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
BullsAverage1,72099.751,7162thin
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 2630123.39/cwt120.00–125.007773
HeifersMedium and Large 2490120.51/cwt120.00–121.005902
HeifersMedium and Large 2735110.00/cwt110.00–110.008091
HeifersMedium and Large 3289120.00/cwt120.00–120.003474
HeifersMedium and Large 3555110.00/cwt110.00–110.006111
HeifersMedium and Large 3450100.00/cwt100.00–100.004501
SteersMedium and Large 3321111.59/cwt108.00–112.503585
SteersMedium and Large 3550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006051
SteersMedium and Large 1522168.68/cwt166.00–171.008813
SteersMedium and Large 1615157.46/cwt155.00–160.009682
SteersMedium and Large 1660151.00/cwt151.00–151.009971
HeifersMedium and Large 2420122.56/cwt120.00–130.005154
SteersMedium and Large 2530146.71/cwt145.00–150.007783
SteersMedium and Large 2590145.00/cwt145.00–145.008561
SteersMedium and Large 2295170.00/cwt170.00–170.005023
SteersMedium and Large 2635133.91/cwt128.00–140.008502
SteersMedium and Large 2900112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0081
SteersMedium and Large 1-2619135.00/cwt135.00–135.008365
SteersMedium and Large 2800120.00/cwt120.00–120.009601
SteersMedium and Large 2360156.97/cwt155.00–160.005655
SteersMedium and Large 2437150.37/cwt145.00–161.006573
SteersMedium and Large 1770132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0161
SteersMedium and Large 2327154.53/cwt152.00–160.005053
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added575150.00/cwt150.00–150.008633
BullsMedium and Large 2680113.44/cwt104.00–118.007713
BullsMedium and Large 1462154.84/cwt148.00–166.007153
BullsMedium and Large 1580136.82/cwt130.00–144.007942
BullsMedium and Large 1513155.55/cwt146.00–165.007982
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006151
BullsMedium and Large 1415158.37/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 Weight74030.00/cwt30.00–30.002222
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight86844.62/cwt40.00–49.003873
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight83356.69/cwt52.50–61.004722
Bulls1,40093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,3021
Bulls2,040106.50/cwt106.50–106.502,1731
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,125826.00/cwt810.00–840.009,2932
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2950750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,52882.69/cwt79.00–85.001,2644
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,09575.00/cwt75.00–75.008211
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,075800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,6002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2950750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,1252
BullsMedium and Large 2467139.63/cwt130.00–145.006523
BullsMedium and Large 2570122.21/cwt116.00–128.006972
BullsMedium and Large 2420142.47/cwt140.00–145.005982
BullsMedium and Large 2373151.07/cwt141.00–161.005632
BullsMedium and Large 2343152.45/cwt145.00–160.005232
BullsMedium and Large 2520130.00/cwt130.00–130.006761
HeifersMedium and Large 2550120.00/cwt120.00–120.006601
HeifersMedium and Large 2522124.86/cwt120.00–130.0065212
HeifersMedium and Large 2370138.00/cwt135.00–140.005118
HeifersMedium and Large 1620130.00/cwt130.00–130.008061
HeifersMedium and Large 1528137.00/cwt137.00–137.007234
HeifersMedium and Large 1417149.00/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.