Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2022-07-15

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jul 15
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,588 head
▲ 565 vs last sale 1,023▲ 1,588 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
300 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 266▲ 300 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 100▲ 76 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 600 lbs traded 5.00 to15.00 higher, steers over 600 lbs were not well tested. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs were 5.00 to 9.00 higher, heifers over 600 lbs were not well tested either. Slaughter cows traded 10.00 to 15.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 15.00 to 18.00 lower. Extreme heat and drought conditions have forced producers to the market with no immediate relief in sight. Supply was heavy with several offerings of light weight and light fleshed cattle that were very attractive to buyers. Demand was strong. Supply on slaughter cattle was also heavy due to the drought conditions. Demand was moderate. However, only a small sample of slaughter cows were viewed due to time constraints.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.68/cwt on 293 head.
Average price
$147.68
293 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$770
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$296
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$40.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.43
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554155.20860160
Medium and Large 1-2555148.9382628
Medium and Large 2459139.1663991
Medium and Large 3492114.5356414thin
One grade step is worth $40.67/cwt here — about $296 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 sale293 hd
147.68
—
AR average7 barns · 1,742 hd
143.24
+4.43
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—Average1,53890.601,39422
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21270.5285414
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35568.249254thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,09263.3969224

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)1,050$8785
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,072$9037
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$8402thin

Every lot

111 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2324173.12/cwt150.00–183.005614
Steers—Medium and Large 3363123.43/cwt120.00–127.004482
Steers—Medium and Large 2365158.90/cwt155.00–162.505802
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed390183.00/cwt183.00–183.007141
Steers—Medium and Large 1395189.00/cwt189.00–189.007475
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3419131.00/cwt131.00–131.005495
Steers—Medium and Large 2421148.36/cwt140.00–155.006259
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424178.00/cwt178.00–178.0075510
Steers—Medium and Large 3425120.49/cwt120.00–121.005122
Steers—Medium and Large 1432191.02/cwt170.00–199.008256
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed440143.00/cwt143.00–143.006291
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed463161.50/cwt161.00–162.007482
Steers—Medium and Large 1470181.58/cwt167.50–190.0085320
Steers—Medium and Large 2470146.78/cwt135.00–161.0069010
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added505190.00/cwt190.00–190.009605
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added517165.00/cwt165.00–165.008538
Steers—Medium and Large 1522177.60/cwt160.00–185.0092729
Steers—Medium and Large 2522146.86/cwt130.00–159.007676
Steers—Medium and Large 2573147.33/cwt139.00–162.508444
Steers—Medium and Large 1579173.96/cwt162.00–182.501,00732
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added608157.00/cwt157.00–157.009555
Steers—Medium and Large 2608137.90/cwt130.00–146.008382
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed615152.01/cwt151.00–153.009352
Steers—Medium and Large 1634162.28/cwt157.00–170.001,02915
Steers—Medium and Large 1668163.49/cwt160.00–167.001,0922
Steers—Medium and Large 2672138.30/cwt128.00–149.009293
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,1758
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy730136.00/cwt136.00–136.009931
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added735153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,1251
Steers—Medium and Large 1815155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2631
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full970127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,2321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325120.00/cwt120.00–120.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2334140.77/cwt130.00–150.004705
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365120.00/cwt120.00–120.004384
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380140.66/cwt130.00–145.0053514
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420120.00/cwt120.00–120.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424139.14/cwt127.00–147.0059026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428153.91/cwt150.00–164.0065910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed440149.00/cwt149.00–149.006561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed454148.00/cwt148.00–148.0067210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463139.73/cwt130.00–160.0064722
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463123.49/cwt122.00–125.005722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475158.30/cwt147.50–165.0075235
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy490120.49/cwt120.00–121.005902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515138.48/cwt132.00–143.007136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518157.34/cwt141.00–164.0081541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed523143.42/cwt140.00–149.007503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550148.00/cwt148.00–148.008145
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563134.52/cwt123.00–145.007575
Heifers—Medium and Large 3563110.13/cwt100.00–120.006202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578153.82/cwt138.00–160.0088931
Heifers—Medium and Large 3600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617148.51/cwt138.00–155.009169
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618136.51/cwt135.00–138.008442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed625157.00/cwt157.00–157.009811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed628143.73/cwt142.50–145.009032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added633156.99/cwt156.00–160.0099410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added634150.00/cwt150.00–150.0095113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added657158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0383
Heifers—Medium and Large 3660105.08/cwt100.00–110.006942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1674149.96/cwt138.00–154.001,0119
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680127.00/cwt127.00–127.008641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy690155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed715152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0871
Heifers—Medium and Large 3715106.00/cwt106.00–106.007581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy718152.17/cwt150.00–156.001,0935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed743144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1815136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3300135.00/cwt135.00–135.004051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2305145.00/cwt145.00–145.004422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325190.88/cwt187.00–195.006202
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed355175.00/cwt175.00–175.006211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373149.98/cwt130.00–162.505595
Bulls—Medium and Large 1379178.13/cwt175.00–185.0067512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed390180.00/cwt180.00–180.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 3418103.19/cwt90.00–120.004313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425137.84/cwt129.00–151.0058610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1432172.62/cwt155.00–183.0074615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed432155.74/cwt150.00–167.506733
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed465151.00/cwt151.00–151.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465136.94/cwt131.00–140.006373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470162.17/cwt150.00–177.507626
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470116.00/cwt116.00–116.005451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed488185.00/cwt185.00–185.009034
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523157.37/cwt150.00–172.5082314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524140.10/cwt125.00–149.0073412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533146.00/cwt146.00–146.007785
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563127.70/cwt120.00–132.507194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1579151.34/cwt143.00–166.008766
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610145.14/cwt140.00–147.008857
Bulls—Medium and Large 2612127.02/cwt124.00–130.007773
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665149.30/cwt144.00–158.009933
Bulls—Medium and Large 2683129.52/cwt123.00–136.008852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705129.00/cwt129.00–129.009091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1723135.99/cwt135.00–137.009832
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49287.77/cwt84.00–93.001,31014
Bulls——1,60879.27/cwt78.00–80.001,2752
Bulls——1,623100.97/cwt93.00–115.001,6396
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight89053.00/cwt53.00–53.004721
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04660.47/cwt53.50–65.506339
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12551.30/cwt45.00–58.005772
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13768.47/cwt62.50–73.0077912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13976.62/cwt74.50–78.008735
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25267.13/cwt61.00–76.008409
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35568.24/cwt68.00–69.009254
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2948120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1385
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050878.33/head700.00–1,125.008785
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000840.00/head750.00–930.008402
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,072903.11/head600.00–1,335.009037

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.