Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comapared to last week: There was no sale last week due to the Thanksgiving holiday, so no comparison is available this week. Supply was good and demand was good on all ranges of cattle. Quality was average with a large offering of unweaned cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.56/cwt on 187 head.

Average price

$136.56

187 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

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

$31.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.83

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	145.75	769	83
Medium and Large 1-2	594	134.27	798	30
Medium and Large 2	518	128.91	668	65
Medium and Large 3	424	114.61	486	9thin

One grade step is worth $31.14/cwt here — about $283 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 sale187 hd

136.56

—

AR average9 barns · 2,725 hd

152.38

−15.83

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	1,325	79.80	1,058	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,441	72.54	1,045	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	67.05	800	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	982	50.72	498	29

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)	888	$864	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$712	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$840	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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 2Thin Fleshed	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	482	157.40/cwt	151.00–167.50	759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	145.07/cwt	140.00–150.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	180.17/cwt	175.00–186.00	843	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	992	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	428	145.34/cwt	142.00–150.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	536	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	804	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	693	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	901	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	132.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	118.34/cwt	115.00–120.00	897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	131.48/cwt	130.00–133.00	872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	807	113.31/cwt	110.00–120.00	914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	149.16/cwt	142.00–155.00	707	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	122.90/cwt	120.00–126.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	165.71/cwt	150.00–171.00	643	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	127.51/cwt	120.00–132.00	722	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	683	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	159.30/cwt	150.00–167.00	675	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	135.01/cwt	130.00–140.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	620	130.80/cwt	130.00–134.00	811	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	136.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	823	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	170.90/cwt	165.00–180.00	868	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	514	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	822	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	120.99/cwt	120.00–123.00	920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	147.57/cwt	140.00–155.00	849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	143.74/cwt	140.00–145.00	875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	147.14/cwt	140.00–155.00	693	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	660	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	430	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	808	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	187.92/cwt	185.00–191.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	158.47/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,006	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	811	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	619	173.83/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,076	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	705	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	169.99/cwt	165.00–171.00	969	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	149.99/cwt	140.00–155.00	859	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	169.75/cwt	159.00–180.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	155.27/cwt	152.00–160.00	739	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	160.33/cwt	140.00–170.00	831	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	32.51/cwt	30.00–35.00	297	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	73.71/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,089	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	68.46/cwt	68.00–69.00	897	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	65.99/cwt	61.00–70.00	734	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	64.30/cwt	61.00–67.50	718	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	810	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	446	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	70.40/cwt	69.00–73.00	905	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	750	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	503	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	44.45/cwt	42.00–46.00	469	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	56.62/cwt	51.00–59.00	595	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	847	36.07/cwt	34.00–38.00	306	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	818	39.46/cwt	35.00–42.50	323	5
Bulls	—Mexican Origin	—	1,080	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	745	6
Bulls	—	—	1,226	71.47/cwt	60.00–79.00	876	6
Bulls	—	—	1,748	99.45/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,738	4
Bulls	—	—	1,420	88.87/cwt	82.50–94.00	1,262	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	805	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	711.97/head	700.00–725.00	712	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	788	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	863.54/head	650.00–1,085.00	864	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	69.03/cwt	65.00–72.00	833	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	868.67/head	775.00–975.00	869	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	130.59/cwt	120.00–140.00	679	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	131.31/cwt	130.00–135.00	620	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	139.21/cwt	135.00–140.00	738	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	112.54/cwt	110.00–120.00	544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	129.03/cwt	125.00–140.00	551	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	387	115.11/cwt	110.00–125.00	445	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	192.00/cwt	187.00–200.00	710	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	308	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	522	133.21/cwt	130.00–135.00	695	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	145.81/cwt	130.00–158.00	620	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	136.06/cwt	134.00–140.00	831	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	134.58/cwt	134.00–138.00	895	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	124.34/cwt	112.00–139.00	756	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	119.81/cwt	115.00–126.00	860	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	772	123.99/cwt	115.00–129.00	957	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	136.88/cwt	130.00–150.00	723	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	133.46/cwt	120.00–140.00	785	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	136.96/cwt	130.00–150.00	646	14

