Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs traded 4.00 to 8.00 lower, steers over 500 lbs were mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs were steady to 4.00 lower while heifers over 500 lbs traded 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 7.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 5.00 lower. Supply was good on feeders however most of the run consisted of short weaned or un-weaned and fleshy cattle that buyers discounted heavily. Extreme drought conditions in the area and fall temperature swings have buyers hesitant to purchase new crop bawlers that moved the market lower on most all ranges of feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.64/cwt on 155 head.

Average price

$130.64

155 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$26.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.17

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	441	135.10	596	48
Medium and Large 1	589	130.74	770	97
Medium and Large 3	414	108.25	448	10thin

One grade step is worth $26.84/cwt here — about $147 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 sale155 hd

130.64

—

AR average8 barns · 1,740 hd

141.81

−11.17

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	1,471	85.98	1,264	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,388	64.77	899	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	63.35	744	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	953	48.90	466	25

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)	963	$873	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$796	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,217	$1,324	6

Every lot, as filed

114 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	—	440	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	138.23/cwt	131.00–149.00	724	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	128.56/cwt	121.00–135.00	861	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	917	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	120.78/cwt	120.00–123.00	633	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	117.98/cwt	115.00–120.00	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	128.98/cwt	127.00–130.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	141.27/cwt	131.00–151.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	111.75/cwt	106.00–120.00	413	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	107.53/cwt	100.00–113.00	459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	778	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	120.71/cwt	115.00–130.00	563	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	126.35/cwt	120.00–130.00	606	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	433	124.86/cwt	120.00–130.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	572	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	857	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	943	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	104.85/cwt	100.00–110.00	351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	673	118.35/cwt	110.00–120.00	796	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	518	140.90/cwt	130.00–148.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	126.13/cwt	120.00–132.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	133.10/cwt	130.00–144.00	760	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	160.51/cwt	148.00–167.00	923	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	156.48/cwt	150.00–171.00	818	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	378	153.98/cwt	151.00–157.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	177.99/cwt	176.00–180.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	134.01/cwt	130.00–144.00	756	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	143.60/cwt	140.00–150.00	610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	138.67/cwt	135.00–140.00	738	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	141.45/cwt	130.00–155.00	673	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	153.24/cwt	140.00–156.00	959	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	156.01/cwt	150.00–165.00	752	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	170.88/cwt	160.00–182.00	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	151.93/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	152.79/cwt	140.00–165.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	154.97/cwt	150.00–160.00	651	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	141.93/cwt	136.00–145.00	944	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	143.79/cwt	135.00–153.00	761	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	673	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	808	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	454	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	57.02/cwt	54.00–59.00	587	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	64.77/cwt	62.00–70.00	899	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	64.91/cwt	61.00–73.00	782	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	57.39/cwt	55.00–61.00	610	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	815	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	326	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	34.51/cwt	34.00–35.00	321	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	51.36/cwt	49.00–54.00	546	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	810	62.67/cwt	60.00–65.00	508	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	883	49.66/cwt	49.00–50.00	438	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	763	30.17/cwt	25.00–35.00	230	3
Bulls	—	—	1,415	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	764	1
Bulls	—	—	1,593	92.40/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,472	5
Bulls	—	—	1,378	85.96/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,185	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	93.39/cwt	74.00–107.00	914	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	979	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	624	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	796.25/head	700.00–875.00	796	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	873.21/head	625.00–1,050.00	873	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	714	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	72.63/cwt	66.00–79.00	784	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	1,323.80/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,324	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	146.54/cwt	140.00–155.00	693	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	143.98/cwt	140.00–149.00	897	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	468	135.52/cwt	131.00–140.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	534	123.83/cwt	115.00–130.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	604	124.18/cwt	121.00–125.00	750	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	125.06/cwt	120.00–130.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	513	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	754	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	626	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	876	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	375	137.79/cwt	130.00–146.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	277	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	485	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	130.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	143.79/cwt	140.00–149.00	814	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	773	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	104.97/cwt	100.00–110.00	460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	143.43/cwt	130.00–150.00	473	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	133.67/cwt	130.00–140.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	113.96/cwt	107.00–120.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	137.61/cwt	130.00–150.00	527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	133.96/cwt	120.00–140.00	568	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	160.38/cwt	150.00–171.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	132.80/cwt	125.00–140.00	624	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	518	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	553	118.31/cwt	115.00–120.00	654	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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

