Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers were 6.00 to 12.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 lower and slaugher bulls were 4.00 lower. Supply was good but demand for unweaned fleshy cattle was low and moved prices lower across all ranges of feeders. Extreme temperature swings of October have begun and have buyers backing off unweaned and non vaccinated cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.72/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$133.72

185 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$19.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.07

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	135.97	682	135
Medium and Large 2	461	129.19	596	44
Medium and Large 3	488	116.17	566	6thin

One grade step is worth $19.81/cwt here — about $116 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 sale185 hd

133.72

—

AR average9 barns · 1,725 hd

141.79

−8.07

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	—	Low	1,470	87.57	1,287	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,414	66.32	938	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	65.54	802	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	56.05	575	32

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,083	$1,026	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,079	$883	12
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$845	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,003	$969	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	130.98/cwt	130.00–133.00	629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	127.03/cwt	120.00–137.00	534	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	135.05/cwt	130.00–137.00	787	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	135.70/cwt	126.00–141.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	121.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	135.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	910	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	153.26/cwt	150.00–156.00	549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	129.66/cwt	121.00–140.00	604	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	122.60/cwt	120.00–130.00	695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	139.94/cwt	135.00–146.00	656	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	473	156.97/cwt	155.00–160.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	437	156.70/cwt	155.00–160.00	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	134.33/cwt	133.00–142.00	694	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	132.02/cwt	130.00–135.00	812	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	182.98/cwt	181.00–185.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	147.50/cwt	145.00–150.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	144.37/cwt	140.00–148.00	595	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	542	149.36/cwt	145.00–151.00	810	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	152.25/cwt	140.00–165.00	938	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	142.43/cwt	140.00–147.00	816	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	143.27/cwt	140.00–150.00	603	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	142.49/cwt	140.00–150.00	747	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	139.08/cwt	131.00–150.00	652	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	158.99/cwt	143.00–165.00	523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	158.36/cwt	153.00–171.00	820	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	161.29/cwt	150.00–165.00	931	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	150.32/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,001	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	174.93/cwt	165.00–185.00	731	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	166.66/cwt	160.00–170.00	797	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	733	126.81/cwt	125.00–134.00	930	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	139.53/cwt	136.00–147.00	922	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	417	178.99/cwt	175.00–180.00	746	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	460	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	680	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	870	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	48.86/cwt	45.00–51.00	491	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	64.99/cwt	62.00–70.00	710	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	863	63.74/cwt	62.50–65.00	550	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	840	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	420	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	68.46/cwt	65.00–75.00	854	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	59.69/cwt	55.00–64.00	702	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	56.09/cwt	51.00–61.00	588	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	72.05/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,084	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	63.05/cwt	60.00–65.00	859	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	254	1
Bulls	—	—	1,473	71.98/cwt	71.00–73.00	1,060	2
Bulls	—	—	1,469	91.03/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,337	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	967	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	882.57/head	675.00–1,140.00	883	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	845.47/head	800.00–885.00	845	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	66.52/cwt	61.00–71.00	749	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,025.77/head	900.00–1,175.00	1,026	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	968.94/head	825.00–1,150.00	969	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	126.73/cwt	120.00–133.00	778	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	140.28/cwt	130.00–148.00	665	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	170.53/cwt	166.00–175.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	148.08/cwt	140.00–159.00	843	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	148.98/cwt	140.00–162.00	773	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	134.78/cwt	125.00–140.00	768	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	137.22/cwt	130.00–144.00	709	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	161.45/cwt	150.00–172.00	678	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	114.97/cwt	110.00–120.00	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	144.58/cwt	140.00–149.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	420	136.89/cwt	130.00–140.00	575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	148.44/cwt	142.00–157.00	922	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	159.40/cwt	150.00–175.00	744	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	664	125.79/cwt	114.00–132.00	835	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	155.31/cwt	150.00–163.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	436	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	618	125.05/cwt	120.00–130.00	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	378	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	129.14/cwt	120.00–134.00	678	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	141.74/cwt	130.00–150.00	458	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	125.34/cwt	120.00–130.00	721	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 →

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

Fri Oct 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 943Last week 818Year ago 1,018

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 120Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 60Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	115.00	115.00
10	—	420	120.00–137.00	127.03
1	—	810	110.00	110.00
3	—	363	126.00–141.00	135.70
5	—	528	120.00–125.00	121.00
8	—	466	121.00–140.00	129.66
7	—	567	120.00–130.00	122.60
1	—	610	121.00	121.00
1	—	285	140.00	140.00
6	—	323	130.00–150.00	141.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	130.00–133.00	130.98
5	—	420	130.00–140.00	136.89
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
4	—	618	120.00–130.00	125.05
2	—	378	142.00	142.00
16	—	525	120.00–134.00	129.14
13	—	575	120.00–130.00	125.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	117.00	117.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
1	—	385	121.00	121.00
1	—	295	129.00	129.00
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	583	130.00–137.00	135.05
6	—	669	130.00–140.00	135.97
3	—	358	150.00–156.00	153.26
20	—	469	135.00–146.00	139.94
15	—	517	133.00–142.00	134.33
8	—	615	130.00–135.00	132.02
1	—	845	120.00	120.00
23	—	412	140.00–148.00	144.37
5	—	289	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	155.00–160.00	156.97
3	—	437	155.00–160.00	156.70
2	—	585	145.00–150.00	147.50
6	—	542	145.00–151.00	149.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	303	181.00–185.00	182.98
1	—	730	162.00	162.00
12	—	616	140.00–165.00	152.25
29	—	518	153.00–171.00	158.36
20	—	577	150.00–165.00	161.29
5	—	666	142.00–155.00	150.32
11	—	418	165.00–185.00	174.93
6	—	478	160.00–170.00	166.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	140.00–147.00	142.43
6	—	421	140.00–150.00	143.27
6	—	524	140.00–150.00	142.49
5	—	469	131.00–150.00	139.08
4	—	329	143.00–165.00	158.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	733	125.00–134.00	126.81
15	—	661	136.00–147.00	139.53
2	—	330	180.00	180.00
2	—	373	166.00–175.00	170.53
9	—	569	140.00–159.00	148.08
1	—	775	120.00	120.00
17	—	519	140.00–162.00	148.98
14	—	420	150.00–172.00	161.45
13	—	621	142.00–157.00	148.44
8	—	467	150.00–175.00	159.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	175.00–180.00	178.99
1	—	460	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	614	120.00–133.00	126.73
5	—	474	130.00–148.00	140.28
1	—	335	160.00	160.00
10	—	570	125.00–140.00	134.78
8	—	517	130.00–144.00	137.22
2	—	423	140.00–149.00	144.58
4	—	664	114.00–132.00	125.79
3	—	362	150.00–163.00	155.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	110.00–120.00	114.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,004	45.00–51.00	48.86
5	—	1,093	62.00–70.00	64.99
19	—	1,048	51.00–61.00	56.09
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	863	62.50–65.00	63.74
1	—	840	50.00	50.00
1	—	845	30.00	30.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,248	65.00–75.00	68.46
12	—	1,176	55.00–64.00	59.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,504	69.00–75.00	72.05
7	—	1,363	60.00–65.00	63.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	71.00–73.00	71.98
9	—	1,469	85.00–95.00	91.03

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	1	—	930	104.00	104.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,079	675.00–1,140.00	882.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,075	800.00–885.00	845.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,126	61.00–71.00	66.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,083	900.00–1,175.00	1,025.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,003	825.00–1,150.00	968.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	650.00	650.00

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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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

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