Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650 lbs traded 7.00 to 15.00 higher, steers over 650 were not well tested. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs were steady to 2.00 lower, heifers over 500 were 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.45/cwt on 155 head.

Average price

$140.45

155 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$38.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.87

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	475	152.27	723	22
Medium and Large 1	503	143.36	722	89
Medium and Large 2	468	132.39	620	35
Medium and Large 3	389	114.15	444	9thin

One grade step is worth $38.12/cwt here — about $279 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

140.45

—

AR average9 barns · 2,070 hd

147.32

−6.87

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	—	Average	1,485	83.88	1,245	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,495	72.16	1,079	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	67.08	818	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	980	52.08	510	39

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)	1,150	$1,006	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	59.51/cwt	56.00–62.50	637	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	720	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	238	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	829	40.89/cwt	38.00–43.00	339	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	855	58.70/cwt	57.00–61.00	502	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	803	44.70/cwt	41.00–48.00	359	3
Bulls	—	—	1,440	85.35/cwt	80.00–87.50	1,229	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	186.46/cwt	185.00–188.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	710	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	402	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	623	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	545	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	495	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	142.75/cwt	135.00–150.00	819	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	605	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	138.33/cwt	135.00–144.00	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	129.81/cwt	120.00–135.00	611	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	155.93/cwt	150.00–160.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	925	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	562	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	837	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	122.00/cwt	115.00–126.00	443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	154.30/cwt	150.00–155.00	580	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	137.26/cwt	130.00–150.00	509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	127.52/cwt	120.00–135.00	669	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	107.13/cwt	100.00–122.00	457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	147.33/cwt	140.00–155.00	498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	147.55/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	500	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	155.05/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,064	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	171.38/cwt	160.00–186.00	903	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,245	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,245	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	540	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	145.92/cwt	140.00–155.00	703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	183.07/cwt	170.00–196.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	167.61/cwt	150.00–186.00	974	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	186.32/cwt	170.00–206.00	781	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	196.56/cwt	185.00–208.00	637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	365	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	165.80/cwt	160.00–176.00	1,026	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	315	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	725	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	144.00/cwt	140.00–145.00	835	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	155.40/cwt	145.00–163.00	814	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	522	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	783	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	399	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	706	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	300	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	510	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	67.08/cwt	59.50–73.00	818	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	52.29/cwt	50.50–55.00	546	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	41.31/cwt	39.50–43.00	409	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	72.16/cwt	69.50–74.50	1,079	9
Bulls	—	—	1,325	73.01/cwt	60.00–82.00	967	4
Bulls	—	—	1,757	96.42/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,694	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	90.88/cwt	77.00–100.00	780	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,006.25/head	850.00–1,150.00	1,006	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	70.03/cwt	63.00–73.00	849	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	67.72/cwt	53.00–76.00	845	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	129.00/cwt	127.00–131.00	939	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	135.28/cwt	130.00–139.00	762	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	132.14/cwt	130.00–138.00	690	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	143.81/cwt	130.00–157.00	607	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	142.22/cwt	140.00–145.00	683	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	144.18/cwt	143.00–146.00	894	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	171.80/cwt	157.00–193.00	742	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	178.68/cwt	169.00–180.50	672	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	128.66/cwt	127.50–132.00	930	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	130.58/cwt	120.00–135.00	800	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	169.51/cwt	155.00–180.00	812	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	182.33/cwt	166.00–202.50	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	143.97/cwt	140.00–150.00	688	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	143.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	612	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	140.69/cwt	135.00–145.00	868	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	140.97/cwt	135.00–150.00	739	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	287	143.86/cwt	138.00–150.00	413	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 648Last week 540Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 102Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 45Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,070	56.00–62.50	59.51
7	—	1,044	50.50–55.00	52.29
4	—	990	39.50–43.00	41.31
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	33.00	33.00
5	—	829	38.00–43.00	40.89
3	—	855	57.00–61.00	58.70
3	—	803	41.00–48.00	44.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,220	59.50–73.00	67.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,495	69.50–74.50	72.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,440	80.00–87.50	85.35
4	—	1,325	60.00–82.00	73.01
3	—	1,757	90.00–104.00	96.42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	185.00–188.00	186.46
2	—	720	140.00–155.00	147.55
4	—	686	150.00–160.00	155.05
5	—	527	160.00–186.00	171.38
2	—	493	170.00–196.00	183.07
7	—	581	150.00–186.00	167.61
7	—	419	170.00–206.00	186.32
4	—	324	185.00–208.00	196.56
1	—	840	147.00	147.00
7	—	619	160.00–176.00	165.80
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
1	—	385	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	155.00	155.00
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,245	100.00	100.00
5	—	482	140.00–155.00	145.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	205.00	205.00
1	—	605	181.00	181.00
1	—	500	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	155.00	155.00
1	—	365	170.00	170.00
1	—	315	180.00	180.00
1	—	725	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	402	155.00	155.00
10	—	562	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	134.00	134.00
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	574	135.00–150.00	142.75
1	—	740	134.00	134.00
3	—	668	135.00–144.00	138.33
3	—	333	150.00–160.00	155.93
7	—	376	150.00–155.00	154.30
22	—	478	140.00–150.00	143.97
9	—	427	140.00–150.00	143.24
6	—	617	135.00–145.00	140.69
22	—	524	135.00–150.00	140.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	120.00–135.00	129.81
1	—	925	115.00	115.00
6	—	371	130.00–150.00	137.26
10	—	525	120.00–135.00	127.52
2	—	338	140.00–155.00	147.33
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
1	—	585	125.00	125.00
1	—	405	131.00	131.00
3	—	287	138.00–150.00	143.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	115.00–126.00	122.00
3	—	427	100.00–122.00	107.13
1	—	485	100.00	100.00
2	—	323	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	145.00	145.00
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
1	—	580	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	580	140.00–145.00	144.00
1	—	665	144.00	144.00
10	—	524	145.00–163.00	155.40
5	—	620	143.00–146.00	144.18
13	—	432	157.00–193.00	171.80
11	—	376	169.00–180.50	178.68
10	—	723	127.50–132.00	128.66
15	—	479	155.00–180.00	169.51
3	—	333	166.00–202.50	182.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	522	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	399	177.00	177.00
2	—	300	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	728	127.00–131.00	129.00
7	—	563	130.00–139.00	135.28
1	—	395	155.00	155.00
6	—	522	130.00–138.00	132.14
6	—	422	130.00–157.00	143.81
4	—	480	140.00–145.00	142.22
7	—	613	120.00–135.00	130.58
1	—	675	130.00	130.00
2	—	320	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	120.00	120.00

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	3	—	858	77.00–100.00	90.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,150	850.00–1,150.00	1,006.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,213	63.00–73.00	70.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,248	53.00–76.00	67.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Ash Flat Livestock Auction - Ash Flat, AR

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