Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2022-02-18

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Feb 18
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
454 head
▼ 1,865 vs last sale 2,319▲ 454 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
189 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 144▲ 189 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
125 head
▲ 125 vs last sale 0▲ 125 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs traded uneven to steady, over 600 lbs were trending 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers were mostly uneven. Quality was average on most of the run and demand on those cattle followed suit. Weaned and value added cattlle drew most of the attention from the buyers. There was a limited supply of comparible cattle to lasts weeks large run of feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls were not reported last week but demand was strong on both with a good supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $167.67/cwt on 95 head.
Average price
$167.67
95 head · 590 lb average
Value per head Derived
$989
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$479
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$42.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.65
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1613172.601,05869
Medium and Large 2531155.5982725
Medium and Large 3445130.005791thin
One grade step is worth $42.60/cwt here — about $479 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 sale95 hd
167.67
—
AR average10 barns · 1,334 hd
175.33
−7.65
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—Low1,62489.301,45011
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28975.4797311
CowsLean 85-90%High99559.8559639

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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2310169.00/cwt169.00–169.005241
Steers—Medium and Large 1325200.00/cwt200.00–200.006502
Steers—Medium and Large 2392169.69/cwt165.00–177.006653
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added410170.00/cwt170.00–170.006971
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added415217.00/cwt217.00–217.009011
Steers—Medium and Large 1419189.96/cwt179.00–201.007964
Steers—Medium and Large 2423150.00/cwt150.00–150.006352
Steers—Medium and Large 3445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005791
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added468220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0305
Steers—Medium and Large 1472179.12/cwt171.00–183.008456
Steers—Medium and Large 2485150.00/cwt150.00–150.007281
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed505164.00/cwt164.00–164.008281
Steers—Medium and Large 2518153.05/cwt151.00–155.007932
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy530160.00/cwt160.00–160.008481
Steers—Medium and Large 1533169.67/cwt168.00–171.009043
Steers—Medium and Large 1571175.84/cwt167.00–184.001,0044
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added587151.50/cwt151.50–151.5088911
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy615145.00/cwt145.00–145.008921
Steers—Medium and Large 1628158.41/cwt154.00–165.009958
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added629181.64/cwt177.00–191.001,1436
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added663152.49/cwt152.00–153.001,0112
Steers—Medium and Large 1670163.85/cwt156.00–177.001,0985
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added715167.68/cwt167.00–169.001,19915
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed730150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0951
Steers—Medium and Large 1755158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,1931
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added760157.98/cwt155.00–161.001,2012
Steers—Medium and Large 1840135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1345
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270159.00/cwt159.00–159.004291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325150.00/cwt150.00–150.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350173.00/cwt173.00–173.006061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1388171.00/cwt171.00–171.006632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420134.56/cwt130.00–140.005653
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425120.00/cwt120.00–120.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed430148.97/cwt148.00–150.006412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435153.00/cwt153.00–153.006661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added449175.00/cwt175.00–175.007861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2450135.00/cwt135.00–135.006081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed455149.00/cwt149.00–149.006782
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470120.36/cwt110.00–126.005664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475148.87/cwt145.00–153.007072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added480157.00/cwt157.00–157.007542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2505130.33/cwt120.00–141.006583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added515164.00/cwt164.00–164.008451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522144.03/cwt137.00–155.007523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed530145.00/cwt145.00–145.007691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555140.00/cwt140.00–140.007771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added573144.00/cwt144.00–144.008252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620147.89/cwt141.00–155.009172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy630128.00/cwt128.00–128.008061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675148.00/cwt148.00–148.009991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open760130.00/cwt130.00–130.009889
Heifers—Medium and Large 1835126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0521
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed307209.00/cwt209.00–209.006423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335205.00/cwt205.00–205.006871
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed370160.00/cwt160.00–160.005921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1390186.00/cwt186.00–186.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420148.00/cwt148.00–148.006221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423171.89/cwt160.00–181.007273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1483171.95/cwt169.00–175.008312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518163.34/cwt150.00–177.008466
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530144.71/cwt137.00–152.007672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580154.05/cwt151.00–158.008933
Bulls—Medium and Large 2586140.91/cwt131.00–157.008264
Bulls—Medium and Large 1608149.01/cwt148.00–150.009062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1657140.00/cwt140.00–140.009208
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy660131.00/cwt131.00–131.008651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy730129.00/cwt129.00–129.009421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy755135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2830115.00/cwt115.00–115.009551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31069.59/cwt58.00–80.009122
Bulls——1,51987.03/cwt82.50–92.501,3225
Bulls——1,911101.99/cwt95.00–110.001,9494
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight76158.38/cwt52.50–64.004445
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight77047.00/cwt47.00–47.003621
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight78336.66/cwt35.00–39.002873
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight80563.95/cwt63.00–65.005152
Cows—Lean 85-90%97747.03/cwt45.00–49.004593
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07459.16/cwt54.00–64.5063511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11068.97/cwt62.50–77.5076614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25882.03/cwt74.00–85.501,0326
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32767.60/cwt56.00–77.008975
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2917915.47/cwt825.00–1,050.008,3955
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,9051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,12373.28/cwt70.00–76.008233
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13082.00/cwt82.00–82.009271
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,14079.67/cwt61.00–90.009087
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,151939.75/cwt650.00–1,225.0010,81719
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,16077.00/cwt77.00–77.008931
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28671,035.77/cwt835.00–1,125.008,9803
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29501,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0011,1632
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28751,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0010,0631
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0011,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0281,298.36/cwt550.00–1,450.0013,34726

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.