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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Mar 3

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

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Feeder Cattle receipts

230 head

▼ 378 vs last sale 608▼ 1,342 vs year ago 1,572 · −85.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 104 vs last sale 149▼ 232 vs year ago 277 · −83.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 10▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders on a very light supply due to extreme rainfall and flash flooding were trading very strong. Steers were mostly 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Heifers traded 15.00 to 20.00 higher and in some instances 25.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 6.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher. Suppy was very light, demand was strong, and quality was good.

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 $186.72/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$186.72

54 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$71.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.10

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	449	200.34	899	37
Medium and Large 2	402	172.32	694	11thin
Medium and Large 3	502	129.13	648	6thin

One grade step is worth $71.20/cwt here — about $251 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 sale54 hd

186.72

—

AR average8 barns · 1,381 hd

187.82

−1.10

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	1,640	109.86	1,802	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,393	93.95	1,309	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	92.65	1,082	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,028	82.10	844	15

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,125	1thin

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	277	261.48/cwt	250.00–265.00	724	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	233.55/cwt	230.00–237.00	887	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	235.41/cwt	222.50–242.50	998	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	943	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	182.15/cwt	180.00–185.00	867	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	565	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	983	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	195.57/cwt	187.50–204.00	1,130	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	581	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	495	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	312	180.47/cwt	165.00–192.50	563	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	669	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	207.70/cwt	185.00–215.00	779	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	412	172.55/cwt	157.50–185.00	711	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	209.44/cwt	185.00–222.50	882	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	126.90/cwt	122.50–131.00	546	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	759	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	203.94/cwt	192.50–209.00	948	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	495	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	837	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	187.67/cwt	180.00–197.50	968	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	538	130.25/cwt	130.00–131.00	701	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	558	164.96/cwt	155.00–175.00	920	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	560	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	918	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,131	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	914	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,065	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,163	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	280	265.78/cwt	250.00–270.00	744	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	522	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	841	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	371	250.01/cwt	246.00–252.50	928	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	209.29/cwt	195.00–225.00	889	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	430	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,011	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	206.74/cwt	200.00–210.00	961	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	525	186.94/cwt	180.00–192.50	981	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	531	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,062	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	553	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,106	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	580	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,044	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,159	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,233	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	710	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,250	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	770	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,009	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,616	114.41/cwt	110.00–119.50	1,849	4
Bulls	—	—	1,688	100.76/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,701	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	873	70.01/cwt	66.00–75.00	611	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	90.24/cwt	84.00–95.00	956	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,090	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	948	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	436	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	889	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,134	93.44/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,060	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	97.42/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,505	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,545	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,298	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	97.59/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,208	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,250	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 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 230Last week 608Year ago 1,572

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 149Year ago 277

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 10Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	187.50–204.00	195.57
2	—	380	230.00–237.00	233.55
1	—	660	200.00	200.00
6	—	424	222.50–242.50	235.41
4	—	277	250.00–265.00	261.48
1	—	315	250.00	250.00
1	—	460	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	180.00–185.00	182.15
1	—	395	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	155.00–175.00	164.96
1	—	495	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	165.00	165.00
3	—	312	165.00–192.50	180.47
1	—	580	157.50	157.50
3	—	412	157.50–185.00	172.55
1	—	380	170.00	170.00
1	—	275	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	538	130.00–131.00	130.25
2	—	430	122.50–131.00	126.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	185.00–215.00	207.70
2	—	270	215.00	215.00
14	—	421	185.00–222.50	209.44
1	—	580	195.00	195.00
1	—	600	177.50	177.50
1	—	655	177.50	177.50
1	—	315	212.50	212.50
5	—	516	180.00–197.50	187.67
5	—	465	192.50–209.00	203.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	251.00	251.00
4	—	531	200.00	200.00
5	—	371	246.00–252.50	250.01
2	—	425	195.00–225.00	209.29
1	—	630	184.00	184.00
1	—	670	184.00	184.00
1	—	710	176.00	176.00
1	—	553	200.00	200.00
5	—	280	250.00–270.00	265.78
3	—	465	200.00–210.00	206.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	180.00–192.50	186.94
1	—	580	180.00	180.00
1	—	430	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	150.00	150.00
1	—	470	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	180.00	180.00
1	—	770	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,059	84.00–95.00	90.24
1	—	1,125	79.00	79.00
1	—	1,090	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	97.00–98.00	97.42
1	—	1,090	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,134	89.00–96.00	93.44
1	—	1,545	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	873	66.00–75.00	70.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,688	96.00–106.00	100.76
4	—	1,616	110.00–119.50	114.41

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,238	95.00–100.00	97.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	100.00	100.00

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.