Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2023-09-08

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Sep 8
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,255 head
▲ 688 vs last sale 567▲ 612 vs year ago 643 · +95.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 98▼ 20 vs year ago 101 · −19.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 53▼ 20 vs year ago 35 · −57.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $240.57/cwt on 316 head.
Average price
$240.57
316 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,225
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$28
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$63.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.15
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2358267.1895631
Medium and Large 1541244.861,324181
Medium and Large 2503227.501,14594
Medium and Large 3457203.3592810thin
One grade step is worth $63.83/cwt here — about $28 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 sale316 hd
240.57
—
AR average9 barns · 1,816 hd
238.42
+2.15
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—Average1,530122.191,86915
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,249114.881,43513
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,037100.861,04515
CowsLean 85-90%Average85080.006801thin

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)1,105$1,4914thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$1,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,0382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,7432thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$1,7252thin

Every lot

113 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2315262.50/cwt262.50–262.508271
Steers—Medium and Large 1318288.53/cwt282.00–302.009186
Steers—Medium and Large 2377250.77/cwt241.00–262.509453
Steers—Medium and Large 1384293.73/cwt270.00–312.501,12810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,0713
Steers—Medium and Large 2427246.86/cwt235.00–255.001,0543
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added429330.84/cwt330.00–333.001,41914
Steers—Medium and Large 1429271.43/cwt260.00–277.501,1646
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy445315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4021
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added465307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,4302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added475285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3543
Steers—Medium and Large 1478275.15/cwt265.00–291.001,31514
Steers—Medium and Large 2483250.03/cwt233.00–260.001,20811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2488272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,3301
Steers—Medium and Large 3495220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0891
Steers—Medium and Large 2526244.63/cwt230.00–257.501,2879
Steers—Medium and Large 1527271.18/cwt260.00–284.001,42917
Steers—Medium and Large 3532223.29/cwt220.00–225.001,1883
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562256.97/cwt250.00–267.001,44412
Steers—Medium and Large 1570260.27/cwt245.00–272.501,48432
Steers—Medium and Large 2579232.72/cwt225.00–242.501,3476
Steers—Medium and Large 3585217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,2724
Steers—Medium and Large 3600210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2601
Steers—Medium and Large 2625220.32/cwt210.00–230.001,3772
Steers—Medium and Large 1629256.69/cwt240.00–264.001,61555
Steers—Medium and Large 2660227.48/cwt225.00–230.001,5012
Steers—Medium and Large 1671251.62/cwt240.00–262.501,68831
Steers—Medium and Large 1721245.26/cwt235.00–250.001,7687
Steers—Medium and Large 1760243.11/cwt221.00–247.001,84810
Steers—Medium and Large 2790210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6591
Steers—Medium and Large 1818232.88/cwt220.00–246.001,9052
Steers—Medium and Large 1865224.24/cwt222.50–226.001,9402
Steers—Medium and Large 11,080180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,9441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed316255.00/cwt255.00–255.008067
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322295.00/cwt295.00–295.0095010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327245.35/cwt230.00–257.008028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy330273.00/cwt273.00–273.009011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330230.00/cwt230.00–230.007591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370270.69/cwt257.00–280.001,00211
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370212.36/cwt210.00–215.007862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371240.40/cwt230.00–245.0089210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377247.50/cwt247.50–247.509339
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410208.10/cwt202.50–217.508534
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423235.21/cwt220.00–242.5099512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1436251.26/cwt245.00–270.001,09511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added439300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy445276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,2281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2454264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,1995
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470205.21/cwt200.00–210.009642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473254.79/cwt243.00–269.001,20518
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480232.32/cwt220.00–241.001,11525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added510265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520250.26/cwt237.50–263.001,30126
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523226.44/cwt200.00–235.001,18427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570239.04/cwt230.00–256.001,36333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577220.47/cwt210.00–227.001,2729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1609238.38/cwt226.00–250.001,45238
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623182.97/cwt175.00–191.001,1402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628214.16/cwt200.00–222.501,3453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669226.06/cwt222.00–241.001,51222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy670187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,2561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2678203.82/cwt195.00–210.001,3824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1713220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2745195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770215.00/cwt210.00–220.001,6562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4252
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1235240.00/cwt240.00–240.005641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed304285.00/cwt285.00–285.008664
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315257.46/cwt255.00–260.008112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1316286.01/cwt275.00–290.009045
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy320302.50/cwt302.50–302.509681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375247.67/cwt232.50–260.009293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377286.29/cwt270.00–302.501,07914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy405300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2151
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424250.25/cwt230.00–260.001,0615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428275.24/cwt260.00–280.001,17817
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435215.00/cwt210.00–220.009352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468263.10/cwt240.00–269.001,2317
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490214.95/cwt210.00–220.001,0532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy495277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,3741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535251.30/cwt240.00–260.001,34415
Bulls—Medium and Large 2538212.43/cwt200.00–220.001,1433
Bulls—Medium and Large 2566209.98/cwt190.00–240.001,1888
Bulls—Medium and Large 1567239.22/cwt232.50–248.001,3566
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy600260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1617237.57/cwt224.00–242.001,4666
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628241.12/cwt235.00–247.001,5142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1690238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,6421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1723216.22/cwt215.00–217.501,5632
Bulls—Medium and Large 3735190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,8231
Bulls—Medium and Large 2765206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2820185.49/cwt185.00–186.001,5212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2865176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,5221
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,263113.11/cwt111.00–116.001,4294
Bulls——1,591123.33/cwt117.00–127.001,9629
Bulls——1,788135.20/cwt130.00–140.002,4172
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85080.00/cwt80.00–80.006801
Cows—Boner 80-85%92091.09/cwt87.00–93.008383
Cows—Boner 80-85%97298.16/cwt95.00–100.009543
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,097105.01/cwt102.00–109.001,1529
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,237113.75/cwt110.00–117.001,40711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,318121.07/cwt120.00–122.001,5962
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2865101.80/cwt100.00–103.008812
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,038.41/head1,025.00–1,050.001,0382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,490.72/head1,400.00–1,625.001,4914
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,2601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,510108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,6311
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,910.00/head1,910.00–1,910.001,9101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501

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.