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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Aug 4

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Jul 28Aug 4Aug 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

310 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 307▼ 184 vs year ago 494 · −37.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 96▼ 32 vs year ago 67 · −47.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 30▼ 25 vs year ago 50 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Due to a light light run of feeders today and few comparable cattle to last week no solid trend was established. However, A higher tone was noted compared to last weeks sale on all classes of cattle. Supply was light and demand for weaned and and value added cattle was high. Soft, fleshy new crop cattle were still in demand but were discounted.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $228.60/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$228.60

68 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,031

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$23

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$31.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.00

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	399	248.05	989	19thin
Medium and Large 1	477	226.87	1,082	21
Medium and Large 2	467	216.70	1,012	28

One grade step is worth $31.35/cwt here — about −$23 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 sale68 hd

228.60

—

AR average8 barns · 879 hd

231.61

−3.00

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	1,540	127.46	1,963	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,344	115.94	1,558	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,133	111.58	1,264	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	102.69	991	11

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)	1,010	$1,499	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,240	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,150	1thin

Every lot

66 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	325	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	946	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	853	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	271.69/cwt	267.00–278.00	1,003	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	229.86/cwt	200.00–250.00	850	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	385	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,005	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	235.24/cwt	230.00–241.00	979	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	264.10/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,154	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	265.18/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,244	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	508	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,118	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	245.65/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,287	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	250.36/cwt	239.00–257.50	1,407	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,164	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,971	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	298	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	812	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	310	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	837	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	335	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	779	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	349	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	925	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	205.27/cwt	200.00–210.00	759	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	407	219.96/cwt	200.00–230.00	895	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	425	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,033	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	231.81/cwt	228.00–243.00	999	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	455	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,035	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	216.25/cwt	210.00–222.50	995	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	233.16/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,080	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	488	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,074	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,041	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	525	201.95/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,060	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	194.98/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,049	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,215	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	562	206.63/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,161	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,074	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	215.67/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,247	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	202.41/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,172	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,237	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	340	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	884	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	814	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,007	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	417	271.98/cwt	262.00–285.00	1,134	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	240.47/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,142	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	484	212.13/cwt	192.00–230.00	1,027	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	213.80/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,112	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	236.32/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,252	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	530	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	901	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	570	202.89/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,156	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	605	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,180	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	605	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	944	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,347	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	705	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,227	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,540	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,963	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	832	95.34/cwt	93.00–100.00	793	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	885	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	956	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	107.10/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,105	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	967	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	111.58/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,264	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,344	115.94/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,558	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,017	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	1,499.26/head	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,499	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,316	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,240.00/head	1,240.00–1,240.00	1,240	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	117.29/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,349	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	112.97/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,344	2

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

Fri Aug 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 310Last week 307Year ago 494

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 96Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 30Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	491	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	232.00–235.00	233.16
5	—	431	228.00–243.00	231.81
3	—	578	208.00–220.00	215.67
1	—	545	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	190.00–200.00	194.98
2	—	370	200.00–210.00	205.27
1	—	695	178.00	178.00
7	—	579	200.00–205.00	202.41
2	—	460	210.00–222.50	216.25
5	—	407	200.00–230.00	219.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	349	265.00	265.00
5	—	425	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	232.50	232.50
3	—	298	272.50	272.50
2	—	488	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	201.00–210.00	206.63
3	—	525	200.00–205.00	201.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	369	267.00–278.00	271.69
3	—	562	239.00–257.50	250.36
1	—	290	300.00	300.00
5	—	524	240.00–251.00	245.65
4	—	469	260.00–270.00	265.18
1	—	300	300.00	300.00
1	—	880	224.00	224.00
3	—	437	260.00–272.50	264.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	220.00	220.00
1	—	480	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	325	291.00	291.00
4	—	385	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	206.00	206.00
1	—	510	200.00	200.00
4	—	416	230.00–241.00	235.24
1	—	340	251.00	251.00
5	—	370	200.00–250.00	229.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	219.00	219.00
1	—	380	265.00	265.00
3	—	417	262.00–285.00	271.98
1	—	340	260.00	260.00
5	—	530	230.00–247.00	236.32
10	—	475	230.00–255.00	240.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	200.00–206.00	202.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	520	200.00–220.00	213.80
1	—	370	220.00	220.00
1	—	705	174.00	174.00
1	—	605	195.00	195.00
4	—	484	192.00–230.00	212.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	156.00	156.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,285	157.00	157.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,190	112.00–114.00	112.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	117.00	117.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,240.00	1,240.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,150	111.00–121.00	117.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,499.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	125.00–130.00	127.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	832	93.00–100.00	95.34
1	—	885	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,133	105.00–119.00	111.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,344	113.00–118.00	115.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	93.00	93.00
6	—	1,032	104.00–109.00	107.10

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.