Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2020-02-14

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Feb 14
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
335 head
▼ 934 vs last sale 1,269▲ 335 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 68▲ 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 20▲ 15 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 traded uneven to mostly steady. Heifers were uneven to mostly steady. With the extreme wet weather in recent days supply was light with buyers showing low demand especially on new crop unweaned calves. There were some offerings of light fleshed weaned calves that brought a premium. No trend is available on slaughter cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.67/cwt on 60 head.
Average price
$127.67
60 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$611
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$32
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$47.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.11
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2394143.9456717thin
Medium and Large 1518129.6567219thin
Medium and Large 2494119.4759019thin
Medium and Large 355795.995355thin
One grade step is worth $47.95/cwt here — about $32 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 sale60 hd
127.67
—
AR average6 barns · 1,788 hd
142.78
−15.11
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—Average1,68574.781,2606thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,18862.507431thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25457.227187thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06640.2242911

Every lot

67 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed290170.00/cwt170.00–170.004933
Steers—Medium and Large 1329170.00/cwt170.00–170.005593
Steers—Medium and Large 1370170.00/cwt170.00–170.006291
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed380155.00/cwt155.00–155.005891
Steers—Medium and Large 2388149.90/cwt145.00–155.005822
Steers—Medium and Large 1415163.00/cwt163.00–163.006761
Steers—Medium and Large 3428122.57/cwt120.00–125.005252
Steers—Medium and Large 2432145.02/cwt140.00–150.006263
Steers—Medium and Large 2455140.00/cwt140.00–140.006371
Steers—Medium and Large 1465159.12/cwt150.00–167.007404
Steers—Medium and Large 3473115.07/cwt110.00–125.005443
Steers—Medium and Large 2505132.57/cwt125.00–140.006692
Steers—Medium and Large 1519155.14/cwt148.00–161.008056
Steers—Medium and Large 352590.00/cwt90.00–90.004731
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed535140.00/cwt140.00–140.007491
Steers—Medium and Large 355590.00/cwt90.00–90.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 1567152.31/cwt150.00–157.008643
Steers—Medium and Large 1650140.00/cwt140.00–140.009101
Steers—Medium and Large 2700115.00/cwt115.00–115.008051
Steers—Medium and Large 1815120.00/cwt120.00–120.009781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265155.00/cwt155.00–155.004111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed321161.00/cwt161.00–161.005177
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388120.00/cwt120.00–120.004663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2411135.00/cwt135.00–135.005554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418132.60/cwt130.00–135.005542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435122.53/cwt120.00–125.005332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2458118.72/cwt115.00–120.005444
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed465130.00/cwt130.00–130.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468130.00/cwt130.00–130.006086
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477132.03/cwt130.00–140.006305
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490100.00/cwt100.00–100.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505100.00/cwt100.00–100.005051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518118.98/cwt115.00–120.006165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523128.99/cwt125.00–130.006755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy550120.00/cwt120.00–120.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565120.00/cwt120.00–120.006782
Heifers—Medium and Large 357590.00/cwt90.00–90.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 360894.98/cwt90.00–100.005772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615126.04/cwt120.00–130.007753
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645115.00/cwt115.00–115.007421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660125.00/cwt125.00–125.008251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy685115.00/cwt115.00–115.007881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685110.00/cwt110.00–110.007541
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1345160.00/cwt160.00–160.005521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375145.00/cwt145.00–145.005441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410140.00/cwt140.00–140.005741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425134.94/cwt130.00–140.005732
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430100.00/cwt100.00–100.004301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518123.38/cwt120.00–130.006393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1540125.00/cwt125.00–125.006751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560120.00/cwt120.00–120.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2658117.47/cwt115.00–120.007732
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,21562.00/cwt62.00–62.007531
Bulls——1,54069.37/cwt65.00–75.001,0682
Bulls——1,93882.65/cwt80.00–86.501,6023
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01042.56/cwt40.00–45.004305
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10532.32/cwt25.00–37.003574
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13050.16/cwt48.00–52.505672
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,18862.50/cwt62.50–62.507431
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21360.68/cwt58.50–64.507365
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35848.56/cwt45.00–52.506592
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,150800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0015,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,250975.00/cwt850.00–1,100.0012,1882
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,11046.00/cwt46.00–46.005111
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,172728.55/cwt575.00–800.008,5399

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.