Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers under 500 lbs were steady to 5.00 lower steers over 500 lbs were 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers were trending 2.00 to 7.00 lower. There were a few offerings of light fleshed cattle that brought a premium above the reported trends across all ranges of cattle. For a general overview like type cattle from last week traded steady for the most part. Supply was moderate to good qualitly was moderate and demand was good. Slaughter cattled were not reported.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.89/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$155.89

113 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$330

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

$42.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.88

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	166.09	839	57
Medium and Large 2	431	150.77	650	44
Medium and Large 2-3	388	130.00	504	5thin
Medium and Large 3	412	123.56	509	7thin

One grade step is worth $42.54/cwt here — about $330 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 sale113 hd

155.89

—

AR average9 barns · 1,225 hd

159.77

−3.88

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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 1	—	383	177.83/cwt	174.00–185.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	335	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	250	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	159.12/cwt	155.00–166.00	899	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	151.65/cwt	140.00–157.00	566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	433	180.08/cwt	179.00–186.00	780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	450	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	166.66/cwt	161.00–175.00	783	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	170.62/cwt	165.00–179.00	718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	128.31/cwt	116.00–141.00	615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	183.52/cwt	177.00–190.00	1,217	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	185.80/cwt	177.00–198.00	1,044	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	392	164.22/cwt	160.00–165.00	644	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	172.14/cwt	163.00–187.50	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	187.65/cwt	171.00–197.00	989	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	407	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	926	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	954	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	450	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	842	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	630	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	149.71/cwt	141.00–157.00	961	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	165.58/cwt	160.00–175.00	927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	190.57/cwt	179.00–220.00	791	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	209.10/cwt	186.00–223.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	400	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	285	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	191.48/cwt	179.00–199.00	913	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	500	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	174.59/cwt	169.00–180.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	285	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	355	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	240	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	275	222.05/cwt	210.00–235.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	560	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	161.68/cwt	149.00–168.00	773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	220.94/cwt	200.00–237.00	742	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	144.80/cwt	120.00–160.00	489	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	493	131.51/cwt	129.00–134.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	172.82/cwt	160.00–179.00	982	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	150.01/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	176.24/cwt	168.00–183.00	936	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,151	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	182.81/cwt	159.00–196.00	870	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	212.64/cwt	210.00–215.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	164.50/cwt	164.00–165.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	360	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	125.73/cwt	120.00–131.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	335	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	168.51/cwt	163.00–173.00	821	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	140.37/cwt	135.00–154.00	584	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	148.07/cwt	131.00–157.00	779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	127.81/cwt	122.00–132.00	469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	169.73/cwt	160.00–177.00	713	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	167.81/cwt	159.00–173.00	863	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	146.49/cwt	145.00–148.00	908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	680	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	148.49/cwt	135.00–157.00	702	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	216.17/cwt	200.00–232.50	815	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	187.13/cwt	175.00–203.00	807	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	153.78/cwt	148.00–162.50	435	3

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.

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	174.00–185.00	177.83
7	—	565	155.00–166.00	159.12
1	—	895	126.00	126.00
1	—	750	139.00	139.00
1	—	635	153.00	153.00
1	—	745	142.00	142.00
5	—	487	163.00–173.00	168.51
10	—	420	160.00–177.00	169.73
10	—	514	159.00–173.00	167.81
1	—	280	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	167.50	167.50
1	—	250	187.00	187.00
6	—	392	160.00–165.00	164.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	140.00–157.00	151.65
1	—	335	157.00	157.00
1	—	730	124.00	124.00
8	—	416	135.00–154.00	140.37
4	—	526	131.00–157.00	148.07
2	—	620	145.00–148.00	146.49
11	—	473	135.00–157.00	148.49
3	—	283	148.00–162.50	153.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	179.00–186.00	180.08
1	—	450	177.00	177.00
1	—	335	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	164.00–165.00	164.50
3	—	620	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	162.00	162.00
1	—	555	140.00	140.00
1	—	605	140.00	140.00
1	—	680	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	120.00–131.00	125.73
3	—	367	122.00–132.00	127.81
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
1	—	525	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	388	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	161.00–175.00	166.66
4	—	421	165.00–179.00	170.62
1	—	525	175.00	175.00
3	—	382	163.00–187.50	172.14
1	—	740	147.00	147.00
1	—	220	200.00	200.00
3	—	642	141.00–157.00	149.71
3	—	560	160.00–175.00	165.58
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	116.00–141.00	128.31
1	—	440	134.00	134.00
1	—	380	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	177.00–190.00	183.52
5	—	562	177.00–198.00	185.80
9	—	527	171.00–197.00	187.65
10	—	415	179.00–220.00	190.57
4	—	373	186.00–223.00	209.10
1	—	820	167.00	167.00
11	—	477	179.00–199.00	191.48
2	—	630	169.00–180.00	174.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	227.50	227.50
1	—	500	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	548	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	450	187.00	187.00
1	—	630	167.00	167.00
1	—	400	185.00	185.00
1	—	285	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	186.00	186.00
1	—	240	205.00	205.00
2	—	275	210.00–235.00	222.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	154.00	154.00
1	—	525	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	149.00–168.00	161.68
1	—	445	171.00	171.00
1	—	355	175.00	175.00
1	—	660	139.00	139.00
1	—	600	148.00	148.00
1	—	565	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	336	200.00–237.00	220.94
3	—	568	160.00–179.00	172.82
2	—	713	147.00–153.00	150.01
5	—	531	168.00–183.00	176.24
1	—	840	137.00	137.00
1	—	600	179.00	179.00
10	—	476	159.00–196.00	182.81
2	—	275	210.00–215.00	212.64
8	—	377	200.00–232.50	216.17
10	—	431	175.00–203.00	187.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	120.00–160.00	144.80
2	—	493	129.00–134.00	131.51
1	—	515	121.00	121.00

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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