Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2021-02-05

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Feb 5
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
531 head
▲ 185 vs last sale 346▼ 738 vs year ago 1,269 · −58.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 54▼ 32 vs year ago 68 · −47.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 25▲ 12 vs year ago 20 · +60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder bulls trended 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 8.00 higher on a light supply. Slaughter bulls were 3.00 higher, also on a light supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $140.15/cwt on 86 head.
Average price
$140.15
86 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$765
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$52
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$19.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.07
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2490152.007455thin
Medium and Large 1571145.9083343
Medium and Large 2524132.0869238
One grade step is worth $19.92/cwt here — about $52 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 sale86 hd
140.15
—
AR average7 barns · 1,235 hd
157.22
−17.07
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—High1,85884.231,5655thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44068.009791thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19660.657255thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00142.704275thin

Every lot

83 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 1325174.60/cwt168.00–181.005672
Steers—Medium and Large 2330154.06/cwt150.00–156.005083
Steers—Medium and Large 2388140.50/cwt140.00–141.005452
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added415168.00/cwt168.00–168.006971
Steers—Medium and Large 1423162.22/cwt157.00–168.006866
Steers—Medium and Large 2424143.08/cwt136.00–149.006077
Steers—Medium and Large 1473156.18/cwt147.00–162.007396
Steers—Medium and Large 2477134.93/cwt125.00–145.006448
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added490152.00/cwt152.00–152.007455
Steers—Medium and Large 1525149.20/cwt143.00–157.007836
Steers—Medium and Large 2530126.34/cwt119.00–140.006703
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy570136.33/cwt130.00–143.007772
Steers—Medium and Large 2571129.98/cwt120.00–140.007427
Steers—Medium and Large 1581144.46/cwt141.00–151.008396
Steers—Medium and Large 1605141.76/cwt137.00–144.008584
Steers—Medium and Large 2640117.00/cwt117.00–117.007491
Steers—Medium and Large 2663113.37/cwt110.00–120.007523
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added710133.50/cwt133.50–133.509485
Steers—Medium and Large 2738111.49/cwt108.00–115.008232
Steers—Medium and Large 1740129.00/cwt129.00–129.009551
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy750110.00/cwt110.00–110.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 2780116.00/cwt116.00–116.009051
Steers—Medium and Large 1890113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0061
Steers—Medium and Large 2900110.00/cwt110.00–110.009901
Steers—Medium and Large 1965112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0811
Steers—Medium and Large 11,030113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,1641
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328132.02/cwt130.00–134.004332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375122.43/cwt120.00–125.004592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy378124.90/cwt122.00–128.004722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1395143.15/cwt138.00–144.005657
Heifers—Medium and Large 1408132.34/cwt129.00–138.005403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy415131.00/cwt131.00–131.005441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421118.61/cwt115.00–127.004999
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476134.67/cwt129.00–137.0064114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477117.19/cwt110.00–125.005597
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy485126.00/cwt126.00–126.006111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1507129.56/cwt125.00–132.006575
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540115.62/cwt110.00–119.006243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy545110.00/cwt110.00–110.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added555133.00/cwt133.00–133.007385
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572122.57/cwt120.00–125.007017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614119.93/cwt119.50–122.007367
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630115.00/cwt115.00–115.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added660117.50/cwt117.50–117.507763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1733110.00/cwt110.00–110.008062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770110.00/cwt110.00–110.008471
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2300161.00/cwt161.00–161.004831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330174.62/cwt170.00–179.005763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376167.03/cwt164.00–172.006284
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417158.90/cwt150.00–166.0066310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423137.60/cwt135.00–140.005822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed445143.00/cwt143.00–143.006361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460125.00/cwt125.00–125.005751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1481151.66/cwt146.00–156.007294
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515120.00/cwt120.00–120.006181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526140.35/cwt136.00–143.007385
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550124.00/cwt123.00–125.006822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1557139.77/cwt130.00–141.5077912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1619127.41/cwt124.00–131.007895
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680122.00/cwt122.00–122.008302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765115.00/cwt115.00–115.008801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58879.26/cwt74.50–84.001,2592
Bulls——2,03887.54/cwt84.50–92.501,7843
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83035.00/cwt35.00–35.002911
Cows—Lean 85-90%93026.00/cwt26.00–26.002421
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02051.50/cwt51.50–51.505251
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07557.00/cwt57.00–57.006131
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15044.00/cwt44.00–44.005061
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19660.65/cwt59.00–64.507255
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44068.00/cwt68.00–68.009791
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1881,069.21/cwt980.00–1,200.0012,7024
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0013,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,200950.00/cwt950.00–950.0011,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2231,347.25/cwt1,100.00–1,425.0016,4778
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0017,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,575.00/cwt1,575.00–1,575.0020,4753
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2890850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,5651
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07044.00/cwt44.00–44.004711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200815.35/cwt650.00–1,000.009,7846
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07865.37/cwt60.00–73.007054
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,32064.97/cwt63.00–67.008582

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.