Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2019-08-02

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Aug 2
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
800 head
▲ 100 vs last sale 700▲ 800 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 80▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 70▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded mixed to steady. Feeder heifers were mixed to 3.00 lower. Feeder bulls traded 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cow and bulls both were mixed to steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $148.39/cwt on 115 head.
Average price
$148.39
115 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$768
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$5
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$9.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.33
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2438150.896619thin
Medium and Large 1543150.0481482
Medium and Large 2463141.8365624
One grade step is worth $9.06/cwt here — about $5 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 sale115 hd
148.39
—
AR average10 barns · 1,247 hd
146.07
+2.33
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—High1,45784.031,2245thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,36963.008626thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16961.5271920
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00950.9851412

Every lot

78 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2329153.34/cwt151.00–158.005043
Steers—Medium and Large 2367153.87/cwt150.00–156.005653
Steers—Medium and Large 2414143.54/cwt139.00–145.005948
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438150.89/cwt150.00–154.006619
Steers—Medium and Large 2465140.81/cwt140.00–142.006555
Steers—Medium and Large 1469157.03/cwt150.00–161.0073622
Steers—Medium and Large 1515152.13/cwt141.00–156.5078328
Steers—Medium and Large 2515130.00/cwt130.00–130.006701
Steers—Medium and Large 1558148.64/cwt145.00–150.008296
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy575135.00/cwt135.00–135.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 1610145.45/cwt140.00–149.5088718
Steers—Medium and Large 2610135.00/cwt135.00–135.008241
Steers—Medium and Large 2655132.00/cwt132.00–132.008651
Steers—Medium and Large 1681136.50/cwt136.50–136.509306
Steers—Medium and Large 1770125.00/cwt125.00–125.009631
Steers—Medium and Large 2770118.00/cwt118.00–118.009091
Steers—Medium and Large 2830115.00/cwt115.00–115.009551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300131.00/cwt131.00–131.003931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added338151.00/cwt151.00–151.005103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365135.52/cwt135.00–136.004952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370120.00/cwt120.00–120.004441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422137.16/cwt135.00–140.005798
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424130.25/cwt130.00–130.5055216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424126.01/cwt120.00–130.005344
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed433132.94/cwt131.00–135.005762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2450131.50/cwt131.50–131.505923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2461122.93/cwt120.00–132.005674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474131.62/cwt130.00–135.506248
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515100.00/cwt100.00–100.005151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525132.75/cwt130.00–136.0069729
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528122.46/cwt120.00–125.006472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567121.50/cwt121.50–121.506893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568128.33/cwt125.00–130.007296
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618123.14/cwt120.00–125.007616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy635120.00/cwt120.00–120.007621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1678118.02/cwt115.00–120.008005
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement815112.00/cwt112.00–112.009136
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315157.00/cwt157.00–157.004951
Bulls—Medium and Large 3364110.00/cwt110.00–110.004003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420144.00/cwt144.00–144.006051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428140.00/cwt140.00–140.005992
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed455143.00/cwt143.00–143.006511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468141.24/cwt140.00–143.006618
Bulls—Medium and Large 2494125.52/cwt120.00–131.006202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1512139.00/cwt135.00–145.0071216
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520123.30/cwt120.00–130.006413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575140.00/cwt140.00–140.008051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575122.85/cwt120.00–128.0070611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1608131.00/cwt131.00–131.007962
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673117.01/cwt114.00–120.007872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2770100.00/cwt100.00–100.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy777107.50/cwt107.50–107.508353
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,14585.00/cwt85.00–85.009731
Bulls——1,53583.79/cwt82.00–85.001,2864
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight72032.00/cwt32.00–32.002301
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84356.39/cwt52.50–60.004752
Cows—Lean 85-90%94740.11/cwt35.00–45.003803
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02046.00/cwt46.00–46.004691
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11561.32/cwt60.00–62.006843
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16864.01/cwt60.00–68.0074815
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17354.22/cwt52.50–56.006363
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21256.04/cwt54.00–58.006794
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36963.00/cwt61.00–65.008626
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28751,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.009,1881
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0011,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1171,047.16/cwt960.00–1,100.0011,6973
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,144915.11/cwt750.00–1,130.0010,4698
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0016,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,250900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900862.50/cwt850.00–875.007,7632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050869.84/cwt600.00–1,000.009,1333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090912.43/cwt750.00–1,010.009,94513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0012,3001

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.