Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2020-10-23

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Oct 23
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
608 head
▼ 122 vs last sale 730▼ 87 vs year ago 695 · −12.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 110▲ 85 vs year ago 34 · +250.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 40▲ 35 vs year ago 35 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers traded 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls under 500 lbs were mixed from 7.00 higher to 2.00 lower over 500 lbs were sharply lower trading 10.00 to 15.00 lower than last week. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs were 5.00 to 12.00 lower, heifers over over 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was good on the few offerings of weaned cattle but most of the run today consisted of several head of unweaned new crop cattle and several offerings of plain type cattle that brought little demand from buyers on both fronts. Slaughter cows were mostly steady and slaughter bulls were uneven to steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.14/cwt on 93 head.
Average price
$117.14
93 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$555
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$264
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.90
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1494119.4159064
Medium and Large 2450114.2251424
Medium and Large 3320102.003265thin
One grade step is worth $17.41/cwt here — about $264 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 sale93 hd
117.14
—
AR average9 barns · 1,179 hd
115.24
+1.90
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—Low1,64269.401,1407thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,36153.487287thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19850.0860014
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,08944.6348642

Every lot

95 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 1265180.00/cwt180.00–180.004771
Steers—Medium and Large 2290140.00/cwt140.00–140.004061
Steers—Medium and Large 2325139.00/cwt139.00–139.004521
Steers—Medium and Large 1335157.00/cwt157.00–157.005261
Steers—Medium and Large 1375154.00/cwt154.00–154.005781
Steers—Medium and Large 3420100.00/cwt100.00–100.004201
Steers—Medium and Large 1426147.32/cwt144.00–160.006285
Steers—Medium and Large 2428133.70/cwt130.00–140.005726
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2457127.28/cwt125.00–130.0058213
Steers—Medium and Large 2478125.03/cwt120.00–130.005985
Steers—Medium and Large 1483149.20/cwt141.00–159.007217
Steers—Medium and Large 1518133.05/cwt130.00–140.0068915
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy525110.00/cwt110.00–110.005781
Steers—Medium and Large 2528119.32/cwt115.00–125.006307
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy533122.46/cwt120.00–125.006532
Steers—Medium and Large 2567116.99/cwt110.00–120.006635
Steers—Medium and Large 1585132.01/cwt130.00–134.007724
Steers—Medium and Large 1618122.26/cwt120.00–127.007563
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy650110.00/cwt110.00–110.007151
Steers—Medium and Large 1669121.61/cwt120.00–124.008145
Steers—Medium and Large 1700117.50/cwt115.00–120.008232
Steers—Medium and Large 1885110.00/cwt110.00–110.009741
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280110.00/cwt110.00–110.003081
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310100.00/cwt100.00–100.003103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328136.98/cwt135.00–139.004492
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed335131.00/cwt131.00–131.004391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2337117.47/cwt115.00–120.003962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1358131.07/cwt126.00–136.004693
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379116.13/cwt110.00–121.004405
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed383125.99/cwt124.00–128.004832
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390100.00/cwt100.00–100.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416122.24/cwt115.00–126.005099
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added419132.00/cwt132.00–132.005537
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420116.52/cwt115.00–118.004892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475112.42/cwt110.00–115.005344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481119.21/cwt110.00–120.0057312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510116.74/cwt115.00–124.005958
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515109.01/cwt105.00–110.005615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy530110.00/cwt110.00–110.005831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy553103.52/cwt100.00–107.005722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added562120.00/cwt120.00–120.006746
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570107.43/cwt105.00–110.006122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574112.21/cwt110.00–115.006448
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600113.50/cwt112.00–115.006812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1658108.34/cwt105.00–110.007133
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680100.00/cwt100.00–100.006801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290162.00/cwt162.00–162.004701
Bulls—Medium and Large 3300110.00/cwt110.00–110.003301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320160.00/cwt160.00–160.005121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368158.31/cwt149.00–167.005832
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380125.00/cwt125.00–125.004751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423144.40/cwt137.00–154.006113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427120.24/cwt110.00–126.005138
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460149.49/cwt149.00–150.006882
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470100.00/cwt100.00–100.004701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473118.26/cwt115.00–120.005593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy485120.00/cwt120.00–120.005821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2512113.26/cwt110.00–120.005803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527115.00/cwt115.00–115.006066
Bulls—Medium and Large 1533123.01/cwt120.00–126.006562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560112.50/cwt110.00–115.006302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590107.50/cwt100.00–115.006342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1622106.79/cwt90.00–121.006643
Bulls—Medium and Large 262399.72/cwt90.00–110.006212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673106.19/cwt100.00–115.007153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1718102.42/cwt90.00–111.007353
Bulls—Medium and Large 176593.06/cwt90.00–96.007122
Bulls—Medium and Large 278085.00/cwt85.00–85.006631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55359.97/cwt55.00–64.009313
Bulls——1,58565.92/cwt65.00–67.001,0452
Bulls——1,83387.04/cwt86.50–87.501,5952
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight89020.00/cwt20.00–20.001781
Cows—Lean 85-90%95037.97/cwt36.00–40.003614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,00044.00/cwt44.00–44.004401
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07343.26/cwt40.00–48.0046422
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08042.00/cwt42.00–42.004541
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15748.82/cwt45.00–52.505659
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16350.05/cwt47.00–55.0058215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32154.93/cwt53.00–57.007264
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41156.51/cwt56.00–57.007973
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43253.62/cwt52.50–56.007683
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2865635.98/cwt600.00–675.005,5012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,1411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025731.10/cwt675.00–775.007,4942
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135676.32/cwt575.00–775.007,6762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,142703.21/cwt600.00–785.008,0316
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,149761.56/cwt635.00–950.008,75024
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200775.00/cwt775.00–775.009,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,23953.59/cwt51.50–55.006646
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,25652.51/cwt50.50–55.506608
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-285565.35/cwt59.00–69.005593
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-289552.50/cwt52.50–52.504701
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-293665.53/cwt57.00–76.006137
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,060.00/cwt1,060.00–1,060.0010,6002

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.