Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2023-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Market trend not established due to light sale. Inclement weather was contributing factor.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.05/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$194.05

31 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$316

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

$49.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.72

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	198.72	930	25
Medium and Large 2	438	187.48	821	4thin
Medium and Large 3	413	148.75	614	2thin

One grade step is worth $49.97/cwt here — about $316 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 sale31 hd

194.05

—

AR average10 barns · 1,286 hd

192.33

+1.72

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	1,666	111.18	1,852	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,384	109.77	1,519	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	97.21	1,134	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	884	74.04	655	9thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	355	218.75/cwt	215.00–222.50	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	228.32/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,192	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	235.00/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	207.52/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,255	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	217.44/cwt	215.00–220.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	855	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	386	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	242.45/cwt	235.00–250.00	953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	216.14/cwt	205.00–222.50	1,126	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	80.56/cwt	77.00–83.00	753	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	109.77/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,519	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	96.11/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,065	11
Bulls	—	—	1,705	112.30/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,915	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,271	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	821	65.89/cwt	56.00–73.00	541	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	88.28/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,024	4
Bulls	—	—	1,345	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,264	1
Bulls	—	—	1,870	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	175.00/cwt	170.00–180.00	998	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	227.54/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	196.31/cwt	190.00–202.50	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	210.85/cwt	202.50–220.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	690	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	203.08/cwt	195.00–210.00	963	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	205.12/cwt	197.50–210.00	876	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	187.45/cwt	180.00–195.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	922	1

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 Mar 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 420Year ago 755

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 131Year ago 160

Market trend not established due to light sale. Inclement weather was contributing factor.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	215.00–222.50	218.75
1	—	855	125.00	125.00
3	—	570	170.00–180.00	175.00
2	—	535	190.00–202.50	196.31
3	—	333	202.50–220.00	210.85
8	—	474	195.00–210.00	203.08
6	—	427	197.50–210.00	205.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	142.50	142.50
1	—	385	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	185.00	185.00
2	—	383	180.00–195.00	187.45
1	—	485	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	205.00	205.00
1	—	300	207.50	207.50
5	—	462	185.00	185.00
1	—	550	190.00	190.00
1	—	510	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	225.00–230.00	228.32
1	—	595	202.50	202.50
3	—	473	220.00–245.00	235.00
2	—	605	205.00–210.00	207.52
2	—	425	215.00–220.00	217.44
1	—	340	255.00	255.00
2	—	393	235.00–250.00	242.45
1	—	865	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	386	150.00	150.00
1	—	440	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	180.00	180.00
2	—	385	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	215.00	215.00
1	—	355	245.00	245.00
1	—	565	200.00	200.00
1	—	330	245.00	245.00
4	—	521	205.00–222.50	216.14
2	—	468	225.00–230.00	227.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	935	77.00–83.00	80.56
4	—	821	56.00–73.00	65.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,384	106.00–113.00	109.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,108	94.00–99.00	96.11
9	—	1,240	100.00–105.00	102.51
4	—	1,160	83.00–92.00	88.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,705	110.00–115.00	112.30
1	—	1,345	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,870	125.00	125.00

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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