Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison is available to last week the sale was not reported. However, weaned and conditioned cattle were in good demand with buyers. With the fall weather here and extreme temperature swings from day to night the buyers showed less interest in unweaned and fleshy cattle. Supply was good and demand was moderate on a large offering of unweaned cattle. Slaughter cattle supply was good and demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.47/cwt on 163 head.

Average price

$136.47

163 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$23.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.52

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	142.10	705	90
Medium and Large 2	468	131.59	616	61
Medium and Large 3	421	118.94	500	12thin

One grade step is worth $23.16/cwt here — about $204 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 sale163 hd

136.47

—

AR average8 barns · 1,895 hd

143.99

−7.52

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	1,583	101.11	1,601	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,367	73.52	1,005	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,154	71.02	820	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,000	62.17	622	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
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,044	45
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$963	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$910	1thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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 3	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	155.28/cwt	151.00–160.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	340	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	142.03/cwt	130.00–148.00	750	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	671	143.76/cwt	138.00–147.00	965	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	526	155.98/cwt	154.00–157.00	820	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	140.92/cwt	137.00–144.00	799	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	132.14/cwt	120.00–140.00	556	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	115.10/cwt	110.00–120.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	143.38/cwt	137.00–149.00	608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	123.39/cwt	120.00–127.50	460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	155.90/cwt	154.00–160.00	491	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	138.61/cwt	136.00–143.00	866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	124.20/cwt	115.00–130.00	832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	131.60/cwt	124.00–140.00	612	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	136.93/cwt	130.00–143.00	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	145.40/cwt	140.00–150.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	148.50/cwt	141.00–151.00	726	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	150.50/cwt	140.00–156.00	575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	132.06/cwt	129.00–135.00	957	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	187.26/cwt	185.00–194.00	682	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	131.98/cwt	130.00–134.00	895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	157.99/cwt	152.00–161.00	1,055	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	138.79/cwt	130.00–149.00	805	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	573	153.52/cwt	150.00–157.00	880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	613	147.51/cwt	147.00–148.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	131.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	796	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	164.17/cwt	160.00–170.00	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	173.33/cwt	170.00–177.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	175.68/cwt	169.00–177.00	931	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	162.19/cwt	162.00–164.00	899	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	159.67/cwt	158.00–161.00	969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	155.35/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	179.05/cwt	170.00–181.00	834	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	139.73/cwt	130.00–152.00	742	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	145.90/cwt	132.00–158.00	680	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	740	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	156.40/cwt	149.00–169.00	594	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	130.11/cwt	127.00–133.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	140.04/cwt	135.00–145.00	924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	135.52/cwt	134.00–137.00	962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	350	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	691	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,341	75.56/cwt	71.00–88.00	1,013	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	68.08/cwt	65.00–71.00	978	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	66.62/cwt	63.00–74.00	715	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	570	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	285	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	74.36/cwt	70.00–81.00	849	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	65.86/cwt	55.00–70.50	773	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	60.46/cwt	55.00–65.00	606	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	50.14/cwt	45.00–58.00	482	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	850	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	527	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	72.44/cwt	70.00–75.00	612	2
Bulls	—	—	1,616	104.24/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,685	5
Bulls	—	—	1,528	95.89/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,465	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	91.93/cwt	91.00–93.00	803	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	962.50/head	925.00–1,000.00	963	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,044.42/head	725.00–1,250.00	1,044	45
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	927	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	133.55/cwt	130.00–141.00	490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	139.47/cwt	130.00–148.00	728	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	167.03/cwt	160.00–182.00	705	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	154.21/cwt	150.00–165.00	739	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	627	135.65/cwt	133.00–137.00	851	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	568	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	185.31/cwt	184.00–187.00	599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	152.52/cwt	146.00–165.00	796	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	113.28/cwt	110.00–120.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	114.84/cwt	110.00–125.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	325	133.58/cwt	130.00–136.00	434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	370	129.33/cwt	128.00–130.00	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	128.53/cwt	124.00–133.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	434	135.11/cwt	130.00–140.00	586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	474	135.11/cwt	130.00–139.00	640	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	134.04/cwt	130.00–142.50	697	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	125.03/cwt	120.00–130.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	581	133.28/cwt	130.00–137.00	774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	149.00/cwt	140.00–160.00	861	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	505	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	655	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	145.98/cwt	140.00–155.00	902	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	142.85/cwt	140.00–150.00	606	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	138.91/cwt	130.00–150.00	651	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	137.55/cwt	130.00–143.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	185.71/cwt	170.00–205.00	704	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	526	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.

