Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded 3.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers were steady to 5.00 higher with few comparisons to last week. Slaughter cows were uneven to steady and slaughter bulls were not well tested. Supply was moderate and demand was moderate to good on most ranges of cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.73/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$152.73

104 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$63.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.74

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	340	177.50	604	4thin
Medium and Large 1	475	156.53	744	71
Medium and Large 2	408	146.73	599	23
Medium and Large 3	390	114.23	445	6thin

One grade step is worth $63.27/cwt here — about $159 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

152.73

—

AR average7 barns · 908 hd

160.47

−7.74

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	1,438	102.25	1,471	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,248	90.49	1,130	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,266	78.80	997	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	67.44	705	12

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,033	$859	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$850	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$842	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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 1Fleshy	—	450	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	525	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	400	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,297	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	155.18/cwt	140.00–170.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	169.23/cwt	160.00–175.00	555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	194.74/cwt	190.00–205.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	167.99/cwt	157.00–178.00	865	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	158.95/cwt	145.00–172.00	755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	170.22/cwt	163.00–178.00	1,030	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	164.53/cwt	160.00–169.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	158.71/cwt	150.00–164.00	740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	183.96/cwt	174.00–195.00	885	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	107.55/cwt	105.00–110.00	401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	186.73/cwt	182.00–192.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	250	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	655	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	340	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	730	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	142.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	151.51/cwt	140.00–161.00	558	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	191.96/cwt	180.00–200.00	814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	385	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	152.40/cwt	140.00–164.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	199.94/cwt	190.00–210.00	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	315	185.36/cwt	183.00–187.50	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	184.04/cwt	175.00–192.00	948	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	175.92/cwt	163.00–195.00	1,006	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	355	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	832	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	826	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	74.47/cwt	70.00–80.50	853	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	995	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	761	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	575	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	196	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	860	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	482	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	720	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	400	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	97.49/cwt	92.50–101.50	1,340	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	82.58/cwt	78.00–90.00	1,039	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	71.61/cwt	62.50–78.00	917	10
Bulls	—	—	1,376	98.37/cwt	94.00–110.00	1,354	4
Bulls	—	—	1,563	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,719	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	841.58/head	800.00–950.00	842	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	859.35/head	800.00–925.00	859	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	799	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	973	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,211	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,077	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	88.62/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	159.33/cwt	150.00–170.00	596	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	145.59/cwt	135.00–157.00	757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	196.50/cwt	195.00–198.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	178.15/cwt	169.00–193.00	750	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	177.75/cwt	172.00–191.00	825	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	480	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	138.64/cwt	136.00–140.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	156.45/cwt	150.00–166.00	662	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	137.12/cwt	131.00–140.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	139.51/cwt	139.00–140.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	115.15/cwt	110.00–120.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	153.96/cwt	148.00–163.00	804	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	153.52/cwt	146.00–160.00	867	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	385	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	515	146.06/cwt	143.00–149.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	146.51/cwt	142.00–150.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	164.36/cwt	155.00–171.00	694	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	160.51/cwt	152.00–168.00	608	13

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 577Last week 497Year ago 786

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 81Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 31Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	173.00	173.00
1	—	340	183.00	183.00
1	—	730	138.00	138.00
1	—	385	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	174.00	174.00
1	—	400	170.00	170.00
1	—	250	192.00	192.00
2	—	315	183.00–187.50	185.36
1	—	355	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	141.00	141.00
1	—	870	149.00	149.00
5	—	605	163.00–178.00	170.22
6	—	481	174.00–195.00	183.96
4	—	424	180.00–200.00	191.96
1	—	665	169.00	169.00
3	—	375	190.00–210.00	199.94
9	—	515	175.00–192.00	184.04
5	—	572	163.00–195.00	175.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	140.00–170.00	155.18
1	—	555	158.00	158.00
5	—	475	145.00–172.00	158.95
1	—	345	155.00	155.00
2	—	378	140.00–164.00	152.40
1	—	515	159.00	159.00
1	—	265	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
1	—	513	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	160.00–175.00	169.23
6	—	374	150.00–170.00	159.33
4	—	520	135.00–157.00	145.59
1	—	560	152.00	152.00
6	—	423	150.00–166.00	156.45
1	—	478	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	190.00–205.00	194.74
12	—	515	157.00–178.00	167.99
1	—	800	129.00	129.00
2	—	365	195.00–198.00	196.50
14	—	421	169.00–193.00	178.15
11	—	464	172.00–191.00	177.75
1	—	245	221.00	221.00
1	—	645	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	170.00	170.00
1	—	520	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	143.00	143.00
2	—	343	160.00–169.00	164.53
4	—	466	150.00–164.00	158.71
1	—	745	130.00	130.00
2	—	280	182.00–192.00	186.73
1	—	695	140.00	140.00
1	—	230	172.00	172.00
14	—	522	148.00–163.00	153.96
11	—	565	146.00–160.00	153.52
13	—	422	155.00–171.00	164.36
13	—	379	152.00–168.00	160.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	105.00–110.00	107.55
1	—	285	120.00	120.00
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
2	—	413	110.00–120.00	115.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	340	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	140.00–145.00	142.41
11	—	368	140.00–161.00	151.51
3	—	520	131.00–140.00	137.12
2	—	468	139.00–140.00	139.51
4	—	424	142.00–150.00	146.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	136.00–140.00	138.64
1	—	685	120.00	120.00
1	—	605	140.00	140.00
1	—	385	156.00	156.00
2	—	515	143.00–149.00	146.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	68.00	68.00
8	—	1,146	70.00–80.50	74.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	76.50	76.50
2	—	1,375	92.50–101.50	97.49
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	34.00	34.00
1	—	860	56.00	56.00
1	—	720	55.50	55.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,258	78.00–90.00	82.58
10	—	1,280	62.50–78.00	71.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,376	94.00–110.00	98.37
2	—	1,563	110.00	110.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,150	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	980	800.00–950.00	841.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,033	800.00–925.00	859.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	835	129.00	129.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,178	85.00–93.00	88.62
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	85.00	85.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	103.00	103.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	969	125.00	125.00

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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