Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded mostly steady with more interest in some of the lesser quality calves. Feeder heifers were mixed to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows had large gains this week trading 5.00 to 10.00 higher and with some instances of 15.00 higher on the high dressing animals. Slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 8.00 higher on a light test. Supply was light and demand was moderate on feeders and strong on slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.40/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$142.40

76 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$311

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

$36.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.91

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	148.42	797	38
Medium and Large 2	440	140.88	619	32
Medium and Large 3	432	112.30	486	6thin

One grade step is worth $36.12/cwt here — about $311 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 sale76 hd

142.40

—

AR average9 barns · 1,470 hd

153.31

−10.91

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	1,445	97.10	1,403	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	84.12	1,015	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,322	82.87	1,096	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,007	67.61	681	25

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)	1,178	$1,006	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,144	$998	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	938	$1,238	2thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	141.28/cwt	126.00–146.00	610	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	143.05/cwt	138.00–145.00	541	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	111.94/cwt	109.00–115.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	435	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	152.70/cwt	148.00–157.00	875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	141.73/cwt	138.00–145.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	148.83/cwt	143.00–153.00	917	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	149.20/cwt	140.00–152.50	785	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	650	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	605	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	154.61/cwt	150.00–160.00	737	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	145.92/cwt	130.00–158.00	902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	168.42/cwt	167.00–170.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	153.33/cwt	153.00–154.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	155.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,127	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	184.17/cwt	180.00–191.00	781	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,042	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	420	176.98/cwt	175.00–179.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	166.40/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,200	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	555	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	465	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	148.33/cwt	144.00–157.00	850	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	317	188.74/cwt	180.00–200.00	598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	160.47/cwt	150.00–165.00	754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	193.08/cwt	188.00–199.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	181.36/cwt	172.00–194.00	856	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	355	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	415	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	149.38/cwt	139.00–165.00	1,004	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	840	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	84.85/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,032	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	77.52/cwt	77.00–78.00	868	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	76.71/cwt	73.50–84.00	812	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	984	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	705	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	212	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	780	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	390	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	49.83/cwt	46.50–53.00	535	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	883	75.26/cwt	71.00–79.50	665	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	63.35/cwt	59.50–68.00	654	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,329	84.59/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,124	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	890	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	530	1
Bulls	—	—	1,533	109.73/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,682	2
Bulls	—	—	1,401	90.78/cwt	84.00–95.50	1,272	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	1,005.75/head	800.00–1,085.00	1,006	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	82.95/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,018	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	1,238.00/head	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,238	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	80.22/cwt	71.00–89.00	696	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	849	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,189	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,044	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	998.35/head	885.00–1,150.00	998	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	152.51/cwt	144.00–168.00	946	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	172.92/cwt	164.00–185.00	723	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	140.99/cwt	133.00–148.00	1,026	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	145.25/cwt	139.00–152.00	752	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	156.91/cwt	150.00–165.00	819	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	149.40/cwt	140.00–156.00	693	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	158.07/cwt	140.00–178.00	495	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	144.98/cwt	144.00–146.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	158.71/cwt	155.00–161.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	132.73/cwt	130.00–136.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	147.52/cwt	140.00–152.00	624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	157.27/cwt	149.00–165.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	157.63/cwt	150.00–166.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	114.98/cwt	100.00–123.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	474	143.49/cwt	140.00–148.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	791	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 494Last week 768Year ago 992

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 96Year ago 249

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 60Year ago 85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	432	126.00–146.00	141.28
1	—	335	151.00	151.00
7	—	378	138.00–145.00	143.05
4	—	474	138.00–145.00	141.73
4	—	530	130.00–136.00	132.73
1	—	590	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	105.00	105.00
2	—	475	109.00–115.00	111.94
3	—	423	100.00–123.00	114.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	148.00–157.00	152.70
1	—	665	141.00	141.00
6	—	616	143.00–153.00	148.83
9	—	526	140.00–152.50	149.20
1	—	880	135.00	135.00
1	—	700	148.00	148.00
5	—	477	150.00–160.00	154.61
3	—	443	153.00–154.00	153.33
2	—	378	150.00–166.00	157.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	140.00	140.00
2	—	530	130.00	130.00
4	—	474	140.00–148.00	143.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	154.00	154.00
2	—	420	175.00–179.00	176.98
1	—	555	164.00	164.00
1	—	465	175.00	175.00
3	—	317	180.00–200.00	188.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	130.00–158.00	145.92
2	—	423	167.00–170.00	168.42
2	—	545	150.00–160.00	155.00
1	—	375	167.00	167.00
1	—	320	175.00	175.00
6	—	573	144.00–157.00	148.33
5	—	470	150.00–165.00	160.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	683	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	180.00–191.00	184.17
4	—	560	186.00	186.00
5	—	721	164.00–168.00	166.40
1	—	510	182.00	182.00
3	—	382	188.00–199.00	193.08
1	—	645	167.00	167.00
10	—	472	172.00–194.00	181.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	139.00	139.00
3	—	672	139.00–165.00	149.38
6	—	620	144.00–168.00	152.51
6	—	418	164.00–185.00	172.92
4	—	728	133.00–148.00	140.99
1	—	365	180.00	180.00
7	—	522	150.00–165.00	156.91
1	—	775	140.00	140.00
3	—	482	155.00–161.00	158.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	138.00	138.00
6	—	518	139.00–152.00	145.25
6	—	464	140.00–156.00	149.40
4	—	313	140.00–178.00	158.07
2	—	570	144.00–146.00	144.98
5	—	423	140.00–152.00	147.52
2	—	373	149.00–165.00	157.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	126.00	126.00
1	—	345	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,216	80.00–93.00	84.85
2	—	1,120	77.00–78.00	77.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,058	73.50–84.00	76.71
2	—	1,073	46.50–53.00	49.83
6	—	1,033	59.50–68.00	63.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	76.00	76.00
4	—	1,329	82.00–87.00	84.59
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	30.00	30.00
1	—	780	50.00	50.00
2	—	883	71.00–79.50	75.26
1	—	890	59.50	59.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	107.00–112.00	109.73
4	—	1,401	84.00–95.50	90.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,178	800.00–1,085.00	1,005.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,227	79.00–89.00	82.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	87.00	87.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,144	885.00–1,150.00	998.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	938	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,238.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	868	71.00–89.00	80.22
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	849	140.00	140.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

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Slaughter Cattle

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