Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2022-01-21

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jan 21
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
441 head
▼ 919 vs last sale 1,360▲ 441 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 74 vs last sale 112▲ 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 50▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks good run: feeder steers were mostly steady feeder heifers traded 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Supply was limited with temps not reaching above freezing in the last few days. Demand was still good on the few comparisons from last week on quality weaned cattle. Trade was strong on the slaughter cows with trading 2.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were not well tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.37/cwt on 101 head.
Average price
$134.37
101 head · 514 lb average
Value per head Derived
$691
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$353
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$31.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.93
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1589142.9984245
Medium and Large 1-2498131.0065212thin
Medium and Large 2-3370131.004856thin
Medium and Large 2458129.6159430
Medium and Large 3440111.394908thin
One grade step is worth $31.60/cwt here — about $353 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 sale101 hd
134.37
—
AR average8 barns · 780 hd
141.30
−6.93
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—High1,33591.501,2221thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46174.661,0917thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,35973.289969thin
CowsLean 85-90%High97451.6450315

Every lot

66 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3289124.00/cwt124.00–124.003584
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed302178.00/cwt178.00–178.005383
Steers—Medium and Large 2385163.50/cwt150.00–168.006294
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400150.00/cwt150.00–150.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 1403177.03/cwt162.00–188.007133
Steers—Medium and Large 1478172.34/cwt168.00–179.008243
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added490183.00/cwt183.00–183.008971
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added531173.90/cwt173.00–179.0092312
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed545150.00/cwt150.00–150.008181
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full555145.00/cwt145.00–145.008051
Steers—Medium and Large 2565145.00/cwt145.00–145.008191
Steers—Medium and Large 1584168.61/cwt155.00–173.0098516
Steers—Medium and Large 1665163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,0841
Steers—Medium and Large 2675143.00/cwt143.00–143.009651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2741144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0678
Steers—Medium and Large 1865133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1501
Steers—Medium and Large 1918128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1756
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed300150.00/cwt150.00–150.004505
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325134.77/cwt130.00–140.004382
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325115.00/cwt115.00–115.003741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370131.00/cwt131.00–131.004856
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385150.00/cwt150.00–150.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385129.00/cwt123.00–135.004972
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390116.00/cwt116.00–116.004521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410147.44/cwt145.00–150.006052
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415115.00/cwt115.00–115.004772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417122.40/cwt120.00–129.005104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431130.00/cwt130.00–130.005608
Heifers—Medium and Large 3453110.00/cwt110.00–110.004982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added469150.00/cwt150.00–150.007048
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470124.88/cwt121.00–130.005877
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478144.10/cwt140.00–147.006893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy485163.00/cwt163.00–163.007913
Heifers—Medium and Large 3533105.07/cwt100.00–110.005602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed538133.51/cwt133.00–134.007182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568142.44/cwt135.00–144.008096
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575123.97/cwt120.00–125.007135
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed588120.00/cwt120.00–120.007062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2631133.00/cwt133.00–133.008394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1645130.00/cwt130.00–130.008391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy655142.00/cwt142.00–142.009302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660136.11/cwt135.50–139.008986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added701137.50/cwt137.50–137.5096410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740120.00/cwt120.00–120.008881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement777136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0573
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325160.00/cwt160.00–160.005201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed370183.00/cwt183.00–183.006776
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370140.00/cwt140.00–140.005181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed423160.91/cwt156.00–166.006812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433136.70/cwt135.00–145.005926
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435173.00/cwt170.00–176.007532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485145.00/cwt145.00–145.007031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565130.00/cwt130.00–130.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0784
Bulls—Medium and Large 1945118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,33591.50/cwt91.50–91.501,2221
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83042.00/cwt42.00–42.003491
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83545.50/cwt45.50–45.503801
Cows—Lean 85-90%91742.74/cwt35.00–46.003927
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06058.00/cwt58.00–58.006151
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09365.98/cwt61.00–73.007215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35973.28/cwt70.50–75.009969
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46174.66/cwt67.00–79.001,0917
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025717.80/cwt600.00–810.007,3572
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,40870.86/cwt68.50–73.509986
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1931,208.80/cwt675.00–1,410.0014,4213

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.