Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2022-07-22

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jul 22
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
991 head
▼ 597 vs last sale 1,588▲ 991 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
200 head
▼ 100 vs last sale 300▲ 200 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
67 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 76▲ 67 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers were mixed to steady, feeder heifers were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Quality brought a premium, lesser quality and fleshy cattle took some discounts with little buyer interest. There were several offerings of unweand calves under 400 lbs. Slaughter cows and bulls both moved lower again this week amid the drought conditions that have been spreading across the mid-south forcing producers to cull hard on herds or sell out completly. Cows were 6.00 to 9.00 lower and bulls were 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was good on feeders with a good supply. Demand was moderate on slaughter cattle with a heavy supply again this week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.06/cwt on 161 head.
Average price
$143.06
161 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$686
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$349
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$34.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.64
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544150.4381870
Medium and Large 2421139.6158867
Medium and Large 1-2479139.0066616thin
Medium and Large 3406115.624698thin
One grade step is worth $34.81/cwt here — about $349 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 sale161 hd
143.06
—
AR average8 barns · 1,639 hd
140.42
+2.64
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—Low1,44587.611,26616
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43472.131,0348thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18064.8276513
CowsLean 85-90%High97355.2153753

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)1,000$8373thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$7501thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$8251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$7392thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)906$6524thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)850$1,0501thin

Every lot

108 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed305182.00/cwt182.00–182.005551
Steers—Medium and Large 1315202.10/cwt200.00–204.006372
Steers—Medium and Large 2345156.50/cwt156.50–156.505401
Steers—Medium and Large 2368158.86/cwt150.00–175.005853
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed380173.05/cwt171.00–175.006582
Steers—Medium and Large 1381195.97/cwt170.00–202.5074716
Steers—Medium and Large 2419152.05/cwt140.00–166.006374
Steers—Medium and Large 1422185.66/cwt177.50–202.5078313
Steers—Medium and Large 1477181.65/cwt180.00–185.008669
Steers—Medium and Large 2479140.60/cwt130.00–148.006734
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added509184.57/cwt182.50–185.009396
Steers—Medium and Large 1517175.49/cwt169.00–185.009076
Steers—Medium and Large 2535142.50/cwt137.00–147.007624
Steers—Medium and Large 1576177.06/cwt170.50–180.001,02013
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy590150.00/cwt150.00–150.008851
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added594183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,08710
Steers—Medium and Large 2623136.60/cwt132.50–141.008512
Steers—Medium and Large 1635172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,0951
Steers—Medium and Large 1687172.74/cwt169.00–175.001,18711
Steers—Medium and Large 1730154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1241
Steers—Medium and Large 1785153.53/cwt149.00–158.001,2052
Steers—Medium and Large 1825142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1721
Steers—Medium and Large 1955147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,4041
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290145.00/cwt145.00–145.004213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2331135.85/cwt130.00–140.004504
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed351152.00/cwt152.00–152.005345
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365142.88/cwt124.00–155.0052222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy370143.70/cwt140.00–147.505322
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373117.22/cwt110.00–121.004373
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410145.39/cwt141.00–150.005962
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed412149.57/cwt138.00–156.006168
Heifers—Medium and Large 3416114.57/cwt106.00–120.004774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417148.00/cwt148.00–148.006178
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422149.86/cwt147.00–156.006329
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy437140.38/cwt135.00–146.006133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy464141.88/cwt136.00–147.006585
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465115.00/cwt115.00–115.005351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468133.42/cwt120.00–140.006247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1486151.89/cwt141.00–159.007385
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy518129.66/cwt124.00–134.006723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522157.19/cwt149.00–162.008219
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy525116.00/cwt116.00–116.006091
Heifers—Medium and Large 2534129.73/cwt123.00–145.006939
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2541130.00/cwt130.00–130.007038
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed545143.25/cwt139.00–147.507812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added547160.00/cwt160.00–160.008755
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy570114.00/cwt114.00–114.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574151.58/cwt145.00–158.008707
Heifers—Medium and Large 2608121.01/cwt120.00–122.007362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615151.48/cwt147.50–153.0093210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added630157.06/cwt154.00–162.009893
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650125.00/cwt125.00–125.008131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added665158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added705154.50/cwt152.00–155.001,0896
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1815128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0431
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2215170.00/cwt170.00–170.003661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed230205.00/cwt205.00–205.004721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1264187.76/cwt183.00–200.004964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed294202.50/cwt202.50–202.5059510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed325178.14/cwt170.00–195.005799
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325160.00/cwt160.00–160.005205
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed328210.00/cwt210.00–210.006898
Bulls—Medium and Large 1333183.27/cwt178.00–202.506109
Bulls—Medium and Large 2337168.04/cwt155.00–175.005663
Bulls—Medium and Large 2371149.39/cwt140.00–160.005544
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed375170.00/cwt170.00–170.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377194.93/cwt190.00–200.0073516
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2403161.00/cwt161.00–161.006496
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427172.21/cwt160.00–192.507357
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433144.11/cwt142.50–146.006244
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed440180.00/cwt180.00–180.007927
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed445172.50/cwt172.50–172.507681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474173.87/cwt155.00–187.0082415
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed475165.00/cwt165.00–165.007842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478134.74/cwt126.00–142.006444
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530153.97/cwt139.00–171.008166
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530140.29/cwt136.00–145.007443
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed540155.00/cwt155.00–155.008371
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585144.00/cwt144.00–144.008421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1588161.01/cwt155.00–167.009476
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605151.00/cwt151.00–151.009141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615136.00/cwt136.00–136.008361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1700142.00/cwt142.00–142.009941
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,00065.00/cwt65.00–65.006501
Bulls——1,34984.26/cwt80.00–90.001,1378
Bulls——1,61994.66/cwt88.50–102.501,5337
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight75535.00/cwt35.00–35.002641
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight79158.97/cwt57.00–60.004663
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83852.61/cwt48.00–57.004419
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84544.42/cwt40.00–48.003754
Cows—Lean 85-90%92041.00/cwt41.00–41.003771
Cows—Lean 85-90%99853.26/cwt45.00–58.0053216
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08761.58/cwt58.00–67.5066919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15968.03/cwt62.00–77.007889
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22857.60/cwt52.50–62.507074
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43472.13/cwt68.00–75.001,0348
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-287193.51/cwt73.00–118.008145
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000836.67/head700.00–900.008373
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,11561.41/cwt59.00–64.006852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,17573.00/cwt73.00–73.008581
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,20069.95/cwt57.50–85.0083911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,21772.56/cwt65.00–76.008835
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28501,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2906651.72/head600.00–700.006524
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050739.29/head725.00–750.007392

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.