Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2023-01-06

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jan 6
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,457 head
▲ 853 vs last sale 604▲ 1,457 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 100▲ 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 20▲ 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were not enough fair comparisons from last weeks light run in feeder cattle to establish a trend. However, on a strong supply of value added and weaned cattle demand was very strong most classes of feeders and there for were trending much higher than the previous week. Many of the classes of feeders hit levels that have not been seen in a long time. Slaughter cows and bulls were both steady to 4.00 higher. Over all, supply was heavy and demand was very strong with a large buyer attendence that helped push prices higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $174.14/cwt on 369 head.
Average price
$174.14
369 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$917
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$197
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$31.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.20
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1526180.57951281
Medium and Large 1-2556160.6489336
Medium and Large 2507148.7375452
One grade step is worth $31.83/cwt here — about $197 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 sale369 hd
174.14
—
AR average7 barns · 2,059 hd
170.94
+3.20
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—Average1,510102.381,5468thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,58280.171,2683thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19874.718957thin
CowsLean 85-90%High98561.6660719

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)1,140$1,1652thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,04214
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,5162thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,150$7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$7001thin

Every lot

119 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1293219.96/cwt215.00–225.006442
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added316245.00/cwt245.00–245.007744
Steers—Medium and Large 1320215.00/cwt215.00–215.006881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added339204.00/cwt204.00–204.006924
Steers—Medium and Large 2367166.59/cwt160.00–170.006113
Steers—Medium and Large 1377199.39/cwt187.50–205.007526
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added410184.00/cwt184.00–184.007541
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added416236.03/cwt199.00–255.0098266
Steers—Medium and Large 1422201.36/cwt180.00–222.5085013
Steers—Medium and Large 2430170.00/cwt170.00–170.007311
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added458212.07/cwt185.00–217.5097114
Steers—Medium and Large 1476202.63/cwt180.00–213.009658
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added485191.00/cwt191.00–191.009261
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added512217.18/cwt189.00–229.001,11281
Steers—Medium and Large 1521192.98/cwt175.00–201.001,0054
Steers—Medium and Large 2523150.61/cwt146.00–155.007882
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added526164.38/cwt160.00–167.508659
Steers—Medium and Large 2555149.00/cwt149.00–149.008271
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added558187.37/cwt183.00–190.001,0463
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564168.67/cwt167.00–169.009516
Steers—Medium and Large 1569165.88/cwt161.00–177.509446
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added580168.00/cwt168.00–168.009741
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy585132.00/cwt130.00–134.007722
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added600158.00/cwt158.00–158.009481
Steers—Medium and Large 1611161.00/cwt161.00–161.009844
Steers—Medium and Large 2625155.00/cwt155.00–155.009691
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added634181.63/cwt175.00–184.501,15233
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added651186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,21110
Steers—Medium and Large 2668137.65/cwt135.00–143.009203
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added673160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0776
Steers—Medium and Large 1675163.41/cwt159.00–167.501,10317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added704155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0914
Steers—Medium and Large 2710131.00/cwt131.00–131.009301
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added712168.92/cwt160.00–175.001,20324
Steers—Medium and Large 1765142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,0901
Steers—Medium and Large 1822155.89/cwt145.00–160.001,2819
Steers—Medium and Large 1855158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,3511
Steers—Medium and Large 2900133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,4382
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2277170.00/cwt170.00–170.004715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added315175.00/cwt175.00–175.005511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320169.00/cwt169.00–169.005411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy359152.46/cwt140.00–160.005474
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374153.76/cwt140.00–168.005758
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377172.52/cwt158.00–177.506508
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added398215.40/cwt182.00–219.0085760
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added408175.00/cwt175.00–175.007141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added414184.06/cwt175.00–189.0076214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416164.42/cwt151.00–175.0068412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418150.30/cwt140.00–160.006282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added463180.52/cwt180.00–182.508365
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added470153.38/cwt149.00–156.007215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475139.25/cwt135.00–142.006614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476162.64/cwt158.00–175.0077414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added489168.00/cwt168.00–168.008228
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added522149.17/cwt149.00–150.007796
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added524191.31/cwt170.50–197.001,00264
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525140.23/cwt134.00–146.007362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531162.48/cwt162.00–163.0086310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531158.26/cwt150.00–170.008406
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added562169.73/cwt165.00–175.0095410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563155.00/cwt155.00–155.008732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added571144.03/cwt140.00–146.008224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578157.85/cwt152.00–160.0091211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613139.67/cwt139.00–140.008563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623149.26/cwt147.50–151.009302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added630146.00/cwt146.00–146.009201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added633165.32/cwt158.00–172.001,04643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added634154.00/cwt154.00–154.009767
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added670146.39/cwt145.00–149.009815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670139.00/cwt139.00–139.009311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added680155.27/cwt153.00–157.501,0562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1683153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710148.11/cwt145.00–150.001,0524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added758152.83/cwt152.00–153.001,1586
Heifers—Medium and Large 2760120.00/cwt120.00–120.009121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1794144.89/cwt142.50–145.001,15021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added800150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2818124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0143
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1285215.00/cwt215.00–215.006131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318170.55/cwt160.00–180.005422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1338179.89/cwt175.00–185.006082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2358170.00/cwt170.00–170.006092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372194.45/cwt185.00–202.507235
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed401221.00/cwt221.00–221.008867
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422157.46/cwt142.50–167.506644
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423197.78/cwt192.50–203.008372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477193.60/cwt172.50–217.5092319
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500195.00/cwt180.00–205.009754
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed530189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,0021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Value Added530162.48/cwt160.00–165.008612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1557171.42/cwt161.00–177.509553
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580145.53/cwt135.00–152.008443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy590157.50/cwt157.50–157.509291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610136.49/cwt129.00–139.0083310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1626156.93/cwt151.00–162.5098217
Bulls—Medium and Large 1666151.94/cwt141.00–159.001,0129
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685145.45/cwt138.00–153.009962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705150.25/cwt143.00–161.001,0594
Bulls—Medium and Large 1790140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1805149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,1991
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,03593.00/cwt93.00–93.009631
Bulls——1,578103.72/cwt98.00–109.001,6377
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82548.00/cwt48.00–48.003961
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight85358.86/cwt54.00–64.005024
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88069.00/cwt69.00–69.006071
Cows—Lean 85-90%99570.42/cwt68.00–73.007013
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06160.79/cwt55.00–66.0064510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19874.71/cwt70.00–81.008957
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58280.17/cwt78.00–81.001,2683
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03286.82/cwt78.00–95.008963
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-279575.00/cwt75.00–75.005961
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00080.00/cwt80.00–80.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,164.69/head1,100.00–1,225.001,1652
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,042.20/head700.00–1,350.001,04214
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,20774.83/cwt72.00–78.009033
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,150725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,516.15/head1,425.00–1,600.001,5162

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.