Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2021-04-02

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, Apr 2
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
845 head
▼ 125 vs last sale 970▲ 373 vs year ago 472 · +79.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
▼ 90 vs last sale 186▲ 76 vs year ago 20 · +380.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 175 vs last sale 200▲ 0 vs year ago 25 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500 lbs were 5.00 to 11.00 higher steers over 500 lbs were mostly steady. Feeder heifers were steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls traded 2.00 to 5.00 higher with some instances of weaned lighter fleshed bulls under 500 lbs trading up to 15.00 higher. Value added cattle traded at a premium of 5.00 - 10.00 higher on all ranges. Supply was good and demand was strong for grass ready cattle with warmer temperatures coming on. Slaughter cows were 5.00 to 10.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.89/cwt on 194 head.
Average price
$130.89
194 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$676
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$176
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$36.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.80
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2513139.0671438
Medium and Large 1519133.55693109
Medium and Large 2511120.7961740
Medium and Large 3523102.895387thin
One grade step is worth $36.17/cwt here — about $176 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 sale194 hd
130.89
—
AR average10 barns · 1,571 hd
137.69
−6.80
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—Low1,60582.081,31710
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35464.618753thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17763.0774212
CowsLean 85-90%Low98546.0145310

Every lot

125 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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2325154.00/cwt154.00–154.005011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed347185.00/cwt185.00–185.006425
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed365161.00/cwt161.00–161.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 1380174.00/cwt174.00–174.006611
Steers—Medium and Large 2390141.00/cwt141.00–141.005502
Steers—Medium and Large 2427147.77/cwt140.00–156.006314
Steers—Medium and Large 3430105.50/cwt100.00–111.004542
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed433152.61/cwt146.00–159.006612
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added435150.00/cwt150.00–150.006531
Steers—Medium and Large 1437171.20/cwt169.00–177.007488
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed445166.00/cwt166.00–166.007395
Steers—Medium and Large 3465115.56/cwt110.00–120.005373
Steers—Medium and Large 1477165.80/cwt152.00–174.0079125
Steers—Medium and Large 2488147.51/cwt146.00–149.007202
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added505169.00/cwt169.00–169.008533
Steers—Medium and Large 1511159.18/cwt144.00–165.008139
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed520140.00/cwt140.00–140.007281
Steers—Medium and Large 352399.57/cwt90.00–110.005212
Steers—Medium and Large 2528134.35/cwt129.00–144.007095
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy550135.00/cwt135.00–135.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 3555100.00/cwt100.00–100.005551
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added560139.00/cwt139.00–139.007781
Steers—Medium and Large 2566132.66/cwt120.00–141.007516
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added581159.63/cwt157.00–168.009274
Steers—Medium and Large 1583153.06/cwt144.00–159.008926
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added600159.00/cwt159.00–159.009543
Steers—Medium and Large 2610127.17/cwt120.00–130.007765
Steers—Medium and Large 1613139.51/cwt139.00–140.008552
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added650151.00/cwt151.00–151.009821
Steers—Medium and Large 2669123.74/cwt120.00–128.008284
Steers—Medium and Large 1674136.99/cwt130.00–140.009235
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added690126.00/cwt126.00–126.008691
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed700141.00/cwt141.00–141.009871
Steers—Medium and Large 1721132.38/cwt129.00–136.009545
Steers—Medium and Large 2745115.00/cwt115.00–115.008571
Steers—Medium and Large 1750126.00/cwt126.00–126.009451
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed750126.00/cwt126.00–126.009451
Steers—Medium and Large 2758117.67/cwt115.00–121.008923
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy759120.00/cwt120.00–120.009116
Steers—Medium and Large 1805120.00/cwt120.00–120.009661
Steers—Medium and Large 2815110.00/cwt110.00–110.008971
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy860115.00/cwt115.00–115.009891
Steers—Medium and Large 11,000110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285150.00/cwt150.00–150.004281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed315145.00/cwt142.00–148.004572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320156.13/cwt154.00–158.005002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325130.00/cwt130.00–130.004231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed339161.42/cwt160.00–162.0054710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added370156.47/cwt156.00–160.005799
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375143.00/cwt140.00–145.005365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed411154.00/cwt154.00–154.006337
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed418133.64/cwt130.00–136.005593
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419126.24/cwt120.00–130.005294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421143.30/cwt131.00–151.0060314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added435147.00/cwt147.00–147.006393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466138.05/cwt130.00–144.5064316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474121.97/cwt115.00–128.005788
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480104.04/cwt100.00–110.004995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added488148.00/cwt148.00–148.007222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed518118.98/cwt118.00–120.006162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy520152.00/cwt152.00–152.007901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522131.64/cwt130.00–138.006875
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524116.25/cwt110.00–120.006097
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy525116.65/cwt110.00–125.006123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571127.00/cwt120.00–136.007257
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578115.02/cwt110.00–120.006656
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added579132.46/cwt129.00–137.0076713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607132.00/cwt132.00–132.008016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy618113.26/cwt110.00–115.007003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621123.23/cwt117.50–132.007656
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623120.00/cwt120.00–120.0074810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628115.00/cwt115.00–115.007222
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630100.00/cwt100.00–100.006302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy65085.00/cwt85.00–85.005531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670118.26/cwt112.50–130.007924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy671111.13/cwt100.00–115.007467
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674120.00/cwt120.00–120.008095
Heifers—Medium and Large 1674117.62/cwt117.50–118.007934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1711113.60/cwt112.50–115.008086
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added755119.00/cwt119.00–119.008981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1313166.88/cwt164.00–170.005222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340150.00/cwt150.00–150.005101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2369147.70/cwt140.00–155.005457
Bulls—Medium and Large 1388163.97/cwt160.00–168.006362
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415110.00/cwt110.00–110.004571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425167.52/cwt167.00–168.007122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438142.95/cwt140.00–145.006263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475157.47/cwt144.00–166.007488
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485129.51/cwt129.00–130.006282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed505145.00/cwt145.00–145.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530148.21/cwt130.00–154.007865
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530125.42/cwt121.00–130.006652
Bulls—Medium and Large 2561127.13/cwt120.00–130.007137
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2562140.76/cwt131.00–154.0079112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1567144.58/cwt137.00–153.008207
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy585120.00/cwt120.00–120.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 3588105.02/cwt100.00–110.006182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610116.98/cwt110.00–126.007144
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620136.41/cwt131.00–142.008462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy620124.00/cwt124.00–124.007691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1672134.00/cwt130.00–139.009003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680119.03/cwt117.00–122.008093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy680110.00/cwt110.00–110.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1777117.65/cwt116.00–121.009143
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32864.20/cwt62.50–65.008533
Bulls——1,66582.50/cwt82.50–82.501,3741
Bulls——1,73390.95/cwt85.00–98.001,5766
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight75055.00/cwt55.00–55.004131
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81037.50/cwt37.50–37.503041
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight86550.00/cwt50.00–50.004331
Cows—Lean 85-90%90837.71/cwt32.50–43.003422
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12148.43/cwt45.00–52.005435
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16865.86/cwt58.50–73.507699
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20354.68/cwt54.00–56.006583
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34554.00/cwt54.00–54.007261
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35869.91/cwt69.00–70.509492
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075643.60/cwt550.00–725.006,9192
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,195864.44/cwt685.00–1,125.0010,33010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,20563.00/cwt63.00–63.007591
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,26366.37/cwt65.50–67.508382
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0015,3132
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09570.00/cwt70.00–70.007671
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13073.00/cwt73.00–73.008251

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.