Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No report is available previous two weeks were not reported. However quality weaned feeders were in good demand on all ranges and slaughter cattle looked strong.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.43/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$133.43

104 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$31.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.66

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	144.26	691	41
Medium and Large 2	465	131.31	611	46
Medium and Large 3	445	113.07	503	17thin

One grade step is worth $31.19/cwt here — about $188 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 sale104 hd

133.43

—

AR average8 barns · 1,525 hd

147.10

−13.66

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	1,590	108.91	1,732	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,493	82.99	1,239	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,194	78.42	936	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	966	61.70	596	15

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	285	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	150.42/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	123.34/cwt	120.00–125.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	130.48/cwt	130.00–131.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	167.98/cwt	160.00–173.00	810	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	127.74/cwt	120.00–138.00	910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	147.08/cwt	140.00–150.00	681	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	134.05/cwt	130.00–146.00	500	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	127.44/cwt	120.00–136.00	659	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	130.88/cwt	123.00–140.00	550	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	129.56/cwt	120.00–135.00	872	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	540	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	555	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,099	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	165.05/cwt	163.00–167.00	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	890	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	153.76/cwt	149.00–160.00	963	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	171.94/cwt	160.00–183.00	753	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	140.52/cwt	131.00–147.00	734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	378	177.83/cwt	173.00–183.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	675	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	158.48/cwt	155.00–162.00	916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	183.18/cwt	179.00–189.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	595	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	133.41/cwt	128.00–139.00	827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	160.42/cwt	153.00–175.00	764	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	886	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	192.56/cwt	185.00–202.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	420	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	180.05/cwt	163.00–184.00	693	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	72.51/cwt	67.00–81.00	758	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	60.94/cwt	55.00–64.00	646	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	82.99/cwt	77.00–86.00	1,239	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	80.70/cwt	75.00–85.00	984	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	72.33/cwt	70.00–75.00	816	3
Bulls	—	—	1,410	101.85/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,436	2
Bulls	—	—	1,662	111.74/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,857	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	625	37.72/cwt	37.00–39.00	236	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	663	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	80.24/cwt	70.00–85.00	999	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	426	138.23/cwt	131.00–140.00	589	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	127.05/cwt	120.00–131.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	127.00/cwt	122.00–132.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	148.35/cwt	140.00–155.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	123.00/cwt	120.00–128.00	387	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	142.82/cwt	135.00–153.00	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	158.88/cwt	150.00–163.00	817	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	170.91/cwt	162.00–177.00	723	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	143.78/cwt	132.00–145.00	743	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	154.61/cwt	148.00–165.00	564	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	149.40/cwt	144.00–155.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	840	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	520	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	129.43/cwt	120.00–138.00	610	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	106.70/cwt	100.00–110.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	108.34/cwt	100.00–115.00	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,073	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 →

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 521Last week 551Year ago 359

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 101Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 25Year ago 40

Compared to last week: No report is available previous two weeks were not reported. However quality weaned feeders were in good demand on all ranges and slaughter cattle looked strong.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	193.00	193.00
3	—	712	120.00–138.00	127.74
5	—	673	120.00–135.00	129.56
2	—	618	135.00–140.00	137.57
3	—	522	131.00–147.00	140.52
1	—	795	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	147.00–154.00	150.42
7	—	482	160.00–173.00	167.98
1	—	785	140.00	140.00
3	—	517	163.00–167.00	165.05
1	—	330	202.00	202.00
4	—	626	149.00–160.00	153.76
7	—	438	160.00–183.00	171.94
2	—	578	155.00–162.00	158.48
4	—	379	179.00–189.00	183.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	120.00–125.00	122.57
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	173.00–183.00	177.83
1	—	675	153.00	153.00
1	—	595	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	120.00–125.00	123.34
1	—	830	110.00	110.00
8	—	373	130.00–146.00	134.05
8	—	517	120.00–136.00	127.44
8	—	420	123.00–140.00	130.88
3	—	328	140.00–155.00	148.35
12	—	471	120.00–138.00	129.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	130.00–131.00	130.48
14	—	463	140.00–150.00	147.08
11	—	517	132.00–145.00	143.78
5	—	365	148.00–165.00	154.61
2	—	438	144.00–155.00	149.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
4	—	315	120.00–128.00	123.00
1	—	765	90.00	90.00
3	—	385	110.00	110.00
2	—	290	125.00–130.00	127.54
3	—	555	100.00–110.00	106.70
3	—	508	100.00–115.00	108.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	141.00	141.00
1	—	555	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	131.00–140.00	138.23
1	—	840	115.00	115.00
1	—	550	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	128.00–139.00	133.41
3	—	575	120.00–131.00	127.05
2	—	520	122.00–132.00	127.00
1	—	290	162.00	162.00
3	—	420	135.00–153.00	142.82
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	476	153.00–175.00	160.42
3	—	550	161.00	161.00
4	—	338	185.00–202.00	192.56
8	—	385	163.00–184.00	180.05
1	—	705	128.00	128.00
16	—	514	150.00–163.00	158.88
7	—	423	162.00–177.00	170.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,045	67.00–81.00	72.51
5	—	1,060	55.00–64.00	60.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,493	77.00–86.00	82.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,219	75.00–85.00	80.70
3	—	1,128	70.00–75.00	72.33
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	37.00–39.00	37.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	98.00–105.00	101.85
5	—	1,662	106.00–115.00	111.74

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	780	85.00	85.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,245	70.00–85.00	80.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	950.00	950.00

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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