Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2022-05-27

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, May 27
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
521 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 551▲ 162 vs year ago 359 · +45.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 101▲ 32 vs year ago 48 · +66.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 25▼ 20 vs year ago 40 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No report is available previous two weeks were not reported. However quality weaned feeders were in good demand on all ranges and slaughter cattle looked strong.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.43/cwt on 104 head.
Average price
$133.43
104 head · 467 lb average
Value per head Derived
$623
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$188
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$31.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.66
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1479144.2669141
Medium and Large 2465131.3161146
Medium and Large 3445113.0750317thin
One grade step is worth $31.19/cwt here — about $188 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 sale104 hd
133.43
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AR average8 barns · 1,525 hd
147.10
−13.66
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—Average1,590108.911,7327thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49382.991,2396thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19478.4293611
CowsLean 85-90%High96661.7059615

Every lot

73 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2285193.00/cwt193.00–193.005501
Steers—Medium and Large 1330202.00/cwt202.00–202.006671
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed378177.83/cwt173.00–183.006722
Steers—Medium and Large 1379183.18/cwt179.00–189.006944
Steers—Medium and Large 1438171.94/cwt160.00–183.007537
Steers—Medium and Large 1482167.98/cwt160.00–173.008107
Steers—Medium and Large 3490125.00/cwt125.00–125.006131
Steers—Medium and Large 1517165.05/cwt163.00–167.008533
Steers—Medium and Large 2522140.52/cwt131.00–147.007343
Steers—Medium and Large 3530122.57/cwt120.00–125.006502
Steers—Medium and Large 1578158.48/cwt155.00–162.009162
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed595154.00/cwt154.00–154.009161
Steers—Medium and Large 2618137.57/cwt135.00–140.008502
Steers—Medium and Large 1626153.76/cwt149.00–160.009634
Steers—Medium and Large 1665150.42/cwt147.00–154.001,0002
Steers—Medium and Large 2673129.56/cwt120.00–135.008725
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed675153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0331
Steers—Medium and Large 2712127.74/cwt120.00–138.009103
Steers—Medium and Large 1785140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0991
Steers—Medium and Large 2795135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0731
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy890123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3290127.54/cwt125.00–130.003702
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315123.00/cwt120.00–128.003874
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328148.35/cwt140.00–155.004873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365154.61/cwt148.00–165.005645
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373134.05/cwt130.00–146.005008
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385110.00/cwt110.00–110.004243
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420130.88/cwt123.00–140.005508
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy426138.23/cwt131.00–140.005895
Heifers—Medium and Large 1438149.40/cwt144.00–155.006542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463147.08/cwt140.00–150.0068114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471129.43/cwt120.00–138.0061012
Heifers—Medium and Large 3508108.34/cwt100.00–115.005503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517143.78/cwt132.00–145.0074311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517127.44/cwt120.00–136.006598
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added520139.00/cwt139.00–139.007231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed540141.00/cwt141.00–141.007611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy550135.00/cwt135.00–135.007431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed555143.00/cwt143.00–143.007941
Heifers—Medium and Large 3555106.70/cwt100.00–110.005923
Heifers—Medium and Large 3610110.00/cwt110.00–110.006711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2612123.34/cwt120.00–125.007553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623130.48/cwt130.00–131.008132
Heifers—Medium and Large 376590.00/cwt90.00–90.006891
Heifers—Medium and Large 2830110.00/cwt110.00–110.009131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy840115.00/cwt115.00–115.009661
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290162.00/cwt162.00–162.004701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1338192.56/cwt185.00–202.006514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365140.00/cwt140.00–140.005111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385180.05/cwt163.00–184.006938
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390110.00/cwt110.00–110.004291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420151.00/cwt151.00–151.006341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420142.82/cwt135.00–153.006003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423170.91/cwt162.00–177.007237
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476160.42/cwt153.00–175.007648
Bulls—Medium and Large 1514158.88/cwt150.00–163.0081716
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520127.00/cwt122.00–132.006602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550161.00/cwt161.00–161.008863
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575127.05/cwt120.00–131.007313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620133.41/cwt128.00–139.008272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705128.00/cwt128.00–128.009021
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,410101.85/cwt98.00–105.001,4362
Bulls——1,662111.74/cwt106.00–115.001,8575
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight62537.72/cwt37.00–39.002363
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04572.51/cwt67.00–81.007587
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06060.94/cwt55.00–64.006465
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12872.33/cwt70.00–75.008163
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21980.70/cwt75.00–85.009848
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49382.99/cwt77.00–86.001,2396
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-278085.00/cwt85.00–85.006631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,24580.24/cwt70.00–85.009996
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2950950.00/cwt950.00–950.009,0251

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.