Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2023-06-23

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jun 23
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
631 head
▼ 212 vs last sale 843▲ 231 vs year ago 400 · +57.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 100 vs last sale 140▼ 22 vs year ago 62 · −35.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 20▼ 15 vs year ago 25 · −60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $208.90/cwt on 167 head.
Average price
$208.90
167 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$991
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$92
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$61.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.24
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2396235.009315thin
Medium and Large 1484212.191,026122
Medium and Large 2453197.4189437
Medium and Large 3484173.358383thin
One grade step is worth $61.65/cwt here — about $92 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 sale167 hd
208.90
—
AR average8 barns · 1,411 hd
210.14
−1.24
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—High1,638117.031,9179thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,392101.271,41010
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13191.591,03614
CowsLean 85-90%Low84063.2453118

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$9602thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$1,5701thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$8751thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2335236.91/cwt230.00–241.007943
Steers—Medium and Large 1338277.95/cwt271.00–285.009392
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added343310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,06312
Steers—Medium and Large 1369262.94/cwt250.00–275.009708
Steers—Medium and Large 2376226.71/cwt225.00–235.008526
Steers—Medium and Large 2405238.00/cwt238.00–238.009641
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full425220.00/cwt220.00–220.009351
Steers—Medium and Large 1429257.87/cwt250.00–270.001,10611
Steers—Medium and Large 1467258.22/cwt250.00–270.001,20620
Steers—Medium and Large 3470191.00/cwt191.00–191.008981
Steers—Medium and Large 2472233.65/cwt230.00–241.001,1033
Steers—Medium and Large 2505220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1111
Steers—Medium and Large 1522247.30/cwt240.00–255.001,2919
Steers—Medium and Large 1562232.69/cwt225.00–240.001,3088
Steers—Medium and Large 2588210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2352
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy600240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4401
Steers—Medium and Large 1622224.47/cwt210.00–230.001,39610
Steers—Medium and Large 1663227.42/cwt210.00–235.001,5086
Steers—Medium and Large 1715230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322209.00/cwt200.00–221.006737
Heifers—Medium and Large 1342244.71/cwt242.00–245.0083710
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365190.00/cwt190.00–190.006941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381229.94/cwt228.00–240.0087618
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383220.00/cwt220.00–220.0084310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2396235.00/cwt235.00–235.009315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419195.01/cwt185.00–200.008175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430221.44/cwt210.00–230.0095218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy440250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477207.01/cwt200.00–220.0098732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482190.00/cwt190.00–190.009165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520206.20/cwt200.00–215.001,07213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521190.22/cwt185.00–192.009915
Heifers—Medium and Large 3543165.02/cwt160.00–170.008962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570200.98/cwt200.00–210.001,14610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2595180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622190.72/cwt180.00–200.001,18615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy678185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723159.90/cwt150.00–170.001,1562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0783
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1308277.32/cwt270.00–285.008542
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340240.00/cwt240.00–240.008161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365271.00/cwt271.00–271.009891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380220.00/cwt220.00–220.008361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423244.90/cwt240.00–255.001,0368
Bulls—Medium and Large 3433182.01/cwt180.00–184.007882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435225.00/cwt225.00–225.009792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472232.50/cwt225.00–250.001,0978
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490170.00/cwt170.00–170.008331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0921
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520167.00/cwt167.00–167.008681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527228.60/cwt220.00–240.001,20514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1577221.69/cwt220.00–225.001,2793
Bulls—Medium and Large 2581195.33/cwt190.00–211.001,1354
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635172.98/cwt170.00–176.001,0982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1657190.02/cwt180.00–195.001,2483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1733170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770165.66/cwt160.00–173.001,2765
Bulls—Medium and Large 1825170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1870163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,4181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,290105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,3551
Bulls——1,550116.53/cwt114.00–117.001,8066
Bulls——2,075124.53/cwt120.00–129.002,5842
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77053.00/cwt53.00–53.0040811
Cows—Lean 85-90%95179.33/cwt72.00–83.007547
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03887.19/cwt86.00–88.009055
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13692.35/cwt90.00–95.001,0496
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27897.41/cwt96.00–98.001,2453
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,358103.45/cwt100.00–107.001,4056
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44497.99/cwt97.00–99.001,4154
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-282598.20/cwt95.00–103.008102
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995960.18/head725.00–1,175.009602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,25097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,2131
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2950875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,570.00/head1,570.00–1,570.001,5701

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.