Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers were also 5.00 to 10.00 lower than last week. Slaughter cows were mostly steady slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was good and demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.00/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$148.00

115 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$98

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$20.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.15

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	341	155.00	529	5thin
Medium and Large 1	465	152.57	710	81
Medium and Large 2	467	134.04	626	29

One grade step is worth $20.96/cwt here — about −$98 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 sale115 hd

148.00

—

AR average9 barns · 990 hd

151.15

−3.15

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	1,664	105.43	1,755	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,411	92.27	1,302	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,332	86.96	1,158	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,069	69.81	746	25

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	567	125.04/cwt	122.00–128.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	155.55/cwt	145.00–160.00	731	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	139.91/cwt	135.00–145.00	942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	545	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	129.99/cwt	127.00–135.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	146.01/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	161.71/cwt	150.00–164.00	621	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	166.26/cwt	165.00–172.00	574	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	170.26/cwt	160.00–178.00	880	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	152.89/cwt	150.00–156.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	725	138.97/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	425	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	137.01/cwt	135.00–138.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	490	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	507	182.35/cwt	176.00–183.00	925	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	173.37/cwt	155.00–185.00	820	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	160.75/cwt	153.00–169.00	987	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	157.38/cwt	155.00–162.00	570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	135.98/cwt	135.00–137.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	520	156.03/cwt	153.00–159.00	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	560	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	146.60/cwt	140.00–150.00	633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	365	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	177.34/cwt	164.00–200.00	750	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	168.92/cwt	160.00–174.00	953	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	185.61/cwt	170.00–198.00	707	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	150	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	249	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	505	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	180.66/cwt	160.00–187.50	743	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	144.48/cwt	131.00–148.00	886	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	410	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	152.01/cwt	145.00–161.00	765	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	182.44/cwt	180.00–186.00	593	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	179.18/cwt	170.00–189.00	659	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	85.47/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,103	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	89.35/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,211	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	82.04/cwt	75.50–87.00	943	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	94.70/cwt	90.50–99.00	1,377	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	838	51.88/cwt	49.00–55.00	435	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	81.38/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,041	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	70.87/cwt	64.00–75.00	771	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	58.68/cwt	54.00–62.00	620	3
Bulls	—	—	1,793	116.11/cwt	110.00–122.50	2,082	9
Bulls	—	—	1,502	100.66/cwt	92.50–110.00	1,512	12
Bulls	—	—	2,060	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,772	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	99.39/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,121	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,201.14/cwt	1,175.00–1,225.00	13,213	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,214	1,255.44/cwt	925.00–1,425.00	15,241	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	90.41/cwt	74.00–103.00	1,098	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	92.98/cwt	74.00–103.00	1,267	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	94.64/cwt	87.00–103.00	1,285	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	1,117.37/cwt	975.00–1,300.00	10,984	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	637	124.58/cwt	120.00–129.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	860	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	155.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	640	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	517	131.33/cwt	130.00–134.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	141.85/cwt	140.00–152.00	833	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	131.20/cwt	125.00–137.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	162.49/cwt	153.00–175.00	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	150.75/cwt	150.00–151.00	507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	139.36/cwt	133.00–141.00	537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	133.42/cwt	130.00–137.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	146.58/cwt	137.00–155.00	758	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	134.91/cwt	127.00–141.00	641	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	160.67/cwt	147.00–170.00	681	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	529	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 →

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 755Last week 615Year ago 626

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 142Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 50Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	122.00–128.00	125.04
4	—	514	127.00–135.00	129.99
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
1	—	430	136.00	136.00
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
4	—	336	150.00–151.00	150.75
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
5	—	385	133.00–141.00	139.36
7	—	475	127.00–141.00	134.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	470	145.00–160.00	155.55
18	—	384	150.00–164.00	161.71
7	—	345	165.00–172.00	166.26
3	—	613	135.00–138.00	137.01
2	—	568	130.00–137.00	133.42
21	—	517	137.00–155.00	146.58
8	—	424	147.00–170.00	160.67
1	—	665	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	134.00	134.00
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
3	—	517	130.00–134.00	131.33
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	341	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	135.00–145.00	139.91
2	—	328	150.00–156.00	152.89
1	—	765	135.00	135.00
3	—	362	155.00–162.00	157.38
2	—	518	135.00–137.00	135.98
1	—	725	130.00	130.00
1	—	625	135.00	135.00
3	—	432	140.00–150.00	146.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	152.00	152.00
1	—	625	140.00	140.00
2	—	725	135.00–143.00	138.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	694	142.00–150.00	146.01
12	—	517	160.00–178.00	170.26
1	—	340	183.00	183.00
21	—	473	155.00–185.00	173.37
13	—	614	153.00–169.00	160.75
7	—	423	164.00–200.00	177.34
6	—	564	160.00–174.00	168.92
8	—	381	170.00–198.00	185.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	180.00	180.00
11	—	507	176.00–183.00	182.35
1	—	615	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	153.00–159.00	156.03
1	—	560	151.00	151.00
1	—	365	170.00	170.00
1	—	470	150.00	150.00
1	—	150	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	411	160.00–187.50	180.66
14	—	613	131.00–148.00	144.48
5	—	503	145.00–161.00	152.01
5	—	325	180.00–186.00	182.44
4	—	368	170.00–189.00	179.18
1	—	655	134.00	134.00
10	—	587	140.00–152.00	141.85
4	—	479	153.00–175.00	162.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	140.00	140.00
2	—	637	120.00–129.00	124.58
1	—	860	117.00	117.00
2	—	375	150.00–160.00	155.00
1	—	340	155.00	155.00
2	—	523	125.00–137.00	131.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,290	81.00–90.00	85.47
14	—	1,454	90.50–99.00	94.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,355	85.00–96.00	89.35
6	—	1,279	78.00–85.00	81.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,149	75.50–87.00	82.04
13	—	1,088	64.00–75.00	70.87
3	—	1,057	54.00–62.00	58.68
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	838	49.00–55.00	51.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,793	110.00–122.50	116.11
12	—	1,502	92.50–110.00	100.66
2	—	2,060	86.00	86.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,128	94.00–104.00	99.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,215	74.00–103.00	90.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,363	74.00–103.00	92.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	850	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,358	87.00–103.00	94.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	983	975.00–1,300.00	1,117.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	84.00	84.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,201.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,214	925.00–1,425.00	1,255.44

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

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Replacement Cattle