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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Mar 11

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Mar 4Mar 11Mar 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

217 head

▼ 1,355 vs last sale 1,572▲ 217 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 204 vs last sale 277▲ 73 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 0▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Winter weather once again moved in this morning resulting in limited receipts as the the snow fell throughout the day, What few cattle that were able to make it to the market held their own to last week with weaned animals bringing a premiuim, steers trended higher than last weeks offerings on quality animals and heifers were mostly steady. Demand on slaughter cows was strong with little or no hesitation to bid from buyers. Slaughter bulls were not well tested.

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 $127.75/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$127.75

45 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

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

$25.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.56

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	140.63	700	8thin
Medium and Large 2	486	126.90	616	31
Medium and Large 3	360	115.00	414	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.63/cwt here — about $286 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 sale45 hd

127.75

—

AR average9 barns · 1,338 hd

142.31

−14.56

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	1,720	99.75	1,716	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,558	85.57	1,333	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	81.21	1,010	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,037	57.63	598	23

Every lot

60 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	321	111.59/cwt	108.00–112.50	358	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	154.53/cwt	152.00–160.00	505	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	156.97/cwt	155.00–160.00	565	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	437	150.37/cwt	145.00–161.00	657	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	168.68/cwt	166.00–171.00	881	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	146.71/cwt	145.00–150.00	778	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	856	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	157.46/cwt	155.00–160.00	968	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	836	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	133.91/cwt	128.00–140.00	850	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	997	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,016	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	800	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	960	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	900	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,008	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	289	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	347	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	138.00/cwt	135.00–140.00	511	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	621	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	122.56/cwt	120.00–130.00	515	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	590	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	124.86/cwt	120.00–130.00	652	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	723	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	123.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	777	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	343	152.45/cwt	145.00–160.00	523	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	151.07/cwt	141.00–161.00	563	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	158.37/cwt	155.00–162.00	657	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	598	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	462	154.84/cwt	148.00–166.00	715	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	467	139.63/cwt	130.00–145.00	652	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	155.55/cwt	146.00–165.00	798	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	122.21/cwt	116.00–128.00	697	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	136.82/cwt	130.00–144.00	794	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	113.44/cwt	104.00–118.00	771	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,400	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,302	1
Bulls	—	—	2,040	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	2,173	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	740	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	222	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	833	56.69/cwt	52.50–61.00	472	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	868	44.62/cwt	40.00–49.00	387	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	46.74/cwt	44.00–50.00	483	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	73.49/cwt	67.00–77.00	851	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,172	63.39/cwt	60.50–66.00	743	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	82.63/cwt	75.50–87.00	1,025	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	73.41/cwt	72.00–75.00	925	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,558	85.57/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,333	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	821	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	826.00/cwt	810.00–840.00	9,293	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,528	82.69/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,264	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,750	1

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 Mar 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 1,572Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 277Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	120.00–125.00	123.39
2	—	490	120.00–121.00	120.51
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
4	—	420	120.00–130.00	122.56
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
12	—	522	120.00–130.00	124.86
8	—	370	135.00–140.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	289	120.00	120.00
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
1	—	450	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
4	—	528	137.00	137.00
3	—	417	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	321	108.00–112.50	111.59
1	—	550	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	166.00–171.00	168.68
2	—	615	155.00–160.00	157.46
1	—	660	151.00	151.00
1	—	770	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	145.00–150.00	146.71
1	—	590	145.00	145.00
3	—	295	170.00	170.00
2	—	635	128.00–140.00	133.91
1	—	900	112.00	112.00
1	—	800	120.00	120.00
5	—	360	155.00–160.00	156.97
3	—	437	145.00–161.00	150.37
3	—	327	152.00–160.00	154.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	619	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	104.00–118.00	113.44
3	—	467	130.00–145.00	139.63
2	—	570	116.00–128.00	122.21
2	—	420	140.00–145.00	142.47
2	—	373	141.00–161.00	151.07
2	—	343	145.00–160.00	152.45
1	—	520	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	148.00–166.00	154.84
2	—	580	130.00–144.00	136.82
2	—	513	146.00–165.00	155.55
2	—	415	155.00–162.00	158.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,158	67.00–77.00	73.49
4	—	1,033	44.00–50.00	46.74
5	—	1,172	60.50–66.00	63.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,558	83.00–88.00	85.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	72.00–75.00	73.41
11	—	1,240	75.50–87.00	82.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	30.00	30.00
3	—	868	40.00–49.00	44.62
2	—	833	52.50–61.00	56.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	93.00	93.00
1	—	2,040	106.50	106.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	810.00–840.00	826.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	950	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,528	79.00–85.00	82.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	75.00	75.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	950	750.00	750.00

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.