Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparisons to last week sale was not reported. But compared to two weeks ago feeder steers under 450 lbs were 10.00 to 15.00 higher, feeder steers over 450 were 5.00 to 10.00 higher with some exceptions of undesirable cattle. Feeder hefiers were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher with the same exception as the steers.. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 8.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady. Demand was good and supply was good with strong support from buyers on weaned light wieght cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.37/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$173.37

128 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$23.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.55

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	467	183.03	854	73
Medium and Large 1-2	481	163.60	786	10thin
Medium and Large 2	459	159.86	733	45

One grade step is worth $23.17/cwt here — about $121 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 sale128 hd

173.37

—

AR average10 barns · 1,818 hd

176.92

−3.55

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	1,588	104.10	1,653	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,448	83.76	1,213	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	78.17	952	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	65.27	648	20

Every lot, as filed

100 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	169.32/cwt	164.00–172.50	809	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	144.83/cwt	130.00–159.00	611	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	404	186.09/cwt	185.00–192.50	752	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	470	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	893	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	156.38/cwt	151.00–160.00	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	163.45/cwt	163.00–165.00	933	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	146.62/cwt	140.00–155.00	689	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	143.04/cwt	135.00–157.00	808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	163.81/cwt	159.00–169.00	622	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	128.50/cwt	127.00–130.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	202.67/cwt	195.00–210.00	746	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	166.99/cwt	165.00–171.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	428	146.89/cwt	145.00–158.00	629	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	137.78/cwt	132.00–150.00	809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	140.45/cwt	134.00–147.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	670	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	151.78/cwt	136.00–163.00	776	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	161.29/cwt	150.00–177.00	769	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	545	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	135.62/cwt	125.00–144.00	579	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	489	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	812	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	180.05/cwt	170.00–196.00	943	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	400	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	188.36/cwt	166.00–202.00	785	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	142.29/cwt	131.00–150.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	700	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	490	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	578	183.99/cwt	183.00–185.00	1,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	174.34/cwt	165.00–182.50	819	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	351	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	614	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	410	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	410	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	332	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	556	156.31/cwt	153.00–158.00	869	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	495	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	377	176.54/cwt	172.00–180.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	521	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	792	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	575	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	415	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	620	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	862	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	83.72/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,091	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	85.55/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,253	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	76.60/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,056	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	55.70/cwt	55.00–57.00	534	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	77.39/cwt	73.00–83.50	853	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	75.15/cwt	69.00–81.00	881	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	63.44/cwt	60.00–66.50	616	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	825	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	520	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	855	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	316	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	785	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	412	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,280	1
Bulls	—	—	1,434	103.82/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,489	5
Bulls	—	—	1,840	112.61/cwt	110.50–114.00	2,072	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	85.16/cwt	82.50–88.00	982	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	665.48/cwt	600.00–725.00	6,988	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,309	83.52/cwt	75.00–90.00	1,093	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	77.12/cwt	75.50–79.00	767	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	14,805	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,107.34/cwt	900.00–1,300.00	10,188	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	1,242.07/cwt	825.00–1,335.00	13,799	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	154.00/cwt	140.00–170.00	582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	135.17/cwt	130.00–141.00	708	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	138.95/cwt	132.00–145.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	500	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	560	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	132.06/cwt	130.00–134.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	164.05/cwt	159.00–172.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	164.47/cwt	158.00–168.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	608	125.41/cwt	120.00–135.00	762	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	566	136.55/cwt	134.00–144.00	773	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	433	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	142.74/cwt	132.00–145.00	668	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	142.35/cwt	130.00–155.00	527	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	155.60/cwt	150.00–170.00	520	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	158.03/cwt	154.00–161.00	822	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	405	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	365	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	721	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	930	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	156.11/cwt	150.00–167.00	871	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	865	1

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 817Last week 755Year ago 667

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 160Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 82Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	478	164.00–172.50	169.32
7	—	404	185.00–192.50	186.09
2	—	893	108.00	108.00
1	—	605	159.00	159.00
1	—	330	197.50	197.50
3	—	520	154.00–161.00	158.03
1	—	690	132.00	132.00
6	—	721	129.00	129.00
3	—	558	150.00–167.00	156.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	130.00–159.00	144.83
1	—	325	190.00	190.00
1	—	625	135.00	135.00
4	—	378	140.00–170.00	154.00
10	—	524	130.00–141.00	135.17
3	—	465	132.00–145.00	138.95
1	—	650	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	172.00–180.00	176.54
5	—	521	152.00	152.00
2	—	575	140.00–141.00	140.50
1	—	415	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	207.50	207.50
1	—	365	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	172.00	172.00
1	—	500	168.00	168.00
1	—	560	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	131.00	131.00
8	—	380	159.00–169.00	163.81
1	—	630	139.00	139.00
1	—	570	138.00	138.00
7	—	511	136.00–163.00	151.78
14	—	477	150.00–177.00	161.29
4	—	433	159.00–172.00	164.05
4	—	338	158.00–168.00	164.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	428	145.00–158.00	146.89
1	—	545	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	132.00–150.00	137.78
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
11	—	427	125.00–144.00	135.62
2	—	618	130.00–134.00	132.06
8	—	468	132.00–145.00	142.74
8	—	370	130.00–155.00	142.35
5	—	334	150.00–170.00	155.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	140.00	140.00
5	—	608	120.00–135.00	125.41
5	—	566	134.00–144.00	136.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	151.00–160.00	156.38
11	—	470	140.00–155.00	146.62
4	—	565	135.00–157.00	143.04
2	—	685	127.00–130.00	128.50
3	—	342	165.00–171.00	166.99
1	—	610	134.00	134.00
3	—	525	131.00–150.00	142.29
2	—	360	150.00–155.00	152.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	156.00	156.00
2	—	610	134.00–147.00	140.45
1	—	670	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	571	163.00–165.00	163.45
1	—	345	220.00	220.00
1	—	600	154.00	154.00
15	—	368	195.00–210.00	202.67
5	—	524	170.00–196.00	180.05
21	—	417	166.00–202.00	188.36
8	—	470	165.00–182.50	174.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	489	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	167.00	167.00
1	—	490	197.50	197.50
2	—	578	183.00–185.00	183.99
1	—	410	205.00	205.00
1	—	620	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	351	175.00	175.00
1	—	500	150.00	150.00
1	—	410	185.00	185.00
5	—	332	212.00	212.00
3	—	556	153.00–158.00	156.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	176.00	176.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,303	81.00–87.00	83.72
11	—	1,172	69.00–81.00	75.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,465	83.00–89.00	85.55
2	—	1,378	75.00–78.00	76.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	958	55.00–57.00	55.70
7	—	1,102	73.00–83.50	77.39
7	—	971	60.00–66.50	63.44
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	63.00	63.00
1	—	855	37.00	37.00
1	—	785	52.50	52.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	80.00	80.00
5	—	1,434	100.00–110.00	103.82
3	—	1,840	110.50–114.00	112.61

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)	3	—	1,153	82.50–88.00	85.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,050	600.00–725.00	665.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,309	75.00–90.00	83.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	995	75.50–79.00	77.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,050	1,410.00	1,410.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	920	900.00–1,300.00	1,107.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,111	825.00–1,335.00	1,242.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	860.00	860.00

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