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 942Last week 0Year ago 1,769

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 0Year ago 199

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
3	—	428	142.00–150.00	145.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	482	151.00–167.50	157.40
7	—	536	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	719	138.00	138.00
4	—	663	130.00–133.00	131.48
12	—	474	142.00–155.00	149.16
8	—	388	150.00–171.00	165.71
10	—	424	150.00–167.00	159.30
3	—	557	130.00–140.00	135.01
5	—	603	135.00–140.00	136.41
3	—	760	120.00–123.00	120.99
6	—	530	135.00–140.00	139.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	693	130.00	130.00
10	—	601	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	130.00–140.00	132.03
1	—	715	120.00	120.00
3	—	758	115.00–120.00	118.34
3	—	807	110.00–120.00	113.31
2	—	625	120.00–126.00	122.90
11	—	566	120.00–132.00	127.51
9	—	520	120.00–140.00	130.59
10	—	472	130.00–135.00	131.31
14	—	427	125.00–140.00	129.03
1	—	665	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	495	138.00	138.00
6	—	550	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	620	130.00–134.00	130.80
2	—	308	156.00	156.00
6	—	522	130.00–135.00	133.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
1	—	325	126.00	126.00
4	—	483	110.00–120.00	112.54
3	—	387	110.00–125.00	115.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	140.00	140.00
5	—	468	175.00–186.00	180.17
6	—	508	165.00–180.00	170.90
5	—	404	200.00	200.00
2	—	365	185.00–191.00	187.92
4	—	635	155.00–162.00	158.47
1	—	680	150.00	150.00
7	—	570	165.00–171.00	169.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	140.00–150.00	145.07
2	—	575	140.00–155.00	147.57
1	—	395	170.00	170.00
1	—	680	145.00	145.00
4	—	609	140.00–145.00	143.74
11	—	471	140.00–155.00	147.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	155.00	155.00
1	—	430	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	619	170.00–175.00	173.83
1	—	705	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	140.00–155.00	149.99
2	—	420	159.00–180.00	169.75
1	—	850	116.00	116.00
8	—	476	152.00–160.00	155.27
14	—	518	140.00–170.00	160.33
6	—	370	187.00–200.00	192.00
1	—	345	200.00	200.00
4	—	611	134.00–140.00	136.06
7	—	665	134.00–138.00	134.58
3	—	772	115.00–129.00	123.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	120.00	120.00
8	—	425	130.00–158.00	145.81
5	—	608	112.00–139.00	124.34
4	—	718	115.00–126.00	119.81
10	—	528	130.00–150.00	136.88
1	—	335	160.00	160.00
1	—	375	155.00	155.00
5	—	588	120.00–140.00	133.46
14	—	472	130.00–150.00	136.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	913	30.00–35.00	32.51
6	—	1,113	61.00–70.00	65.99
5	—	1,055	42.00–46.00	44.45
7	—	1,051	51.00–59.00	56.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,478	70.00–77.00	73.71
2	—	1,310	68.00–69.00	68.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,117	61.00–67.50	64.30
9	—	1,286	69.00–73.00	70.40
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	55.00	55.00
1	—	750	67.00	67.00
2	—	847	34.00–38.00	36.07
5	—	818	35.00–42.50	39.46
Bulls — Mexican Origin$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,080	69.00	69.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,226	60.00–79.00	71.47
4	—	1,748	97.00–102.00	99.45
4	—	1,420	82.50–94.00	88.87

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	70.00	70.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	940	700.00–725.00	711.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	75.00	75.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	888	650.00–1,085.00	863.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,207	65.00–72.00	69.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	938	775.00–975.00	868.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	725.00	725.00

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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How this sale compares

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