Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2022-09-09

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Sep 9
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
643 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 580▲ 643 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 170▲ 101 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 0▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs were 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder steers over 500 lbs traded 4.00 to 10.00 lower on limited comparisons of like cattle from the previous week. Feeder heifers traded mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were not viewed last week so no comparison is available, however a stong demand on slaughter cattle was noted. Supply was good across all ranges of cattle today and demand was good as well.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.42/cwt on 165 head.
Average price
$153.42
165 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$776
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$249
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$35.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.62
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1502159.22799110
Medium and Large 1-2542145.3378815thin
Medium and Large 2509142.3272436
Medium and Large 3444124.005504thin
One grade step is worth $35.22/cwt here — about $249 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 sale165 hd
153.42
—
AR average8 barns · 1,249 hd
159.04
−5.62
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—High1,531100.531,53911
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41988.031,24910
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22086.171,05119
CowsLean 85-90%Average96770.0367716

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)1,015$9292thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,083$1,1933thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,150$9001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,5502thin

Every lot

102 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1295223.50/cwt222.00–225.006592
Steers—Medium and Large 1323215.86/cwt200.00–220.006976
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed335187.50/cwt187.50–187.506281
Steers—Medium and Large 1374213.88/cwt187.00–225.008004
Steers—Medium and Large 2389180.24/cwt170.00–185.007013
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed390224.00/cwt224.00–224.008741
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400200.00/cwt200.00–200.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed425223.00/cwt223.00–223.009481
Steers—Medium and Large 1426201.01/cwt181.00–215.008569
Steers—Medium and Large 2428165.83/cwt160.00–172.507103
Steers—Medium and Large 1471191.82/cwt171.00–205.0090312
Steers—Medium and Large 2472155.73/cwt144.00–162.507353
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy485160.00/cwt160.00–160.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 2516156.17/cwt140.00–159.008068
Steers—Medium and Large 1524177.25/cwt168.00–197.5092920
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed550171.00/cwt171.00–171.009411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563163.00/cwt163.00–163.0091810
Steers—Medium and Large 2567157.02/cwt150.00–163.008903
Steers—Medium and Large 1569181.50/cwt171.00–195.001,0337
Steers—Medium and Large 2605156.00/cwt156.00–156.009442
Steers—Medium and Large 1625173.23/cwt164.00–182.501,0835
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy665154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0241
Steers—Medium and Large 2673146.77/cwt140.00–154.009882
Steers—Medium and Large 1705162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1421
Steers—Medium and Large 1765160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2241
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2295155.00/cwt155.00–155.004571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325188.25/cwt175.00–190.0061212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed335162.50/cwt162.50–162.505441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368154.35/cwt150.00–166.005684
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370125.00/cwt125.00–125.004631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373171.23/cwt166.00–180.006397
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423139.59/cwt135.00–145.005905
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy428147.98/cwt145.00–151.006332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429161.31/cwt152.00–170.0069212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440130.00/cwt130.00–130.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455121.00/cwt121.00–121.005511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460138.46/cwt133.00–142.506373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468158.32/cwt150.00–169.0074120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy475144.64/cwt140.00–152.006879
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed480157.00/cwt157.00–157.007541
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516146.00/cwt146.00–146.0075310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524158.38/cwt149.00–165.008304
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed525154.00/cwt154.00–154.008091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added528174.00/cwt174.00–174.009198
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529140.10/cwt128.00–148.0074111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy568139.09/cwt130.00–147.007904
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571151.31/cwt142.00–160.008649
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2594144.00/cwt144.00–144.008555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy625134.73/cwt130.00–140.008424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628132.04/cwt130.00–134.008292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630156.02/cwt140.00–160.0098310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed640149.00/cwt149.00–149.009541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy645165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670146.92/cwt140.00–159.009843
Heifers—Medium and Large 2691136.00/cwt136.00–136.009405
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718146.38/cwt143.00–150.001,0513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1830135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1880134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1791
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1279216.72/cwt200.00–220.006056
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285165.00/cwt165.00–165.004701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320179.77/cwt175.00–185.005752
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335125.00/cwt125.00–125.004191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1343210.19/cwt205.00–217.5072114
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380120.00/cwt120.00–120.004561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383152.52/cwt150.00–155.005842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed390172.00/cwt172.00–172.006711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2408151.20/cwt142.50–160.006172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427187.26/cwt181.00–192.008008
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465130.00/cwt130.00–130.006051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1483169.55/cwt160.00–180.008198
Bulls—Medium and Large 2495159.51/cwt158.00–160.007904
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516169.95/cwt162.00–174.008776
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524153.26/cwt143.00–159.008036
Bulls—Medium and Large 1562157.13/cwt157.00–157.508834
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568152.96/cwt145.00–159.008696
Bulls—Medium and Large 1628163.10/cwt157.50–168.001,0243
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630144.28/cwt142.50–146.009092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670159.43/cwt150.00–169.001,0682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2695145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1880143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,2581
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35692.90/cwt86.00–100.001,2604
Bulls——1,39074.00/cwt74.00–74.001,0291
Bulls——1,671110.03/cwt108.00–113.001,8396
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight75851.35/cwt47.00–59.003893
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83065.00/cwt65.00–65.005401
Cows—Lean 85-90%90063.00/cwt63.00–63.005671
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04376.22/cwt67.00–84.0079511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17777.73/cwt76.00–79.009153
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22887.75/cwt79.00–96.001,07816
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41988.03/cwt85.00–92.001,24910
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-298598.00/cwt98.00–98.009651
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0111
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015929.31/head800.00–1,050.009292
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04793.84/cwt85.00–99.009833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,27887.30/cwt85.00–89.001,1163
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2950800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,390.00/head1,390.00–1,390.001,3902
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,150900.00/head900.00–900.009001

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.