Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2022-01-14

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jan 14
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,360 head
▲ 1,360 vs last sale 0▲ 465 vs year ago 895 · +52.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▲ 112 vs last sale 0▲ 12 vs year ago 100 · +12.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 0▲ 15 vs year ago 35 · +42.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison is available to the previous sale due to absence of the reporter. Supply was strong and so was demand on a good run of value added and weaned cattle with buyers showing the most interest in those animals with the aproaching winter storm Izzy. Fleshy and un-weaned cattle were not as desirable and were discounted by the buyers. Slaughter cow and slaughter bull demand was strong.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.11/cwt on 247 head.
Average price
$138.11
247 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$725
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$331
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.08
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1564143.32809119
Medium and Large 1-2530138.7873549
Medium and Large 2464130.6960775
Medium and Large 3421113.794784thin
One grade step is worth $29.53/cwt here — about $331 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 sale247 hd
138.11
—
AR average9 barns · 2,782 hd
145.19
−7.08
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,66888.341,47312
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25970.2688514
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39366.419252thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,04451.9954316

Every lot

93 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2328156.53/cwt156.00–157.005132
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed355172.00/cwt172.00–172.006111
Steers—Medium and Large 1377186.74/cwt170.00–193.007047
Steers—Medium and Large 2377153.32/cwt150.00–155.005783
Steers—Medium and Large 1411174.78/cwt166.00–182.007185
Steers—Medium and Large 2420151.55/cwt140.00–155.0063716
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added425182.00/cwt182.00–182.007742
Steers—Medium and Large 2460143.00/cwt143.00–143.006581
Steers—Medium and Large 1472172.50/cwt169.00–179.0081422
Steers—Medium and Large 1519164.62/cwt150.00–175.0085414
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added522173.94/cwt170.00–181.0090822
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed525157.00/cwt157.00–157.008241
Steers—Medium and Large 2556145.48/cwt140.00–157.008094
Steers—Medium and Large 1569165.34/cwt155.00–171.0094120
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy573149.02/cwt147.00–151.008544
Steers—Medium and Large 2615136.61/cwt130.00–143.008402
Steers—Medium and Large 1623153.56/cwt153.00–155.009577
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added633156.63/cwt155.00–157.0099118
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added659155.45/cwt155.00–156.001,02411
Steers—Medium and Large 2663141.47/cwt140.00–143.009382
Steers—Medium and Large 1672157.01/cwt155.00–158.001,0553
Steers—Medium and Large 1717147.13/cwt146.00–148.001,05522
Steers—Medium and Large 1845141.75/cwt140.50–146.001,19813
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340140.14/cwt130.00–151.0047615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1358156.57/cwt153.00–160.005612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380135.84/cwt132.00–140.005162
Heifers—Medium and Large 3388112.55/cwt110.00–115.004372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed390162.50/cwt162.50–162.506341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2411140.00/cwt140.00–140.005758
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added415154.00/cwt154.00–154.006393
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419129.07/cwt120.00–134.005416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427156.67/cwt147.00–161.006696
Heifers—Medium and Large 3453115.03/cwt110.00–120.005212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added460157.30/cwt152.00–159.0072413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460129.51/cwt120.00–143.0059624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465151.95/cwt140.00–155.0070717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481140.00/cwt140.00–140.006738
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515143.13/cwt138.00–147.007378
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy515130.00/cwt130.00–130.006702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522128.22/cwt120.00–135.0066916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added528151.00/cwt151.00–151.007972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528143.45/cwt141.00–146.0075716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy556132.39/cwt130.00–134.007365
Heifers—Medium and Large 2558123.63/cwt120.00–131.006905
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573141.64/cwt135.00–143.008126
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed585138.00/cwt138.00–138.008072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610133.24/cwt132.00–135.0081317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy612127.94/cwt125.00–134.007833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619134.58/cwt134.00–137.008337
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620120.00/cwt120.00–120.007445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added629140.01/cwt139.00–141.0088116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added653138.00/cwt138.00–138.0090114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy658127.33/cwt125.00–130.008383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1733122.02/cwt120.00–124.008942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy793134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0639
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275160.00/cwt160.00–160.004401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325177.27/cwt170.00–183.005764
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325152.74/cwt140.00–164.004962
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365131.00/cwt131.00–131.004781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1382181.93/cwt168.00–189.0069513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed410149.00/cwt149.00–149.006111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425138.35/cwt133.00–140.005884
Bulls—Medium and Large 1436168.22/cwt158.50–187.0073313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467168.85/cwt159.00–181.007895
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483146.46/cwt145.00–148.007072
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed495149.00/cwt149.00–149.007383
Bulls—Medium and Large 3495112.00/cwt112.00–112.005541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy510144.00/cwt144.00–144.007341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy512128.69/cwt125.00–132.006593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed515163.00/cwt163.00–163.008392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530155.37/cwt149.00–164.0082310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2562137.19/cwt137.00–139.0077111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565156.00/cwt156.00–156.008812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1608141.53/cwt135.00–148.008612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620126.66/cwt120.00–133.007852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685138.30/cwt133.00–143.009473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1724132.98/cwt131.00–139.009634
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50084.90/cwt78.00–90.001,2748
Bulls——2,00495.21/cwt91.50–98.501,9084
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight78455.39/cwt54.00–57.004343
Cows—Lean 85-90%78530.00/cwt30.00–30.002361
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08458.95/cwt55.00–64.506395
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11849.48/cwt46.50–52.505536
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14363.38/cwt62.00–65.007243
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29172.13/cwt67.00–75.0093111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39366.41/cwt63.00–69.009252
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,44544.00/cwt44.00–44.006361
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2983771.19/cwt650.00–850.007,5813
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,143755.28/cwt600.00–935.008,6337
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,19068.00/cwt68.00–68.008091
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,27068.00/cwt68.00–68.008641
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,28369.73/cwt69.00–70.508952
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100585.00/cwt585.00–585.006,4351

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.