Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Supply was good and demand was strong on all ranges. Slaughter cattle was not viewed.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $171.60/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$171.60

132 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$789

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

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

$57.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.07

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	471	180.14	849	80
Medium and Large 1-2	420	176.15	739	17thin
Medium and Large 2	452	154.43	698	30
Medium and Large 3	461	122.62	565	5thin

One grade step is worth $57.51/cwt here — about $284 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 sale132 hd

171.60

—

AR average7 barns · 1,433 hd

180.67

−9.07

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

69 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	160.59/cwt	154.00–169.00	1,000	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	800	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,193	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	179.46/cwt	174.00–185.00	1,149	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	169.90/cwt	160.00–180.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	194.04/cwt	185.00–200.00	640	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,030	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	197.82/cwt	184.00–202.00	1,134	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	213.84/cwt	209.00–230.00	922	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	229.43/cwt	220.00–237.50	847	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	424	194.07/cwt	189.00–203.00	823	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	343	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	655	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	733	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,283	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	643	186.20/cwt	185.00–192.50	1,197	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	369	189.83/cwt	180.00–200.00	700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	454	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,033	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	588	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,158	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	534	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,148	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	440	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,034	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	231.09/cwt	225.00–237.50	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	169.56/cwt	155.00–180.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	206.80/cwt	201.00–212.50	1,053	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	335	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	217.57/cwt	212.50–227.50	1,003	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	232.85/cwt	227.50–237.50	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	193.46/cwt	181.00–203.00	994	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	324	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	719	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	228.85/cwt	220.00–240.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	753	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	146.72/cwt	137.00–157.00	1,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	219.74/cwt	207.50–235.00	919	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	586	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	979	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	157.46/cwt	155.00–160.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	564	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,015	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	788	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	153.51/cwt	152.00–155.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	209.21/cwt	200.00–225.00	782	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	116.56/cwt	110.00–123.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	947	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	201.41/cwt	190.00–205.00	947	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	657	153.61/cwt	152.50–159.00	1,009	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	187.71/cwt	177.00–194.00	779	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	153.98/cwt	147.00–162.00	676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	171.94/cwt	163.00–186.00	800	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	690	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	620	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	855	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	157.66/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,052	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	149.81/cwt	140.00–158.00	795	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	157.39/cwt	155.00–159.00	595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	154.78/cwt	152.00–158.00	737	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	143.42/cwt	140.00–147.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	393	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	757	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	835	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	377	168.58/cwt	160.00–175.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	166.26/cwt	164.00–170.00	939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	182.01/cwt	181.00–185.00	692	4

How this sale compares

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 Feb 17, 2023

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

Receipts 684Last week 425Year ago 454

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Supply was good and demand was strong on all ranges. Slaughter cattle was not viewed.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	623	154.00–169.00	160.59
10	—	330	185.00–200.00	194.04
4	—	792	130.00	130.00
11	—	415	177.00–194.00	187.71
8	—	465	163.00–186.00	171.94
3	—	667	153.00–160.00	157.66
4	—	565	164.00–170.00	166.26
4	—	380	181.00–185.00	182.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
1	—	355	130.00	130.00
2	—	510	110.00–123.00	116.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	160.00	160.00
3	—	377	160.00–175.00	168.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	424	189.00–203.00	194.07
5	—	564	180.00	180.00
8	—	393	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	343	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	155.00–160.00	157.46
4	—	439	147.00–162.00	153.98
5	—	531	140.00–158.00	149.81
5	—	378	155.00–159.00	157.39
7	—	476	152.00–158.00	154.78
2	—	563	140.00–147.00	143.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	148.00	148.00
1	—	620	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	180.00	180.00
2	—	640	174.00–185.00	179.46
10	—	573	184.00–202.00	197.82
10	—	431	209.00–230.00	213.84
11	—	369	220.00–237.50	229.43
2	—	288	225.00–237.50	231.09
4	—	509	201.00–212.50	206.80
4	—	461	212.50–227.50	217.57
2	—	323	227.50–237.50	232.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	160.00–180.00	169.90
2	—	523	177.00	177.00
3	—	417	155.00–180.00	169.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	175.00	175.00
6	—	643	185.00–192.50	186.20
4	—	454	227.50	227.50
2	—	588	197.00	197.00
5	—	534	215.00	215.00
8	—	440	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	369	180.00–200.00	189.83
2	—	335	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	514	181.00–203.00	193.46
1	—	630	163.00	163.00
3	—	328	220.00–240.00	228.85
2	—	753	146.00	146.00
2	—	720	137.00–157.00	146.72
1	—	815	148.00	148.00
5	—	418	207.50–235.00	219.74
4	—	586	167.00	167.00
7	—	374	200.00–225.00	209.21
9	—	470	190.00–205.00	201.41
6	—	657	152.50–159.00	153.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	324	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	176.00	176.00
1	—	485	181.00	181.00
2	—	788	132.00	132.00
2	—	510	152.00–155.00	153.51
1	—	640	148.00	148.00
1	—	855	125.00	125.00

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