Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks good run: feeder steers were mostly steady feeder heifers traded 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Supply was limited with temps not reaching above freezing in the last few days. Demand was still good on the few comparisons from last week on quality weaned cattle. Trade was strong on the slaughter cows with trading 2.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.37/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$134.37

101 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$353

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

$31.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.93

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	589	142.99	842	45
Medium and Large 1-2	498	131.00	652	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	370	131.00	485	6thin
Medium and Large 2	458	129.61	594	30
Medium and Large 3	440	111.39	490	8thin

One grade step is worth $31.60/cwt here — about $353 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 sale101 hd

134.37

—

AR average8 barns · 780 hd

141.30

−6.93

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	—	High	1,335	91.50	1,222	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,461	74.66	1,091	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,359	73.28	996	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	974	51.64	503	15

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	660	136.11/cwt	135.50–139.00	898	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	469	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	704	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	142.44/cwt	135.00–144.00	809	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	538	133.51/cwt	133.00–134.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	147.44/cwt	145.00–150.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	144.10/cwt	140.00–147.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	134.77/cwt	130.00–140.00	438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,175	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	172.34/cwt	168.00–179.00	824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	177.03/cwt	162.00–188.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	701	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	964	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,067	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	163.50/cwt	150.00–168.00	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	289	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	358	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	168.61/cwt	155.00–173.00	985	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	531	173.90/cwt	173.00–179.00	923	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	490	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,084	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	302	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,078	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	173.00/cwt	170.00–176.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	945	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,115	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	370	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	677	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	423	160.91/cwt	156.00–166.00	681	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	74.66/cwt	67.00–79.00	1,091	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	73.28/cwt	70.50–75.00	996	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	65.98/cwt	61.00–73.00	721	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	615	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	42.74/cwt	35.00–46.00	392	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	830	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	349	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	835	45.50/cwt	45.50–45.50	380	1
Bulls	—	—	1,335	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	1,222	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	717.80/cwt	600.00–810.00	7,357	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,408	70.86/cwt	68.50–73.50	998	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,208.80/cwt	675.00–1,410.00	14,421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	485	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	655	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	136.70/cwt	135.00–145.00	592	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	124.88/cwt	121.00–130.00	587	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	105.07/cwt	100.00–110.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	129.00/cwt	123.00–135.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	485	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	123.97/cwt	120.00–125.00	713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	122.40/cwt	120.00–129.00	510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	588	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	777	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,057	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	560	8

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 441Last week 1,360Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 112Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 50Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	660	135.50–139.00	136.11
6	—	568	135.00–144.00	142.44
2	—	410	145.00–150.00	147.44
3	—	478	140.00–147.00	144.10
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
1	—	385	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	631	133.00	133.00
8	—	431	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	469	150.00	150.00
10	—	701	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	133.00–134.00	133.51
5	—	300	150.00	150.00
2	—	588	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	130.00–140.00	134.77
7	—	470	121.00–130.00	124.88
2	—	385	123.00–135.00	129.00
5	—	575	120.00–125.00	123.97
4	—	417	120.00–129.00	122.40
1	—	740	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	163.00	163.00
2	—	655	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	116.00	116.00
2	—	533	100.00–110.00	105.07
2	—	453	110.00	110.00
1	—	325	115.00	115.00
2	—	415	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	777	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	918	128.00	128.00
3	—	478	168.00–179.00	172.34
3	—	403	162.00–188.00	177.03
16	—	584	155.00–173.00	168.61
1	—	865	133.00	133.00
1	—	665	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	741	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	150.00–168.00	163.50
1	—	675	143.00	143.00
1	—	565	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	289	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	531	173.00–179.00	173.90
1	—	490	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	302	178.00	178.00
1	—	545	150.00	150.00
1	—	400	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	145.00	145.00
6	—	433	135.00–145.00	136.70
1	—	370	140.00	140.00
1	—	325	160.00	160.00
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	770	140.00	140.00
2	—	435	170.00–176.00	173.00
1	—	945	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	156.00–166.00	160.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,461	67.00–79.00	74.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,359	70.50–75.00	73.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,093	61.00–73.00	65.98
1	—	1,060	58.00	58.00
7	—	917	35.00–46.00	42.74
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	42.00	42.00
1	—	835	45.50	45.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	91.50	91.50

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	—	1,025	600.00–810.00	717.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,408	68.50–73.50	70.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,193	675.00–1,410.00	1,208.80

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

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Replacement Cattle