Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers on a light run were 5.00-10.00 lower with very few comparable cattle to last week. Feeder heifers were unevealy steady to 5.00 higher with good demand on weaned cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady but treanding lower. Supply was moderate and demand good on quality cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.00/cwt on 158 head.

Average price

$166.00

158 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$933

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$12.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.21

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	563	170.85	962	63
Medium and Large 1	581	164.75	957	67
Medium and Large 2	514	158.07	813	28

One grade step is worth $12.78/cwt here — about $149 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 sale158 hd

166.00

—

AR average10 barns · 1,178 hd

175.21

−9.21

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	1,614	106.88	1,725	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,487	81.77	1,216	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,300	77.58	1,009	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	66.53	700	26

Every lot, as filed

95 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 1	—	460	174.02/cwt	171.00–177.00	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	837	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,022	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	975	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	143.89/cwt	143.50–145.00	963	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	152.41/cwt	150.00–160.00	719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	159.25/cwt	153.00–161.00	965	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	189.75/cwt	183.00–195.00	710	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	152.50/cwt	152.00–153.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	153.97/cwt	153.00–155.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	152.00/cwt	140.00–158.00	789	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	655	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,149	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	415	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	444	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	839	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	145.49/cwt	130.00–158.00	553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	221	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	435	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,192	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	175.95/cwt	175.00–186.00	751	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	290	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	950	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	335	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	169.50/cwt	169.00–170.00	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	165.07/cwt	156.00–169.00	941	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	166.08/cwt	162.00–169.00	943	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	343	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,035	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,019	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	410	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,003	123.34/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,237	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	379	186.92/cwt	180.00–190.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	559	160.70/cwt	159.00–164.00	898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	195.50/cwt	190.00–201.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	171.26/cwt	165.00–174.50	868	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	150.70/cwt	141.00–161.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	170.93/cwt	166.00–185.00	730	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	67.49/cwt	61.00–70.50	721	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	53.06/cwt	50.00–57.00	532	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	76.98/cwt	72.50–83.00	897	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	81.77/cwt	80.00–83.50	1,216	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	79.65/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,031	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	73.44/cwt	65.00–77.50	963	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	848	67.88/cwt	65.00–71.00	576	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	843	52.73/cwt	52.50–53.00	445	2
Bulls	—	—	1,500	100.57/cwt	99.00–102.50	1,509	3
Bulls	—	—	1,699	111.61/cwt	105.00–117.50	1,896	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	748.85/cwt	550.00–875.00	8,162	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,523	79.66/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,213	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	854.76/cwt	750.00–950.00	8,975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	153.83/cwt	153.00–154.00	928	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	240	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	480	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	157.39/cwt	150.00–165.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	291	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	356	163.02/cwt	155.00–170.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	131.51/cwt	129.00–134.00	925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	143.51/cwt	141.00–144.50	815	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	156.04/cwt	145.00–159.00	721	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	152.14/cwt	148.00–158.00	641	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	370	158.44/cwt	157.00–160.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	775	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	132.07/cwt	120.00–142.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	133.35/cwt	131.00–135.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	170.86/cwt	163.00–174.00	805	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	478	144.01/cwt	143.00–145.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	133.76/cwt	120.00–146.00	700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	130	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	150	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 551Last week 632Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 132Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 23Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	171.00–177.00	174.02
6	—	655	156.00	156.00
7	—	606	153.00–161.00	159.25
5	—	374	183.00–195.00	189.75
8	—	821	140.00	140.00
11	—	427	175.00–186.00	175.95
2	—	523	169.00–170.00	169.50
16	—	570	156.00–169.00	165.07
3	—	1,003	120.00–125.00	123.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	498	168.00	168.00
3	—	973	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	150.00	150.00
1	—	975	110.00	110.00
4	—	669	143.50–145.00	143.89
1	—	320	164.00	164.00
4	—	472	150.00–160.00	152.41
1	—	725	140.00	140.00
2	—	562	152.00–153.00	152.50
2	—	430	153.00–155.00	153.97
1	—	640	141.00	141.00
1	—	385	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	173.00	173.00
3	—	559	159.00–164.00	160.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	444	189.00	189.00
13	—	511	186.00	186.00
17	—	568	162.00–169.00	166.08
5	—	343	200.00	200.00
15	—	655	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	182.00	182.00
1	—	335	185.00	185.00
1	—	410	179.00	179.00
3	—	379	180.00–190.00	186.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	182.00	182.00
2	—	450	190.00–201.00	195.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	135.00	135.00
1	—	655	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	136.00	136.00
24	—	519	140.00–158.00	152.00
5	—	221	197.00	197.00
5	—	374	160.00	160.00
2	—	703	129.00–134.00	131.51
1	—	845	120.00	120.00
1	—	680	130.00	130.00
6	—	568	141.00–144.50	143.51
3	—	272	192.00	192.00
7	—	462	145.00–159.00	156.04
20	—	421	148.00–158.00	152.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	380	130.00–158.00	145.49
2	—	710	126.00	126.00
3	—	433	120.00–142.00	132.07
3	—	517	131.00–135.00	133.35
2	—	568	124.00–125.00	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	506	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	157.00–160.00	158.44
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
2	—	478	143.00–145.00	144.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	115.00–120.00	117.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	120.00–121.00	120.49
1	—	750	126.00	126.00
2	—	323	200.00	200.00
13	—	507	165.00–174.50	171.26
2	—	578	141.00–161.00	150.70
8	—	427	166.00–185.00	170.93
6	—	603	153.00–154.00	153.83
3	—	240	200.00	200.00
1	—	360	188.00	188.00
4	—	291	207.50	207.50
5	—	471	163.00–174.00	170.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	150.00–165.00	157.39
1	—	600	139.00	139.00
1	—	450	135.00	135.00
4	—	356	155.00–170.00	163.02
5	—	570	136.00	136.00
2	—	430	155.00	155.00
1	—	705	125.00	125.00
4	—	523	120.00–146.00	133.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
1	—	130	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,069	61.00–70.50	67.49
5	—	1,003	50.00–57.00	53.06
8	—	1,165	72.50–83.00	76.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,487	80.00–83.50	81.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,295	78.00–81.00	79.65
6	—	1,311	65.00–77.50	73.44
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	848	65.00–71.00	67.88
2	—	843	52.50–53.00	52.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,500	99.00–102.50	100.57
4	—	1,699	105.00–117.50	111.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	900	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,090	550.00–875.00	748.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,523	79.00–80.00	79.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	750.00–950.00	854.76

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