Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2021-03-19

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Mar 19
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
637 head
▲ 637 vs last sale 0▲ 473 vs year ago 164 · +288.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 0▲ 29 vs year ago 11 · +263.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 0▲ 12 vs year ago 8 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison is available this week due to lack of report last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.85/cwt on 132 head.
Average price
$127.85
132 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$606
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$113
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$13.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.16
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2472139.0065620
Medium and Large 1534126.4567646
Medium and Large 2433125.4554366
One grade step is worth $13.55/cwt here — about $113 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 sale132 hd
127.85
—
AR average11 barns · 1,260 hd
134.01
−6.16
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—Low1,61972.461,17311
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27257.317296thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,06041.6544112

Every lot

75 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 2345140.00/cwt140.00–140.004831
Steers—Medium and Large 1362165.35/cwt165.00–166.005993
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy378158.00/cwt158.00–158.005972
Steers—Medium and Large 2391140.08/cwt130.00–142.005486
Steers—Medium and Large 2423140.08/cwt130.00–150.005938
Steers—Medium and Large 1432159.67/cwt156.00–164.006903
Steers—Medium and Large 2473142.37/cwt140.00–146.006733
Steers—Medium and Large 1474157.49/cwt150.00–166.007479
Steers—Medium and Large 2505126.00/cwt126.00–126.006361
Steers—Medium and Large 1522151.89/cwt143.00–162.0079314
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed530147.00/cwt147.00–147.007791
Steers—Medium and Large 1555146.00/cwt146.00–146.008101
Steers—Medium and Large 2568120.67/cwt120.00–133.0068520
Steers—Medium and Large 2610118.00/cwt118.00–118.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 1628148.40/cwt145.00–152.009322
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy663129.67/cwt128.00–131.008603
Steers—Medium and Large 2695117.50/cwt115.00–120.008172
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy720115.00/cwt115.00–115.008281
Steers—Medium and Large 1735130.00/cwt130.00–130.009561
Steers—Medium and Large 2755114.00/cwt114.00–114.008611
Steers—Medium and Large 1805121.00/cwt121.00–121.009741
Steers—Medium and Large 1860120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278140.00/cwt140.00–140.003892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy325120.00/cwt120.00–120.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330140.00/cwt140.00–140.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363129.48/cwt120.00–133.004709
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed372133.54/cwt130.00–138.0049721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374138.51/cwt137.00–140.005184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413136.73/cwt130.00–140.005659
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420120.81/cwt110.00–125.005076
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468132.95/cwt130.00–137.006225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added472139.00/cwt139.00–139.0065620
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473120.25/cwt110.00–125.0056913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed480130.00/cwt130.00–130.006241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519116.19/cwt110.00–120.006034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525129.49/cwt125.00–133.006806
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy545121.00/cwt121.00–121.006591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy565114.96/cwt110.00–120.006502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572126.68/cwt125.00–130.007253
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585120.00/cwt120.00–120.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618110.50/cwt110.00–112.006834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626120.81/cwt120.00–125.007566
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy635100.00/cwt100.00–100.006351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy640115.00/cwt115.00–115.007363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy666111.97/cwt105.00–115.007465
Heifers—Medium and Large 2673112.58/cwt110.00–115.007582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1738114.95/cwt110.00–120.008482
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325150.00/cwt150.00–150.004881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed365156.00/cwt156.00–156.005695
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373146.56/cwt140.00–150.005473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385155.00/cwt155.00–155.005971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417148.56/cwt140.00–156.006193
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465134.89/cwt130.00–140.006272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468144.81/cwt140.00–150.006782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519142.04/cwt136.00–145.007374
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520124.19/cwt120.00–136.006466
Bulls—Medium and Large 1562132.31/cwt130.00–137.007443
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580116.67/cwt110.00–120.006773
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615125.72/cwt124.00–129.007734
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660118.00/cwt118.00–118.007791
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44864.59/cwt62.50–67.009352
Bulls——1,57080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,2561
Bulls——1,66873.49/cwt67.50–75.001,2268
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91525.00/cwt25.00–25.002291
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00034.69/cwt34.00–35.003473
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06852.96/cwt52.50–54.005663
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12042.36/cwt37.50–45.004745
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20548.72/cwt47.50–50.005872
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30561.60/cwt60.00–64.008044
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,12567.00/cwt67.00–67.007542
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,16859.01/cwt57.00–60.506894
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0015,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,300800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050870.00/cwt870.00–870.009,1352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200859.13/cwt575.00–1,000.0010,3105

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.