Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2022-03-04

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Mar 4
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Receipts
1,572 head
▲ 1,118 vs last sale 454▲ 1,041 vs year ago 531 · +196.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparison is available to last week the sale was canceled due to the weather. However, both feeder steers and heifers were trending much lower than two weeks ago amid the conflicts in Europe and rising feed costs. Supply was strong, quality was average for the most part. Demand was weak at the begining of the sale but picked up around mid session and finished good. Cows and bulls were not viewed due to time constraints.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.24/cwt on 246 head.
Average price
$135.24
246 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$699
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$119
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$34.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.38
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510144.2573598
Medium and Large 2508130.47663102
Medium and Large 1-2549127.3770044
Medium and Large 3560110.006162thin
One grade step is worth $34.25/cwt here — about $119 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 sale246 hd
135.24
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AR average9 barns · 2,426 hd
153.62
−18.38
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

91 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2295160.00/cwt160.00–160.004721
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed323170.00/cwt170.00–170.005493
Steers—Medium and Large 1332170.00/cwt170.00–170.005643
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed364157.34/cwt156.00–162.0057322
Steers—Medium and Large 2371151.49/cwt140.00–156.005628
Steers—Medium and Large 1388176.29/cwt170.00–181.006843
Steers—Medium and Large 1419170.58/cwt170.00–172.007155
Steers—Medium and Large 2431150.14/cwt140.00–155.006474
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed450160.00/cwt160.00–160.0072010
Steers—Medium and Large 2450140.00/cwt140.00–140.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed455155.00/cwt155.00–155.007051
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added459175.26/cwt175.00–176.008044
Steers—Medium and Large 1474166.69/cwt160.00–178.007906
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2498150.00/cwt150.00–150.0074710
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added517175.67/cwt175.00–176.009086
Steers—Medium and Large 2520135.61/cwt130.00–141.007052
Steers—Medium and Large 1526157.34/cwt150.00–164.0082822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2538141.87/cwt140.00–143.0076316
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed545150.00/cwt150.00–150.008181
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed550146.00/cwt146.00–146.008031
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy571144.50/cwt140.00–145.0082510
Steers—Medium and Large 2578135.51/cwt130.00–140.007837
Steers—Medium and Large 1580156.30/cwt148.00–165.0090710
Steers—Medium and Large 2615127.48/cwt125.00–130.007842
Steers—Medium and Large 1630148.04/cwt140.00–155.009334
Steers—Medium and Large 2665131.00/cwt131.00–131.0087111
Steers—Medium and Large 1675144.21/cwt140.00–151.0097319
Steers—Medium and Large 2710124.33/cwt120.00–128.008833
Steers—Medium and Large 1738138.22/cwt135.00–146.001,0205
Steers—Medium and Large 1790131.50/cwt130.00–133.001,0392
Steers—Medium and Large 2790115.00/cwt115.00–115.009091
Steers—Medium and Large 1818136.51/cwt133.00–140.001,1172
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy1,145106.50/cwt106.50–106.501,2192
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290149.00/cwt149.00–149.004321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300147.50/cwt147.50–147.504433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1343160.00/cwt160.00–160.005494
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy365144.00/cwt144.00–144.005261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371156.10/cwt150.00–163.005798
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377141.76/cwt130.00–155.005348
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed380150.72/cwt145.00–156.005732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415140.00/cwt140.00–140.005811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added426160.66/cwt158.00–163.006849
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432144.86/cwt135.00–159.0062619
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added434145.00/cwt145.00–145.0062910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434136.24/cwt125.00–145.005919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added465157.00/cwt157.00–157.007301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477127.11/cwt120.00–135.0060615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482140.69/cwt131.00–148.006785
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy483125.00/cwt125.00–125.0060410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed485130.00/cwt130.00–130.006312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516129.34/cwt128.00–130.0066716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517125.56/cwt120.00–130.006498
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525144.96/cwt130.00–149.0076112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed532133.97/cwt132.00–140.007137
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added559145.00/cwt145.00–145.0081113
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570125.00/cwt125.00–125.007138
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy575122.00/cwt122.00–122.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1579133.29/cwt130.00–140.007727
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583122.12/cwt110.00–128.0071210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621125.00/cwt125.00–125.007765
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy625145.00/cwt145.00–145.009065
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627120.28/cwt110.00–125.0075419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630132.46/cwt129.00–136.008345
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668118.76/cwt115.00–120.007934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added683132.00/cwt132.00–132.009025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1688126.66/cwt124.00–134.008717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1703117.51/cwt115.00–120.008262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725115.00/cwt115.00–115.008342
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2327144.97/cwt140.00–155.004743
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed365157.95/cwt156.00–160.005772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372172.21/cwt161.00–182.5064113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2381148.62/cwt140.00–160.005667
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427161.69/cwt154.00–172.0069014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed427147.66/cwt140.00–155.006313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435145.25/cwt130.00–151.0063212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1464160.16/cwt154.00–165.007437
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465137.39/cwt130.00–145.006396
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed495154.00/cwt154.00–154.007621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523127.94/cwt120.00–137.0066912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527152.87/cwt140.00–162.0080622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1562145.32/cwt138.00–158.008173
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580130.48/cwt127.00–134.007578
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620129.33/cwt129.00–130.008023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623140.33/cwt135.00–142.008746
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed633130.71/cwt130.00–135.008277
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680137.55/cwt134.00–142.009354
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690123.00/cwt123.00–123.008491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705115.00/cwt115.00–115.008111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1885101.00/cwt101.00–101.008941

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.