Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparison is available to last week the sale was canceled due to the weather. However, both feeder steers and heifers were trending much lower than two weeks ago amid the conflicts in Europe and rising feed costs. Supply was strong, quality was average for the most part. Demand was weak at the begining of the sale but picked up around mid session and finished good. Cows and bulls were not viewed due to time constraints.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.24/cwt on 246 head.

Average price

$135.24

246 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$34.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.38

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	144.25	735	98
Medium and Large 2	508	130.47	663	102
Medium and Large 1-2	549	127.37	700	44
Medium and Large 3	560	110.00	616	2thin

One grade step is worth $34.25/cwt here — about $119 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 sale246 hd

135.24

—

AR average9 barns · 2,426 hd

153.62

−18.38

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1Fleshy	—	571	144.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	825	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	144.96/cwt	130.00–149.00	761	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	902	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	426	160.66/cwt	158.00–163.00	684	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	559	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	811	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	135.51/cwt	130.00–140.00	783	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	166.69/cwt	160.00–178.00	790	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	136.51/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,145	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,219	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	141.87/cwt	140.00–143.00	763	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	124.33/cwt	120.00–128.00	883	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	871	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	135.61/cwt	130.00–141.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	138.22/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,020	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	131.50/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,039	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	151.49/cwt	140.00–156.00	562	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	176.29/cwt	170.00–181.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	150.14/cwt	140.00–155.00	647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	157.34/cwt	150.00–164.00	828	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	144.21/cwt	140.00–151.00	973	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	156.30/cwt	148.00–165.00	907	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	459	175.26/cwt	175.00–176.00	804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	747	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	364	157.34/cwt	156.00–162.00	573	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	148.04/cwt	140.00–155.00	933	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	170.58/cwt	170.00–172.00	715	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	517	175.67/cwt	175.00–176.00	908	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	550	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	323	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	137.55/cwt	134.00–142.00	935	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	495	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	633	130.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	827	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	365	157.95/cwt	156.00–160.00	577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	427	147.66/cwt	140.00–155.00	631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	161.69/cwt	154.00–172.00	690	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	145.25/cwt	130.00–151.00	632	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	145.32/cwt	138.00–158.00	817	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	144.97/cwt	140.00–155.00	474	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	148.62/cwt	140.00–160.00	566	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	129.33/cwt	129.00–130.00	802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	152.87/cwt	140.00–162.00	806	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	137.39/cwt	130.00–145.00	639	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	140.33/cwt	135.00–142.00	874	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	130.48/cwt	127.00–134.00	757	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	127.94/cwt	120.00–137.00	669	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	160.16/cwt	154.00–165.00	743	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	885	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	172.21/cwt	161.00–182.50	641	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	126.66/cwt	124.00–134.00	871	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	434	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	629	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	483	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	604	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	625	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	906	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	365	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	118.76/cwt	115.00–120.00	793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	136.24/cwt	125.00–145.00	591	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	122.12/cwt	110.00–128.00	712	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	127.11/cwt	120.00–135.00	606	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	129.34/cwt	128.00–130.00	667	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	125.56/cwt	120.00–130.00	649	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	133.29/cwt	130.00–140.00	772	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	141.76/cwt	130.00–155.00	534	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	132.46/cwt	129.00–136.00	834	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	156.10/cwt	150.00–163.00	579	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	120.28/cwt	110.00–125.00	754	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	380	150.72/cwt	145.00–156.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	532	133.97/cwt	132.00–140.00	713	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	144.86/cwt	135.00–159.00	626	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	140.69/cwt	131.00–148.00	678	5

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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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	571	140.00–145.00	144.50
2	—	1,145	106.50	106.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	160.00	160.00
2	—	615	125.00–130.00	127.48
7	—	578	130.00–140.00	135.51
3	—	710	120.00–128.00	124.33
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
11	—	665	131.00	131.00
2	—	520	130.00–141.00	135.61
8	—	371	140.00–156.00	151.49
1	—	790	115.00	115.00
4	—	431	140.00–155.00	150.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	474	160.00–178.00	166.69
2	—	818	133.00–140.00	136.51
3	—	332	170.00	170.00
5	—	738	135.00–146.00	138.22
2	—	790	130.00–133.00	131.50
3	—	388	170.00–181.00	176.29
22	—	526	150.00–164.00	157.34
19	—	675	140.00–151.00	144.21
10	—	580	148.00–165.00	156.30
4	—	630	140.00–155.00	148.04
5	—	419	170.00–172.00	170.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	538	140.00–143.00	141.87
10	—	498	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	450	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	155.00	155.00
1	—	545	150.00	150.00
22	—	364	156.00–162.00	157.34
1	—	550	146.00	146.00
3	—	323	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	459	175.00–176.00	175.26
6	—	517	175.00–176.00	175.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	525	130.00–149.00	144.96
7	—	688	124.00–134.00	126.66
4	—	343	160.00	160.00
2	—	703	115.00–120.00	117.51
7	—	579	130.00–140.00	133.29
5	—	630	129.00–136.00	132.46
8	—	371	150.00–163.00	156.10
19	—	432	135.00–159.00	144.86
5	—	482	131.00–148.00	140.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	683	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	158.00–163.00	160.66
13	—	559	145.00	145.00
1	—	465	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	140.00	140.00
2	—	485	130.00	130.00
2	—	380	145.00–156.00	150.72
7	—	532	132.00–140.00	133.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	434	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	483	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	300	147.50	147.50
1	—	290	149.00	149.00
4	—	668	115.00–120.00	118.76
2	—	725	115.00	115.00
9	—	434	125.00–145.00	136.24
10	—	583	110.00–128.00	122.12
15	—	477	120.00–135.00	127.11
8	—	517	120.00–130.00	125.56
8	—	377	130.00–155.00	141.76
19	—	627	110.00–125.00	120.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	625	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	516	128.00–130.00	129.34
5	—	621	125.00	125.00
8	—	570	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	680	134.00–142.00	137.55
14	—	427	154.00–172.00	161.69
3	—	562	138.00–158.00	145.32
22	—	527	140.00–162.00	152.87
6	—	623	135.00–142.00	140.33
7	—	464	154.00–165.00	160.16
1	—	885	101.00	101.00
13	—	372	161.00–182.50	172.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	633	130.00–135.00	130.71
2	—	365	156.00–160.00	157.95
3	—	427	140.00–155.00	147.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	123.00	123.00
12	—	435	130.00–151.00	145.25
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
3	—	327	140.00–155.00	144.97
7	—	381	140.00–160.00	148.62
3	—	620	129.00–130.00	129.33
6	—	465	130.00–145.00	137.39
8	—	580	127.00–134.00	130.48
12	—	523	120.00–137.00	127.94

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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