Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2020-01-10

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jan 10
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
602 head
▲ 99 vs last sale 503▲ 602 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 45▲ 61 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 15▲ 30 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 6.00 higher. Feeder bulls were 3.00 to 10.00 higher, heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. There were some offerings of light fleshed and value added cattle across all ranges that were very desirable to buyers that brought a premium with no comparison available from last week for a trend. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.44/cwt on 101 head.
Average price
$128.44
101 head · 451 lb average
Value per head Derived
$580
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$185
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$24.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.17
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1468132.4462059
Medium and Large 2439124.0054436
Medium and Large 2-3339120.004074thin
Medium and Large 3405107.504352thin
One grade step is worth $24.94/cwt here — about $185 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 sale101 hd
128.44
—
AR average10 barns · 2,612 hd
137.61
−9.17
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—High1,73970.701,2298thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45053.007691thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,32946.736215thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06333.1835323

Every lot

73 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 1305166.00/cwt166.00–166.005061
Steers—Medium and Large 2328149.51/cwt149.00–150.004902
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed363164.66/cwt163.00–165.005986
Steers—Medium and Large 1365169.51/cwt169.00–170.006192
Steers—Medium and Large 2379147.94/cwt145.00–150.005614
Steers—Medium and Large 1417156.08/cwt150.00–165.006519
Steers—Medium and Large 2420138.03/cwt131.00–145.005806
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed425150.00/cwt150.00–150.006381
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added436170.00/cwt170.00–170.007417
Steers—Medium and Large 1467151.80/cwt145.00–156.007099
Steers—Medium and Large 2476131.71/cwt130.00–135.006276
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added480161.00/cwt161.00–161.007738
Steers—Medium and Large 1513151.43/cwt143.00–157.007779
Steers—Medium and Large 2522134.41/cwt131.00–137.007023
Steers—Medium and Large 2569129.88/cwt125.00–135.007394
Steers—Medium and Large 1574148.06/cwt140.00–152.008508
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy600125.00/cwt125.00–125.007501
Steers—Medium and Large 1628138.74/cwt135.00–145.008714
Steers—Medium and Large 2660125.00/cwt125.00–125.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 1674135.21/cwt130.00–140.009114
Steers—Medium and Large 2740110.00/cwt110.00–110.008141
Steers—Medium and Large 2795115.00/cwt115.00–115.009141
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2314127.61/cwt120.00–134.004015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed324137.47/cwt137.00–139.004454
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3339120.00/cwt120.00–120.004074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed353150.00/cwt150.00–150.005306
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed357130.00/cwt130.00–130.004644
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373120.00/cwt120.00–120.004482
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375110.00/cwt110.00–110.004131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1388133.77/cwt125.00–137.005195
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added415140.00/cwt140.00–140.005814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421131.45/cwt130.00–135.005538
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435105.00/cwt105.00–105.004571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2440115.00/cwt115.00–115.005062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added465140.00/cwt140.00–140.006511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed465130.00/cwt130.00–130.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467129.56/cwt125.00–135.0060515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474118.43/cwt115.00–125.005619
Heifers—Medium and Large 2509121.03/cwt120.00–125.006165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added512135.00/cwt135.00–135.006916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520127.94/cwt125.00–130.006655
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed570125.00/cwt125.00–125.007131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1579122.91/cwt120.00–125.007127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680120.00/cwt120.00–120.008163
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415135.00/cwt135.00–135.005603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418145.00/cwt140.00–150.006064
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485135.00/cwt135.00–135.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520126.19/cwt121.00–131.006562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525144.25/cwt135.00–150.0075710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575134.93/cwt130.00–140.007763
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585129.54/cwt125.00–131.007584
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620122.94/cwt121.00–125.007622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775118.00/cwt118.00–118.009151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1810126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0211
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,72764.21/cwt61.00–68.001,1093
Bulls——1,74674.59/cwt72.50–76.001,3025
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight86522.00/cwt22.00–22.001901
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00827.47/cwt20.00–32.0027712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12135.32/cwt33.00–40.003965
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13532.00/cwt32.00–32.003631
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17847.00/cwt45.00–48.005545
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37351.88/cwt48.00–55.507123
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39046.00/cwt46.00–46.006391
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45053.00/cwt53.00–53.007691
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900575.00/cwt575.00–575.005,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000575.00/cwt575.00–575.005,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,064708.40/cwt550.00–785.007,53711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125677.78/cwt525.00–800.007,6252
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000500.00/cwt500.00–500.005,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,114931.73/cwt725.00–1,150.0010,3797
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,200575.00/cwt575.00–575.006,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,250800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,0001

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.