Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2019-08-23

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Aug 23
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
626 head
▲ 194 vs last sale 432▲ 626 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 50▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 42▲ 35 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 5.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls both traded steady. A moderate rebound on the futures market gave way to a stronger buyer interest and a stronger supply of cattle from sellers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.25/cwt on 80 head.
Average price
$122.25
80 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$655
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$111
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$10.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.06
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533129.0168814thin
Medium and Large 1-2577122.7170936
Medium and Large 2487118.5657730
One grade step is worth $10.46/cwt here — about $111 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 sale80 hd
122.25
—
AR average8 barns · 1,074 hd
132.31
−10.06
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—High1,71682.501,4169thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22358.567169thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,31056.677433thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13154.126129thin

Every lot

75 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 2390145.00/cwt145.00–145.005661
Steers—Medium and Large 2405146.00/cwt146.00–146.005911
Steers—Medium and Large 1423159.00/cwt159.00–159.006733
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2443148.00/cwt148.00–148.006563
Steers—Medium and Large 1465153.03/cwt150.00–156.007122
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed470145.00/cwt145.00–145.006825
Steers—Medium and Large 1513155.00/cwt155.00–155.007952
Steers—Medium and Large 2520131.54/cwt125.00–135.006843
Steers—Medium and Large 2562130.38/cwt129.50–132.507337
Steers—Medium and Large 1626139.00/cwt139.00–139.008704
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added636127.50/cwt127.50–127.5081113
Steers—Medium and Large 2650120.00/cwt120.00–120.007802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2684120.00/cwt120.00–120.008215
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added712127.00/cwt127.00–127.009047
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added849117.50/cwt117.50–117.509988
Steers—Medium and Large 2940100.00/cwt100.00–100.009405
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335120.00/cwt120.00–120.004021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed358141.00/cwt141.00–141.005052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2393120.00/cwt120.00–120.004722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1400131.00/cwt131.00–131.005241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420131.00/cwt131.00–131.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425116.50/cwt115.00–118.004954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430130.00/cwt130.00–130.005591
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478120.54/cwt110.00–125.0057611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481129.24/cwt125.00–131.006224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added489135.00/cwt135.00–135.006606
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520122.71/cwt121.00–124.0063812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523112.99/cwt110.00–115.005914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed535133.00/cwt133.00–133.007122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2550120.00/cwt120.00–120.006603
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570115.00/cwt115.00–115.006561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578127.37/cwt124.00–128.007366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605128.00/cwt128.00–128.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627120.00/cwt120.00–120.007529
Heifers—Medium and Large 2677108.26/cwt100.00–115.007333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705100.00/cwt100.00–100.007051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added778113.00/cwt113.00–113.008795
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1301170.34/cwt169.00–174.005136
Bulls—Medium and Large 2399135.00/cwt135.00–135.005395
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400140.00/cwt140.00–140.005601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430140.00/cwt140.00–140.006021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1462149.04/cwt143.00–152.006893
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475130.11/cwt125.00–135.006182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519125.54/cwt121.00–135.006524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2537137.50/cwt137.50–137.5073815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1540133.00/cwt133.00–133.007181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2553123.75/cwt123.00–124.006844
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560133.00/cwt133.00–133.007452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618124.46/cwt123.00–126.007692
Bulls—Medium and Large 2629120.25/cwt120.00–121.007564
Bulls—Medium and Large 2669114.36/cwt105.00–119.007657
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680126.00/cwt126.00–126.008571
Bulls—Medium and Large 2723106.61/cwt100.00–110.007713
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,67076.00/cwt76.00–76.001,2691
Bulls——1,70065.00/cwt65.00–65.001,1051
Bulls——1,72585.93/cwt83.00–90.001,4827
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight73050.00/cwt50.00–50.003651
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18056.10/cwt54.00–60.006626
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18350.25/cwt48.00–52.005942
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21959.38/cwt55.00–65.007248
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25552.00/cwt52.00–52.006531
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27550.00/cwt50.00–50.006381
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32860.00/cwt57.50–62.507972
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2933836.21/cwt610.00–925.007,8026
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000780.00/cwt780.00–780.007,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050786.90/cwt775.00–800.008,2622
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,192970.45/cwt875.00–1,075.0011,5683
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,131.78/cwt900.00–1,200.0012,1105
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0013,5131
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0012,6312
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,066.81/cwt980.00–1,150.0012,5352
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,183997.89/cwt800.00–1,060.0011,8054
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0013,5003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,098.09/cwt1,050.00–1,125.0013,1776

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.