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Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Name: Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. livestock auction prices — 2022-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jun 3

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059

← May 27Jun 3Jun 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

890 head

▲ 369 vs last sale 521▲ 207 vs year ago 683 · +30.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 80▲ 33 vs year ago 67 · +49.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 20▼ 7 vs year ago 40 · −17.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks run, feeder steers were mostly 5.00 to 8.00 higher with some light wieght steers in the 350 lb range as much as 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.03/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$139.03

148 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$31.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.11

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	143.39	723	74
Medium and Large 2	465	137.48	639	66
Medium and Large 3	500	111.55	558	8thin

One grade step is worth $31.84/cwt here — about $165 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 sale148 hd

139.03

—

AR average8 barns · 1,740 hd

148.14

−9.11

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	1,653	106.69	1,764	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,512	82.67	1,250	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	81.43	1,002	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,092	69.67	761	25

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	$854	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,089	$841	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$825	1thin

Every lot

100 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	673	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	588	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	715	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	380	172.54/cwt	171.00–174.00	656	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	178.89/cwt	161.00–191.00	757	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	430	179.42/cwt	176.00–183.00	772	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	177.75/cwt	165.00–186.00	837	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	505	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	798	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	515	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	912	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	169.05/cwt	160.00–179.00	876	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	153.42/cwt	151.00–156.00	810	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	161.63/cwt	156.00–172.00	929	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	581	145.38/cwt	140.00–150.00	845	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	611	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	990	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	156.37/cwt	149.00–161.00	977	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	910	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	658	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,046	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	141.62/cwt	136.00–147.00	942	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,001	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	732	123.98/cwt	123.00–130.00	908	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	148.05/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,133	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,208	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,115	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,305	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	328	146.63/cwt	143.00–150.00	481	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	331	162.24/cwt	160.00–163.00	537	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	158.61/cwt	154.00–167.00	584	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	139.20/cwt	135.00–146.00	529	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	149.34/cwt	144.00–159.00	617	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	420	151.71/cwt	150.00–155.00	637	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	140.92/cwt	130.00–145.00	592	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	430	137.72/cwt	130.00–146.00	592	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	453	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	544	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	473	138.63/cwt	138.00–140.00	656	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	130.84/cwt	125.00–135.00	623	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	147.46/cwt	140.00–157.00	711	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	503	146.73/cwt	142.00–152.00	738	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	515	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	706	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	130.63/cwt	125.00–135.00	683	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	105.10/cwt	90.00–110.00	552	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	528	132.01/cwt	130.00–135.00	697	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	139.64/cwt	132.00–143.00	783	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	130.02/cwt	125.00–133.00	739	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	573	125.07/cwt	120.00–130.00	717	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	576	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	812	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	133.71/cwt	130.00–137.00	826	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	128.67/cwt	127.00–130.00	808	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	132.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	884	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	956	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	315	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	621	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	315	182.87/cwt	175.00–191.00	576	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	321	164.67/cwt	160.00–170.00	529	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	360	193.99/cwt	193.00–195.00	698	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	693	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	426	176.07/cwt	168.00–181.00	750	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	430	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	714	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	438	148.86/cwt	141.00–157.00	652	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	455	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	814	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	173.83/cwt	168.00–181.00	812	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	153.65/cwt	144.00–159.00	722	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	488	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	815	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	513	143.46/cwt	141.00–146.00	736	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	517	160.89/cwt	149.00–174.00	832	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	525	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	751	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	555	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	760	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	152.66/cwt	140.00–164.00	863	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	144.00/cwt	143.00–145.00	890	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	656	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,010	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	745	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	887	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,590	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,606	1
Bulls	—	—	1,666	107.83/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,796	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	858	62.05/cwt	56.00–68.00	532	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	875	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	429	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	528	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	64.45/cwt	60.50–69.50	687	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,164	75.89/cwt	70.00–82.50	883	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	83.32/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,013	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	75.76/cwt	72.00–79.00	964	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	78.56/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,118	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,572	85.41/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,343	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	719	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	853.85/head	800.00–900.00	854	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,089	841.06/head	710.00–1,000.00	841	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,252	81.02/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,014	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1

This sale against other markets

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

Fri Jun 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 890Last week 521Year ago 683

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 80Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 20Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	518	160.00–179.00	169.05
5	—	423	161.00–191.00	178.89
3	—	575	156.00–172.00	161.63
1	—	335	201.00	201.00
1	—	805	150.00	150.00
4	—	765	145.00–154.00	148.05
1	—	715	140.00	140.00
2	—	665	136.00–147.00	141.62
1	—	365	196.00	196.00
11	—	471	165.00–186.00	177.75
5	—	625	149.00–161.00	156.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	168.00	168.00
7	—	732	123.00–130.00	123.98
1	—	640	140.00	140.00
5	—	581	140.00–150.00	145.38
1	—	1,115	117.00	117.00
1	—	655	139.00	139.00
2	—	528	151.00–156.00	153.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	658	159.00	159.00
5	—	515	177.00	177.00
10	—	611	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	171.00–174.00	172.54
1	—	505	158.00	158.00
2	—	430	176.00–183.00	179.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	143.00–145.00	144.00
5	—	426	168.00–181.00	176.07
6	—	467	168.00–181.00	173.83
1	—	656	154.00	154.00
8	—	565	140.00–164.00	152.66
1	—	315	197.00	197.00
2	—	360	193.00–195.00	193.99
8	—	517	149.00–174.00	160.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	137.00	137.00
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
2	—	513	141.00–146.00	143.46
1	—	745	119.00	119.00
4	—	470	144.00–159.00	153.65
2	—	438	141.00–157.00	148.86
1	—	355	170.00	170.00
2	—	321	160.00–170.00	164.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	170.00	170.00
5	—	315	175.00–191.00	182.87
3	—	495	130.00	130.00
1	—	535	135.00	135.00
1	—	430	166.00	166.00
2	—	585	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	410	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	488	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	112.00	112.00
2	—	453	120.00	120.00
4	—	525	90.00–110.00	105.10
1	—	425	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	137.00	137.00
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
3	—	473	138.00–140.00	138.63
3	—	420	150.00–155.00	151.71
4	—	331	160.00–163.00	162.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	144.00–159.00	149.34
8	—	561	132.00–143.00	139.64
4	—	503	142.00–152.00	146.73
7	—	368	154.00–167.00	158.61
1	—	790	121.00	121.00
2	—	670	130.00–134.00	132.00
25	—	482	140.00–157.00	147.46
4	—	618	130.00–137.00	133.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	576	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	420	130.00–145.00	140.92
1	—	720	115.00	115.00
3	—	628	127.00–130.00	128.67
12	—	380	135.00–146.00	139.20
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
4	—	476	125.00–135.00	130.84
14	—	523	125.00–135.00	130.63
5	—	568	125.00–133.00	130.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	130.00–146.00	137.72
2	—	573	120.00–130.00	125.07
1	—	455	135.00	135.00
5	—	528	130.00–135.00	132.01
2	—	328	143.00–150.00	146.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,164	70.00–82.50	75.89
7	—	1,066	60.50–69.50	64.45
1	—	960	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,216	79.00–88.00	83.32
3	—	1,272	72.00–79.00	75.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	78.00–79.00	78.56
3	—	1,572	84.00–87.00	85.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	49.00	49.00
2	—	858	56.00–68.00	62.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,666	105.00–114.00	107.83
1	—	1,590	101.00	101.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	73.00	73.00

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)	3	—	1,252	77.00–84.00	81.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	975	800.00–900.00	853.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,089	710.00–1,000.00	841.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,250.00	1,250.00

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.