Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comapared to last week, Feeder steers and heifers were both mostly steady with fleshy unweaned cattle seeing some discounts and lighter fleshed weaned cattle getting the most interest from buyers. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, however not all slaughter cattle were viewed due to time constraints. Supply was good and demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.94/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$162.94

152 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$176

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

$24.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.83

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	339	175.00	593	5thin
Medium and Large 1	517	169.50	876	92
Medium and Large 2	510	150.87	769	55

One grade step is worth $24.13/cwt here — about −$176 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 sale152 hd

162.94

—

AR average5 barns · 894 hd

170.77

−7.83

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	—	High	1,441	108.12	1,558	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,345	82.33	1,107	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	80.20	971	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	998	66.82	667	34

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,113	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,099	2thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	—	758	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	140.20/cwt	136.00–157.00	744	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	135.04/cwt	130.00–139.00	786	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	138.48/cwt	137.00–140.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	152.54/cwt	142.00–159.00	729	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	138.37/cwt	127.00–146.00	649	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	430	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	422	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	654	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	645	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	146.76/cwt	136.00–149.00	966	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	136.21/cwt	135.00–140.00	992	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	153.35/cwt	140.00–161.00	810	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	143.43/cwt	141.00–146.00	965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	164.05/cwt	160.00–165.00	628	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	154.92/cwt	140.00–170.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	158.15/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,072	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	760	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	140.90/cwt	136.00–147.00	795	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	170.10/cwt	163.00–180.00	966	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	173.89/cwt	171.00–181.00	736	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	149.23/cwt	145.00–161.00	718	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	339	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	593	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	137.58/cwt	130.00–150.00	846	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	173.18/cwt	168.00–181.00	800	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	155.67/cwt	145.00–160.00	964	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	174.28/cwt	170.00–180.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	186.36/cwt	183.00–190.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	169.83/cwt	167.00–172.00	878	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	400	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	664	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	478	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	798	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	177.99/cwt	176.00–179.00	689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	570	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	169.59/cwt	156.00–176.00	702	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	162.91/cwt	161.00–170.00	777	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	690	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	883	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	74.52/cwt	64.50–83.50	794	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	62.49/cwt	58.00–68.00	624	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	56.91/cwt	54.00–59.00	628	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	83.13/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,133	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	83.18/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,026	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	75.22/cwt	65.50–82.50	883	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	765	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	383	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	781	64.20/cwt	58.00–68.00	501	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	815	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	277	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	78.71/cwt	75.00–82.50	996	2
Bulls	—	—	1,005	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,136	1
Bulls	—	—	1,485	107.63/cwt	99.00–112.00	1,598	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	82.90/cwt	76.50–90.00	844	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,098.54/head	800.00–1,310.00	1,099	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,112.76/head	1,025.00–1,325.00	1,113	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	99.55/cwt	93.00–107.00	766	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	83.89/cwt	80.00–86.00	967	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	138.67/cwt	136.00–140.00	857	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	142.98/cwt	141.00–148.00	824	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	135.00/cwt	127.00–143.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	141.24/cwt	138.00–156.00	603	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	128.97/cwt	128.00–130.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	151.38/cwt	140.00–160.00	553	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	157.38/cwt	151.00–158.00	585	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	149.52/cwt	145.00–155.00	839	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	454	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	681	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	139.75/cwt	136.00–143.00	738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	159.30/cwt	140.00–168.00	507	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	139.50/cwt	132.00–153.00	531	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	565	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	530	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	473	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	640	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	133.93/cwt	120.00–140.00	691	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	133.13/cwt	130.00–140.00	578	10

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 1,023Last week 823Year ago 618

Slaughter CattleReceipts 266Last week 200Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 56Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	131.00	131.00
3	—	387	176.00–179.00	177.99
7	—	414	156.00–176.00	169.59
6	—	477	161.00–170.00	162.91
3	—	618	136.00–140.00	138.67
5	—	576	141.00–148.00	142.98
1	—	535	150.00	150.00
1	—	670	139.00	139.00
1	—	310	170.00	170.00
1	—	720	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	127.00–143.00	135.00
12	—	427	138.00–156.00	141.24
1	—	675	133.00	133.00
2	—	618	128.00–130.00	128.97
1	—	280	175.00	175.00
9	—	365	140.00–160.00	151.38
5	—	454	150.00	150.00
4	—	528	136.00–143.00	139.75
8	—	318	140.00–168.00	159.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	149.00	149.00
1	—	435	155.00	155.00
23	—	478	142.00–159.00	152.54
1	—	785	137.00	137.00
6	—	658	136.00–149.00	146.76
24	—	528	140.00–161.00	153.35
12	—	372	151.00–158.00	157.38
10	—	561	145.00–155.00	149.52
1	—	720	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	130.00–139.00	135.04
2	—	325	137.00–140.00	138.48
7	—	469	127.00–146.00	138.37
1	—	680	125.00	125.00
11	—	381	132.00–153.00	139.50
9	—	516	120.00–140.00	133.93
10	—	434	130.00–140.00	133.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	559	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	156.00	156.00
1	—	645	138.00	138.00
1	—	565	149.00	149.00
1	—	530	151.00	151.00
2	—	473	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	422	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	531	136.00–157.00	140.20
4	—	728	135.00–140.00	136.21
2	—	673	141.00–146.00	143.43
5	—	383	160.00–165.00	164.05
3	—	427	140.00–170.00	154.92
9	—	564	136.00–147.00	140.90
5	—	481	145.00–161.00	149.23
4	—	615	130.00–150.00	137.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	140.00	140.00
5	—	678	150.00–161.00	158.15
24	—	568	163.00–180.00	170.10
19	—	423	171.00–181.00	173.89
17	—	462	168.00–181.00	173.18
5	—	619	145.00–160.00	155.67
3	—	371	170.00–180.00	174.28
2	—	318	183.00–190.00	186.36
14	—	517	167.00–172.00	169.83
1	—	940	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	339	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	400	166.00	166.00
5	—	478	167.00	167.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,065	64.50–83.50	74.52
10	—	998	58.00–68.00	62.49
2	—	1,103	54.00–59.00	56.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,363	80.00–86.00	83.13
2	—	1,265	75.00–82.50	78.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,233	80.00–91.00	83.18
15	—	1,174	65.50–82.50	75.22
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	50.00	50.00
4	—	781	58.00–68.00	64.20
1	—	815	34.00	34.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	113.00	113.00
10	—	1,485	99.00–112.00	107.63

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)	2	—	1,018	76.50–90.00	82.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,153	80.00–86.00	83.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	800.00–1,310.00	1,098.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	1,025.00–1,325.00	1,112.76
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	769	93.00–107.00	99.55

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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