Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2022-10-28

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Oct 28
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
540 head
▼ 280 vs last sale 820▼ 269 vs year ago 809 · −33.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 152▼ 20 vs year ago 122 · −16.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 0▼ 5 vs year ago 50 · −10.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 2.00 to7.00 higher. There is no trend on slaughter cows and bulls as they were not reprted last week. Supply was moderate and demand was moderate to good on all ranges. Weaned calves with a vacination program sold at a premium while the fleshy bawlers were not as attractive to buyers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.76/cwt on 111 head.
Average price
$138.76
111 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$718
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$113
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.98
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1526142.2674882
Medium and Large 2493128.8463529
One grade step is worth $13.42/cwt here — about $113 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 sale111 hd
138.76
—
AR average8 barns · 1,370 hd
147.74
−8.98
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—Average1,54889.841,3919thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42467.899679thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18963.7175723
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00447.3147535

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)800$1,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$8325
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$5501thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)700$5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$8672thin

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1370187.17/cwt182.00–197.506933
Steers—Medium and Large 2395155.00/cwt155.00–155.006121
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy440140.00/cwt140.00–140.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 1445169.00/cwt169.00–169.007521
Steers—Medium and Large 2470147.39/cwt145.00–150.006932
Steers—Medium and Large 3485120.00/cwt120.00–120.005821
Steers—Medium and Large 1488166.08/cwt161.00–171.008102
Steers—Medium and Large 2520140.28/cwt130.00–150.007298
Steers—Medium and Large 1525168.03/cwt155.00–179.008824
Steers—Medium and Large 3525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 2569144.19/cwt140.00–150.008205
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added571167.00/cwt167.00–167.009545
Steers—Medium and Large 1575160.51/cwt160.00–161.009232
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy584135.18/cwt125.00–151.007895
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy600147.00/cwt147.00–147.008821
Steers—Medium and Large 1625151.46/cwt150.00–153.009472
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added655161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0551
Steers—Medium and Large 2668129.90/cwt126.00–134.008682
Steers—Medium and Large 1678156.25/cwt150.00–160.001,0594
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added721155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1185
Steers—Medium and Large 1734151.40/cwt140.00–157.001,1113
Steers—Medium and Large 1760156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,1863
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy763128.51/cwt125.00–132.009812
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1283155.00/cwt155.00–155.004392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320147.00/cwt147.00–147.004701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380140.00/cwt140.00–140.005321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1388154.55/cwt153.00–155.006009
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420130.35/cwt120.00–144.005477
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added429161.00/cwt161.00–161.006918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy430130.00/cwt130.00–130.005591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432145.70/cwt140.00–150.006296
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy445120.00/cwt120.00–120.005341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467144.74/cwt140.00–148.006765
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473128.26/cwt120.00–135.006077
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy485125.00/cwt125.00–125.006061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy495120.00/cwt120.00–120.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510124.90/cwt120.00–130.006372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy520128.34/cwt125.00–130.006676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535143.77/cwt137.00–149.0076912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed560150.00/cwt150.00–150.008401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added565151.00/cwt151.00–151.008532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy568127.44/cwt125.00–130.007242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570142.24/cwt134.00–151.008117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573126.64/cwt120.00–133.007262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2617127.01/cwt125.00–130.007843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619136.22/cwt130.00–141.008434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy626124.99/cwt120.00–130.007827
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650125.00/cwt125.00–125.008131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660135.80/cwt130.00–144.008965
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added675141.00/cwt141.00–141.009521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725131.00/cwt131.00–131.009501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1860131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1271
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320180.00/cwt180.00–180.005761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323162.60/cwt160.00–165.005252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy328135.53/cwt131.00–140.004452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376176.34/cwt170.00–179.006638
Bulls—Medium and Large 1429162.70/cwt150.00–169.006988
Bulls—Medium and Large 2432135.05/cwt132.00–140.005833
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450115.00/cwt115.00–115.005181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy465122.00/cwt122.00–122.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473158.29/cwt150.00–170.007494
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473137.07/cwt131.00–143.006486
Bulls—Medium and Large 1512153.60/cwt140.00–168.007867
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515120.33/cwt120.00–121.006203
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527136.30/cwt130.00–141.007186
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568140.94/cwt139.00–143.008012
Bulls—Medium and Large 3568117.49/cwt115.00–120.006672
Bulls—Medium and Large 2579133.85/cwt130.00–138.007756
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621138.74/cwt137.00–141.008624
Bulls—Medium and Large 2629127.77/cwt120.00–131.008044
Bulls—Medium and Large 3630115.00/cwt115.00–115.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1672137.51/cwt132.00–145.009247
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705131.50/cwt130.00–133.009272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy755116.00/cwt116.00–116.008761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1790128.50/cwt126.00–131.001,0152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2845120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,04480.00/cwt80.00–80.008351
Bulls——1,52086.61/cwt82.00–91.001,3165
Bulls——1,76398.51/cwt94.00–104.001,7373
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight77025.00/cwt25.00–25.001932
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83035.00/cwt35.00–35.002911
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight85049.49/cwt45.00–53.004214
Cows—Lean 85-90%95525.00/cwt25.00–25.002391
Cows—Lean 85-90%97942.31/cwt35.00–49.004149
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07351.81/cwt47.00–55.0055614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07455.89/cwt52.50–58.006007
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14560.44/cwt55.50–66.506924
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23967.13/cwt61.50–70.5083216
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42467.89/cwt62.00–71.009679
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-285985.56/cwt65.00–103.007356
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07590.00/cwt90.00–90.009681
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28001,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000831.80/head535.00–1,075.008325
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01082.00/cwt82.00–82.008281
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04079.68/cwt72.50–85.008292
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,25563.00/cwt63.00–63.007911
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,125866.67/head600.00–1,100.008672

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.