Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison is available to the previous sale due to absence of the reporter. Supply was strong and so was demand on a good run of value added and weaned cattle with buyers showing the most interest in those animals with the aproaching winter storm Izzy. Fleshy and un-weaned cattle were not as desirable and were discounted by the buyers. Slaughter cow and slaughter bull demand was strong.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.11/cwt on 247 head.

Average price

$138.11

247 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

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

$29.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.08

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	143.32	809	119
Medium and Large 1-2	530	138.78	735	49
Medium and Large 2	464	130.69	607	75
Medium and Large 3	421	113.79	478	4thin

One grade step is worth $29.53/cwt here — about $331 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 sale247 hd

138.11

—

AR average9 barns · 2,782 hd

145.19

−7.08

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	1,668	88.34	1,473	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,259	70.26	885	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,393	66.41	925	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,044	51.99	543	16

Every lot, as filed

93 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 2	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	123.63/cwt	120.00–131.00	690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	115.03/cwt	110.00–120.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	143.13/cwt	138.00–147.00	737	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	133.24/cwt	132.00–135.00	813	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	673	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	575	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	134.58/cwt	134.00–137.00	833	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	528	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	585	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	136.61/cwt	130.00–143.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	156.57/cwt	153.00–160.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	151.95/cwt	140.00–155.00	707	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	390	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	156.53/cwt	156.00–157.00	513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	573	149.02/cwt	147.00–151.00	854	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	157.01/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	629	140.01/cwt	139.00–141.00	881	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	143.45/cwt	141.00–146.00	757	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	156.67/cwt	147.00–161.00	669	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	145.48/cwt	140.00–157.00	809	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	147.13/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,055	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	141.47/cwt	140.00–143.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	151.55/cwt	140.00–155.00	637	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	172.50/cwt	169.00–179.00	814	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	165.34/cwt	155.00–171.00	941	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	174.78/cwt	166.00–182.00	718	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	186.74/cwt	170.00–193.00	704	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	141.75/cwt	140.50–146.00	1,198	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	153.56/cwt	153.00–155.00	957	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	153.32/cwt	150.00–155.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	173.94/cwt	170.00–181.00	908	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	355	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	659	155.45/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,024	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	425	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	633	156.63/cwt	155.00–157.00	991	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	525	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	164.62/cwt	150.00–175.00	854	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	168.85/cwt	159.00–181.00	789	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	515	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	141.53/cwt	135.00–148.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	495	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	410	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	510	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	734	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	66.41/cwt	63.00–69.00	925	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	72.13/cwt	67.00–75.00	931	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	236	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,445	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	636	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	784	55.39/cwt	54.00–57.00	434	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	63.38/cwt	62.00–65.00	724	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	49.48/cwt	46.50–52.50	553	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	58.95/cwt	55.00–64.50	639	5
Bulls	—	—	1,500	84.90/cwt	78.00–90.00	1,274	8
Bulls	—	—	2,004	95.21/cwt	91.50–98.50	1,908	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	69.73/cwt	69.00–70.50	895	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	864	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	771.19/cwt	650.00–850.00	7,581	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	755.28/cwt	600.00–935.00	8,633	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	809	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	6,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	724	132.98/cwt	131.00–139.00	963	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	137.19/cwt	137.00–139.00	771	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	152.74/cwt	140.00–164.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	177.27/cwt	170.00–183.00	576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	138.30/cwt	133.00–143.00	947	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	168.22/cwt	158.50–187.00	733	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	146.46/cwt	145.00–148.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	126.66/cwt	120.00–133.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	512	128.69/cwt	125.00–132.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	556	132.39/cwt	130.00–134.00	736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	658	127.33/cwt	125.00–130.00	838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	138.35/cwt	133.00–140.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	181.93/cwt	168.00–189.00	695	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	155.37/cwt	149.00–164.00	823	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	140.14/cwt	130.00–151.00	476	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	793	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,063	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	135.84/cwt	132.00–140.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	129.51/cwt	120.00–143.00	596	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	612	127.94/cwt	125.00–134.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	141.64/cwt	135.00–143.00	812	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	112.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	122.02/cwt	120.00–124.00	894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	653	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	901	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	129.07/cwt	120.00–134.00	541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	128.22/cwt	120.00–135.00	669	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	460	157.30/cwt	152.00–159.00	724	13

