Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2020-02-07

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Feb 7
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Receipts
1,269 head
▲ 572 vs last sale 697▲ 1,269 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 were 2.00 to 7.00 higher, over 500 lbs were steady. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs traded 3.00 to 9.00 higher, over 550 lbs were steady. Feeder bulls under 600 lbs were 5.00 to 10.00 higher over 600 were not well tested. There were several offerings of value added cattle, with some of those animals bringing a premium. No trend is available on slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.90/cwt on 345 head.
Average price
$127.90
345 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$708
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$115
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1-2
$2.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.50
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2449130.1358471
Medium and Large 1601127.32765165
Medium and Large 1-2549127.31699109
One grade step is worth $2.82/cwt here — about −$115 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 sale345 hd
127.90
—
AR average8 barns · 1,357 hd
133.40
−5.50
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

63 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2334160.55/cwt148.00–162.0053610
Steers—Medium and Large 1385170.00/cwt170.00–170.006556
Steers—Medium and Large 2395157.84/cwt156.00–158.0062312
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added422157.00/cwt157.00–157.006637
Steers—Medium and Large 1435167.98/cwt167.00–172.0073125
Steers—Medium and Large 2445140.00/cwt140.00–140.006233
Steers—Medium and Large 1477158.21/cwt157.00–160.0075516
Steers—Medium and Large 2492139.23/cwt130.00–140.0068513
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added517160.35/cwt159.00–161.0082931
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added524144.00/cwt144.00–144.007556
Steers—Medium and Large 1525153.55/cwt149.00–159.0080614
Steers—Medium and Large 2526137.02/cwt135.00–139.007216
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added550154.00/cwt154.00–154.0084712
Steers—Medium and Large 2567133.52/cwt120.00–137.007575
Steers—Medium and Large 1573145.65/cwt142.00–151.0083523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583137.50/cwt137.50–137.5080210
Steers—Medium and Large 2607128.82/cwt126.00–131.007825
Steers—Medium and Large 1631130.91/cwt130.00–131.0082611
Steers—Medium and Large 2650123.50/cwt119.00–128.008034
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656130.00/cwt130.00–130.008538
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added676132.19/cwt130.00–135.0089443
Steers—Medium and Large 1750125.00/cwt125.00–125.009382
Steers—Medium and Large 2760110.00/cwt110.00–110.008361
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added275157.00/cwt157.00–157.004325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318145.00/cwt145.00–145.004613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2353134.74/cwt133.00–136.0047619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added378158.00/cwt158.00–158.005973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379152.70/cwt146.00–156.0057910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added421138.38/cwt136.00–141.0058320
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423121.67/cwt121.00–122.005153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1440140.00/cwt136.00–142.006163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added468140.00/cwt140.00–140.006552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471136.00/cwt136.00–136.0064114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480119.87/cwt115.00–125.005759
Heifers—Medium and Large 1486131.41/cwt130.00–136.006398
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added500130.00/cwt130.00–130.0065010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2500125.00/cwt125.00–125.006253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506131.83/cwt125.00–135.0066716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515131.96/cwt130.00–135.006803
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545118.00/cwt118.00–118.006431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1556130.00/cwt125.00–131.0072314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561124.56/cwt124.00–125.0069939
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added567128.88/cwt127.00–130.0073121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2595115.00/cwt115.00–115.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2606120.00/cwt120.00–120.007278
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed608120.00/cwt120.00–120.007305
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627120.69/cwt120.00–127.0075724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added636121.87/cwt120.00–123.0077516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645115.00/cwt115.00–115.007421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2663110.00/cwt110.00–110.007292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673117.00/cwt117.00–117.007878
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675121.00/cwt121.00–121.008172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added681122.50/cwt122.50–122.5083455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added708118.92/cwt117.00–123.0084217
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275170.00/cwt170.00–170.004681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419162.80/cwt159.00–168.0068214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1455151.96/cwt144.00–156.006913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530150.00/cwt150.00–150.007953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573141.31/cwt130.00–143.0081016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615129.49/cwt129.00–130.007962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665129.00/cwt129.00–129.008581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680110.00/cwt110.00–110.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770110.00/cwt110.00–110.008474

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.