Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2023-01-27

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jan 27
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Receipts
1,924 head
▲ 1,333 vs last sale 591▲ 1,924 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Unweaned steers were 3.00 to 5.00 lower, unweaned feeder heifers traded steady to 5.00 higher. There was a large offering of weaned and pre-vac cattle today that traded as much as 10.00 to 15.00 higher on most ranges of cattle. Supply was heavy and demand was strong on the weaned and conditioned cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were not viewed.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $192.72/cwt on 457 head.
Average price
$192.72
457 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,038
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$191
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.22
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539196.881,061366
Medium and Large 1-2541179.2997067
Medium and Large 2521166.7987024
One grade step is worth $30.10/cwt here — about $191 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 sale457 hd
192.72
—
AR average3 barns · 594 hd
191.50
+1.22
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

105 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added315243.00/cwt243.00–243.007651
Steers—Medium and Large 1333225.20/cwt218.00–232.507502
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added377217.09/cwt210.00–225.0081822
Steers—Medium and Large 1385200.29/cwt181.00–214.007714
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added390180.00/cwt180.00–180.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 2400160.00/cwt160.00–160.006401
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added408220.91/cwt210.00–255.0090118
Steers—Medium and Large 1420190.96/cwt181.00–198.008023
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed435177.00/cwt177.00–177.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 2455158.48/cwt157.00–160.007212
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added470169.56/cwt164.00–175.007972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471180.96/cwt177.00–190.0085222
Steers—Medium and Large 1478193.62/cwt185.00–215.0092612
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added480215.24/cwt189.00–223.001,033105
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added512174.76/cwt173.00–182.008959
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added516197.98/cwt193.00–210.001,02230
Steers—Medium and Large 2520150.00/cwt150.00–150.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 1521180.25/cwt175.00–200.009397
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530185.15/cwt170.00–188.0098119
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565178.58/cwt178.00–179.001,00920
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added578190.35/cwt184.00–198.001,10072
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added585160.00/cwt160.00–160.009361
Steers—Medium and Large 1586181.90/cwt170.00–183.001,06612
Steers—Medium and Large 2588159.51/cwt159.00–160.009382
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added605166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0041
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added614180.62/cwt178.00–191.001,1095
Steers—Medium and Large 1618174.39/cwt172.00–175.001,0785
Steers—Medium and Large 2623154.47/cwt148.00–161.009622
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added664172.81/cwt167.00–184.001,14728
Steers—Medium and Large 1672165.73/cwt162.00–169.001,11411
Steers—Medium and Large 2700153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0711
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added713168.35/cwt164.00–171.001,20010
Steers—Medium and Large 1720160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added750157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1786
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added752165.07/cwt158.00–168.001,24113
Steers—Medium and Large 1755161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,2161
Steers—Medium and Large 1835156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,3031
Steers—Medium and Large 1862160.99/cwt160.00–163.001,3883
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1293171.00/cwt171.00–171.005012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2306179.00/cwt179.00–179.005489
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy325160.00/cwt160.00–160.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2334160.92/cwt150.00–171.005374
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371150.20/cwt145.00–156.005574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375173.00/cwt173.00–173.006491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added390189.00/cwt189.00–189.007372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy405155.00/cwt155.00–155.006281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added414186.07/cwt170.00–195.0077039
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415156.00/cwt156.00–156.006471
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418150.74/cwt150.00–153.006304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426166.58/cwt155.00–177.007107
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430178.00/cwt178.00–178.007651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added433157.43/cwt155.00–169.0068213
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435120.00/cwt120.00–120.005221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463148.13/cwt133.00–156.006864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471164.84/cwt158.00–173.007764
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added475156.00/cwt156.00–156.007411
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480122.06/cwt120.00–124.005862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added489179.96/cwt170.00–190.5088095
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added490167.40/cwt167.00–169.0082019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512170.44/cwt168.00–172.0087313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added518175.61/cwt165.00–183.0091065
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523159.61/cwt153.00–169.008357
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added523156.18/cwt156.00–159.0081716
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy550150.00/cwt150.00–150.008251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553170.00/cwt170.00–170.0094012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565140.63/cwt138.00–144.007953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568159.12/cwt150.00–170.0090412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added581168.76/cwt166.00–173.0098017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added582156.31/cwt153.00–158.009103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605140.07/cwt131.00–149.008472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added612164.52/cwt162.00–166.001,00715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612154.63/cwt151.00–158.009463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed620157.00/cwt157.00–157.009731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630156.12/cwt155.00–157.0098420
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added655154.17/cwt154.00–155.001,01018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665140.00/cwt140.00–140.009311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1677151.70/cwt145.00–155.001,0273
Heifers—Medium and Large 3685108.00/cwt108.00–108.007401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy691137.36/cwt137.00–140.009498
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715146.48/cwt143.00–149.001,0474
Heifers—Medium and Large 2773120.00/cwt120.00–120.009281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1820134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0992
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377206.49/cwt190.00–216.007783
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed425187.00/cwt187.00–187.007951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1437183.84/cwt170.00–197.508038
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440150.00/cwt150.00–150.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed455170.00/cwt170.00–170.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2487178.00/cwt178.00–178.0086710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1489188.84/cwt182.00–190.009237
Bulls—Medium and Large 2514147.92/cwt140.00–160.007605
Bulls—Large 1520159.00/cwt159.00–159.008272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1538162.03/cwt160.00–164.008722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed545157.00/cwt157.00–157.008561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2546164.00/cwt164.00–164.008957
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555168.00/cwt168.00–168.009321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568146.13/cwt144.00–155.008308
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618162.70/cwt160.00–165.001,0053
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620139.00/cwt130.00–148.008622
Bulls—Large 1628145.00/cwt145.00–145.009116
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed660155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0231
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670147.00/cwt147.00–147.009851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673158.53/cwt140.00–161.001,06717
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0401

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.