Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2021-05-14

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, May 14
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
573 head
▲ 573 vs last sale 0▲ 45 vs year ago 528 · +8.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 59 · +1.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 0▲ 15 vs year ago 25 · +60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There was no comparison available from last week, but compared to two weeks ago feeder steers were mostly steady with some instances of weaned cattle as much as 6.00 higher. Feeder bulls were steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers traded uneven with lower notations noted. Slaughter cows and bulls were both mostly steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.54/cwt on 118 head.
Average price
$132.54
118 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$638
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$87
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$51.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.22
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2295151.004454thin
Medium and Large 1488135.5466177
Medium and Large 2482127.2761333
Medium and Large 3533100.005334thin
One grade step is worth $51.00/cwt here — about −$87 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 sale118 hd
132.54
—
AR average10 barns · 1,715 hd
135.76
−3.22
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—Average1,47281.051,19310
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,33465.938809thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44664.779377thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07050.7754314

Every lot

96 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 1265193.82/cwt192.50–195.005142
Steers—Medium and Large 2275160.00/cwt160.00–160.004401
Steers—Medium and Large 1310182.03/cwt173.00–187.005643
Steers—Medium and Large 2325150.63/cwt150.00–151.004905
Steers—Medium and Large 1363180.25/cwt171.00–187.0065413
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed370167.00/cwt167.00–167.006182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed400160.00/cwt160.00–160.006403
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420161.00/cwt161.00–161.006761
Steers—Medium and Large 2420153.58/cwt150.00–157.006452
Steers—Medium and Large 1422163.79/cwt160.00–166.006916
Steers—Medium and Large 1462158.15/cwt151.00–164.007317
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added465163.00/cwt163.00–163.007582
Steers—Medium and Large 2470145.16/cwt140.00–150.006822
Steers—Medium and Large 1521151.88/cwt145.00–157.007917
Steers—Medium and Large 2525136.74/cwt133.00–145.007184
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy535143.00/cwt143.00–143.007651
Steers—Medium and Large 1580145.51/cwt142.00–153.008443
Steers—Medium and Large 2583131.31/cwt123.00–140.007666
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy595131.00/cwt131.00–131.007791
Steers—Medium and Large 2605130.00/cwt130.00–130.007871
Steers—Medium and Large 1618141.94/cwt140.00–144.008772
Steers—Medium and Large 362380.00/cwt80.00–80.004983
Steers—Medium and Large 1653142.24/cwt140.00–143.009294
Steers—Medium and Large 2663133.32/cwt130.00–135.008843
Steers—Medium and Large 1705130.00/cwt130.00–130.009171
Steers—Medium and Large 2790110.00/cwt110.00–110.008691
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260147.00/cwt147.00–147.003821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed275165.00/cwt165.00–165.004541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295151.00/cwt151.00–151.004454
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300130.00/cwt130.00–130.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 3300120.00/cwt120.00–120.003601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1313151.98/cwt150.00–154.004762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed363153.72/cwt147.00–159.005583
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375120.00/cwt120.00–120.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377141.52/cwt140.00–144.0053412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388132.69/cwt130.00–135.005153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy395133.00/cwt133.00–133.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427141.89/cwt138.00–145.006069
Heifers—Medium and Large 2436120.00/cwt120.00–120.005234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy450124.00/cwt124.00–124.005581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added455147.00/cwt147.00–147.006697
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468137.01/cwt135.00–138.0064111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474126.86/cwt120.00–135.006014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523124.03/cwt120.00–127.006493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy525127.30/cwt125.00–130.006683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1534133.84/cwt130.00–137.0071518
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed558120.00/cwt120.00–120.006703
Heifers—Medium and Large 2559121.00/cwt110.00–124.006766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570126.62/cwt125.00–130.007223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy590120.00/cwt120.00–120.007081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617122.64/cwt120.00–125.007573
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627113.35/cwt110.00–115.007113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy650112.00/cwt112.00–112.007281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670120.77/cwt117.00–126.008094
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed695113.00/cwt113.00–113.007851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 372880.00/cwt80.00–80.005822
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed290150.00/cwt150.00–150.004351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372176.37/cwt164.00–186.006569
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2388158.00/cwt158.00–158.006136
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420139.98/cwt135.00–145.005883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424151.54/cwt150.00–154.006434
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed460141.60/cwt137.00–146.006512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460135.00/cwt135.00–135.006211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467145.00/cwt145.00–145.006773
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477150.95/cwt146.00–155.007207
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500100.00/cwt100.00–100.005001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2509127.01/cwt125.00–128.006464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520143.34/cwt140.00–148.007453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1559132.94/cwt128.00–136.007435
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578122.60/cwt120.00–126.007093
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620115.00/cwt115.00–115.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623124.99/cwt123.00–127.007792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy650115.00/cwt115.00–115.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1683121.31/cwt120.00–126.008296
Bulls—Medium and Large 1716120.17/cwt109.00–125.008609
Bulls—Medium and Large 2745113.50/cwt113.00–114.008462
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28762.47/cwt60.00–65.008043
Bulls——1,42684.34/cwt82.50–87.001,2034
Bulls——1,71895.24/cwt90.00–100.001,6363
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82041.74/cwt37.50–46.003423
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight86556.00/cwt56.00–56.004841
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00843.35/cwt41.50–45.004373
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16649.03/cwt46.50–51.505722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19059.00/cwt59.00–59.007021
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25960.29/cwt55.00–62.507595
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35266.80/cwt62.00–71.009038
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44664.77/cwt63.00–67.509377
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050910.00/cwt910.00–910.009,5552
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000925.00/cwt750.00–1,050.009,2503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,229914.29/cwt800.00–1,025.0011,2377
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,38064.00/cwt61.00–67.508832
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-285862.00/cwt62.00–62.005322
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900735.00/cwt735.00–735.006,6158
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,0002

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.