Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2020-08-14

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Aug 14
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
778 head
▼ 603 vs last sale 1,381▲ 346 vs year ago 432 · +80.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▼ 90 vs last sale 190▲ 50 vs year ago 50 · +100.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 0▼ 12 vs year ago 42 · −28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers were steady to 4.00 lower, feeder bulls were 2.00 to 8.00 lower with less demand on feeder bulls this week. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady to 2.00 lower. No comparison is available on slaughter cows and bulls, they were not reported last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $144.21/cwt on 135 head.
Average price
$144.21
135 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$775
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$72
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$35.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.41
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2462150.0069312thin
Medium and Large 1553146.8981293
Medium and Large 2516136.4370426
Medium and Large 3540115.006214thin
One grade step is worth $35.00/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 sale135 hd
144.21
—
AR average9 barns · 1,344 hd
148.62
−4.41
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—High1,63983.431,3677thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47363.619374thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20657.1468910
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08449.7553927

Every lot

84 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1295171.00/cwt171.00–171.005041
Steers—Medium and Large 2375135.00/cwt135.00–135.005061
Steers—Medium and Large 1412150.00/cwt150.00–150.006183
Steers—Medium and Large 2428141.97/cwt140.00–145.006084
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added433146.00/cwt146.00–146.006325
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added461160.00/cwt160.00–160.0073822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462150.00/cwt150.00–150.0069312
Steers—Medium and Large 1479151.80/cwt149.00–155.007278
Steers—Medium and Large 2480136.96/cwt135.00–139.006572
Steers—Medium and Large 3510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006122
Steers—Medium and Large 1516147.15/cwt140.00–150.007597
Steers—Medium and Large 2518137.54/cwt135.00–140.007122
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added563147.50/cwt147.50–147.508308
Steers—Medium and Large 3570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006272
Steers—Medium and Large 1576144.35/cwt140.00–147.5083113
Steers—Medium and Large 2578132.87/cwt125.00–135.007687
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed615130.00/cwt130.00–130.008002
Steers—Medium and Large 2625127.56/cwt125.00–130.007972
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added628141.00/cwt141.00–141.008852
Steers—Medium and Large 1630136.46/cwt135.00–140.0086017
Steers—Medium and Large 2650120.00/cwt120.00–120.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 1675134.38/cwt130.00–140.009075
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added685140.00/cwt140.00–140.009595
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy730120.00/cwt120.00–120.008761
Steers—Medium and Large 1800125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2338126.04/cwt120.00–132.004262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374125.30/cwt120.00–135.004695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378137.42/cwt135.00–140.005192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added390140.00/cwt140.00–140.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405104.00/cwt104.00–104.004211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416133.30/cwt130.00–136.0055510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2442122.54/cwt120.00–125.005422
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460100.00/cwt100.00–100.004601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469129.86/cwt125.00–135.006097
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476120.81/cwt120.00–125.005756
Heifers—Medium and Large 1509127.84/cwt125.00–130.006517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510121.26/cwt120.00–125.006184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added516136.00/cwt136.00–136.007028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added563132.51/cwt132.00–135.0074612
Heifers—Medium and Large 357080.00/cwt80.00–80.004561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572125.27/cwt120.00–130.0071710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585115.00/cwt115.00–115.006732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626122.59/cwt120.00–125.0076711
Heifers—Medium and Large 365090.00/cwt90.00–90.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1664121.11/cwt115.00–130.008047
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added706122.50/cwt122.50–122.5086510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785110.00/cwt110.00–110.008641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1835112.50/cwt112.50–112.509391
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335120.00/cwt120.00–120.004021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374149.48/cwt148.00–150.005594
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385133.35/cwt130.00–135.005133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417149.86/cwt141.00–155.0062512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472132.84/cwt126.00–138.006273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478141.54/cwt137.00–145.0067711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2495138.00/cwt138.00–138.006832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526136.75/cwt130.00–140.0071919
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528120.49/cwt120.00–121.006362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560131.50/cwt125.00–138.007366
Bulls—Medium and Large 2564120.59/cwt115.00–125.006807
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618117.00/cwt115.00–120.007233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620127.78/cwt124.00–130.007925
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668101.56/cwt90.00–110.006783
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673117.45/cwt115.00–120.007902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715117.92/cwt110.00–125.008434
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,18575.00/cwt75.00–75.008892
Bulls——1,74886.00/cwt84.00–87.001,5034
Bulls——2,11090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,8991
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight79740.14/cwt35.00–43.003203
Cows—Lean 85-90%99145.09/cwt38.00–48.004476
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02035.00/cwt35.00–35.003571
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15751.60/cwt48.00–55.5059711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19658.29/cwt55.50–63.506976
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20054.49/cwt51.50–58.006547
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22063.33/cwt61.50–66.007733
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25556.00/cwt56.00–56.007031
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54566.14/cwt64.00–70.001,0223
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2890653.03/cwt560.00–750.005,8125
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,060.00/cwt1,060.00–1,060.009,5401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2950850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,0752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,5251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,183809.77/cwt635.00–1,200.009,58018
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200950.00/cwt950.00–950.0011,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,24157.85/cwt51.50–64.007182

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.