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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Aug 25

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Aug 18Aug 25Sep 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

149 head

▼ 513 vs last sale 662▼ 334 vs year ago 483 · −69.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 90▼ 55 vs year ago 85 · −64.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 30▼ 15 vs year ago 25 · −60.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There is no comparisons to last week due to a light run of cattle today. Heat index's well over 100 degrees across the area this week combined with high humidity kept producers inside and buyers cautious. Weaned and light fleshed calves held there own today but anything that was fleshy and unweaned took heavy discounts. Slaughter cows and bulls were not well tested but held steady. Supply was light and demand was light to moderate.

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 $216.35/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$216.35

57 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,036

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$35.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.61

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	410	225.00	923	4thin
Medium and Large 1	514	222.17	1,143	34
Medium and Large 2	434	206.74	897	16thin
Medium and Large 3	407	190.00	773	3thin

One grade step is worth $35.00/cwt here — about $149 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 sale57 hd

216.35

—

AR average8 barns · 602 hd

224.95

−8.61

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	1,307	118.95	1,555	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,143	111.17	1,270	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,163	109.75	1,277	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	97.47	1,029	3thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,013	$1,127	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$1,698	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,511	2thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	273.00/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,119	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	420	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,071	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	265.82/cwt	250.00–282.00	1,244	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,116	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	252.83/cwt	240.00–271.00	1,353	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	555	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,221	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	259.00/cwt	254.00–263.00	1,481	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,259	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	237.92/cwt	233.00–243.00	1,570	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,100	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	765	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	718	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	211.90/cwt	204.00–220.00	816	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	938	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	409	200.69/cwt	200.00–202.00	821	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	923	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	231.20/cwt	220.00–240.00	980	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	232.23/cwt	227.50–242.00	1,094	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	879	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,025	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	198.46/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,038	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,106	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	216.68/cwt	206.00–219.00	1,222	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	568	208.56/cwt	206.00–211.00	1,185	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	212.50/cwt	212.00–213.00	1,296	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	643	200.50/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,289	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,339	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,417	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,623	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	688	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	814	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	656	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,118	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	240.68/cwt	231.00–250.00	1,252	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,124	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	535	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	952	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,126	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	569	239.08/cwt	227.00–250.00	1,360	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	645	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,193	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,208	125.92/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,521	2
Bulls	—	—	1,505	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,580	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	920	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	865	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	925	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	851	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	98.71/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,034	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,017	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	114.36/cwt	104.00–123.00	1,348	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,285	117.62/cwt	113.00–122.00	1,511	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	1,127.22/head	1,125.00–1,130.00	1,127	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,366	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,510.98/head	950.00–1,950.00	1,511	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	1,697.85/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,698	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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 149Last week 662Year ago 483

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 90Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 30Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	424	220.00–240.00	231.20
1	—	755	215.00	215.00
4	—	471	227.50–242.00	232.23
1	—	650	206.00	206.00
7	—	564	206.00–219.00	216.68
2	—	610	212.00–213.00	212.50
1	—	395	237.50	237.50
1	—	705	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	200.00	200.00
2	—	523	197.00–200.00	198.46
2	—	385	204.00–220.00	211.90
1	—	495	207.00	207.00
3	—	340	225.00	225.00
6	—	409	200.00–202.00	200.69
1	—	550	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	185.00	185.00
2	—	373	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	200.00–201.00	200.50
2	—	568	206.00–211.00	208.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	217.00	217.00
1	—	525	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	240.00–271.00	252.83
3	—	572	254.00–263.00	259.00
3	—	468	250.00–282.00	265.82
2	—	410	270.00–276.00	273.00
1	—	1,050	200.00	200.00
2	—	660	233.00–243.00	237.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	178.00	178.00
1	—	375	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	220.00	220.00
1	—	645	185.00	185.00
1	—	320	215.00	215.00
1	—	370	220.00	220.00
1	—	535	210.00	210.00
1	—	560	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	250.00	250.00
1	—	460	243.00	243.00
6	—	569	227.00–250.00	239.08
2	—	520	231.00–250.00	240.68

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,013	1,125.00–1,130.00	1,127.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	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	2	—	1,163	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,697.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	950.00–1,950.00	1,510.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	113.00–122.00	117.62
1	—	920	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,179	104.00–123.00	114.36
1	—	925	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	95.00	95.00
2	—	1,048	97.00–100.00	98.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	124.00–128.00	125.92
1	—	1,505	105.00	105.00

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.