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 Jan 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,360Last week 0Year ago 895

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 0Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 0Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	620	120.00	120.00
5	—	558	120.00–131.00	123.63
15	—	340	130.00–151.00	140.14
2	—	380	132.00–140.00	135.84
24	—	460	120.00–143.00	129.51
6	—	419	120.00–134.00	129.07
16	—	522	120.00–135.00	128.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	110.00–120.00	115.03
2	—	388	110.00–115.00	112.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	515	138.00–147.00	143.13
7	—	619	134.00–137.00	134.58
2	—	358	153.00–160.00	156.57
17	—	465	140.00–155.00	151.95
6	—	427	147.00–161.00	156.67
6	—	573	135.00–143.00	141.64
2	—	733	120.00–124.00	122.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	610	132.00–135.00	133.24
8	—	481	140.00	140.00
8	—	411	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	154.00	154.00
2	—	528	151.00	151.00
16	—	629	139.00–141.00	140.01
14	—	653	138.00	138.00
13	—	460	152.00–159.00	157.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	528	141.00–146.00	143.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	556	130.00–134.00	132.39
3	—	658	125.00–130.00	127.33
2	—	515	130.00	130.00
3	—	612	125.00–134.00	127.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	793	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	130.00–143.00	136.61
2	—	328	156.00–157.00	156.53
4	—	556	140.00–157.00	145.48
1	—	460	143.00	143.00
2	—	663	140.00–143.00	141.47
16	—	420	140.00–155.00	151.55
3	—	377	150.00–155.00	153.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	147.00–151.00	149.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	155.00–158.00	157.01
22	—	717	146.00–148.00	147.13
22	—	472	169.00–179.00	172.50
20	—	569	155.00–171.00	165.34
5	—	411	166.00–182.00	174.78
7	—	377	170.00–193.00	186.74
13	—	845	140.50–146.00	141.75
7	—	623	153.00–155.00	153.56
14	—	519	150.00–175.00	164.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	522	170.00–181.00	173.94
11	—	659	155.00–156.00	155.45
2	—	425	182.00	182.00
18	—	633	155.00–157.00	156.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	172.00	172.00
1	—	525	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	159.00–181.00	168.85
2	—	608	135.00–148.00	141.53
4	—	724	131.00–139.00	132.98
4	—	325	170.00–183.00	177.27
3	—	685	133.00–143.00	138.30
13	—	436	158.50–187.00	168.22
2	—	565	156.00	156.00
13	—	382	168.00–189.00	181.93
10	—	530	149.00–164.00	155.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	149.00	149.00
1	—	410	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	562	137.00–139.00	137.19
2	—	325	140.00–164.00	152.74
2	—	483	145.00–148.00	146.46
1	—	275	160.00	160.00
2	—	620	120.00–133.00	126.66
4	—	425	133.00–140.00	138.35
1	—	365	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	125.00–132.00	128.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	63.00–69.00	66.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,291	67.00–75.00	72.13
3	—	1,143	62.00–65.00	63.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	30.00	30.00
1	—	1,445	44.00	44.00
6	—	1,118	46.50–52.50	49.48
5	—	1,084	55.00–64.50	58.95
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	784	54.00–57.00	55.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,500	78.00–90.00	84.90
4	—	2,004	91.50–98.50	95.21

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	—	1,283	69.00–70.50	69.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	68.00	68.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	983	650.00–850.00	771.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,143	600.00–935.00	755.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	68.00	68.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	585.00	585.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle