832
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565122.00/cwt122.00–122.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy615212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615173.00/cwt162.00–184.001,0642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1631200.05/cwt190.00–204.001,26210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2683174.40/cwt165.00–188.001,1913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1688189.97/cwt187.00–193.001,3072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1735183.47/cwt181.00–186.001,3492
Bulls—Medium and Large 2805155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1865170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1928138.87/cwt132.00–146.001,2892
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27392.58/cwt83.00–98.001,1798
Bulls——1,539120.92/cwt119.00–124.001,8614
Bulls——1,700128.14/cwt126.00–132.002,1783
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%72366.89/cwt60.00–72.004842
Cows—Lean 85-90%87776.86/cwt70.00–82.0067412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07086.40/cwt84.00–89.0092413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15992.85/cwt90.00–95.001,07612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20097.67/cwt96.00–102.001,17211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,220112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,3661
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,419104.97/cwt103.00–108.001,49010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46199.51/cwt99.00–100.001,4544
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight1,65298.80/cwt98.00–100.001,6325
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,335100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,3351
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-270585.00/cwt85.00–85.005991
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29201,048.91/head825.00–1,400.001,0495
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29561,013.01/head725.00–1,310.001,0134
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-297786.31/cwt80.00–89.008433
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,212.00/head900.00–1,420.001,2122
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02593.20/cwt82.00–105.009553
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1551
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,18091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,0741

This sale against other markets

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.