Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2021-01-15

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jan 15
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
957 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 895▲ 550 vs year ago 407 · +135.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 100▲ 63 vs year ago 44 · +143.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 35▲ 25 vs year ago 25 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, demand was moderate to good on a good run of cattle today. Feeder steers under 600 lbs traded steady to 5.00 lower, steers over 600 lbs were mostly steady. Feeder heifers were steady to 3.00 higher with the exception of some of the lower quality cattle trading lower than last week. Feeder bulls traded uneven to steady. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $140.22/cwt on 175 head.
Average price
$140.22
175 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$762
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$40
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$30.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.25
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2401158.7063610thin
Medium and Large 1564144.73816110
Medium and Large 2529127.8567655
One grade step is worth $30.85/cwt here — about −$40 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 sale175 hd
140.22
—
AR average9 barns · 2,927 hd
147.47
−7.25
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—Average1,67379.131,32414
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23249.7361316
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39248.546766thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05041.2543326

Every lot

106 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2295166.00/cwt166.00–166.004901
Steers—Medium and Large 2305150.00/cwt150.00–150.004581
Steers—Medium and Large 1315165.00/cwt165.00–165.005201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2319168.00/cwt168.00–168.005367
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed370155.00/cwt155.00–155.005741
Steers—Medium and Large 2384136.93/cwt135.00–150.0052610
Steers—Medium and Large 1432159.56/cwt155.00–164.0068912
Steers—Medium and Large 2434122.46/cwt120.00–125.005314
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed455147.00/cwt147.00–147.006691
Steers—Medium and Large 2471134.99/cwt130.00–140.006364
Steers—Medium and Large 1477152.99/cwt145.00–161.0073020
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added512156.00/cwt156.00–156.007998
Steers—Medium and Large 2518123.80/cwt120.00–130.006418
Steers—Medium and Large 1526145.09/cwt140.00–151.0076314
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy545130.00/cwt130.00–130.007091
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed550138.00/cwt138.00–138.007591
Steers—Medium and Large 1578141.53/cwt139.00–148.0081811
Steers—Medium and Large 2586123.47/cwt120.00–129.007247
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added592137.00/cwt137.00–137.008113
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed605130.00/cwt130.00–130.007871
Steers—Medium and Large 1613137.93/cwt130.00–142.0084613
Steers—Medium and Large 2614123.37/cwt120.00–130.007577
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy620125.04/cwt120.00–130.007752
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added623141.42/cwt141.00–141.5088112
Steers—Medium and Large 2671112.57/cwt110.00–120.007554
Steers—Medium and Large 1675129.89/cwt125.00–135.008772
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added695135.00/cwt135.00–135.009381
Steers—Medium and Large 2715119.00/cwt115.00–123.008512
Steers—Medium and Large 1723126.61/cwt125.00–130.009153
Steers—Medium and Large 2755115.00/cwt115.00–115.008681
Steers—Medium and Large 1770130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0019
Steers—Medium and Large 1800130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0401
Steers—Medium and Large 2815112.52/cwt110.00–115.009172
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1230163.00/cwt163.00–163.003756
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2296154.00/cwt154.00–154.0045610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy330120.00/cwt120.00–120.003961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331140.86/cwt138.00–148.004667
Heifers—Medium and Large 2334123.11/cwt118.00–130.0041114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372120.85/cwt120.00–125.0045015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378135.83/cwt130.00–145.005135
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385100.00/cwt100.00–100.003851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421129.32/cwt125.00–139.005449
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed425125.00/cwt125.00–125.005311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427115.14/cwt110.00–120.004923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467117.61/cwt111.00–125.005498
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472131.86/cwt125.00–140.0062214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added473130.00/cwt130.00–130.006153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy480116.60/cwt110.00–120.005603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added485137.00/cwt137.00–137.006643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006121
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520100.00/cwt100.00–100.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522114.85/cwt110.00–119.006005
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523124.73/cwt120.00–139.0065211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573110.96/cwt101.00–115.006366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577121.85/cwt115.00–125.0070312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614120.08/cwt120.00–121.0073712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy618112.51/cwt110.00–115.006954
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625112.52/cwt110.00–115.007034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1657120.00/cwt120.00–120.007885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy665110.00/cwt110.00–110.007321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy710125.00/cwt125.00–125.008881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720113.36/cwt110.00–115.008163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775110.00/cwt110.00–110.008531
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1260175.00/cwt175.00–175.004551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383155.51/cwt155.00–156.005962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417150.77/cwt140.00–158.006296
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445135.00/cwt135.00–135.006011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450130.00/cwt130.00–130.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed455137.53/cwt135.00–140.006262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477145.59/cwt139.00–155.0069411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed505137.00/cwt137.00–137.006921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517141.81/cwt130.00–148.0073314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524119.78/cwt110.00–125.0062810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560133.08/cwt127.00–143.007458
Bulls—Medium and Large 2583120.00/cwt120.00–120.007003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy585124.00/cwt124.00–124.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615126.87/cwt120.00–130.007808
Bulls—Medium and Large 2627113.35/cwt110.00–115.007113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1651121.59/cwt117.00–126.007925
Bulls—Medium and Large 1729112.50/cwt110.00–115.008204
Bulls—Medium and Large 2745100.00/cwt100.00–100.007451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1758115.30/cwt110.00–116.0087410
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35063.00/cwt63.00–63.008511
Bulls——1,55676.35/cwt74.00–78.001,1886
Bulls——1,81983.82/cwt82.50–86.501,5257
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight77844.52/cwt44.00–45.003462
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight79525.00/cwt25.00–25.001991
Cows—Lean 85-90%86020.00/cwt20.00–20.001721
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight86530.00/cwt30.00–30.002601
Cows—Lean 85-90%96532.56/cwt30.00–34.003143
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11343.88/cwt42.00–46.0048814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13344.78/cwt42.50–48.005076
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18849.11/cwt48.00–52.005834
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29152.70/cwt50.00–55.0068010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31040.00/cwt40.00–40.005241
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38151.81/cwt50.00–53.007154
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52044.00/cwt44.00–44.006691
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2875689.29/cwt600.00–800.006,0314
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,17055.00/cwt55.00–55.006441
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210757.40/cwt575.00–950.009,16522
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,252697.28/cwt550.00–850.008,7305
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,306.38/cwt1,200.00–1,400.0015,3502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,006.25/cwt850.00–1,150.0012,0752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,350950.00/cwt950.00–950.0012,8251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-280058.00/cwt58.00–58.004641
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-287052.50/cwt52.50–52.504571

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.