Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2019-11-08

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Nov 8
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
660 head
▼ 166 vs last sale 826▲ 660 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 78▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 16▲ 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 traded 2.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder bulls were steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls were 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.40/cwt on 128 head.
Average price
$119.40
128 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$600
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$192
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.55
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1519121.7563266
Medium and Large 1-2510121.5762021
Medium and Large 2476115.6755038
Medium and Large 3440100.004403thin
One grade step is worth $21.75/cwt here — about $192 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 sale128 hd
119.40
—
AR average10 barns · 2,445 hd
125.95
−6.55
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—High1,64972.601,1974thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27247.326027thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,78547.008391thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,16338.5144812

Every lot

92 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2315145.00/cwt145.00–145.004571
Steers—Medium and Large 1345177.00/cwt177.00–177.006111
Steers—Medium and Large 1378165.16/cwt158.00–170.006244
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added400151.00/cwt151.00–151.006042
Steers—Medium and Large 2422139.21/cwt130.00–145.005876
Steers—Medium and Large 1423149.67/cwt140.00–159.006333
Steers—Medium and Large 1474145.01/cwt140.00–152.006875
Steers—Medium and Large 2475132.17/cwt120.00–135.006287
Steers—Medium and Large 3505115.00/cwt115.00–115.005811
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy510115.00/cwt115.00–115.005871
Steers—Medium and Large 2519126.60/cwt120.00–135.006576
Steers—Medium and Large 1521143.45/cwt140.00–151.0074718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added552135.00/cwt135.00–135.007456
Steers—Medium and Large 1572137.79/cwt135.00–145.007889
Steers—Medium and Large 2574126.84/cwt120.00–131.007286
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2589130.00/cwt130.00–130.007661
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added590150.00/cwt150.00–150.008851
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed615130.00/cwt130.00–130.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 2615125.00/cwt125.00–125.007692
Steers—Medium and Large 1625134.15/cwt130.00–140.0083812
Steers—Medium and Large 2665115.00/cwt115.00–115.007653
Steers—Medium and Large 1670131.52/cwt130.00–133.008812
Steers—Medium and Large 1705130.00/cwt130.00–130.009171
Steers—Medium and Large 1755120.00/cwt120.00–120.009061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330120.00/cwt120.00–120.003961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2361125.91/cwt120.00–130.004555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370138.00/cwt138.00–138.005111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed395135.00/cwt135.00–135.005331
Heifers—Medium and Large 340090.00/cwt90.00–90.003601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2413117.96/cwt115.00–126.004879
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435129.20/cwt125.00–132.005625
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460105.00/cwt105.00–105.004832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471114.97/cwt110.00–120.005426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472123.00/cwt123.00–123.005818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475123.46/cwt120.00–125.0058627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added500130.00/cwt130.00–130.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521123.00/cwt123.00–123.006418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525108.59/cwt105.00–115.005707
Heifers—Medium and Large 1536119.91/cwt119.00–124.0064312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2554117.00/cwt117.00–117.006485
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1561117.89/cwt115.00–120.006618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy570115.00/cwt115.00–115.006562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577110.84/cwt105.00–115.006405
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612119.11/cwt115.00–120.007298
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623110.00/cwt110.00–110.006852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650105.00/cwt105.00–105.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1690113.00/cwt113.00–113.007801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735110.00/cwt110.00–110.008091
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1305156.38/cwt151.00–159.004773
Bulls—Medium and Large 2338137.52/cwt135.00–140.004652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1350156.00/cwt156.00–156.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed370166.00/cwt166.00–166.006141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375131.00/cwt131.00–131.004911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed380146.00/cwt146.00–146.005551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2405129.03/cwt120.00–137.005233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1406150.09/cwt140.00–159.006094
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478130.00/cwt130.00–130.006213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480137.11/cwt134.00–143.0065810
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485100.00/cwt100.00–100.004851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2488119.96/cwt115.00–125.005855
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526135.00/cwt135.00–135.0071010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527120.00/cwt120.00–120.006327
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530118.35/cwt110.00–125.006273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550120.00/cwt120.00–120.006605
Bulls—Medium and Large 1564130.71/cwt124.00–135.007374
Bulls—Medium and Large 356890.00/cwt90.00–90.005112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2583106.95/cwt105.00–110.006245
Bulls—Medium and Large 2614111.57/cwt105.00–115.006856
Bulls—Medium and Large 1650115.00/cwt115.00–115.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2688108.77/cwt100.00–120.007484
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720100.00/cwt100.00–100.007202
Bulls—Medium and Large 275580.00/cwt80.00–80.006041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765105.00/cwt105.00–105.008031
Bulls—Medium and Large 184095.00/cwt95.00–95.007981
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,64972.60/cwt68.00–79.001,1974
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight85025.00/cwt25.00–25.002131
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12832.00/cwt32.00–32.003612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17044.00/cwt44.00–44.005151
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17842.57/cwt41.00–45.005013
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22040.91/cwt37.00–44.004996
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28947.87/cwt45.00–52.006176
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,78547.00/cwt47.00–47.008391
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2800550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960712.24/cwt500.00–1,025.006,8385
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080703.94/cwt525.00–1,025.007,60321
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,28041.00/cwt41.00–41.005251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,37553.00/cwt53.00–53.007291
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2850650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.009,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,063795.59/cwt625.00–1,125.008,4574

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.