Fri Oct 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 899Last week 943Year ago 1,014

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 111Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 60Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	150.00–155.00	152.47
3	—	518	130.00–148.00	140.90
2	—	378	151.00–157.00	153.98
1	—	725	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	575	148.00–167.00	160.51
23	—	523	150.00–171.00	156.48
2	—	363	176.00–180.00	177.99
12	—	626	140.00–156.00	153.24
10	—	482	150.00–165.00	156.01
5	—	422	160.00–182.00	170.88
2	—	673	150.00–154.00	151.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	564	130.00–144.00	134.01
4	—	425	140.00–150.00	143.60
2	—	675	130.00–140.00	135.00
9	—	532	135.00–140.00	138.67
7	—	476	130.00–155.00	141.45
1	—	255	165.00	165.00
2	—	328	140.00–165.00	152.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	145.00–150.00	147.46
1	—	350	140.00	140.00
8	—	524	120.00–123.00	120.78
3	—	722	115.00–120.00	117.98
3	—	432	127.00–130.00	128.98
2	—	283	131.00–151.00	141.27
2	—	573	120.00–125.00	122.58
2	—	608	120.00–125.00	122.49
7	—	466	115.00–130.00	120.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	524	131.00–149.00	138.23
1	—	485	140.00	140.00
5	—	670	121.00–135.00	128.56
9	—	764	120.00	120.00
1	—	440	150.00	150.00
2	—	715	120.00–132.00	126.13
10	—	571	130.00–144.00	133.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	115.00	115.00
1	—	510	100.00	100.00
3	—	370	106.00–120.00	111.75
3	—	427	100.00–113.00	107.53
2	—	335	100.00–110.00	104.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	778	115.00	115.00
6	—	480	120.00–130.00	126.35
2	—	433	120.00–130.00	124.86
3	—	572	120.00	120.00
3	—	857	110.00	110.00
6	—	673	110.00–120.00	118.35
4	—	534	115.00–130.00	123.83
5	—	604	121.00–125.00	124.18
2	—	375	130.00–146.00	137.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
2	—	375	120.00	120.00
3	—	415	120.00	120.00
1	—	340	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	147.00	147.00
7	—	626	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	277	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	125.00	125.00
7	—	420	150.00–160.00	154.97
4	—	665	136.00–145.00	141.93
20	—	529	135.00–153.00	143.79
15	—	473	140.00–155.00	146.54
4	—	623	140.00–149.00	143.98
1	—	820	110.00	110.00
1	—	285	170.00	170.00
1	—	345	160.00	160.00
10	—	566	140.00–149.00	143.79
3	—	380	150.00–171.00	160.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	760	115.00	115.00
4	—	673	120.00	120.00
2	—	468	131.00–140.00	135.52
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	120.00–130.00	125.06
6	—	520	130.00–135.00	130.99
2	—	773	115.00–120.00	117.51
3	—	330	130.00–150.00	143.43
3	—	555	130.00–140.00	133.67
3	—	673	107.00–120.00	113.96
4	—	383	130.00–150.00	137.61
5	—	424	120.00–140.00	133.96
11	—	470	125.00–140.00	132.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	100.00–110.00	104.97
2	—	485	110.00	110.00
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
3	—	518	120.00	120.00
3	—	553	115.00–120.00	118.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	47.00	47.00
6	—	1,029	54.00–59.00	57.02
2	—	930	34.00–35.00	34.51
7	—	1,063	49.00–54.00	51.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,388	62.00–70.00	64.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,204	61.00–73.00	64.91
6	—	1,063	55.00–61.00	57.39
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	40.00	40.00
2	—	810	60.00–65.00	62.67
3	—	883	49.00–50.00	49.66
3	—	763	25.00–35.00	30.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	54.00	54.00
5	—	1,593	89.00–96.00	92.40
6	—	1,378	83.00–88.00	85.96

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	8	—	979	74.00–107.00	93.39
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	110.00	110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	65.00	65.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	850	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	700.00–875.00	796.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	963	625.00–1,050.00	873.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	62.50	62.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	840	85.00	85.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,080	66.00–79.00	72.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,217	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,323.80

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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