Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2022-03-11

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Mar 11
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
217 head
▼ 1,355 vs last sale 1,572▲ 217 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 204 vs last sale 277▲ 73 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 0▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Winter weather once again moved in this morning resulting in limited receipts as the the snow fell throughout the day, What few cattle that were able to make it to the market held their own to last week with weaned animals bringing a premiuim, steers trended higher than last weeks offerings on quality animals and heifers were mostly steady. Demand on slaughter cows was strong with little or no hesitation to bid from buyers. Slaughter bulls were not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.75/cwt on 45 head.
Average price
$127.75
45 head · 471 lb average
Value per head Derived
$602
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$286
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.56
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1498140.637008thin
Medium and Large 2486126.9061631
Medium and Large 3360115.004146thin
One grade step is worth $25.63/cwt here — about $286 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 sale45 hd
127.75
—
AR average9 barns · 1,338 hd
142.31
−14.56
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—Average1,72099.751,7162thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55885.571,3336thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24381.211,01013
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03757.6359823

Every lot, as filed

60 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2—630123.39/cwt120.00–125.007773
HeifersMedium and Large 2—490120.51/cwt120.00–121.005902
HeifersMedium and Large 2—735110.00/cwt110.00–110.008091
HeifersMedium and Large 3—289120.00/cwt120.00–120.003474
HeifersMedium and Large 3—555110.00/cwt110.00–110.006111
HeifersMedium and Large 3—450100.00/cwt100.00–100.004501
SteersMedium and Large 3—321111.59/cwt108.00–112.503585
SteersMedium and Large 3—550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006051
SteersMedium and Large 1—522168.68/cwt166.00–171.008813
SteersMedium and Large 1—615157.46/cwt155.00–160.009682
SteersMedium and Large 1—660151.00/cwt151.00–151.009971
HeifersMedium and Large 2—420122.56/cwt120.00–130.005154
SteersMedium and Large 2—530146.71/cwt145.00–150.007783
SteersMedium and Large 2—590145.00/cwt145.00–145.008561
SteersMedium and Large 2—295170.00/cwt170.00–170.005023
SteersMedium and Large 2—635133.91/cwt128.00–140.008502
SteersMedium and Large 2—900112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0081
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—619135.00/cwt135.00–135.008365
SteersMedium and Large 2—800120.00/cwt120.00–120.009601
SteersMedium and Large 2—360156.97/cwt155.00–160.005655
SteersMedium and Large 2—437150.37/cwt145.00–161.006573
SteersMedium and Large 1—770132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0161
SteersMedium and Large 2—327154.53/cwt152.00–160.005053
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—575150.00/cwt150.00–150.008633
BullsMedium and Large 2—680113.44/cwt104.00–118.007713
BullsMedium and Large 1—462154.84/cwt148.00–166.007153
BullsMedium and Large 1—580136.82/cwt130.00–144.007942
BullsMedium and Large 1—513155.55/cwt146.00–165.007982
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006151
BullsMedium and Large 1—415158.37/cwt155.00–162.006572
CowsLean 85-90%—1,15873.49/cwt67.00–77.008517
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,55885.57/cwt83.00–88.001,3336
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,26073.41/cwt72.00–75.009252
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,24082.63/cwt75.50–87.001,02511
CowsLean 85-90%—1,03346.74/cwt44.00–50.004834
CowsLean 85-90%—1,17263.39/cwt60.50–66.007435
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—74030.00/cwt30.00–30.002222
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—86844.62/cwt40.00–49.003873
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—83356.69/cwt52.50–61.004722
Bulls——1,40093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,3021
Bulls——2,040106.50/cwt106.50–106.502,1731
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,125826.00/cwt810.00–840.009,2932
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—950750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,52882.69/cwt79.00–85.001,2644
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,09575.00/cwt75.00–75.008211
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,075800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,6002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2501,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—950750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,1252
BullsMedium and Large 2—467139.63/cwt130.00–145.006523
BullsMedium and Large 2—570122.21/cwt116.00–128.006972
BullsMedium and Large 2—420142.47/cwt140.00–145.005982
BullsMedium and Large 2—373151.07/cwt141.00–161.005632
BullsMedium and Large 2—343152.45/cwt145.00–160.005232
BullsMedium and Large 2—520130.00/cwt130.00–130.006761
HeifersMedium and Large 2—550120.00/cwt120.00–120.006601
HeifersMedium and Large 2—522124.86/cwt120.00–130.0065212
HeifersMedium and Large 2—370138.00/cwt135.00–140.005118
HeifersMedium and Large 1—620130.00/cwt130.00–130.008061
HeifersMedium and Large 1—528137.00/cwt137.00–137.007234
HeifersMedium and Large 1—417149.00/cwt149.00–149.006213

How this sale compares

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.