Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2022-12-02

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Dec 2
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
942 head
▲ 942 vs last sale 0▼ 827 vs year ago 1,769 · −46.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
133 head
▲ 133 vs last sale 0▼ 66 vs year ago 199 · −33.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 0▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comapared to last week: There was no sale last week due to the Thanksgiving holiday, so no comparison is available this week. Supply was good and demand was good on all ranges of cattle. Quality was average with a large offering of unweaned cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.56/cwt on 187 head.
Average price
$136.56
187 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$724
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$283
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$31.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.83
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528145.7576983
Medium and Large 1-2594134.2779830
Medium and Large 2518128.9166865
Medium and Large 3424114.614869thin
One grade step is worth $31.14/cwt here — about $283 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 sale187 hd
136.56
—
AR average9 barns · 2,725 hd
152.38
−15.83
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—Low1,32579.801,05820
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44172.541,0459thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19367.0580020
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low98250.7249829

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)888$8646
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)940$7122thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,100$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)980$8405
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,000$6501thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1365187.92/cwt185.00–191.006862
Steers—Medium and Large 2395170.00/cwt170.00–170.006721
Steers—Medium and Large 1404200.00/cwt200.00–200.008085
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed430163.00/cwt163.00–163.007011
Steers—Medium and Large 1468180.17/cwt175.00–186.008435
Steers—Medium and Large 2471147.14/cwt140.00–155.0069311
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed505155.00/cwt155.00–155.007831
Steers—Medium and Large 1508170.90/cwt165.00–180.008686
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy514160.00/cwt160.00–160.008227
Steers—Medium and Large 2538145.07/cwt140.00–150.007802
Steers—Medium and Large 1570169.99/cwt165.00–171.009697
Steers—Medium and Large 2575147.57/cwt140.00–155.008492
Steers—Medium and Large 2609143.74/cwt140.00–145.008754
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added619173.83/cwt170.00–175.001,07613
Steers—Medium and Large 1635158.47/cwt155.00–162.001,0064
Steers—Medium and Large 1680150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0201
Steers—Medium and Large 2680145.00/cwt145.00–145.009861
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added705160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1281
Steers—Medium and Large 1735140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0291
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy308156.00/cwt156.00–156.004802
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325126.00/cwt126.00–126.004101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374132.03/cwt130.00–140.004945
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed380150.00/cwt150.00–150.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 3387115.11/cwt110.00–125.004453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1388165.71/cwt150.00–171.006438
Heifers—Medium and Large 3400110.00/cwt110.00–110.004401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424159.30/cwt150.00–167.0067510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427129.03/cwt125.00–140.0055114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed428145.34/cwt142.00–150.006223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472131.31/cwt130.00–135.0062010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474149.16/cwt142.00–155.0070712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added482157.40/cwt151.00–167.507595
Heifers—Medium and Large 3483112.54/cwt110.00–120.005444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2495138.00/cwt138.00–138.006836
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520130.59/cwt120.00–140.006799
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy522133.21/cwt130.00–135.006956
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added525140.00/cwt140.00–140.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530139.21/cwt135.00–140.007386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added536150.00/cwt150.00–150.008047
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2550135.00/cwt135.00–135.007436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1557135.01/cwt130.00–140.007523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2566127.51/cwt120.00–132.0072211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added601135.00/cwt135.00–135.0081110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1603136.41/cwt135.00–140.008235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy620130.80/cwt130.00–134.008115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625122.90/cwt120.00–126.007682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed660147.00/cwt147.00–147.009701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663131.48/cwt130.00–133.008724
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665125.00/cwt125.00–125.008311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy680110.00/cwt110.00–110.007481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added693130.00/cwt130.00–130.009018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1719138.00/cwt138.00–138.009926
Heifers—Medium and Large 2758118.34/cwt115.00–120.008973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760120.99/cwt120.00–123.009203
Heifers—Medium and Large 2807113.31/cwt110.00–120.009143
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335160.00/cwt160.00–160.005361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1345200.00/cwt200.00–200.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370192.00/cwt187.00–200.007106
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375155.00/cwt155.00–155.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420169.75/cwt159.00–180.007132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425145.81/cwt130.00–158.006208
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472136.96/cwt130.00–150.0064614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476155.27/cwt152.00–160.007398
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy480150.00/cwt150.00–150.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518160.33/cwt140.00–170.0083114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528136.88/cwt130.00–150.0072310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573149.99/cwt140.00–155.008595
Bulls—Medium and Large 2588133.46/cwt120.00–140.007855
Bulls—Medium and Large 2608124.34/cwt112.00–139.007565
Bulls—Medium and Large 1611136.06/cwt134.00–140.008314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665134.58/cwt134.00–138.008957
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008042
Bulls—Medium and Large 2718119.81/cwt115.00–126.008604
Bulls—Medium and Large 1772123.99/cwt115.00–129.009573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1850116.00/cwt116.00–116.009861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Mexican Origin1,08069.00/cwt69.00–69.007456
Bulls——1,22671.47/cwt60.00–79.008766
Bulls——1,42088.87/cwt82.50–94.001,2624
Bulls——1,74899.45/cwt97.00–102.001,7384
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight75067.00/cwt67.00–67.005031
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81055.00/cwt55.00–55.004461
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81839.46/cwt35.00–42.503235
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84736.07/cwt34.00–38.003062
Cows—Lean 85-90%91332.51/cwt30.00–35.002972
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05156.62/cwt51.00–59.005957
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05544.45/cwt42.00–46.004695
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11365.99/cwt61.00–70.007346
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11764.30/cwt61.00–67.5071811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28670.40/cwt69.00–73.009059
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31068.46/cwt68.00–69.008972
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47873.71/cwt70.00–77.001,0897
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2888863.54/head650.00–1,085.008646
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2940711.97/head700.00–725.007122
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05075.00/cwt75.00–75.007881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,15070.00/cwt70.00–70.008051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,20769.03/cwt65.00–72.008333
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2938868.67/head775.00–975.008694
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,150725.00/head725.00–725.007251

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.