Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2019-12-13

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Dec 13
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
870 head
▼ 2,363 vs last sale 3,233▲ 870 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 0▲ 79 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 0▲ 34 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 both traded steady. Heifers were steady as well. There were some instances of weaned and or moderate to light fleshed animals across all ranges that brought a premium of 5.00 to 10.00. No trend is available on slaughter cattle due to the time constraints of 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 $116.29/cwt on 141 head.
Average price
$116.29
141 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$612
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$72
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$25.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.21
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2530125.0066310thin
Medium and Large 1577119.4668969
Medium and Large 2452115.5352345
Medium and Large 3402100.774067thin
Medium and Large 2-3591100.0059110thin
One grade step is worth $25.00/cwt here — about $72 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 sale141 hd
116.29
—
AR average10 barns · 2,118 hd
127.50
−11.21
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—Low1,44560.228707thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20945.005446thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40844.176222thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low99734.9634915

Every lot

83 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 2335140.00/cwt140.00–140.004691
Steers—Medium and Large 2395140.00/cwt140.00–140.005531
Steers—Medium and Large 1400155.00/cwt155.00–155.006201
Steers—Medium and Large 2418141.35/cwt140.00–143.005913
Steers—Medium and Large 3438100.00/cwt100.00–100.0043811
Steers—Medium and Large 2475128.34/cwt120.00–135.006106
Steers—Medium and Large 1476146.25/cwt140.00–154.006968
Steers—Medium and Large 1524147.61/cwt140.00–154.0077318
Steers—Medium and Large 2532130.11/cwt120.00–135.006923
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added545150.76/cwt149.00–152.0082224
Steers—Medium and Large 2560126.55/cwt120.00–135.007094
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571131.00/cwt131.00–131.007488
Steers—Medium and Large 1578138.05/cwt135.00–143.007986
Steers—Medium and Large 2619121.27/cwt120.00–125.007514
Steers—Medium and Large 1622132.88/cwt130.00–135.008277
Steers—Medium and Large 2663120.67/cwt117.00–125.008003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673125.00/cwt125.00–125.008413
Steers—Medium and Large 1685132.51/cwt130.00–135.0090812
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added704135.00/cwt135.00–135.0095010
Steers—Medium and Large 2715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 1740125.00/cwt125.00–125.009252
Steers—Medium and Large 1775130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0081
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2289132.03/cwt131.00–133.003822
Heifers—Medium and Large 3313103.84/cwt100.00–115.003254
Heifers—Medium and Large 2317116.96/cwt110.00–120.003715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed335130.00/cwt130.00–130.004362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335130.00/cwt130.00–130.004361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2366113.96/cwt110.00–125.004175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1412127.80/cwt121.00–136.005277
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed425120.00/cwt120.00–120.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429117.19/cwt115.00–120.005037
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465114.33/cwt110.00–120.005328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474124.06/cwt120.00–130.0058819
Heifers—Medium and Large 3495100.00/cwt100.00–100.004952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518112.84/cwt110.00–115.005857
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526120.00/cwt120.00–120.006314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530125.00/cwt125.00–125.0066310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569110.91/cwt100.00–115.006316
Heifers—Medium and Large 357590.00/cwt90.00–90.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1579115.99/cwt115.00–120.006725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3591100.00/cwt100.00–100.0059110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610112.54/cwt110.00–115.006862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy615110.00/cwt110.00–110.006771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added645120.00/cwt120.00–120.007749
Heifers—Medium and Large 1676113.63/cwt110.00–115.0076811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1726115.00/cwt115.00–115.008355
Heifers—Medium and Large 2755105.03/cwt100.00–110.007932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1774112.19/cwt110.00–115.008685
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed330162.00/cwt162.00–162.005354
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340154.00/cwt154.00–154.005241
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363135.72/cwt125.00–146.004932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1384155.43/cwt151.00–157.005977
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed395150.00/cwt150.00–150.005931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1408150.20/cwt145.00–154.006135
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429131.93/cwt124.00–135.005664
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478141.77/cwt135.00–145.0067811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480110.00/cwt110.00–110.005281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510110.00/cwt110.00–110.005611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528132.32/cwt129.00–138.006998
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550137.00/cwt137.00–137.007541
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572115.01/cwt110.00–120.006583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600131.00/cwt131.00–131.007861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1690126.00/cwt126.00–126.008691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730100.00/cwt100.00–100.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1740116.00/cwt116.00–116.008581
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28758.41/cwt55.00–60.007523
Bulls——1,40545.00/cwt45.00–45.006321
Bulls——1,61767.11/cwt65.00–70.001,0853
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82729.26/cwt22.00–35.002423
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00636.01/cwt35.00–37.003624
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02540.91/cwt37.50–44.004195
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11029.32/cwt28.00–30.003253
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19842.46/cwt42.00–43.005092
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21446.27/cwt45.00–48.005624
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40844.17/cwt42.00–46.006222
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,167672.86/cwt550.00–825.007,8523
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00058.25/cwt50.00–65.005832
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920660.87/cwt600.00–725.006,0805
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,059679.79/cwt450.00–825.007,19927
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07245.40/cwt42.00–50.004873
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150500.00/cwt500.00–500.005,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250600.00/cwt600.00–600.007,5001

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.