Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2019-08-16

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Aug 16
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
432 head
▼ 359 vs last sale 791▲ 432 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 68▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 45▲ 42 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 5.00 to 10.00 lower, heifers were 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady, slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Supply was light to moderate on feeders. Light demand was noted on the feeder cattle with buyers being hesitant after a volatile week in the futures market.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.71/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −85.08 against this barn's trailing median of $213.80.
Average price
$128.71
82 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$668
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$86
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.72
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1514134.3669043
Medium and Large 1-2567125.6971214thin
Medium and Large 2501120.6960425
One grade step is worth $13.68/cwt here — about $86 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 sale82 hd
128.71
—
AR average9 barns · 623 hd
127.00
+1.72
This barn, trailing median5 sales
213.80
−85.08
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

5 sales
229204178153median 213.8004/2405/0807/1708/0710/16
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $215.06, low $166.75, median $213.80 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—High1,21781.0298612
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22758.2671510
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05643.6946211

Every lot

64 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2340140.00/cwt140.00–140.004761
Steers—Medium and Large 2380140.00/cwt140.00–140.005321
Steers—Medium and Large 2435133.00/cwt133.00–133.005791
Steers—Medium and Large 346895.56/cwt80.00–110.004472
Steers—Medium and Large 1477147.00/cwt147.00–147.007013
Steers—Medium and Large 1500141.00/cwt141.00–141.007051
Steers—Medium and Large 2540125.00/cwt125.00–125.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 1585133.00/cwt133.00–133.007784
Steers—Medium and Large 1625131.08/cwt131.00–132.0081913
Steers—Medium and Large 1655124.00/cwt124.00–124.008121
Steers—Medium and Large 2665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 1715127.36/cwt121.00–134.009112
Steers—Medium and Large 1755120.00/cwt120.00–120.009061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385120.00/cwt120.00–120.004622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1393131.00/cwt131.00–131.005152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2400117.00/cwt117.00–117.004681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430131.00/cwt131.00–131.005631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468117.76/cwt115.00–123.005513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1489126.26/cwt124.00–127.006174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518124.10/cwt120.00–129.006437
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525115.00/cwt115.00–115.006041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574121.24/cwt119.00–125.006964
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy640115.00/cwt115.00–115.007361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2666110.00/cwt110.00–110.007335
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730100.00/cwt100.00–100.007302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy753100.00/cwt100.00–100.007533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Replacement850110.00/cwt110.00–110.009354
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320140.00/cwt140.00–140.004481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395138.00/cwt138.00–138.005451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1397144.00/cwt144.00–144.005723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425141.98/cwt141.00–143.006034
Bulls—Medium and Large 2432125.03/cwt120.00–131.005409
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473128.00/cwt124.00–134.006055
Bulls—Medium and Large 1484135.03/cwt130.00–144.006545
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518134.50/cwt128.00–139.0069720
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524120.55/cwt115.00–127.006324
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530131.30/cwt130.00–134.006969
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1583132.26/cwt130.00–133.007714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600124.00/cwt124.00–124.007442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620107.22/cwt100.00–112.006653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1629123.91/cwt119.00–132.007796
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655110.00/cwt110.00–110.007213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2683100.00/cwt100.00–100.006832
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,11987.54/cwt87.00–90.009806
Bulls——1,23368.72/cwt67.00–70.008472
Bulls——1,35577.38/cwt74.00–82.001,0484
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81334.33/cwt30.00–38.002792
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05842.50/cwt40.00–45.004503
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11747.81/cwt45.00–52.005343
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13555.49/cwt55.00–56.006302
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18852.19/cwt50.00–55.006203
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20030.00/cwt30.00–30.003601
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24360.86/cwt59.00–65.007567
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975951.28/cwt900.00–1,000.009,2752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,245951.61/cwt800.00–1,125.0011,84810
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250804.00/cwt750.00–850.0010,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,280900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,5202
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000950.00/cwt950.00–950.009,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,409.09/cwt1,150.00–1,435.0016,20511
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,250985.00/cwt800.00–1,170.0012,3132

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.