Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady with stronger demand on weaned and quality cattle than last week. Lesser quality and fleshly cattle were still discounted by the buyers. Slaughter cows and bulls were not viewed. Supply was good and demand was was good on quaility weaned and pre-vac cattle and low on unweaned calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.63/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$130.63

137 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$333

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

$28.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.31

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	593	134.22	796	80
Medium and Large 2	482	127.92	616	51
Medium and Large 3	437	105.90	463	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.32/cwt here — about $333 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 sale137 hd

130.63

—

AR average9 barns · 1,419 hd

139.94

−9.31

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

91 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 1Value Added	—	700	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	128.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	536	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	768	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,041	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	123.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	298	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	136.32/cwt	132.00–139.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	635	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	149.53/cwt	146.00–154.00	501	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	668	147.79/cwt	147.00–149.00	987	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	146.79/cwt	145.00–152.00	925	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	134.75/cwt	130.00–140.00	900	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	372	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	149.78/cwt	143.00–158.00	978	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	400	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	686	137.09/cwt	130.00–142.00	940	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	136.81/cwt	130.00–140.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	154.50/cwt	145.00–164.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	138.50/cwt	136.00–141.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	122.99/cwt	120.00–126.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	526	176.48/cwt	171.00–184.00	928	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	139.85/cwt	130.00–149.00	731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	158.03/cwt	152.00–164.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	156.66/cwt	150.00–166.00	912	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	168.38/cwt	165.00–172.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	169.02/cwt	167.00–171.00	989	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	765	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,232	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	679	132.51/cwt	129.00–137.00	900	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	156.52/cwt	140.00–165.00	742	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	135.93/cwt	132.00–144.00	851	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	142.48/cwt	135.00–149.00	809	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	164.21/cwt	155.00–170.00	596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	620	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	517	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	127.59/cwt	120.00–135.00	601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	896	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	132.84/cwt	125.00–140.00	701	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	127.11/cwt	120.00–137.00	733	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	137.51/cwt	130.00–145.00	524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	428	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	110.98/cwt	110.00–115.00	549	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	151.66/cwt	139.00–162.00	787	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	156.42/cwt	153.00–160.00	669	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	956	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	136.56/cwt	130.00–146.00	769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	678	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	395	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	618	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	742	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	576	121.98/cwt	120.00–128.00	703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	113.80/cwt	108.00–122.00	772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	522	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	465	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	122.06/cwt	120.00–132.00	616	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	958	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	137.81/cwt	135.00–141.00	657	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	727	113.04/cwt	110.00–115.00	822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	470	131.03/cwt	130.00–133.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	121.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	697	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	138.83/cwt	131.00–150.00	533	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	103.46/cwt	90.00–120.00	469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	135.99/cwt	132.00–139.00	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	132.49/cwt	127.00–138.00	947	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	143.49/cwt	140.00–154.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	139.86/cwt	130.00–149.00	464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	118.67/cwt	110.00–125.00	733	4

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 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	145.00	145.00
5	—	668	147.00–149.00	147.79
7	—	630	145.00–152.00	146.79
3	—	565	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	419	120.00–130.00	128.02
3	—	473	120.00–125.00	123.38
3	—	298	151.00	151.00
6	—	505	120.00–132.00	122.06
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
10	—	575	120.00–125.00	121.28
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
6	—	384	131.00–150.00	138.83
1	—	670	122.00	122.00
3	—	332	130.00–149.00	139.86
4	—	618	110.00–125.00	118.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	135.00–136.00	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	132.00–139.00	136.32
4	—	335	146.00–154.00	149.53
4	—	668	130.00–140.00	134.75
5	—	563	130.00–146.00	136.56
5	—	819	117.00	117.00
6	—	477	135.00–141.00	137.81
3	—	633	132.00–139.00	135.99
4	—	715	127.00–138.00	132.49
4	—	436	140.00–154.00	143.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	130.00–132.00	131.02
1	—	678	127.00	127.00
1	—	395	139.00	139.00
5	—	618	120.00	120.00
4	—	576	120.00–128.00	121.98
3	—	522	130.00	130.00
5	—	727	110.00–115.00	113.04
3	—	470	130.00–133.00	131.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
1	—	505	115.00	115.00
1	—	465	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	120.00	120.00
1	—	545	90.00	90.00
1	—	335	115.00	115.00
3	—	453	90.00–120.00	103.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	140.00–142.00	141.01
1	—	400	159.00	159.00
8	—	686	130.00–142.00	137.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	143.00	143.00
4	—	653	143.00–158.00	149.78
1	—	600	154.00	154.00
2	—	523	152.00–164.00	158.03
6	—	582	150.00–166.00	156.66
2	—	425	165.00–172.00	168.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	124.00	124.00
1	—	300	145.00	145.00
1	—	390	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	158.00	158.00
3	—	470	130.00–140.00	136.81
2	—	390	145.00–164.00	154.50
2	—	585	136.00–141.00	138.50
2	—	638	120.00–126.00	122.99
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
4	—	523	130.00–149.00	139.85
1	—	430	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	526	171.00–184.00	176.48
1	—	625	161.00	161.00
2	—	585	167.00–171.00	169.02
5	—	765	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	679	129.00–137.00	132.51
6	—	474	140.00–165.00	156.52
9	—	626	132.00–144.00	135.93
9	—	568	135.00–149.00	142.48
4	—	363	155.00–170.00	164.21
3	—	717	125.00	125.00
5	—	519	139.00–162.00	151.66
1	—	340	170.00	170.00
5	—	428	153.00–160.00	156.42
4	—	765	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	130.00–131.00	130.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	140.00	140.00
4	—	471	120.00–135.00	127.59
9	—	528	125.00–140.00	132.84
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
2	—	623	120.00–122.00	120.99
5	—	577	120.00–137.00	127.11
4	—	381	130.00–145.00	137.51
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
4	—	678	108.00–122.00	113.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	517	110.00	110.00
5	—	495	110.00–115.00	110.98
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	110.00	110.00

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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