Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2022-07-29

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jul 29
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
768 head
▼ 223 vs last sale 991▲ 308 vs year ago 460 · +67.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
▼ 104 vs last sale 200▲ 61 vs year ago 35 · +174.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 67▲ 35 vs year ago 25 · +140.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were mostly steady to 5.00 higher with some instances of quaility, weaned steers as much as 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded traded 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows retrieved some of the previous week's losses at 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls did the same by trending 4.00 to 7.00 higher on a light supply. Supply on feeders and stockers was good and demand was good to strong on quality cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.73/cwt on 154 head.
Average price
$148.73
154 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$724
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$315
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.58
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1523157.0382178
Medium and Large 1-2493149.007358thin
Medium and Large 2449140.4063162
Medium and Large 3400126.335066thin
One grade step is worth $30.70/cwt here — about $315 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 sale154 hd
148.73
—
AR average9 barns · 1,287 hd
149.30
−0.58
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—Low1,40391.521,28410
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,30374.149668thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32070.529319thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05263.7667122

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)1,175$8982thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)925$8382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$8001thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed310178.00/cwt178.00–178.005521
Steers—Medium and Large 1361200.97/cwt194.00–210.007264
Steers—Medium and Large 2367163.64/cwt160.00–170.006013
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed383176.95/cwt170.00–184.006782
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy390172.50/cwt172.50–172.506731
Steers—Medium and Large 1422185.82/cwt179.00–192.507846
Steers—Medium and Large 2424151.15/cwt145.00–159.006417
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy425170.00/cwt170.00–170.007231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added449179.00/cwt179.00–179.0080415
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed460167.00/cwt167.00–167.007681
Steers—Medium and Large 1476188.62/cwt170.00–195.0089821
Steers—Medium and Large 2482153.55/cwt148.00–162.007406
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy495130.00/cwt130.00–130.006441
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy503162.50/cwt162.00–163.008172
Steers—Medium and Large 2509152.27/cwt148.00–159.007754
Steers—Medium and Large 1524189.68/cwt182.50–193.0099410
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed550163.00/cwt163.00–163.008971
Steers—Medium and Large 2575148.60/cwt140.00–157.508542
Steers—Medium and Large 1590178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,0501
Steers—Medium and Large 2620130.00/cwt130.00–130.008061
Steers—Medium and Large 1673164.99/cwt163.00–167.001,1102
Steers—Medium and Large 1730165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2051
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy765145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1091
Steers—Medium and Large 11,055137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,4451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265130.00/cwt130.00–130.003451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1308172.00/cwt172.00–172.005303
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327145.81/cwt135.00–155.004775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1361160.46/cwt160.00–162.005797
Heifers—Medium and Large 3362134.33/cwt134.00–135.004863
Heifers—Medium and Large 2386144.32/cwt130.00–155.0055718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400147.00/cwt147.00–147.005881
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410127.50/cwt127.50–127.505231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421137.68/cwt130.00–148.0058010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy425140.66/cwt137.00–143.005983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433157.02/cwt153.00–161.006804
Heifers—Medium and Large 2464138.51/cwt130.00–148.0064311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy477136.57/cwt130.00–140.006513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478154.52/cwt148.00–162.0073910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added493149.00/cwt149.00–149.007358
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added525144.00/cwt144.00–144.007563
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526135.04/cwt130.00–140.007107
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530156.25/cwt153.00–160.008283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added534165.00/cwt165.00–165.0088122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568136.01/cwt135.00–137.007733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573156.68/cwt149.00–168.0089810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed585137.50/cwt137.50–137.508041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600135.00/cwt135.00–135.008101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618156.03/cwt152.00–159.009644
Heifers—Medium and Large 364097.50/cwt97.50–97.506241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1658149.97/cwt143.00–157.009872
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed660141.00/cwt141.00–141.009311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed700149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1712148.98/cwt143.00–154.001,0613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2745132.00/cwt132.00–132.009831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775137.95/cwt134.00–142.001,0692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1860143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,2301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270215.00/cwt215.00–215.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290170.00/cwt170.00–170.004931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2313165.12/cwt160.00–170.005172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315207.50/cwt207.50–207.506541
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed370175.00/cwt175.00–175.006481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy373168.93/cwt160.00–177.506302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378155.10/cwt150.00–160.005862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1379183.89/cwt165.00–197.506977
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy425156.47/cwt150.00–162.506652
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431149.91/cwt142.00–158.006466
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433173.42/cwt168.00–181.0075110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463174.92/cwt163.00–187.508102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2488145.51/cwt145.00–146.007102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519141.61/cwt129.00–152.007355
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523169.54/cwt162.00–177.008878
Bulls—Medium and Large 2567142.04/cwt138.00–146.008053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568158.74/cwt149.00–167.009024
Bulls—Medium and Large 1622147.02/cwt145.00–149.009143
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625138.43/cwt130.00–147.008652
Bulls—Medium and Large 2658130.46/cwt120.00–141.008582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680153.55/cwt147.00–160.001,0442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1755131.00/cwt131.00–131.009891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1818128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0471
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,14078.00/cwt78.00–78.008891
Bulls——1,31888.85/cwt86.00–93.001,1716
Bulls——1,660101.37/cwt96.50–105.001,6833
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight80866.03/cwt65.00–68.005343
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight89559.50/cwt59.50–59.505331
Cows—Lean 85-90%98552.00/cwt52.00–52.005121
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10757.94/cwt54.50–63.506416
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10967.78/cwt64.00–72.5075211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18860.77/cwt60.50–61.007222
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,19065.56/cwt63.00–68.007802
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34077.00/cwt74.00–79.001,0326
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35873.31/cwt69.00–75.509967
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-278575.00/cwt75.00–75.005891
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2976102.11/cwt90.00–117.009979
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175898.40/head825.00–975.008982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,19574.17/cwt68.00–84.008867
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,20969.00/cwt69.00–69.008341
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,24579.00/cwt79.00–79.009841
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-287784.59/cwt74.00–95.007423
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-290582.81/cwt66.00–97.507495
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2850850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000825.00/head825.00–825.008251

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.