Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2021-01-22

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Jan 22
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
546 head
▼ 411 vs last sale 957▲ 123 vs year ago 423 · +29.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 107▲ 25 vs year ago 31 · +80.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 50▼ 1 vs year ago 25 · −4.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 600 lbs traded 2.00 to 5.00 higher with a few offerings of hard weaned cattle trading as much as 10.00 higher. Steers over 600 lbs were mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs were steady to 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs traded mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder bulls under 600 lbs traded 2.00 to 6.00 higher, over 600 lbs were steady. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls remained steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.26/cwt on 121 head.
Average price
$124.26
121 head · 477 lb average
Value per head Derived
$593
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$151
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$26.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.95
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2479128.6361616thin
Medium and Large 1468128.4160164
Medium and Large 2493117.5758037
Medium and Large 3454102.504654thin
One grade step is worth $26.13/cwt here — about $151 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 sale121 hd
124.26
—
AR average9 barns · 1,673 hd
129.21
−4.95
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—High1,72977.471,3397thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37354.807523thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21253.296468thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01443.1543710

Every lot

97 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 2365145.00/cwt145.00–145.005291
Steers—Medium and Large 3420120.00/cwt120.00–120.005041
Steers—Medium and Large 2427148.73/cwt146.00–150.006353
Steers—Medium and Large 1428162.94/cwt156.00–169.0069712
Steers—Medium and Large 1463163.00/cwt163.00–163.007552
Steers—Medium and Large 2481139.84/cwt130.00–145.006735
Steers—Medium and Large 3485120.00/cwt120.00–120.005821
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full510125.00/cwt125.00–125.006381
Steers—Medium and Large 1514150.18/cwt147.00–154.007725
Steers—Medium and Large 2525135.00/cwt135.00–135.007091
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy563120.00/cwt120.00–120.006763
Steers—Medium and Large 1570144.17/cwt141.00–147.008227
Steers—Medium and Large 2575127.82/cwt120.00–135.007354
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added590139.00/cwt139.00–139.008201
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed610125.00/cwt125.00–125.007631
Steers—Medium and Large 1615136.68/cwt133.00–146.0084110
Steers—Medium and Large 2615125.04/cwt120.00–130.007692
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added621140.42/cwt139.50–144.0087219
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy630126.00/cwt126.00–126.007941
Steers—Medium and Large 3630110.00/cwt110.00–110.006931
Steers—Medium and Large 2660117.49/cwt115.00–120.007754
Steers—Medium and Large 1671129.59/cwt126.00–139.008705
Steers—Medium and Large 2715115.00/cwt115.00–115.008221
Steers—Medium and Large 1721129.72/cwt128.00–133.009354
Steers—Medium and Large 2775110.00/cwt110.00–110.008531
Steers—Medium and Large 1812118.33/cwt115.00–120.009613
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315140.70/cwt140.00–141.004437
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed335141.00/cwt141.00–141.004721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1350143.00/cwt143.00–143.005011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed362133.00/cwt133.00–133.004813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372123.62/cwt120.00–128.004606
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383141.00/cwt141.00–141.005408
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410110.00/cwt110.00–110.004511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416135.06/cwt130.00–138.5056226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy428122.01/cwt120.00–124.005222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2443122.51/cwt120.00–125.005432
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450105.00/cwt105.00–105.004732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1454129.83/cwt127.00–133.0058912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy465122.00/cwt122.00–122.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473114.91/cwt105.00–120.005448
Heifers—Medium and Large 1505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006061
Heifers—Medium and Large 350590.00/cwt90.00–90.004551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy525115.00/cwt115.00–115.006041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added535117.00/cwt117.00–117.006262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560117.50/cwt117.50–117.506586
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580111.92/cwt110.00–115.0064913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1590121.00/cwt121.00–121.007141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605110.00/cwt110.00–110.006661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620112.50/cwt112.50–112.506982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1640110.84/cwt110.00–112.507093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668109.18/cwt105.00–110.007296
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy685100.00/cwt100.00–100.006851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710105.00/cwt105.00–105.007461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760105.00/cwt105.00–105.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1835106.00/cwt106.00–106.008851
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed330150.00/cwt150.00–150.004951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1332177.77/cwt171.00–183.0059010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed370150.00/cwt150.00–150.005551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373165.06/cwt159.00–168.006163
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395135.00/cwt135.00–135.005331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415160.13/cwt156.00–167.006653
Bulls—Medium and Large 342590.00/cwt90.00–90.003831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed430150.00/cwt150.00–150.006451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435135.00/cwt130.00–140.005872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2458133.48/cwt132.00–135.006112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1484149.60/cwt140.00–157.007245
Bulls—Medium and Large 1506144.08/cwt135.00–147.007299
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530121.72/cwt117.00–128.006453
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed549130.00/cwt130.00–130.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550140.00/cwt140.00–140.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy560125.00/cwt125.00–125.007002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565120.00/cwt120.00–120.006781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625127.00/cwt127.00–127.007942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680115.00/cwt115.00–115.007821
Bulls—Medium and Large 277090.00/cwt90.00–90.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 288290.00/cwt90.00–90.007943
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,63373.27/cwt70.00–77.001,1965
Bulls——1,96887.97/cwt85.00–90.001,7312
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight87539.00/cwt39.00–39.003411
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88540.00/cwt40.00–40.003541
Cows—Lean 85-90%90023.50/cwt23.50–23.502121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00548.00/cwt48.00–48.004821
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03045.50/cwt44.50–46.504695
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16350.75/cwt50.50–51.005902
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24254.05/cwt50.50–60.006717
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37354.80/cwt53.00–56.007523
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,017793.85/cwt625.00–1,025.008,0733
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,205625.00/cwt625.00–625.007,5311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,221811.82/cwt550.00–1,020.009,9127
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,24051.45/cwt49.50–53.006382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,26055.50/cwt55.50–55.506991
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,190996.08/cwt875.00–1,050.0011,8533
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,176.53/cwt1,100.00–1,250.0014,4122
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,00599.00/cwt95.00–102.009952
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03066.50/cwt66.50–66.506851
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,29062.50/cwt62.50–62.508061

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.