Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2022-04-22

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Apr 22
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
513 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 469▼ 30 vs year ago 543 · −5.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 100▼ 20 vs year ago 63 · −31.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 61▲ 10 vs year ago 20 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and and heifers were steady to uneven on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Supply was light with an unexpected flash folood event in the area on the previous day. Demand was good on quality weaned cattle as always.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.40/cwt on 112 head.
Average price
$146.40
112 head · 461 lb average
Value per head Derived
$675
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$147
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$36.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.16
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1453151.7668781
Medium and Large 2483132.9864230
Medium and Large 3470115.005411thin
One grade step is worth $36.76/cwt here — about $147 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 sale112 hd
146.40
—
AR average8 barns · 1,318 hd
153.56
−7.16
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—High1,54599.771,54110
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26981.831,0386thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40979.241,1174thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02763.1964923

Every lot

80 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 2295170.00/cwt170.00–170.005021
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed345183.00/cwt183.00–183.006311
Steers—Medium and Large 2345160.00/cwt160.00–160.005522
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed355173.00/cwt173.00–173.006141
Steers—Medium and Large 1360200.00/cwt200.00–200.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 2409151.28/cwt145.00–155.006194
Steers—Medium and Large 1419188.74/cwt170.00–200.0079114
Steers—Medium and Large 3420120.00/cwt120.00–120.005041
Steers—Medium and Large 2478140.03/cwt130.00–150.006693
Steers—Medium and Large 1482178.01/cwt165.00–189.0085832
Steers—Medium and Large 1516177.14/cwt167.00–188.0091410
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added518179.53/cwt174.00–187.009303
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy530146.92/cwt144.00–150.007792
Steers—Medium and Large 2545155.00/cwt155.00–155.008451
Steers—Medium and Large 1573166.27/cwt157.00–171.009536
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added575176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,0121
Steers—Medium and Large 1611161.79/cwt157.00–167.009895
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy620142.00/cwt142.00–142.008801
Steers—Medium and Large 2620140.00/cwt140.00–140.008681
Steers—Medium and Large 2655140.00/cwt140.00–140.009171
Steers—Medium and Large 1668153.11/cwt147.00–159.001,0232
Steers—Medium and Large 1700155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0851
Steers—Medium and Large 2700138.00/cwt138.00–138.009661
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325160.00/cwt160.00–160.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327169.65/cwt167.00–171.005553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy347150.00/cwt150.00–150.005213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373136.73/cwt130.00–151.005105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1386161.72/cwt160.00–165.0062412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400141.00/cwt141.00–141.005641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422157.59/cwt150.00–161.0066525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy423145.54/cwt144.00–147.006162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423134.71/cwt130.00–145.005707
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466150.87/cwt148.00–156.007039
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466138.06/cwt129.00–145.006436
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470115.00/cwt115.00–115.005411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy484145.63/cwt144.00–146.007058
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523143.84/cwt140.00–148.007528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy528140.00/cwt140.00–140.007394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545127.50/cwt125.00–130.006952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568146.97/cwt145.00–149.008352
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580126.21/cwt120.00–135.007324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy580125.00/cwt125.00–125.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610140.00/cwt140.00–140.008541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy620119.84/cwt115.00–125.007432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623126.83/cwt121.00–133.007902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715130.00/cwt130.00–130.009301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715110.00/cwt110.00–110.007871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2765110.00/cwt110.00–110.008421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370140.00/cwt140.00–140.005181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed385155.00/cwt155.00–155.005971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1395171.00/cwt171.00–171.006751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed445182.00/cwt182.00–182.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450146.00/cwt146.00–146.006571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505154.00/cwt154.00–154.007781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527134.94/cwt130.00–144.007113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565159.00/cwt159.00–159.008981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
Bulls—Medium and Large 382580.00/cwt80.00–80.006601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,0621
Bulls——1,53398.24/cwt90.00–105.001,5067
Bulls——1,710114.02/cwt110.00–120.001,9502
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84046.08/cwt40.00–53.003873
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight85561.66/cwt60.00–65.005273
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight85872.39/cwt70.00–75.006212
Cows—Lean 85-90%96348.66/cwt45.00–52.504692
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00525.00/cwt25.00–25.002511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12864.42/cwt64.00–65.007272
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16473.42/cwt68.50–78.0085510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20070.00/cwt70.00–70.008401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28384.19/cwt78.00–86.501,0805
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39283.99/cwt82.00–85.001,1693
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46065.00/cwt65.00–65.009491
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-293090.00/cwt90.00–90.008371
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,101.32/cwt1,075.00–1,125.0010,4632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05084.00/cwt84.00–84.008821
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,098866.24/cwt700.00–975.009,51110
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,17278.02/cwt76.00–82.009143
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,17778.54/cwt64.50–84.009245
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,9001

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.