Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2022-08-12

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Aug 12
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
497 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 494▲ 497 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 67▲ 81 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 50▲ 31 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 un-even to steady and feeder heifers were 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows were mostly steady and slaughter were bulls were as well with the exception of the high end of the average dressing bulls that were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Supply was moderate on all ranges and demand was good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.31/cwt on 83 head.
Average price
$150.31
83 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$709
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$273
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$35.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.81
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1493156.7977350
Medium and Large 2443144.0263928
Medium and Large 3414120.805005thin
One grade step is worth $35.99/cwt here — about $273 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 sale83 hd
150.31
—
AR average8 barns · 1,180 hd
157.13
−6.81
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—Average1,513105.541,59716
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,31586.301,1354thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15581.1893717
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01269.1069924

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)1,055$95111
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,158$9136
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$8001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,320$1,3201thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$8354thin

Every lot

98 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 1283203.82/cwt200.00–208.005772
Steers—Medium and Large 2295168.00/cwt168.00–168.004961
Steers—Medium and Large 2325172.38/cwt170.00–175.005602
Steers—Medium and Large 2350175.00/cwt175.00–175.006131
Steers—Medium and Large 1395197.00/cwt197.00–197.007781
Steers—Medium and Large 1422184.52/cwt178.00–190.007795
Steers—Medium and Large 2433155.00/cwt155.00–155.006712
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed455193.00/cwt193.00–193.008781
Steers—Medium and Large 2465150.47/cwt140.00–159.007005
Steers—Medium and Large 1473177.23/cwt168.00–190.008387
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy495160.00/cwt160.00–160.007921
Steers—Medium and Large 2510157.76/cwt150.00–164.008054
Steers—Medium and Large 1525178.58/cwt169.00–184.009385
Steers—Medium and Large 2558151.47/cwt149.00–154.008452
Steers—Medium and Large 1571173.75/cwt165.00–184.009926
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy583157.04/cwt154.00–160.009162
Steers—Medium and Large 2600152.00/cwt152.00–152.009121
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy610155.00/cwt155.00–155.009461
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added615172.30/cwt172.00–172.501,0608
Steers—Medium and Large 1628169.67/cwt169.00–170.001,0663
Steers—Medium and Large 1665165.96/cwt158.00–172.001,1043
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added732165.35/cwt161.50–168.001,21010
Steers—Medium and Large 1825150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2381
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270171.00/cwt171.00–171.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280151.64/cwt141.00–158.004255
Heifers—Medium and Large 1310162.33/cwt161.00–165.005033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320152.15/cwt145.00–160.004872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed345173.00/cwt173.00–173.005972
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360127.00/cwt127.00–127.004571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369164.36/cwt160.00–170.006064
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370149.76/cwt145.00–155.005544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed415174.00/cwt174.00–174.007221
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420120.00/cwt120.00–120.005043
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434147.52/cwt140.00–150.006404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1437159.34/cwt157.00–162.006963
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450117.00/cwt117.00–117.005271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470142.14/cwt140.00–145.006685
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added477165.03/cwt164.00–167.007873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478156.64/cwt150.00–164.007498
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed480167.00/cwt167.00–167.008021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy480145.00/cwt145.00–145.006961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517156.08/cwt148.00–160.008076
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy560143.50/cwt143.00–144.008042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed560140.00/cwt140.00–140.007841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1561150.44/cwt148.00–156.008449
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572130.67/cwt120.00–138.007475
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added615158.00/cwt158.00–158.009721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed630145.00/cwt145.00–145.009141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy640139.00/cwt139.00–139.008901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673147.68/cwt142.00–153.009942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added685155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed760132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1790141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323170.97/cwt167.00–175.005522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1334185.07/cwt170.00–204.006185
Bulls—Medium and Large 1369174.76/cwt170.00–191.0064510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed370170.00/cwt170.00–170.006291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2389156.11/cwt141.00–165.006077
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413173.43/cwt162.00–184.007168
Bulls—Medium and Large 2414145.87/cwt140.00–155.006044
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460120.00/cwt120.00–120.005521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1464170.96/cwt166.00–177.007939
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476152.69/cwt150.00–156.007274
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518162.04/cwt159.00–165.008392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518146.53/cwt130.00–152.007596
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed560161.00/cwt161.00–161.009021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570140.00/cwt140.00–140.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585158.14/cwt150.00–166.009252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615142.00/cwt142.00–142.008731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1632152.66/cwt150.00–155.009653
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed635151.00/cwt151.00–151.009591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1678147.50/cwt147.00–148.001,0002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed740130.00/cwt130.00–130.009621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1780143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1151
Bulls—Medium and Large 2890116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1935132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2341
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,465109.32/cwt101.00–119.001,60211
Bulls——1,53079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,2091
Bulls——1,640101.77/cwt92.00–110.001,6694
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82861.02/cwt60.00–62.005052
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight86574.98/cwt74.00–76.006492
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight88577.00/cwt77.00–77.006811
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight89049.00/cwt49.00–49.004361
Cows—Lean 85-90%92045.00/cwt45.00–45.004141
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02365.16/cwt60.00–68.006675
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05978.42/cwt77.00–79.008306
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07574.36/cwt69.50–79.0079913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23983.25/cwt79.00–87.501,03110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31586.30/cwt82.00–94.001,1354
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3201,320.00/head1,320.00–1,320.001,3201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-292583.00/cwt83.00–83.007681
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,055951.10/head875.00–1,025.0095111
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,158913.09/head880.00–1,000.009136
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,30486.71/cwt85.00–90.001,1314
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050835.48/head740.00–900.008354
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-280892.46/cwt88.00–98.007472

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.