Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-07-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison is available to last week the sale was not reported. But compared to two weeks ago, feeder steers over 500lbs were 3.00 to 6.00 higher, steers under 500 were mostly steady to uneven. Feeder heifers traded mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher with some 600 weight value added cattle bringing as much 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Supply was good on all ranges of cattle and demand was strong on weaned lighter fleshed calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.28/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$147.28

147 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$53.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.42

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	450	157.11	706	16thin
Medium and Large 1	515	151.63	781	90
Medium and Large 2	496	135.47	671	39
Medium and Large 3	453	103.50	468	2thin

One grade step is worth $53.61/cwt here — about $238 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 sale147 hd

147.28

—

AR average8 barns · 1,377 hd

148.70

−1.42

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	1,604	107.56	1,726	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,368	87.59	1,198	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,164	83.60	973	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,002	71.43	716	49

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$964	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	967	$861	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$835	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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 1-2	—	380	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	613	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	152.03/cwt	141.00–164.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	141.31/cwt	138.00–151.00	783	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	620	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	485	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	565	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	483	146.13/cwt	141.00–151.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	161.62/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,004	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	157.28/cwt	148.00–165.00	1,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	318	169.21/cwt	168.00–171.00	538	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	538	148.59/cwt	142.00–155.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	133.03/cwt	131.00–135.00	452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	148.54/cwt	135.00–152.00	897	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	662	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,026	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	525	161.28/cwt	159.00–163.00	847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	485	167.50/cwt	165.00–170.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	136.12/cwt	127.00–146.00	573	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	842	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	408	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	623	142.99/cwt	141.00–145.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	155.96/cwt	146.00–165.00	653	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	151.49/cwt	150.00–153.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	130.22/cwt	120.00–140.00	746	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	140.00/cwt	136.00–144.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	154.63/cwt	149.00–160.00	1,205	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	830	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	160.86/cwt	154.00–169.00	912	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	171.97/cwt	159.00–189.00	898	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	309	177.99/cwt	170.00–182.00	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	425	165.56/cwt	163.00–168.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	143.06/cwt	140.00–146.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	753	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	685	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	645	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	172.77/cwt	165.00–179.00	829	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,025	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	156.84/cwt	144.00–168.00	1,046	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	172.60/cwt	168.00–187.50	718	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	986	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	708	161.98/cwt	157.00–163.00	1,147	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	450	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	568	154.58/cwt	152.00–160.00	878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	725	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	640	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	785	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	575	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	515	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	425	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	640	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,018	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	76.62/cwt	72.00–84.00	849	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	69.49/cwt	62.00–75.50	727	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	89.02/cwt	85.00–94.50	1,212	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,114	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	828	74.16/cwt	70.00–80.00	614	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	798	66.28/cwt	60.00–71.00	529	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	54.51/cwt	54.00–55.00	510	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	87.90/cwt	81.00–107.00	1,024	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	71.77/cwt	67.00–78.00	833	4
Bulls	—	—	1,150	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,081	1
Bulls	—	—	1,933	117.94/cwt	114.00–122.00	2,280	2
Bulls	—	—	1,579	106.66/cwt	98.00–112.00	1,684	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	94.64/cwt	87.00–103.00	1,003	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,076	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	835.00/head	835.00–835.00	835	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,120	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	80.93/cwt	65.00–93.00	978	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	963.64/head	950.00–975.00	964	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	861.29/head	575.00–1,100.00	861	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	143.54/cwt	138.00–149.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	169.38/cwt	155.00–184.00	725	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	152.95/cwt	149.00–157.00	853	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	146.31/cwt	143.00–147.00	695	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	144.40/cwt	140.00–148.00	814	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	149.81/cwt	142.00–160.00	775	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	134.46/cwt	130.00–142.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	129.44/cwt	127.00–134.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	152.98/cwt	145.00–156.50	727	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	138.01/cwt	130.00–142.00	725	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	760	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	480	179.61/cwt	174.00–185.00	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,114	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	137.32/cwt	135.00–145.00	770	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	172.63/cwt	165.00–179.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	164.81/cwt	153.00–172.00	780	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	144.05/cwt	138.00–147.00	879	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	443	132.02/cwt	129.00–135.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	828	131.49/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,089	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	131.52/cwt	131.00–132.00	951	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	710	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,030	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

