Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs traded uneven to steady, over 600 lbs were trending 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers were mostly uneven. Quality was average on most of the run and demand on those cattle followed suit. Weaned and value added cattlle drew most of the attention from the buyers. There was a limited supply of comparible cattle to lasts weeks large run of feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls were not reported last week but demand was strong on both with a good supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.67/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$167.67

95 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$989

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$479

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

$42.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.65

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	613	172.60	1,058	69
Medium and Large 2	531	155.59	827	25
Medium and Large 3	445	130.00	579	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.60/cwt here — about $479 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 sale95 hd

167.67

—

AR average10 barns · 1,334 hd

175.33

−7.65

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	1,624	89.30	1,450	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,289	75.47	973	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	995	59.85	596	39

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	715	167.68/cwt	167.00–169.00	1,199	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	158.41/cwt	154.00–165.00	995	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	449	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	430	148.97/cwt	148.00–150.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	163.85/cwt	156.00–177.00	1,098	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	189.96/cwt	179.00–201.00	796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	130.33/cwt	120.00–141.00	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	587	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	889	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	410	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	120.36/cwt	110.00–126.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	455	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	573	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	663	152.49/cwt	152.00–153.00	1,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	505	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	468	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,030	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	153.05/cwt	151.00–155.00	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,134	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	730	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	169.67/cwt	168.00–171.00	904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	179.12/cwt	171.00–183.00	845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	175.84/cwt	167.00–184.00	1,004	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	169.69/cwt	165.00–177.00	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	760	157.98/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	629	181.64/cwt	177.00–191.00	1,143	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	307	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	730	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	942	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	660	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	755	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,019	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	68.97/cwt	62.50–77.50	766	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	82.03/cwt	74.00–85.50	1,032	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	67.60/cwt	56.00–77.00	897	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	805	63.95/cwt	63.00–65.00	515	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	59.16/cwt	54.00–64.50	635	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	47.03/cwt	45.00–49.00	459	3
Bulls	—	—	1,310	69.59/cwt	58.00–80.00	912	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	761	58.38/cwt	52.50–64.00	444	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	783	36.66/cwt	35.00–39.00	287	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	770	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	362	1
Bulls	—	—	1,911	101.99/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,949	4
Bulls	—	—	1,519	87.03/cwt	82.50–92.50	1,322	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	79.67/cwt	61.00–90.00	908	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	73.28/cwt	70.00–76.00	823	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	893	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	11,163	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	687	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	1,035.77/cwt	835.00–1,125.00	8,980	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,905	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	939.75/cwt	650.00–1,225.00	10,817	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	915.47/cwt	825.00–1,050.00	8,395	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	927	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	10,063	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	1,298.36/cwt	550.00–1,450.00	13,347	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	171.95/cwt	169.00–175.00	831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	657	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	920	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	830	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	171.89/cwt	160.00–181.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	149.01/cwt	148.00–150.00	906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	144.71/cwt	137.00–152.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	630	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	154.05/cwt	151.00–158.00	893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	163.34/cwt	150.00–177.00	846	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	586	140.91/cwt	131.00–157.00	826	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	134.56/cwt	130.00–140.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	147.89/cwt	141.00–155.00	917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	350	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	148.87/cwt	145.00–153.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	480	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	144.03/cwt	137.00–155.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	9

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 Feb 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 454Last week 2,319Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 189Last week 144Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	715	167.00–169.00	167.68
5	—	468	220.00	220.00
1	—	415	217.00	217.00
2	—	760	155.00–161.00	157.98
6	—	629	177.00–191.00	181.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	200.00	200.00
8	—	628	154.00–165.00	158.41
1	—	755	158.00	158.00
5	—	670	156.00–177.00	163.85
4	—	419	179.00–201.00	189.96
5	—	840	135.00	135.00
3	—	533	168.00–171.00	169.67
6	—	472	171.00–183.00	179.12
4	—	571	167.00–184.00	175.84
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	150.00	150.00
2	—	423	150.00	150.00
2	—	518	151.00–155.00	153.05
1	—	310	169.00	169.00
3	—	392	165.00–177.00	169.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	587	151.50	151.50
1	—	410	170.00	170.00
2	—	663	152.00–153.00	152.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	145.00	145.00
1	—	530	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	164.00	164.00
1	—	730	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	449	175.00	175.00
1	—	515	164.00	164.00
2	—	480	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	148.00–150.00	148.97
1	—	530	145.00	145.00
2	—	455	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	153.00	153.00
2	—	388	171.00	171.00
1	—	555	140.00	140.00
1	—	835	126.00	126.00
1	—	675	148.00	148.00
2	—	620	141.00–155.00	147.89
2	—	475	145.00–153.00	148.87
3	—	522	137.00–155.00	144.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	159.00	159.00
3	—	505	120.00–141.00	130.33
3	—	420	130.00–140.00	134.56
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
1	—	450	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
4	—	470	110.00–126.00	120.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	760	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	307	209.00	209.00
1	—	370	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	186.00	186.00
1	—	335	205.00	205.00
2	—	483	169.00–175.00	171.95
8	—	657	140.00	140.00
3	—	423	160.00–181.00	171.89
2	—	608	148.00–150.00	149.01
3	—	580	151.00–158.00	154.05
6	—	518	150.00–177.00	163.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	129.00	129.00
1	—	660	131.00	131.00
1	—	755	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	115.00	115.00
2	—	530	137.00–152.00	144.71
1	—	420	148.00	148.00
4	—	586	131.00–157.00	140.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,110	62.50–77.50	68.97
11	—	1,074	54.00–64.50	59.16
3	—	977	45.00–49.00	47.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,258	74.00–85.50	82.03
5	—	1,327	56.00–77.00	67.60
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	63.00–65.00	63.95
5	—	761	52.50–64.00	58.38
3	—	783	35.00–39.00	36.66
1	—	770	47.00	47.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	58.00–80.00	69.59
4	—	1,911	95.00–110.00	101.99
5	—	1,519	82.50–92.50	87.03

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)	7	—	1,140	61.00–90.00	79.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,123	70.00–76.00	73.28
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	77.00	77.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	1,151	650.00–1,225.00	939.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	917	825.00–1,050.00	915.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	82.00	82.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	950	1,175.00	1,175.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	867	835.00–1,125.00	1,035.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,028	550.00–1,450.00	1,298.36

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

Steers · 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