Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-12-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison is available to last week, the sale was not reported due to the Christmas holiday. Supply on feeders was light due to the special cow sale this evening. Supply was heavy on replacement cows and on slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.35/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$130.35

23 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$321

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

$17.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	627	135.40	849	7thin
Medium and Large 2	574	130.61	750	13thin
Medium and Large 3	450	117.43	528	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.98/cwt here — about $321 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 sale23 hd

130.35

—

AR average1 barns · 23 hd

130.35

+0.00

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	1,704	96.61	1,646	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,502	74.64	1,121	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,170	73.70	862	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	61.50	618	18

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)	1,129	$1,269	35
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,159	$1,250	154
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,200	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,000	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,038	$780	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$725	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	925	$1,581	118
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	750	$875	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,550	$3,360	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	948	$1,775	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,116	$1,481	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,400	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,207	$1,270	28
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,513	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	933	$1,393	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	700	$910	19
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,078	$795	25
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$700	6

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	177.20/cwt	165.00–190.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	141.48/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,094	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	838	134.50/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,127	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	945	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	181.54/cwt	180.00–183.00	850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	192.15/cwt	185.00–200.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	183.33/cwt	170.00–200.00	781	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	151.77/cwt	140.00–160.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	124.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	146.41/cwt	140.00–153.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	129.97/cwt	125.00–135.00	740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	125.07/cwt	120.00–130.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	116.14/cwt	110.00–122.00	494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	990	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	855	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	62.04/cwt	61.00–63.00	650	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	75.55/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,139	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,051	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	74.71/cwt	70.00–82.00	886	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	68.86/cwt	64.00–74.00	738	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	63.10/cwt	61.00–65.00	634	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	825	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	545	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	835	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	493	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	865	34.07/cwt	30.00–38.00	295	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	865	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	398	1
Bulls	—	—	1,799	103.41/cwt	97.00–113.00	1,860	8
Bulls	—	—	1,595	88.84/cwt	81.00–92.00	1,417	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	1,250.08/head	750.00–1,625.00	1,250	154
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	717	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	1,392.86/head	850.00–1,650.00	1,393	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	1,269.79/head	1,200.00–1,775.00	1,270	28
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,580.55/head	800.00–1,625.00	1,581	118
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	780.12/head	700.00–875.00	780	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	1,268.96/head	900.00–1,525.00	1,269	35
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	795.41/head	760.00–825.00	795	25
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	83.39/cwt	70.00–97.00	791	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,482.10/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,482	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	3,360.48/head	3,150.00–3,600.00	3,360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	1,775.07/head	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,905	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,229	1

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 128Last week 604Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 335Last week 100Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 450Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	185.00	185.00
1	—	465	163.00	163.00
2	—	415	165.00–190.00	177.20
2	—	773	140.00–143.00	141.48
2	—	838	133.00–136.00	134.50
1	—	945	130.00	130.00
1	—	650	141.00	141.00
1	—	990	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,005	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	170.00	170.00
1	—	500	145.00	145.00
1	—	600	140.00	140.00
3	—	488	140.00–160.00	151.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	157.00	157.00
2	—	468	180.00–183.00	181.54
1	—	515	170.00	170.00
3	—	375	185.00–200.00	192.15
6	—	426	170.00–200.00	183.33
1	—	550	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	148.00	148.00
1	—	590	135.00	135.00
2	—	538	140.00–153.00	146.41
1	—	920	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	120.00–130.00	124.96
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
4	—	569	125.00–135.00	129.97
1	—	425	143.00	143.00
1	—	790	125.00	125.00
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
2	—	528	120.00–130.00	125.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
2	—	425	110.00–122.00	116.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,048	61.00–63.00	62.04
9	—	1,072	64.00–74.00	68.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,508	75.00–76.00	75.55
1	—	1,480	71.00	71.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,186	70.00–82.00	74.71
2	—	1,005	61.00–65.00	63.10
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	66.00	66.00
1	—	835	59.00	59.00
2	—	865	30.00–38.00	34.07
1	—	865	46.00	46.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,799	97.00–113.00	103.41
7	—	1,595	81.00–92.00	88.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	154	—	1,159	750.00–1,625.00	1,250.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	885	81.00	81.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,038	700.00–875.00	780.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,150	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	14	—	1,050	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	35	—	1,129	900.00–1,525.00	1,268.96
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	933	850.00–1,650.00	1,392.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,525.00	1,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,207	1,200.00–1,775.00	1,269.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,150	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,145	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,482.10
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	118	—	925	800.00–1,625.00	1,580.55
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	750	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,100.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	900	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,078	760.00–825.00	795.41
(<2 yrs)	Open	19	—	700	910.00	910.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	948	70.00–97.00	83.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,550	3,150.00–3,600.00	3,360.48
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	948	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,775.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,905	117.00	117.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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