Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs were mostly uneven, steers over 500 lbs were 2.00 to 10.00 higher with some instances of quality hard weaned cattle as much as 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.09/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$144.09

127 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$45.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.00

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	151.82	750	55
Medium and Large 1-2	638	148.10	946	29
Medium and Large 2	504	133.37	672	40
Medium and Large 3	505	106.54	538	3thin

One grade step is worth $45.28/cwt here — about $212 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 sale127 hd

144.09

—

AR average9 barns · 1,639 hd

159.09

−15.00

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	—	High	1,574	85.50	1,346	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,565	72.53	1,135	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,350	69.50	938	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	59.59	679	11

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)	975	$853	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$797	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	825	$725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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 1	—	519	149.28/cwt	140.00–166.00	775	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	144.34/cwt	140.00–152.00	830	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	128.70/cwt	120.00–135.00	788	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	425	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	700	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,057	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	132.33/cwt	120.00–139.00	689	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	192.22/cwt	180.00–200.00	805	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	153.38/cwt	150.00–157.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	156.68/cwt	144.00–169.00	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	154.35/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,122	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	187.63/cwt	184.00–191.00	1,083	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	881	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	429	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	699	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	148.23/cwt	142.00–160.00	716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	183.94/cwt	170.00–200.00	855	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	503	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	825	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	200.36/cwt	190.00–203.00	791	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,091	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	866	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,381	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	625	156.02/cwt	155.00–157.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,087	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	496	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	438	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,217	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	710	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	206.70/cwt	200.00–213.00	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	167.04/cwt	155.00–180.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	161.15/cwt	155.00–170.00	848	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	995	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	873	126.05/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	896	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	62.67/cwt	61.00–64.00	807	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	58.56/cwt	57.00–60.00	631	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	72.53/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,135	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	47.07/cwt	44.50–49.00	562	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	66.20/cwt	61.00–70.00	750	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	70.07/cwt	66.00–75.00	949	24
Bulls	—	—	1,848	101.06/cwt	93.50–104.00	1,868	3
Bulls	—	—	1,504	87.61/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,318	7
Bulls	—	—	1,465	65.01/cwt	52.00–75.00	952	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,393	77.22/cwt	73.00–85.00	1,076	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	797.12/head	750.00–875.00	797	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	852.56/head	750.00–925.00	853	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	139.06/cwt	132.00–146.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	184.49/cwt	170.00–200.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,039	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	139.40/cwt	130.00–144.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	763	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	152.65/cwt	146.00–173.00	966	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	146.81/cwt	140.00–150.00	708	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	133.69/cwt	130.00–140.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	774	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,057	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	584	131.50/cwt	130.00–136.00	768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	154.63/cwt	140.00–165.00	878	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	129.18/cwt	124.00–135.00	798	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	135.90/cwt	130.00–142.00	568	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	132.69/cwt	126.00–136.00	605	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	137.97/cwt	130.00–155.00	531	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	163.81/cwt	159.00–166.00	618	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	152.66/cwt	141.00–165.00	721	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	104.81/cwt	100.00–110.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	139.46/cwt	136.00–143.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	912	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 604Last week 648Year ago 303

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 60Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 10Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	519	140.00–166.00	149.28
5	—	575	140.00–152.00	144.34
3	—	653	140.00	140.00
3	—	422	144.00–169.00	156.68
6	—	377	159.00–166.00	163.81
10	—	472	141.00–165.00	152.66
2	—	608	136.00–143.00	139.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	612	120.00–135.00	128.70
7	—	521	120.00–139.00	132.33
2	—	338	150.00–155.00	152.52
8	—	418	130.00–142.00	135.90
2	—	750	125.00	125.00
1	—	890	110.00	110.00
6	—	456	126.00–136.00	132.69
6	—	385	130.00–155.00	137.97
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	151.00	151.00
10	—	429	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	774	136.50	136.50
5	—	466	157.00	157.00
13	—	590	154.50	154.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	584	130.00–136.00	131.50
1	—	370	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	110.00	110.00
2	—	525	100.00–110.00	104.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
2	—	528	150.00–157.00	153.38
1	—	795	111.00	111.00
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
5	—	483	142.00–160.00	148.23
1	—	570	151.00	151.00
1	—	350	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	155.00	155.00
1	—	425	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	162.00	162.00
7	—	419	180.00–200.00	192.22
3	—	727	153.00–156.00	154.35
2	—	577	184.00–191.00	187.63
1	—	830	145.00	145.00
13	—	465	170.00–200.00	183.94
6	—	395	190.00–203.00	200.36
1	—	655	166.00	166.00
1	—	785	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	191.00	191.00
1	—	825	154.00	154.00
9	—	866	159.50	159.50
4	—	496	190.00	190.00
2	—	438	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	661	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	155.00–157.00	156.02
1	—	710	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	200.00–213.00	206.70
2	—	473	155.00–180.00	167.04
10	—	526	155.00–170.00	161.15
1	—	995	110.00	110.00
2	—	873	120.00–132.00	126.05
1	—	700	128.00	128.00
2	—	368	170.00–200.00	184.49
1	—	775	134.00	134.00
1	—	655	136.00	136.00
1	—	405	190.00	190.00
10	—	633	146.00–173.00	152.65
6	—	568	140.00–165.00	154.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	132.00–146.00	139.06
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
3	—	437	130.00–144.00	139.40
2	—	763	115.00–116.00	115.50
5	—	482	140.00–150.00	146.81
3	—	523	130.00–140.00	133.69
1	—	660	135.00	135.00
6	—	618	124.00–135.00	129.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	61.00–64.00	62.67
24	—	1,355	66.00–75.00	70.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	57.00–60.00	58.56
3	—	1,195	44.50–49.00	47.07
6	—	1,133	61.00–70.00	66.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,565	69.00–75.00	72.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,848	93.50–104.00	101.06
7	—	1,504	82.00–92.00	87.61
3	—	1,465	52.00–75.00	65.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	825	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,393	73.00–85.00	77.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,070	750.00–875.00	797.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	975	750.00–925.00	852.56

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

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How this sale compares

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