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 818Last week 1,682Year ago 1,702

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 140Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 40Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	151.00–160.00	155.28
2	—	678	130.00–134.00	131.98
8	—	580	130.00–149.00	138.79
4	—	605	130.00–135.00	131.51
3	—	353	160.00–170.00	164.17
2	—	418	150.00	150.00
6	—	531	130.00–152.00	139.73
6	—	466	132.00–158.00	145.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	671	138.00–147.00	143.76
4	—	526	154.00–157.00	155.98
4	—	573	150.00–157.00	153.52
2	—	613	147.00–148.00	147.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	364	185.00–194.00	187.26
5	—	668	152.00–161.00	157.99
3	—	430	170.00–177.00	173.33
1	—	775	150.00	150.00
8	—	530	169.00–177.00	175.68
11	—	554	162.00–164.00	162.19
3	—	607	158.00–161.00	159.67
3	—	715	150.00–158.00	155.35
26	—	466	170.00–181.00	179.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	150.00	150.00
1	—	620	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	130.00–148.00	142.03
1	—	815	134.00	134.00
13	—	567	137.00–144.00	140.92
1	—	670	137.00	137.00
6	—	424	137.00–149.00	143.38
12	—	315	154.00–160.00	155.90
3	—	625	136.00–143.00	138.61
10	—	489	141.00–151.00	148.50
5	—	382	140.00–156.00	150.50
2	—	725	129.00–135.00	132.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	421	120.00–140.00	132.14
1	—	260	160.00	160.00
1	—	580	138.00	138.00
5	—	670	115.00–130.00	124.20
14	—	465	124.00–140.00	131.60
4	—	379	130.00–143.00	136.93
3	—	335	140.00–150.00	145.40
3	—	722	110.00–120.00	113.28
4	—	520	124.00–133.00	128.53
3	—	612	120.00–130.00	125.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	110.00–120.00	115.10
4	—	373	120.00–127.50	123.39
2	—	405	115.00–120.00	117.50
3	—	470	110.00–125.00	114.84
1	—	305	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	120.00	120.00
5	—	434	130.00–140.00	135.11
7	—	474	130.00–139.00	135.11
7	—	520	130.00–142.50	134.04
1	—	340	145.00	145.00
4	—	581	130.00–137.00	133.28
1	—	380	140.00	140.00
1	—	635	130.00	130.00
2	—	655	120.00–130.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	130.00–136.00	133.58
3	—	370	128.00–130.00	129.33
1	—	505	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	380	149.00–169.00	156.40
2	—	623	127.00–133.00	130.11
10	—	522	130.00–148.00	139.47
1	—	315	160.00	160.00
9	—	424	140.00–150.00	142.85
9	—	469	130.00–150.00	138.91
1	—	280	174.00	174.00
3	—	568	130.00–143.00	137.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	135.00–145.00	140.04
2	—	710	134.00–137.00	135.52
1	—	755	129.00	129.00
10	—	422	160.00–182.00	167.03
9	—	479	150.00–165.00	154.21
3	—	323	184.00–187.00	185.31
9	—	522	146.00–165.00	152.52
7	—	578	140.00–160.00	149.00
8	—	618	140.00–155.00	145.98
18	—	379	170.00–205.00	185.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	130.00–141.00	133.55
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
1	—	435	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	133.00–137.00	135.65
2	—	568	137.00	137.00
1	—	505	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,341	71.00–88.00	75.56
3	—	1,437	65.00–71.00	68.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,073	63.00–74.00	66.62
13	—	1,002	55.00–65.00	60.46
4	—	961	45.00–58.00	50.14
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	50.00	50.00
1	—	850	62.00	62.00
2	—	845	70.00–75.00	72.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,142	70.00–81.00	74.36
11	—	1,173	55.00–70.50	65.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,616	101.00–107.00	104.24
3	—	1,528	93.00–98.00	95.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	873	91.00–93.00	91.93
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	910.00	910.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	925.00–1,000.00	962.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	45	—	1,130	725.00–1,250.00	1,044.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	90.00	90.00

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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