Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2019-05-31

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, May 31
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
683 head
▲ 175 vs last sale 508▲ 683 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 71▲ 82 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 26▲ 30 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 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers were 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher on boners, breakers were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, and lean cows 2.00 to 8.00 higher. No trend was available on slaughter bulls due to short supply last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $136.88/cwt on 127 head.
Average price
$136.88
127 head · 579 lb average
Value per head Derived
$792
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$37
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$14.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.67
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1569141.8680761
Medium and Large 2499138.0768930
Medium and Large 1-2662127.4484436
One grade step is worth $14.43/cwt here — about −$37 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 sale127 hd
136.88
—
AR average6 barns · 690 hd
147.55
−10.67
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—High1,39374.311,0358thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26458.9874519
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42856.238038thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03850.9752915

Every lot

85 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1277177.00/cwt177.00–177.004901
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed318165.91/cwt162.00–170.005282
Steers—Medium and Large 2345157.00/cwt157.00–157.005421
Steers—Medium and Large 1355177.00/cwt177.00–177.006281
Steers—Medium and Large 2387142.97/cwt140.00–146.005534
Steers—Medium and Large 1400163.00/cwt163.00–163.006521
Steers—Medium and Large 2440140.00/cwt140.00–140.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2458145.00/cwt145.00–145.006643
Steers—Medium and Large 1464149.24/cwt145.00–153.006925
Steers—Medium and Large 2465140.42/cwt138.00–143.006537
Steers—Medium and Large 1512146.70/cwt140.00–150.0075130
Steers—Medium and Large 2520138.66/cwt136.00–140.007216
Steers—Medium and Large 1564139.66/cwt130.00–141.0078810
Steers—Medium and Large 2575131.93/cwt130.00–136.007593
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614132.84/cwt131.50–134.0081611
Steers—Medium and Large 1615135.00/cwt135.00–135.008301
Steers—Medium and Large 2637122.16/cwt121.00–125.007785
Steers—Medium and Large 1650130.00/cwt130.00–130.008451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added677129.50/cwt129.50–129.508778
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718115.00/cwt115.00–115.008267
Steers—Medium and Large 2725120.00/cwt120.00–120.008701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added753121.50/cwt121.50–121.509157
Steers—Medium and Large 1825120.72/cwt120.00–124.0099611
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed285151.00/cwt151.00–151.004303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332135.00/cwt135.00–135.004483
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363123.41/cwt120.00–131.004487
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379130.00/cwt130.00–130.004936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381130.00/cwt130.00–130.004958
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed385141.00/cwt141.00–141.005432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410125.00/cwt125.00–125.005131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475123.10/cwt122.00–127.005859
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480117.45/cwt115.00–120.005646
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed484127.73/cwt127.00–128.006187
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed488122.03/cwt120.00–124.005962
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520113.32/cwt110.00–120.005896
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524124.67/cwt120.00–125.0065318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Replacement530178.00/cwt178.00–178.009431
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530112.29/cwt105.00–120.005952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560115.00/cwt115.00–115.006442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564123.86/cwt120.00–124.506997
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581120.00/cwt120.00–120.006975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620120.00/cwt120.00–120.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2621112.97/cwt110.00–115.007025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added650115.00/cwt115.00–115.007481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added653115.00/cwt115.00–115.007513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added795108.50/cwt108.50–108.508636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2844104.00/cwt104.00–104.008787
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed325168.00/cwt168.00–168.005462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1343169.00/cwt169.00–169.005808
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365162.00/cwt162.00–162.005911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395140.00/cwt140.00–140.005531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2413143.39/cwt140.00–147.005922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433164.00/cwt164.00–164.007102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1479149.73/cwt141.00–153.007179
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480134.65/cwt130.00–140.006464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1509139.13/cwt136.00–140.0070812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523128.98/cwt125.00–135.006755
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568129.64/cwt121.00–136.007364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585126.00/cwt126.00–126.007376
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590125.00/cwt125.00–125.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2606116.50/cwt116.50–116.507066
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715104.76/cwt100.00–114.007493
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17872.98/cwt70.00–78.008603
Bulls——1,25063.24/cwt62.00–65.007912
Bulls——1,70283.02/cwt82.50–84.001,4133
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81544.00/cwt44.00–44.003591
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight85547.00/cwt47.00–47.004022
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02746.48/cwt42.00–50.004773
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10754.12/cwt52.00–57.005999
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25360.32/cwt57.00–65.0075614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29355.24/cwt54.00–57.007145
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41155.69/cwt54.00–60.007867
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54560.00/cwt60.00–60.009271
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2952747.85/cwt650.00–825.007,1205
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,19956.96/cwt49.00–67.0068317
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,6253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,30252.09/cwt45.00–55.006786
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0010,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050888.99/cwt800.00–1,125.009,3344
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,202.27/cwt1,175.00–1,225.0013,2252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,575.00/cwt1,575.00–1,575.0018,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0012,9001

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.