Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2022-06-17

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jun 17
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
400 head
▼ 637 vs last sale 1,037▼ 238 vs year ago 638 · −37.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▼ 155 vs last sale 217▼ 12 vs year ago 74 · −16.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 103▲ 10 vs year ago 15 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers were uneven. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Extreme heat in the area and the hay harvest kept most of the farmers in the fields this week which impacted the the supply and demand from the buyers, but quality cattle held their own with the fleshy unweaned animals pushing the average some lower. Supply was light and demand was softer than last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $164.50/cwt on 108 head.
Average price
$164.50
108 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$890
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$70
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$18.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.62
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535168.7690381
Medium and Large 1-2564155.568779thin
Medium and Large 2556149.8083318thin
One grade step is worth $18.95/cwt here — about $70 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 sale108 hd
164.50
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AR average8 barns · 1,168 hd
173.12
−8.62
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—Average1,765114.272,0177thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19385.911,02512
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46585.121,2475thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02868.367039thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,133$1,1133thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)800$8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)850$6001thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2325160.00/cwt160.00–160.005201
Steers—Medium and Large 2375153.00/cwt153.00–153.005741
Steers—Medium and Large 1385185.92/cwt183.00–189.007162
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed405164.00/cwt164.00–164.006641
Steers—Medium and Large 1432181.55/cwt178.00–187.0078415
Steers—Medium and Large 2467156.38/cwt150.00–160.007303
Steers—Medium and Large 1477172.84/cwt168.00–180.0082419
Steers—Medium and Large 1512169.15/cwt162.00–179.008667
Steers—Medium and Large 2524154.86/cwt149.00–161.008115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2543155.00/cwt155.00–155.008424
Steers—Medium and Large 2555147.50/cwt145.00–150.008192
Steers—Medium and Large 1575165.09/cwt163.00–174.0094923
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580156.00/cwt156.00–156.009055
Steers—Medium and Large 1623158.00/cwt150.00–164.509846
Steers—Medium and Large 2658140.67/cwt140.00–141.009263
Steers—Medium and Large 1675153.57/cwt149.00–158.001,0372
Steers—Medium and Large 1724150.98/cwt148.00–152.001,0934
Steers—Medium and Large 2735133.00/cwt133.00–133.009781
Steers—Medium and Large 1750150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1253
Steers—Medium and Large 21,065126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,3421
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330155.00/cwt155.00–155.005121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368162.55/cwt161.00–164.005982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy420140.00/cwt140.00–140.005882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1441147.98/cwt146.00–150.006532
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445129.00/cwt129.00–129.005741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1461145.44/cwt143.00–149.006704
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473134.57/cwt125.00–140.006374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added495154.50/cwt154.50–154.507653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520132.00/cwt132.00–132.006863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531144.05/cwt137.00–151.0076510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563146.34/cwt142.00–147.5082420
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575125.26/cwt122.00–129.007203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy593135.33/cwt135.00–136.008033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610134.02/cwt133.00–135.008182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added672137.39/cwt135.00–138.5092313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed680129.00/cwt129.00–129.008771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open735141.50/cwt141.50–141.501,0403
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325180.00/cwt180.00–180.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420169.00/cwt169.00–169.007101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1490157.00/cwt157.00–157.007691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525139.77/cwt130.00–148.007346
Bulls—Medium and Large 1540157.00/cwt157.00–157.008481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585154.57/cwt151.00–155.009049
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605143.00/cwt143.00–143.008651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed625135.00/cwt135.00–135.008441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628130.34/cwt125.00–136.008193
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650121.00/cwt121.00–121.007871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,025114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1691
Bulls——1,750106.29/cwt102.00–112.001,8602
Bulls——1,958118.33/cwt115.00–125.002,3174
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight70049.00/cwt49.00–49.003431
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight78045.00/cwt45.00–45.003511
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight89072.00/cwt72.00–72.006411
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02075.00/cwt75.00–75.007651
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05878.50/cwt76.00–82.008314
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10063.50/cwt63.50–63.506991
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19077.68/cwt75.00–80.009244
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26189.62/cwt82.00–102.501,1308
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46585.12/cwt80.00–89.001,2475
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03075.00/cwt75.00–75.007731
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1331,113.24/head1,025.00–1,150.001,1133
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,29079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,0191
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2850600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-277085.00/cwt85.00–85.006552
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-292889.33/cwt85.00–93.008292
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0415
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800850.00/head850.00–850.008501

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.