Fri Jul 1, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 823Last week 400Year ago 440

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 62Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 25Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	177.00	177.00
5	—	486	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	141.00–164.00	152.03
7	—	554	138.00–151.00	141.31
2	—	485	136.00–144.00	140.00
2	—	515	140.00–146.00	143.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	145.00	145.00
1	—	485	166.00	166.00
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
1	—	530	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	621	155.00–164.00	161.62
3	—	713	148.00–165.00	157.28
5	—	779	149.00–160.00	154.63
15	—	567	154.00–169.00	160.86
1	—	875	138.00	138.00
24	—	522	159.00–189.00	171.97
13	—	480	165.00–179.00	172.77
3	—	667	144.00–168.00	156.84
16	—	416	168.00–187.50	172.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	309	170.00–182.00	177.99
2	—	425	163.00–168.00	165.56
1	—	685	146.00	146.00
1	—	645	159.00	159.00
1	—	450	157.00	157.00
3	—	568	152.00–160.00	154.58
1	—	725	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	605	169.50	169.50
10	—	560	176.00	176.00
6	—	708	157.00–163.00	161.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	169.00	169.00
2	—	613	149.00	149.00
5	—	662	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	138.00	138.00
2	—	483	141.00–151.00	146.13
2	—	538	142.00–155.00	148.59
2	—	408	154.00	154.00
2	—	623	141.00–145.00	142.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	318	168.00–171.00	169.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	131.00–135.00	133.03
8	—	421	127.00–146.00	136.12
10	—	573	120.00–140.00	130.22
4	—	463	130.00–142.00	134.46
4	—	524	127.00–134.00	129.44
1	—	375	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	604	135.00–152.00	148.54
9	—	419	146.00–165.00	155.96
2	—	368	150.00–153.00	151.49
9	—	564	140.00–148.00	144.40
20	—	517	142.00–160.00	149.81
28	—	475	145.00–156.50	152.98
1	—	860	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	159.00–163.00	161.28
2	—	485	165.00–170.00	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	581	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	90.00	90.00
1	—	430	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	130.00	130.00
1	—	480	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	142.00	142.00
1	—	785	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	163.00	163.00
1	—	515	175.00	175.00
1	—	425	177.00	177.00
1	—	640	159.00	159.00
1	—	760	144.00	144.00
2	—	480	174.00–185.00	179.61
1	—	710	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	138.00–149.00	143.54
15	—	428	155.00–184.00	169.38
6	—	558	149.00–157.00	152.95
1	—	760	139.00	139.00
1	—	850	131.00	131.00
1	—	675	145.00	145.00
3	—	377	165.00–179.00	172.63
5	—	473	153.00–172.00	164.81
3	—	610	138.00–147.00	144.05
2	—	828	131.00–132.00	131.49
2	—	723	131.00–132.00	131.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	475	143.00–147.00	146.31
1	—	735	131.00	131.00
5	—	525	130.00–142.00	138.01
6	—	561	135.00–145.00	137.32
2	—	380	150.00–155.00	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	129.00–135.00	132.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,108	72.00–84.00	76.62
15	—	1,046	62.00–75.50	69.49
2	—	935	54.00–55.00	54.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,361	85.00–94.50	89.02
1	—	1,410	79.00	79.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	828	70.00–80.00	74.16
9	—	798	60.00–71.00	66.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,165	81.00–107.00	87.90
4	—	1,161	67.00–78.00	71.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	94.00	94.00
2	—	1,933	114.00–122.00	117.94
8	—	1,579	98.00–112.00	106.66

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	—	1,060	87.00–103.00	94.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	90.00	90.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,209	65.00–93.00	80.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	950.00–975.00	963.64
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	835.00	835.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	967	575.00–1,100.00	861.29
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	112.00	112.00

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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