Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers were were 10.00 to 15.00 higher with some instances as much as 17.00 higher within the ranges between 350lb and 450lb. Slaughter cows were mixed to steady and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 5.00 lower on a short supply. Demand was very strong today on feeders on most all ranges supply was light on feeders and stockers. Demand was moderate to good on slaughter cattle on an average supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $164.86/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$164.86

84 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$782

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$376

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

$50.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.53

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	171.35	842	61
Medium and Large 2	439	155.05	681	18thin
Medium and Large 3	386	120.95	467	5thin

One grade step is worth $50.40/cwt here — about $376 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 sale84 hd

164.86

—

AR average8 barns · 1,300 hd

162.33

+2.53

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	1,525	104.41	1,592	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,392	86.43	1,203	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,186	82.61	980	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	953	68.12	649	35

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)	1,100	$1,250	1thin

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	—	374	154.64/cwt	140.00–172.50	578	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	172.10/cwt	162.50–178.00	802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	188.13/cwt	177.50–200.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	160.17/cwt	155.00–163.00	908	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	545	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	168.54/cwt	161.00–177.50	865	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	197.16/cwt	190.00–205.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	330	201.00/cwt	200.00–202.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	532	174.85/cwt	174.00–177.50	930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	164.51/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,045	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	490	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	865	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	197.86/cwt	188.00–210.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	425	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	150.41/cwt	140.00–162.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	157.76/cwt	149.00–162.00	1,051	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	530	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	187.31/cwt	179.00–196.00	978	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	177.88/cwt	170.00–192.50	678	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	635	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	997	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	168.86/cwt	162.00–176.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	196.07/cwt	182.00–213.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	460	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	596	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,174	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	650	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	179.44/cwt	170.00–188.00	1,019	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	174.21/cwt	171.00–177.50	1,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	193.73/cwt	187.50–205.00	922	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	168.97/cwt	168.00–170.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	560	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	171.98/cwt	167.50–181.00	1,183	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	530	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	622	181.34/cwt	181.00–182.00	1,128	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	590	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	515	174.50/cwt	174.00–175.00	899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	385	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	932	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	58.66/cwt	52.00–63.00	565	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	77.02/cwt	68.00–87.00	809	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	77.50/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,021	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	88.66/cwt	82.50–99.50	1,251	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	842	62.50/cwt	60.00–66.00	526	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	740	40.51/cwt	40.00–41.00	300	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	798	70.02/cwt	67.50–75.00	559	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	66.17/cwt	60.00–73.50	668	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	86.28/cwt	80.00–94.50	1,043	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	72.02/cwt	65.00–77.00	807	9
Bulls	—	—	1,108	93.52/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,036	2
Bulls	—	—	1,733	109.85/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,904	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	100.25/cwt	90.00–117.00	842	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	81.21/cwt	70.50–89.00	825	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	92.02/cwt	89.00–95.00	886	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	109.91/cwt	96.00–122.00	885	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	175.77/cwt	171.00–186.00	921	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	204.43/cwt	175.00–230.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	191.28/cwt	183.00–195.00	901	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	172.37/cwt	168.00–177.00	991	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	154.65/cwt	150.00–160.00	557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	204.50/cwt	201.00–210.00	873	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	205.48/cwt	195.00–215.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	156.73/cwt	144.00–168.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	168.34/cwt	162.00–175.00	1,044	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	705	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,149	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	820	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	143.63/cwt	137.50–150.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	575	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	177.15/cwt	172.50–185.00	762	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	120.25/cwt	100.00–130.00	394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	151.51/cwt	150.00–153.00	732	2

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 483Last week 577Year ago 904

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 67Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	374	140.00–172.50	154.64
2	—	328	140.00–162.00	150.41
1	—	440	150.00	150.00
2	—	483	150.00–153.00	151.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	162.50–178.00	172.10
2	—	318	177.50–200.00	188.13
7	—	567	155.00–163.00	160.17
9	—	513	161.00–177.50	168.54
2	—	278	190.00–205.00	197.16
2	—	635	164.00–165.00	164.51
4	—	666	149.00–162.00	157.76
11	—	381	170.00–192.50	177.88
7	—	430	172.50–185.00	177.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	200.00–202.00	201.00
4	—	532	174.00–177.50	174.85
2	—	620	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	114.00	114.00
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
3	—	328	100.00–130.00	120.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	165.00	165.00
1	—	635	157.00	157.00
1	—	650	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	163.00	163.00
1	—	575	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	137.50–150.00	143.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	188.00–210.00	197.86
9	—	522	179.00–196.00	187.31
4	—	420	182.00–213.00	196.07
3	—	568	170.00–188.00	179.44
2	—	613	171.00–177.50	174.21
1	—	285	210.00	210.00
10	—	476	187.50–205.00	193.73
3	—	688	167.50–181.00	171.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	213.00	213.00
10	—	596	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	162.00–176.00	168.86
2	—	478	168.00–170.00	168.97
1	—	440	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	182.50	182.50
1	—	560	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	181.00	181.00
3	—	622	181.00–182.00	181.34
1	—	590	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	174.00–175.00	174.50
1	—	385	177.50	177.50
1	—	820	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	140.00	140.00
1	—	475	160.00	160.00
1	—	670	146.00	146.00
1	—	570	155.00	155.00
3	—	360	150.00–160.00	154.65
3	—	528	144.00–168.00	156.73
1	—	405	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	524	171.00–186.00	175.77
3	—	375	175.00–230.00	204.43
9	—	471	183.00–195.00	191.28
3	—	575	168.00–177.00	172.37
3	—	427	201.00–210.00	204.50
2	—	315	195.00–215.00	205.48
2	—	620	162.00–175.00	168.34
1	—	245	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	52.00–63.00	58.66
13	—	1,050	68.00–87.00	77.02
8	—	1,009	60.00–73.50	66.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	77.00–78.00	77.50
8	—	1,411	82.50–99.50	88.66
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	842	60.00–66.00	62.50
2	—	740	40.00–41.00	40.51
4	—	798	67.50–75.00	70.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,209	80.00–94.50	86.28
9	—	1,120	65.00–77.00	72.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	91.00–96.00	93.52
4	—	1,733	105.00–115.00	109.85

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	85.00	85.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,016	70.50–89.00	81.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	963	89.00–95.00	92.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	805	96.00–122.00	109.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,250.00	1,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	840	90.00–117.00	100.25

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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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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