Sale reports / Arkansas / Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc. / 2021-05-28

Ash Flat Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ash Flat, Arkansas · Fri, May 28
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2059
Feeder Cattle receipts
359 head
▼ 279 vs last sale 638▲ 359 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 102 vs last sale 150▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 129 vs last sale 169▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks good supply of cattle, this week was much lighter due to heavy rains in the area on Thursday. With the lighter supply of cattle this there were very few comparable feeders on all ranges, but feeders were trending lower with lower buyer demand and attendance than last week. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.02/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$125.02
57 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$609
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$131
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$24.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.86
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2444127.9256834
Medium and Large 1578124.3071819thin
Medium and Large 3421103.754374thin
One grade step is worth $24.17/cwt here — about $131 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 sale57 hd
125.02
—
AR average10 barns · 1,350 hd
133.88
−8.86
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—High1,53185.621,31112
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38364.128873thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22563.187745thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01549.4150113

Every lot

80 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2340145.00/cwt145.00–145.004931
Steers—Medium and Large 1370164.86/cwt158.00–172.506102
Steers—Medium and Large 3420120.00/cwt120.00–120.005041
Steers—Medium and Large 2440130.00/cwt130.00–130.005721
Steers—Medium and Large 1456157.39/cwt151.00–160.007187
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 2523128.26/cwt125.00–130.006713
Steers—Medium and Large 1530144.00/cwt144.00–144.007631
Steers—Medium and Large 3545125.00/cwt125.00–125.006811
Steers—Medium and Large 2555130.00/cwt130.00–130.007221
Steers—Medium and Large 1580140.00/cwt140.00–140.008122
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy580133.00/cwt133.00–133.007711
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy615138.00/cwt138.00–138.008491
Steers—Medium and Large 1617143.32/cwt139.00–147.008843
Steers—Medium and Large 2620134.00/cwt134.00–134.008311
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added700138.00/cwt138.00–138.009669
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy725120.00/cwt120.00–120.008701
Steers—Medium and Large 1928115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0672
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed255162.00/cwt162.00–162.004131
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275120.00/cwt120.00–120.003301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280136.00/cwt131.00–141.003812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325132.81/cwt127.50–137.504322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed340147.48/cwt146.00–149.005012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365140.00/cwt140.00–140.005111
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365110.00/cwt110.00–110.004021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379131.38/cwt126.00–137.004988
Heifers—Medium and Large 2403134.51/cwt133.00–136.005422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430137.01/cwt136.00–138.005892
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460100.00/cwt100.00–100.004601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed463136.00/cwt136.00–136.006302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468122.85/cwt115.00–132.005753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy500130.00/cwt130.00–130.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1505135.58/cwt130.00–140.006855
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528118.23/cwt110.00–125.006246
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578114.96/cwt110.00–120.006644
Heifers—Medium and Large 358585.00/cwt85.00–85.004971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added618128.00/cwt128.00–128.007912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy623114.86/cwt110.00–120.007162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625115.00/cwt115.00–115.007191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy675110.00/cwt110.00–110.007433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700115.00/cwt115.00–115.008051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy715102.00/cwt102.00–102.007291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1810107.00/cwt107.00–107.008671
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3243125.00/cwt125.00–125.003042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265185.00/cwt185.00–185.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2326150.83/cwt145.00–155.004925
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335120.00/cwt120.00–120.004021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1345162.00/cwt162.00–162.005591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed348154.00/cwt154.00–154.005363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1390150.00/cwt150.00–150.005852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2393154.00/cwt154.00–154.006052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1400150.00/cwt150.00–150.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415139.20/cwt127.50–145.005784
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468135.36/cwt130.00–141.006333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1483139.02/cwt138.00–140.006712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519123.38/cwt120.00–126.006405
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy525129.27/cwt124.00–138.006793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527140.65/cwt139.00–144.007413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573127.53/cwt125.00–130.007312
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006331
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625102.00/cwt102.00–102.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675113.30/cwt110.00–115.007653
Bulls—Medium and Large 368590.00/cwt90.00–90.006171
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,21074.50/cwt74.50–74.509011
Bulls——1,35881.15/cwt75.00–85.001,1025
Bulls——1,72991.20/cwt90.00–92.501,5776
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight70045.00/cwt45.00–45.003151
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight77533.47/cwt33.00–34.002592
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00540.00/cwt40.00–40.004021
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03748.48/cwt44.00–54.005033
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13857.49/cwt54.00–62.506546
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22563.18/cwt58.00–65.507745
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38364.12/cwt60.00–67.008873
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,1631
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0010,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,148872.11/cwt675.00–1,050.0010,01211
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,31568.92/cwt68.00–70.009062
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1911,209.73/cwt650.00–1,425.0014,40811

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.