Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2022-09-30

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Sep 30
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
818 head
▼ 864 vs last sale 1,682▼ 884 vs year ago 1,702 · −51.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 140▲ 20 vs year ago 100 · +20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 40▲ 10 vs year ago 50 · +20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison is available to last week the sale was not reported. However, weaned and conditioned cattle were in good demand with buyers. With the fall weather here and extreme temperature swings from day to night the buyers showed less interest in unweaned and fleshy cattle. Supply was good and demand was moderate on a large offering of unweaned cattle. Slaughter cattle supply was good 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 $136.47/cwt on 163 head.
Average price
$136.47
163 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$655
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$204
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.52
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1496142.1070590
Medium and Large 2468131.5961661
Medium and Large 3421118.9450012thin
One grade step is worth $23.16/cwt here — about $204 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 sale163 hd
136.47
—
AR average8 barns · 1,895 hd
143.99
−7.52
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—High1,583101.111,6018thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,36773.521,00511
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15471.0282028
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00062.1762235

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)1,130$1,04445
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$9632thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$9101thin

Every lot

106 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 2322155.28/cwt151.00–160.005003
Steers—Medium and Large 2353164.17/cwt160.00–170.005803
Steers—Medium and Large 1364187.26/cwt185.00–194.006824
Steers—Medium and Large 3390120.00/cwt120.00–120.004681
Steers—Medium and Large 2418150.00/cwt150.00–150.006272
Steers—Medium and Large 1430173.33/cwt170.00–177.007453
Steers—Medium and Large 1466179.05/cwt170.00–181.0083426
Steers—Medium and Large 2466145.90/cwt132.00–158.006806
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy526155.98/cwt154.00–157.008204
Steers—Medium and Large 1530175.68/cwt169.00–177.009318
Steers—Medium and Large 2531139.73/cwt130.00–152.007426
Steers—Medium and Large 1554162.19/cwt162.00–164.0089911
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy573153.52/cwt150.00–157.008804
Steers—Medium and Large 2580138.79/cwt130.00–149.008058
Steers—Medium and Large 2605131.51/cwt130.00–135.007964
Steers—Medium and Large 1607159.67/cwt158.00–161.009693
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy613147.51/cwt147.00–148.009042
Steers—Medium and Large 1668157.99/cwt152.00–161.001,0555
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy671143.76/cwt138.00–147.009655
Steers—Medium and Large 2678131.98/cwt130.00–134.008952
Steers—Medium and Large 1715155.35/cwt150.00–158.001,1113
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added740171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,2651
Steers—Medium and Large 1775150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1631
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260160.00/cwt160.00–160.004161
Heifers—Medium and Large 3305124.00/cwt124.00–124.003781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315155.90/cwt154.00–160.0049112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy325133.58/cwt130.00–136.004343
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335145.40/cwt140.00–150.004873
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed340151.00/cwt151.00–151.005131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy340145.00/cwt145.00–145.004931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy370129.33/cwt128.00–130.004793
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373123.39/cwt120.00–127.504604
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379136.93/cwt130.00–143.005194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy380140.00/cwt140.00–140.005321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382150.50/cwt140.00–156.005755
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405117.50/cwt115.00–120.004762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421132.14/cwt120.00–140.0055615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424143.38/cwt137.00–149.006086
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy434135.11/cwt130.00–140.005865
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465131.60/cwt124.00–140.0061214
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470114.84/cwt110.00–125.005403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy474135.11/cwt130.00–139.006407
Heifers—Medium and Large 1489148.50/cwt141.00–151.0072610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy505131.00/cwt131.00–131.006621
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515115.10/cwt110.00–120.005932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy520134.04/cwt130.00–142.506977
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520128.53/cwt124.00–133.006684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528142.03/cwt130.00–148.007506
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567140.92/cwt137.00–144.0079913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580138.00/cwt138.00–138.008001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy581133.28/cwt130.00–137.007744
Heifers—Medium and Large 2612125.03/cwt120.00–130.007653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added620158.00/cwt158.00–158.009801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625138.61/cwt136.00–143.008663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy635130.00/cwt130.00–130.008261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added655150.00/cwt150.00–150.009831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy655125.00/cwt120.00–130.008192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670137.00/cwt137.00–137.009181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670124.20/cwt115.00–130.008325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2722113.28/cwt110.00–120.008183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725132.06/cwt129.00–135.009572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy765120.00/cwt120.00–120.009181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1815134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0921
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280174.00/cwt174.00–174.004871
Bulls—Medium and Large 3305140.00/cwt140.00–140.004271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315160.00/cwt160.00–160.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323185.31/cwt184.00–187.005993
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350197.50/cwt197.50–197.506911
Bulls—Medium and Large 3367133.55/cwt130.00–141.004903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1379185.71/cwt170.00–205.0070418
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380156.40/cwt149.00–169.005946
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422167.03/cwt160.00–182.0070510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424142.85/cwt140.00–150.006069
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435121.00/cwt121.00–121.005261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469138.91/cwt130.00–150.006519
Bulls—Medium and Large 1479154.21/cwt150.00–165.007399
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy505150.00/cwt150.00–150.007581
Bulls—Medium and Large 3505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522152.52/cwt146.00–165.007969
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522139.47/cwt130.00–148.0072810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568137.55/cwt130.00–143.007813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy568137.00/cwt137.00–137.007782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578149.00/cwt140.00–160.008617
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618145.98/cwt140.00–155.009028
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623130.11/cwt127.00–133.008112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy627135.65/cwt133.00–137.008513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660140.04/cwt135.00–145.009242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710135.52/cwt134.00–137.009622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1755129.00/cwt129.00–129.009741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52895.89/cwt93.00–98.001,4653
Bulls——1,616104.24/cwt101.00–107.001,6855
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight57050.00/cwt50.00–50.002851
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84572.44/cwt70.00–75.006122
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight85062.00/cwt62.00–62.005271
Cows—Lean 85-90%96150.14/cwt45.00–58.004824
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00260.46/cwt55.00–65.0060613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07366.62/cwt63.00–74.0071514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14274.36/cwt70.00–81.0084917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17365.86/cwt55.00–70.5077311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34175.56/cwt71.00–88.001,0138
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43768.08/cwt65.00–71.009783
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-287391.93/cwt91.00–93.008032
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000962.50/head925.00–1,000.009632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03090.00/cwt90.00–90.009271
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,044.42/head725.00–1,250.001,04445

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.