Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2022-04-08

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Apr 8
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
817 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 755▲ 150 vs year ago 667 · +22.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 160▲ 4 vs year ago 102 · +3.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 82▲ 40 vs year ago 20 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparisons to last week sale was not reported. But compared to two weeks ago feeder steers under 450 lbs were 10.00 to 15.00 higher, feeder steers over 450 were 5.00 to 10.00 higher with some exceptions of undesirable cattle. Feeder hefiers were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher with the same exception as the steers.. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 8.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady. Demand was good and supply was good with strong support from buyers on weaned light wieght cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $173.37/cwt on 128 head.
Average price
$173.37
128 head · 465 lb average
Value per head Derived
$806
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$121
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$23.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.55
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1467183.0385473
Medium and Large 1-2481163.6078610thin
Medium and Large 2459159.8673345
One grade step is worth $23.17/cwt here — about $121 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 sale128 hd
173.37
—
AR average10 barns · 1,818 hd
176.92
−3.55
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—Low1,588104.101,6539thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44883.761,21310
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21878.1795217
CowsLean 85-90%Low99365.2764820

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed332212.00/cwt212.00–212.007045
Steers—Medium and Large 2342166.99/cwt165.00–171.005713
Steers—Medium and Large 1345220.00/cwt220.00–220.007591
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed351175.00/cwt175.00–175.006144
Steers—Medium and Large 2360152.43/cwt150.00–155.005492
Steers—Medium and Large 1368202.67/cwt195.00–210.0074615
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400217.50/cwt217.50–217.508701
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added410205.00/cwt205.00–205.008411
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed410185.00/cwt185.00–185.007591
Steers—Medium and Large 1417188.36/cwt166.00–202.0078521
Steers—Medium and Large 2425156.38/cwt151.00–160.006653
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468160.00/cwt160.00–160.007494
Steers—Medium and Large 1470174.34/cwt165.00–182.508198
Steers—Medium and Large 2470146.62/cwt140.00–155.0068911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed489166.00/cwt166.00–166.008126
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added490197.50/cwt197.50–197.509681
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added495176.00/cwt176.00–176.008712
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500150.00/cwt150.00–150.007501
Steers—Medium and Large 1524180.05/cwt170.00–196.009435
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy525156.00/cwt156.00–156.008191
Steers—Medium and Large 2525142.29/cwt131.00–150.007473
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed556156.31/cwt153.00–158.008693
Steers—Medium and Large 2565143.04/cwt135.00–157.008084
Steers—Medium and Large 1571163.45/cwt163.00–165.0093311
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added578183.99/cwt183.00–185.001,0632
Steers—Medium and Large 1600154.00/cwt154.00–154.009241
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy610140.45/cwt134.00–147.008572
Steers—Medium and Large 2610134.00/cwt134.00–134.008171
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added620173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,0731
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy670134.00/cwt134.00–134.008981
Steers—Medium and Large 2685128.50/cwt127.00–130.008802
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added700167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,1691
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2334155.60/cwt150.00–170.005205
Heifers—Medium and Large 1338164.47/cwt158.00–168.005564
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370142.35/cwt130.00–155.005278
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380163.81/cwt159.00–169.006228
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427135.62/cwt125.00–144.0057911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed428146.89/cwt145.00–158.0062910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433164.05/cwt159.00–172.007104
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added433159.00/cwt159.00–159.006883
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468142.74/cwt132.00–145.006688
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy470172.00/cwt172.00–172.008081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477161.29/cwt150.00–177.0076914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy500168.00/cwt168.00–168.008401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511151.78/cwt136.00–163.007767
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed545142.00/cwt142.00–142.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy545140.00/cwt140.00–140.007631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy560167.00/cwt167.00–167.009351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy566136.55/cwt134.00–144.007735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570138.00/cwt138.00–138.007871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2587137.78/cwt132.00–150.008093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy608125.41/cwt120.00–135.007625
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618132.06/cwt130.00–134.008162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630139.00/cwt139.00–139.008761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670115.00/cwt115.00–115.007711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700131.00/cwt131.00–131.009171
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325190.00/cwt190.00–190.006181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330197.50/cwt197.50–197.506521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed365191.00/cwt191.00–191.006971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed377176.54/cwt172.00–180.006663
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378154.00/cwt140.00–170.005824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1404186.09/cwt185.00–192.507527
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed405207.50/cwt207.50–207.508401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415157.00/cwt157.00–157.006521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422144.83/cwt130.00–159.006115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465138.95/cwt132.00–145.006463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478169.32/cwt164.00–172.5080911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520158.03/cwt154.00–161.008223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed521152.00/cwt152.00–152.007925
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524135.17/cwt130.00–141.0070810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558156.11/cwt150.00–167.008713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed575140.50/cwt140.00–141.008082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605159.00/cwt159.00–159.009621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy620139.00/cwt139.00–139.008621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625135.00/cwt135.00–135.008441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650133.00/cwt133.00–133.008651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1690132.00/cwt132.00–132.009111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1721129.00/cwt129.00–129.009306
Bulls—Medium and Large 1893108.00/cwt108.00–108.009642
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,434103.82/cwt100.00–110.001,4895
Bulls——1,60080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,2801
Bulls——1,840112.61/cwt110.50–114.002,0723
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight78552.50/cwt52.50–52.504121
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82563.00/cwt63.00–63.005201
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight85537.00/cwt37.00–37.003161
Cows—Lean 85-90%95855.70/cwt55.00–57.005343
Cows—Lean 85-90%97163.44/cwt60.00–66.506167
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10277.39/cwt73.00–83.508537
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17275.15/cwt69.00–81.0088111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30383.72/cwt81.00–87.001,0916
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37876.60/cwt75.00–78.001,0562
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46585.55/cwt83.00–89.001,2538
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-299577.12/cwt75.50–79.007672
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050665.48/cwt600.00–725.006,9882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,15385.16/cwt82.50–88.009823
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,30983.52/cwt75.00–90.001,0937
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29201,107.34/cwt900.00–1,300.0010,1885
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,410.00/cwt1,410.00–1,410.0014,8055
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050860.00/cwt860.00–860.009,0301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1111,242.07/cwt825.00–1,335.0013,79914

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.