Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a lighter test than last week with fewer qualitly cattle to compare to from last week, Feeder steers were trading mostly steady to un-even. Feeder heifers were 2.00 to 9.00 lower. Slautghter cows were 2.00 to 9.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand was good on the qualitly and weaned cattle that were available, supply was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.98/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$135.98

74 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$45.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.35

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	430	154.95	666	21
Medium and Large 1-2	623	136.00	847	10thin
Medium and Large 2	487	135.14	658	29
Medium and Large 3	391	109.23	427	14thin

One grade step is worth $45.72/cwt here — about $239 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 sale74 hd

135.98

—

AR average9 barns · 1,172 hd

151.32

−15.35

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	—	Average	1,542	96.67	1,490	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,263	84.70	1,070	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	80.66	1,014	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,020	61.23	625	28

Every lot, as filed

84 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 2	—	790	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	340	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	460	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	763	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	145.01/cwt	144.00–146.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	438	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	784	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	136.74/cwt	130.00–140.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	927	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	134.11/cwt	120.00–144.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	131.88/cwt	130.00–136.00	677	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	145.31/cwt	140.00–150.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	106.41/cwt	100.00–120.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	122.98/cwt	121.00–125.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	146.29/cwt	144.00–147.00	854	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	171.33/cwt	169.00–187.00	869	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	937	128.34/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,203	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	181.05/cwt	174.00–185.00	856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,153	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	170.65/cwt	155.00–179.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	155.51/cwt	155.00–156.00	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	191.52/cwt	190.00–193.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	629	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	921	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	682	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,118	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	685	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,028	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	148.84/cwt	140.00–154.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	453	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	186.57/cwt	185.00–188.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	157.89/cwt	149.00–166.00	810	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	69.04/cwt	62.00–77.00	810	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	77.84/cwt	74.00–84.00	892	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	63.02/cwt	57.50–68.50	657	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	359	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	51.17/cwt	40.00–57.00	523	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	84.70/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,070	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	84.53/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,087	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	855	46.04/cwt	45.00–47.00	394	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	850	61.05/cwt	59.00–63.00	519	3
Bulls	—	—	1,481	95.32/cwt	92.50–101.00	1,412	4
Bulls	—	—	1,448	88.72/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,285	3
Bulls	—	—	1,803	111.30/cwt	108.00–114.50	2,007	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	725	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	925.05/cwt	700.00–1,085.00	10,157	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,700	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	482	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,000	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,026	911.05/cwt	700.00–985.00	9,347	17
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	7,948	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	951.59/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	11,210	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	163.42/cwt	155.00–174.00	523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	145.17/cwt	140.00–150.00	534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	143.81/cwt	140.00–150.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	128.34/cwt	124.00–133.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	378	156.99/cwt	156.00–158.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	162.31/cwt	157.00–163.00	578	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	154.95/cwt	150.00–158.00	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	154.32/cwt	150.00–160.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	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 469Last week 817Year ago 517

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 106Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 60Year ago 110

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	123.00	123.00
2	—	530	146.00	146.00
2	—	720	125.00–130.00	127.48
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
1	—	475	145.00	145.00
2	—	805	123.00–125.00	124.00
4	—	584	144.00–147.00	146.29
3	—	378	155.00–179.00	170.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	438	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	507	169.00–187.00	171.33
3	—	937	125.00–130.00	128.34
3	—	473	174.00–185.00	181.05
2	—	1,153	123.00	123.00
1	—	1,005	120.00	120.00
2	—	642	155.00–156.00	155.51
2	—	380	190.00–193.00	191.52
1	—	415	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	629	146.50	146.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	682	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	159.00	159.00
1	—	460	138.00	138.00
2	—	378	156.00–158.00	156.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	553	138.00	138.00
5	—	692	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	144.00–146.00	145.01
1	—	525	146.00	146.00
9	—	356	157.00–163.00	162.31
4	—	466	150.00–158.00	154.95
4	—	423	150.00–160.00	154.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	130.00–140.00	136.74
1	—	645	129.00	129.00
3	—	488	120.00–144.00	134.11
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
8	—	513	130.00–136.00	131.88
2	—	320	140.00–150.00	145.31
2	—	410	140.00	140.00
2	—	665	121.00–125.00	122.98
3	—	570	124.00–133.00	128.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	370	110.00	110.00
3	—	468	100.00–120.00	106.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	140.00–154.00	148.84
1	—	535	140.00	140.00
3	—	320	155.00–174.00	163.42
2	—	368	140.00–150.00	145.17
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
1	—	290	170.00	170.00
4	—	474	140.00–150.00	143.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	160.00–162.00	160.99
2	—	368	185.00–188.00	186.57
1	—	585	149.00	149.00
5	—	513	149.00–166.00	157.89
1	—	430	163.00	163.00
1	—	345	184.00	184.00
1	—	820	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	146.00	146.00
1	—	480	123.00	123.00
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
1	—	395	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	62.00–77.00	69.04
6	—	1,286	81.00–87.00	84.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,146	74.00–84.00	77.84
12	—	1,043	57.50–68.50	63.02
1	—	945	38.00	38.00
5	—	1,023	40.00–57.00	51.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	82.00–87.00	84.70
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	855	45.00–47.00	46.04
3	—	850	59.00–63.00	61.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,481	92.50–101.00	95.32
3	—	1,448	85.00–91.00	88.72
2	—	1,803	108.00–114.50	111.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	78.00	78.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	900	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,098	700.00–1,085.00	925.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,100	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	91.00	91.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,100	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,026	700.00–985.00	911.05
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	935.00	935.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,178	925.00–1,000.00	951.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,200.00	1,200.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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