Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Very few comparisons are available from last weeks light run due to the winter weather but on feeder steers, they were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers were trending much stronger with a lot of buyer interest on quality cattle with some some comparisons to last week as much as 15.00 to 20.00 higher with the average type cattle holding steady. Keep in mind there was not a lot of feeders tested last week. Slaughter bulls were 10.00 higher and slaughter cows were 5.00 to10.00 higher on a good supply and a good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.64/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$164.64

129 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$872

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$42.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.61

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	173.26	917	86
Medium and Large 2	520	151.28	786	32
Medium and Large 1-2	650	145.00	943	4thin
Medium and Large 3	514	131.00	673	7thin

One grade step is worth $42.26/cwt here — about $244 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 sale129 hd

164.64

—

AR average10 barns · 1,204 hd

174.25

−9.61

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	1,696	101.36	1,719	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	91.88	1,357	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	85.58	1,068	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	64.55	655	16

Every lot, as filed

98 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 3	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,179	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	141.01/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	180.61/cwt	170.00–195.00	838	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	428	177.38/cwt	172.00–183.00	759	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	151.25/cwt	150.00–155.00	787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	141.18/cwt	140.00–145.00	888	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	716	152.21/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,090	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	701	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	953	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	508	138.32/cwt	137.00–139.00	703	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	695	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	491	179.33/cwt	179.00–181.00	881	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	141.01/cwt	139.00–145.00	801	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	375	157.05/cwt	155.00–159.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	137.97/cwt	136.00–140.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	166.55/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	157.95/cwt	155.00–161.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	373	179.51/cwt	179.00–180.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	189.78/cwt	173.00–203.00	721	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	155.02/cwt	150.00–160.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	469	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	938	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	551	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	832	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	169.83/cwt	163.00–180.00	949	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	530	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	415	195.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	165.87/cwt	160.00–176.00	848	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	178.93/cwt	170.00–205.00	748	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	203.09/cwt	199.00–207.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	413	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	162.98/cwt	159.00–168.00	844	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	174.94/cwt	170.00–180.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	380	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	145.93/cwt	143.00–149.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	163.93/cwt	162.00–166.00	620	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	70.43/cwt	65.00–76.00	714	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	79.40/cwt	74.50–85.00	961	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	54.48/cwt	54.00–55.00	520	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	92.38/cwt	87.00–98.50	1,353	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	868	49.02/cwt	45.00–52.50	425	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	87.72/cwt	82.00–93.00	1,110	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	87.61/cwt	86.50–88.50	1,384	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	82.01/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,001	6
Bulls	—	—	1,550	78.95/cwt	70.00–85.50	1,224	4
Bulls	—	—	1,896	116.78/cwt	111.00–125.00	2,214	5
Bulls	—	—	1,649	102.75/cwt	94.00–107.50	1,694	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	720	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	490	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	890	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	267	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,094	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	11,732	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	989	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	17,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	825.00/cwt	800.00–850.00	7,013	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	864.50/cwt	700.00–950.00	9,190	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	17,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	14,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	86.68/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,032	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	915	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	781.35/cwt	730.00–825.00	7,227	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	10,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	147.25/cwt	140.00–155.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	738	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	599	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	851	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	165.32/cwt	154.00–176.00	694	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	140.42/cwt	135.00–146.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	170.00/cwt	155.00–179.00	621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	139.67/cwt	131.00–148.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	158.16/cwt	150.00–170.00	753	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	643	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	932	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	137.13/cwt	130.00–148.00	590	6

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 615Last week 217Year ago 637

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 73Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 20Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
1	—	535	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	131.00	131.00
2	—	753	139.00–143.00	141.01
8	—	464	170.00–195.00	180.61
1	—	685	156.00	156.00
1	—	850	131.00	131.00
2	—	633	164.00–169.00	166.55
10	—	380	173.00–203.00	189.78
7	—	559	163.00–180.00	169.83
1	—	840	136.00	136.00
11	—	511	160.00–176.00	165.87
12	—	418	170.00–205.00	178.93
2	—	333	199.00–207.00	203.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	130.00	130.00
4	—	520	150.00–155.00	151.25
6	—	629	140.00–145.00	141.18
1	—	400	150.00	150.00
1	—	720	135.00	135.00
2	—	558	136.00–140.00	137.97
2	—	473	155.00–161.00	157.95
3	—	382	150.00–160.00	155.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	650	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	716	151.00–154.00	152.21
10	—	469	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	155.00	155.00
1	—	615	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	179.00–180.00	179.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	551	151.00	151.00
4	—	413	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	190.00–200.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	428	172.00–183.00	177.38
6	—	701	136.00	136.00
2	—	695	134.00	134.00
6	—	491	179.00–181.00	179.33
1	—	520	181.00	181.00
9	—	643	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	508	137.00–139.00	138.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	139.00–145.00	141.01
3	—	608	143.00	143.00
1	—	540	148.00	148.00
11	—	420	154.00–176.00	165.32
3	—	665	130.00	130.00
5	—	365	155.00–179.00	170.00
1	—	330	176.00	176.00
18	—	476	150.00–170.00	158.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	155.00–159.00	157.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	599	142.00	142.00
5	—	458	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
2	—	365	120.00	120.00
5	—	427	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	135.00–146.00	140.42
1	—	350	140.00	140.00
1	—	575	135.00	135.00
3	—	470	131.00–148.00	139.67
6	—	430	130.00–148.00	137.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	159.00–168.00	162.98
2	—	405	170.00–180.00	174.94
1	—	645	140.00	140.00
2	—	563	143.00–149.00	145.93
2	—	378	162.00–166.00	163.93
1	—	655	143.00	143.00
2	—	738	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	140.00–155.00	147.25
2	—	430	140.00–150.00	145.00
1	—	525	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,014	65.00–76.00	70.43
5	—	1,210	74.50–85.00	79.40
2	—	955	54.00–55.00	54.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,465	87.00–98.50	92.38
2	—	1,580	86.50–88.50	87.61
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	868	45.00–52.50	49.02
1	—	720	68.00	68.00
1	—	890	30.00	30.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,265	82.00–93.00	87.72
6	—	1,220	78.00–85.00	82.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,550	70.00–85.50	78.95
5	—	1,896	111.00–125.00	116.78
9	—	1,649	94.00–107.50	102.75

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	90.00	90.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	86.00	86.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	850	800.00–850.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,063	700.00–950.00	864.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,191	83.00–91.00	86.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,158	79.00	79.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	990.00	990.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	730.00–825.00	781.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,125.00	1,125.00

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

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