Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2019-08-09

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Aug 9
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
791 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 800▲ 791 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 60▲ 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 36▲ 45 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 traded 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers were mixed to steady. Some offerings of weaned cattle across all ranges traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher with good supply and strong demand for weaned stock. Slaughter bulls were steady. Slaughter cows traded steady in the lean class with boners and breakers trading steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.39/cwt on 159 head.
Average price
$130.39
159 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$677
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$50
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$11.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.09
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528132.28699111
Medium and Large 2491127.1262440
Medium and Large 1-2539120.506498thin
One grade step is worth $11.78/cwt here — about $50 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 sale159 hd
130.39
—
AR average9 barns · 1,576 hd
133.48
−3.09
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—Average1,55984.261,3136thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35762.198443thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11455.286167thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average95550.1247916

Every lot

87 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 1324169.65/cwt163.00–173.005504
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed330166.00/cwt166.00–166.005481
Steers—Medium and Large 1362163.21/cwt162.00–165.005915
Steers—Medium and Large 2380145.00/cwt145.00–145.005511
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed410146.00/cwt146.00–146.005991
Steers—Medium and Large 2425144.68/cwt140.00–155.006158
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2443150.00/cwt150.00–150.006653
Steers—Medium and Large 1453149.43/cwt148.00–150.006777
Steers—Medium and Large 2495131.11/cwt130.00–140.006499
Steers—Medium and Large 1528142.38/cwt140.00–145.007526
Steers—Medium and Large 2529130.19/cwt125.00–135.006895
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed535140.00/cwt140.00–140.007493
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2562135.00/cwt135.00–135.007595
Steers—Medium and Large 2570134.66/cwt130.00–139.007682
Steers—Medium and Large 1577143.87/cwt140.00–151.0083013
Steers—Medium and Large 1624141.53/cwt135.00–146.008838
Steers—Medium and Large 2640129.00/cwt125.00–133.008262
Steers—Medium and Large 1655138.00/cwt138.00–138.009041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715141.50/cwt141.50–141.501,0122
Steers—Medium and Large 2715125.00/cwt125.00–125.008941
Steers—Medium and Large 1727129.43/cwt125.00–132.0094116
Steers—Medium and Large 1832128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0653
Steers—Medium and Large 1885119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0532
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285130.00/cwt130.00–130.003711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323142.48/cwt140.00–143.004606
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed323141.00/cwt141.00–141.004553
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330120.00/cwt120.00–120.003961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added335152.50/cwt152.50–152.505111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1366146.34/cwt145.00–147.005368
Heifers—Medium and Large 2393125.50/cwt125.00–126.004932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418134.69/cwt130.00–137.005633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423120.60/cwt115.00–126.005102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added453143.00/cwt143.00–143.006486
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463125.12/cwt120.00–128.005795
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481134.27/cwt130.00–139.0064620
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added485143.00/cwt143.00–143.006948
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514120.00/cwt120.00–120.006174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529134.73/cwt128.00–137.5071319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2538120.00/cwt120.00–120.006466
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563121.00/cwt121.00–121.006814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added565130.00/cwt130.00–130.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578119.54/cwt115.00–120.0069111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1593126.24/cwt125.00–130.0074932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630123.90/cwt121.00–125.007817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645115.00/cwt115.00–115.007421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670125.00/cwt125.00–125.008381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1738119.31/cwt117.50–120.008817
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340130.00/cwt130.00–130.0044215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350171.00/cwt171.00–171.005992
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375140.00/cwt140.00–140.005252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1414145.26/cwt143.00–147.006018
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423136.88/cwt131.00–140.005797
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455141.52/cwt139.00–144.0064410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465138.45/cwt136.00–141.006442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465132.62/cwt130.00–140.006175
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2500132.50/cwt132.50–132.506635
Bulls—Medium and Large 2511129.30/cwt120.00–130.0066118
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed512130.00/cwt130.00–130.006664
Bulls—Medium and Large 1537137.76/cwt137.50–138.007404
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566133.00/cwt133.00–133.007535
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575133.14/cwt123.00–137.007667
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578115.48/cwt110.00–121.006672
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed580128.00/cwt128.00–128.007421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610111.00/cwt111.00–111.006771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1644126.89/cwt125.00–131.008178
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670130.00/cwt130.00–130.008712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670114.17/cwt114.00–115.007656
Bulls—Medium and Large 1805115.00/cwt115.00–115.009261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24882.16/cwt80.00–84.001,0252
Bulls——1,71485.31/cwt85.00–86.001,4624
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight78039.76/cwt32.00–45.003103
Cows—Lean 85-90%97044.00/cwt44.00–44.004271
Cows—Lean 85-90%99654.43/cwt52.00–56.005429
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00249.61/cwt47.00–52.004973
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09553.62/cwt52.00–55.005875
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16359.44/cwt55.00–62.506912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35762.19/cwt62.00–62.508443
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2700550.00/cwt550.00–550.003,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,083992.69/cwt850.00–1,175.0010,7513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170814.96/cwt575.00–1,100.009,5355
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175861.57/cwt700.00–1,100.0010,1238
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2800750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29661,264.08/cwt1,000.00–1,525.0012,2118
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,077.76/cwt900.00–1,375.0011,0476
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0012,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,053.06/cwt1,000.00–1,100.0012,9002

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.