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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Mar 18

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← Mar 11Mar 18Mar 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

615 head

▲ 398 vs last sale 217▼ 22 vs year ago 637 · −3.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

142 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 73▲ 102 vs year ago 40 · +255.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 20▲ 30 vs year ago 20 · +150.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Very few comparisons are available from last weeks light run due to the winter weather but on feeder steers, they were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers were trending much stronger with a lot of buyer interest on quality cattle with some some comparisons to last week as much as 15.00 to 20.00 higher with the average type cattle holding steady. Keep in mind there was not a lot of feeders tested last week. Slaughter bulls were 10.00 higher and slaughter cows were 5.00 to10.00 higher on a good supply and a good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.64/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$164.64

129 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$872

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$42.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.61

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	173.26	917	86
Medium and Large 2	520	151.28	786	32
Medium and Large 1-2	650	145.00	943	4thin
Medium and Large 3	514	131.00	673	7thin

One grade step is worth $42.26/cwt here — about $244 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 sale129 hd

164.64

—

AR average10 barns · 1,204 hd

174.25

−9.61

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	—	Low	1,696	101.36	1,719	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	91.88	1,357	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	85.58	1,068	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	64.55	655	16

Every lot

98 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	203.09/cwt	199.00–207.00	676	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	373	179.51/cwt	179.00–180.00	670	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	189.78/cwt	173.00–203.00	721	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	155.02/cwt	150.00–160.00	592	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	413	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	673	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	415	195.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	809	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	178.93/cwt	170.00–205.00	748	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	180.61/cwt	170.00–195.00	838	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	469	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	938	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	157.95/cwt	155.00–161.00	747	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	165.87/cwt	160.00–176.00	848	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	151.25/cwt	150.00–155.00	787	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	530	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	737	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	551	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	832	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	558	137.97/cwt	136.00–140.00	770	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	169.83/cwt	163.00–180.00	949	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	565	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	876	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	615	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	898	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	629	141.18/cwt	140.00–145.00	888	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	166.55/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,054	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,069	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	716	152.21/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,090	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	972	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	975	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	141.01/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,062	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,142	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,114	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	900	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,179	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	170.00/cwt	155.00–179.00	621	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	375	157.05/cwt	155.00–159.00	589	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	165.32/cwt	154.00–176.00	694	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	427	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	534	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	428	177.38/cwt	172.00–183.00	759	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	137.13/cwt	130.00–148.00	590	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	458	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	724	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	139.67/cwt	131.00–148.00	656	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	158.16/cwt	150.00–170.00	753	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	491	179.33/cwt	179.00–181.00	881	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	508	138.32/cwt	137.00–139.00	703	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	140.42/cwt	135.00–146.00	727	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	520	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	941	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	799	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	141.01/cwt	139.00–145.00	801	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	599	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	851	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	869	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	643	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	932	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	695	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	931	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	701	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	953	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	147.25/cwt	140.00–155.00	549	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	163.93/cwt	162.00–166.00	620	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	380	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	635	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	405	174.94/cwt	170.00–180.00	709	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	624	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	162.98/cwt	159.00–168.00	844	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	563	145.93/cwt	143.00–149.00	822	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	937	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	738	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	923	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,550	78.95/cwt	70.00–85.50	1,224	4
Bulls	—	—	1,649	102.75/cwt	94.00–107.50	1,694	9
Bulls	—	—	1,896	116.78/cwt	111.00–125.00	2,214	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	720	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	490	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	868	49.02/cwt	45.00–52.50	425	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	890	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	267	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	54.48/cwt	54.00–55.00	520	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	70.43/cwt	65.00–76.00	714	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	79.40/cwt	74.50–85.00	961	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	82.01/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,001	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	87.72/cwt	82.00–93.00	1,110	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	92.38/cwt	87.00–98.50	1,353	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	87.61/cwt	86.50–88.50	1,384	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	825.00/cwt	800.00–850.00	7,013	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	864.50/cwt	700.00–950.00	9,190	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	989	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	915	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,185	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	11,732	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,191	86.68/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,032	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,094	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	781.35/cwt	730.00–825.00	7,227	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	10,688	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	14,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	17,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	17,100	2

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 615Last week 217Year ago 637

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 73Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 20Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
1	—	535	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	131.00	131.00
2	—	753	139.00–143.00	141.01
8	—	464	170.00–195.00	180.61
1	—	685	156.00	156.00
1	—	850	131.00	131.00
2	—	633	164.00–169.00	166.55
10	—	380	173.00–203.00	189.78
7	—	559	163.00–180.00	169.83
1	—	840	136.00	136.00
11	—	511	160.00–176.00	165.87
12	—	418	170.00–205.00	178.93
2	—	333	199.00–207.00	203.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	130.00	130.00
4	—	520	150.00–155.00	151.25
6	—	629	140.00–145.00	141.18
1	—	400	150.00	150.00
1	—	720	135.00	135.00
2	—	558	136.00–140.00	137.97
2	—	473	155.00–161.00	157.95
3	—	382	150.00–160.00	155.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	650	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	716	151.00–154.00	152.21
10	—	469	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	155.00	155.00
1	—	615	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	179.00–180.00	179.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	551	151.00	151.00
4	—	413	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	190.00–200.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	428	172.00–183.00	177.38
6	—	701	136.00	136.00
2	—	695	134.00	134.00
6	—	491	179.00–181.00	179.33
1	—	520	181.00	181.00
9	—	643	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	508	137.00–139.00	138.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	139.00–145.00	141.01
3	—	608	143.00	143.00
1	—	540	148.00	148.00
11	—	420	154.00–176.00	165.32
3	—	665	130.00	130.00
5	—	365	155.00–179.00	170.00
1	—	330	176.00	176.00
18	—	476	150.00–170.00	158.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	155.00–159.00	157.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	599	142.00	142.00
5	—	458	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
2	—	365	120.00	120.00
5	—	427	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	135.00–146.00	140.42
1	—	350	140.00	140.00
1	—	575	135.00	135.00
3	—	470	131.00–148.00	139.67
6	—	430	130.00–148.00	137.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	159.00–168.00	162.98
2	—	405	170.00–180.00	174.94
1	—	645	140.00	140.00
2	—	563	143.00–149.00	145.93
2	—	378	162.00–166.00	163.93
1	—	655	143.00	143.00
2	—	738	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	140.00–155.00	147.25
2	—	430	140.00–150.00	145.00
1	—	525	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,014	65.00–76.00	70.43
5	—	1,210	74.50–85.00	79.40
2	—	955	54.00–55.00	54.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,465	87.00–98.50	92.38
2	—	1,580	86.50–88.50	87.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	868	45.00–52.50	49.02
1	—	720	68.00	68.00
1	—	890	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,265	82.00–93.00	87.72
6	—	1,220	78.00–85.00	82.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,550	70.00–85.50	78.95
5	—	1,896	111.00–125.00	116.78
9	—	1,649	94.00–107.50	102.75

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	90.00	90.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	86.00	86.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	850	800.00–850.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,063	700.00–950.00	864.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,191	83.00–91.00	86.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,158	79.00	79.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	990.00	990.00

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	—	1,200	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	730.00–825.00	781.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,125.00	1,125.00

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.