Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2020-07-24

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jul 24
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
579 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 594▼ 121 vs year ago 700 · −17.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 46▼ 30 vs year ago 80 · −37.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 15▼ 48 vs year ago 70 · −68.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers both traded steady. Feeder bulls under 500 lbs traded 8.00 to 10.00 higher, bulls over 500 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, 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 $125.07/cwt on 120 head.
Average price
$125.07
120 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$662
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$201
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$31.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.53
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2479126.8860818thin
Medium and Large 1574126.5572765
Medium and Large 2479123.0958935
Medium and Large 342895.004062thin
One grade step is worth $31.88/cwt here — about $201 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 sale120 hd
125.07
—
AR average9 barns · 1,781 hd
133.60
−8.53
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—High1,60587.171,3997thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18560.947226thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,65555.009101thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08752.9057527

Every lot

87 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1336167.52/cwt165.00–168.005636
Steers—Medium and Large 2385160.00/cwt160.00–160.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 2440140.00/cwt140.00–140.006166
Steers—Medium and Large 1467159.72/cwt155.00–165.007467
Steers—Medium and Large 2481138.28/cwt133.00–142.006656
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500144.00/cwt144.00–144.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 1510148.50/cwt148.00–149.007572
Steers—Medium and Large 2513130.98/cwt130.00–135.006725
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533147.00/cwt147.00–147.007845
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007411
Steers—Medium and Large 1574139.91/cwt135.00–145.0080312
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added575145.00/cwt145.00–145.008347
Steers—Medium and Large 2580130.00/cwt130.00–130.007541
Steers—Medium and Large 1614134.17/cwt130.00–135.0082412
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added619140.00/cwt140.00–140.008673
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added650135.00/cwt135.00–135.008782
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added660143.00/cwt143.00–143.009441
Steers—Medium and Large 1674129.56/cwt125.00–132.008737
Steers—Medium and Large 2695120.00/cwt120.00–120.008341
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added714131.05/cwt130.00–135.0093610
Steers—Medium and Large 2725121.00/cwt121.00–121.008773
Steers—Medium and Large 2753110.00/cwt110.00–110.008283
Steers—Medium and Large 1775130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0081
Steers—Medium and Large 1863120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0362
Steers—Medium and Large 1913117.52/cwt115.00–120.001,0732
Steers—Medium and Large 1960117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1233
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed315160.00/cwt160.00–160.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328144.34/cwt140.00–149.004734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375144.00/cwt144.00–144.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375100.00/cwt100.00–100.003751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376128.29/cwt120.00–136.004825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428132.49/cwt130.00–135.005672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added438135.00/cwt135.00–135.005913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2443119.14/cwt110.00–124.005287
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy450125.00/cwt125.00–125.005631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468127.65/cwt125.00–130.0059715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470118.33/cwt115.00–120.005563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477126.55/cwt125.00–128.006042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed480125.00/cwt125.00–125.006002
Heifers—Medium and Large 348090.00/cwt90.00–90.004321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2512115.94/cwt110.00–120.005945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513127.48/cwt125.00–130.006548
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533123.00/cwt123.00–123.006563
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added543122.00/cwt122.00–122.006622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565115.00/cwt115.00–115.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added570129.15/cwt128.50–130.007369
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy585135.00/cwt135.00–135.007901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed587120.81/cwt120.00–121.007095
Heifers—Medium and Large 1588120.00/cwt120.00–120.007065
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed595125.00/cwt125.00–125.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy605115.00/cwt115.00–115.006961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1607125.14/cwt123.50–130.0076014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added615125.00/cwt125.00–125.007693
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed625120.00/cwt120.00–120.007501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1678118.13/cwt117.50–120.008014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added704123.74/cwt120.00–126.008718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725115.00/cwt115.00–115.008341
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270160.00/cwt160.00–160.004321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320169.00/cwt169.00–169.005411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1395167.00/cwt167.00–167.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421149.03/cwt145.00–155.006276
Bulls—Medium and Large 1466147.17/cwt135.00–155.0068614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471128.13/cwt120.00–135.006036
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510130.00/cwt125.00–135.006632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528121.70/cwt120.00–125.006433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006663
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555115.00/cwt115.00–115.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1588122.94/cwt118.00–128.007232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615122.50/cwt120.00–125.007532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675110.00/cwt110.00–110.007431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1800120.00/cwt120.00–120.009601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54485.84/cwt84.00–87.501,3255
Bulls——1,75890.51/cwt87.50–94.001,5912
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight87049.00/cwt49.00–49.004261
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight87841.23/cwt40.00–42.503622
Cows—Lean 85-90%90945.21/cwt44.00–47.504114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13563.30/cwt62.00–65.007183
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14153.58/cwt48.00–57.0061110
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16858.02/cwt50.00–63.0067810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23558.57/cwt57.00–60.007233
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65555.00/cwt55.00–55.009101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075919.77/cwt850.00–1,075.009,8886
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,223858.44/cwt670.00–1,025.0010,49913
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0010,7631
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,175840.85/cwt660.00–1,000.009,8802
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,085.00/cwt1,085.00–1,085.0013,0201

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.