Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2019-09-27

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Sep 27
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
803 head
▼ 466 vs last sale 1,269▲ 803 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 65▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 35▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500 lbs traded steady to 5.00 higher, steers over 500 lbs were 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls were steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers traded under 500 lbs were steady , heifers over 500 lbs traded 2.00 to 7.00 higher. There were some offerings of weaned cattle across all ranges that brought a premium of 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle were steady. No trend is available on slaughter bulls due to weak suppply last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.40/cwt on 119 head.
Average price
$124.40
119 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$604
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$23
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$20.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.74
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2350130.004554thin
Medium and Large 2428125.3853739
Medium and Large 1533124.8466670
Medium and Large 3396109.184326thin
One grade step is worth $20.82/cwt here — about $23 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 sale119 hd
124.40
—
AR average10 barns · 1,716 hd
126.14
−1.74
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—Average1,49371.621,07012
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,60051.258202thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24450.8163214
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06844.2847317

Every lot

88 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2325140.00/cwt140.00–140.004551
Steers—Medium and Large 2370138.91/cwt130.00–144.005148
Steers—Medium and Large 1400154.00/cwt154.00–154.006162
Steers—Medium and Large 2445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed456145.00/cwt145.00–145.006619
Steers—Medium and Large 2466134.54/cwt130.00–142.006275
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed470135.00/cwt135.00–135.006351
Steers—Medium and Large 1490150.00/cwt150.00–150.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2493145.00/cwt145.00–145.007152
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added505158.00/cwt158.00–158.007987
Steers—Medium and Large 1520150.11/cwt145.00–155.0078117
Steers—Medium and Large 3524120.00/cwt120.00–120.006294
Steers—Medium and Large 1576141.86/cwt140.00–148.008178
Steers—Medium and Large 2578128.33/cwt125.00–130.007423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2591131.50/cwt130.00–134.007778
Steers—Medium and Large 1606137.48/cwt135.00–140.008332
Steers—Medium and Large 2625122.48/cwt120.00–125.007662
Steers—Medium and Large 1679135.46/cwt134.00–140.009204
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed695125.00/cwt125.00–125.008691
Steers—Medium and Large 1723127.53/cwt120.00–135.009222
Steers—Medium and Large 1751129.25/cwt129.00–130.009714
Steers—Medium and Large 1825126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0405
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320130.68/cwt130.00–132.004183
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320110.00/cwt110.00–110.003521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed342150.00/cwt150.00–150.005137
Heifers—Medium and Large 1345130.00/cwt130.00–130.004491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2350130.00/cwt130.00–130.004554
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374122.62/cwt120.00–130.004594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383133.52/cwt130.00–137.005112
Heifers—Medium and Large 3388111.70/cwt110.00–115.004333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418135.00/cwt135.00–135.005642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426120.05/cwt115.00–125.0051111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy430120.00/cwt120.00–120.005161
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445105.00/cwt100.00–110.004672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2464117.92/cwt110.00–125.005478
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465129.96/cwt125.00–135.0060413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy465120.00/cwt120.00–120.005581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518126.65/cwt120.00–130.0065621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520119.15/cwt115.00–123.006202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy562115.00/cwt115.00–115.006463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575122.50/cwt120.00–130.0070415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy595110.00/cwt110.00–110.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2607115.00/cwt115.00–115.006983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625119.30/cwt115.00–120.007467
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735115.00/cwt115.00–115.008453
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1311158.53/cwt156.00–159.004937
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328131.05/cwt130.00–135.004305
Bulls—Medium and Large 2369132.58/cwt130.00–140.0048910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380143.70/cwt140.00–145.005464
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed390135.00/cwt135.00–135.005271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2400134.00/cwt134.00–134.005363
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400100.00/cwt100.00–100.004001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426126.12/cwt120.00–136.0053716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1432141.34/cwt140.00–142.006119
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468133.24/cwt130.00–136.0062411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477142.13/cwt133.00–145.0067812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2495144.00/cwt144.00–144.007135
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524121.49/cwt115.00–125.006374
Bulls—Medium and Large 1534130.91/cwt124.00–137.006995
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563114.99/cwt110.00–120.006473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570122.41/cwt120.00–125.006982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1603126.00/cwt126.00–126.007602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2624112.77/cwt110.00–116.007044
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22055.00/cwt55.00–55.006711
Bulls——1,48571.75/cwt65.00–75.001,0659
Bulls——1,66879.36/cwt75.00–84.001,3242
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight89052.00/cwt52.00–52.004631
Cows—Lean 85-90%99736.74/cwt32.00–40.003665
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01952.48/cwt50.00–55.005355
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19742.43/cwt42.00–42.505086
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21147.30/cwt42.00–52.005739
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30457.14/cwt54.00–61.007455
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47047.50/cwt47.50–47.506981
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,73055.00/cwt55.00–55.009521
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900450.00/cwt450.00–450.004,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-290063.00/cwt63.00–63.005671
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950698.95/cwt600.00–995.006,6408
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,1753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-296377.25/cwt70.00–85.007442
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,08545.00/cwt45.00–45.004881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,15064.00/cwt64.00–64.007361
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,184757.38/cwt550.00–950.008,9677
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,8503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0010,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0010,7631
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100918.18/cwt850.00–1,000.0010,1002

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.