Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2022-07-01

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jul 1
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
823 head
▲ 423 vs last sale 400▲ 383 vs year ago 440 · +87.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
200 head
▲ 138 vs last sale 62▲ 110 vs year ago 90 · +122.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 25▲ 32 vs year ago 24 · +133.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison is available to last week the sale was not reported. But compared to two weeks ago, feeder steers over 500lbs were 3.00 to 6.00 higher, steers under 500 were mostly steady to uneven. Feeder heifers traded mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher with some 600 weight value added cattle bringing as much 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Supply was good on all ranges of cattle and demand was strong on weaned lighter fleshed calves.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.28/cwt on 147 head.
Average price
$147.28
147 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$739
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$238
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$53.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.42
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2450157.1170616thin
Medium and Large 1515151.6378190
Medium and Large 2496135.4767139
Medium and Large 3453103.504682thin
One grade step is worth $53.61/cwt here — about $238 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 sale147 hd
147.28
—
AR average8 barns · 1,377 hd
148.70
−1.42
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—Low1,604107.561,72611
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,36887.591,1987thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16483.6097315
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00271.4371649

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$9642thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)967$8616
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)850$8351thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)850$1,2001thin

Every lot

110 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed309177.99/cwt170.00–182.005503
Steers—Medium and Large 2370152.03/cwt141.00–164.005632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380177.00/cwt177.00–177.006733
Steers—Medium and Large 1416172.60/cwt168.00–187.5071816
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed425165.56/cwt163.00–168.007042
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450157.00/cwt157.00–157.007071
Steers—Medium and Large 1480172.77/cwt165.00–179.0082913
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy485166.00/cwt166.00–166.008051
Steers—Medium and Large 2485140.00/cwt136.00–144.006792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486155.00/cwt155.00–155.007535
Steers—Medium and Large 2515143.06/cwt140.00–146.007372
Steers—Medium and Large 1522171.97/cwt159.00–189.0089824
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy530153.00/cwt153.00–153.008111
Steers—Medium and Large 2554141.31/cwt138.00–151.007837
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added560176.00/cwt176.00–176.0098610
Steers—Medium and Large 1567160.86/cwt154.00–169.0091215
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed568154.58/cwt152.00–160.008783
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added605169.50/cwt169.50–169.501,0255
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy620145.00/cwt145.00–145.008991
Steers—Medium and Large 1621161.62/cwt155.00–164.001,0045
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed645159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0261
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 1667156.84/cwt144.00–168.001,0463
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed685146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0001
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added708161.98/cwt157.00–163.001,1476
Steers—Medium and Large 1713157.28/cwt148.00–165.001,1213
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed725146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0591
Steers—Medium and Large 1779154.63/cwt149.00–160.001,2055
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed830154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2781
Steers—Medium and Large 1875138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,2081
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed318169.21/cwt168.00–171.005388
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340133.03/cwt131.00–135.004522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368151.49/cwt150.00–153.005572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375139.00/cwt139.00–139.005211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed408154.00/cwt154.00–154.006282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419155.96/cwt146.00–165.006539
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421136.12/cwt127.00–146.005738
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430117.00/cwt117.00–117.005031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463134.46/cwt130.00–142.006234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added465169.00/cwt169.00–169.007861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475152.98/cwt145.00–156.5072728
Heifers—Medium and Large 347590.00/cwt90.00–90.004281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy480143.00/cwt143.00–143.006861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed483146.13/cwt141.00–151.007062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed485167.50/cwt165.00–170.008122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517149.81/cwt142.00–160.0077520
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524129.44/cwt127.00–134.006784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed525161.28/cwt159.00–163.008474
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed538148.59/cwt142.00–155.007992
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy555110.00/cwt110.00–110.006111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564144.40/cwt140.00–148.008149
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed565138.00/cwt138.00–138.007801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573130.22/cwt120.00–140.0074610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581145.00/cwt145.00–145.008428
Heifers—Medium and Large 1604148.54/cwt135.00–152.008975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added613149.00/cwt149.00–149.009132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed623142.99/cwt141.00–145.008912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added662155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0265
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy675130.00/cwt130.00–130.008781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1860123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0581
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377172.63/cwt165.00–179.006513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380152.50/cwt150.00–155.005802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed425177.00/cwt177.00–177.007521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428169.38/cwt155.00–184.0072515
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy443132.02/cwt129.00–135.005852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473164.81/cwt153.00–172.007805
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475146.31/cwt143.00–147.006957
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed480179.61/cwt174.00–185.008622
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480120.00/cwt120.00–120.005761
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed515175.00/cwt175.00–175.009011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525143.54/cwt138.00–149.007543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525138.01/cwt130.00–142.007255
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy540145.00/cwt145.00–145.007831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558152.95/cwt149.00–157.008536
Bulls—Medium and Large 2561137.32/cwt135.00–145.007706
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed575163.00/cwt163.00–163.009371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610144.05/cwt138.00–147.008793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed640159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed640142.00/cwt142.00–142.009091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675145.00/cwt145.00–145.009791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed710145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1723131.52/cwt131.00–132.009512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2735131.00/cwt131.00–131.009631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed760144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed785128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1828131.49/cwt131.00–132.001,0892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1850131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,15094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,0811
Bulls——1,579106.66/cwt98.00–112.001,6848
Bulls——1,933117.94/cwt114.00–122.002,2802
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight79866.28/cwt60.00–71.005299
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82874.16/cwt70.00–80.006144
Cows—Lean 85-90%93554.51/cwt54.00–55.005102
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04669.49/cwt62.00–75.5072715
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10876.62/cwt72.00–84.0084919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16171.77/cwt67.00–78.008334
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16587.90/cwt81.00–107.001,02411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36189.02/cwt85.00–94.501,2126
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,1141
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06094.64/cwt87.00–103.001,0033
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100963.64/head950.00–975.009642
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,19590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0761
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,20980.93/cwt65.00–93.009786
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28501,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2850835.00/head835.00–835.008351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2967861.29/head575.00–1,100.008616
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,1201

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.