Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2022-07-08

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jul 8
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,023 head
▲ 200 vs last sale 823▲ 405 vs year ago 618 · +65.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
266 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 200▲ 216 vs year ago 50 · +432.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 56▲ 75 vs year ago 25 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comapared to last week, Feeder steers and heifers were both mostly steady with fleshy unweaned cattle seeing some discounts and lighter fleshed weaned cattle getting the most interest from buyers. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, however not all slaughter cattle were viewed due to time constraints. Supply was good and demand was good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $162.94/cwt on 152 head.
Average price
$162.94
152 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$828
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$176
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$24.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.83
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2339175.005935thin
Medium and Large 1517169.5087692
Medium and Large 2510150.8776955
One grade step is worth $24.13/cwt here — about −$176 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 sale152 hd
162.94
—
AR average5 barns · 894 hd
170.77
−7.83
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—High1,441108.121,55811
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,34582.331,10711
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21180.2097140
CowsLean 85-90%High99866.8266734

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,1134thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,0992thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1318186.36/cwt183.00–190.005932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed339175.00/cwt175.00–175.005935
Steers—Medium and Large 1371174.28/cwt170.00–180.006473
Steers—Medium and Large 2383164.05/cwt160.00–165.006285
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400166.00/cwt166.00–166.0066410
Steers—Medium and Large 1423173.89/cwt171.00–181.0073619
Steers—Medium and Large 2427154.92/cwt140.00–170.006623
Steers—Medium and Large 1462173.18/cwt168.00–181.0080017
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed478167.00/cwt167.00–167.007985
Steers—Medium and Large 2481149.23/cwt145.00–161.007185
Steers—Medium and Large 1517169.83/cwt167.00–172.0087814
Steers—Medium and Large 2531140.20/cwt136.00–157.007448
Steers—Medium and Large 2564140.90/cwt136.00–147.007959
Steers—Medium and Large 1568170.10/cwt163.00–180.0096624
Steers—Medium and Large 2615137.58/cwt130.00–150.008464
Steers—Medium and Large 1619155.67/cwt145.00–160.009645
Steers—Medium and Large 2673143.43/cwt141.00–146.009652
Steers—Medium and Large 1678158.15/cwt150.00–161.001,0725
Steers—Medium and Large 2728136.21/cwt135.00–140.009924
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy760145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1021
Steers—Medium and Large 1835140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1691
Steers—Medium and Large 1940136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,2781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325138.48/cwt137.00–140.004502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372157.38/cwt151.00–158.0058512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381139.50/cwt132.00–153.0053111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed422155.00/cwt155.00–155.0065410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed430156.00/cwt156.00–156.006711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434133.13/cwt130.00–140.0057810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435155.00/cwt155.00–155.006741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469138.37/cwt127.00–146.006497
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed473145.00/cwt145.00–145.006862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478152.54/cwt142.00–159.0072923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516133.93/cwt120.00–140.006919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528153.35/cwt140.00–161.0081024
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed530151.00/cwt151.00–151.008001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2559132.00/cwt132.00–132.007385
Heifers—Medium and Large 1561149.52/cwt145.00–155.0083910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed565149.00/cwt149.00–149.008421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2582135.04/cwt130.00–139.007863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605149.00/cwt149.00–149.009011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy640136.00/cwt136.00–136.008701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed645138.00/cwt138.00–138.008901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1658146.76/cwt136.00–149.009666
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680125.00/cwt125.00–125.008501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720135.00/cwt135.00–135.009721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0751
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280175.00/cwt175.00–175.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310170.00/cwt170.00–170.005271
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315140.00/cwt140.00–140.004411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318159.30/cwt140.00–168.005078
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365151.38/cwt140.00–160.005539
Bulls—Medium and Large 1387177.99/cwt176.00–179.006893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1414169.59/cwt156.00–176.007027
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427141.24/cwt138.00–156.0060312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2454150.00/cwt150.00–150.006815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477162.91/cwt161.00–170.007776
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528139.75/cwt136.00–143.007384
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535150.00/cwt150.00–150.008031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed570146.00/cwt146.00–146.008323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1576142.98/cwt141.00–148.008245
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580135.00/cwt127.00–143.007832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618138.67/cwt136.00–140.008573
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618128.97/cwt128.00–130.007972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670139.00/cwt139.00–139.009311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675133.00/cwt133.00–133.008981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy690128.00/cwt128.00–128.008831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720138.00/cwt138.00–138.009941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1758131.00/cwt131.00–131.009932
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,005113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,1361
Bulls——1,485107.63/cwt99.00–112.001,59810
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight76550.00/cwt50.00–50.003831
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight78164.20/cwt58.00–68.005014
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81534.00/cwt34.00–34.002771
Cows—Lean 85-90%99862.49/cwt58.00–68.0062410
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06574.52/cwt64.50–83.5079416
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10356.91/cwt54.00–59.006282
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17475.22/cwt65.50–82.5088315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23383.18/cwt80.00–91.001,02625
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26578.71/cwt75.00–82.509962
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36383.13/cwt80.00–86.001,1339
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01882.90/cwt76.50–90.008442
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,15383.89/cwt80.00–86.009673
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,098.54/head800.00–1,310.001,0992
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,112.76/head1,025.00–1,325.001,1134
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-276999.55/cwt93.00–107.007664

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.