Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2019-05-24

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, May 24
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
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Feeder Cattle receipts
508 head
▲ 508 vs last sale 0▲ 508 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 0▲ 71 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 0▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher on boners and 2.00 to 3.00 lower on lean cows. Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.38/cwt on 103 head.
Average price
$127.38
103 head · 458 lb average
Value per head Derived
$583
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$84
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$1.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.64
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1501128.2464330
Medium and Large 2440127.0355873
One grade step is worth $1.21/cwt here — about $84 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 sale103 hd
127.38
—
AR average7 barns · 965 hd
134.02
−6.64
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—Average1,29579.671,0323thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15656.836576thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38153.997465thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98543.0042429

Every lot

74 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2270165.00/cwt165.00–165.004461
Steers—Medium and Large 1320171.88/cwt170.00–174.005502
Steers—Medium and Large 2322147.75/cwt140.00–154.004763
Steers—Medium and Large 2390148.00/cwt148.00–148.005771
Steers—Medium and Large 2408150.03/cwt145.00–155.006122
Steers—Medium and Large 2469143.15/cwt135.00–147.006716
Steers—Medium and Large 1471151.69/cwt150.00–155.007147
Steers—Medium and Large 1509147.72/cwt140.00–151.007526
Steers—Medium and Large 2521140.74/cwt140.00–145.007337
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2545145.00/cwt145.00–145.007903
Steers—Medium and Large 2563142.96/cwt140.00–146.008052
Steers—Medium and Large 1567146.68/cwt140.00–150.008323
Steers—Medium and Large 1615137.07/cwt134.00–140.008432
Steers—Medium and Large 2620130.00/cwt130.00–130.008061
Steers—Medium and Large 1665143.00/cwt143.00–143.009511
Steers—Medium and Large 2735130.00/cwt130.00–130.009561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2295148.00/cwt148.00–148.004371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326135.59/cwt120.00–149.004429
Heifers—Medium and Large 1345145.00/cwt145.00–145.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed355146.00/cwt146.00–146.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371127.27/cwt120.00–133.0047214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378137.45/cwt135.00–140.005202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2413129.45/cwt120.00–135.0053516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425130.00/cwt130.00–130.005531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Full440115.00/cwt115.00–115.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458130.61/cwt128.00–134.005988
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467124.51/cwt120.00–135.0058113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy470122.00/cwt122.00–122.005731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1512128.93/cwt125.00–132.0066010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519121.84/cwt120.00–125.006325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed535128.00/cwt128.00–128.006851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy550121.00/cwt121.00–121.006661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558126.01/cwt125.00–127.007032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed570126.49/cwt126.00–127.007212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577119.65/cwt110.00–124.006906
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed600124.00/cwt124.00–124.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2622113.32/cwt110.00–115.007053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623118.54/cwt117.00–120.007392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673115.51/cwt115.00–116.007772
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290165.00/cwt165.00–165.004791
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315155.00/cwt155.00–155.004882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed345160.00/cwt160.00–160.005521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2386151.23/cwt145.00–160.005847
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421136.82/cwt130.00–145.005764
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed425160.49/cwt160.00–161.006822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1440153.00/cwt150.00–159.006733
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474139.91/cwt135.00–145.006635
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy475125.00/cwt125.00–125.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477146.98/cwt145.00–148.007013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2497145.00/cwt145.00–145.007213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2511134.44/cwt131.00–140.006875
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513138.72/cwt135.00–140.007124
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569128.98/cwt120.00–135.007346
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578139.33/cwt135.00–143.008053
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed595137.00/cwt137.00–137.008151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613134.71/cwt130.00–139.008263
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625130.72/cwt126.00–136.008174
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663126.89/cwt121.00–133.008412
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29075.00/cwt75.00–75.009681
Bulls——1,29882.00/cwt82.00–82.001,0642
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight70433.67/cwt31.00–40.002375
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight74539.17/cwt32.00–44.002922
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03438.62/cwt32.00–43.003999
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08843.84/cwt43.00–45.004772
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09851.36/cwt49.00–55.0056411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14957.37/cwt55.00–62.006594
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17055.75/cwt54.00–57.006522
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21056.00/cwt56.00–56.006782
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49552.65/cwt52.00–54.007873
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000500.00/cwt500.00–500.005,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0012,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,032762.35/cwt600.00–950.007,86710
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,082708.93/cwt520.00–800.007,67112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200670.00/cwt650.00–690.008,0402

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.