Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers lightly tested, no trend established. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $178.33/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$178.33

107 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$38.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.35

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	187.61	935	54
Medium and Large 2	477	172.43	823	45
Medium and Large 3	471	148.82	702	8thin

One grade step is worth $38.79/cwt here — about $234 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 sale107 hd

178.33

—

AR average11 barns · 2,593 hd

190.68

−12.35

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	—	Average	1,748	110.41	1,930	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,275	96.48	1,230	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,123	87.98	988	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	938	70.64	663	19

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,101	$1,094	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,042	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	996	$1,015	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$917	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 3	—	425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	173.06/cwt	165.00–181.00	985	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	130.29/cwt	120.00–140.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	200.66/cwt	187.50–211.00	756	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	162.16/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,080	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	200.30/cwt	190.00–209.00	851	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	180.06/cwt	170.00–191.00	771	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	163.79/cwt	158.00–170.00	862	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	152.51/cwt	139.00–157.00	987	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	159.66/cwt	159.00–161.00	912	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	200.14/cwt	189.00–206.00	939	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	473	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	185.22/cwt	184.00–192.50	726	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	167.91/cwt	160.00–175.00	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	209.96/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,186	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	231.02/cwt	222.50–242.50	968	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	625	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	663	181.60/cwt	176.00–187.00	1,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	188.79/cwt	180.00–197.50	1,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	439	172.82/cwt	150.00–180.00	759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	154.93/cwt	146.00–165.00	578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	202.42/cwt	192.50–215.00	749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	223.86/cwt	200.00–230.00	860	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	203.56/cwt	190.00–217.00	1,105	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	218.51/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,014	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	193.27/cwt	186.00–207.50	906	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	228.63/cwt	220.00–236.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	344	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	877	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	170.51/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,159	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	403	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	1,106	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	57.50/cwt	42.00–65.00	490	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	74.14/cwt	70.00–79.00	712	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	96.48/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,230	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	80.65/cwt	80.00–82.00	922	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	92.19/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,098	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	87.39/cwt	84.00–90.00	955	20
Bulls	—	—	1,905	113.66/cwt	113.00–114.00	2,165	3
Bulls	—	—	1,518	101.08/cwt	97.00–108.00	1,534	3
Bulls	—	—	1,858	119.54/cwt	119.00–120.00	2,221	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	1,094.25/head	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,094	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	88.22/cwt	83.00–93.00	984	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	87.63/cwt	82.00–93.00	1,024	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,041.67/head	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,042	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	1,014.60/head	900.00–1,175.00	1,015	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	916.94/head	800.00–1,100.00	917	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,090	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	161.25/cwt	157.50–165.00	1,137	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	177.27/cwt	170.00–187.00	838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	203.72/cwt	200.00–207.50	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	850	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,207	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,078	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	235.66/cwt	220.00–245.00	870	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	439	201.89/cwt	197.50–217.50	886	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	194.09/cwt	187.50–205.00	903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	176.48/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,099	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	202.16/cwt	195.00–209.00	683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	160.67/cwt	159.00–162.00	1,004	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	695	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	870	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,253	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	232.93/cwt	220.00–242.50	992	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	176.11/cwt	167.50–185.00	828	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	184.23/cwt	175.00–193.00	945	6

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 420Last week 454Year ago 615

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 79Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 60Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	165.00	165.00
1	—	370	160.00	160.00
2	—	520	120.00–140.00	130.29
2	—	495	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	165.00–181.00	173.06
8	—	377	187.50–211.00	200.66
5	—	666	158.00–165.00	162.16
6	—	425	190.00–209.00	200.30
13	—	469	189.00–206.00	200.14
5	—	338	195.00–209.00	202.16
3	—	625	159.00–162.00	160.67
6	—	513	175.00–193.00	184.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	170.00–191.00	180.06
5	—	526	158.00–170.00	163.79
4	—	647	139.00–157.00	152.51
6	—	571	159.00–161.00	159.66
9	—	392	184.00–192.50	185.22
2	—	318	160.00–175.00	167.91
13	—	470	167.50–185.00	176.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	870	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	180.00	180.00
4	—	439	150.00–180.00	172.82
2	—	373	146.00–165.00	154.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	205.00–215.00	209.96
5	—	419	222.50–242.50	231.02
1	—	900	142.50	142.50
6	—	384	200.00–230.00	223.86
2	—	543	190.00–217.00	203.56
8	—	464	210.00–230.00	218.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	176.00–187.00	181.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	242.50	242.50
2	—	563	180.00–197.50	188.79
2	—	508	189.00	189.00
1	—	435	212.50	212.50
4	—	370	192.50–215.00	202.42
9	—	469	186.00–207.50	193.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	220.00–236.00	228.63
1	—	530	205.00	205.00
2	—	680	170.00–171.00	170.51
2	—	705	157.50–165.00	161.25
1	—	575	187.50	187.50
7	—	369	220.00–245.00	235.66
3	—	465	187.50–205.00	194.09
2	—	623	175.00–178.00	176.48
4	—	426	220.00–242.50	232.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	344	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	177.50	177.50
3	—	473	170.00–187.00	177.27
2	—	338	200.00–207.50	203.72
1	—	850	142.00	142.00
1	—	515	181.00	181.00
10	—	439	197.50–217.50	201.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	274.50	274.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	160.00	160.00
1	—	420	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	853	42.00–65.00	57.50
15	—	961	70.00–79.00	74.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	96.00–97.00	96.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,143	80.00–82.00	80.65
8	—	1,191	91.00–94.00	92.19
20	—	1,093	84.00–90.00	87.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,905	113.00–114.00	113.66
3	—	1,518	97.00–108.00	101.08
2	—	1,858	119.00–120.00	119.54

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,101	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,094.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,115	83.00–93.00	88.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,168	82.00–93.00	87.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,020	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,041.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	996	900.00–1,175.00	1,014.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	915	800.00–1,100.00	916.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	94.00	94.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,200.00	1,200.00

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.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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